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When a dolphin takes up residence in Carrig Cove, Emer and her best friend, Fee, feel like they have an instant connection with it. Then Dog Cullen and his sidekick, Kit, turn up, and the four friends begin to sneak out at midnight to go down to the beach, daring each other to swim closer and closer to the creature. But the fame and fortune the dolphin brings to their small village builds resentment amongst their neighbors across the bay. Something wild and intense simmers in the air. Love feels fierce, old hatreds fester, and suddenly everything feels worth fighting for.

Sylvia Plath knows she was born to be remembered. She loves learning, literature, and writing, especially poetry. The problem is, she’s coming of age in a time when women are expected to happily set aside their dreams for a husband and a home. Even in high school, Sylvia struggles to reconcile the societal expectations placed on women and the ambitions she has for a great career. She aches for a partner and a family, but she longs to become a poet, too. And she’s afraid she can’t have both.

Riding for America is a story about a mother's sacrifice and inspiration as she guides her only son, Isaac Burns Murphy, to become the highest-paid and most successful sports icon of the 19th century. Although both of Isaac's parents, America Murphy and Jerry Burns, were born into slavery—and Jerry fought in some of the most decisive battles of the Civil War—Isaac was able to overcome challenges and become the "Prince of Jockeys." Isaac was known for his intellect, strategy, good sportsmanship, and kindness to the horses he cared for and rode to victory.

In this sweeping WWII historical romance threaded with magic and myth, two star-crossed Japanese American teenagers find a love more powerful than the gods—inspired by the author's true family history of internment and resilience. A divine favor can change everything. 1942. War rumbles across...

Patch Burke is the son of a miner. He lives with his mother in the forgotten coal community of St. Charles, Virginia. They are barely making ends meet, but they do what they can to survive. While they may lack material possessions, they find strength in their love for one another. Butch is an orphan who was left behind after his father died from Black Lung Disease. Feeling desperate and lonely, he contemplates leaving the place he once called home. Fortunately, hope arrives when he encounters Patch, a kind neighbor boy. What begins as a friendship soon blossoms into a beautiful love.

Schyłek II wojny światowej. Mela i Świst, młodzi powstańcy warszawscy, po kapitulacji stolicy trafiają do transportu do Auschwitz, z którego udaje im się uciec. Znajdują schronienie w podchęcińskiej leśniczówce u rodziny Jabłońskich. Tam Mela poznaje zamkniętego w sobie Wojtka, który niedawno stracił ojca. Kiedy Świst odejdzie szukać zaginionej matki, Mela będzie musiała poradzić sobie sama w obcym miejscu.

London um 1900: Die amerikanische Entfesselungskünstlerin Eliza Houdini und die ehrgeizige Nachwuchs-Reporterin Millie Watson teilen sich nicht nur eine Wohnung im aufstrebenden London – sondern auch eine Schwäche für Rätsel. Vermittelt von Mister Biggs schickt die Krone sie auf geheime Missionen. Ob zwischen nebligen Gassen, in königlichen Pferdeställen oder hoch oben in einer Zirkuskuppel – die beiden Freundinnen bewegen sich mit Witz, Mut und Verstand durch die Schatten der Stadt.

In the autumn of 1872, a group of strangers board the newly finished Transcontinental Railroad chasing fortune, freedom, and redemption. John, a young man from Massachusetts, begins his pilgrimage for a reason he is unwilling to share. Alone at first, he quickly recruits several strangers to join him to fulfill their dreams as well. Together they cross the heart of America facing dangers, choices, and truths that will change their lives forever.

Listeners will instantly love—and come to respect—fifteen-year-old Sophia Records as she confronts the challenges of keeping secrets for both the living and the dead, making decisions requiring wisdom beyond her years, and finding her way in a world that’s not quite ready for her. Set in the year leading up to the War of 1812, Sophia’s Journey is a captivating exploration of the complex issues of early nineteenth-century America, based on extensive historical research and told through the eyes of this sweet, sensitive, whip-smart young woman.

Join the Youngs as they adapt to life in the south, experience the battles of Camden, Kings Mountain, Gilford Courthouse, and many more. Suffer the betrayal of their beloved General Benedict Arnold, and expand their family in the 6th year of the Revolutionary War!

The 5th year of the war finds the Young family divided between the army camp and Cambridge as the Continentals face the British on a new southern front.

Fiesole, 1943. Sirio è una ragazzina con un nome da maschio e un talento innato per le bugie. Con la sua banda di amici attraversa boschi, cave e rovine, in un mondo dove la guerra sembra ancora lontana. L'armistizio dell'8 settembre, però, cambia tutto. In un castello fra le colline trovano un soldato ferito, incapace di parlare e senza memoria. È un nemico o un essere umano da salvare? Il gruppo si divide: qualcuno vuole aiutarlo, qualcun altro lasciarlo morire. Sirio sceglie la compassione e inizia una corsa sfrenata contro la paura, il tempo, la logica feroce della guerra.

(نور الدين)، (سلوى)، (رمزي)، (محمود) إنه الفريق الذي يختص كل شخص فيه بمجال معين يختلف عن الآخر ويجتمع الكل معا ليكونوا خليطا متماسكا يجتاز الصعاب والمحن.. ضابط المخابرات والطبيب النفسي ومهندسة الإتصالات وأخصائي علم الأشعة هؤلاء جميعا يصطحبون القراء إلى العديد من المغامرات المستقبلية.. عالم الفضاء ومدينة الأعماق و الثلوج الساخنة والشمس الزرقاء وزمن الدم، وغيرها من الملفات التى تسافر بنا إلى الغد ..إلى المستقبل.. جميعها قصص نجدها ونستمتع بمذاق المغامرة والخيال فيها في هذه السلسلة الشيقة لاغيرها.. سلسلة ملف المستقبل التي أبدع رواياتها الدكتور "نبيل فاروق".

Something is stalking the queen of England, and Irene Adler is ready to find whatever monster may lurk behind this new gruesome string of murders—with or without the help of Sherlock Holmes. Irene Adler and Sherlock Holmes were both sent away from Oxford’s All Souls class after uncovering a...

A hidden time portal. And she got in. Sophie Arundel is stranded in history, stuck in a grand house in 1925 England. Thankfully, she has her faithful dog with her. Oh, and fellow student Hugo: fit, privileged, and annoying. Baffled by upper-class rules, courted by boring suitors, Sophie is desperate to get back to the twenty-first century. But the only way home is through a hidden portal—and to unlock its secrets, she must work with Hugo.

Beneath the silver hush of a midnight sky, where fireflies drift like tiny lanterns and the creek hums a lullaby, a young wombat stirs. His name is still a secret—one the night itself is waiting to reveal. Deep in the heart of Moodong Creek, the roots of the Whispering Trees reach further than anyone knows…and tonight, they are listening. When courage and curiosity lead our little wombat beyond the familiar burrow, he discovers that even the smallest steps can open hidden doors.

Across continent and cultures, horseman and horsewoman rise the one sharped purpose: freedom, unity, and the belief that no wall can separate the spirit of a rider. Jesse Trailheart Morgan a young black cowboy with a fearless heart opens the gates to a new frontier a worldwide network of riders who refuse to let race, borders or history divide them. From African savannas to Australian outback, from dusty American plains to mountain trails halfway across the world the riders carry a Message stronger than steel: community over division, brotherhood over fear, and hope over hardship.

In the medieval land of Astoria, a young princess-to-be named Stasia was born into a world where wealth and privilege held great significance. As she grows up being a member of the royal family, she is groomed to become princess and take over rulership of the land at the age of sixteen.

A slave-trading, blaspheming John Newton runs from God until the Hound of Heaven catches him in a violent storm off the coast of Ireland in 1748. As the storm threatens to sink the ship and the captain threatens to toss Newton overboard for being a “Jonah,” Newton's mind races back to his early childhood faith, forcing him to ask, “What if it’s true?” The Order of the Seven team works behind the scenes in the life of John Newton as he slowly makes his way back to God and not only leaves the slave trade but becomes a minister who will pen the most beloved hymn of all time: Amazing Grace.

In 17th-century Hungary, Anna Darvulia has just begun working as a scullery maid for the young and glamorous Countess Elizabeth Báthory. When Elizabeth takes a liking to Anna, she’s vaulted to the dream role of chambermaid, a far cry from the filthy servants’ quarters below. She receives wages generous enough to provide for her family, and the Countess begins to groom Anna as her friend and confidante. It’s not long before Anna falls completely under the Countess’s spell—and the Countess takes full advantage.