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A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Shakespeare’s most tragic heroines find new voices in this compelling novel-in-verse for young adults. “Radically creative . . . This provocative book could inspire all kinds of fresh approaches to the plays, not to mention lots of engaging...

She should have been safe. But she never came home. Kath has lived on the same London estate for decades. Lately she’s become friendly with the little girl next door, who is often left alone for hours while her mum is at work. They have a system. When Mina gets home from school to the empty flat, she knocks on the wall three times. Knock, knock, knock. I’m home safe and sound. But one day Mina’s knock doesn’t come. Kath raises the alarm and the police begin the search. Kath was the only person looking out for Mina—now she might be the only one who can bring her home.

I lang tid var Luises liv meget svært. Hun følte sig dum, fordi hun ikke kunne læse lige så godt som de andre børn. Men efter hun har gået på specialkursus for børn med ordblindhed, går det hele meget bedre. Det er først, da der begynder at gå rygter om en række pyromanbrande, at det hele begynder at gå skævt for Luise igen... Karen Videbæk (1927-1997) var en dansk forfatter og oprindeligt uddannet som lærer. Karen Videbæk er kendt for sine børnebøger.

"- Hører du overhovedet efter, Camilla? Hallo! - Ja, ja, vel hører jeg efter, det er bare, fordi det sner. - Hvor er du kvik! lo Niels Kristian og tog endelig blyanten ud af munden. - Det har sgu sneet lige siden i morges. - Idiot, Camilla rakte tunge ad ham." Førhen var Niels Kristian bare endnu en drillesyg dreng, men da Camilla en dag fanger ham i at kigge interesseret på hende, begynder hun selv at mærke sommerfugle i maven og hjertebanken. Men én dreng kommer sjældent alene. Den danske forfatter Lone Diana Jørgensen (f.

Den smukke og kloge Leonora Christina er Christian d. 4.s yndlingsdatter. Hun vokser op hos sin mormor, og som 15-årig bliver hun gift med Corfitz Ulfeldt, der hører til blandt kongens mest betroede medarbejdere. Fremtiden ser lys og lovende ud, men da Christian d. 4. dør, og Frederik d. 3. og hans dronning Sofie Amalie kommer til magten, ændrer alt sig ... Fortælling i to bind om kongedatteren Leonora Christinas skæbne. Herta J. Enevoldsen (1915-1997) er en dansk forfatter.

Camilla og Carsten er kærester - de har i hvert kysset hinanden mange gange, med tunge og det hele. Men da sommeren kommer, og Camilla skal på ferie, opdager hun, at landet er fuldt af dejlige fyre, som kan få en ellers kedelig ferie til at blive skøn! Men hvad så med Carsten? Kan han mon stadig få hendes hjerte til at banke hurtigere, efter ferien er slut? Den danske forfatter Lone Diana Jørgensen (f. 1947) har blandt andet skrevet en lang række ungdomsbøger. Hun er cand.mag.

"Jeg plasker naturligvis ikke bare lige ud i bølgerne. Jeg skal gå og finde ud af, hvor det ser ud til at være sikkert. Strømmen skifter, så det er ikke det samme sted hver dag. Men selv om faren er reel og havet skræmmende, så er det også dragende. Og det hører med, at jeg skal være alene. Det er afgørende. Vigtige øjeblikke kan jeg ikke godt dele med nogen." - Jytte Borberg Lise Johnsen har interviewet 14 kendte danske kvinder, der åbenhjertigt deler ud af deres livserfaring, holdninger og indsigt.

Gage Rutter is alone, and that’s the way he wants it—traveling the empty trails, always moving, keeping the memories at bay. Sometimes, he’s even able to forget that terrible night--the raging wildfire that killed his wife and week-old son. Irrevocably damaged by the pain of loss and the guilt of survival, encounters with humanity are agonizing now. All he needs to sustain him is scouring wind, open sky, and the freedom of the road.

Aria Tang West thought she'd be spending one last summer on Martha's Vineyard with her friends before starting MIT in the fall, where she intends to study astronomy, like her late grandfather. But after topless photos of her are posted online, she's abruptly uninvited from her friends' summer homes. Aria's parents, a writer and opera singer with plans of their own, send Aria to stay with her artist grandmother, Joan West, in Northern California. Although Aria has never been attracted to girls before, she finds herself drawn to Joan's gardener, Steph Nichols.

The close, loving family life Rose has known is shattered when the country goes to war. Rose resolves to do her bit so, aged 16, she leaves home to train as a nurse in London. There she finds freedom, excitement and a different way of life. A brief encounter with a soldier opens her eyes to romance, but is he the man she thinks he is? Can first love survive long separation or will Rose discover that her heart belongs to another? When the war brings searing loss and heartbreak, can Rose find the strength to look to the future?

With the odds stacked against her, Samantha Reynold is determined to prove she’s tough enough to be the boss. But when a secret from the past threatens to ruin Sam’s reputation, she suddenly feels very alone in this dark new world. There’s only one man she can turn to—rival club owner, Sebastian Stoker. Seb knows first-hand how secrets and lies can tear a family apart. He wants to protect Sam at all costs, but siding with her could threaten his own position as head of the Stoker family and risk accusations of betrayal.

We are often told that the secret to success is hard work, determination and hours of practice. But in a fast-changing world, what if the really crucial skill is knowing when to stick at something and when to change track and walk away? Quit makes the under-appreciated case for quitting and also shows you how to get really good at it. Drawing on stories from elite athletes to Everest climbers, comedians to musicians, Annie Duke (who left a successful poker career) explains why learning to quit well is often crucial to success. 

Once the top dog, Danny Mckay has walked away from his old gangland life. He’s on the straight and narrow now, looking forward to settling down and living a quiet life. But trouble seems to follow Danny. And when his own family is caught up in a shocking event, Danny is dragged back into the gangland world, hell-bent on revenge. Danny’s determined to make someone pay, but the rules are different this time around—old friends are enemies, and Danny doesn’t know who he can trust.

World War Two casts a dark shadow over the Hammersmith Palais de Danse, but the show must go on... April 1940. Violet Millington, is ready to rediscover the joy of living. As she waltzes into the palais, to begin her new life of boosting morale in war swept London, she must leave her family's...

Everyone wants to be the chosen one. The job's perks often involve overpowered abilities, world-breaking equipment, and an eager line of bodacious partners. But due to a goddess' clumsy meddling, a struggling musician named Perry ends up accidentally transmigrated alongside her true chosen one with none of the above. Demanding a portal home or reparations for his bereaved family doesn't win him respect either. Instead, he finds himself thrust into a world of magic, monsters, and a wisecracking System.

Left on the steps of an orphanage when she was just days old, Nancy Sunday was brought up in hardship—until the kindly Rosalind Carey took her in. Now 18 years old, Nancy is an adopted member of the Carey family. But she can’t help wondering who her parents really were. When Nancy is sent away to finishing school, she finds herself in the midst of London society. There she meets Freddie Ashton—kind and warm-hearted, he might just be the man of Nancy’s dreams. But she knows his wealthy parents would never let him marry a penniless foundling.

Annie Hyman Pratt's family business, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, consisted of 7 domestic "mom and pop shops" when she took it over. In just 7 years' time she scaled it by more than 1x, turning it into an international brand of 7+ stores before leading the company through a highly successful sale...

Tira's dinosaurs now have foes that can match their might. The Amedian's betrayal has rocked the world, and the revelation of their ultimate weapon nearly spelled Tira's doom. As the last surviving dungeon in the kingdom, Tira now finds herself overrun by adventurers and soldiers looking to increase their strength for the coming war. She barely has time to deal with that, however.

Violet Daniels isn't perfect. She's made mistakes in her life, but the deep love she has for her five-year-old twins is beyond dispute. When their feckless and often violent father turns up out of the blue, demanding to see them, she's terrified he might snatch them from her. She flees with them to a place of safety where she meets the handsome and charming Gabriel Stone. He shows her a better way of life, but is he everything he appears to be? Violet decides to stop running and finds the courage to return to London to confront the children's father.

Jack Jensen is a middle-aged nobody who lives a lackluster life in an even more uninteresting town. Having sampled every job the small town of Merrill, Wisconsin has to offer, he has excelled at nothing but growing his beer gut and his luxurious curly, chestnut brown hair. His life is one of unrealized potential and lack of direction. Things change one morning when his brother, an Army Major, lands his helicopter in the parking lot of Jack’s less-than-profitable gaming store.