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On a cold winter’s evening in 1987, six middle-school paperboys wander an unfamiliar Milwaukee neighborhood, selling newspaper subscriptions, fueled by their manager Kevin’s promises of cash bonuses and dinner at Burger King. But the freaks come out at night in Hampton Heights. Sent out into the neighborhood in pairs, the boys will encounter a host of primordial monsters—and triumph over them.

A girl and her mother have been on the run for sixteen years, from the monster they left in their kitchen with a knife in his throat and the police who want to make them pay for his death. Home is now a van with four flat tires in a junkyard by the edge of the Brisbane River. The girl has no name, because names are dangerous when you're on the run. But she has a dream.

The simple story of a young man and a young woman reared in two different environments: The young man, Bud Thompson, is a farm boy who lives with his family in the South Carolina Lowcountry, much the same as did their ancestors with the land providing for their needs and nourishment. The young woman, Amber Sawyer, lives in the South Carolina upstate where she is the daughter, an only child, of a prosperous couple and whose culturally and socially driven mother has settled on a direct life path for her daughter. Bud meets Amber in college.

Joanne and Bernadette Fareown are raised on their family farm in rural Illinois, keenly affected by their parents’ volatile relationship and mounting financial debt, haunted by the cursed history of the women in their family. Largely left to their own devices, the sisters educate themselves on Greek mythology, feminism, and Virginia Woolf, realizing they must find unique ways to cope in these antagonistic conditions, questioning the American Dream as the rest of the country abandons their community in crisis.

Orphaned Pip lives with his sister and her blacksmith husband. One day, the boy helps a hiding fugitive. Years pass, and Pip works as an apprentice for his brother-in-law. He is unhappily in love with Estella, a beautiful girl raised by the wealthy, eccentric old Miss Havisham. The young people are separated by one of the most prosaic reasons—financial status.

Born to werewolf parents. Raised in the human world. They are destined to shape the future. They just don't know it yet.Aurora and Malik came into the world on the same night. Born during a bloody conflict that left the werewolf species more divided and desperate than ever before. They have both been raised in the human world with no knowledge of their werewolf heritage or the otherworldly powers they possess as moon-touched. Believing themselves to be normal teenagers, they are concerned with only normal things like homework, dating, and navigating the turbulent landscape that is high ...

By the age of 15, Deirdre has become unhappy at home. With a teenager’s optimism she hitchhikes down to the Bahamas, hoping to bask on beaches for ever. But she finds the adult world of earning wages and paying rent may include confronting racism, sexual harassment and abuse– with the daily fear of being found out as an underaged illegal alien and sent back to a place she no longer considers home. Was it ever supposed to be this weird? Part ONE contains Books 1-6 of the complete (paperback) novel. 'It is nought but the fear of woman's heart, And a dream of the night, Deirdre.' - Celtic ...

A TEENAGE LOVE follows the crazy, true story of two teenagers in love. In 1991, two unlikely lovers, Donnie and Lisa get together under unusual circumstances. Donnie's a nerdy private school student preparing for university and Lisa's a brash city girl just trying to have fun. At first glance, it would seem that neither were made for each other, but love knows no bounds, and it also makes people do the craziest things. Together, though, they're the cutest couple. Follow them as they try to get along as a couple despite the crazy events that happen to them that serve to break them apart. Can...

Catherine’s stubborn independence leads her from a bad vacation in Lake Tahoe to the middle of an art heist, and she winds up trapped in a cabin. But she’s not the only one hiding, and the wounded Green Beret inside is just as icy as the blizzard that traps them both. To stay safe and sane in the raging storm, Catherine has to rely on her wits and reluctantly trust the young and handsome soldier, Seth. He in turn slowly warms up to his unwanted houseguest despite his best efforts.

Lexi, a young Mennonite woman from Saskatchewan, comes to work as housekeeper and nanny for a doctor’s family in Waterloo, Ontario, during the Depression. Dr. Gerald Oliver is a handsome philanderer who lives with his neurotic and alcoholic wife, Cammy, and their two children. Lexi soon adapts to modern conveniences, happily wears Cammy’s expensive cast off clothes, and is transformed from an innocent into a chic urban beauty. When Lexi is called home to Saskatchewan to care for her dying mother, she returns a changed person.

Unleash the transformative power within and embark on an extraordinary journey of self-discovery in this captivating coming-of-age tale. "Rhythm and Resolve: Finding My Voice" takes you on a profound exploration of identity, resilience, and the remarkable impact of creative expression. Join Malik, a young protagonist grappling with self-worth and the complexities of adolescence, as he discovers the transcendental force of music to forge his path.

When a crimson dragon rises from the ancient fortress, Evie and her friends think their luck is finally turning. Their enemy is strong, but not invincible. He is raising an army of darkness, but they have powerful allies to come to their aid. They are returning to their parents. Their parents will know what to do. If only things were so simple. A realm divided cannot stand, and it will take more than taking up the crown again to restore the five kingdoms. Sacrifices must be made, an impossible choice that shakes the friends to their very core.

Being an adult isn’t quite what Ellie Allard dreamed it would be when she was fourteen years old. Though she’s got her beautiful daughter Lottie, life-long best friends in Magda and Nadine and her trusty cat Stella, her love life is non-existent and she feels like she’s been living on auto-pilot, just grateful to be able to afford the mortgage on her pokey little flat. But this year on her birthday, the universe seems to decide it’s time to for all that to change.

The Wardens’ Empire is falling. A vigilante known only as the ‘Truthsayer’ is raising an army against the wardens. Sylah and Hassa must navigate the politics of this new world, all the while searching for Anoor. Across the sea the Blood Forged prepare for war, requesting aid from other governments. Jond’s role as Major General sees him training their soldiers for combat, but it’s matters of the heart that prove to be the hardest battlefield.

Across the lagoon lies Murano. Time flows differently here – like the glass the island’s maestros spend their lives learning to control. Women are not meant to work with glass, but Orsola Rosso flouts convention to save her family from ruin. She works in secret, knowing her creations must be perfect to be accepted by men. But perfection may take a lifetime. Skipping like a stone through the centuries, we follow Orsola as she hones her craft through war and plague, tragedy and triumph, love and loss.

‘The multi award-winning Charlotte Mendelson is famous for whipping up the hottest, messiest family dramas a writer of literary fiction can . . . This is late Shakespeare meets Modern Family and it’s irresistible’ – The Times

Romeo und Julia in modernem, queerem Gewand mit einer düsteren Dark-Academia-Atmosphäre. Alles hinter sich lassen. Von vorne anfangen. Genau das hat sich Josh von einem Studium an der Brynmor University versprochen. Aber nach dem Streit mit einem anderen Studenten steht er wie in seiner Schulzeit erneut als Außenseiter da. Zu allem Überfluss trifft er in Brynmor jetzt auch noch Finn Godwins wieder. Die Familien von Josh und Finn blicken auf eine jahrzehntelange Fehde zurück, und auch Finn und Josh sind in der Vergangenheit immer wieder aneinandergeraten.

Esteban, an unassuming and pure-hearted man, embarks on a transformative journey that inadvertently sparks a chain of events leading to global harmony and solutions to a pressing humanitarian crisis. His path of resilience takes him from Kochi, India, to the Vatican, where he works closely with the Pope and his inner circle of cardinals.

En este cuento, el protagonista relata sus experiencias como conductor de tren. Según el narrador, 108 maquinistas ingresan al Hospicio de las Mercedes por ser atacados de alienación mental.

Al perder a su mujer, Subercasaux quedó solo en su rancho con sus dos criaturas, la mujercita de seis años y el varoncito de cinco, por lo que tuvo que aprender a hacer unas cuantas cosas. Por el tiempo cruzado de lluvias y sol, los piques se propagaron, causándole una infección en un dedo del pie, que hubiera podido superar con un poco de descanso, imposible en su situación.