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Leah has spent her formative years isolated on a remote island with her family. But their quiet existence, far from the devastated mainland, is cracking. Father, sensing a coming threat, demands that a wall be built. As the stone blockade rises, Father’s paranoia escalates. So does Leah’s dread that the violence the family left behind has found its way to their sanctuary.

Lori Belkin has been dumped. By her parents. They moved out while she was away on holiday, and now, at the tender age of 25, she must stand on her own two feet. While she’s getting to grips with basic adulting, Lori magically brings to life the super-sexy man she created from celebrity photos as a teenager. Lori learns very quickly that having your ideal man is not as satisfying as it ought to be and that being an adult is far harder than it looks.

A star athlete and Olympic prospect, Kal Carter is bound for greatness. Everyone says it, only he's not sure he entirely believes it. Because he's lost something he can't replace, and most days he feels like he's holding up the sky; and doing it all on his own. To maintain focus, he never lets anyone close except in the most superficial ways, and he's become very good at it. Until a long, cold week when the solitary girl next door who never speaks, smiles, or makes eye contact barges into his life and seems poised to upend the whole doggone thing.

Just outside Grand Central Station, a remarkable young shoeshine man finds his destiny and his dream: He was not afraid of the unfamiliar beast of winter. Jamal was often unafraid. For example, he leapt in front of a truck to save a baby in its stroller, and he even jumped down onto the cross-town shuttle train tracks to save a woman who had fallen down....

A high school scholarship student must kill the president as an act of environmental protection. Brilliant 18-year-old Ben Wallace didn’t set out to become a presidential assassin, but after a mind-altering experience, Ben discovers some facts about Earth’s rapid global warming, and none of it is good news. Now, Ben is on a dangerous trajectory, believing he must kill the President of the United States to save the planet. At his exclusive private school, Ben becomes a loner, self-isolated from the other students who appear - on Instagram, anyway - not to have a care in the world.

Marc Hudson hat sich ein Leben als Makler in Snowflakes aufgebaut. Seine Firma läuft hervorragend, die Arbeit bringt ihm Spaß und doch fehlt ihm etwas. Seine Gedanken driften auch nach zehn Jahren immer wieder zu einer bestimmten Frau ab. Hazel Montgomery lebt ihren Traum. Sie arbeitet als Reisejournalistin und lernt viele interessante Orte kennen. Ihr nächster Auftrag ist ein Artikel über die ›Twelve Days of Christmas‹ in Snowflakes. Völlig unerwartet steht sie bei ihrer Ankunft dem Mann gegenüber, den sie in Snowflakes als Allerletztes erwartet hat.

Rise Up Babylon is a mythic memoir and immersive musical journey about family, grief, forgiveness, and the healing power of music. Blending lyrical storytelling with original songs, the work follows Maeley, a young pianist raised within the privilege and pressure of a powerful family shaped by...

**Don't miss Louise Nealon's incredible new novel EVERYTHING THAT IS BEAUTIFUL** WINNER NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2021 AT THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS 'Wonderful and mad' Roddy Doyle 'Sparks with tender charm and humour . . . Fresh, bleakly funny' Sunday Times 'Tender, laugh-out-loud funny and...

"Snowflakes for Bamboo" is a heartwarming holiday adventure that brings together five unlikely friends—a curious panda, a gentle polar bear, a flamboyant flamingo, and two mischievous penguins—for a magical Christmas journey.

Alex Atherton is the former secondary school headteacher who heard the word ‘snowflake’ once too often. In The Snowflake Myth, he challenges the negative stereotypes surrounding Generation Z. Drawing on his years of experience working with thousands of students, Atherton reveals that far from being lazy, entitled, or unreliable, Gen Z represents our most diligent, pragmatic, and patient generation yet.

On Christmas Eve, 1958, Great Aunt Maude gives a unique snowflake ornament to each of them: Allegra - 13, Sonata - 12, Melody - nine, and Carole - eight. Years later, they learn she might have crocheted a little something extra - a bit of magic and wisdom - into their gifts. In Snowflake Secrets, each sister, now grown, uncovers the magic of her unique ornament.

Nathan McKendrick is world famous, handsome and passionate. The world loves him. Mallory O'Connor McKendrick is successful in her own right. Their storybook marriage had defied the odds as well as the rumors. They believe their love will never die - until suddenly the marriage is crumbling. What could destroy such a strong bond and what could they do to save it?

Join Frosty the Snow Fairy, a cheerful and mischievous little sprite, as he brings his magical snowflakes to life for a series of joyful winter escapades! From snowy dances under moonlight to playful snowball games in the forest, Snowflake Fun captures the true spirit of friendship, laughter, and the magic of the season.

It’s Christmastide 1817, and Miss Christiana Smythe, daughter of a squire, is not looking forward to the social obligations of the season. Wanting nothing more than to care for the area’s sick and ailing animal population, doing the rounds in glittering ballrooms festooned with holiday finery makes her lightheaded. Yet, it’s a necessity to realizing the dream of love.

Reluctant to leave her cherished New England hometown after her sister's winter wedding, former journalist Vera Sterling makes a sudden decision. She takes what's left of her severance pay and invests it in real estate ... in one particular drafty colonial home and old timber barn set upon the pretty banks of Addison Cove. In that rough-hewn barn, she discovers a secret treasure left behind by the previous owner, the proprietor of the long-forgotten Christmas Barn gift shop. While restoring her run-down, wood-sided home--its creaking floors, broken banister, and neglected widow's walk--that secret slowly unfolds like a bit of snowflake wonder, crystallizing hopes and dreams for many in this small Connecticut town.

Jenna and Carter are both trying to pick up the pieces after painful breakups. Jenna has lost all faith in love, and Carter is just hoping for a fresh start. But when fate brings them together during the holiday season, an unexpected friendship forms. As time goes on, their connection deepens into something neither of them can ignore. Still, both are too scared to take the first step, afraid that admitting how they feel could ruin the one thing that’s kept them grounded.

Emma Richards is 18 and caught in the bittersweet space between the life she’s known in her small town of Maplewood, Pennsylvania, and the new chapter waiting for her at college. A devoted Christian, Emma has always strived to live by her faith, but that becomes increasingly complicated when her best friend, Maddie—16 and still in high school—begins pulling her into a world of parties, risky choices, and relationships Emma struggles to understand.

Am ersten Tag ihres Studiums in Dublin möchte Debbie nur eins: sich in den nächsten Zug setzen, der sie zurückbringt auf die Milchfarm, auf der sie großgeworden ist. Doch dort erwarten sie ein melancholisch-trunksüchtiger Onkel und eine depressive Mutter. Debbie bleibt keine Wahl – sie muss sich ins Unileben werfen und tut dies mit Wucht. Bis die Geschehnisse auf dem Hof sie einholen und die Fragen, wohin sie gehört und wie sie leben will, so dringlich werden wie nie zuvor. Nealon verhandelt ernste Themen auf berührende Weise: Trauma, Leid, Sex, Selbsttäuschung und die Angst davor, wozu man fähig sein könnte.

A timely, contemporary novel challenging ideas around health our own and our planet's and the stigma that persists around illness, by Printz Medallist and internationally bestselling novelist, Marcus Sedgwick. Ash has lived in eight states in as many years. Mom has gone walkabout, but stepdad...

Ash boards a Greyhound bus heading to the place where Bly was last seen: Snowflake, Arizona. Six thousand feet up in the wide red desert, Ash meets Mona, her dog, her goat, and her neighbors, and finds stepbrother Bly, too. In their ramshackle homes, the walls lined with tinfoil, almost all the residents of Snowflake are sick. But this isn’t any ordinary sickness: the chemicals and technologies of modern life are poisoning them.