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Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl has captivated and inspired people for decades. Published posthumously by her bereaved father, Anne's journal, written while she and her family were in hiding during World War II, has become one of the central texts of the Jewish experience during the Holocaust, as well as a work of literary genius. Bestselling author Alice Hoffman delivers a stunning novel about one of contemporary history's most acclaimed figures, exploring the little-known details of Anne Frank's life before she went into hiding.

Friendships are forever. Love knows no bounds. The supernatural graces the everyday in unexpected ways. These themes have made Alice Hoffman a cherished best selling author across the country.

Twelve-year-old best friends Hailey and Claire are spending their last summer together when they discover something at the bottom of the murky pool at the Capri Beach Club. There, among the seaweed and jellyfish that a summer storm has blown in from the ocean, is a mysterious and beautiful creature with a sharp tongue and a broken heart—a mermaid named Aquamarine.

In this powerful, lovely sequel to GREEN ANGEL, Green must learn the stories of a number of "witches" and free her true soul mate from a prison as she grapples with life, love, and loss in a post-disaster world.

When her family is lost in a terrible disaster, 15-year-old Green is haunted by loss and by the past. Struggling to survive physically and emotionally in a place where nothing seems to grow and ashes are everywhere, Green retreats into the ruined realm of her garden.

When her family is lost in a terrible disaster, 15-year-old Green is haunted by loss and the past. Struggling to survive in a place where nothing seems to grow and ashes are everywhere, Green retreats into the ruined realm of her garden. But in destroying her feelings, she also begins to destroy herself. It is only through a series of mysterious encounters that Green relearns the lessons of love and begins to heal as she tells her own story.

"Udstødt" følger en kerneamerikansk familie, hvis verden bliver vendt fuldstændig på hovedet, da ægteparrets 11-årige datter får konstateret AIDS. Romanen følger de skæbnesvangre måneder, fra sygdommen bliver konstateret til pigens tragiske død. Den amerikanske forfatter Alice Hoffman (f. 1952) udgav sin første roman i en alder af bare 21 år og har siden udgivet både faglitteratur og romaner for børn og voksne, hvoraf flere har været på blandt andet New York Times bestsellerlister.

Efter at have boet næsten 20 år i Californien vender den nu modne March Murray og hendes 15-årige datter tilbage til den lille by i Massachusetts, hvor March voksede op. Her møder hun sin ungdoms store kærlighed, Hollis. De er stadig betagede af hinanden, og deres gamle lidenskab bliver til en vild besættelse for begge parter.

I den lille by Verity i Florida holder indbyggerne meget af at snakke. Der er dog en enkelt ting, som alle kender til, men som ingen italesætter: maj. Den sidste forårsmåned har i mange år givet mærkelige udslag i Verity. Piger stikker af hjemmefra, figentræer eksploderer i lys lue, og småbørn græder hele natten. Men det mest forunderlige er dog den tiltrækningskraft, som Verity i maj måned har på fraskilte kvinder, der af uransagelige årsager strømmer til den lille by, og i år bliver det værste år, borgerne i Verity nogensinde har oplevet.

Fifteen years ago, Alice Hoffman received a diagnosis that changed everything about the life she'd been living. Most significant - aside from the grueling physical ordeal she underwent - was the way it changed how she felt inside and what she thought she ought to be doing with her days. Now she has written the book that she needed to read then. In this honest, wise, and upbeat guide, Alice Hoffman provides a road map for the making of one's life into the very best it can be.