Author: Penelope Lively
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 080219737X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
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“A powerful, moving and beautifully wrought novel about the ways in which lives are molded by personal memory and the collective past.” —The Boston Globe Winner of the Man Booker Prize Elderly, uncompromising Claudia Hampton lies in a London hospital bed with memories of life fluttering through her fading consciousness. An author of popular history, Claudia proclaims she’s carrying out her last project: a history of the world. This history turns out to be a mosaic of her life, her own story tangled with those of her brother, her lover and father of her daughter, and the center of her life, Tom, her one great love found and lost in war-torn Egypt. Always the independent woman, often with contentious relationships, Claudia’s personal history is complex and fascinating. As people visit Claudia, they shake and twist the mosaic, changing speed, movement, and voice, to reveal themselves and Claudia’s impact on their world. “Emotionally, Moon Tiger is kaleidoscopic, deeply satisfying. The all too brief encounter between Claudia and Tom will surely rate as one of the most memorable of contemporary fictional affairs. This is one of the best novels I have read for years.” —The London Sunday Telegraph “It pulls us in; it engages us and saddens us. It is also unexpectedly funny . . . It leaves its traces in the air long after you’ve put it away.” —The New York Times Book Review “One of the very best Booker winners . . . it asks hard questions about memory and history and personal legacy; it’s stylistically demanding and inventive . . . a wonderful book.” —The Guardian
Author: Gill Lewis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481400940
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Originally published in Great Britain in 2013 by Oxford University Press.
Author: J R Thorn
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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I broke the pact and now I'm stuck with five sexy mates. Wolves aren't supposed to mate humans. Humans also aren't supposed to interrupt sacred mating ceremonies, but I had a good reason, all right? I needed magic, and I needed a lot of it to save my little sister from the Moon Shadow plague running rampant in human territory. Do the wolves think twice about consequences? No. They've been careless of the side effects caused by their little territory battles. They have never cared about us. But they'll care now, because I have all of their magic in the palm of my hand. Literally. The Goddess Crescent was supposed to be a myth, the power to turn a human and unite the major clans. I just didn't expect it to bond me to an Alpha from each of the five packs, and now I'm afraid I bit off far more than I can chew. * Five Fated Mates with No Choosing Required * Slow-Burn Romance * Rejected Mate/Second Change tropes with severe groveling by book 3 * Human Female and Wolf Shifter Males
Author: Sally Gardner
Publisher: Hot Key Books
ISBN: 1471400069
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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A starkly original and heartbreaking tale of friendship and rebellion Winner of the Carnegie Medal and a 2012 Costa Award winner. Narrated against the backdrop of a ruthless regime determined to beat its enemies in the race to the moon, MAGGOT MOON is the stunning new novel from award-winning author Sally Gardner. When his best friend Hector is suddenly taken away, Standish Treadwell realises that it is up to him, his grandfather and a small band of rebels to confront and defeat the ever-present oppressive forces of the Motherland. Utterly original and stunning, it is impossible not to be moved by MAGGOT MOON's powerful story and the unforgettable heroism of Standish.
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
ISBN: 125007861X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
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Alfie lives off the coast of England. Merry lives in New York City. Until Merry and her mother set sail on the Lusitania for England, where Merry's father is recuperating from a war injury. People told them not to go, hearing rumors that the Lusitania might be carrying munitions. But they are desperate to be reunited with Merry's father. Alfie and his father find a lost girl in an abandoned house on a small island. The girl doesn't speak, except to say what sounds like "Lucy." Alfie's mother nurses her back to health. The others in the village suspect the unthinkable: Lucy is actually German-an enemy-because she's found with a blanket with a German tag. Told from Alfie and Merry's points of view, this exquisite novel tells of friends, enemies, and unexpected kindnesses.
Author: Rebecca Maizel
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062327631
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
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A luminous YA love story that evokes Judy Blume's Forever for a new generation. Sarah—Bean to her friends and family—is an aspiring astronomer and champion mathlete. She lives behind her beloved telescope, with her head in the stars and her feet planted firmly on the ground. For as long as she can remember, she's also lived in the shadow of her beautiful older sister, Scarlett. But after a traumatic end to the school year, Sarah goes to Cape Cod for the summer with her family, determined to grow up. It's there that she meets gorgeous, older college boy Andrew. He sees her as the girl she wants to be. A girl like Scarlett. He thinks she's older, too—and she doesn't correct him. For Sarah, it's a summer of firsts. Before she knows what's happened, one little lie has transformed into something real. And by the end of August, she might have to choose between falling in love, and finding herself. Fans of Jenny Han and Stephanie Perkins are destined to fall for this romantic and heartfelt coming-of-age novel about how life and love are impossible to predict.
Author: Johan Harstad
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 031620207X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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A terrifying thriller for young adult fans of The Martian and paranormal space adventure that will be devoured in one heart-pounding sitting. It's been decades since anyone set foot on the moon. Now three ordinary teenagers, the winners of NASA's unprecedented, worldwide lottery, are about to become the first young people in space--and change their lives forever. It's the opportunity of a lifetime, but little do the teenagers know that something sinister is waiting for them on the desolate surface of the moon. And in the black vacuum of space...no one is coming to save them. In this chilling adventure set in the most brutal landscape known to man, highly acclaimed Norwegian novelist Johan Harstad creates a vivid and frightening world of possibilities we can only hope never come true.
Author: Naoko Takeuchi
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1646590015
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Teenager Usagi is not the best athlete, she's never gotten good grades, and, well, she's a bit of a crybaby. But when she meets a talking cat, she begins a journey that will teach her she has a well of great strength just beneath the surface and the heart to inspire and stand up for her friends as Sailor Moon! Experience the Sailor Moon manga as never before in these extra-long editions (about 300 pages each).
Author: Bryna Butler
Publisher: Bryna Butler
ISBN: 0985927208
Category : Missing persons
Languages : en
Pages : 115
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Teenager Keira Ryan is the only one who can solve the mystery of the missing teenagers in her small, river town. Only who will be left to find out her secret?
Author: Jamie Magee
Publisher: Jamie Magee
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Aden, son of Tarek, is a seer—an elite member of The Selected which stands guard before The Fall, the border between light and dark realities. Darkness was foretold at his birth along with the words ‘lavender waters will set you free.’ What Aden assumed to be a mythical prophecy, is eventually manifested in a ravishing beauty with long, lavender hair. Skylynn had seen their future, the sacrifice and divide set before them. She told him they had three days—three days before they must part to meet in a distant future. Aden dares to challenge the limits set before him by empowering his innocent lover with words and energy as he plots to face the darkness predicted before it claims her—and their rightful future together. Special note to the reader: The SEE series is part of the “Web of Hearts and Souls Universe,” where several series combine into one large story. All series can be read independently or as one. The reading order for the SEE Series: • See • Witness • Synergy • Redefined • Derive (Aden’s beginning) Reading Order for the Complete Web of Hearts Universe: • Insight • Embody • Image • See • Witness • Vital • Vindicate • Synergy • Enflame • Redefined • Rivulet • Imperial • Blakeshire • Derive • Emanate • Exaltation* • *If you are a fan of Adult Paranormal Edge can be read with the Web of Hearts, before or after Exaltation—the stories share the same characters.
