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Across continent and cultures, horseman and horsewoman rise the one sharped purpose: freedom, unity, and the belief that no wall can separate the spirit of a rider. Jesse Trailheart Morgan a young black cowboy with a fearless heart opens the gates to a new frontier a worldwide network of riders who refuse to let race, borders or history divide them. From African savannas to Australian outback, from dusty American plains to mountain trails halfway across the world the riders carry a Message stronger than steel: community over division, brotherhood over fear, and hope over hardship.

In the medieval land of Astoria, a young princess-to-be named Stasia was born into a world where wealth and privilege held great significance. As she grows up being a member of the royal family, she is groomed to become princess and take over rulership of the land at the age of sixteen.

In 17th-century Hungary, Anna Darvulia has just begun working as a scullery maid for the young and glamorous Countess Elizabeth Báthory. When Elizabeth takes a liking to Anna, she’s vaulted to the dream role of chambermaid, a far cry from the filthy servants’ quarters below. She receives wages generous enough to provide for her family, and the Countess begins to groom Anna as her friend and confidante. It’s not long before Anna falls completely under the Countess’s spell—and the Countess takes full advantage.

The cosmic choice approaches. As underground education networks thrive despite complete educational apartheid and international sanctuary systems successfully preserve American academic refugees, Cuchu Ramirez and Matias Kim journey back 500 years to witness the Threshold of Change—civilizations at their absolute peak, unaware that European contact will soon transform the world forever.

Phoenix, Arizona. 1942. Shy, sixteen-year-old Pheemie Longworth falls hard for Rafe, the rebellious Mexican-American school mechanic. But in the climate of war, their romance ignites prejudice and hatred. When Pheemie's father tries to bribe Rafe to abandon her, it fractures Pheemie's world. Seeking escape, she plunges into wild adventures with her twin sister, Zella. But when Rafe and her own father ship out to war, Pheemie realizes she stands at a crossroads, and the choice she makes will determine her future.

Victor Vollmer, introduced to listeners in Paperboy and Copyboy, is twenty-one years old now and has been waiting for three years to reunite with Philomene Moreau, the South Louisiana free spirit who saved him from drowning in the Mississippi River. Soon after Phil arrives in Memphis, Vic's meticulously planned weekend comes crashing down as a world event unfolds.

In the aftermath of a rebellion against William the Conqueror, northern England lies in ruins, its people scattered and starved. Aelfric, a 14-year-old thrall, flees from his master and stumbles upon a cache of stolen laundry. The thief? Aliwyn, a girl around his age, ostracized for being “cursed.” In her care is a lost toddler she has rescued from the clutches of greedy thrall traders.

Arianna ha sette anni quando la nonna le fa una domanda che potrebbe cambiare la vita di tutte e due: «Vuoi andare dalla mamma o vuoi stare qui?» Si scontrerà con il mondo dei grandi e con i loro litigi, anche se riuscirà a vivere quel che una bambina dovrebbe sempre vivere: giochi, amicizie, scuola, stupore e scoperta. Ma sullo sfondo rimane la sensazione costante di essere provvisori, di non poter mettere radici da nessuna parte, di dover restare sempre all'erta, pronti a fuggire.

هناك في (تونس)،في هذا الزمن السحيق تدور المشاهد المريعةالأخيرة من الصراع الذي انتظر خمسة عشر عاما،بين (هانيبال) العظيم عدو روما،والقائد الروماني (سيبيو)الذي عرف فيما بعد باسم (سيبيو) الافريقي.. إنها موقعة (زاما) .. ليست اسطورة..لكن الاحداث العظمي التي ستقع تبدو كأنها كذلك..

Cuchu Ramirez and Matias Kim barely survived their first journey through time. Now, as their Seattle high school faces state-level attacks on Indigenous archaeology programs, they're pulled back 4,500 years to witness the Builders of Monuments—and discover that ancient peoples were far more sophisticated than any textbook dared to admit.

In King Biscuit, Michael Loyd Gray returns once again to the fictional small town of Argus, Illinois, (the setting of his novels Well Deserved, Not Famous Anymore, and The Last Stop), to tell a coming-of-age story set in 1966. With the Vietnam War hovering in the background. Seventeen-year-old Billy Ray Fleener, frustrated by the narrow confines of Argus, seeks adventure and a look at the wider world in a novel that puts him on a collision course with the famous as well as infamous.

Meet Penrod Schofield—eleven years old, endlessly curious, and a magnet for scrapes. Set in a Midwestern town at the turn of the twentieth century, Penrod follows a boy whose imagination routinely collides with adult rules: backyard “shows” that spiral into chaos, school pageants gone spectacularly wrong, neighborhood rivalries, and the fierce loyalty between a boy and his dog, Duke. Booth Tarkington’s classic is laugh-out-loud funny and surprisingly tender, a snapshot of American childhood that still feels true.

Il titolo originale è: Anne of Ingleside a volte tradotto anche come La grande casa è il sesto romanzo della celebre saga di Anna dai capelli rossi, pubblicato nel 1939, dove Anna, pur non avendo perso il suo spirito sognatore, si troverà ad affrontare i piccoli e grandi problemi della vita familiare e la crescita dei suoi figli. Si preoccupa per le loro personalità in via di sviluppo, le loro piccole delusioni, i problemi a scuola, ma riuscirà ad ascoltarli e guidarli con il suo amore e la sua saggezza.

Based on the true life story of Anne Burras, First Lady of Jamestown shares the excitement, sorrow, and grit of 17th Century Jamestown. When tragedy strikes, young Anne is left as the lone woman among hundreds of men in the fledgling Virginia colony, forced to forge a new life for herself despite the confines of her culture and gender. From heartache to love, and from tragic loss to heroic survival in the harshest of conditions, Anne's determination and fortitude through her life's challenges inspires all who learn of her story.

A deliciously twisted, fast-paced YA horror, where debutante dreams become bloody nightmares—perfect for fans of House of Hollow and Their Vicious Games. It’s 1921, and Mrs. Caroline Reginald Kane, the last surviving descendant of a family of oil barons, has invited four young debutantes to...

BFFs Tina, Eve, and Lacey come together for a Sweet 16 slumber party that goes sideways when they accidentally summon more than a good time. After Lacey becomes possessed and traps her friends in a fashion catalog, Tina and Eve must find their way out of a totally fabulous new world before the demon overtakes Lacey's body completely.

21 sfumature di femminilità, 21 modi di essere donna in un romanzo dalla struttura originale e avvincente. Carmela è sempre nella medesima stanza d'albergo. La sua fisicità è sempre la stessa. Ma lei è sempre se stessa nel suo essere? È la bambina, l'adolescente, la psicoanalista, la folle… Nell'intimità di una stanza queste Carmela si raccontano, si confrontano, con se stesse e con il mondo, ogni storia ha esiti diversi, fino al racconto finale che chiude il cerchio o apre altri cerchi.

Two starred reviews! A teen’s fight for suffrage turns into one of survival when her crew’s Antarctic expedition ship gets stuck in the ice in this historical “gripping—and sometimes gut-wrenching—adventure tale” (Shelf Awareness, starred review) told in journal entries perfect for...

The 11th century was a dangerous time to be of the line unbroken of King Æthelred II Unread and his first queen, Æfgifu of York. Born in Hungary after King Canute III's failed attempt to murder her father, Edward the Exile, Margaret found her life turned upside down by King Edward the Confessor's discovery of her father's survival—and the resulting recall of her family to England.

Audrey Cameron vive en Estados Unidos en el año 2023; sus días transcurren en la tienda de sus padres, soñando con entrar en una universidad de bellas artes y tratando de superar la ruptura con su ex.