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Narrow escapes and bold decisions define the life of teenager Morris Schnitzer. Fleeing from Nazi Germany before the onset of World War II, Morris ends up in the Netherlands only to watch the country be invaded by the Nazis. With his father’s warning to never set foot in a concentration camp echoing in his mind, Morris resolves to fight—and survive.

At Ozma’s birth, the witch, Mombi, abducted and cast a spell on her, turning the infant into a male. Only when Ozma broke the witch’s curse did she discover who she is—the True Queen of Oz. Her freedom is short-lived when the Wizard, hungry for her power, imprisons her in a dark, brutal world, cut off from Jack and her magic. Jack, too, was stolen as a child, forced to toil as Mombi’s slave. When he believed his lover died, Jack loses himself to an array of companions, while plotting his escape from Mombi.

Reva spent the last 20 years in her own purgatory, first as the Wicked Witch of the West, then banished to eternal darkness. Now that she’s returned from oblivion, Reva’s out for blood against the witch who destroyed her life.

With the king gone, the veil fell. Thrusting Carnage Crossing into a fresh hell. A city of the dead. A town built by demise. Torn apart by the livings’ whim to exorcise. The lineage was tracked, and followed to a royal heir. The fact she had a pulse, a shocking affair. Whisked through death’s door with grisly splendor. Her reign will begin, when ties to the past sever. Yet secrets slither in, with a venomous bite. Threatening to destroy all, when they come to light. Will the truth revealed bring peace to the dead? Or unleash the Corpse Queen to come for your head?

Langwidere has an obsessive habit - collecting heads. She wears a new one each day, changing them out like she does her ivory dresses. But Landwidere doesn’t have the one thing she truly wants: complete power over the territories in Oz. When Lion - the once cowardly fae - shows up at her doorstep, he offers her an opportunity to achieve her desires. Will he use the courage the Wizard gave him to help her succeed, or will he betray her in the process?

I thought I’d seen the last of Valentine...at least for a little while, but he’s found a way to get me back under his thrall. This time, I’m not resisting. But he’s the least of my problems. The deal I made with the devil has backfired. If I don’t get the better of this bargain, I’m at risk of spending the rest of my days in hell.

Valentine is a man with two personalities. One of them is a tyrant and the other is missing. We’re both trapped in a stronghold of enemies, but the biggest threat to my life comes from Valentine. He’s feral and out of control, making me hunger for his bite. He’s awakening something in me that’s dark and decadent and utterly beguiling.

Jahre nach dem viel zu frühen Tod ihres Mannes hat Natalie es satt, weiterhin allein zu bleiben. Als sie sich in einen Hund verliebt, der in Süditalien in einem Shelter wartet, schenkt sie ihm die Freiheit und zeigt ihm das Meer. Auf ihrer abenteuerlichen Reise, die Erinnerungen in ihr weckt, bemerkt Natalie, dass Sammy kein gewöhnlicher Hund ist. Er hat eine besondere Gabe. Er hat Vorahnungen. Er hilft, ein Geheimnis zu lüften. Und er will leben. Nur eins hat er nicht - Zeit.

On a perfect summer's day, at a school picnic beside a lake, four-year-old Gemma Anderson goes missing, leaving a family devastated and a community asking questions. Seventeen years later, Gemma's older sister Stephanie is practising as a psychiatrist. A new patient's revelations force her to re-examine the disappearance. Why are their stories so similar? Unable to let the matter rest, Stephanie embarks on a journey to find out what really happened to Gemma on that long-ago afternoon.

Klar kann Conni das! Klar kann sie sich alleine anziehen: sogar mit Stiefeln. Auch ihr Brötchen kann Conni bestreichen – sie kleckert dabei nur ein ganz kleines bisschen. Der Kakao eck, der sich auf der Tischdecke ausbreitet, macht ihr nichts aus. Sogar in den Kindergarten geht Conni alleine. Na gut, Papa ist dabei und passt auf. Und an den Kita-Rucksack denkt er zum Glück auch! Conni ndet heraus, was sie alles eigenständig oder mit ein wenig Hilfe schafft, und dass es gar nicht schlimm ist, wenn Dinge trotzdem auch mal schiefgehen.

Do you want to make the world a fairer and more equal place? But are there times when all those big complex problems feel totally overwhelming or difficult to understand? You're not alone, and yet sometimes it's just the little things you can do, every single day, that all add up and make the biggest difference. In this handbook, founders of Everyday Racism Natalie and Naomi Evans introduce young listeners to anti-racism work - explaining what racism is, where it comes from, and the everyday small actions young people can take to combat it.

This collection of short stories, by celebrated New Zealand writer Katherine Mansfield, was first published in 1920. Many of Mansfield’s short stories explore New Zealand landscapes and identity, and her work has been a shaping force in the short story genre.

The Dove’s Nest and Other Stories is a collection of both finished and unfinished short stories written by Katherine Mansfield. The collection was published posthumously, not long after Mansfield’s death in 1923, by her husband, John Middleton Murry.

When Eleanor Markham is asked to run a festival on St. Brannock's Island, she instantly accepts. She needs something new to focus on after the death of her beloved mother, and she knows that her mother was adopted from the island. When she arrives, Eleanor is welcomed by the islanders. All except rugged farmer Bruno Roskelly. He doesn't want the festival to take place on his land but Eleanor soon realises his gruff exterior hides a kind heart that was broken many years ago.

The meadow is blooming with sweet summer flowers. But Bee is sad: she can’t dance like the other bees! Fletcher and Bee journey through the wood, learning new dances from Fletcher’s friends.

In the blink of an eye, life as Gabbie knows it crumbles. With her deceitful husband gone and her family shattered, she's left with no choice but to return to her childhood home – a house haunted by the woman who shattered their lives. Her stepmother. Her father's final wish was for his second wife to reside in their home indefinitely, a fact her stepmother clung to without a hint of leaving. Their relationship, strained and distant, must now weather an unexpected storm as she seeks her stepmother's help – for her daughters' sake, Olivia and Alice.

Revano Mahendra, sudah tidak asing ketika orang-orang selalu menyebutnya sosok cowok yang terlalu datar, tidak banyak bicara, pintar, dan kelewat ganteng. Tidak ada alasan kuat kenapa dia seperti itu, hanya saja dia terlalu malas untuk banyak berbicara ataupun bersikap ramah pada orang yang belum dekat dengannya. Namun, entah kenapa dia menjadikan sosok Alviona Salsabila sebagai pengecualian. Orangtuanya selalu menyuruh untuk menganggap Viona hanya sebatas saudara, akan tetapi dia tidak bisa melakukannya, sejak perasaan itu perlahan tumbuh.

Self-focused and emotional 14-year-old Margaret can't imagine her deceased mama being erased from their home for goodor how her daddy could replace her with another woman. It will take coming to terms with her own humility and accountability as surprising truths come to light, and as unexpected events show her that life, and what she holds dear, can change in an instant.

l can’t wait to knock the socks off an acclaimed fae food critic. She’s even called in a world-class-barista friend from America to help WOW! the critic. But just as she proudly finishes polishing her Welsh café’s cups, the anxious witch is horrified to find the critic’s archnemesis dead in a nearby alley. She has to hide the magic of her village from her American friend while the deceased demands answers. It’s up to April to filter through her town’s suspects and roast the Killer.

A soldier's spirit trapped in his decrepit manor house begs for help. A ghostly beast returns from the past to haunt the Dark Mire. Is death stalking Misty Valley? April and her friends are called to a spooky mansion in the Dark Mire. A centuries-old murder has been simmering, waiting for someone to take the lid off the truth. A fortune is at stake, but forces neither Ebrel nor Punkin want to face are haunting the mire, looking for another victim. In Misty Valley, real estate tycoons descend on the valley, eager to snatch land, and make deals.