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In 1975, 13-year-old Lan Cao boarded an airplane in Saigon and got off in a world where she faced hosts she had not met before, a language she didn't speak, and food she didn't recognize, with the faint hope that she would be able to go home soon. Lan fought her way through confusion, and racism, to become a successful lawyer and novelist. Four decades later, she faced the biggest challenge in her life: raising her daughter, Harlan - half Vietnamese by birth and 100 percent American teenager by inclination.

Career Break Compass is for mid- to high-level executives who are high achievers and goal-oriented decision makers finding themselves losing momentum and drive from overwork, lack of work-life balance, emotional exhaustion, and more. By telling her own story, the author shows how after recognizing that she was burned out in her career, she decided to take a three-month break.

To his friends back home, Viet Ho is calm and collected and a lovable oddball who nurses an obsession with forensic science. He’s relieved to head off to UC Davis and escape from being in the middle of his bickering immigrant parents. Yet, on campus and with the school year unfolding at an overwhelming pace, Viet struggles to belong and to keep his depression hidden.

Seventeen-year-old Helena “Nell” Cusack came to New York this summer looking for a story—a real story. She dreams of one day writing hard-hitting articles for the New York Chronicle, but so far she's only managed to land a job as a lowly society reporter. That is, until Alice Austen strolls into her life, an audacious street photographer who encourages Nell to shake up polite society…and maybe also take a chance on love.

Innocent in life yet rich in artistry, Clarissa finds herself entangled in an intriguing mystery to uncover a set of stolen illuminated manuscripts. For her, these ancient manuscripts stir tender memories of bedtime stories her mother once read to her, igniting an enduring love for art.

6 Spieler, 6 Partien, 1 Gewinner. Die Regeln sind einfach: Überlebe das Spiel des Schattenprinzen und er erfüllt dir deinen sehnlichsten Wunsch. Bist du mutig genug, seiner Einladung in die Welt aus Schatten und Licht zu folgen.

A meticulously observed, gorgeously-crafted snapshot of gay culture in the pulsing early years of the tech boom, Gaysians renders its hilarious, flamboyant, human protagonists with love and individuality, showing tenderly the particular joy of queer friendship and yearning.

Afraid her sister (and maybe even herself) could lose sight of their Vietnamese identity, twelve-year-old Bom writes a poetic memoir to help them both remember—a love letter in verse to sisterhood and the places we leave behind. Bom can't believe that her sister doesn't see herself as Vietnamese, only American. She says she doesn't remember Vietnam or their lives there, their family there, their house and friends. How could her sister forget the terrible journey through Saigon and the airplanes and . . . everything?

BiBiBiber hat da mal 'ne Frage. Welche Farben hat der Regenbogen? In diesem Hörbuch haben Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim und Marie Meimberg all ihr Wissen vereint. Wenn Du dieses Hörbuch hörst, wirst Du verstehen, in welchen Farben der Regenbogen für Dich leuchtet und was das mit Licht, Wellen und aufgeregten Zapfen zu tun hat. Du wirst verstehen: Diese scheinbar kleine Frage ist mit unserem Gehirn, Clown-Fangschreckenkrebsen und Bananen verbunden. Denn Bananen haben zwar eine Bananen-Form. Aber eine Bananen-Farbe, die haben sie eigentlich nicht.

Eleven-year-old Be hasn't spoken a word since her mother left. She hangs on to the hope that one day they will be reunited, but after two years of waiting, it's becoming more difficult. Her father can do little to protect her from her stepmother, Big Mother. Thankfully, Be has a secret friend, her little kitten Meo, to comfort her in the worst of times. Unfortunately, Big Mother has other plans.

Destiné aux enfants de 3 à 11 ans, mais apprécié à tout âge !À travers cette belle histoire, petits et grands y trouveront des messages d'estime de soi, de croire en ses rêves, de respect et d'écoute de l'autre.Résumé :L'histoire émouvante d'un chat qui a perdu la mémoire et qui se retrouve seul face à son destin et son rêve : devenir un lion ! Sur le chemin du respect, sa quête le conduira à être plus à l'écoute des autres et à croire en ses rêves.

Rylees Tochter und Sohn sind ins Internat für Hüterinnen-Kinder nach Olundara abgereist, aber sie hat nur wenig Zeit zum Traurigsein, denn Haus Securus Refugium schlägt Alarm, als intergalaktische Flüchtlinge im See in der Nähe notlanden. Wegen ihrer Fähigkeit, Unsterblichkeit zu verleihen, werden sie gejagt und sind die letzten ihrer Art. Securus Refugium scheint besorgt und bei Vlad kann Rylee sich keinen Rat holen, weil er auf Reisen ist. Also gewährt die Hüterin den Fremden Asyl und bietet ihnen Schutz gegen ihre Verfolger.

This volume cultivates, for students and teachers in classrooms, as well as citizens in libraries and cafes, a language to deliberate about the possibilities and problems of democracy in America.

Marinette, une adolescente maladroite, se débat dans la vie quotidienne de l'école à Paris. Les moments les plus forts de sa journée sont ceux où elle voit Adrien, son grand amour. Lorsque Marinette trouve un jour un "Miraculous", elle se transforme miraculeusement en super-héroïne, Ladybug. Ladybug doit d'abord maîtriser ses superpouvoirs nouvellement acquis, mais elle reçoit l'aide de la charismatique superhéroïne Cat Noir. Ce que Marinette ne soupçonne pas : Adrien se cache derrière le masque de Cat Noir !

Many things are different for Ánh now that they've left Vietnam with their family. The weather is colder and they live in a communal barracks at a refugee camp while they wait for their new life in America to start. Ánh finds comfort in their warm-hearted teacher, Miss Mary Ellen, but has trouble with the foreign sounds of learning to speak English in class. All Ánh wants is to be able to say "thank you" out loud to Miss Mary Ellen, but will the words ever stop getting stuck between their head and their voice?

The doorway to the great beyond has opened at a children's birthday party long enough to possess four party clowns. Driven by the desire to bring their master, the Great Shadow Overlord, into this world, they embark on a bloody quest to find the three keys of the ancients to open the doorway permanently. The only one in their way is the children's paranormal television show host, Mr. Jacobs. Time is running out, though, as these party clowns of doom are getting closer to their final objective: ending all life in this world and ruining Mr. Jacobs's zombie-making vacation to Nantucket.

Award-winning author Justina Chen delivers a powerful and heartfelt novel about a young girl who accidentally discovers she has an identical twin sister. This uplifting novel about reunited adoptee sisters experiencing new family traditions, foods, and customs together is perfect for fans of Janae Marks, Kelly Yang, and Meg Medina. Dive into a nuanced portrayal of the transracial, transnational adoptee experience, including the joys and the sorrows within the wide spectrum of experiences as an adoptee.

In a world ravaged by climate change, a mysterious time travel agency known as the Program sends carefully selected Heroes back in time on missions to prevent environmental damage before it happens. Sloane Burrows secretly longs to be a Hero and restore the natural world of her childhood—a world she can envision with absolute clarity because of her superpower memory. But her father raised Sloane to believe her “freak memory” is a shameful flaw that should be hidden from the world. Sloane stuffs her dream of being a Hero and conceals her memory to the point of making herself sick.

Depuis qu’elle a quitté les beaux quartiers, il y a deux ans, Harley Davenport se déchaîne sur la scène du Gentlemen’s Jewels, le club de strip-tease le plus huppé de Pittsburgh. Celle que les clients surnomment la Beauté du diable parvient tant bien que mal à mener de front son stage à la Lewis Holding et son activité nocturne. Jusqu’à ce que Kenzo Lewis, le plus arrogant des Nippo-Américains - et accessoirement son patron le jour - la surprenne en string et cache-tétons.

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