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The Boy In The Dress, from Children's author David Walliams. Dennis was different. Why was he different, you ask? Well, a small clue might be in the title of this book… Charming, surprising and hilarious – David Walliams’s beautiful first novel will touch the hearts (and funny bones) of...

At a crossroads, my life a hot mess, I swiped right on the guy with the washboard abs and the tree-trunk thighs. His handle was Holt (yeah, really) but as soon as he opened the door, I recognized him: Hudson Grey, the hottest prospect in pro-hockey and apparently, secretly playing for my team. Not mind-blowing enough? He needed someone to punch his V-card, and I was only too happy to volunteer as tribute... Then he ghosted me when it got to be too much. A year later, my life is back on track and I’m a candidate firefighter at legendary Engine 6.

An ancient prophecy comes to pass. The shackled and the oppressed gain unimaginable powers. And the re-evolution of Earth begins. In 1850s Mississippi, a young enslaved woman named Mirabelle barely survives day to day, praying for a better life. Then, a solar eclipse envelops the world in an eerie glow. Suddenly, not only Mirabelle but all Black people become virtually unkillable. The enslaved throw off their shackles. And all that was is now–undone. But evil will always find a way. So it falls on Mirabelle and her allies to outrun their enemies and unlock the secrets of an ages-old prophecy.

Dans le village des Wanuris, les habitants, que l'on appelle aussi les Sortcelieurs, ont le pouvoir de se lier avec la nature et les animaux depuis des temps immémoriaux. Parmi eux, Kéo, 13 ans, a bien du mal à maîtriser ce pouvoir jusqu'à sa rencontre avec Walter le ouistitigre, animal réputé disparu. C'est le moment que choisit le Dépeceur, un vieil ennemi de la tribu, pour venir se venger. Absent au moment de l'attaque, Kéo n'a alors pas d'autre choix que de se rendre au temple de Balagoun pour y trouver le conseil des Sages et entretenir l'espoir de sauver les siens.