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Alphabetical Diaries
Par Sheila Heti. 2024
Sheila Heti collected 500,000 words from a decade's worth of journals, put the sentences in a spreadsheet, and sorted them…
alphabetically. She cut and cut and was left with 60,000 words of brilliance and mayhem, joy and sorrow. These are her alphabetical diaries.A Secret Music
Par Susan Doherty Hannaford. 2015
Word Guild Award for Best Young Adult fiction 2016 Grace Irwin Award 2016 Literary Classics silver medal for Y/A fiction…
2016 Shortlisted for the Frank Hegyi Award-Ottawa Independent Writers Literary Classics silver medal for High school fiction 2017 Set in 1936 Montreal, A Secret Music is the story of Lawrence Nolan, a sensitive fifteen-year-old piano prodigy who grows up in the shadow of his mother’s mental illness. Forced to keep this shameful secret, he attempts to raise himself and his ten year old brother. He counteracts the deep ache and creeping mistrust caused by his mother’s emotional absence by escaping into the intense realm of Chopin and Schubert, the only language he understands. When his brother becomes ill, he is left with enormous responsibilities. At a piano competition in Montreal, Lawrence makes a climactic decision that puts his future on hold in order to salvage his family life. In A Secret Music, Susan Doherty Hannaford re-creates the Depression-Era world of Montreal and demonstrates how music can redeem a life.Lightning Lou
Par Lori Weber. 2016
When a team in an all-girls’ hockey league comes to recruit players, twelve-year-old Lou’s dreams seem to be coming true.…
But the dreams hinge on one thing: never letting on that Lou is a boy. But the road to stardom is not easy, as Lou discovers that the competition is fierce, and that he’s got a lot of work to do to match the skills of the league’s star player and his chief rival, Albertine Lapensée. All the while, he has to keep his secret, and wrestle with the moral dilemma of taking a place on the team away from a deserving girl. Loosely based on a true story, Lightning Lou is a riveting and thought-provoking story for middle-grade readers.Asha and Baz Meet Mary Sherman Morgan (G - Reference,information And Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.)
Par Caroline Fernandez. 2022
A CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens pick!Asha and Baz have a paper rocket to launch! Whoever builds the…
rocket that travels the farthest will get to meet astronaut Chris Hadfield. The only problem is Asha and Baz don’t know how to power their rocket. Stuck and unsure, the kids brainstorm by drawing a rocket in the sand using a stick. But this is a very unusual stick. In fact, it’s a magic stick! And it transports them back in time to meet a person who might be able to help them with their rocket problem: scientist Mary Sherman Morgan.Zawi
Par José Luis Serrano. 2014
La figura de Almanzor, fundador del reino de Granada, y la de su mercenario, Zawi, son las protagonistas de esta…
extraordinaria novela. En el año 1009 comenzó una descarnada guerra civil que duró veinte años. En Córdoba se decidió, de alguna manera, lo que somos hoy. La figura incomparable de Almanzor; la vida de Zawi Zirí, un mercenario bereber; la fundación del reino de Granada y la guerra civil de principios del siglo XI son los cuatro ejes narrativos de este libro, que recrea con acertado rigor una sociedad refinada y exquisita en la que las mujeres gobernaban de puertas para adentro y aún existían hombres tan extraordinarios que sus hazañas daban paso a las leyendas.El dosier del rey (Mikel Lejarza #Volumen 2)
Par Fernando Rueda. 2016
¿Estados Unidos y la CIA impulsaron a Juan Carlos I para conseguir el trono? ¿Tuvo algo que ver en la…
Operación Compás montada para evitar que la nieta de Franco y su marido Alfonso de Borbón le usurparan la sucesión? España, año 1980. El pueblo vive intensamente un cambio político plagado de conflictos, que no le permite ver en toda su dimensión cómo los servicios secretos de EEUU y sus aliados -entre los que se encuentra España- combaten encarnizadamente contra sus enemigos de la URSS y el Pacto de Varsovia. Las calles son el escenario de la Guerra Fría, en la que el espionaje español, controlado por militares, actúa demasiado pendiente de los intereses de la CIA, un servicio del que dependen hasta niveles insospechados. ETA ha decidido no asesinar durante las elecciones al Parlamento vasco. Mikel Lezarja, El Lobo, tiene que cumplir una extraña misión para la CIA que le molesta y no entiende: descubrir la doble vida de una alemana sospechosa de traición, a la que todos consideran culpable. Pronto comprenderá que en el mundo de las alcantarillas y el espionaje entre servicios secretos nada ni nadie es lo que parece. La crítica ha dicho...«Un thriller intenso y palpitante.»Todoliteratura «Una trepidante historia de espionaje ambientada en la España de 1980.»La voz de GaliciaRebellion (Eagles of the Empire #108)
Par Simon Scarrow. 2023
'Roman discipline clashes with ferocious hordes in Scarrow's epic mix of sword, sweat and savagery' THE SUN1st-century Britannia is the…
setting for an epic and action-packed novel of tribal uprisings, battles to the death and unmatched courage in the Roman army ranks. From Simon Scarrow, author of the bestsellers The Honour of Rome, Centurion and The Gladiator, comes the 22nd Eagles of the Empire novel.AD 60. Britannia is in turmoil. The rebel leader Boudica has tasted victory, against a force of tough veterans in Camulodunum.Alerted to the rapidly spreading uprising, Governor Suetonius leads his army towards endangered Londinium with a mounted escort, led by Prefect Cato. Soon it's terrifyingly clear that Britannia is slipping into chaos and panic, with ever more tribal warriors swelling Boudica's ranks. And Cato and Suetonius are grimly aware that little preparation has been made to withstand a full-scale rebellion. In Londinium there is devastating news. Centurion Macro is amongst those unaccounted for after the massacre at Camulodunum. Has Cato's comrade and friend made his last stand? Facing disaster, Cato prepares his next move. Dare he hope that Macro - battle-scarred and fearless - has escaped the bloodthirsty rebels? For there is only one man Cato trusts by his side as he faces the military campaign of his life. And the future of the Empire in Britannia hangs in the balance.El rabino: Edición 50 Aniversario
Par Noah Gordon. 1965
Una novela épica sobre el judaísmo en América por el autor de El médico y La bodega. Michael Kind, descendiente…
de judíos criado en un barrio marginal de Nueva York, se debate entre el antagónico legado recibido por su abuelo y su educador, y el proporcionado por su padre. El abuelo le trasmitió su conciencia de pertenencia a la comunidad judía, mientras que su educador se encargó de la enseñanza religiosa. Como contrapunto a esa instrucción anclada en los orígenes de su pueblo, Michael conoció de la mano de su padre a valorar la libertad y a atreverse a cuestionar las normas. Las dos caras de esa formación se reflejarán en la vida de Michael adulto, quien decidirá convertirse en un rabino tolerante y abierto, dispuesto a enfrentarse a todos aquellos obstáculos religiosos y sociales que se opongan a su relación con una mujer que no pertenece a la comunidad judía.El Octavo
Par Karen Engelmann. 2012
La codicia, el poder de la cartomancia y la magia del destino. El futuro de un país depende de una…
misteriosa baraja. Una brillante novela histórica desarrollada en el Estocolmo del siglo XVIII. Estocolmo, 1789. El reinado de Gustavo III se tambalea. Emil Larsson, un joven oficial de aduanas, vividor, bebedor y jugador, visita regularmente el exclusivo Salón de Sofía Sparrow, mujer influyente de la sociedad de la capital sueca.La señora Sparrow ve grandes cosas para el futuro de Emil cuando decide echarle las cartas del Octavo, un poderoso tipo de cartomancia que puede ayudar al joven a solucionar su futuro si consigue averiguar quiénes son las ocho personas que se esconden tras cada unos de los naipes. Sin embargo, Emil y Sofía pronto se darán cuenta de que tras las cartas se esconde mucho más que la felicidad del joven o su fortuna: en medio de la revolución y el caos que pueden derrocar al rey Gustavo, no se puede estar seguro de quién es amigo y quién enemigo...La inspiradora historia de un superviviente de la Segunda Guerra Mundial Alemania, década de 1930. Los sueños y aspiraciones de…
la comunidad judía se ven truncados por el inminente estallido de la guerra. Entre ellos, los del adolescente Richard Pick, quien se verá obligado primero a separarse de sus padres y su querido hermano Lutz, y finalmente a emigrar. Richard acabará en Nueva York, donde poco después será reclutadopor el ejército y enviado de vuelta a Europa, esta vez para luchar contra los nazis. A lo largo de todos esos años de huida y supervivencia, Richard mantendrá una relación epistolar con su amor de juventud, Lore. Tras muchas vicisitudes y promesas, logrará encontrarse con ella en México, casarse, formar una familia y emprender un próspero negocio, disfrutando así de una vida que ninguno de los dos podría haber imaginado jamás. Por amor a la libertad narra la singular vida de Richard Pick, superviviente de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y veterano de Normandía, desde una juventud acomodada en Alemania hasta su vida como refugiado y hombre de negocios en México. Pero es también una emotiva historia de amor, de redención y de esperanza, que nos deja un mensaje claro de confianza en el ser humano, en el futuro y en la libertad. «Richard Pick escapó de la guerra en Alemania, pero volvió como judío, soldado y espía. Sin duda eso lo convierte en un héroe.» -Nadia Cattan, editora en Enlace judío «Una historia conmovedora sobre una vida bien vivida antes, durante y después del Holocausto; la búsqueda de un hombre para triunfar en la vida, superando todos los obstáculos imaginables.»-Luis Rubio, analista político «La historia de un individuo extraordinario comprometido a vivir... y más allá... a marcar la diferencia. Tan íntima y acogedora que podría titularse “Una historia dela Humanidad”. Se trata de la guerra y la paz en el siglo xx. No podía dejarlo, es un libro que lees sin parar.» -Yael Weiss, autora de Hematoma y Las cicadas «Cuando la esperanza parecía perdida, Richard Pick miró de frente el rostro de la crueldad en su Alemania natal. A diferencia de la mayoría de los sobrevivientes, él regresó a su país de origen como soldado estadounidense y más tarde como parte del servicio de inteligencia encargado de interrogar a los líderes nazis. Cuando se hizo cargo del escritorio de Hitler, la realidad superó a la ficción.» -Silvia Cherem, Premio Nacional de Periodismo 2005The Whispers of War
Par Julia Kelly. 2020
From the author of The Last Garden in England and The Light Over London comes a &“gripping tale by a…
writer at the top of her game&” (Fiona Davis, author of The Chelsea Girls) following three friends who struggle to remain loyal as one of them is threatened with internment by the British government at the start of World War II.In August of 1939, as Britain watches the headlines in fear of another devastating war with Germany, three childhood companions must choose between friendship and country. Erstwhile socialite Nora is determined to find her place in the Home Office&’s Air Raid Precautions Department, matchmaker Hazel tries to mask two closely guarded secrets with irrepressible optimism, and German expat Marie worries that she and her family might face imprisonment in an internment camp if war is declared. When Germany invades Poland and tensions on the home front rise, Marie is labeled an enemy alien, and the three friends find themselves fighting together to keep her free at any cost. Featuring Julia Kelly&’s signature &“intricate, tender, and convincing&” (Publishers Weekly) prose, The Whispers of War is a moving and unforgettable tale of the power of friendship and womanhood in the midst of conflict.Scream of Eagles (Eagles #4)
Par William W. Johnstone. 1996
In this western by the bestselling author of Talons of Eagles, a gunfighter and his sons dole out revenge on…
a bloodthirsty gang. Raised by the Shawnee, Jamie Ian MacCallister survived the bloodshed of the Alamo and the Civil War. With each victory, the MacCallister legend grew—as violent and unpredictable as the land that gave him life. Now the battle has gotten personal: the brutal murder of his wife at the hands of the wild Miles Nelson gang. Jamie&’s journey of revenge will take him from Atlantic City&’s bustling port of thieves, con men, and whores to the pristine and deadly landscape of the Colorado Rockies . . . and finally to a place called Little Big Horn. All he has at his side are his sons and an unquenchable thirst for justice—MacCallister style.The Titanic Sisters: A Riveting Story of Strength and Family
Par Patricia Falvey. 2021
&“The enchanting saga of two Irish sisters…This new chapter of Titanic lore is worth plunging into.&” —Publishers Weekly From the acclaimed author…
of The Girls of Ennismore comes a captivating and extraordinary tale of perseverance and bravery. This touching saga of sisterhood—perfect for fans of Fiona Davis and Marie Benedict—follows two young Irish women yearning for independence and adventure, as they set sail on RMS Titanic—the &“ship of dreams&”—only to be faced with the tragedy of that fabled maiden voyage… Delia Sweeney has always been unlike her older sister—fair and delicate compared to tall, statuesque Nora, whose hair is as dark as Donegal turf. In other ways too, the sisters are leagues apart. Nora is her mother&’s darling, favored at every turn, and expected to marry into wealth. Delia, constantly slighted, finds a measure of happiness helping her da on the farm. The rest of the time, she reads about far-off places that seem sure to remain a fantasy. Until the day a letter arrives from America . . . A distant relative has provided the means for Delia and Nora to go to New York. Delia will be a lowly maid in a modest household, while Nora will be governess for a well-to-do family. In Queenstown, Cork, they board the Titanic, a majestic new ocean liner making its maiden voyage. Any hope Delia carried that she and her sister might become closer during the trip soon vanishes. For there are far greater perils to contend with as the ship makes its way across the Atlantic . . . In the wake of that fateful journey, Delia makes an impulsive choice—and takes Nora&’s place as governess. Her decision sparks an adventure that leads her from Fifth Avenue to Dallas, Texas, where oilfields bring unimagined riches to some, despair to others. Delia grows close to her vulnerable young charge, and to the girl&’s father. But her deception will have repercussions impossible to foresee, even as it brings happiness within reach for the first time . . .The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island
Par Kent Monkman, Gisèle Gordon. 2023
From global art superstar Kent Monkman and his longtime collaborator Gisèle Gordon, a transformational work of true stories and imagined…
history that will remake readers' understanding of the land called North America.For decades, the singular and provocative paintings by Cree artist Kent Monkman have featured a recurring character—an alter ego of sorts, a shape-shifting, time-travelling elemental being named Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. Though we have glimpsed her across the years, and on countless canvases, it is finally time to hear her story, in her own words. And, in doing so, to hear the whole history of Turtle Island anew. The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island is a genre-demolishing work of genius, the imagined history of a legendary figure through which a profound truths emerge—a deeply Cree and gloriously queer understanding of our shared world, its past, its present, and its possibilities.Volume Two, which takes us from the moment of confederation to the present day, is a heartbreaking and intimate examination of the tragedies of the nineteenth and twentieth century. Zeroing in on the story of one family told across generations, Miss Chief bears witness to the genocidal forces and structures that dispossessed and attempted to erase Indigenous peoples. Featuring many figures pulled from history as well as new individuals created for this story, Volume Two explores the legacy of colonial violence in the children&’s work camps (called residential schools by some), the Sixties Scoop, and the urban disconnection of contemporary life. Ultimately, it is a story of resilience and reconnection, and charts the beginnings of an Indigenous future that is deeply rooted in an experience of Indigenous history—a perspective Miss Chief, a millennia-old legendary being, can offer like none other. Blending history, fiction, and memoir in bold new ways, The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle are unlike anything published before. And in their power to reshape our shared understanding, they promise to change the way we see everything that lies ahead.Strange Fruit
Par Lillian Smith. 1992
The eighty-year anniversary edition of the once-banned, #1 New York Times–bestselling novel of interracial romance and discrimination in Georgia. Alice…
Walker said it best: &“The South can hardly be said to recognize itself without this book.&” Igniting controversy upon its publication in 1944, Strange Fruit was banned in Boston and Detroit and the US Postal Service refused to send it through the mail until Eleanor Roosevelt intervened—all because of its portrayal of a town divided along racial lines and the forbidden love that dared to cross them . . . Despite having left Maxwell, Georgia, to attend college, Nonnie Anderson returned to her hometown to work for a prominent white family—and to rejoin the man she had always loved, Tracy Deen. Tracy, the directionless son of the town&’s doctor, has come back from war and is being pressured to finally get his life in order. Across the street, his high school sweetheart desperately waits for a marriage proposal. On the other side of town, Nonnie offers him a safe place to land, asking nothing in return. But now, she&’s pregnant. As a Christian revival inspires the locals to cease their sinful ways, a heady and dangerous mix of passion, religion, and racism takes hold. And when a white man is killed in a Black part of town, the event exposes the evil simmering just below the town&’s placid surface—an inferno waiting to erupt . . .&“A very moving book and an extraordinary one.&” —Eleanor Roosevelt&“Strange Fruit is so wide in its human understanding . . . [its] tragedy becomes the tragedy of anyone who lives in a world in which minorities suffer.&” —The Nation&“An absorbing novel, of high literary merit, terrific and tender.&” —The Boston GlobeHis One Woman (The Dilhorne Dynasty #3)
Par Paula Marshall. 2000
Civil war in a nation and in a family!Jack Dilhorne was in Washington, D.C., on business just as war was being…
declared between the North and South. It was not the best of times to meet someone as intriguing as Marietta Hope.Marietta’s reputation preceded her: Jack expected her to be an embittered old maid. He was delightfully surprised to find her a bright, witty and goodlooking woman. But as Jack and Marietta grew closer their love came under threat from war and from an enemy much closer to home!The Truth About Lady Felkirk (Belston & Friends #1205)
Par Christine Merrill. 2014
The wife he doesn't know…When William Felkirk opens his eyes, the past six months areblank. What happened? And who is…
this beautiful woman claiming to be his wife and caringfor his broken body?Justine will do anything to protect her sister, even if that meanspretending to be a stranger's wife. She must guard the reasons for her deception with herlife. But with every passing day, William unlocks her heart just a little more, andJustine knows she won't be able to hide the truth forever…."Merrill delivers anotherjuicy, scandalous romance." —RT Book Reviews on The Fall of a SaintThe Lost Spy and the Green Dress
Par Alex Paz Goldman. 2021
For twelve year-old Motti, growing up in Israel in the 1960s, the world is full of mysteries to be solved,…
while his town is full of spies to be caught. His parents are Holocaust survivors, struggling to build a new life for themselves but, to Israeli-born Motti, they are nothing but an embarrassment. Unlike them, he will not be a victim; he will be bold and strong and fearless. So, when Motti and his best friend Reuven identify a suspicious, elderly man in the neighbourhood as a potential German spy, they set out to unmask him, determined to root out the enemy and defeat him. Thus ensues a series of adventures, investigations, near misses and the repeated appearance of a green dress. Aided by Reuven’s sister Aviva, they finally solve the case and, in the process, Motti uncovers some secrets closer to home, secrets like: what does his mother hide away in her private drawer? Why did she have to go on a trip to Germany? And what exactly is she refusing to say about her past? An homage to classic children’s mystery books such as Enid Blyton’s Secret Seven, this is a tightly-plotted, funny, and complex story which explores heavy themes – the Holocaust, trauma, mental health and poverty – with nuance, a lightness of touch and a cast of compelling young characters.The Abolitionist's Daughter
Par Diane C. McPhail. 2019
In her sweeping debut, Diane C. McPhail offers a powerful, profoundly emotional novel that explores a little-known aspect of Civil…
War history—Southern Abolitionists—and the timeless struggle to do right even amidst bitter conflict. On a Mississippi morning in 1859, Emily Matthews begs her father to save a slave, Nathan, about to be auctioned away from his family. Judge Matthews is an abolitionist who runs an illegal school for his slaves, hoping to eventually set them free. One, a woman named Ginny, has become Emily&’s companion and often her conscience—and understands all too well the hazards an educated slave must face. Yet even Ginny could not predict the tangled, tragic string of events set in motion as Nathan&’s family arrives at the Matthews farm. A young doctor, Charles Slate, tends to injured Nathan and begins to court Emily, finally persuading her to become his wife. But their union is disrupted by a fatal clash and a lie that will tear two families apart. As Civil War erupts, Emily, Ginny, and Emily&’s stoic mother-in-law, Adeline, each face devastating losses. Emily—sheltered all her life—is especially unprepared for the hardships to come. Struggling to survive in this raw, shifting new world, Emily will discover untapped inner strength, an unlikely love, and the courage to confront deep, painful truths. &“McPhail&’s first novel sheds light on an often unrecognized part of Civil War history . . . For fans of Charles Frazier&’s enduring Cold Mountain.&” —BooklistUnconfessed: A Novel
Par Yvette Christiansë. 2006
PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FINALISTA fiercely poetic literary debut re-creating the life of an 19th-century slave woman in South Africa.Slavery as it…
existed in Africa has seldom been portrayed—and never with such texture, detail, and authentic emotion. Inspired by actual 19th-century court records, Unconfessed is a breathtaking literary tour de force. They called her Sila van den Kaap, slave woman of Jacobus Stephanus Van der Wat of Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. A woman moved from master to master, farm to farm, and—driven by the horrors of slavery to commit an unspeakable crime—from prison to prison. A woman fit for hanging . . . condemned to death on April 30, 1823, but whose sentence the English, having recently wrested authority from the Dutch settlers, saw fit to commute to a lengthy term on the notorious Robben Island.Sila spends her days in the prison quarry, breaking stones for Cape Town's streets and walls. She remembers the day her childhood ended, when slave catchers came — whipping the air and the ground and we were like deer whipped into the smaller and smaller circle of our fear. Sila remembers her masters, especially Oumiesies ("old Missus"), who in her will granted Sila her freedom, but Theron, Oumiesies' vicious and mercenary son, destroys the will and with it Sila's life. Sila remembers her children, with joy and with pain, and imagines herself a great bird that could sweep them up in her wings and set them safely on a branch above all harm. Unconfessed is an epic novel that connects the reader to the unimaginable through the force of poetry and a far-reaching imagination.