Engraved In My Soul

Generationen junger und alter, männlicher und weiblicher Leser haben sich in die March-Schwestern aus Louisa May Alcotts beliebtestem und dauerhaftestem Roman, „Betty und ihre Schwestern“, verliebt. Da sind die talentierte Wildfangin und angehende Schriftstellerin Jo, die tragisch gebrechliche Beth, die schöne Meg und die romantische, verwöhnte Amy, vereint in ihrer Hingabe füreinander und ihrem Kampf ums Überleben in Neuengland während des Bürgerkriegs. Es ist kein Geheimnis, dass Alcott „Betty und ihre Schwestern“ auf ihr eigenes frühes Leben stützte. Während ihr Vater, der freidenkende Reformer und Abolitionist Bronson Alcott, mit so bedeutenden männlichen Autoren wie Emerson, Thoreau und Hawthorne verkehrte, verdiente Louisa ihren Lebensunterhalt für sich und ihre Schwestern mit „Frauenarbeit“, darunter Nähen, Wäschewaschen und Arbeit als Hausangestellte. Doch schon bald entdeckte sie, dass sie mit Schreiben mehr Geld verdienen konnte. „Betty und ihre Schwestern“ brachte ihr dauerhaften Ruhm und Wohlstand, und weit davon entfernt, das von ihrem Verleger gewünschte „Mädchenbuch“ zu sein, erkundet der Roman so zeitlose Themen wie Liebe und Tod, Krieg und Frieden, den Konflikt zwischen persönlichem Ehrgeiz und familiären Verpflichtungen sowie den Zusammenprall der Kulturen Europas und Amerikas.

Der Fall ist abgeschlossen. Vor fünf Jahren wurde die Schülerin Andie Bell von Sal Singh ermordet. Die Polizei weiß, dass er es getan hat. Jeder in der Stadt weiß, dass er es getan hat. Aber Pippa Fitz-Amobi, die in derselben Kleinstadt aufgewachsen ist, die von dem Mord erschüttert wurde, ist sich da nicht so sicher. Als sie den Fall zum Thema ihres Abschlussprojekts macht, beginnt sie, Geheimnisse aufzudecken, die jemand in der Stadt unbedingt verborgen halten will. Und wenn der wahre Mörder noch immer da draußen ist, wie weit wird diese Person gehen, um Pip von der Wahrheit fernzuhalten?

Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had her parents and her big brother; she still had her home. She had a normal teenager’s life. Now Salama volunteers at a hospital in Homs, helping the wounded who flood through the doors daily. Secretly, though, she is desperate to find a way out of her beloved country before her sister-in-law, Layla, gives birth. So desperate, that she has manifested a physical embodiment of her fear in the form of her imagined companion, Khawf, who haunts her every move in an effort to keep her safe. But even with Khawf pressing her to leave, Salama is torn between her loyalty to her country and her conviction to survive. Salama must contend with bullets and bombs, military assaults, and her shifting sense of morality before she might finally breathe free. And when she crosses paths with the boy she was supposed to meet one fateful day, she starts to doubt her resolve in leaving home at all. Soon, Salama must learn to see the events around her for what they truly are—not a war, but a revolution—and decide how she, too, will cry for Syria’s freedom.

Seven students are avoiding going to school, hiding in their darkened bedrooms, unable to face their family and friends, until the moment they discover a portal into another world that offers temporary escape from their stressful lives. Passing through a glowing mirror, they gather in a magnificent castle which becomes their playground and refuge during school hours. The students are tasked with locating a key, hidden somewhere in the castle, that will allow whoever finds it to be granted one wish. At this moment, the castle will vanish, along with all memories they may have of their adventure. If they fail to leave the castle by 5 pm every afternoon, they will be eaten by the keeper of the castle, an easily provoked and shrill creature named the Wolf Queen. Delving into their emotional lives with sympathy and a generous warmth, Lonely Castle in the Mirror shows the unexpected rewards of reaching out to others. Exploring vivid human stories with a twisty and puzzle-like plot, this heart-warming novel is full of joy and hope for anyone touched by sadness and vulnerability.

في البداية، كان هناك عشرة — تشكيلة غريبة من الغرباء دُعوا كضيوف لعطلة نهاية الأسبوع إلى جزيرة خاصة صغيرة قبالة ساحل ديفون. مضيفهم، وهو مليونير غريب الأطوار لا يعرفه أيٌّ منهم، لا أثر له. والقاسم المشترك الوحيد بين الضيوف هو ماضٍ آثم لا يرغبون في كشفه — وسرّ سيحسم مصيرهم. إذ إن كلاً منهم قد وُسِم للقتل. وتوجد في كل غرفة من غرف القصر أنشودة أطفال شهيرة مؤطرة ومعلّقة: «خرج عشرة أولاد صغار لتناول العشاء؛ اختنق أحدهم، فلم يبق منهم إلا تسعة. سهر تسعة أولاد صغار حتى وقت متأخر؛ نام أحدهم أكثر من اللازم، فلم يبق منهم إلا ثمانية. سافر ثمانية أولاد صغار في ديفون؛ قال أحدهم إنه سيبقى هناك، فلم يبق منهم إلا سبعة. كان سبعة أولاد صغار يقطعون العصي؛ قطع أحدهم نفسه إلى نصفين، فلم يبق منهم إلا ستة. كان ستة أولاد صغار يلعبون قرب خلية؛ لسعت نحلة طنانة أحدهم، فلم يبق منهم إلا خمسة. ذهب خمسة أولاد صغار إلى القانون؛ دخل أحدهم محكمة الإنصاف، فلم يبق منهم إلا أربعة. خرج أربعة أولاد صغار إلى البحر؛ ابتلع سمك رنجة حمراء أحدهم، فلم يبق منهم إلا ثلاثة. كان ثلاثة أولاد صغار يتمشون في حديقة الحيوان؛ عانق دب كبير أحدهم، فلم يبق منهم إلا اثنان. جلس ولدان صغيران تحت الشمس؛ احترق أحدهما، فلم يبق إلا واحد. بقي ولد صغير واحد وحيدًا؛ خرج وشنق نفسه، فلم يبق أحد». وحين يدركون أن جرائم القتل تقع كما تصفها الأنشودة، يتصاعد الرعب. ويسقطون ضحية واحدًا تلو الآخر. وقبل أن تنتهي عطلة نهاية الأسبوع، لن يبقى أحد. من الذي دبّر هذه الخطة الخبيثة؟ ومن الذي سيبقى ليروي الحكاية؟ لا أحد فوق الشبهة سوى الموتى.

This heartwarming story has beckoned generations of readers into the special world of Green Gables, an old-fashioned farm outside a town called Avonlea. Anne Shirley, an eleven-year-old orphan, has arrived in this verdant corner of Prince Edward Island only to discover that the Cuthberts—elderly Matthew and his stern sister, Marilla—want to adopt a boy, not a feisty redheaded girl. But before they can send her back, Anne—who simply must have more scope for her imagination and a real home—wins them over completely. A much-loved classic that explores all the vulnerability, expectations, and dreams of a child growing up, Anne of Green Gables is also a wonderful portrait of a time, a place, a family… and, most of all, love. WITH AN AFTERWORD BY JENNIFER LEE CARELL

Snarky and romantic, I Hope This Doesn't Find You is Never Have I Ever meets To All the Boys if Lara Jean wrote hate emails instead of love letters. Sadie Wen is perfect on paper: school captain, valedictorian, and a "pleasure to have in class." It’s not easy, but she has a trick to keep her model-student smile plastered on her face at all times: she channels all her frustrations into her email drafts. She'd never send them of course—she'd rather die than hurt anyone's feelings—but it's a relief to let loose on her power-hungry English teacher or a freeloading classmate taking credit for Sadie's work. All her most vehemently worded emails are directed at her infuriating cocaptain, Julius Gong, whose arrogance and competitive streak have irked Sadie since they were kids. "You're attention starved and self-obsessed and unbearably vain . . . I really hope your comb breaks and you run out of whatever expensive hair products you've been using to make your hair appear deceptively soft..." Sadie doesn't have to hold back in her emails, because nobody will ever read them... that is, until they're accidentally sent out. Overnight, Sadie’s carefully crafted, conflict-free life is turned upside down. It's her worst nightmare—now everyone at school knows what she really thinks of them, and they're not afraid to tell her what they really think of her either. But amidst the chaos, there's one person growing to appreciate the "real" Sadie—Julius, the only boy she's sworn to hate...

In Tokyo, sixteen-year-old Nao has decided there's only one escape from her aching loneliness and her classmates' bullying, but before she ends it all, Nao plans to document the life of her great-grandmother, a Buddhist nun who's lived more than a century. A diary is Nao's only solace—and will touch lives in a ways she can scarcely imagine. Across the Pacific, we meet Ruth, a novelist living on a remote island who discovers a collection of artifacts washed ashore in a Hello Kitty lunchbox—possibly debris from the devastating 2011 tsunami. As the mystery of its contents unfolds, Ruth is pulled into the past, into Nao's drama and her unknown fate, and forward into her own future. Full of Ozeki's signature humour and deeply engaged with the relationship between writer and reader, past and present, fact and fiction, quantum physics, history, and myth, A Tale for the Time Being is a brilliantly inventive, beguiling story of our shared humanity and the search for home.

От награждаваната авторка Р. Ф. Куанг идва „Вавилон“ — епична историческа фентъзи творба, която се занимава със студентски революции, колониална съпротива и употребата на езика и превода като средство за господство на Британската империя. Traduttore, traditore: Всеки акт на превод е акт на предателство. 1828 г. Робин Суифт, осиротял от холера в Кантон, е доведен в Лондон от загадъчния професор Ловел. Там той години наред се обучава по латински, старогръцки и китайски, подготвяйки се за деня, в който ще постъпи в престижния Кралски институт по превод към Оксфордския университет — известен още като Вавилон. Кулата и нейните студенти са световният център на превода и, което е още по-важно, на магията. Среброделството — изкуството да се проявява изгубеният в превода смисъл с помощта на омагьосани сребърни кюлчета — е направило британците ненадминати по сила, тъй като това тайнствено изкуство служи на стремежа на Империята към колонизация. За Робин Оксфорд е утопия, посветена на преследването на знанието. Но знанието се подчинява на властта и като китайско момче, израснало във Великобритания, Робин осъзнава, че да служи на Вавилон означава да предаде родината си. С напредването на обучението си Робин се оказва разкъсан между Вавилон и потайното Общество на Хермес — организация, посветена на спирането на имперската експанзия. Когато Великобритания започва несправедлива война с Китай заради среброто и опиума, Робин трябва да реши... Могат ли могъщите институции да бъдат променени отвътре или революцията винаги изисква насилие?

The beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century, Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a poignant and moving tale filled with compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, crowded with life and people and incident. The story of young, sensitive, and idealistic Francie Nolan and her bittersweet formative years in the slums of Williamsburg has enchanted and inspired millions of readers for more than sixty years. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness—in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.

Percy Jackson forventer ikke, at introduktionen til første år bliver særlig sjov. Men da en mystisk dødelig bekendt dukker op på hans mulige nye skole, efterfulgt af dæmoniske cheerleadere, går tingene hurtigt fra slemt til værre. I denne fjerde del af den populære serie er tiden ved at rinde ud, mens krigen mellem olympierne og den onde titanherre Kronos nærmer sig. Selv det sikre tilflugtssted, Halvblodslejren, bliver mere sårbart for hvert minut, efterhånden som Kronos' hær forbereder sig på at invadere dens engang uigennemtrængelige grænser. For at standse invasionen må Percy og hans halvgudevenner begive sig ud på en mission gennem labyrinten – en vidtstrakt underjordisk verden med fantastiske overraskelser rundt om hvert hjørne.

Perfect for fans of Lynn Painter and Jenny Han, this romantic comedy follows a hopeless romantic finishing college who agrees to embark on a fake relationship with her childhood best friend, who, unfortunately for her, also happens to be her first love. Daniella Daisy Maria wanted love. It’s all she hoped for when watching endless rom\-coms every Friday night. What she hadn't hoped for was to find it in her childhood best friend Levi. It was the hand\-trembling, heart\-thumping kind of love that wasn't supposed to happen when you saw your best friend. But it all ended when he didn’t feel the same way and she vowed to never see him again. Four years later and one night in a crowded bar in the West Village, there he was, just as perfect as ever. Maybe it was the lighting or the way his hair curled above his brow, but she couldn’t say no when he asked her to be his fake girlfriend for his sister’s wedding. Another chance at being his friend and mending her immature mistake? How was she supposed to say no? The weight of possible rejection from her dream grad school quickly became the least of her problems. With old, resurfacing feelings at every staged, romantic interaction and stolen glance, she struggles to find confidence. She couldn't help but think that maybe she should’ve said no to protect her heart for a second time.

Todd Anderson and his friends at Welton Academy can hardly believe how different life is since their new English professor, the flamboyant John Keating, has challenged them to "make your lives extraordinary! " Inspired by Keating, the boys resurrect the Dead Poets Society—a secret club where, free from the constraints and expectations of school and parents, they let their passions run wild. As Keating turns the boys on to the great words of Byron, Shelley, and Keats, they discover not only the beauty of language, but the importance of making each moment count. But the Dead Poets pledges soon realize that their newfound freedom can have tragic consequences. Can the club and the individuality it inspires survive the pressure from authorities determined to destroy their dreams?

Els marginats tracta de dues setmanes en la vida d’un noi de catorze anys. La novel·la explica la història de Ponyboy Curtis i les seves lluites amb el bé i el mal en una societat en què creu que és un marginat. Segons Ponyboy, hi ha dues classes de persones al món: els greasers i els socs. Un soc (abreviatura de «social») té diners, se’n pot sortir amb gairebé qualsevol cosa i té una actitud més llarga que una limusina. Un greaser, en canvi, sempre viu als marges i ha de vigilar-se les espatlles. Ponyboy és un greaser, i sempre n’ha estat orgullós, fins i tot disposat a barallar-se amb una colla de socs pel bé dels seus companys greasers, fins que una nit terrible el seu amic Johnny mata un soc. L’assassinat turmenta Ponyboy, fa que el seu món dividit en dos s’ensorri i li ensenya que el dolor se sent igual tant si ets un soc com un greaser.

Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller is based on an irresistible premise: a class of junior high school students is taken to a deserted island where, as part of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided arms and forced to kill one another until only one survivor is left standing. Criticized as violent exploitation when first published in Japan - where it then proceeded to become a runaway bestseller - Battle Royale is a Lord of the Flies for the 21st century, a potent allegory of what it means to be young and (barely) alive in a dog-eat-dog world. Made into a controversial hit movie of the same name, Battle Royale is already a contemporary Japanese pulp classic, now available for the first time in the English language.

A haunting, virtuosic debut novel about two young men who fall in love during a time of war. It's 1914, and World War I is ceaselessly churning through thousands of young men on both sides of the fight. The violence of the front feels far away to Henry Gaunt, Sidney Ellwood and the rest of their classmates, safely ensconced in their idyllic boarding school in the English countryside. News of the heroic deaths of their friends only makes the war more exciting. Gaunt, half German, is busy fighting his own private battle—an all-consuming infatuation with his best friend, the glamorous, charming Ellwood—without a clue that Ellwood is pining for him in return. When Gaunt's family asks him to enlist to forestall the anti-German sentiment they face, Gaunt does so immediately, relieved to escape his overwhelming feelings for Ellwood. To Gaunt's horror, Ellwood rushes to join him at the front, and the rest of their classmates soon follow. Now death surrounds them in all its grim reality, often inches away, and no one knows who will be next. An epic tale of both the devastating tragedies of war and the forbidden romance that blooms in its grip, In Memoriam is a breathtaking debut.

Magie hat die Stadt Tiran zu einer industriellen Utopie gemacht, doch Magie hat ihren Preis – und die Eintreiber fordern ihn nun ein. Seit sie im Alter von vier Jahren zur Waise wurde, hatte Sciona stets mehr zu beweisen als ihre Mitstudierenden. Zwanzig Jahre lang hat sie jeden wachen Moment dem Studium der Magie gewidmet, angetrieben von dem verzweifelten Wunsch, das Unmögliche zu erreichen: als erste Frau überhaupt in das Hohe Magisterium aufgenommen zu werden. Als sie sich schließlich mühsam durch die Ränge nach oben kämpft und zur Hochmagierin wird, stellt sie jedoch fest, dass ihre Herausforderungen gerade erst beginnen. Ihre neuen Kollegen werden nichts unversucht lassen, um ihr zu zeigen, dass sie unerwünscht ist – angefangen damit, dass sie ihr statt einer qualifizierten Laborassistenz einen Hausmeister zuteilen. Weder Sciona noch ihre Gleichgestellten ahnen, dass ihr wortkarger Assistent einst mehr als ein Hausmeister war; bevor er für die Magier Böden wischte, war Thomil ein nomadischer Jäger von jenseits Tirans magischer Barriere. Zehn Jahre sind vergangen, seit er die gefährliche Überquerung überlebte, die seine Familie das Leben kostete. Doch in der Arbeit für eine Hochmagierin sieht er die Chance, endlich die Kräfte zu verstehen, die seinen Stamm dezimierten, ihn aus seiner Heimat vertrieben und die Tiranish an der Macht halten. Durch ihre konfliktreiche Beziehung enthüllen Magierin und Außenseiter ein uraltes Geheimnis, das den Lauf der Magie für immer verändern könnte – wenn es sie nicht zuerst umbringt. Sciona hat ihr Leben durch die Suche nach Wahrheit bestimmt, doch was ist eine Wahrheit wert, wenn das Schicksal der Zivilisation auf dem Spiel steht? Ein eigenständiger Dark-Academia-Roman voller Geheimnisse, Tragödien und der verdammenden Echos der Vergangenheit. Für Fans von Leigh Bardugo, V. E. Schwab und Fullmetal Alchemist. (Inhaltswarnungen: explizite Gewaltdarstellungen, sexuelle Übergriffe und Suizidgedanken)

In a world where cursed spirits feed on unsuspecting humans, fragments of the legendary and feared demon Ryomen Sukuna have been lost and scattered about. Should any demon consume Sukuna’s body parts, the power they gain could destroy the world as we know it. Fortunately, there exists a mysterious school of Jujutsu Sorcerers who exist to protect the precarious existence of the living from the supernatural! Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto have been assigned a mission to escort the Star Plasma Vessel to Master Tengen. When they’re ambushed by Toji Fushiguro, a mercenary known as the Sorcerer Killer, will Gojo and Geto survive? And will this be the turning point where Gojo becomes the world's strongest exorcist while Geto embraces a life of ruin and rebellion?

It has Hikaru’s face. It has Hikaru’s voice. It even has Hikaru’s memories. But whatever came down from the mountains six months ago isn’t Yoshiki’s best friend. Whatever it is, it’s dangerous. Carrying on at school and hanging out as if nothing has changed―as if Hikaru isn’t gone―would be crazy...but when it looks so very like Hikaru...and acts so very like Hikaru...