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After her father's death, Ruth Robb and her family transplant themselves in the summer of 1958 from New York City to Atlanta - the land of debutantes, sweet tea, and the Ku Klux Klan. In her new hometown, Ruth quickly figures out she can be Jewish or she can be popular, but she can't be both. Eager to fit in with the blonde girls in the "pastel posse", Ruth decides to hide her religion. Before she knows it, she is falling for the handsome and charming Davis and sipping Cokes with him and his friends at the all-white, all-Christian Club.  

On the morning of September 11, 2001, 16-year-old Kyle Donohue watches the first twin tower come down from the window of Stuyvesant High School. Moments later, terrified and fleeing home to safety across the Brooklyn Bridge, he stumbles across a girl perched in the shadows, covered in ash, and wearing a pair of costume wings. 

Drawing from historical journals and letters, New York Times bestselling author Laura Elliot weaves a richly detailed tale about the extraordinary Peggy Schuyler and her revolutionary friendship with Alexander Hamilton. Perfect for fans of the smash musical sensation Hamilton. Peggy Schuyler has...

Where the Library Hides is Isabel Ibañez's stunning conclusion to the story that started in What the River Knows. A lush immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt filled with adventure, and a rivals-to-lovers romance like no other! "Ana Osorio and Ahmed Hamad are consistently excellent as they...

Der junge Adlige Richard Bell liebt das Tanzen. Sein Vater, der feine Lord Bell, hat langsam genug davon und schickt seinen Sohn auf eine Geschäftsreise nach Paris. Als dieser bei einer Aufführung auf die Primaballerina Alana Nox trifft, wird seine Welt auf den Kopf gestellt. Der sonst so selbstsichere Lebemann hat nur noch Augen für sie und ist bereit, alles zu tun, um ihr Herz zu erobern.

Neste romance, banido na Rússia e sucesso no BookTok, dois garotos vivem um relacionamento proibido na União Soviética dos anos 1980. Vinte anos depois de ter passado seu último verão no acampamento Andorinha, Iura decide voltar. Os tempos são outros: já não existe União Soviética, o...

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! Shanghai is under siege in this “tightly paced” (School Library Journal, starred review) and searingly romantic sequel to These Violent Delights, which New York Times bestselling author Natasha Ngan calls “deliciously dark.” The year is 1927, and...

An Instant New York Times Bestseller * A BuzzFeed Best Young Adult Book of the Year Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Serpent & Dove, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu...

La autora de Lágrimas en el mar y Entre tonos de gris regresa con un extraordinario y cautivante relato de amor, silencio y secretos situado en la época de la dictadura de Franco en España. Madrid, 1957. Bajo la dictadura fascista del General Francisco Franco, España esconde un oscuro...

Vlad Dracula has long lived in the shadows of his bloodthirsty father, the voivode, and his older brother, Mircea. Despite their cruelty, Vlad has yearned to prove himself worthy of the throne his whole life. In the cold halls of the voivode's palace, Vlad can only rely on his cousin and closest friend, Andrei Musat. When Vlad and Andrei meet Ilona Csáki, the daughter of an influential boyar, they each find themselves drawn to her. But then Ilona is betrothed to Mircea as part of a political alliance, and Vlad's resentfulness of his brother begins to seethe into something far darker.

Als ihre Räuberbande die Kutsche eines arroganten Herren überfällt, ahnt Frederica noch nicht, dass sie sich mit einem der wichtigsten Männer von ganz Fairona anlegt. Doch als sie ihm auf Wondringham Castle wiederbegegnet, wo die vier Prinzen nach geeigneten Ehefrauen suchen, stehen drei Dinge fest. Erstens: Frederica hat vielleicht ein klitzekleines bisschen unterschätzt, was es bedeutet, an einer königlichen Brautschau teilzunehmen. Zweitens: Der Fremde mit den stahlblauen Augen, der ihr Herz zum Rasen bringt, ist einer der vier Prinzen und dazu noch verdammt attraktiv.

A thrillingly romantic Gothic horror about a girl who must uncover a terrifying family's scheme before she becomes their next sacrifice. After a scandal blacklists her in society, eighteen-year-old Maeva Whitney is forced to flee with her family to their long-neglected country home to wait out...

Rachel never faced her own ghosts. Instead, she chose to become one. I must not make that same mistake. It’s 1874 in southern Maine when eighteen-year-old aspiring writer Agnes Alder arrives at Ravenfield Hall, an old manor house situated along a jagged patch of coastline. She’s been invited...

O maior desejo de lady Hazel Sinnett é se tornar uma renomada cirurgiã, algo impensável para uma mulher no século XIX. Para conseguir estudar na Sociedade Real de Anatomistas, ela finge ser um jovem cavalheiro, mas é expulsa quando descobrem sua identidade. Desesperada, a garota faz um acordo com o Dr. Beecham: se ela passar no exame estudando por conta própria, ele permitirá que Hazel realize seu sonho. Mas livros não bastam para aprender anatomia. Ela vai precisar de cadáveres.

From an award-winning storyteller comes a sweeping historical tale of honor, star-crossed lovers, and loyalty, set during the violent Viking invasion of York, England. Tor is the youngest son of the mighty king of Norway, whose prowess is the stuff of legend and whose hundreds of ships and...

A compellingly beautiful tale of magic, intrigue and deception, set against the backdrop of eighteenth-century Paris on the cusp of revolution. Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries – and magicians . . . When seventeen-year-old Camille...

Una antigua guerra de sangre entre dos bandas baña las calles de rojo, dejando a la ciudad indefensa ante las garras del caos. En el centro de esta disputa se halla Juliette Cai, la orgullosa heredera de la Pandilla Escarlata, una red de gánsteres que opera por encima de la ley. Sus únicos rivales son los criminales rusos que integran la Banda de las Flores Blancas; detrás de cada movimiento está su heredero: Roma Montagov, el primer amor de Juliette… y su primera traición.

Bloomsbury presents Hearts of Fire and Snow by Michael Paul Kennedy, Pete Winner and Andy McNab, read by Ana Osorio and Johnny Rey Diaz. Award-winning authors David Bowles and Guadalupe García McCall reimagine a beloved Aztec tale of star-crossed lovers with one last chance to reunite. Blanca...

Der Gnade einer wilden Wikingerbande ausgeliefert. Gegen meinen Willen gefangen gehalten. Bin ich dazu bestimmt, alles aufzugeben, auch mein Herz? Drei rivalisierende Krieger wollen mich besitzen. Um mir die Freiheit zu nehmen. Um mich zu ihrem Bauernopfer in einem Schachspiel um Rache und Genugtuung zu machen. Ich werde der dunklen Künste beschuldigt, meine einzige wahre Freundin vergiftet zu haben, und mein Leben steht auf dem Spiel. Ich muss mein Schicksal wählen.

Divided Berlin is the face of the Cold War in the 70s. Kate is new at Berlin American High School in West Berlin, confused how life works in an island of freedom walled in by a totalitarian state. Life in the American Sector takes off when Kate befriends Amy, joins cross country, and discovers Berlin's quirky nightlife, while falling quietly in love.