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La storia di Kimberly e Andrew va finalmente a gonfie vele e nemmeno l'arrivo in città del suo migliore amico, Jebediah, che prende una piega inaspettata, riesce a scalfire la solidità del loro rapporto.

جميعنا يحلم، وجميعنا نسعى لتحقيق أحلامنا، البعض يفقد حلمه أثناء الرحلة، والبعض يتوه في زحام البشر والأيام، والبعض الآخر يتمسك بحلمه، يعمل ليل نهار من أجله، وعندما يصل ويجد حلمه بين يديه وتتحقق المعجزة ويذوب المستحيل ويصل للنجاح، السعادة، يشعر حينها بجدوى حياته. وجميعنا نتملك موهبة ما، لكن من منّا يستطيع اكتشافها وإخراجها؟ فإذا أمنت بموهبتك، وتمسكت بحلمك؛ فبالتأكيد أنه ذات يوم سيتحقق، فقط كل ما علينا أن نراقب العالم وهو يساعدنا على تحقيقه لذا، يجب أن تكون أحلامنا كبيرة، وحقيقية، ويجب أن نعلم أن في هذه الحياة لا يوجد عمر للأحلام؛ فكل ما علينا هو أن نحلم.

Salutation Road by Salma Ibrahim is a beautifully told, speculative literary debut about the everyday struggles of immigration, love and letting go of a past that never really existed. For fans of Nadifa Mohamed and Mohsin Hamid. 23-year-old Sirad Ali is a woman adrift. Abandoned by her father...

FINALIST FOR THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROGERS WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION An explosive new novel from the award-winning, bestselling author of De Niro's Game and Cockroach. It is 1978 in Beirut, Lebanon...

At first, Claudia hated going back to seventh grade. But things are definitely improving. She's on top of her schoolwork, she's made some great friends, and her new classmates really look up to her - so much that they nominate her to be Queen of the Seventh Grade. And when the votes come in, the results are clear: Claudia's not just adjusting to seventh grade, she's ruling it!

En 711, l'armée musulmane franchit les 14 kilomètres qui séparent le Maghreb de l'Espagne. Douze mille valeureux soldats guidés par le lieutenant Târiq Ibn Ziyâd feront face à la terrible armée des 100 000 Wisigoths menés par le roi Rodéric. Contre toute attente, les musulmans remportent la victoire et, dans un élan incroyable, conquièrent toute l'Espagne en moins d'un an!

It had a good laugh when I found my boyfriend of four years in bed with my best friend. It was rolling on the floor when the same backstabbing beasts stole my dream school, landing me in a different state, where I didn’t know a single soul. You’d think after all that, it’d cut me a break, right? Wrong. Enter its next jest, and this one’s a doozy. Kai Elliot. Campus womanizer. Self-proclaimed bad boy. And the new bane of my existence—but not for the reason you might think.

The child of South-Asian migrants, Kazim Ali was born in London, lived as a child in the cities and small towns of Manitoba, and made a life in the United States. As a man passing through disparate homes, he has never felt he belonged to a place. And yet, one day, he finds himself thinking of Jenpeg, a community thrown up around the building of a hydroelectric dam on the Nelson River, where he once lived for several years as a child. Does the town still exist, he wonders? Is the dam still operational?

Laconic, sharp and playful, 99 Nights in Logar is a stunning coming-of-age novel and a portrait of Afghanistan like no other, from an unforgettable new voice. It is 2005 in Logar, Afghanistan, and twelve-year-old Marwand has returned from America with his family for the summer. He loses the tip of his finger to the village dog, Budabash, who then escapes. Marwand's quest to find Budabash, over 99 nights, begins.

Sixteen-year-old Rosa lives in one of the eight enclosed cities of The Woodlands. Where the lone survivors of a devastating race war have settled in the Russian wilderness because it's the only scrap of land left habitable on the planet. In these circular cities, everyone must abide by the law or face harsh punishment. Rosa's inability to conform and obey the rules brands her a leper and no one wants to be within two feet of her, until she meets Joseph.

Ali Wong's stand-up special delves into her sexual adventures, hoarding, the rocky road to pregnancy, and why feminism is terrible.

Journey with children, fae creatures, and gods alike as they navigate the joy of friendship, the struggles of finding identity, and the unclear pathways of strange new worlds. From best sellers to rising voices, 11 terrifically talented authors explore the many faces of whimsy and wonder, mischief and misdoings.

 Jungle Nama is a beautiful verse adaptation of a legend from the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. It tells the story of the avaricious rich merchant Dhona, the poor lad Dukhey and his mother; it is also the story of Dokkhin Rai, a mighty spirit who appears to humans as a tiger, of Bon Bibi, the benign goddess of the forest, and her warrior brother, Shah Jongoli.  

Now a middle-aged dad, Ali has become one of the foremost and funniest public intellectuals in America. In Go Back to Where You Came From, he tackles the dangers of Islamophobia, white supremacy, and chocolate hummus, peppering personal stories with astute insights into national security, immigration, and pop culture. In this refreshingly bold, hopeful, and uproarious memoir, Ali offers indispensable lessons for cultivating a more compassionate, inclusive, and delicious America.

Mimi Bedford was killed in bad faith. Someone wants to take revenge. The killer is ruthless and intelligent. But every intelligent criminal makes a mistake that will undo everything.

Imran was having a day in his life when he stumbled upon a secret message. Inadvertently. Now that he is involved, he cannot step back until he has solved the mystery. In apparently unrelated events, Imran has to find a pattern and a criminal.

Sloane Miller has mastered keeping her walls high and her heart off-limits, especially to men like Beckett DeLuca, the cocky, ridiculously good-looking bartender who lives across the hall. Sure, he’s charming, funny, and somehow always there when she needs him… but she’s not interested. Absolutely not. Except late-night banter turned into lingering looks. A favor turned into flowers on her desk. And now Beckett has a way of showing up, coffee in hand, that slow, knowing smile on his lips.

Mercy, Elias, Cassius, and Georgette all come to Monvest to visit Queen Devika and Brees. They plan to celebrate Dawn Tidings together and welcome in the new seasons. However, there is no shortage of plotting, meddling, and romance as the Pirate Queen concocts a plan to bring her friends a little romance for the holiday.

USA TODAY BESTSELLER! A most anticipated book from Harper’s Bazaar, Goodreads, Woman’s World, and more! For fans of Daisy Jones & the Six and In Five Years—a powerful and transportive new novel about a music executive desperately trying to bring a rock band back from the brink, from...

The nationally bestselling author of The Paleontologist and A History of Fear returns with a spine-tingling new thriller about a weight loss treatment with terrifying side effects. Retail worker Emmett Truesdale has never fit the Southern California mold of six-pack, suntanned masculinity. Over...