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The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz by Ellie Midwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“We must die standing up for something.”“And what are we standing up for?”“The most important thing there is. Freedom.”Millions of people walked through Auschwitz’s gates, but she was the first woman who escaped. This powerful novel tells the inspiring true story of Mala Zimetbaum, whose heroism will never be forgotten, and whose fate altered the course of history…Nobody leaves Auschwitz alive... -
![Scorched by Wajdi Mouawad]()
Scorched by Wajdi Mouawad
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwin children Jeanne and Simon want to solve the mystery of their origins. In retracing the bitter history of their mother, who is about to die, other characters come into the story—witnesses or key players able to assist in the investigation. Carried aloft by poetic language, the inquiry pursued by Jeanne and Simon unfolds in a dreamlike atmosphere... -
![The Orphanage by Serhiy Zhadan]()
The Orphanage by Serhiy Zhadan
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRecalling the brutal landscape of The Road and the wartime storytelling of A Farewell to Arms, The Orphanage is a searing novel that excavates the human collateral damage wrought by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine...Categorized as:
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![On One Condition by K. Bromberg]()
On One Condition by K. Bromberg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFirst loves deserve a second chance in an all-new small town, billionaire romance by New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg. The requirement is ridiculous but simple. Spend two months in Cedar Falls and play the mayor’s games to ensure that The Retreat, Sharpe International’s newest resort, can open. But I have a history with this small, Montana town... -
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![Final Proposal by K. Bromberg]()
Final Proposal by K. Bromberg
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFall in love with billionaire, Fordham Sharpe, and sassy businesswoman, Ellery Sinclair, in this all-new wrong place at the right time, forced proximity, office romance by New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg.One stormy night.One hotel bar full of stranded travelers.One available chair next to a charming, mysterious, and sexy-as-hell man... -
![Поезия. Публицистика by Hristo Botev]()
Поезия. Публицистика by Hristo Botev
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsСветът на Ботевата поезия е монолитен, с вътрешно сцепление на заряда и внушенията на всяко от стихотворенията му под знака на единни нагласи и цели... -
![Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia by Herman Parish, Lynn Sweat]()
Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia by Herman Parish, Lynn Sweat
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLearn to read with the classic Amelia Bedelia!Ever since Amelia Bedelia made her debut in 1963, young readers have been laughing out loud at the antics of this literal-minded but charming housekeeper.The doctor is out! But Amelia Bedelia is ready to help a crowd of grouchy patients... -
![Donde habitan los ángeles by Claudia Celis]()
Donde habitan los ángeles by Claudia Celis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratings¿Por qué todos aquellos que amamos en la vida tienen que desaparecer?, se pregunta Pancho, el protagonista. Esta novela recog sus memorias y recuerdos desde la perspectiva de su juventud. Durante las vacaciones, Pancho y otros sobrinos de Tacho y Chabela llenan de alegría la casa de San Miguel. En esos breves lapsos, los tíos olvidan la tristeza que la muerte de su hijo les dejó... -
![Nicholas Sparks Love Stories Three Book Set (A Bend In The Road, The Rescue, Message In A Bottle) by Nicholas Sparks]()
Nicholas Sparks Love Stories Three Book Set (A Bend In The Road, The Rescue, Message In A Bottle) by Nicholas Sparks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNichaolas Sparks Love Stories Three-Book Set (A Bend In the Road, The Rescue, Message in a Bottle) For a limited time get three of Nicholas Sparks' popular fiction titles in one easy-to-order package, including the bestseller, Message in a Bottle... -
![The Bamboo Stalk by Saud Alsanousi, سعود السنعوسي]()
The Bamboo Stalk by Saud Alsanousi, سعود السنعوسي
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsDaring and bold, The Bamboo Stalk takes an unflinching look at the universal struggles of identity, race, and class as they intersect between two disparate societies: Kuwait and the Philippines. Josephine comes to Kuwait from the Philippines to work as a maid, where she meets Rashid, a spoiled but kind-hearted only son... -
![A Star in the Sky by Kimberly Rae Jordan]()
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![Selected Poems by Anna Akhmatova]()
Selected Poems by Anna Akhmatova
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBrings together all D.M. Thomas' acclaimed translations of Akhmatova's poems. This volume includes "Requiem", her poem of the Stalinist Terror and "Poem Without a Hero"... -
![Magenta by John Payton Foden]()
Magenta by John Payton Foden
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMagenta is a harrowing journey into war-torn Sarajevo, and into the blackest reaches of the human condition. The novel follows a journalist, Silva, as she and her team make their way deep into a city under siege, in order to recover the body of Thierry, an award-winning filmmaker who has been killed there...Categorized as:
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![Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders by Joanna Ho, Liz Kleinrock]()
Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders by Joanna Ho, Liz Kleinrock
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling Joanna Ho, of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, and award-winning educator Liz Kleinrock, comes a powerful companion picture book about adoption and family. A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection and meaning through them, even though they look different from her parents’... -
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![A Gracious Enemy by Michael G. Kramer]()
A Gracious Enemy by Michael G. Kramer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe full story of the three Indochina wars, told from both sides and including the plight of civilians caught up in the fighting. Of necessity, the politics of Australia, New Zealand, Britain, France, and the USA towards the push for independence and freedom by Vietnam and Laos are examined. The region known as Indochina is made up of the countries of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam... -
![The Sandwich Swap by Rania Al-Abdullah, Kelly DiPucchio]()
The Sandwich Swap by Rania Al-Abdullah, Kelly DiPucchio
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLily and Salma are best friends. They like doing all the same things, and they always eat lunch together. Lily eats peanut butter and Salma eats hummus--but what's that between friends? It turns out, a lot. Before they know it, a food fight breaks out... -
![Traitor General by Dan Abnett]()
Traitor General by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsUnder the orders of Archon Urlock Gaur, the forces of Magister Sek have pushed into the Khan group of the Sabbat Worlds and captured a high ranking Imperial Lord General. Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt and a hand picked team of his Tanith elite have been tasked with the re-capture or assassination of this vital officer... -
![A Costume for Charly by C.K. Malone, Alejandra Barajas]()
A Costume for Charly by C.K. Malone, Alejandra Barajas
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTrick-or-treat! Non-binary Charly must think outside the box to create the perfect Halloween one that represents both their feminine and masculine sides. Halloween is always tricky for Charly, and this year they are determined to find a costume that showcases both the feminine and masculine halves of their identity. Digging through their costume box, they explore many fun costumes. Some are masc... -
![Not Quite Clear by Lyla Payne]()
Not Quite Clear by Lyla Payne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the 5th book in USAToday Bestselling Author Lyla Payne's LOWCOUNTRY MYSTERY series. It continues to follow Graciela Harper and her friends as she navigates ghosts, romance, in-laws, and the legal system in rural Heron Creek, SC... -
![Not Quite Right by Lyla Payne]()
Not Quite Right by Lyla Payne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor the living, the dead, and the people stuck somewhere in between, Heron Creek has become a battleground. Graciela Harper might be new seeing ghosts, fighting curses, and just living with her old friends again, but there’s no doubt she’s on the front lines—and overwhelmed.Leo and Mel have been arrested. Amelia teeters on the edge of a deep depression that could cost her her child... -
![Breaking Boundaries by Teresa J. Reasor]()
Breaking Boundaries by Teresa J. Reasor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCorporal Callahan Crowes returns home from Afghanistan missing part of a leg and haunted by guilt over the loss of his men. He pledges to live every moment of his life to the fullest and works to build a career in the only field he knows besides being a soldier: construction... -
![Step Up by Monica McKayhan]()
Step Up by Monica McKayhan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIndigo Summer and her boyfriend, Marcus Carter, have stayed solid through plenty of drama. Now Marcus is a senior, and he's already received his acceptance letter from Harvard. Indigo knows how hard he's worked for this chance... -
![Trouble Follows by Monica McKayhan]()
Trouble Follows by Monica McKayhan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife Is (Was…Will Be?) Good Indigo Summer has everything she wants: a coveted spot on the high school dance squad, a hot boyfriend (the one and only Marcus Carter) and—her best friend, Jade, is moving back to Atlanta! But why does trouble always have to follow? Jade is suddenly getting too cozy with their good-looking history teacher... -
![The North Star by Peter H. Reynolds]()
The North Star by Peter H. Reynolds
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter following paths and signs determined by others, a young boy finally realizes that he must find his own individual way in life...Categorized as:
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![Revenge of the Vinyl Cafe by Stuart McLean]()
Revenge of the Vinyl Cafe by Stuart McLean
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe world can be a perilous place. And the seemingly friendly world of Canada’s favourite fictional family is no different. Everyone is afraid of something: Dave, for example, is afraid of dolls, germs and Mary Turlington. Sam, on the other hand, is afraid of bees, UFOs, and “mewpilated” cows. Morley’s fears—public nudity and drop-in visits—are slightly less peculiar... -
![That One Summer by C.J. Duggan]()
That One Summer by C.J. Duggan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLoving Chris Henderson would be wrong. Diabolically disastrous. I mean, what is there about him to love? He’s moody, bossy, brooding, a control freak, and that’s on a good day … but there was one achingly obvious fact that haunted my every thought, every minute of every day … He sure could kiss... -
![Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis]()
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell, the New York Times bestselling team behind Today I Feel Silly and I’m Gonna Like Me, bring us a tender and funny picture book for every parent and child. Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born is a special celebration of the love and joy an adopted child creates for a family... -
![Deck the Halls (Darling, VT) by Donna Alward]()
Deck the Halls (Darling, VT) by Donna Alward
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith shades of It’s a Wonderful Life , one man must face his past to find his future this Christmas. In the last year, George's life has drastically changed. The formerly homeless veteran now has a job he likes, a family in the residents of Darling, VT, and for the first time in years, a home... -
![The Redundancy of Courage by Timothy Mo]()
The Redundancy of Courage by Timothy Mo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Indonesian island is hastily given independence, and a Chinese-educated homosexual who was born on the island returns from his Canadian university to find his life radically altered. The story, shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize, represents an account of a post-colonial disaster... -
![The Evidence Speaks Box Set: Books 1-3 by W.L. Knightly]()
The Evidence Speaks Box Set: Books 1-3 by W.L. Knightly
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings3 Mystery books for your reading pleasure.The Past AwakensJust when CSI Madison Corman thinks settling into her new job is going to give her the advantages she needs, a new case comes along that proves too good to be true. Together with Warren, she’ll right old wrongs and prove that the past is sometimes better left unsolved.Detective Silas Warren has gone years dealing with regret... -
![Yugoslavia, My Fatherland by Goran Vojnović]()
Yugoslavia, My Fatherland by Goran Vojnović
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Vladan Borojević googles the name of his father Nedelko, a former officer in the Yugoslav People’s Army, supposedly killed in the civil war after the decay of Yugoslavia, he unexpectedly discovers a dark family secret...Categorized as:
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![My America: We Are Patriots: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary, Book Two by Kristiana Gregory]()
My America: We Are Patriots: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary, Book Two by Kristiana Gregory
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Ms. Gregory's sequel to Five Smooth Stones, Hope's brother returns, but she worries about her father's fate and that of Philadelphia. This book is part of the relaunch of the My America series.In this wonderful second book featuring Hope Penny Potter, the Revolutionary War wages on and Hope's daily life is much affected...Categorized as:
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![A Year of Everyday Wonders by Cheryl B. Klein, Qin Leng]()
A Year of Everyday Wonders by Cheryl B. Klein, Qin Leng
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom first haircut to first ice-cream cone, each year brings a new cycle of experiences With each new year come countless little wonders. From the highs—first snowfall, first new umbrella, first beach trip—to the lows—first missed bus, first lost umbrella, first sunburn— every year older means another cycle of everyday experiences... -
![How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone by Saša Stanišić]()
How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone by Saša Stanišić
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor young Aleksandar - the best magician in the non-aligned states and painter of unfinished things - life is endowed with a mythic quality in the Bosnian town of Višegrad, a rich playground for his imagination. When his grandfather dies, Aleks channels his storytelling talent to help with his grief... -
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![Homebody/Kabul by Tony Kushner]()
Homebody/Kabul by Tony Kushner
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Homebody/Kabul, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America, has turned his penetrating gaze to the arena of global politics to create this suspenseful portrait of a dangerous collision between cultures... -
![The Madman of Freedom Square by Hassan Blasim]()
The Madman of Freedom Square by Hassan Blasim
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the Iran/Iraq War through the Occupation, this collection of fictional short stories presents an uncompromising view of the relationship between the West and Iraq, as well as a haunting critique of the postwar refugee experience... -
![The Haunting of Briarwych Church by Amy Cross]()
The Haunting of Briarwych Church by Amy Cross
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe year is 1942. Britain is in the grip of the Second World War, bringing blackout conditions to much of the country. And in one of the country's oldest churches, a powerful evil begins to stir. For several years, Briarwych Church has remained locked and unused... -
![Drach by Szczepan Twardoch]()
Drach by Szczepan Twardoch
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDrach wie. Wraz z kilkuletnim Josefem przygląda się świniobiciu. Jest październikowy poranek 1906 roku i, choć chłopiec nie ma o tym pojęcia, ryk zarzynanego zwierzęcia oraz smak wusztzupy powrócą do niego kilkanaście lat później, gdy po zakończeniu wojny będzie powracał na Śląsk.Nikodem nigdy nie był w wojsku. Jest za to wziętym architektem...Categorized as:
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![Porcupine by Meg Tilly]()
Porcupine by Meg Tilly
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWar-torn Afghanistan could not seem farther from Newfoundland, but it is about to change twelve-year-old tomboy Jack Cooper (or Jacqueline, as her mother insists on calling her) forever. When her father is killed in the war, she watches helplessly as her mother crumbles under sorrow and depression... -
![Cukiernia Pod Amorem. Hryciowie by Małgorzata Gutowska-Adamczyk]()
Cukiernia Pod Amorem. Hryciowie by Małgorzata Gutowska-Adamczyk
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWojenna zawierucha. Dramatyczna podróż po okupowanej Europie. Trudy życia codziennego w ponurej rzeczywistości PRL-u. Miłość i pasja. Szczęście i cierpienie. Wielkie namiętności i rodzinne intrygi. To wszystko jest udziałem bohaterów trzeciego tomu Cukierni Pod Amorem. Prześledźmy ostatni etap ich fascynującej historii... -
![Gravity vs. the Girl by Riley Noehren]()
Gravity vs. the Girl by Riley Noehren
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSamantha Green has just spent an entire year in her pajamas, and she is beginning to regret it. What's more, she is haunted by four ghosts that are former versions of herself. First up is the overachieving and materialistic attorney, who is furious with Samantha for throwing away the career she worked so hard to build... -
![Wish You Were Here, Liza by Robin Wasserman]()
Wish You Were Here, Liza by Robin Wasserman
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book kicks off our first sweet and sassy Candy Apple summer vacation trilogy! Each book focuses on one girl from a trio, and follows her summer adventure away from her friends...Categorized as:
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![David Falkayn: Star Trader by Poul Anderson]()
David Falkayn: Star Trader by Poul Anderson
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 13 ratings1. Poul Anderson remains one of science fiction's most popular writers, and this generous volume of his best work, with wide-ranging themes and settings, will attract his thousands of fans and win him many new ones.2. Included is a complete novel, Satan's World, and a number of equally exciting short novels.3. A book with strong appeal to readers of David Drake's RCN series.4...Categorized as:
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![A Door in the Earth by Amy Waldman]()
A Door in the Earth by Amy Waldman
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor readers of Cutting for Stone and The Reluctant Fundamentalist, a "breathtaking and achingly nuanced" (Kirkus, starred review) new novel from the author of the national bestseller The Submission about the journey of a young Afghan-American woman trapped between her ideals and the complicated truth...Categorized as:
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![Little Family by Ishmael Beah]()
Little Family by Ishmael Beah
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA powerful novel about young people in a conflict-scarred land, struggling to replace the homes they have lost with the one they have created together.Hidden away from a harsh outside world, five young people have improvised a home in an abandoned airplane, a relic of their country’s chaos. Elimane, the bookworm, is as street-smart as he is wise... -
![Cross The Stars by David Drake]()
Cross The Stars by David Drake
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHammer's Slammer Don Slade is coming home to the planet Tethys, to his son and the woman he loves. But the space between is cold and dark with planets which hold hidden dangers, and if Don Slade should ever reach Tethys, that's when the real fighting starts... -
![Omega Minor by Paul Verhaeghen]()
Omega Minor by Paul Verhaeghen
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBerlin, Spring of 1995. While a group of neo-Nazis are preparing an anniversary bash of disastrous proportions, an old physics professor returns to Potsdam to atone for his sins, an Italian postdoc designs an experiment that will determine the fate of the universe, and, in a room at Le Charit?, a Holocaust survivor tells his tale to the willing ear of a young psychologist...Categorized as:
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![Beneath the Darkening Sky by Majok Tulba]()
Beneath the Darkening Sky by Majok Tulba
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWINNER OF THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD YOUNG NOVELIST'S AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE, THE COMMONWEALTH WRITERS' PRIZE AND NEW SOUTH WALES' PREMIER LITERARY AWARDS On the day that Obinna’s village is savagely attacked by the rebel army and his father murdered, he witnesses violence beyond his imagination...Categorized as:
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![The Truth Commissioner by David Park]()
The Truth Commissioner by David Park
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a society trying to heal the scars of the past with the salve of truth and reconciliation, four men's lives become linked in a way they could never have imagined. In a community where truth is often tribal and partial, the secret they share threatens to destroy what they have each built in the present... -
![Martyrs' Crossing by Amy Wilentz]()
Martyrs' Crossing by Amy Wilentz
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“SOPHISTICATED AND SUSPENSEFUL . . . TAUTLY WRITTEN . . . Wilentz knows the world she writes about very well, and her descriptions have a solid specificity that lends authority to her fiction.”–The New York Times Book Review“At a closed Israeli checkpoint, Marina, a Palestinian mother, clutches her ailing boy, desperate for access to Jerusalem and its doctors...
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