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I'm Maxim Temnikov, and unlike your typical twelve-year-old, I have the spirit of a necromancer living inside my head. I also study at a magic school where everyone is at least a few years older than me. And if that wasn't enough, I spend more time at the headmaster's office than I do in my room. Oh, I can also see ghosts. Cool, right? Well, it'd be, if they would stop bothering me with their nonsense. I'm not their therapist or social worker!

Odile, wise beyond her years, will surely pass the Conseil's vetting. But when she happens upon a mourning tour she wasn't supposed to see, she realizes her dear friend Edme's parents have crossed the border from the east, from twenty years in the future, to view their son still alive in Odile's present. Edme, who's so funny and light. Edme, who's a violin virtuoso at just sixteen. Edme, who's the first boy to even see Odile, to really like her.... And it's Edme who's going to die.

Brought to you by Penguin. The most heart-warming and emotional romcom of 2022, perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane and Sophie Cousens ONE PROMISE Best friends Eleanor and Fin are inseparable. They are convinced that it will always be this way. But to be sure, they make a pact to keep their...

George de Clare thought moving to Manhattan would be an escape. Instead, it's become another performance. Between failed relationships, awkward hookups, and the exhausting work of being "too British" for Americans and "not queer enough" for anyone, George is unravelling. A disastrous trip to Los Angeles with his boyfriend Charlie ends with George fleeing back to New York—alone, broke, and wondering if his queerness is a burden he'll carry forever.

In 16-year-old Mike Hernandez's life, only one thing is clear: Gay is not okay. His family's life revolves around the church, a church run by the vocally intolerant Pastor Myers, so Mike has resolved to spend his life in the closet. His only escape - besides the occasional, anonymous gay make-out session - is his art. He pours his complicated emotions into risque drawings he keeps in a secret sketchbook. A sketchbook he carries everywhere. When his sketchbook goes missing in the middle of Sunday school, Mike is sure his life is over. 

Brought to you by Penguin. The new novel from Claire Alexander, author of Meredith, Alone. Three generations of women. Three life altering events. As they discover the truth of their heritage, they'll discover what makes the pieces of us... At fifty-eight Minnie McAllister isn’t an old woman...

Meet Orlando: a young nobleman in Elizabethan England, poet, lover, adventurer—and, after a transformational sleep, a woman. Spanning over 300 years of British history, Orlando bends the rules of time, gender, and narrative as its protagonist navigates shifting societies, identities, and expectations, all while seeking something elusive: the truth of the self. Playful, profound, and radically ahead of its time, Virginia Woolf's groundbreaking novel is part love letter, part satire, and part meditation on the fluid nature of existence.

Роман о тех, чья юность совпала с безмятежным периодом застоя, и на кого в 90-е пришелся основной удар, потребовавший "выбора пути", "перекройки" мировоззрения, создания новой картины мира.

Famed for its natural beauty and rich history, Sardinia in 1968 is notorious, too, for the bandits who kidnap wealthy landowners for ransom. Eleven-year-old Alba Fresu’s brother, and her father, Bruno, are abducted by criminals who mistake Bruno for a rich man. After a gruelling journey through the countryside, the two are eventually released - but the experience leaves Alba shaken and unable to readjust to normal life, or to give voice to her inner turmoil....

’A delightful read’ Booklist Some loves are worth sacrificing everything for . . . Santina is spending her final days at her home, Villa San Vito, in the beautiful Italian town of Positano. As she decides the fate of the magnificent eighteenth century palazzo she must confront the choices...

"Непуганое поколение" - роман Александра Лапина, вторая книга цикла "Русский крест", жанр современная русская литература. Цикл "Русский крест" - "сага о поколении". Интимный дневник, охватывающий масштабный период конца XX - начала XXI века...

Becky’s father is not just absent: he’s a total mystery, a hole in her life. He died before she was born and for her mother, Laura, the subject is strictly off-limits. When Laura books a spontaneous trip to Greece, Becky decides to join her, determined to get closer to her mother - and to the truth. But as they make their way to the island of Santorini, it becomes clear that this holiday is not as impulsive as Becky thought. Laura’s hiding something from her daughter - and she’s been hiding it for Becky’s whole life.

Nach dem Tod seiner Mutter entdeckt Edvard ein Sparbuch auf seinen Namen. Ein kleines Vermögen hat sich angesammelt. Warum hat seine Mutter ihm das Sparbuch verschwiegen? Steckt vielleicht sein vor 50 Jahren verschwundener Vater dahinter? Jetzt will Edvard die Wahrheit wissen und eine erste Spur führt ihn zu einer Bank in Oslo. Auf der Überfahrt lernt er die junge Berliner Journalistin Alva kennen. Auch sie ist auf der Suche - nach sich selbst. Eine Reise durch Fjorde, Gebirge, einsame Hochebenen und magische Orte beginnt, die beide für immer verändert.

Seit zwanzig Jahren ermittelt Alexander Geyrhofer im Internet, sieben Jahre davon für das Landeskriminalamt Oberösterreich. Fast ebenso lange erklärt er an Schulen den richtigen Umgang damit. Jetzt wendet er sich an Eltern und zeigt, wie sie ihre Kinder trotz Gefahren wie Cyber-Mobbing, sexuelle Ausbeutung oder Abzocke mit gutem Gefühl surfen lassen können. Ein Ratgeber mit vielen leicht umsetzbaren Tipps.

When 79-year-old Arthur gathers his family together to share some important news, no one is prepared for the bombshell he drops: he's gay, and after a lifetime in the closet, he's about to come out. Arthur's daughter, Elizabeth, storms out. She swears that she won't have anything to do with her father again—and she forbids her children from seeing him too. Arthur's 21-year-old grandson, Teddy, has a secret of his own: he's also gay, and developing serious feelings for his colleague Ben. But Teddy doesn't feel remotely ready to come out yet.

Armed with a Crock-Pot and a pile of recipes, a grandmother, her granddaughter, and a mysterious young man work to bring a community together in this uplifting novel for readers of The Chicken Sisters. Esther Larson has been cooking for funerals in the Northwoods of Wisconsin for seventy years...

Flatmates Judith, Giles and David once had it all: youth, optimism, ambition and degrees from one of the country's best universities. In their 20s, they were full of potential, but 10 years later, they're simply might-have-beens. Stuck in Streatham and strapped for cash, they're forced to mooch off their more successful mates just to get by.

Martina wants to be the best gymnast in the world. But so does everyone around her. During one week of intense competition, Martina and her teammates are tested to the limit, and any sign of weakness can quickly spell the end. By the end of the week, one of the gymnasts will be dead. Every girl will do anything to win…but at what cost?

Romeo und Julia in modernem, queerem Gewand mit einer düsteren Dark-Academia-Atmosphäre. Alles hinter sich lassen. Von vorne anfangen. Genau das hat sich Josh von einem Studium an der Brynmor University versprochen. Aber nach dem Streit mit einem anderen Studenten steht er wie in seiner Schulzeit erneut als Außenseiter da. Zu allem Überfluss trifft er in Brynmor jetzt auch noch Finn Godwins wieder. Die Familien von Josh und Finn blicken auf eine jahrzehntelange Fehde zurück, und auch Finn und Josh sind in der Vergangenheit immer wieder aneinandergeraten.

"Wir stehen mitten im prasselnden Regen, die Füße im Schlamm versunken, Herz an Herz, und wissen beide, dass ich alles andere als Hass für ihn empfinde." Camille bekommt die Chance ihres Lebens: Schafft sie es, dem Bestsellerautor Ashton Parker ein neues Manuskript zu entlocken, ist ihr der feste Platz im Verlagsteam sicher. Schafft sie es nicht, muss sie einen anderen Weg finden, ihrer persönlichen Hölle zu entfliehen. Als sie jedoch den Kontakt zu Ash sucht, muss sie feststellen, dass der Autor nicht nur verdammt sexy ist, sondern auch störrisch wie ein Esel.