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In 1946, Eva leaves behind the rubble of Berlin for the streets of New York City, stepping from the fiery aftermath of one war into another, far colder one, where power is more important than principles and lies are more plentiful than the truth. Eva holds the key to a deadly secret: Project Bluebird - a horrific experiment of the concentration camps, capable of tipping the balance of world power. Both the Americans and the Soviets want Bluebird, and it is something that neither should ever be allowed to possess.

A mesmerizing historical audiobook of suspense and intrigue about a teenage girl who risks everything to save her missing brother. Poland, July 1944. Sixteen-year-old Maria is making her way home after years of forced labor in Nazi Germany, only to find her village destroyed and her parents...

The year is 1941. Krystia lives in a small Ukrainian village under the cruel - sometimes violent - occupation of the Soviets. So when the Nazis march into town to liberate them, many of Krystia's neighbors welcome the troops with celebrations, hoping for a better life. But conditions don't improve as expected. Krystia's friend Dolik and the other Jewish people in town warn that their new occupiers may only bring darker days. The worst begins to happen when the Nazis blame the Jews for murders they didn't commit. As the Nazis force Jews into a ghetto, Krystia does what she can to help.

Occupied Warsaw, Summer 1940: Witold Pilecki, a Polish underground operative, accepted a mission to uncover the fate of thousands interned at a new concentration camp, report on Nazi crimes, raise a secret army, and stage an uprising. The name of the camp - Auschwitz. Over the next two and half years, and under the cruelest of conditions, Pilecki's underground sabotaged facilities, assassinated Nazi officers, and gathered evidence of terrifying abuse and mass murder.

Lida thought she was safe. Her neighbors wearing the yellow star were all taken away, but Lida is not Jewish. She will be fine, won't she? But she cannot escape the horrors of World War II. Lida's parents are ripped away from her and she is separated from her beloved sister, Larissa. The Nazis take Lida to a brutal work camp, where she and other Ukrainian children are forced into backbreaking labor. Starving and terrified, Lida bonds with her fellow prisoners, but none of them know if they'll live to see tomorrow.

A ragtag band of misfits gets swept up in Holy Land politics in Travelers Along the Way by Aminah Mae Safi, a thrilling YA remix of the classic legend of Robin Hood. Jerusalem, 1192. The Third Crusade rages on. Rahma al-Hud loyally followed her elder sister Zeena into the war over the Holy Land...

The only life Mae has ever known is on the island, living on the charity of the wealthy Prosper family who control the magic on the island and the spirits who inhabit it. Mae longs for magic of her own and to have a place among the Prosper family, where her best friend, Coco, will see her as an equal, and her crush, Miles, will finally see her. Now that she’s 18, Mae knows her time with the Prospers may soon come to an end.

Spring 1662. In the wake of Fouquet’s defeat, Henriette of England is keeping her promise to the Sun King and helping him build the enchanted Palace of Versailles he’s always dreamed of. But when her poor health worsens, her magic wanes, and her husband, Philippe, fears for her well-being to such an extent that he forbids her to remain Louis’ Source.

A tumultuous tale of the student-led 1956 Hungarian revolution—and an all too timely look at the impact of Communism and the USSR in Eastern Europe—set in a fabulist, colorless post-WWII Budapest from Sydney Taylor Honor winner Katherine Locke. “A haunting, beautiful read that centers...

Chronicling the story of the last Africans brought illegally to America in 1860, African Town is a powerful and stunning novel-in-verse. In 1860, long after the United States outlawed the importation of enslaved laborers, 110 men, women and children from Benin and Nigeria were captured and...

Anschaulich, kurzweilig, faszinierend - eine außergewöhnliche Reise. Was wäre es für ein Gefühl, bei der Entstehung des Kosmos zuzusehen und den Entwicklungen auf der Erde zu folgen? In Max Kruses Menschheits- und Kulturgeschichte nimmt Peter Fricke als Erzähler Senex die Hörer*innen mit auf eine fantastische Reise durch die Zeit: Von der Entstehung der Welt, über die Evolution, die frühen Hochkulturen bis zum Siegeszug des Christentums. Er erklärt die Rolle der Kirche im "Hexenkessel" Europa und führt zu den großen Entdeckern und Erfindern bis hin zu den Fortschritten der Neuzeit und der weltweiten Vernetzung.

Un battement d'ailes, du sang sur la neige et une cicatrice immonde. Les arbres bourgeonnent et, avec eux, de nouveaux dangers apparaissent. Il est temps pour Godefroy le Sanguinaire de réclamer son dû. Il est temps pour Cyrielle d'agir. Et si leurs plans ne se déroulaient pas comme prévu ? Jusqu'où iront-ils pour arriver à leurs fins ?

Quatrième épisode des aventures du Mouron rouge. Aux heures les plus sombres de la Terreur, après l'exécution du roi et de la reine, le Mouron Rouge élabore un plan audacieux pour délivrer le dauphin de la prison du Temple. Son pire ennemi, Chauvelin, bien décidé à se venger de ses échecs précédents, va profiter de la faiblesse d'un des membres de la ligue pour tendre un piège à sir Percy.

Isabel Fontaine’s lavish lifestyle came to a crashing halt the night the General Chanzy sank. At 18, she had everything — fine luxuries, a prominent family, and an extravagant estate in Marseille. The one thing she didn’t have was her freedom. As the sole heir to the Fontaine fortune, her future was forged with a betrothal to a stranger from a foreign country, but when her family perishes at sea, Isabel sees this as a chance to hide her identity and change her fate.

Im Römischen Reich, vor 2000 Jahren befreunden sich Tiberius, der Sohn des Konsuls von Aventicum und die Färberstochter Lunia. Das ist verboten. Nicht einmal spielen dürfen Kinder von Noblen mit Kindern von Handwerkern zusammen. Tiberius und Lunia wollen sich Hilfe von Minerva, der Göttin der Handwerker und Helden holen. Sie belauschen ein Gespräch zwischen ihr und dem Göttervater Jupiter. Sie erfahren, dass die Handwerker einen Aufstand gegen den Konsul planen, um sich gleiche Rechte zu erkämpfen.

Die zweite Serie der Geschichte aus dem Römischen Reich beginnt mit der Verbannung von Plutonius und Remus auf eine einsame Insel im Meer. Der Stoffhandel macht Aventicum zu einer blühenden Stadt. Tiberius beschließt Plutonius und Remus Frieden anzubieten und sie zurückzuholen. Die schwangere Lunia reist mit ihren zwei Freundinnen Caecilia und Tullia mit. Auf der einsamen Insel überstürzen sich die Ereignisse. Caecila gelingt Plutonius Hoffnung zu geben, dass seine tödlich eiternde Wunde heilen wird. Lunia bekommt Wehen. Das Kind wird geboren.

En une nuit, la vie de Cyrielle vacille. Des pillards attaquent son couvent, sauvé in extremis par des guerriers étrangers. Leur chef, un horrible balafré, croise alors le chemin de la jeune fille. Une rencontre qui scelle leur destin. Le couvent détruit, Cyrielle est renvoyée auprès de son oncle, le comte de Montfaucon. De retour dans le château de son enfance, d'étranges évènements surviennent, qui soulèvent des questions sur son passé et son futur.

Robin Hood und das See-Ungeheuer von Loch Ness - ein spannendes Hörspiel um den sagenhaften Helden aus England.

Die spannenden Abenteuer des Robin Hood und seiner Gesellen faszinieren seit vielen Jahren alle Hörer und Leser. In diesem spannenden Hörspiel erwacht die Zeit des Mittelalters in den Wäldern von Sherwood zu neuem Leben. Robin kämpft tolldreist für die Unterdrückten - und für Recht und Freiheit.

In 1927, 17-year-old Elsie is dropped off in a new city with three other teenage girls, who have each trained since childhood to become the wife of a powerful man. And when they learn that their next target is earmarked to become president, their mission becomes more than just an assignment; this is a chance at the most powerful position in the society. But as these ambitious girls compete for the heart of a boy who has been given everything, Elsie starts to wonder what would happen if the name on that future ballot was hers.