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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.

Danny and his younger sister, Peg, are placed in St. Joseph, Missouri, with kind Alfrid and Olga Swenson. Danny is thrilled to have a "real" father again, but when Olga suddenly dies, he is devastated - until he thinks of an ingenious plan to find Alfrid a new wife. 

April, 1945. Alle spüren, dass der Krieg und die fürchterliche Ideologie der Nationalsozialisten kurz vor dem Ende stehen. Doch in der Nacht vom 28. auf den 29. April 1945, zwei Tage vor Hitlers Selbstmord, ereignet sich das dunkelste Kapitel der damals noch jungen Stadt Penzberg in Bayern. Denn während der einst von den Nazis abgesetzte Bürgermeister zurück ins Rathaus zieht, erlässt die Wehrmacht den Befehl, alle Widerständler sofort hinzurichten. Und zwischen allen Fronten stehen die Jugendlichen Marie, Schorsch und Gustl.

Aigri et rancunier Chauvelin désire vivement se venger du Mouron Rouge. Mais pour cela il faut faire sortir l'oiseau du nid et le mettre dans un situation dont même son génie ne saurait le tirer d'affaire. Avec l'aide de l'actrice Désirée a qui il a promis le pardon et le succès pour sa coopération, il met en place un complot qui force Sir Percy à l'affronter en duel. Or les duels étant illégals en Angleterre, celui-ci ne pourra avoir lieu qu'en territoire français. Le voilà forcé d'aller à découvert.

Au camp de Niederhagen où l'on déporte les traîtres à la Nation, une seule devise prévaut sur tout le reste : "Une génération de forts éliminera les faibles. Faire pénitence, c'est se sacrifier pour la science." Mais Krista n'est pas d'accord. Elle ne veut pas faire pénitence. Elle ne veut pas se sacrifier pour la science. Ni maintenant. Ni jamais.

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La jeune Juliette de Marny fait le serment de venger la mort de son frère sur le lit de mort de son père. Cinq ans plus tard, elle retrouve la trace de "l'assassin" de son frère. Mais c'est sans compté sur les mouvements révolutionnaires à Paris. Le drame se prolonge entre Juliette de Marny et l'homme qu'elle devrait haïr le plus au monde.

La série relate les exploits d'un gentilhomme anglais, Sir Percy Blakeney, qui sauve de la guillotine un grand nombre d'aristocrates durant la Révolution française. D'un caractère apparemment nonchalant, distrait, Sir Percy n'est guère pris au sérieux par son entourage, et encore moins par ses ennemis potentiels. Ainsi cache-t-il d'autant mieux son jeu, puisque nul ne peut deviner que sous ce masque inoffensif se dissimule un héritier spirituel de Robin des Bois.

Under anden verdenskrig kommer der masser af tyske soldater til Danmark. Lise på 16 bliver forelsket i den tyske soldat Gerd, og det får store konsekvenser for hende. Under besættelsen ser folk skævt til hende, og da krigen er slut, bliver hun stemplet som tyskertøs. Pludselig kan hun ikke blive i sin hjemby længere. Jens Aage Poulsen (f. 1953) er en dansk forfatter og lærer. Han har skrevet en lang række børne- og ungdomsbøger, hvoraf nogle foregår i nutiden, og andre fortæller om unges liv i 1800-tallet og under anden verdenskrig.

Mil años atrás una historia de amor quedó truncada por la desgracia y una maldición. Un poder tan maligno que había conseguido retener a sus espíritus generación tras generación. Y mientras tanto, los amantes esperan, condenados a reencontrarse y a perderse por culpa de los celos y el odio. El caballero y la dama. El guerrero y la doncella. Hasta que tal vez un día, tal vez en nuestra época, siglos después, un poder superior y benigno consiga romper el maleficio.

Brought to you by Penguin. Moa is fourteen. The only life he has ever known is toiling on the Frontier sugar cane plantation for endless hot days, fearing the vicious whips of the overseers. Then one night he learns of an uprising, led by the charismatic Tacky. Moa is to be a cane warrior, and...

Дмитрий Емец - популярный современный российский автор, который в 22 года стал самым молодым членом Союза писателей. Дмитрий пишет романы, повести и рассказы для детей и подростков. Особое место среди его книг занимает цикл исторических портретов русских князей под названием "Заступники земли Русской".

Czternastoletni Staś Tarkowski i ośmioletnia Nel Rawlison mieszkają w Port Saidzie. Ich ojcowie pracują w kompanii Kanału Sueskiego. Jako szanowani inżynierowie zostali zaproszeni przez władze prowincji El-Fajum, aby skontrolować prowadzone tam prace nad siecią kanałów. Wyprawa ma trwać około miesiąca, a dzieci mają do niej dołączyć z kilkudniowym opóźnieniem. Tymczasem w Sudanie trwa powstanie Mahdiego przeciw Egiptowi i Imperium Brytyjskiemu. Powstańcy rosną w siłę i Brytyjczycy są bliscy utracenia kontroli nad Chartumem.

It is 1916, and Europe is at war: Jimmy Conway’s father is fighting for the British Army in France. Jimmy dreams of becoming a soldier and winning glory on the battlefield. Then rebellion breaks out in Dublin and Jimmy witnesses the taking of the General Post Office. Soon buildings are destroyed and people are killed. His uncle Mick is among the rebels. Where do Jimmy’s loyalties lie now? In an attempt to find food for his family, Jimmy crosses the battle-scarred city, weaving through army patrols and dodging shooting.

Warsaw, 1942. Sixteen-year old Mira smuggles food into the ghetto to keep herself and her family alive. When she discovers that the entire ghetto is to be "liquidated" - killed or "resettled" to concentration camps - she desperately tries to find a way to save her family. She meets a group of young people who are planning the unthinkable: an uprising against the occupying forces. Mira joins the resistance fighters who, with minimal supplies and weapons, end up holding out for 28 days, longer than anyone had thought possible.

I 1934 bryder der en voldsom borgerkrig ud i Tyrol i Østrig. Krigen varer ikke længe, men den kræver alligevel mange ofre. I "Galgefolket" følger vi en gruppe børn, der forsøger at skjule sig fra de voldsomme handlinger. I en tid lykkes det dem at klare sig sammen i en forladt landsby, men som tiden går, begynder det at gå helt galt imellem dem. Splittelsen mellem dem vokser ligesom i det samfund, de er flygtet fra, og truer med at få katastrofale følger.

Featuring beloved characters from Code Name Verity and The Pearl Thief, as well as a remarkable new voice, this brilliant, breathlessly plotted novel by award-winning author Elizabeth Wein is a must-listen. 'The hair stood up at the back of my neck. Those letters meant something. And with the cipher machine, I'd worked it out myself.' 1940. Facing a seemingly endless war, 15-year-old Louisa Adair wants to fight back, make a difference, do something-anything to escape the Blitz and the ghosts of her parents, who were killed by enemy action.

"Sejrens ofre" er fjerde og sidste bog i serien om 1212. Dagny venter, sammen med titusindvis af andre europæiske børn, på at blive solgt som slave til araberne. Senere bliver hun givet i gave til den kun 17-årige konge af Sicilien, der vil nordpå for at tage det vældige tysk-romerske rige i besiddelse. Vil det mon nogensinde lykkes Dagny at nå hjem til Færøerne igen?

From National Book Award Finalist Carrie Arcos comes a thrilling, genre-bending mystery about the history of the Cold War and the UFO phenomenon. Perfect for fans of In the Woods by Tana French and Netflix's Stranger Things. The year is 1952. The threat of invasion from the Soviet Union has...

For fans of Fever 1793 comes the story of a young woman paving her own path and falling in love during the Great Plague of 1348, from the award-winning creator of What the Night Sings. Edyth grew up in a quiet village with a loving family, before losing everything she holds dear in the blink of...