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Au moment o se formait sa personnalité, M'bemba a vécu de douloureuses épreuves qui n'ont pas manqué de faire de lui un adolescent révolté. Ses parents, n'ayant plus aucun autre lien que leurs enfants, décidèrent de se séparer formellement bien qu'ils s'étaient promis de vivre ensemble jusqu'à la mort. Il s'installa avec sa mère dans une banlieue de Deux-rives, ce qui ne l'épargna pas des péripéties lugubres. Après qu'ils eurent reçu,...
5282) Fog
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Will Maine's historic Schooner Inne Bed and Breakfast be a safe haven for the island kids boarding during the school year, or the end of them all? Christina Romney is thirteen, with a personality that matches her unruly but charming tri-colored hair. She is about to start seventh grade, and for kids from Maine's Burning Fog Island, that means leaving their little white schoolhouse for regular classrooms and life on the mainland. Everyone assures Christina...
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L'auteure livre un éclairage inédit sur les conservatismes encore bien ancrés dans nos sociétés occidentales.
À la recherche de l'amant français raconte comment Nilanjana, une Bengalaise originaire de Calcutta, se libère peu à peu du contrle patriarcal exercé par son père et son époux, avant de rencontrer la version française du patriarcat, diffuse et inattendue, incarnée par son amant français.
On assiste à la confrontation d'une...
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Twelve-year-old Annie loves her friends, her animals, and the horse ranch she has lived on her whole life. Ripped from it all at what feels like a moment's notice, she is, placed on a 53-foot sailboat in the Atlantic Ocean with her mom, dad, a captain, a tutor, and her older brother who seems to hate her. Living in such small quarters with her brother DJ is nightmarish all on its own, but her heart was, left on the ranch with her animals and she has...
5285) Chris Welsh-Charrier
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Embark upon a thrilling journey of self discovery with Janie Smallwood as she uncovers the startling truth about her past and sets out on an epic adventure to defeat the evil festering in her homeland.
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A complex and timeless journey of beautiful self-discovery between faith and identity, full of passion, prejudice, and ambition.
Three passionate young men travel to Rome eager to begin an exciting new chapter of their lives. International studies amid ancient ruins and romantic fountains expose them to an extraordinary new world.
Wonderment, homesickness, and adventure transform into the need for human touch and comfort. Anthony falls in love with...
5287) A Proper Contentment
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The story of a mother and her oddball son over a century of change
1924: Bessie is torn from the school she loves to work as a skivvy for her family.
1939: With war about to break out, she marries the steadfast, ambitious Hugh, moves from Manchester to Edinburgh - and confronts fresh challenges.
1944: Sam is born and a strong bond develops between the pair as they re-establish themselves in South London. Their relationship is tested as he grows...
5288) Alex: The Boxset
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A New Zealand classic series, that has be recognised internationally and loved by many generations, is released in one boxset that includes all four of the original Alex titles.Alex Alex in WinterAlessandra: Alex in RomeSongs for AlexIncludes a foreword from Lani Wendt Young, an introduction from the author and a prologue to complete Alex's story. The novel's in this boxset have won:1987 NZ Children's...
5289) La cible du mauvais œil
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La cible du mauvais œil plonge dans l'univers des luttes incessantes du peuple kongo de kinbundani, confronté à une oppression à la fois physique et spirituelle. L'histoire se déroule avec en toile de fond les épreuves et les aventures quotidiennes de Kinkulu Kia Bwala. Elle aspire à une éducation hybride, combinant la tradition de l'école ancestrale kongo et l'enseignement moderne. Cependant, son désir d'accéder à une éducation occidentale...
5290) The Road to Urbino
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'Every act has a past. Events don't just materialise from nowhere.'
Ras, a Tamil exile in London, is awaiting trial for the theft of a Renaissance masterpiece. Searching for the truth behind her client's act, Ras's lawyer, Elizabeth Saunders, must piece together his story and that of enigmatic British writer Alex Benson. The trail she follows leads from Sri Lanka to the hills of Italy where, despite the serenity of the landscape, war's shadow looms...
5291) Jam on the Vine: A Novel
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Ivoe Williams, the precocious daughter of a Muslim cook and a metalsmith from central-east Texas, discovers a lifelong obsession with journalism when she steals a newspaper from her mother's white employer. Living in the segregated quarter of Little Tunis, Ivoe immerses herself in the printed word until she earns a scholarship to the prestigious Willetson Collegiate in Austin.
Finally fleeing the Jim Crow South to settle in Kansas City, Ivoe and Ona,...
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Before violence tore apart the tapestry of Sri Lanka and turned its pristine beaches red, there were two families. Yasodhara tells the story of her own Sinhala family, rich in love, with everything they could ask for. As a child in idyllic Colombo, Yasodhara's and her siblings' lives are shaped by social hierarchies, their parents' ambitions, teenage love and, subtly, the differences between Tamil and Sinhala people; but the peace is shattered by...
5293) Signing Day
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As their senior year comes to a close, Iggy and Calvin realize that they might not play football together after they graduate. So when a scout from the University of Coastal California expresses interest in signing both of them, the pair is ecstatic. But while Calvin is becoming more confident in the decision to play for UCC, Iggy isn't so sure. He is torn between his dream to play for a different team and the friend who is more like a brother. If...
5294) Lucien des Alois
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"Lucien des Alois" est un jeune garçon qui, après le départ de son père pour la guerre, se retrouve presque avec la responsabilité de veiller sur les siens. La famille, qui vivait plutt confortablement, est maintenant dispersée, chacun devant se débrouiller pour survivre. L'aîné des garçons, grâce à son courage, ses compétences personnelles, sa curiosité, son ouverture d'esprit et ses capacités d'observation, guide les siens vers un...
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Jarrett doesn't trust Kevon.But he's got to share a room with him anyway.
It was one thing when Jarrett's mom took care of foster babies who needed help. But this time it's different. This time the baby who needs help has an older brother -- a kid Jarrett's age named Kevon.Everyone thinks Jarrett and Kevon should be friends -- but that's not gonna happen. Not when Kevon's acting like he's better than Jarrett -- and not when Jarrett finds out Kevon's...
5296) Winds of Time
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After a life on the move, tragedy orphans a young sixteen-year-old Morra. When family members she never knew of take her in, she discovers her mother had been running for a reason-an ancient secret, and a hidden destiny.Now thrust into a chaotic world of time travel, Morra must figure out her own destiny. Soon she finds herself traveling across centuries, coming face-to-face with some of history's most powerful figures; discovering secrets once kept...
5297) A Handful of Seawater
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Life & Its Meaning
On the Caribbean island of Grenada, Morgan is fending for himself, an orphan, the poorest of the poor in a poverty-stricken country. After living on the streets for a few years following the death of his mother, he meets Alden, a grizzled, old fisherman with a zen-master presence who takes him on as an apprentice.
As Morgan searches for someone to replace the affection lost when his mother died, he slowly learns the meaning of...
5298) Cheyenne Madonna
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A young Native American struggling with the two constants in his life-alcohol and art-in this prize-winning short story collection.
Eddie Chuculate's collection of linked short stories follows Jordan Coolwater from bored child to thoughtful teenager, struggling artist, escaped convict, and finally, father. Gritty, funny, and deeply perceptive, Cheyenne Madonna offers an unsentimental portrait of America, of its dispossessed, its outlaws, and its...
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Stripped of their birthright and shunned by the people of Ashlund, Una and her family are forced to live on the fringe of society as Scavengers. There is no question that her family's bond is strong, but the law of the Authority is stronger...and soon it will come to collect her. After all, the family is on borrowed time already.
When a night of torment and truth reveals well kept secrets, Una takes new freedoms - free from the Authority, her...
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Andrea Hampton is going to get through the north-midland gloom and misery her way, she'll get Brendan James, a pop-star look-alike, and be like the older girls. But Andrea hasn't planned on the possibility of being a teenage mum, or, on the move to London, where life could be fun...
Red Moon: secrets of a sixties schoolgirl is based on the author's life in the mid-1960s, UK. It's a world of pirate radio, Beatles, mods and rockers, suspenders, and...
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