Mostrando títulos en Literatura y Ficción

Dans "Les sirènes du golfe" de Johanne Dallaire, le mystère et le folklore se mêlent aux réalités contemporaines dans le cadre enchanteur du golfe du Saint-Laurent. Des témoins affirment avoir aperçu des sirènes envoûtantes et potentiellement dangereuses, qui auraient trouvé refuge dans les eaux glacées du Québec. Au cœur de ce récit captivant se trouve Emma, une jeune femme troublée par le départ imminent de son petit ami Alex pour Saint-Jérôme.

Quand Ashley découvre des cartes enchantées capables d’exaucer des vœux, la tentation est trop forte. Pour séduire un garçon de son école secondaire, elle ose l’occulte et touche à l’interdit. Une ombre se réveille dans son village, et ses cartes, qu’elle gardait secrètes, pourraient tomber entre de mauvaises mains. Un vent chargé de magie se lève sur la Beauce: bientôt, les sorciers devront révéler leurs vrais visages.

ロメリアに炸裂する、魔王軍の最後の一手ガンガルガ要塞の激闘から二年。ロメリアと列強六か国からなる連合軍は、魔王軍をあと一歩のところまで追い詰めていた。行く手を阻むのは、最大の要害グラナの長城。この魔王軍が建設した防衛設備さえ超えれば、魔王軍の本拠地であるローバーンは目の前であった。ロメリアと連合軍は、グラナの長城攻略のための準備を着々と整えつつあった。

Auf einer Lichtung, auf der vor Jahrhunderten Druiden finsteren Göttern ihr Blutopfer darbrachten, möchte der junge Kirk Dugan sein "Drive-In"-Kino zu Halloween eröffnen. Ein Vorhaben, das bei den Alten im nahegelegenen Ort nicht gerade auf Gegenliebe stößt. Doch Kirk und seine Freunde schlagen alle Warnungen trotz einiger unheimlicher Vorzeichen in den Wind. Und so nimmt das Verhängnis seinen Lauf.

Retirados dos cadernos em que Freitas experimenta diariamente novos caminhos para sua poesia, os desenhos e versos desta plaquete levam para passear num universo tomado por monstros não exatamente assustadores: pessoas de piche, um cão misterioso, "o cocô de Rita Hayworth", "o fantasma das tuas calcinhas velhas". No fundo, não é nada difícil simpatizar com esses monstros, porque eles são capazes de expandir, com um sorriso, o mundo em volta: "olhe nos meus olhos/ e diga a mentira// não quero saber/ da realidade, só/ da fantasia".

In geselliger Männerrunde bei einer Feuerzangenbowle beschließt der erfolgreiche Schriftsteller Dr. Hans Pfeiffer, entgangene Schulerlebnisse nachzuholen. Smoking und Zigarren, mondäne Freundin und Mercedes bleiben in Berlin zurück.

Patch ist ein unterschätztes Schauspieltalent, findet er zumindest, dem eigentlich nur noch eins fehlt: der erste feste Freund. Darum nimmt er sich zu Beginn des neuen Schuljahrs vor, das mit der ersten Liebe und dem Theatererfolg endlich in die Tat umzusetzen. In seinem Heimatort Hiverhampton ist er jedenfalls der Teenager mit den größten Ambitionen und einem besorgniserregenden Level an Selbstbewusstsein. Das hilft schon eine ganze Menge, als das Casting fürs neue Schul-Theaterstück beginnt.

Wat gebeurt er wanneer de paden van een Engelse spion en een fae elkaar kruisen? Samson Calthorpe heeft er alles voor over om zijn vader te helpen, dus als hij gevraagd wordt om een spion te worden aan het Engelse hof, hapt hij meteen toe. Alyth Graham is een bastaard van een faeprins en een menselijke moeder. Ze houdt de man van de Schotse koningin, lord Darnley, al jaren in de gaten. Het enige dat Alyth en Samson met elkaar delen is hun haat voor lord Darnley.

Magnolia Grit by Dr. Monique Rodgers From red dirt roads to engineering dreams—one girl’s faith-filled journey changes everything. Set in the heart of Southern Alabama, Magnolia Grit is a powerful, inspirational coming-of-age novel about resilience, family, faith, and generational breakthrough. Sophia Anne is a smart, determined teenage girl growing up in a struggling family, raised by her strong-willed grandmother, Big Ma Jolene. With money tight and expectations low, Sophia learns early that survival requires grit—and that education may be the only thing no one can take from her. ...

Since first grade, Christopher Creed has been everyone's favorite freak and weirdo whipping boy. But when he disappears without a trace, leaving behind only a strange e-mail message that might be a suicide note, his quiet town becomes consumed with speculation and finger-pointing. And the longer he remains missing, the more clear it becomes that for most people, finding out what happened to Christopher is much less important than finding someone besides themselves to blame.

Could workaholic office lady Sei be a legendary Saint? Not according to the crown prince of another world, who summoned her and quickly declared a different girl was the real Saint!

Fans have long wondered what happened to Ahsoka after she left the Jedi Order near the end of the Clone Wars, and before she re-appeared as the mysterious Rebel operative Fulcrum in Rebels. Finally, her story will begin to be told. Following her experiences with the Jedi and the devastation of...

Long before she was the terror of Wonderland, she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. A talented baker, all she wants is to open a shop with her best friend. But according to her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for the young woman who could be the next queen. Then Cath meets Jest, the handsome and mysterious court joker.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The worldwide sensation that’s both dangerously exciting and darkly romantic—now a streaming series from the director of The Handmaid’s Tale! A USA Today bestseller One of NPR’s 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels More than 3 million series copies in print!...

What was meant to heal the world… destroyed it instead. A miracle drug promised to end addiction, depression, and homelessness. Governments across the globe rushed it to the masses. Then the screaming started. They started calling it The Tox Shot. Now, the infected roam. They’re ravenous, violent, and twisted by a cure that turned into a curse. The infection spreads like wildfire through the exchange of bodily fluids. Nowhere is safe. Joel, a recently discharged sailor, just wanted to rebuild his life. Freshly divorced and heading back to his parents’ home in Eastern Tennessee, he ...

When Sybella accompanies the duchess to France, she expects trouble, but she isn’t expecting a deadly trap. Surrounded by enemies both known and unknown, Sybella searches for the undercover assassins from the convent of St. Mortain who were placed in the French court years ago. Genevieve has been undercover for so many years, she no longer knows who she is or for what she’s supposed to be fighting. When she discovers a hidden prisoner who may be of importance, she takes matters into her own hands.

The instant New York Times bestseller! Nowhere is safe within the eye of the storm. . . . The Galactic Republic is in chaos following the Nihil’s shocking destruction of the gleaming space station Starlight Beacon. Capitalizing on their victory, the Nihil have erected a barrier called the...

She was numb. Then fractured. Now she’s burning. In Aetheria, emotions are magic. Rage becomes fire, joy turns to light, fear falls like shadow, and sorrow can heal. Kira Vale once felt nothing at all. Now every emotion inside her is too much — too bright, too loud, too dangerous. And rage is the one that answers when the world comes for her. After exposing the Council’s darkest secret, Kira is branded a living weapon. Cities whisper her name. The regime calls her a monster. The Broken see her as their spark of hope. Caught between rebellion and ruin, she must decide whether to become...

The award-winning first novel from the bestselling author of We Are Okay. For fans of 13 Reasons Why. In the wake of her best friend Ingrid's suicide, Caitlin is left alone, struggling to find hope and answers. When she finds the journal Ingrid left behind for her, she begins a journey of...

Summer break is here, and Adachi's determined to spend it with Shimamura. Unfortunately, Shimarmura's old friend Tarumi has beaten her to the punch—as Adachi discovers when she catches the two of them together.