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    Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty)
    COMPELLING PREMISE: Crazy Rich Asians meets Dynasty in this sweeping, second series installment.STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS: The Daughters of the Dynasty series follows a family of strong, complex women—all descended from a powerful Chinese empress—throughout different moments in history.DYNAMIC VOICE: Author Diana Ma lends her engaging voice, sharp humor, and "soap opera-worthy twists” (Kirkus) to this series, which School Library Journal calls "reminiscent of Jenny Han.”
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    Mord ist schlecht fürs Geschäft / Honey Driver ermittelt Bd.1
    Hier geht's um Mord, Mylord!Honey Driver, verwitwet und mit 18jähriger Tochter, leitet ihr eigenes kleines Hotel in Bath. Zudem ist sie die neue Verbindungsfrau des Hotelverbands zur Polizei.Da verschwindet ein amerikanischer Tourist spurlos. Honey nimmt die Ermittlungen auf, die sie bald auf einen Adelssitz führen, auf dem recht befremdliche Dinge vor sich gehen. Spannend, witzig und very British."Ein Hit für alle, die die britische Lebensart mögen." Kirkus Review
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    Der Spatz meiner Herrin ist tot
    Liebende & LesendeWas uns vor allem an der Liebe berührt, ist ihre Vergänglichkeit. Vom Suchen und Finden, aber auch vom Verlieren der Liebe handeln diese Erzählungen. Ein Jahr lang hat Jeffrey Eugenides sie gelesen, die großen Liebesgeschichten der Weltliteratur. Seine persönlichen Lieblingsgeschichten sind hier versammelt. "Eine der besten Anthologien der letzten Jahre, und zugleich der eindrucksvolle Beweis, dass Eugenides nicht nur ein hervorragender Schriftsteller, sondern auch ein profunder Literaturkenner ist." (Kirkus Reviews)
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    VOLLGAS und andere Erzählungen
    13 Geschichten voll Schrecken und purer Magie. Darunter 'Vollgas' und 'Im hohen Gras', zwei Zusammenarbeiten mit Stephen King. Kirkus Reviews: »Kleine Meisterwerke des modernen Horrors, die beweisen, dass das Leben hart, seltsam und immer tödlich ist.« SFF World: »VOLLGAS ist eine grandiose Sammlung und ein weiterer Beweis dafür, dass Hill einer der großartigsten Geschichtenerzähler des frühen 21. Jahrhunderts ist. Sehr empfehlenswert.« Die Werke eines genialen Erzählers. Hypnotisch und beunruhigend.
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    Deadly Greed: The Riveting True Story of the Stuart Murder Case , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 596min
    From the author of Above Suspicion: the “riveting” true story of Charles Stuart, who murdered his pregnant wife and pinned the crime on a black man in 1980s Boston (Kirkus Reviews).   On October 23, 1989, affluent businessman Charles Stuart made a frantic 911 call from his car to report that he and his seven-months-pregnant wife, Carol, a lawyer, had been robbed and shot by a black male in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston. By the time police arrived, Carol was dead, and the baby was soon lost as well. The attack incited a furor during a time of heightened racial tension in the community.   Even more appalling, while the injuries were real, Stuart’s story was a hoax: He was the true killer. But the tragedy would continue with the arrest of Willie Bennett, a young man Stuart identified in a line-up. Stuart’s deception would be exposed only after a shocking revelation from his brother and, finally, his suicide, when he jumped into the freezing waters of the Mystic River.   As the story unraveled, police would put together the disturbing pieces of a puzzle that included Stuart’s distress over his wife’s pregnancy, his romantic interest in a coworker, and life insurance fraud. In an account that “builds and grips like a novel” (Kirkus Reviews), New York Times journalist Joe Sharkey delivers “a picture of a man consumed by naked ambition, unwilling to let anyone or anything get in his way” (Library Journal). Revised and updated, this book also includes a new epilogue by the author. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stephen Bowlby. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/053557/bk_adbl_053557_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Grit , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 446min
    Edgar Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Mystery * A Kirkus Best Book Raw and moving, this contemporary realistic debut novel will leave readers of E. Lockhart and Gayle Forman breathless as it unflinchingly unfolds the tragic secrets being kept in a small, deceptively idyllic town. “Gorgeously written and helmed by a protagonist with an indelibly fierce heart." (starred review from Kirkus) “Keen plotting, evocative writing, and dynamic characterization make French a writer to watch.” (starred review from Booklist) Seventeen-year-old Darcy Prentiss has long held the title of “town slut.” She knows how to have a good time, sure, but she isn’t doing anything all the guys haven’t done. But when you’re a girl with a reputation, every little thing that happens seems to keep people whispering—especially when your ex-best friend goes missing. But if anyone were to look closer at Darcy, they’d realize there’s a lot more going on beneath the surface. Staying out late, hooking up, and telling lies is what Darcy does to forget. Forget about the mysterious disappearance of her friend. Forget about the dark secret she and her cousin Nell share. Forget about that hazy Fourth of July night. So when someone in town anonymously nominates Darcy to be in the running for Bay Festival Princess—a cruel act only someone with a score to settle would make—all of the things that Darcy wants to keep hidden threaten to erupt in ways she wasn’t prepared to handle…and isn’t sure if she can. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Caitlin Davies. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/006047/bk_harp_006047_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Science of Breakable Things , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 312min
    Natalie's uplifting story of using the scientific process to "save" her mother from depression is what Booklist calls "a winning story full of heart and action".Eggs are breakable. Hope is not.When Natalie's science teacher suggests that she enter an egg drop competition, Natalie thinks that this might be the perfect solution to all of her problems. There's prize money, and if she and her friends win, then she can fly her botanist mother to see the miraculous Cobalt Blue Orchids - flowers that survive against impossible odds. Natalie's mother has been suffering from depression, and Natalie is sure that the flowers' magic will inspire her mom to love life again. Which means it's time for Natalie's friends to step up and show her that talking about a problem is like taking a plant out of a dark cupboard and giving it light. With their help, Natalie begins an uplifting journey to discover the science of hope, love, and miracles.A vibrant, loving debut about the coming-of-age moment when kids realize that parents are people, too. Think The Fourteenth Goldfish meets The Thing About Jellyfish.Named one of the best books of the year by:NPR Kirkus Reviews The Chicago Public Library "Natalie's Korean heritage is sensitively explored, as is the central issue of depression." (Publishers Weekly)"A compassionate glimpse of mental illness accessible to a broad audience." (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)"Holy moly!!! This book made me feel." (Colby Sharp, editor of The Creativity Project, teacher, and cofounder of Nerdy Book Club) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jennifer Kim. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/002975/bk_lili_002975_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Mysterious Island , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1171min
    Based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk, who survived alone for almost five years on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile, The Mysterious Island is considered by many to be Jules Verne’s masterpiece. “Wide-eyed mid-nineteenth-century humanistic optimism in a breezy, blissfully readable translation by Stump” (Kirkus Reviews), here is the enthralling tale of five men and a dog who land in a balloon on a faraway, fantastic island of bewildering goings-on and their struggle to survive as they uncover the island’s secret. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Berny Clark. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/003841/bk_adbl_003841_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Sky Queen: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 459min
    Katherine, the Sky Queen, relishes her fabulous highflying days as a stewardess during the emergence of the women’s movement. Still, her Chippewa tribe ancestry beckons to her — and when she finally responds to the lure of her bloodline’s call, her life path transforms in miraculous ways.  "A former United Airlines stewardess, Kundert paints a vivid portrait of Katherine's flight attendant world, from the weigh-ins and strict dress code to the leering male passengers... A thoughtful and sensitively observed tale with a heroine whose adventures are worth following." (Kirkus Reviews) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Janet Lane. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/229762/bk_acx0_229762_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Roy & Lillie: A Love Story , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 431min
    It has been said of five-time Spur Award winner Loren D. Estleman that even “Louis L’Amour looks down with envy” (Kirkus Reviews). Here Estleman applies his incomparable narrative panache to this novelization of a real-life romance that never was. Judge Roy Bean is an infamous arbiter of Old West justice. For years, he writes admiring letters to British stage actress Lillie Langtry, and she occasionally responds. But just as they are about to meet face-to-face, fate intervenes and keeps this oddball romance from blooming. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: George Guidall. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/004367/bk_reco_004367_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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