In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says goodbye to her
husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn't believe that
the Nazis will invade France … but invade they do, in droves of marching
soldiers, in caravans of trucks and tanks, in planes that fill the
skies and drop bombs upon the innocent. When a German captain
requisitions Vianne's home, she and her daughter must live with the
enemy or lose everything. Without food or money or hope, as danger
escalates all around them, she is forced to make one impossible choice
after another to keep her family alive.
Vianne's sister, Isabelle,
is a rebellious eighteen-year-old girl, searching for purpose with all
the reckless passion of youth. While thousands of Parisians march into
the unknown terrors of war, she meets Gäetan, a partisan who believes
the French can fight the Nazis from within France, and she falls in love
as only the young can … completely. But when he betrays her, Isabelle
joins the Resistance and never looks back, risking her life time and
again to save others.
With courage, grace and powerful insight,
bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of WWII and
illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war.
The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and
experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her
own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in
German-occupied, war-torn France--a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that
celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of
women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry,
and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou’s
debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide.
Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old and back at her mother’s side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age—and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns that love for herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors (“I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare”) will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned.
Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read
Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old and back at her mother’s side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age—and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns that love for herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors (“I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare”) will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned.
Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4)
In this latest installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos's army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop them, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth-a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn. Full of humor and heart-pounding action, this fourth book promises to be their most thrilling adventure yet.
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