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In this 2009 National Book Award finalist, Rita Williams-Garcia proves that she has an “uncanny ability to project unique voices” ( Publishers Weekly). Jumped is told in alternating points of view between three girls as they struggle to make tough choices when they become involved in a fight at their urban high school.

Mia Tyler had a crush on Jeremy Potter. Problem was Mia was only 15-and-a-half, at an age where she wasn't old enough for some things and too old for others. Would Jeremy ever see her the way she saw him?

Victor Frank is no ordinary killer. For one, he kills women with his bare hands. When he kills John T.'s mother and tells him he's "better off without her," John T. swears he'll track him down someday and kill him. Wesley Collins is a Texas Ranger, who's already had a run-in with Victor in his earlier days. He's bound to find him once the Rangers retire him before he does any more damage. Rascal Mills' wife was killed by Victor. He's got three kids left without a mother.

Willy discovers Halloween and meets a ghost.

Baby Boomers are reinventing retirement just as they have so many other aspects of their lives. They will live longer and be healthier than their parents and grandparents, and they plan to remain relevant, be fulfilled, and leave legacies. Many will continue to work well into their 70s and 80s, some because they want to, others because they need to.

Willy, the hard-of-hearing little duck, had been waiting for the other ducks to fly south to his pond. He couldn't wait to make new friends and he thought Waffles was a very cute girl duck. Problem was, she didn't seem to like him. Whatever could be wrong?

Sergeant Justin Thorpe has dedicated his life to justice and won't stop until he finds the vicious serial killer who has already claimed ten innocent lives. He works solo - until he joins forces with Sheriff Amanda Blair. The Texas Ranger can't let his desire for his coworker keep him from his mission, especially when Amanda's life is threatened.

People in town believe Tawny-Lynn Boulder is the only reason the Camden Cross case went unsolved. She survived the bus accident that left several dead and two missing, but the severe trauma left her with amnesia. So when she returns to her family's ranch after seven years, Sherrif Chaz Camden presses her to help locate the girls who were never found - including his own sister. But someone in town is threatening to kill Tawny-Lynn to keep the case closed.

Josie DuKane is on shaky ground. Having narrowly escaped the notorious Bride Killer, she penned a tell-all memoir that dug up a town's dark past. Now the book is being made into a movie, and Josie must visit the very place that will trigger an avalanche of unwanted memories - Graveyard Falls. On the heels of her arrival, she receives a gruesome photograph of a dead woman with talon marks carved into her face. And worse, Josie just might be the next victim.

This is a mid-grade short story. Danny meet the new preacher and finds out that the old church is going to be torn down and a parking lot is going to replace it. Danny doesn't want this to happen because the lot behind the church is where he and his friends play baseball every Saturday. How can he help?

Here are the memoirs of a daring woman who, despite danger and despair, rises to live life to its fullest, inspiring others to do the same. Although the stories are all true, the book reads like an adventure novel.

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Hörreihe - Auf den Punkt gebracht: Die Journalistin Rita Homfeldt unterwegs mit Autoren und Experten. Rita Homfeldt greift Themen auf, die die Menschen beschäftigen und immer einen aktuellen Bezug haben. Für das Gespräch sucht sie Autoren oder Experten, mit denen sie an besonderen Orten unterwegs ist. Das macht die Hörreihe besonders. Sie ist lebendig und informativ: ein Hörgenuss.

If there's a naughty list, Izzy Sassafras is on it - but she's ready to make a new start this Christmas. Especially after leaving her lying, cheating, no-good husband and fleeing to her old hometown of Matrimony, Georgia. Izzy's made herself a promise: No more men. All she wants to do is get her wedding business up and running - and mend fences with her estranged sisters. But Izzy knows she's in trouble when her very first client, a smooth-talking Texan, makes her light up like a Christmas tree.

What did a guy have to do to be respected by his peers?

Joe Daniel Baker was a computer geek, despite the fact that his father tried to train him about living in the wilds of British Columbia. When Joe's house burns down while his mother and sister are gone, and his father 's on a business trip, Joe must figure out how to survive.

Der Weg ist das Ziel. Schritt für Schritt folgt man dem Pilgerweg bis zu einem heiligen Ort. Man ist in Bewegung, spürt seinen Körper und findet mit der Zeit seinen eigenen Rhythmus. Mal geht man im Schweigen, mal ist man im Gespräch mit Wegbegleitern. Der Austausch mit anderen, aber auch das Hören auf innere Impulse und das Reflektieren der eigenen Lebensgeschichte, all das macht Pilgern aus. Der Weg bringt die Erfahrung, weil man ihn mit allen Sinnen geht und erfährt.

Rita Mae Brown's first memory is the sound of a deep, rumbling purr. From the cat that slept in her cradle to the horses, hounds, cats, and chickens who live on her Virginia farm today, Brown has always been surrounded by animals.

Jamie Scott has a plan to detoxify her soul in 14 days. She is going to be happy again, even if she has to leave the man she's in love with to do it.

Michael has become the star of the basketball team, and Tina feels pushed to the side as everyone crowds around him. But Michael has an idea to bring her closer. He wants her to try out for the cheerleaders' team. Tina is interested but worries that her mother won't be able to participate.