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Stoked - 1969
Experience the confusion, bravery, and hope of the Vietnam War era through the eyes of fourteen-year-old Jake Edwards, in author Helene Forst's poignant coming-of-age novel, Stoked - 1969. For ages 12 and up. The world has gone completely crazy. At least that's how it looks to Jake Edwards, whose whole life is upended in the blink of an eye. Struggling with dyslexia and unable to read, Jake is sent to live with his wacky grandmother in the Adirondack Mountains in a last ditch effort to further his education. But with his older brother off to war and America divided over its role in Vietnam, Jake finds himself questioning issues of patriotism, loyalty, and what it means to stand up for your beliefs. Surprising even himself, Jake learns a lot more than what's taught in the classroom. A moving portrait of life in a time of crisis, Stoked - 1969 seamlessly weaves together history, poetry, and a riveting tale of a young boy learning to question the world around him for the very first time.
The Journey of Hannah Woods
Fourteen-year old Hannah Woods suffers from panic attacks. Overmedicated by a family who has a secret, Hannah lives in a world full of anxiety and fear. This is her story; her journey from the depths of Black Hollow's darkness, the wealthy old-money town where she grew up, to the light of Crystal Cove and the world of her hippie grandparents. As the story opens, Hannah Woods, haunted by the neglect of an alcoholic father and the abuse of a mentally ill caretaker, is plunged into a nightmare that threatens her very existence. After her father drowns, Hannah's world spirals out of control as she is forced to move to the other side of the island where her newly discovered hippie grandparents li...
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Middagsfruen
Året er 1945 og 2. verdenskrig er netop afsluttet. Men for en stor gruppe mennesker venter en ny kamp for overlevelse, da de flygter mod vest i frygt for de russiske tropper. Helene befinder sig på en lille banegård i Vorpommern, da hun foretager det mest skæbnessvangre valg i sit liv: Hun forlader sin syvårige søn uden at se sig tilbage. Julia Franck (f. 1970) er en tysk forfatter, hvis værker blandt andet behandler den tyske historie op igennem det tyvende århundrede. Francks bøger er blevet oversat til mere end 30 sprog, heriblandt spansk, kinesisk og engelsk. Hun fik sin litterære debut i 1997 og sit internationale gennembrud i 2007 med romanen "Middagsfruen"; en roman, som hun blandt andet fik Deutscher Buchpreis for.
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The Years of the Forest
The author recalls the joys and problems of living in the wilderness in this collection of reminiscences
Helene
Den unge Helenes forældre er pinagtige. Moderens hypokondri driver Helene til vanvid, mens hendes dovne fader kun drømmer om at gifte hende væk til den kedelige funktionær Kurnatovski. En frisindet skulptør og indesluttet studerende bejler også til hendes kærlighed, men først da Helene møder den revolutionære Insarov oplever hun kærlighedens overvældende magt. Meget imod sine forældres ønske gifter Helene sig med sin elskede. Men Krimkrigen er brudt ud og Insarov er alvorligt syg og pludselig synes parrets lykke truet. Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) var en russisk forfatter, der indledte sin forfatterkarriere med at udgive digte, artikler og skuespil efter at have endt sit studium i filosofi og litteratur. Turgenev fik sit litterære gennembrud i 1852 med værket "En jægers dagbog". Efter Nikolaj Gogols død udgav Turgenev en kontroversiel nekrolog, der fik ham arresteret og forvist til familiegodset. Der opholdt han sig i tre år, før han forlod Rusland til fordel for Vesteuropa. Turgenev udgav en lang række romaner (heriblandt "Fædre og sønner", 1862), der blev godt modtaget, og han blev hurtigt en af samtidens mest læste forfattere.
Helene Hanff
"A biography of the author of 84 Charing Cross Road"--Cover.
