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Gigi L. Leung

On a weekend morning, college roommates, Ah Li and Panda, wake up with very different reactions to the night before. They have been chased and tear-gassed in the streets of their city after joining tens of thousands of others to protest a national security law that would effectively spell the end of democracy in Hong Kong. Ah Li couldn't get out of bed, her heart heavy with the...

Lee Onhwa

For readers of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, The Dallergut Dream Department Store, and The Midnight Library, a sweetly magical and uplifting novel about a young woman who inherits an enchanted bakery that spirits visit on their last stop before the afterlife. Twenty-seven-year-old Yeon-hwa has inherited a neighborhood bakery from her grandmother. Curiously, her grandmother's wil...

Jewell, Lisa

Discover the debut novel of the #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell in which the residents of an apartment building confront one another's attractions, distrust, secrets, and lies. Perfect for fans of Dolly Alderton and Jojo Moyes.Welcome to 31 Almanac Road where the walls don't talk, but the people sure do. First, we have Ralph and Smith. Roommates and life-long b...

Xiaolu Guo

"A propulsive powerhouse of a read."--Marie Claire (UK) "Ambitious, brave, and strange."--Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan From the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author, a feminist reimagining of Herman Melville's classic Moby-Dick through the eyes of one inimitable woman and a diverse, swashbuckling crew I must work on a ship as a man . . . I must find freedom on...

Lisa Genova

**National Bestseller** A "riveting page-turner" (Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee) about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder who rejects the stability and approval found in a traditionally "normal" life for a career in stand-up comedy.Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Between schoolwork, exams, n...

Rebecca Armitage

An irresistible modern fairy tale about a British princess who must decide between her duty to her family--or to her own heart It's New Year's Day in Tasmania and the life Lexi Villiers has carefully built is working out nicely: she's in the second year of her medical residency, she lives on a beautiful farm with her two best friends Finn and Jack, and she's about to finally...

Patterson, James

"Hilarious and sharp...everything ?(and more) about being a dad."?Ron Howard "Bestseller Patterson brings a wry touch to his advice...sensibly encouraging dads and dads-to-be to shoot for progress over perfection." -Publishers Weekly "Funny and wise ... Important advice from a trusted source ... This book will appeal to overwhelmed new dads looking for some reinforcement t...

Patterson, James

La serie con la que se identifican todos los adolescentes.Sorprendentemente, Rafe Khatchadorian está pasando por una época tranquila y, después de todos los percances y aventuras que ha vivido, está un poco preocupado. Así que cuando lo invitan a hacer una escapada a California con todo pagado, Rafe se apunta sin pensarlo. Sin embargo, pronto todo se tuerce y Rafe se encontrará...

Patterson, James

Hola, soy Georgia Khatchadorian y mi hermano Rafe es mi archienemigo nº1.Pero si quiero ganar la Batalla de Bandas y demostrar que lo mío es la música tendré que reclutar al peor fichaje de la historia del rock: ¡a Rafe! La cuestión es: ¿sus ideas me ayudarán a ganar o serán una autopista que me llevará al infierno?¡Algo me grita que estoy cometiendo el peor error de mi vida! ...

Patterson, James

Rafe ha ganado un concurso de arte en el colegio, y el fabuloso premio es un viaje a Australia. Pero pronto descubrirá que el continente no le ofrece una vida mucho mejor que el instituto: sus hermanos de acogida son de todo menos agradables, la temperatura es infernal y a cada paso acechan animales venenosos. ...

Patterson, James

Hubo un tiempo en que los elefantes convivían felizmente con los seres humanos. Pero ahora, cincuenta y cinco elefantes mueren cada día en manos de cazadores furtivos. Jama es una chica masái que se siente diferente al resto de niñas de su clase. Harta de no encajar, se refugia en la compañía de la naturaleza. Cuando se hace amiga de Mbegu, una cría de elefante que vive en un ...

Patterson, James

In the bestselling The House of Kennedy, "James Patterson applies his writerly skills to real-life history . . . re-telling the political clan's rise and fall and rise again (and fall again) with novelistic style" (People). The Kennedys have always been a family of charismatic adventurers, raised to take risks and excel, living by the dual family mottos: "To whom much is given...