Book type: fiction (8800)


8561.

Where the Dark Stands Still by A. B. Poranek EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Poland flag Poland
Description:
A girl with dangerous magic makes a risky bargain with a demon to be free of her monstrous power in this young adult fantasy.

8562.
Where the Lilies Bloom

Where the Lilies Bloom by Bill Cleaver, Vera Cleaver EN

Rating: 3 (3 votes)
Description:
Mary Call has promised her dying father to keep her brother and sisters together forever on the mountain, and never to take any help from strangers. She is determined to keep her word. No matter what. At first she is sure she can manage. Romey, Ima Dean, and Devola help gather herbs to sell in town; the riches of the mountains will surely keep the family clothed and fed. But then winter comes, fast and furious, and Mary Call has to learn that the land where the lilies bloom is also a cruel and unforgiving place, and it may take more than a promise to keep her family together.

8563.

Where the Rēkohu Bone Sings by Tina Makereti EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Description:
From the Chatham Islands/ Rekohu to London, from 1835 to the 21st century, this quietly powerful and compelling novel confronts the complexity of being Moriori, Maori and Pakeha. In the 1880s, Mere yearns for independence. Iraia wants the same but, as the descendant of a slave, such things are hardly conceivable. One summer, they notice their friendship has changed, but if they are ever to experience freedom they will need to leave their home in the Queen Charlotte Sounds. A hundred years later, Lula and Bigs are born. The birth is literally one in a million, as their mother, Tui, likes to say... continue

8564.

Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Japan flag Japan
Description:
In this "delightfully uncanny" collection of feminist retellings of traditional Japanese folktales (The New York Times Book Review), humans live side by side with spirits who provide a variety of useful services—from truth-telling to babysitting, from protecting castles to fighting crime. A busybody aunt who disapproves of hair removal; a pair of door-to-door saleswomen hawking portable lanterns; a cheerful lover who visits every night to take a luxurious bath; a silent house-caller who babysits and cleans while a single mother is out working. Where the Wild Ladies Are is populated by these an... continue

8565.

Where the Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak EN

Rating: 4 (3 votes)
Description:
Presents the story of Max's adventures when he sails away to the land where the wild things are. This book is the winner of the Caldecott Medal for the Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year, 1964.

8566.

Where There Was Fire by John Manuel Arias EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
A lush and atmospheric novel about three generations of a Costa Rican family wrestling with a deadly secret, from rising literary star John Manuel Arias “An exciting new voice with a prowess for lyricism.” ―Publishers Weekly NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A B&N DISCOVER PICK * A GMA BUZZ PICK * MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2023: CrimeReads, Debutiful, Good Morning America, Library Journal, Zibby Mag, The San Francisco Chronicle, and more! Costa Rica, 1968. When a lethal fire erupts at the American Fruit Company’s most lucrative banana plantation burning all evidence of a massive cover-up, and her husband d... continue

8567.

Where Was Goodbye? by Janice Lynn Mather EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
As she starts her senior year, six weeks after her brother Julian's suicide, Karmen struggles with strained family relationships, a distant best friend, and the search for understanding, but new friendships and a budding romance help her on her journey of healing and rediscovery.

8568.

Where We Go From Here by Lucas Rocha EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
Henrique has had HIV for three years.Ian has just tested positive.Victor got with Henrique last night and thinks he might have it.Ian, Victor and Henrique must navigate treatment, friendship and love, and eventually learn to trust each other.Because with judgement and ignorance lurking round every corner, the real challenge isn't the disease - it's other people.Brazilian author Lucas Rocha unveils the common misconceptions and prejudices that still surround HIV in the twenty-first century, showing how far we've come while shining a light on just how far we have yet to go.

8569.

Where We Go when All We Were is Gone by Sequoia Nagamatsu EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Description:
Fiction. Asian & Asian American Studies. "A combination of the mystical, magical, and marvelous, Sequoia Nagamatsu weaves a collection of bold, hysterical, and moving tales into an unforgettable debut. From shape- shifters, to star-makers, to babies made of snow, the characters in WHERE WE GO WHEN ALL WE WERE IS GONE form a community of longing, of the surreal, of wonder. What a joy it is to read each and every story."--Michael Czyzniejewski "Sequoia Nagamatsu's universe is one in which modern Japan and its ancient folklore play in the same delightful puddle. Creepy, unnerving, and full of hea... continue

8570.

Where We Once Belonged by Sia Figiel EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Oceania / Samoa flag Samoa
Description:
Thirteen-year-old Alofa Filiga struggles to come to terms with womanhood, her search for identity, and the restrictions of life in her Samoan village.