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Da sempre la famiglia Sinclair si riunisce per le vacanze estive a Beechwood, una piccola isola privata al largo delle coste del Massachussets. I Sinclair sono belli, ricchi, potenti, spensierati. E Cady Sinclair, l’erede dell’isola, del patrimonio e di tutte le speranze, non fa eccezione. Ma l’estate in cui la ragazzina compie quindici anni le cose cambiano. Cady si innamora del ragazzo sbagliato, l’unico che la sua famiglia non potrebbe mai accettare, e ha un incidente. Un incidente di cui crede di sapere tutto, ma di cui in realtà non sa niente. Finché, due anni dopo, torna sull’isola e scopre che nulla è come sembra nella bellissima famiglia Sinclair. E che, a volte, ci sono segreti che sarebbe meglio non rivelare mai. Da una delle autrici young adult più acclamate dalla stampa americana, già finalista al National Book Award, un romanzo in cui amore e suspense si mescolano alla perfezione. Una storia che non vi lascerà più.

Abstract

Nel 1997 nascono i Sun Eats Hours, la prima band di Francesco Lorenzi. Sono quattro giovanissimi vicentini, alle prese con un grande sogno: fare della musica la propria professione. Dopo qualche anno, hanno già all'attivo quattro dischi in inglese, più di trecento concerti tra Europa e Giappone, migliaia di fan del loro punk melodico e il premio come Miglior punk rock band italiana nel mondo. Enormi sono le soddisfazioni sul palco, ma la loro vita si smarrisce dietro a vari eccessi tra cui droga, alcol e sesso. Come racconta in questo libro, Francesco entra allora in una profonda crisi: sente che così non può più andare avanti, che il legame tra i componenti della band si sta perdendo, che manca una vera ispirazione. Eppure, proprio quello è il momento della svolta: attraverso una serie di "Dioincidenze" Francesco incontra Gesù e rinasce, come uomo e come artista. Grazie a questa imprevedibile scintilla, comincia a scrivere canzoni in italiano e, dopo un percorso sofferto, riesce a recuperare alla Vita i suoi amici allontanandoli dalle loro dipendenze, riportando al centro il valore dell'amicizia. È così che poi, insieme, decidono di cambiare il nome della band in The Sun, perché ora si sentono guidati da un Sole che illumina il cuore. Le note musicali "ci permettono di ascendere al cielo, verso l'eterno e l'infinito, o almeno" scrive il cardinal Ravasi nella Prefazione, "di sentire una voce di speranza. Così è accaduto a Francesco Lorenzi e la sua autobiografia lo conferma".<

Giovanni è un bambino di Palermo. Per il suo decimo compleanno, il papà gli regala una giornata speciale, da trascorrere insieme, per spiegargli come mai, di tutti i nomi possibili, per lui è stato scelto proprio Giovanni. Tappa dopo tappa, mentre prende vita il racconto, padre e figlio esplorano Palermo, e la storia di Giovanni Falcone, rievocata nei suoi momentichiave, s'intreccia al presente di una città che lotta per cambiare. Giovanni scopre che il papà non parla di cose astratte: la mafia c'è anche a scuola, nelle piccole prepotenze dei compagni di classe, ed è una nemica da combattere subito, senza aspettare di diventare grandi. Anche se ti chiede di fare delle scelte e subirne le conseguenze. Claudio Stassi, nato e cresciuto a Palermo, interpreta il romanzo di Luigi Cariando in un fumetto che è anche un viaggio nella sua città, dove i colori del presente s'incontrano con il bianco e nero del passato, per una storia di forte impegno civile. Età di lettura: da 8 anni.

The main character in this story is called Salahadin. He is an inspector in the Egyptian police. His job is to protect Egyptian antiquities. An antiquity is something which is very old.

There are many antiquities in Egypt. Most of them are valuable. Many of them are in museums in Cairo or in Europe. But there are many others which have not yet been found. These antiquities are buried under the sands, in tombs or in pyramids.

There are many archeologists working in Egypt. Archeologists study ancient cities and tombs. Sometimes they find antiquities. They must give all these antiquities to the Egyptian Government. But some archeologists try to keep them. Salahadin's job is to stop this happening.

Salahadin has studied history at Cairo University and at the University of London. He has visited many museums in Cairo and in Europe.

Amanda is a Healer. So naturally she is accustomed to falling into nightmares. She had witnessed terrible things ever since she could remember, horror scenes that an innocent child's mind should never have to process. Life as a healer had three rules: Never question the Ancients. Never stay in a scar with a demon. And never fall in love. As fate would have it, she was about to break all three.<

Summer Davis sees deaths before they happen. She attempts to live a normal life by focusing on the dance team and her quarterback boyfriend. But then the way-too-cheery Angel of Death shows up and tells her she’s a Cipher—a person chosen to help people who are going to die resolve problems with their loved ones. Ashlyn Moore, one of Summer’s classmates, is going to die, and she needs Summer’s help before that happens.

It’s nearly impossible to get through to Ashlyn, who surrounds herself with chess nerds and geeks and makes it clear she doesn’t want to be friends. Desperate to complete her Cipher task before it’s too late, Summer turns to Troy, the guy who’s always been there for her and one of the few people she can trust. With his help, she makes progress. In fact, the closer she gets to Ashlyn and her friends, the more she feels like she’s finally found where she belongs.

As the clock starts running down on Ashlyn’s life, Summer decides to change her objective. She’s going to save her new friend before it’s too late—even if it means messing with fate.

Macmillan Readers Starter Level<

A fantasy adventure following network journalist Gaby McAslan to Africa to research the Kilimanjaro Event – a meteor which landed in Kenya causing the African landscape to give way to the “Chaga”, an alien flora able to destroy all man-made materials and mould human flesh, bone and spirit.<

Bounty hunter and lycanthrope Cedar Hunt vowed to track down all seven pieces of the Holder—a strange device capable of deadly destruction. And, accompanied by witch Mae Lindson and the capricious Madder brothers, he sets out to do just that. But the crew is forced to take refuge in the frontier town of Des Moines, Iowa, when a glacial storm stops them in their tracks. The town, under mayor Killian Vosbrough, is ruled with an iron fist—and plagued by the steely Strange, creatures that pour through the streets like the unshuttered wind.

But Cedar soon learns that Vosbrough is mining cold copper for the cataclysmic generators he’s manufacturing deep beneath Des Moines, bringing the search for the Holder to a halt. Chipping through ice, snow, and bone-chilling bewitchment to expose a dangerous plot, Cedar must stop Vosbrough and his scheme to rule the land and sky..

Gwenhwyfar Byron Owens learned everything she knows about potions and spells from her two Wiccan moms, who are forbidden by Otherworld laws from teaching magic to mortals. But when their latest transgression results in the kidnapping of a mortal woman, Gwen figures the only place to hide them all is in Anwyn, the Welsh afterlife…

But Gregory Faa—a member of the Watch—is hot on their heels. A Traveller who has stolen time, he’s eager to prove himself worthy of the Watch, only he has a past with the dark-eyed Welsh beauty he’s been charged with bringing to justice. He’s tempted to just let Gwen disappear into Anwyn, until he realizes that she’s being pursued by a squad of goons and death’s minions.

Gwen is used to taking care of her moms and herself, so she can’t give in to her heart’s demand to trust Gregory, despite the fact that he’s as handsome as the day is long—and the days in Anwyn can last centuries…

The weather is mild in Ascension…but beneath the surface, everything is burning up. The nightmare Emily Winters has been living through for months shows no sign of ending, as the Furies stay on the peripheral, slowly driving her crazy. Em feels...different. She's angry, and never cold, and too strong. It's only a matter of time before she turns into the thing she hates the most. Em needs to take her fate into her own hands, but without Drea to help, or anyone to turn to, Em is quickly running out of options.

Crow's involvement with Em has grown more complicated, as his visions begin to take shape. It doesn't look good for Em, but Crow has a plan. He will do anything to save her. Anything. JD misses the Em he used to know...and love. She seems so different these days, like she's hiding something. When JD begins to learn the truth, he is as scared as he is determined to help her. But his help may be the last thing Em needs to survive.

Attending their bandmate Saxon’s wedding seemed simple enough for Johnny Malone and Drake Hanover. But after waking up in a dominatrix’s dungeon, they realize their cash and cell phones have been stolen—along with the bride’s wedding dress and the groom. And then there’s the matter of the two women in the room…

Loose cannon Johnny is handcuffed to Lizette, an uptight paper pusher. She wants to help save Johnny from the horrible fate in store for him at the hands of the Vampire Alliance, but he won’t sign the paperwork. Then there’s Josie, the waifish caterer from the reception, who rescues Drake from a sex swing. Josie may be cute and make a great cupcake, but Drake knows she might also be the thief. Or it could have been that gang of drag queens all dressed as Cher…

 Regardless, Johnny and Lizette need to get out of these handcuffs. Drake and Josie need to find their missing belongings. And Saxon needs to be located before the Vampire Alliance comes down on them hard