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Sadness Is a White Bird
**A Dayton Literary Peace Prize Finalist** **A National Jewish Book Award Finalist for Debut Fiction** In this “nuanced, sharp, and beautifully written” (Michael Chabon) debut novel, a young man prepares to serve in the Israeli army while also trying to reconcile his close relationship to two Palestinian siblings with his deeply ingrained loyalties to family and country. The story begins in an Israeli military jail, where—four days after his nineteenth birthday—Jonathan stares up at the fluorescent lights of his cell and recalls the series of events that led him there. Two years earlier: Moving back to Israel after several years in Pennsylvania, Jonathan is ready to fight to preserve...
Vice Versa
“Vice Versa mischievously turns the 2020 election upside down. With his sharp wit and fast-paced dialogue, Goodwin’s portrayal of partisan American politics will cause the reader to both laugh out loud and maybe quietly mourn.” —William Smith, PhD, author of Democracy and Imperialism Vice Versa offers an incisive and funny send up of the 2020 presidential election. Goodwin is tough on both sides of the political spectrum. And by making us smile, he also shows a way out of our divisive politics. —Nadia Schadlow, Former White House Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy, Sr. Fellow The Hudson Institute and author, War and the Art of Governance: Consolidating Combat Success Int...
White Bird: A Novel
Now a major motion picture starring Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson! Read the novelized version of the celebrated New York Times bestselling story of kindness and unrelenting courage in a time of war--inspired by the blockbuster phenomenon Wonder. Sara Blum lives an idyllic life with her adoring parents in Vichy France. But her world comes crashing down when the Nazi occupation separates the family and forces the young Jewish girl into hiding. Her classmate Julien and his family will risk everything to ensure her survival, and, together, Sara and Julien manage to find beauty in a secret world of their creation. First published as a graphic novel and now a major motion picture starring Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson, R. J. Palacio’s unforgettable story demonstrates the power of kindness to change hearts, build bridges, and even save lives in the darkest of times. Includes an 8-page photo insert and a discussion guide.
Persuit
The year is 1874. Gray Wehr is a complex man, an enigma. Saddled with a deserved but unsought reputation, he longs for a quiet life, a chance to make amends. Gray wants no part of it, but his past life won’t die. When an old friend comes seeking a savior, he faces an agonizing decision. Does he play the role of redeemer, honor a lifetime dedication to friendship and try to save her captured family, or reject her plea that will lead him back into the brutality of the past? Without pursuit, there will be no deliverance, but there are no guarantees, except that people will die. Pursuit progresses at an exciting pace, growing in emotional intensity as it moves. Strong characters, both male and female, are presented in a rugged, historically accurate western setting. Pursuit is a tale of individual heroism and of cruelty. It is both uplifting and achingly moving.
Sketchy Characters
A devastating hurricane. A frantic search for a missing friend. A brutal double murder… When chaos blows up Marilyn’s life, and she’s forced to go on the run from ruthless killers, she can’t dodge a cast of sketchy characters that ooze into her orbit. There’s a crooked lawyer and his wealthy clients, an internet scammer, a pair of suspicious hipsters, and a serial killer targeting the artists at Marilyn’s life-drawing group. Throw a couple of good friends and a sexy and protective detective in the mix, and it’s not all bad. Even so, it’s survival of the smartest and most resilient. As the action moves full speed, and the twists and turns keep coming, Marilyn must tackle the circumstances of her new, near-impossible normal.
A Day in Fall
Echelon agent Michael Larson navigates the worlds of espionage and politics to keep America from crumbling. All while a silent enemy consolidates power. The election of an inexperienced and controversial president threatens to plunge America into chaos. When a prominent demographist is abducted shortly after a deadly riot in Charlottesville, Virginia, Echelon agent Michael Larson is the only one who connects the two events. Echelon tracks the growing threat of domestic extremism. It doesn’t take Larson long to discover that a very real foe is gaining power—the alterative right. More acts of violence are promised. All evidence points to someone in the highest ranks of the federal government helping them. A prolific newcomer named Samit Bathari bursts onto the scene. And although he seems like the answer to all of America’s problems, he has his own dark past that must be reckoned with as democracy and the country’s very fabric are endangered.
White Bird
From the bestselling author of Wonder comes the graphic novel White Bird: soon to be a major film starring Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt, Bryce Gheisar, Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson. To the millions of readers who fell in love with R J Palacio's Wonder, Julian is best-known as Auggie Pullman's classroom bully. White Bird reveals a new side to Julian's story, as Julian discovers the moving and powerful tale of his grandmother, who was hidden from the Nazis as a young Jewish girl in occupied France during the Second World War. An unforgettable, unputdownable story about strength, courage and the power of kindness to change hearts, build bridges, and even save lives, from the globally bestselling author of Wonder. A full-colour graphic novel, brilliantly illustrated throughout by R. J. Palacio
Life without Air
Norah, Colton, and Grace are strangers who belong to the same club, one they didn’t choose. The club shouldn’t even exist—but it does. And the pain its members suffer is unbearable. The life each once dreamed of has slipped through their fingers, leaving all three single parents grappling with the loss of their only child. Their new reality slowly begins to suffocate them, sending them, brokenhearted, into a world filled with children who are not their own. Colton tries to avoid the past altogether, Norah attempts to erase her child’s very existence, while Grace battles with demons she fears she can never overcome. Then, just when their good days finally begin to outnumber their bad ...
The Evil I Have Seen
The Evil I Have Seen is a collection of true crime short stories from the memoirs of veteran homicide investigator, Detective Lt. Robert (Robbo) Davidson. Six accounts are woven together with his memories, case files, witness statements, and trial transcripts.
Anybody's Daughter
Following a small courthouse wedding, criminal defense attorney Adam Kennedy and his bride Ellen, a high-school teacher and tennis coach, set sail for a weekend, honeymoon cruise to Kelleys Island. Their idyllic bubble bursts when hijackers board their sailboat in the middle of the night and order them at gunpoint to make it to a rendezvous point before daylight, or die. While fighting terrible weather conditions on Lake Erie, Adam and Ellen are shocked to discover that the contraband they are transporting is not drugs, as they suspected, but two teenage girls. The realization that they are unwilling participants in a human trafficking scheme forces them to confront an agonizing decision when, with time running out, the opportunity to save themselves presents itself. Can they live with themselves if they walk away, or do they stay and risk their own lives, on the off chance that they can rescue these young women, whom they barely know, from the horrors of life as sex slaves?
