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The searing and profound odyssey of a Southern family. Confronting the realities of life in the rural South, Ward gives us an epochal story, a road novel through Mississippi's past and present that explores the bonds of family as tested by racism and poverty. For Pop and Mam, their daughter Leonie, and her kids Jojo and Kayla, life is hard: Mam has cancer, Pop is preoccupied by working their small parcel of land, Leonie has a meth problem, and Jojo and Kayla seek love from their grandparents rather than their absent mother.

New York Times bestselling author Adam Silvera reminds us that there's no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day. 4 starred reviews! On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They're going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they're both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There's an app for that.

Le 19 janvier 2007, à 13 h 05, âgée de 49 ans, moi, Maria Delasalle, je décédais d'un cancer. Neuf mois de lutte contre le crabe, contre cette tumeur sournoise, pour finalement devoir jeter l'éponge comme un vulgaire poids plume qui manquerait d'entraînement.Après mon décès, mon mari Vincent, auteur-réalisateur, entreprit de raconter notre histoire.Ma présence «?post-mortem?» lui fut d'une grande utilité, enfin je l'espère.

Camille travaille dans un café du Plateau Est. Du haut de sa vingtaine, elle comble le temps entre ses ses quarts de travail de bières et de joints sur son balcon. Boucaner pour quitter brièvement une tête surchargée. Puis, Camille rencontre Lou. Ou plutôt, Lou atterrit dans la vie de Camille. Entre le biodôme et le parc Laurier, ces deux femmes apprennent à s'aimer, malgré le quotidien étouffant et les montagnes russes qui s'affolent.

Il fait chaud, la ville est insupportable en été, surtout après si longtemps à contempler alternativement les murs de la maison et l'écran de l'ordinateur. Diane et Claudine, on les comprend, souhaitent désespérément s'évader en nature, que leur rosé ne soit pas seul à prendre le frais. Sauf que des chalets à portée de leur budget, ça n'existe tout simplement pas.

An emotionally riveting novel for fans of Ibi Zoboi and Erika L. Sánchez about two sisters in Nigeria on their journey to break free of an oppressive home. Sisters Cheta and Zam couldn't be more different. Cheta, sharp-tongued and stubborn, never shies away from conflict—either at school or at home, where her mother fires abuse at her. Timid Zam escapes most of her mother's anger, skating under the radar and avoiding her sister whenever possible. In a turn of good fortune, Zam is invited to live with her aunt's family in the lap of luxury.

A Korean-American girl travels to Seoul in hopes of debuting in a girl group at the same K-pop company behind the most popular boy band on the planet in this romantic coming-of-age novel about chasing big dreams, for fans of Mary H. K. Choi and Jenny Han. Candace Park knows a lot about playing a role. For most of her life, she's been playing the role of the quiet Korean girl who takes all AP classes and plays a classical instrument, keeping her love of K-Pop and her obsession with SLK to herself. But she has a secret that she's been keeping from the world: She can sing.

Ravi has just moved to the United States from India and has always been at the top of his class; Joe has lived in the same town his whole life and has learning problems--but when their lives intersect in the first week of fifth grade they are brought together by a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and the need to take control of their lives.

Aleksandar and Isobel are siblings and former classical music prodigies, once destined for greatness. As the only Eastern European family growing up on their block on the far southside of Chicago, the pair were inseparable until each was forced to confront the absurdity of tragedy at an early age and abandon their musical ambitions. Now in their twenties, they find themselves encountering ridiculous jobs, unfulfilling romantic relationships, and the outrageousness of ordinary life.

When a piece of land comes up for sale in this exclusive community, it sparks a war between the Brittons and the Johnsons. It's old money versus new money, and neither family seems willing to compromise. Will the tension between them shatter any hopes of a peaceful summer? Hidden away near the end of Long Island, New York, is a community where affluent African Americans, their friends, and the wannabes have secretly vacationed for more than 75 years. Unlike the bluffs of Martha's Vineyard, black folks here own five miles of prime beachfront.