New Releases by Anne-Laure Bondoux

Set in a remote location in Chile, the story begins when a young boy''s parents are tragically killed by a vagrant. The murderer, Angel Allegros, decides in a rare moment of compassion to not kill the boy. Together the killer and the boy begin a new life. Les Larmes de L''assassin is a wonderful story about human nature and a great exploration of innocence, guilt and the power of love.

Malva, l''heritiere du trone de Galnicie, refuse de se marier contre son gre et decide de s''enfuir. Une stupefiante aventure l''entraine aussitot dans le tumulte des guerres et des tempetes. Son destin finit par croiser celui du Capitaine Orfeus Mac Bott. Les deux heros et leurs six compagnons de fortune vont subir mille epreuves pour avoir ose se lancer dans ce voyage au-dela du monde connu.

Porté par la grâce d''une écriture ciselée, un grand roman d''aventure en forme de conte moderne. Rare, puissant, hypnotique. Par l''auteur du "Temps des miracles" et des "Larmes de l''assassin".

La vie les avait séparées. La vie normale, qui fait qu''une fille de vingt ans quitte la maison pour trouver un travail, aimer un amoureux, sortir avec ses amis, alors que sa sœur de quinze étudie encore au collège. La mort de leurs parents, il y a neuf mois, sur une route de campagne, les a rapprochées. Le juge des tutelles a confié la garde de Mado à Patty. Depuis elles forment une paire improbable, deux filles aussi différentes qu''une tortue et un babouin. Une grande fêtarde, exubérante et généreuse et une petite réservée, anxieuse et sérieuse, qui s''adorent. Mais ce qui va vraiment faire d''elles des sœurs, de sang, de sang d''encre, de lait, de rires et de larmes, c''est la vie. Une toute petite vie. La vie du bébé que Patty attend en cachette. Si le juge des tutelles apprend la nouvelle, c''est terminé : la DDASS s''en mêle, Mado part dans un foyer. Et ça, il n''en est pas question. Alors, puisque l''enfant doit naître mi-septembre, Patty et Mado décident de ne rien changer au programme de l''été : le mois d''août en Ardèche, dans la maison coupée du monde laissée par leurs parents. Le problème, c''est que Patty s''est trompée sur le terme de sa grossesse. À moins qu''elle n''ait un peu menti...

In einem Haus an der südlichsten Spitze Chiles, wo nichts ist als steinige Erde und Wind, wächst Paolo auf wie ein kleines Tier oder eine zähe Pflanze. Bis zu dem Tag, an dem Angel Alegria auftaucht, ein Mörder auf der Flucht. Ohne Zögern tötet er Paolos Eltern; er bringt es aber nicht übers Herz, Hand an den Jungen zu legen. Stattdessen beginnt er, sich um ihn zu kümmern. Als dann auch noch Luis auftaucht, der Paolo Lesen beibringt, kämpfen sogar zwei Männer um die Vaterrolle, und Paolo erfährt eine Art von Glück. Aber auch in dem kleinen Haus am Ende der Welt ist sind die drei nicht sicher vor ihrer eigenen Geschichte.

Aquel lugar era el fin del mundo, la casa de Paolo Poloverdo. Allí nadie llegaba por casualidad. Pero Ángel Alegría - un truhán, un asesino - tenía la intención de quedarse. page 4 of cover.

Princess Malva-the Princetta of Galnicia-flees her kingdom and an arranged marriage, only to find herself betrayed by the very man who promised to help her. Orpheus is the son of a sea-captain-turned-pirate and is determined to make a name of his own commanding a ship in Galnicia''s royal armada. But when their paths cross on the high seas, so do their destinies. Together the Princetta and Orpheus will travel to edges of the Known World and beyond . . . a journey from which only one of them will return alive. Shipwrecks, shark attacks, barbarians, and mysterious archipelagos await readers in this lavish fantasy-adventure written by one of France''s most celebrated authors.

Malva is the princess of Galnicia, destined to marry the Prince of Andemark. Or so her parents think. On the eve of her wedding, she escapes at dead of night from under her parents'' noses, little realising that she is letting herself in for a life of peril and adventure, including being shipwrecked in a huge storm and captured as part of a harem. Hugely visual, the book tells of the wonder of frozen steppes and oriental palaces, of sailing ships and treasure islands. This is a book of drama, magic and excitement, where challenges have to be overcome, friendships cemented and hearts broken.

"Ich weiß nicht, wer die Grenzen erfunden hat, ob Gott, Allah oder sonst jemand. Aber ich finde, es war eine schlechte Idee." Der siebenjährige Koumaïl ist ständig auf der Flucht vor den Schrecken des Kaukasus-Krieges. Sein einziger Lichtblick ist das Versprechen seiner Ziehmutter Gloria, ihn in seine eigentliche Heimat Frankreich zurückzubringen. Doch der Weg dorthin ist lang und gefährlich. Dank seiner nie endenden Hoffnung schafft Koumaïl es – doch dann ist Gloria plötzlich fort. Und mit ihr das Geheimnis seines Lebens, das er lüften muss ... So weit die Träume tragen: "Die Zeit der Wunder" erzählt eine abenteuerliche und zu Herzen gehende Fluchtgeschichte, für die Autorin Anne-Laure Bondoux mit dem Katholischen Kinder- und Jugendliteraturpreis und dem Gustav-Heinemann-Friedenspreis ausgezeichnet wurde. Der Roman spart die Schrecken von Krieg und Vertreibung nicht aus, ist durch die kindliche Perspektive aber durchdrungen von unerschütterlichem Optimismus. Indem das Buch die Fluchterfahrung auf so packende wie einfühlsame Art und Weise erfahrbar macht, empfiehlt es sich auch als Schullektüre. Wer diesen Roman liest, wird ihn niemals vergessen! "Unsentimental und voller Herzenswärme." Buchmarkt

After their parents are killed in a car accident, sisters Mado, fifteen, and Patty, twenty, try to cope, but when the irresponsible and impulsive Patty gets pregnant and expects Mado to take charge of everything, life becomes increasingly difficult.

Political troubles and civil unrest force a woman and young boy to flee their war-torn country in search of a safe haven in this award-winning novel that speaks to issues that are both timely and universal. Blaise Fortune, also known as Koumaïl, loves hearing the story of how he came to live with Gloria in the Republic of Georgia: Gloria ran to the site of a train accident where she found an injured woman who asked Gloria to take her baby. The woman, Gloria says, was French, and the baby was Blaise. When Blaise turns seven years old, the Soviet Union collapses, and it’s then that Gloria decides she and Blaise must flee. They make their way westward on foot, heading toward France, where Gloria says they will find safe haven. During their five-year journey across the Caucasus and Europe as they encounter other refugees searching for a better life, Blaise grows from a boy into an adolescent. However, it’s only as a young man can Blaise attempt to untangle his identity. Bondoux’s heartbreaking tale of exile, sacrifice, hope, and survival is a story of ultimate love. “A beautifully cadenced tribute to maternal love and the power of stories amid contemporary political chaos.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review “The two [Blaise and Gloria] make a perilous, five-year journey westward through war-torn territory, encountering a memorable entourage of fellow refugees with poignant stories of their own. … Though Blaise narrates this splendidly translated novel, Gloria''s voice will long resonate.”—Publishers Weekly Starred Review “An enchanting novel that mixes grand storytelling with an unflinching look at the harsh realities of poverty.”—Junior Library Guild

An action-packed magical odyssey, featuring a feisty princess and some unlikely heroes. Malva is the Princess of Galnicia, destined to be married. On the eve of her wedding, she escapes from the palace and sets sail for Lombardaine; however, a huge storm leaves her shipwrecked. Malva never stops dreaming of Elgolia, a fabled paradise at the boundaries of the Known World. She is determined to get there. Orpheus McBott is following his seafaring dreams, and an amazing opportunity arises: Galnicia needs him to sail on a mission to find the Princess. Two lives are soon to become inextricably entwined. ¿An epic tale full of drama, magic and excitement, where challenges have to be overcome, friendships cemented and hearts broken.¿

After intentionally getting himself expelled from Realm One, Linus Hoppe believed he would experience more of real life. But life in inferior Realm Two is a nightmare. For months Linus has been imprisoned in a factory, where he toils on an assembly line. At night, he’s so tired that he no longer dreams of a future, of the destiny he wanted to create for himself. As for his family and friends, he fears he’ll never see them again. He especially misses Chem and Yosh, his co-conspirators in fooling the Great Processor. What made them think they could change society’s rigid hierarchy? Ready to give up, Linus must somehow regain hope and the will to fight for his freedom.

On the afternoon when Angel Allegria arrives at the Poloverdos’ farmhouse, he kills the farmer and his wife. But he spares their child, Paolo–a young boy who will claim this as the day on which he was born. Together the killer and the boy begin a new life on this remote and rugged stretch of land in Chile. Then Luis Secunda, a well-to-do and educated fellow from the city descends upon them. Paolo is caught in the paternal rivalry between the two men. But life resumes its course . . . until circumstances force the three to leave the farm. In doing so, Angel and Luis confront their pasts as well as their inevitable destinies–destinies that profoundly shape Paolo’s own future.

Linus Hoppe has always lived in Realm One, an ideal world. Now, at 14, he must be tested by the Great Processor to determine where he deserves to live from here on. If he achieves a high score, nothing in his life will change. But if he scores too low, he’ll be relegated to an inferior realm, possibly far from his family and friends. There’s really nothing for Linus to worry about—unless, of course, he chooses to alter his destiny.

Following his dreams of finding a safe haven in a new place, Vasco leads a motley group of rats out of the city, through a dangerous sea voyage, and finally to a forest where the rats, now a true tribe, can make a fresh start.

Como a todas las ratas de su tribu, a Polo le gusta vagabundear por el puerto en busca de pescado fresco. Un día, se encuentra con que su gente ha muerto en condiciones misteriosas. Y tiene que habérselas, él solo, con el miedo, el hambre y las ratas de alcantarilla, con las que entabla amistades leales y enemistables temibles. Pero cuando cae en la cuenta de que los hombres tienen preparado el exterminio de todas las ratas de la ciudad no ve sino una solución: la huida. Es sólo el inicio de todas las pruebas por las que deberán pasar Polo y sus compañeros de destierro. Valiente, humilde y arrojado, Polo intentará guiar a su nueva tribu hacia una tierra lejana y soñada, un mundo de paz que habrá que construir desde el principio.

After their parents are killed in a car accident, sisters Mado, fifteen, and Patty, twenty, try to cope, but when the irresponsible and impulsive Patty gets pregnant and expects Mado to take charge of everything, life becomes increasingly difficult.