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Deep in the ocean, in a world not so different from our own, live the merpeople. Their communities are spread throughout the oceans, seas, and freshwaters all over the globe. When Serafina, a mermaid of the Mediterranean Sea, awakens on the morning of her betrothal, her biggest worry should be winning the love of handsome Prince Mahdi. And yet Sera finds herself haunted by strange dreams that foretell the return of an ancient evil. Her dark premonitions are confirmed when an assassin''s arrow poisons Sera''s mother. Now, Serafina must embark on a quest to find the assassin''s master and prevent a war between the Mer nations. Led only by her shadowy dreams, Sera searches for five other mermaid heroines who are scattered across the six seas. Together, they will form an unbreakable bond of sisterhood and uncover a conspiracy that threatens their world''s very existence.

Il secondo volume dell''epica Waterfire Saga cominciata con "Deep Blue". Le sirene, sfuggite per un soffio ai loro inseguitori, si sono separate e sono partite alla ricerca dei talismani con cui potrebbero fermare il mostro che minaccia gli abissi. Serafina è tornata a Cerulea. La città è in rovina e gli abitanti, disperati, sono in balia dei loro spietati invasori. La giovane principessa si rifugia nella biblioteca dove spera di trovare qualche indizio sull''aspetto dei talismani e sui luoghi in cui potrebbero essere nascosti. Non sa che sta anche per scoprire la verità su Mahdi, il suo fidanzato del passato, e su Blu, il suo misterioso salvatore... Neela ha invece scoperto che uno dei talismani si trova nel nido dei più sanguinari dragoni che infestano gli abissi, ma il pericolo non le impedisce di tentare di recuperarlo. E Ling, presa prigioniera dei Terragogg, fa una scoperta sconvolgente... Il nemico dei mari rappresenta l''essenza stessa del Male. La realtà è molto, molto peggio del peggiore degli incubi...

Serafina, Neela, Ling, Ava, Becca, and Astrid, six mermaids from realms scattered throughout the seas and freshwaters, were summoned by the leader of the river witches to learn an incredible truth: the mermaids are direct descendants of the Six Who Ruled—powerful mages who once governed the lost empire of Atlantis. The ancient evil that destroyed Atlantis is stirring again, and only the mermaids can defeat it. To do so, they need to find magical talismans that belonged to the Six. Serafina believes her talisman was buried with an old shipwreck. While researching its location, she is almost discovered by a death rider patrol led by someone familiar. . . . The pain of seeing him turned traitor is devastating. Neela travels to Matali to warn her parents of the grave threat facing their world. But they find her story outlandish; a sign that she needs to be confined to her chamber for rest and recovery. She escapes and travels to Kandina, where her talisman is in the possession of fearsome razormouth dragons. As they hunt for their talismans, both Serafina and Neela find reserves of courage and cunning they didn''t know they possessed. They face down danger and death, only to endure a game-changing betrayal, as shocking as a rogue wave.

A young woman in nineteenth-century New York City must struggle against gender and class boundaries when her father is found dead of a supposed suicide, and she believes there is more than meets the eye, so in order to uncover the truth she will have to decide how much she is willing to risk and lose.

Serafina ontpopt zich tot de leidster van de Black Fin Resistance die in een race tegen de tijd alle amuletten probeert te bemachtigen die nodig zijn om Abbadon te verslaan. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

Om het mythische monster Abbadon te kunnen verslaan, moet Serafina haar magische talisman zien te vinden. Tijdens de zoektocht naar deze blauwe diamant moet Serafina vele gevaren overwinnen. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

Deel 2 van de Rozen-trilogie In het jaar 1900 zijn de straten van het Londense East End allesbehalve geschikt voor een vrouw van goede komaf. Maar als een van de eerste vrouwelijke artsen is India Selwyn Jones toch al een buitenbeentje. En ze is vastbesloten een kliniek op te zetten in deze arme omgeving waar medische hulp zo hard nodig is. Hier ontmoet India de keiharde maar onweerstaanbare gangster Sid Malone. Sid is een tegenpool van India’s kille verloofde, die het kapitaal van haar familie nodig heeft voor zijn politieke ambities. Geïntrigeerd door Sids mysterieuze verleden stort India zich in een affaire die haar alles kan kosten wat haar lief is. In de pers ‘Doordrenkt van romantiek en authentieke details uit de tijdsperiode, zal dit boek alle fans van epische historische fictie enorm aanspreken.’ Booklist ‘Jennifer Donnelly heeft haar historische huiswerk goed gedaan.’ The Washington Post ‘Genieten: zo veel pagina’s vol met romantiek, snode plannen, gedetailleerde achtergronden, plottwists en cliffhangers.’ Publishers Weekly

Ensemble, trouvez les talismans Qui appartenaient aux six puissants, Dissimulés sous des eaux délétères Suite au duel entre ténèbres et lumière. Venez à nous, par les mers et les rivières, Devenez un seul esprit, un seul cœur, à l’unisson Avant que les eaux et les créatures qui y prospèrent Soient dévastées par Abbadon ! Lorsque Serafina, princesse de Miromara, s’éveille au matin de ses fiançailles, sa première préoccupation devrait être de retrouver son promis, le séduisant prince Mahdi. Elle l’aime depuis l’enfance et il l’aime en retour. Enfin, il l’aimait, elle a quelques doutes à présent... Pourtant, ce matin-là, l’esprit de Serafina est surtout accaparé par d’étranges rêves annonçant le retour d’une ancienne malédiction. Ses prémonitions se confirment quand sa mère est touchée d’une flèche empoisonnée, et le chaos semé dans tout le royaume. Guidée par ses cauchemars, Serafina, accompagnée de cinq autres sirènes, se lance dans une quête périlleuse pour venger ses parents et empêcher les communautés sous-marines de s’entredéchirer. Mais elle est encore loin d’imaginer qu’elle vient de plonger dans une vaste conspiration, qui menace son monde... et le nôtre.

Deep in the ocean, in a world not so different from our own, live the merpeople. Their communities are spread throughout the oceans, seas, and freshwaters all over the globe. When Serafina, a mermaid of the Mediterranean Sea, awakens on the morning of her betrothal, her biggest worry should be winning the love of handsome Prince Mahdi. And yet Sera finds herself haunted by strange dreams that foretell the return of an ancient evil. Her dark premonitions are confirmed when an assassin''s arrow poisons Sera''s mother. Now, Serafina must embark on a quest to find the assassin''s master and prevent a war between the Mer nations. Led only by her shadowy dreams, Sera searches for five other mermaid heroines who are scattered across the six seas. Together, they will form an unbreakable bond of sisterhood and uncover a conspiracy that threatens their world''s very existence.

The best history/social studies classes are those in which students act as historians, political scientists, and economists. The best teachers are those who model “discipline-specific expertise.” There is an effective formula for achieving the Common Core State Standards’ goal of college and career readiness in history/social studies: Establish the foundation for future academic work, subject area knowledge and skill development Take deliberate advantage of students prior knowledge of those topics taught multiple times from elementary school through high school Increase the complexity of reading materials in these subjects as they are covered in subsequent courses Develop a multi-year plan to vertically spiral writing and speaking skills towards producing work that demonstrates thinking commensurate with college and career readiness This resource book is intended for both new and experienced teachers. School-site departments and district curriculum specialists will find this book useful. In addition, this book will be an excellent supplement for university methods instructors interested in helping their student teachers meet the goals of the Common Core State Standards.

Uncovering an ancient evil, Serafina, a mermaid of the Mediterranean Sea, searches for five other mermaid heroines who are scattered across the six seas, to save their hidden world.

Lekker lezen ondanks dyslexie Dit ebook uit de serie PrismaDyslexie bevat het lettertype Dyslexie. De letters van dit lettertype zijn zodanig aangepast dat dyslectici minder moeite hebben ze van elkaar te onderscheiden, waardoor er minder leesfouten gemaakt worden en het lezen gemakkelijker wordt. De wilde roos Tibet, 1913. Willa Alden wordt als gids ingehuurd door Max von Brandt, die van plan is als eerste Duitser de Mount Everest te bedwingen. Tijdens een beklimming van de Kilimanjaro heeft Willa een been verloren, maar dat weerhoudt haar er niet van deze nieuwe expeditie te ondernemen. Willa valt als een blok voor de charmes van de knappe Max von Brandt. Ze weet alleen nog niet dat Max een dubbele agenda heeft – en dat haar grote liefde Seamus haar nooit helemaal heeft kunnen vergeten… Jennifer Donnelly werkte eerder als antiekhandelaar, journalist en copywriter. Inmiddels is ze fulltime schrijver en schreef ze o.a. de succesvolle romans De Theeroos en De winterroos. Samen met haar man en dochter woont ze in Brooklyn, New York.

Londra, 1914. La rosa selvatica è un''ammaliante epopea romanzesca capace di restituirci le aspirazioni di un mondo sull''orlo di un cambiamento epocale. In seguito al tragico incidente sulle vette del Kilimangiaro, l''anticonformista e caparbia scalatrice Willa Alden taglia i ponti con il proprio passato e con Seamus Finnegan. Willa si rifugia in un angolo remoto del Nepal da cui contemplare e fotografare le cime dell''Himalaya. Finché un evento improvviso la richiama a Londra, insieme a Max von Brandt un enigmatico alpinista tedesco con cui intreccerà sempre più saldamente sentimenti e destini. Esploratori, furfanti, criminali, spie e alta società. Le vette incontaminate dell''Everest, Londra e il deserto del Nord Africa. Un''epopea capace di restituirci le aspirazioni di un mondo sull''orlo di un cambiamento epocale, negli anni della Prima Guerra Mondiale.

The Printz Honor–winning YA novel: “A contemporary classic” of a girl''s coming-of-age and the real-life murder that rocked early twentieth-century America (New York Times–bestselling author Ruta Sepetys). Growing up in the Adirondack Mountains, sixteen-year-old Mattie Gokey dreams of becoming a writer. Still grieving her mother’s death, and pressured to marry a wealthy but dull local boy, she decides to flee her home and take a job at the elegant Glenmore Hotel. Mattie is thrilled to enter a new world of wealth and sophistication. But she is caught off guard when a guest named Grace Brown asks her to burn a secret bundle of letters. And when Grace''s drowned body is fished from Big Moose Lake, Mattie discovers that the letters could reveal the grim truth behind a murder. Set against the murder that inspired Theodore Dreiser''s An American Tragedy, this Printz Honor-winning coming-of-age novel effortlessly weaves romance, history, and a murder mystery into a moving and wholly original.

Noch einmal sah sie das Leuchten in seinen Augen, bevor er sie für immer schloss. An dem Tag, an dem ihr kleiner Bruder Truman starb, starb auch das Herz in Andis Brust. Und seit er nicht mehr da ist, ist ihr alles egal. Nur wenn sie Gitarre spielt, ahnt sie, dass es so etwas wie Gefühle noch gibt. Als sie auf einer Reise nach Paris in einem alten Gitarrenkoffer das geheimnisvolle Tagebuch einer jungen Frau findet, die einst den Kronprinzen Louis Charles betreute, weiß sie, dass ihre beiden Schicksale untrennbar miteinander verbunden sind. Denn auch die Französin konnte den Tod des geliebten kleinen Jungen nicht verhindern. Und so begleitet Andi Alexandrine auf deren gefahrvollen Wegen durch die Wirren der Französischen Revolution – in der Hoffnung, dort den Schlüssel zur Rückkehr ins Leben zu finden.

Londen, 1888. Fiona Finnegan woont in een van de armoedige steegjes van East End, waar overdag kinderen spelen en s nachts dieven, prostituees en dromers rondhangen. Ze werkt net als haar vader in de theefabriek van William Burton en droomt ervan om ooit samen met haar grote liefde Joe Bristow een eigen theewinkeltje te kunnen openen.Fiona s leven staat op z n kop als haar vader door een onverklaarbaar ongeluk in de fabriek sterft. Fiona vermoedt dat er opzet in het spel is en dat ook zij gevaar loopt. Ze vlucht naar New York en werkt zich daar op naar de top van de Manhattanse theehandel. Ondanks haar succes kan ze het verleden echter niet laten rusten. Ze keert terug naar Londen voor een gevaarlijke confrontatie met de man die de dood van haar vader op zijn geweten heeft

Die Herzen von Willa Alden und Seamus Finnegan schlagen für die Gipfel der Welt – und füreinander. Doch auf einer schicksalhaften Bergtour erleidet Willa einen Unfall und ist fortan für ihr Leben körperlich gezeichnet. Voller Vorwürfe wendet sie sich von Seamus ab – die Trennung bricht ihm das Herz. Jahre später kreuzen sich ihre Wege ein zweites Mal, und ihre Liebe wird auf eine harte Probe gestellt ...

London 1888, eine Stadt im Aufbruch: Während in den Gassen von Whitechapel das Laster blüht, träumt die 17-jährige Fiona von einer besseren Zukunft. Als Packerin in einer Teefabrik beweist die junge Irin ihr Gespür für die köstlichsten Sorten und exotischsten Mischungen. Doch dann muss Fiona ihren Verlobten Joe verlassen und sich im New York der Jahrhundertwende eine Existenz aufbauen ... Spannend und voller Sinnlichkeit erzählt dieser Roman die Geschichte der Fiona Finnegan und einer großen Liebe zwischen Sühne, Mut und Leidenschaft.

La storia inizia sulle sponde del Tamigi, è l''anno 1900: le desolate strade dei sobborghi londinesi non sono il luogo adatto per una ragazza perbene come India Selwyn Jones. Lei però ha la testa dura, è un giovane medico che vuole esercitare la professione dove ce n''è più bisogno. E sarà proprio in uno di questi vicoli bui che incontrerà - e tenterà di redimere - il più famoso gangster della città, Sid Malone, duro, violento, affascinante. Malone è l''opposto di India: la ragazza, combattuta tra attrazione e repulsione, rinuncerà ai propri affetti e alle proprie sicurezze per seguirlo nel suo torbido mondo, tra ladri, prostitute e sognatori.

Brooklyn : Andi, jeune fille brillante, musicienne talentueuse, est déprimée par une adolescence difficile. Quand son père apprend qu''elle va redoubler, il l''emmène à Paris où il poursuit des recherches ADN, scientifiques et historiques sur le cœur présumé du Dauphin de France Louis-Charles, fils de Marie-Antoinette. Chez l''ami historien qui les héberge, Andi retrouve le journal d''une jeune fille qui fut demoiselle de compagnie du Dauphin pendant la Révolution et elle se projette avec passion dans sa vie. Paris : Alexandrine Paradise a vécu il y a deux siècles un destin tragique. Elle désirait ardemment devenir actrice, mais la Révolution arrive qui modifie cruellement son avenir. Engagée par la reine Marie-Antoinette pour s''occuper du petit Dauphin Louis-Charles, elle va être obligée d''espionner la Famille Royale, par le Duc d''Orléans. La Terreur gronde, la famille Royale est emprisonnée dans la prison du Temple. Alors que le petit Louis-Charles dépérit dans sa cellule, Alexandrine risque sa vie pour rester loyale à la famille royale et tenter de sauver l''enfant. Dans les derniers moments qu''il lui reste à vivre, terrée dans les catacombes, elle écrit son journal pour faire connaître le sort désespéré du petit prince. Ce roman est à la fois contemporain et historique, agrémenté de mystères, de voyages dans le temps et d''incidences musicales. Il se lit avec passion. Le thème de la Révolution, sa violence, sont explorés à différents niveaux, historique et psychologique, à travers les voix et le ressenti de ces deux femmes, auxquelles l''auteur a donné une authenticité qui séduira les lecteurs adolescents et jeunes adultes.

The third book in the sweeping, multi-generational saga that began with The Tea Rose, The Wild Rose is a "lush story of epic proportions" (Romantic Times Book Review). The Wild Rose is a part of the sweeping, multi-generational saga that began with The Tea Rose and continued with The Winter Rose. It is London, 1914. World War I looms on the horizon, women are fighting for the right to vote, and explorers are pushing the limits ofendurance in the most forbidding corners of the earth. Into this volatile time, Jennifer Donnelly places her vivid and memorable characters: Willa Alden, a passionate mountain climber who lost her leg while summiting Kilimanjaro with Seamus Finnegan, and who will never forgive him for saving her life; Seamus Finnegan, a polar explorer who tries to forget Willa as he marries a beautiful young schoolteacher back home in England; Max von Brandt, a handsome German sophisticate who courts high society women, but has a secret agenda in wartime London. Many other beloved characters from The Winter Rose continue their adventures in The Wild Rose as well. With myriad twists and turns, thrilling cliffhangers, and fabulous period detail and atmosphere, The Wild Rose provides a highly satisfying conclusion to an unforgettable trilogy.

Readers of If I Stay and Elizabeth George will love Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly, author of the award-winning novel A Northern Light. Revolution artfully weaves two girls’ stories into one unforgettable account of life, loss, and enduring love; it spans centuries and vividly depicts the eternal struggles of the human heart. BROOKLYN: Andi Alpers is on the edge. She’s angry at her father for leaving, angry at her mother for not being able to cope, and heartbroken by the loss of her younger brother, Truman. Rage and grief are destroying her. And she’s about to be expelled from Brooklyn Heights’ most prestigious private school when her father intervenes. Now Andi must accompany him to Paris for winter break. PARIS: Alexandrine Paradis lived over two centuries ago. She dreamed of making her mark on the Paris stage, but a fateful encounter with a doomed prince of France cast her in a tragic role she didn’t want—and couldn’t escape. Two girls, two centuries apart. One never knowing the other. But when Andi finds Alexandrine’s diary, she recognizes something in her words and is moved to the point of obsession. There’s comfort and distraction for Andi in the journal’s antique pages—until, on a midnight journey through the catacombs of Paris, Alexandrine’s words transcend paper and time, and the past becomes suddenly, terrifyingly present. Praise for Revolution: An ABA Indies Choice Young Adult Book of the Year An ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults A Kirkus Reviews Best Book #1 Indiebound pick for fall 2010 A School Library Journal Best Book A Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book Amazon.com Best Book of the Year [STAR] "A sumptuous feast of a novel, rich in mood, character, and emotion."--School Library Journal, Starred [STAR] "Every detail is meticulously inscribed into a multi-layered narrative that is as wise, honest, and moving as it is cunningly worked. Readers . . . will find this brilliantly crafted work utterly absorbing."--The Bulletin, Starred [STAR] "Brilliantly realized, complete, and complex. The novel is rich with detail, and both the Brooklyn and Paris settings provide important grounding for the haunting and beautifully told story."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred

India Selwyn Jones, jeune aristocrate fraîchement diplômée de médecine, décide de renoncer à ses privilèges pour exercer son métier dans la jungle populaire qu''est le quartier de Whitechapel. En ce début des années 1900, il n''est pourtant pas facile d''être une femme médecin, célibataire qui plus est. Dévouée à ses patients, impétueuse, avant-gardiste en matière de progrès social, India va croiser le chemin de Sid Malone, un gangster qui règne sur Londres et dont la tête est mise à prix. Partagée entre sa vocation, son futur mariage avec un éminent politicien et ses sentiments ambigus pour celui qui se prend pour un justicier, India va devoir trouver le juste équilibre entre ce que l''on attend d''elle et ce qu''elle veut vraiment.

It has been twelve years since a dark, murderous figure stalked the alleys and courts of Whitechapel. And yet, in the summer of 1900, East London is still poor, still brutal, still a shadow city to its western twin. Among the reformers is an idealistic young woman named India Selwyn-Jones, recently graduated from medical school. With the help of her influential fiancé--Freddie Lytton, an up-and-coming Liberal MP--she works to shut down the area''s opium dens that destroy both body and soul. Her selfless activities better her patients'' lives and bring her immense gratification, but unfortunately, they also bring her into direct conflict with East London''s ruling crime lord--Sid Malone. India is not good for business and at first, Malone wants her out. But against all odds, India and Sid fall in love. Different in nearly every way, they share one thing in common--they''re both wounded souls. Their love is impossible and they know it, yet they cling to it desperately. Lytton, India''s fiancé, will stop at nothing to marry India and gain her family''s fortune. Fractious criminal underlings and rivals conspire against Sid. When Sid is finally betrayed by one of his own, he must flee London to save his life. Mistakenly thinking him dead, India, pregnant and desperate, marries Freddie to provide a father for hers and Sid''s child. India and Sid must each make a terrible sacrifice--a sacrifice that will change them both forever. One that will lead them to other lives, and other places...and perhaps--one distant, bittersweet day--back to each other.

"London, 1900: Die junge India Selwyn-Jones bewegt sich in den feinsten Kreisen. Bis sie als Ärztin im berüchtigten Viertel Whitechapel zu arbeiten beginnt -- und dort in leidenschaftlicher Liebe zu dem gef̈rchteten Gangsterboß Sid Malone entbrennt ..."--Page 4 of cover.

The Tea Rose is a towering old-fashioned story, imbued with a modern sensibility, of a family''s destruction, of murder and revenge, of love lost and won again, and of one determined woman''s quest to survive and triumph. East London, 1888-a city apart. A place of shadow and light where thieves, whores, and dreamers mingle, where children play in the cobbled streets by day and a killer stalks at night, where bright hopes meet the darkest truths. Here, by the whispering waters of the Thames, a bright and defiant young woman dares to dream of a life beyond tumbledown wharves, gaslit alleys, and the grim and crumbling dwellings of the poor. Fiona Finnegan, a worker in a tea factory, hopes to own a shop one day, together with her lifelong love, Joe Bristow, a costermonger''s son. With nothing but their faith in each other to spur them on, Fiona and Joe struggle, save, and sacrifice to achieve their dreams. But Fiona''s dreams are shattered when the actions of a dark and brutal man take from her nearly everything-and everyone-she holds dear. Fearing her own death at the dark man''s hands, she is forced to flee London for New York. There, her indomitable spirit-and the ghosts of her past-propel her rise from a modest west side shopfront to the top of Manhattan''s tea trade. Authentic and moving, Jennifer Donnelly''s The Tea Rose is an unforgettable novel.

A la fin du XIXe siècle, à Londres, dans le quartier populaire de Whitechapel, près des docks où s''organise la grève des ouvriers, la jeune Fiona travaille dur à la fabrique de thé. Son projet ? Economiser assez d''argent pour ouvrir une petite épicerie avec son fiancé, Joe. Mais son rêve s''évanouit le jour où Joe la quitte, séduit par la fille d''un riche marchand. Après cette trahison et la mort tragique de ses parents, Fiona décide d''embarquer pour New York où la révolution industrielle autorise les espoirs les plus fous. Et sur le paquebot qui l''emmène vers un monde en plein essor, elle se promet de revenir un jour en Angleterre, auréolée de succès...