Jodi Picoult
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On an icy winter night, a terrible accident forces a family divided to come together and make a fateful decision. Cara, once protected by her father, Luke, is tormented by a secret that nobody knows. Her brother, Edward, has secrets of his own. He has kept them hidden, but now they may come to light, and if they do, Cara will be devastated. Their mother, Georgie, was never able to compete with her ex-husband's obsessions, and now, his fate hangs...
23) Picture perfect
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Cassie Barrett, a world-renowned anthropologist, wakes up in a graveyard and doesn't know who she is. Taken in for a few days by William Flying Horse, a Native American police officer, she waits for her life to re-appear. When Hollywood heartthrob Alex Rivers shows up to claim her as his wife, she is stunned but still doesn't remember anything. After she returns to her fairytale existence as Alex Rivers' wife, fragments of memory come back but she...
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Eine Reise auf die Galapagosinseln. Eine Welt, die aus den Fugen gerät. Und eine junge Frau, die vor ihrer größten Herausforderung steht.
Die New Yorkerin Diana O'Toole überlässt nichts dem Schicksal - ganz besonders nicht ihre Zukunft. Bis ins kleinste Detail hat sie ihr Leben durchgeplant und der nächste große Schritt steht kurz bevor: Auf der gemeinsamen Reise zu den Galapagosinseln wird ihr Freund Finn ihr einen Antrag machen. Doch kurz...
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En diecinueve minutos, puedes hacer que el mundo se detenga, o bajarte de el. En diecinueve minutos, Puedes llevar a cabo tu venganza. Jodi Picoult nos narra una historia conmovedora sobre las causas que pueden llevar a un adolescente en un pequeno pueblo a cometer un crimen atroz y las razones que originaron este hecho y el efecto en la familia que sin quererlo pasa por alto los signos de acoso y abuso de sus hijos. La tragedia en una escuela que...
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Zwei Herzen zwischen Magie und Realität... "Hilf mir!" Delilah kann es kaum fassen, als sie diese Nachricht in ihrem Lieblingsbuch findet. Oliver, der umwerfend gut aussehende Held der Geschichte, hat diese Worte extra für sie in den Felsen geritzt. Zuerst hält sie sich für verrückt, doch schnell stellen Delilah und Oliver fest, dass sie über die Grenzen der Buchseiten hinweg miteinander sprechen können. Und damit nicht genug: Oliver vertraut...
27) Zerbrechlich
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Zerbrechlich
gelesen von Nicole Engeln, Dana Geissler, Marie Bierstedt, u.v.a
Charlotte O'Keefe liebt ihr Kind abgöttisch und will nur eins: es beschützen. Denn Willow ist krank; beim kleinsten Stoß brechen ihre Knochen.
Doch auch ihr Herz kann brechen. Genau das scheint Charlotte zu vergessen, als sie vor Gericht das Geld für die richtige Behandlung erkämpfen will. Sie verklagt ihre Frauenärztin. Die Krankheit hätte schon zu Beginn der...
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The powerful debut novel from New York Times best-selling author Jodi Picoult, Songs of the Humpback Whale is a moving story of love and family told through the eyes of five people: Jane Jones, her daughter Rebecca, and three very different men in their lives. After a watershed moment in their marriage, Jane leaves Oliver, her renowned marine biologist husband, and begins a journey across the country with Rebecca in search of understanding about her...
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Jacob Hunt hasst die Farbe Orange. Und er hasst es, wenn sein gewohnter Tagesablauf gestört wird. Routinen sind für ihn lebensichtig, denn er leidet unter dem Asperger-Syndrom, einer autistischen Störung. Deshalb kocht Emma, seine Mutter, montags nur grüne Speisen und dienstags rote. Und längst hat sie Jacobs Besessenheit für Kriminaltechnik akzeptiert. Doch dann wird seine Erzieherin Jess erschlagen aufgefunden, und Jacob wird des Mordes an...
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With Asperger's syndrome, teenager Jacob Hunt is unable to have the same kind of social life other boys his age have. However, like other kids with AS, he has homed in on one particular interest: forensic analysis. He normally shows up to crime scenes and helps solve the case, but this time he is the prime suspect. When a murder leads police to question Jacob, they interpret his AS symptoms as a sign of guilt and cast a very public spotlight on Jacob...
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One moment June Nealon was happily looking forward to years full of laughter and adventure with her family, and the next, she was staring into a future that was as empty as her heart. Now her life is a waiting game. Waiting for time to heal her wounds, waiting for justice. In short, waiting for a miracle to happen. For Shay Bourne, life holds no more surprises. The world has given him nothing, and he has nothing to offer the world. In a heartbeat,...
32) Vanishing acts
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"Delia Hopkins has led a charmed life. Raised in rural New Hampshire by her beloved, widowed father, she now has a young daughter, a handsome fiance, and her own search-and-rescue bloodhound, which she uses to find missing persons. But as Delia plans her wedding, she is plagued by flashbacks of a life she can't recall...until a policeman knocks on her door, revealing a secret about herself that changes the world as she knows it -- and threatens to...
33) Handle with care
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After her daughter contracts a fatal disease, Charlotte O'Keefe must confront some serious questions that ultimately lead to one final epiphany: what constitutes a valuable life.
34) Plain truth
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Philadelphia defense attorney Ellie Hathaway, unsatisfied with the course of her career and personal life, leaves her job for an open-ended stay at her great-aunt's home in Paradise, Pennsylvania, arriving just in time to become embroiled in the case of a young, unmarried Amish woman accused of killing her newborn baby.
35) Salem Falls
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Pub. Date
c2001
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English
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Jack St. Bride was a popular teacher and soccer coach at a girls' prep school when he was falsely accused of statutory rape. Released after eight months behind bars, he arrives in Salem Falls hoping to start fresh. He lands a job washing dishes at the local diner and even falls in love with the owner, Addie. But then a spoiled local girl accuses Jack of assault, forcing his past into the open and turning the town against him.
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2014
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Unabridged
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English
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Where There's Smoke:
Bestselling author Jodi Picoult is a masterful storyteller, who “writes with a fine touch, a sharp eye for detail, and a firm grasp of the delicacy and complexity of human relationships” (The Boston Globe). Now, in this original short story, Picoult introduces Serenity Jones, one of the fascinating characters from her eagerly awaited new novel, Leaving Time.
Even as a child,...
Bestselling author Jodi Picoult is a masterful storyteller, who “writes with a fine touch, a sharp eye for detail, and a firm grasp of the delicacy and complexity of human relationships” (The Boston Globe). Now, in this original short story, Picoult introduces Serenity Jones, one of the fascinating characters from her eagerly awaited new novel, Leaving Time.
Even as a child,...
37) The outsiders
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The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society. When it was first published in 1967, The Outsiders defied convention with its immediate, deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy and his struggle to find a place for himself in a difficult world. Thirty years later, it speaks to teenagers as powerfully as ever.
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New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
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Widescreen or standard format.
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1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive.