Adult World

#1 New York Times best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Anthony Doerr brings his“stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors” (San Francisco Chronicle) to selecting The Best American Short Stories 2019. Doerr and the series editor, Heidi Pitlor, winnow down twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year.

Lida thought she was safe. Her neighbors wearing the yellow star were all taken away, but Lida is not Jewish. She will be fine, won't she? But she cannot escape the horrors of World War II. Lida's parents are ripped away from her and she is separated from her beloved sister, Larissa. The Nazis take Lida to a brutal work camp, where she and other Ukrainian children are forced into backbreaking labor. Starving and terrified, Lida bonds with her fellow prisoners, but none of them know if they'll live to see tomorrow.

A sudden attack from an alien race takes out hundreds of humanity's greatest superheroes, leaving the Earth defenseless in the face of an overwhelming foe. The only survivors are Kevin Jason (Bolt) and his friends, who are forced to ally with the government in order to protect the planet from the invading enemies. Their mission becomes more urgent, however, when the aliens give humanity an ultimatum: Either surrender in forty-eight hours or be destroyed by the aliens' immense forces. With only two days left to save the superhero community and the world in general, Kevin and his friends must...

After returning home from her mother’s funeral, Lacey Windham seeks solace in her father, the only parent she has left. However, when her father reveals that she is not who she thought she was, that she was a found adoption, and he hands her an old book and antique necklace, her whole world changes overnight. Soon, she realizes that she is being watched and followed by someone who seems like he doesn’t belong. He reveals himself and states that she can trust him. She shouldn’t have a reason to feel so nervous, right? Darkness lurks in every corner, and she must find out who she is and...

Stopmouth and his family know of no other life than the daily battle to survive. To live, they must hunt rival species, or negotiate flesh-trade with those who crave meat of the freshest human kind. It is a savage, desperate existence. And for Stopmouth, considered slowwitted hunt-fodder by his tribe, the future looks especially bleak. But then, on the day he is callously betrayed by his brother, a strange and beautiful woman falls from the sky. It is a moment that will change his destiny, and that of all humanity, forever.

Following the events of Lobizona, Manu and her friends cross the mystical border into Kerana - a cursed realm in Argentina - searching for allies and a hiding place. As they chase down leads about the Coven - a mythical resistance manada that might not even exist - the Cazadores chase down leads about Manu, setting up traps to capture and arrest her.

It is 1944. A teenager named Rudolf (Rudi) Vrba has made up his mind. After barely surviving nearly two years in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, he knows he must escape. Even if death is more likely. Rudi has learned the terrible secret hidden behind the heavily guarded fences of concentration camps across Nazi-occupied Europe: the methodical mass killing of Jewish prisoners. As trains full of people arrive daily, Rudi knows that the murders won’t stop until he reveals the truth to the world―and that each day that passes means more lives are lost.

June 1942. The shadow of the Third Reich has fallen across the European continent. In desperation, Winston Churchill and his chief of staff form an unusual plan: a new commando unit made up of Jewish refugees who have escaped to Britain. The resulting volunteers are a motley group of intellectuals, artists, and athletes, most from Germany and Austria. Many have been interned as enemy aliens and have lost their families, their homes - their whole worlds. They will stop at nothing to defeat the Nazis.

Ivy Rune’s only goal is to pass her final exam and become an Arborist like her late father, even though she fears she’ll never be able to truly uphold his legacy. Just before her big test, Ivy discovers her father’s secrets . . . and they had nothing to do with the quiet life he led. Suddenly, clues unspool from wood carvings and old journals, leading Ivy to the outskirts of town and straight to the Count’s forbidden castle. When Ivy uncovers a hidden world of magic, she and her best friend are unexpectedly altered.

There is an attack on the Dark Dimension! Lacey and her friends discover giant black “birds” flying over the kingdom. They were the source of radiation that sickened the villagers and killed the Voice. Lacey and Alex cross the dark dimension once more with Matt's help. This time, they must find out who these invaders are and what they want. Will they be able to defeat this new enemy without the Voice's help? Will they make it in time to save the kingdom? This is the second series of the "Voice of the Mountain" Saga. The first series is "The Voice of the Dark World".

Life is harsh in Chennai's teeming streets, so when runaway sisters Viji and Rukku arrive, their prospects look grim. Very quickly, 11-year-old Viji discovers how vulnerable they are in this uncaring, dangerous world. Fortunately, the girls find shelter - and friendship - on an abandoned bridge. With two homeless boys, Muthi and Arul, the group forms a family of sorts. But when illness strikes, Viji must decide whether to risk seeking help from strangers or to keep holding on to their fragile, hard-fought freedom.

The year is 1941. Krystia lives in a small Ukrainian village under the cruel - sometimes violent - occupation of the Soviets. So when the Nazis march into town to liberate them, many of Krystia's neighbors welcome the troops with celebrations, hoping for a better life. But conditions don't improve as expected. Krystia's friend Dolik and the other Jewish people in town warn that their new occupiers may only bring darker days. The worst begins to happen when the Nazis blame the Jews for murders they didn't commit. As the Nazis force Jews into a ghetto, Krystia does what she can to help.

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Sam Jacob is back in Paris as model Samantha Jacobs and as a part of Christine Sinclair's plan to "Nudge the World" by expanding the definition of feminine beauty. Yet, despite having a skyrocketing career, not all is going well. Samantha is still gunshy about appearing in public and taking the next step in her transformation to become more girly than girly and more feminine than any woman, so Christine's plan can succeed. And Samantha's popularity is bringing more scrutiny from nosy reporters and celebrity-chasing paparazzi—who are trying to find out about her secret past. And things are...

During arguably the worst week of Esso’s life, an accident knocks him into an incredible world — a place beyond space or time, where he can see glimpses of the past and future. But if what he sees there is true, he might not have much longer to live, unless he can use his new gift to change the course of history.

The Guy's Guide will encourage your faith, challenge you spiritually, and give you real-life advice how to live out your faith in today’s highly secularized culture, with distractions lurking around every corner. . .and just a click away.

“When you die people cry and beg for you to come back. But, when you do, there's the running and the screaming….” Ethan and Chloe leave their apartment in the city. To spend the weekend at Ethan’s family cabin in the mountains. It’s the first time his fiancé Chloe will meet his whole family. It's just a family reunion during a Total Eclipse. What could possibly go wrong. No one starts their day expecting the end of the world to be on that day. Maybe more people should. Even someone like Ethan, a former Army Ranger who owns a Private Security Firm with his friend John. Constantly ...

Drei junge Helden. Eine magische Welt ...Diese aufregende Sammlung umfasst drei komplette Trilogien, die in der Welt der Drachenreiter von Torvald spielen. Neun Bücher voller atemberaubender Fantasy-Abenteuer mit drei unvergesslichen Helden ... Neill Torvald versucht verzweifelt, sich seinem Vater, einem Kriegsherrn, zu beweisen - bis ein zufälliges Treffen mit einer Prinzessin Vater und Sohn in Konflikt bringt. Um ein zerbrochenes Königreich zu vereinen, muss sich dieser widerstrebende Held der Herausforderung stellen und die Drachenreiter gegen einen schurkischen Zauberer führen...

An evil queen. A rebel prince. A traitor with the promise of an army. Eris, half-god queen of the underworld, rules Earth with a cruel heart and an iron fist. When her son, Strife, joins a war against her, he is sure that he has left his dark past behind him. But as the battle for the throne escalates, who can he really trust? Alcyone, leader of the rebels or his lifelong protector, Nemesis, and her ferocious army of wolves? Strife teeters on the edge of an abyss. Will he follow the path of the light or will he let the shadows swallow him up forever? **Shortlisted for the Kindle Storyteller...

As winter descends upon a desolate world, Addie and her friends face their most chilling challenges yet. Since they are stranded amid a frozen landscape, the teens’ survival becomes an arduous battle against the relentless cold and the ever-present dangers that lurk in the shadows. Each day, their hope dwindles, and the group must summon every ounce of strength, resilience, and resourcefulness to stay alive.