Ellen Marie Wiseman Bücher

Angesichts des Elends, das in der Bergarbeiterstadt Coal River herrscht, ist Emma Malloy fassungslos. Selbst Waise, geht ihr besonders das Schicksal der Kinder zu Herzen, die halb verhungert und unter Lebensgefahr in den Kohlenminen schuften müssen. Gegen den Willen ihrer wohlhabenden Verwandten, bei denen Emma seit dem Tod ihrer Eltern lebt, verteilt sie heimlich Nahrungsmittel an die Ärmsten und bringt den Kindern Lesen und Schreiben bei. Eines Tages trifft sie dabei auf den Arbeiter Clayton Nash, der sie vor der Kohlekompanie warnt, denn die duldet keine Einmischung ...

Noch nie im Leben durfte die zehnjährige Lilly ihre Kammer auf Blackwood Manor verlassen. Die Menschen würden bei ihrem Anblick zu Tode erschrecken, so ihre Mutter. Umso erstaunter ist das Mädchen, als sie eines Tages mit in den Zirkus darf. Doch statt eine Vorstellung zu bestaunen, wird Lilly an die Freakshow verkauft und fortan als »Eisprinzessin« ausgestellt. Ihr Schicksal bessert sich erst, als sie entdeckt, wie gut sie mit den Elefanten umgehen kann. Aber erst zwanzig Jahre später wird ihr hartes Los gesühnt ...

Zehn Jahre ist es her, dass eine schicksalhafte Nacht für Izzy Stone alles veränderte: Ihre Mutter erschoss ihren Vater während er schlief. Seitdem lebt die nun 17-Jährige bei Pflegefamilien. Als sie für ein Museum Gegenstände ehemaliger Insassen der alten und berüchtigten psychiatrischen Anstalt Willard State Asylum katalogisiert, stößt sie auf einen Stapel ungeöffneter Briefe und das alte Tagebuch einer gewissen Clara Cartwright. Je mehr sie über Claras Leben in Erfahrung bringt, desto mehr klären sich auch die Rätsel ihres eigenen Lebens …

Set against the backdrop of a circus in 1931, the story follows Julia Blackwood, who, after inheriting her parents' estate, seeks to confront her troubled past. As she navigates her family's secrets, she discovers a hidden attic room and a collection of circus photos that unveil a mystery tied to her mother, Lilly, who was sold to the circus as a child. Julia's journey intertwines themes of memory, identity, and the quest for truth, leading her to uncover the dark history that shaped her family's legacy.

Originally published in 1980, Alber�s translation of Semanov�s study aimed to contribute to the studies of Chinese literature and the knowledge of Lu Hs�n�s work to an English-speaking reader. Lu Hs�n was an influential democrat and humanist in early twentieth Century China and his work had a great influence on literature in China. Semanov therefore attempted to place his life and work in the context of his literary predecessors as well as commenting on his world view, his teaching and place in history. This title will be of interest to students of Asian studies and Literature.

A family-friendly cookbook, introducing nutritious vegan recipes that will entice kids and their families to eat healthier food together

In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange longs to be far from Philadelphia's overcrowded streets and slums, and from the anti-German sentiment that compelled her father to enlist in the U.S. Army, hoping to prove his loyalty. But an even more urgent threat has arrived. Spanish influenza is spreading through the city. Soon, dead and dying are everywhere. With no food at home, Pia must venture out in search of supplies, leaving her infant twin brothers alone... Since her baby died days ago, Bernice Groves has been lost in grief and bitterness. If doctors hadn't been so busy tending to hordes of immigrants, perhaps they could have saved her son. When Bernice sees Pia leaving her tenement across the way, she is buoyed by a shocking, life-altering decision that leads her on a sinister mission: to transform the city's orphans and immigrant children into what she feels are "true Americans." As Pia navigates the city's somber neighborhoods, she cannot know that her brothers won't be home when she returns. And it will be a long and arduous journey to learn what happenedeven as Bernice plots to keep the truth hidden at any cost. Only with persistence, and the courage to face her own shame and fear, will Pia put the pieces together and find the strength to risk everything to see justice at last

In 1938 Germany, seventeen-year-old Christine Bolz, a domestic forbidden to return to the wealthy Jewish family she works for, and to her employer's son Isaac, confronts the Gestapo and the horrors of Dachau to be with the man she loves.

Sage Winters always knew her sister was a little different even though they were identical twins. They loved the same things and shared a deep understanding, but Rosemary-awake to every emotion, easily moved to joy or tears-seemed to need more protection from the world. Six years after Rosemary's death from pneumonia, Sage, now sixteen, still misses her deeply. Their mother perished in a car crash, and Sage's stepfather, Alan, resents being burdened by a responsibility he never wanted. Yet despite living as near strangers in their Staten Island apartment, Sage is stunned to discover that Alan has kept a shocking secret: Rosemary didn't die. She was committed to Willowbrook State School and has lingered there until just a few days ago, when she went missing. Sage knows little about Willowbrook. It's always been a place shrouded by rumor and mystery. A place local parents threaten to send misbehaving kids. With no idea what to expect, Sage secretly sets out for Willowbrook, determined to find Rosemary. What she learns, once she steps through its doors and is mistakenly believed to be her sister, will change her life in ways she never could imagined..