The life of the Austin family is changed by the arrival of self-centered young Maggy Hamilton, orphaned by the sudden death of her pilot father
Die Austin-Saga Reihe
Diese preisgekrönte Jugendbuchreihe begleitet Vicky Austin auf ihrem Weg durch die Höhen und Tiefen des Erwachsenwerdens. Die Autorin erkundet mit tiefem Einfühlungsvermögen Themen wie erste Liebe, Trauer und die Herausforderungen des Familienlebens. Die Geschichten zeichnen sich durch emotionale Tiefe, sanften Humor und eine realistische Darstellung jugendlicher Erfahrungen aus. Leser werden in eine einfühlsame und intelligente Erzählung eintauchen, die die Feinheiten menschlicher Beziehungen und Selbstfindung beleuchtet.
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A little blind girl, her teen-age reader, and their friends are under the cloud of some evil influence.
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"With customary grace and firm control of an intricate plot, L'Engle has created another irresistible novel about familiar characters, the Austin family. Vicky, 16, narrates the climactic events with Grandfather Eaton on a New England island, where he is living his last days." --"Publishers Weekly"
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The Austins have settled back into their beloved home in the country after more than a year away. Though they had all missed the predictability and security of life in Thornhill, Vicky Austin is discovering that slipping back into her old life isn't easy. She's been changed by life in New York City and her travels around the country while her old friends seem to have stayed the same. So Vicky finds herself spending time with a new friend, Serena Eddingtonthe great-aunt of a boy Vicky met over the summer. Aunt Serena gives Vicky an incredible birthday gifta month-long trip to Antarctica. It's the opportunity of a lifetime. But Vicky is nervous. She's never been away from her family before. Once she sets off though, she finds that's the least of her worries. She receives threatening letters. She's surrounded by suspicious characters. Vicky no longer knows who to trust. And she may not make it home alive.
Miracle on 10th Street
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- 8 Lesestunden
Celebrate the season with this beautiful and inspiring collection of thoughtful reflections on Christmas from the bestselling author of A Wrinkle in Time. For more than seventy years, Madeleine L’Engle’s writing have delighted and inspired readers. In her stories, essays, poems, journal entries, and letters, she returned again and again to the beauty of Christmas, illuminating the holiday with her singular insight and imagination. Miracle on 10th Street includes excerpts from her most cherished works, reflecting on Advent, Incarnation, Epiphany, mystery, and redemption. In these pages, L’Engle points to the marvels and curiosities that fill everyday life. And, as always, she shows herself to be a one-woman force for celebration—fully believing that delight and wonder must mark the life of anyone who sees God’s love at work.