In a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket began his apprenticeship in an organization nobody knows about. He started asking questions that shouldn't have been on his mind. Now he has written an...
Statues
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Author:Snicket, LemonySummary: -
Author:Labbe, MargueriteSummary:Prom ends with a bang of unexpected epic proportions and leaves Chris with a disheartened outlook on where he is in his life, when he should be on top of the world. He's graduating high school with honors and has the best boyfriend in...
- Author:Pinabel, LaurentSummary:
Un jeune garçon, bercé par les nombreux récits de voyage son père, mène une vie tranquille au bord de la mer. Dans le vestibule de sa maison trône un souvenir de voyage fascinant : la statue d'un guerrier massaï. Cette dernière...
- Author:Amiguet, PhilippeSummary:
Une statue en bois polychrome de la Vierge datant du Xe siècle est mise à l’abri des bombardements et de la cupidité des nazis en 1944 par l’arrière grand-père d’Alex. En 2011, Paolo Giovenazzo, un historien italien, découvre par hasard...
- Author:Tunzelmann, Alex von.Summary:
In this timely and lively look at the act of toppling monuments, the popular historian and author of Blood and Sand explores the vital question of how a society remembers-and confronts-the past. In 2020, history came tumbling down. From...
- Author:Orr, WendySummary:
In Bronze-Age Crete, before horses were common on the island, potter's-daughter Clio continues to raise and train them even though an accident has left her unable to ride. After a series of difficult years in the community, the...
