Aleid van Eekelen-Benders Books

"As World War II draws to a close, refugees try to escape the war's final dangers, only to find themselves aboard a ship with a target on its hull"--

Amber wil heel graag dat Wonder kan meedoen aan de wedstrijden om de Breeder's Cup, een van de belangrijkste prijzen in het rencircuit. Ze is ervan overtuigd dat Wonder een kans maakt. Ook Jilly, Wonders vaste jockey, heeft er vertrouwen in. Maar dan slaat het noodlot toe. Tijdens een andere wedstrijd valt Jilly van haar paard en breekt haar been. Wat nu? De datum van Breeder's Cup komt snel dichterbij, en Wonder laat niemand anders dan Jilly op haar rijden. Amber móét een oplossing bedenken....

Ashleigh's dreams are in tatters. . . . Ashleigh Griffen is thrilled when the owner of the horse farm where she lives puts her favorite horse, Wonder, into training as a Thoroughbred racer. Ashleigh has spent the past year turning the sickly filly into a beautiful, healthy yearling. Ashleigh knows Wonder could be great, but Wonder dislikes her harsh new trainer. Soon she's bucking and disobeying all his commands. Ashleigh is heartbroken when the trainer says Wonder is untrainable... useless. Even worse, Wonder doesn't seem to know Ashleigh anymore. One day after Wonder fiercely throws her, Ashleigh becomes afraid of her own horse. Maybe the trainer was right after all - maybe it's time to give up on Wonder. . . . Read Thoroughbred and experience the love and friendship between a determined girl and a very special filly.

Amber heeft veel verdriet om het afscheid van haar merrie die verkocht moest worden. Daarom heeft ze zich voorgenomen om zich niet meer aan een paard te hechten.

Marcelo Sandoval, a 17-year-old boy on the high-functioning end of the autistic spectrum, faces new challenges, including romance and injustice, when he goes to work for his father in the mailroom of a corporate law firm.

If his plan succeeds, Pancho will be arrested for the murder of his sister's killer. But then he's assigned to help DQ, whose 'Death Warrior's Manifesto' will help him to live out his last days fully. As Pancho tracks down his sister's murderer, he begins to understand that there's more to life than revenge and more to death than sadness.

Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there's a hundred thousand dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett's son, Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.

Laura en haar twee kinderen knappen een vervallen huis net buiten het stadje Gost op. Lauras man blijft voor zijn werk in Engeland en daarom helpt buurman Duro het vakantiehuis bewoonbaar te maken. Met zijn twee jachthonden heeft hij het lege huis jarenlang in de gaten gehouden. Uit de onrust die Laura in het stadje veroorzaakt blijkt dat de bewoners van Gost niets moeten hebben van buitenstaanders. Langzaam wordt duidelijk dat Duro oude banden heeft met het huis, waarover een donkere schaduw hangt.

From the bestselling mystery novelist comes this story for younger readers. New to Florida, Roy is on the school bus when he spots the running boy--running away from the bus, carrying no books or wearing no shoes. Sensing a mystery, Roy sets himself on the boy's trail, which leads him to potty-trained alligators, a fake-fart champion, and a renegade eco-avenger.

Quirky, charming and moving - fall in love with 'The Rosie Project of dog novels'

Midden in de nacht schrikt Claire wakker. De plek naast haar in bed is leeg en voelt koud aan. In eerste instantie denkt ze dat haar man naar beneden is gegaan omdat hij zich niet lekker voelde, maar als ze hem na lang zoeken nergens kan vinden, slaat de paniek toe. Een paar uur later, bij daglicht, wordt Keiths lijk in de naburige rivier gevonden. Een anonieme ooggetuige beweert dat hij hem in het water heeft zien springen vanaf de brug die bij de inwoners van de streek bekend staat als de Zelfmoordbrug. Claire weigert echter te geloven dat haar man een einde aan zijn leven heeft gemaakt en weet sheriff Nick Braden over te halen haar te helpen. Stapje voor stapje ontdekken ze de schokkende waarheid over wat er zich die nacht werkelijk heeft afgespeeld...

From the #1 bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down and The Fault in Our Stars Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery #1 New York Times Bestseller USA Today Bestseller Publishers Weekly Bestseller Now a major motion picture When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night—dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows her. Margo’s always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she’s always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q . . . until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And they’re for Q. Printz Medalist John Green returns with the trademark brilliant wit and heart-stopping emotional honesty that have inspired a new generation of readers.

"Originally published in Great Britain by Doubleday, an imprint of Transworld Publishers"--Title page verso.

A random predator is terrorizing Southern California. After children start disappearing, it's up to the FBI's best to stop a killer. — Criminal profiler Laurel Madden is at the top of her field. But being the best comes at a price. Brilliant, beautiful and aloof, Agent Madden has a dark side and even darker secrets. Maybe that's why she understands the criminal mind so well.Sent to cover the disappearance of the children, reporter Claire Fillespie arrives in California with another, more personal agenda: to rip away the veil of secrecy that surrounds and protects Madden. Claire has evidence that Madden committed murder...and got away with it. Until now. And Claire won't rest until there's justice for the victim - someone she cared about.Between these two determined woman stands veteran FBI agent Dan Sprague - torn by duty, loyalty to one woman and an intense attraction to the other that's as unwelcome as it is irresistible.As the balance shifts dangerously between thse three, one thing becomes clear: hunting killers is a dangerous game.

Helen Knightly, who has set aside her own life in her support of her parents, husband, and children, confronts the realities of the choices that were imposed upon her during a brief, harrowing period of death and revelation.