Aleid van Eekelen-Benders Books

Marcelo Sandoval hears music no one else can hear--part of the autism-like impairment no doctor has been able to identify--and he's always attended a special school where his differences have been protected. But the summer after his junior year, his father demands that Marcelo work in his law firm's mailroom in order to experience "the real world." There Marcelo meets Jasmine, his beautiful and surprising coworker, and Wendell, the son of another partner in the firm.He learns about competition and jealousy, anger and desire. But it's a picture he finds in a file -- a picture of a girl with half a face -- that truly connects him with the real world: its suffering, its injustice, and what he can do to fight.Reminiscent of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" in the intensity and purity of its voice, this extraordinary novel is a love story, a legal drama, and a celebration of the music each of us hears inside.

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.

Unfortunately, Roy's first acquaintance in Florida is Dana Matherson, a well-known bully. Then again, if Dana hadn't been sinking his thumbs into Roy's temples and mashing his face against the school-bus window, Roy might never have spotted the running boy. And the running boy is intriguing: he was running away from the school bus, carried no books, and-here's the odd part-wore no shoes.Sensing a mystery, Roy sets himself on the boy's trail. The chase introduces him to potty-trained alligators, a fake-fart champion, some burronwing owls, a renegade eco-avenger, and several extremely poisonous snakes with unnaturally sparkling tails.Roy has most definitely arrived in Carl Hiaasen's Florida.

'Intelligently written, finely observed and surprisingly moving, this is a book you'll find hard to put down' GRAEME SIMSION, author of The Rosie Project Companions come in all shapes and sizes. Companionship lasts forever. Ted and Lily - Enjoy long walks. Watch films together. Have been known to share a pizza. Love each other fiercely. Have been inseparable for 12 years. But there is one more twist to come in this tail ... 'An utterly charming novel' Red 'Singular, spectacular, and touchingly tentacular' Chris Cleave 'Hilarious. Heartbreaking. Weeping buckets. You'll love it' Patrick Ness 'Lily and the Octopus is the dog book you must read this summer ... Reading this heart-wrenching but ultimately breathtaking novel was a very profound experience ... As Lily might say, 'YOU! MUST! READ! THIS! BOOK!' Washington Post 'Will steal your heart' Daily Mail 'Peppered with laughter and heart-tugging moments' Sun

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

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.

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.

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...

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.