Aleid van Eekelen-Benders Book order (chronological)

"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"-- Provided by publisher

Forna's voice is relentlessly compelling, her ability to summon atmosphere extraordinary ... A thing of lasting beauty' ObserverWaterloo Bridge, London. Two strangers collide. Attila, a Ghanaian psychiatrist, and Jean, an American studying the habits of urban foxes. From this chance encounter in the midst of the rush of a great city, numerous moments of connections span out and interweave, bringing disparate lives together. Attila has arrived in London with two to deliver a keynote speech on trauma and to check up on the daughter of friends, his 'niece', Ama, who hasn't called home in a while. It soon emerges that she has been swept up in an immigration crackdown - and now her young son Tano is missing. When, by chance, Attila bumps into Jean again, she joins him in his search for Tano, mobilizing into action the network she has built up, mainly from the many West African immigrants working London's myriad streets, of volunteer security guards, hotel doormen, traffic wardens. All unite to help and as the search continues, a deepening friendship between Attila and Jean unfolds.In this delicate yet powerful novel of loves lost and new, of past griefs and of the hidden side of a teeming metropolis, Aminatta Forna asks us to consider the values of the society we live in, our co-existence with one another and all living creatures - and the true nature of happiness.

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.

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

My name is Kaia.I’m frozen because of what happened.I’m trapped because of what I saw.Can anyone help me to grow again?Kaia is frozen when her brother dies, but can an unexpected friend help her to grow again?

De vijfjarige Anna kampeert met haar ouders en tweejarige broertje in de wildernis van Canada. Op een avond liggen ze al in hun tent als Anna schrikt van het geschreeuw van haar moeder. Een zwarte beer valt Anna's ouders aan. Aangemoedigd door haar zwaargewonde moeder weet ze zichzelf en haar kleine broertje in veiligheid te brengen. In de woeste natuur, zonder eten of drinken, zijn ze volledig aan zichzelf overgeleverd. Anna weet dat ze dapper moet zijn en moet wachten tot haar ouders terugkomen, zoals ze hebben beloofd.

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

A powerful novel about the indelible effects of war and the memories which stir beneath the silence of a quiet Croatian town, from Orange Prize-shortlisted and Commonwealth Writers' Prize-winning author Aminatta Forna

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.

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.

Quentin Jacobson has spent a lifetime loving Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs into his life - dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge - he follows. After their all-nighter ends, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo has disappeared.

Zelfs óp de plek waar haar vader zichzelf heeft verbrand, is het voor journaliste Avery Chauvin moeilijk te aanvaarden dat hij tot zo'n wanhoopsdaad is overgegaan. Ze wist dat hij het na de dood van haar moeder moeilijk had, maar dit had ze nooit verwacht. Na de begrafenis besluit ze een tijdje in Cypress Springs, haar geboorteplaats, te blijven om erachter te komen wat er precies is gebeurd. Ze vindt echter meer vragen dan antwoorden: waarom willen de vrienden van haar vader niet met haar praten? Waarom heeft haar vader een stapel krantenknipsels over een vijftien jaar oude moord bewaard? Hééft hij eigenlijk wel zelfmoord gepleegd? Want wat is er waar van de geruchten over mensen die verdwenen zouden zijn, en hoe zit het met de militante beweging die het stadje zou terroriseren? Dan wordt er een brute moord gepleegd en verdwijnt een toerist spoorloos. Langzaam dringt de waarheid tot Avery door: in het ogenschijnlijk vredige plaatsje huist een meedogenloos kwaad. Beschermd door het collectieve zwijgen van de bevolking, heeft het ongestoord zijn gang kunnen gaan. Tot nu toe...

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.

Claire Malvern is told that her husband, Keith, committed suicide by jumping off the bridge at Bloodroot Falls. Soon she and local sheriff Nick Braden dig into her husband's past and uncover a shocking picture of what really happened that night.

Trapped by an earthquake in a small writer's colony on a tiny island off the coast of Seattle, six women are forced to rely on one another for survival, but when two strangers arrive on the island and one of the women turns up dead, the victim of an apparent accident, Sarah Lansing begins to suspect that someone on the island is a murderer. Original.

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.

Fictional character Ashleigh Griffen swares she will never again give her heart to another horse, but then a little sickly newborn foal comes into her life and it is up to Ashleigh and her love for the animal to work miracles

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.

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.