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    Someone Like Summer , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 275min
    A 17-year-old girl falls in love with a Latino immigrant in this powerhouse novel about taboo passion and interracial love. Annabel Brown's first glimpse of the boy fated to change her life is on a soccer field near her home in the resort town of Seaview, Long Island. His name is Esteban Santiago, and he came to town as a member of a crew hired by Annabel's father, a widowed contractor. From the moment they see each other, Annabel and Esteban know they're meant to be together. They couldn't be more different. Annabel is a blue-eyed blonde from a wealthy family living a life of privilege and ease. Esteban is an illegal immigrant from Colombia. With both of their families violently opposed to the relationship, they have to sneak around, leaving love notes in library books and meeting secretly on the beach late at night. As the summer - and their romance - progresses, racial tensions flare, threatening to turn this peaceful Hamptons town into a powder keg. Set against the backdrop of the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina, Someone like Summer has undertones of a modern-day West Side Story, as it confronts issues of class, race, prejudice, and a love that transcends every stereotype. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kyla Garcia. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/016757/bk_adbl_016757_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Mare , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 880min
    From the author of Veronica, a finalist for the National Book Award for fiction, comes Mary Gaitskill's most poignant and powerful work yet: the story of a Dominican girl, the white woman who introduces her to riding, and the horse who changes everything for her. Velveteen Vargas is an 11-year-old from Brooklyn who is granted a summer vacation in the country, courtesy of the nonprofit Fresh Air Fund. Her host family is a couple in upstate New York: Ginger, a failed artist on the fringe of Alcoholics Anonymous; and Paul, an academic who wonders what it will mean to "make a difference" in such a contrived situation. Here we see the couple's changing relationship with Velvet over the course of several years as well as Velvet's powerful encounter with the horses at the stable down the road, as Gaitskill weaves together Velvet's vital inner-city community and the privileged country world of Ginger and Paul. The timeless story of a girl and a horse is joined with the story of people from different races and socioeconomic backgrounds trying to meet one another honestly. It is a novel that is raw, striking, and completely original. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kyla Garcia, Christa Lewis, Sean Pratt, Nicol Zanzarella. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/008145/bk_blak_008145_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ghostsitter 8: Eine Falle zum Dessert
    Tom ist verwundert: Warum lädt man ihn zu einem Dinner auf eine Burg ein? Wieso soll er unbedingt eine Begleitung 'aus dem Team der 'Schreckensfahrt' mitbringen? Und warum schnüffelte der Großvater des Gastgebers schon vor etwa hundert Jahren in der Geisterbahn herum? Wenn Tom herausfinden will, was dahintersteckt, muss er die Einladung wohl oder übel annehmen.Mit den anderen illustren Gästen hätten er und seine Begleitung Dada allerdings nicht im Traum gerechnet: Ein schottischer Lord nebst Butler mit einem großen Geheimnis, eine resolute Wissenschaftsjournalistin, ein ganz bestimmter irrer Anwalt mit seiner Assistentin und ein gewisser Herr Zwiesel, Betreiber eines Spiegelkabinetts...Hugo Egon Balder kehrt in seiner Paraderolle als 'Zoracz' zurück - anders als erwartet, aber nicht weniger effektvoll!Außerdem lüftet Autor und Regisseur Tommy Krappweis die Verbindung von Ghostsitter zu einem Lieblingsbuch seiner Kindheit: Lord Schmetterhemd von Max Kruse. Die Erbgemeinschaft des berühmten Kinderbuchautors gestattete ihm nicht nur offiziell den Auftritt zweier Protagonisten, auch Dana Geissler, Nichte von Max Kruse, spricht in dieser Geschichte die Rolle der geheimnisvollen Journalistin Kyla. Diese Hörspiel-Fassung genießt du exklusiv nur bei Audible.
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    Mexico City Noir: Akashic Books: Noir , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 294min
    Latin American noir at its finest. “[A] diverse collection of stories which reflect the harshness and also the brittle brilliance of life in Mexico City.” (MostlyFiction Book Reviews)Akashic Books’ acclaimed series of original noir anthologies has set a high standard for portraying cities and their neighborhoods in all their dark and violent splendor. Now, Mexico City Noir surpasses that standard with phantasmagorical tales of double-dealing, corruption, violence and self-delusion.... This collection is such a varied literary feast. Fans of Jorge Luis Borges will find surprises galore in the story "Violeta Isn’t Here Anymore". The noir-ish maze that Myriam Laurini constructs with her flair for the shifting realities of "magical realism" is dazzling enough, and then up pops Borges....“Peel back one layer and find something totally unexpected, these tales tell us again and again. As Eduardo Monteverde writes, ‘the heart of Mexico City is made of mud and green rocks, and the God of Rain continues to cry over the whole country.’ And standing on that ground, the 12 writers here find inspiration to die for.” (Shelf Awareness)This anthology includes brand-new stories by Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Eugenio Aguirre, Eduardo Antonio Parra, Bernardo Fernández Bef, Óscar de la Borbolla, Rolo Díez, Victor Luiz González, F.G. Haghenbeck, Juan Hernández Luna, Myriam Laurini, Eduardo Monteverde, and Julia Rodríguez. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gary Tiedemann, Tim Pabon, Thom Rivera, Kyla Garcia. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/054626/bk_adbl_054626_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Bear and the Serpent: Echoes of the Fall, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1010min
    As the south is in turmoil, an old terror emerges in the north....  Maniye, child of both Wolf and Tiger clans, has been named Champion of her people. But they're unsure if she's an asset - or a threat. To buy time, she joins Prince Tecuman's warband of outcasts and heads south, to help him gain his crown. She wants to discover her true place in the world but instead heads into the jaws of a fierce new conflict.  Civil war threatens as Tecuman and his twin sister battle for the throne, for only one can rule. Yet whoever triumphs will carry a heavy burden, as a great doom has been foreseen that will fall across their whole world. And soon Maniye finds herself at the heart of a political storm.  Danger is also shadowing her old home, where Lord Thunder and his bear clan are attempting to unite the northern tribes. But only extreme peril will end age-old rivalries. An adversary from the most ancient of times is preparing to strike, putting their lands and their very souls in danger. And neither north nor south will be spared the terror to come.  The Bear and the Serpent is the second audiobook in Adrian Tchaikovsky's epic fantasy series, Echoes of the Fall, following The Tiger and the Wolf.  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kyla Garcia. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/macm/001128/bk_macm_001128_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    100 Hours , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 473min
    In this sexy, pulse-pounding new duology by New York Times best-selling author Rachel Vincent, a decadent spring break beach getaway becomes a terrifying survival story when six Miami teens are kidnapped. Maddie is beyond done with her cousin Genesis' entitled and shallow entourage. Genesis is so over Miami's predictable social scene, with its velvet ropes, petty power plays, and backstabbing boyfriends. While Maddie craves family time for spring break, Genesis seeks novelty - like a last-minute getaway to an untouched beach in Colombia. And when Genesis wants something, it happens. But paradise has its price. Dragged from their tents under the cover of dark, Genesis, Maddie, and their friends are kidnapped and held for ransom deep inside the jungle - with no diva left behind. It all feels so random to everyone except Genesis. She knows they were targeted for a reason. And that reason is her. Now, as the hours count down, only one thing's for certain: If the Miami hostages can't thwart their captors' plan, no one will make it out alive. Tapping in to our darkest fears while exploring issues of injustice, loss, and the courage to fight for what matters most, this thrilling audiobook is perfect for fans of Nova Ren Suma, Becca Fitzpatrick, and Jennifer L. Armentrout. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kyla Garcia, Justis Bolding. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/005910/bk_harp_005910_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Gabi, a Girl in Pieces , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 478min
    Named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2014 July 24: My mother named me Gabriella, after my grandmother who, coincidentally, didn't want to meet me when I was born because my mother was unmarried, and therefore living in sin. My mom has told me the story many, many, many, times of how, when she confessed to my grandmother that she was pregnant with me, her mother beat her. BEAT HER! She was 25. That story is the basis of my sexual education and has reiterated why it's important to wait until you're married to give it up. So now, every time I go out with a guy, my mom says, "Ojos abiertos, piernas cerradas." Eyes open, legs closed. That's as far as the birds and the bees talk has gone. And I don't mind it. I don't necessarily agree with that whole wait until you're married crap, though. I mean, this is America and the 21st century; not Mexico 100 years ago. But, of course, I can't tell my mom that because she will think I'm bad. Or worse: trying to be White. Gabi Hernandez chronicles her last year in high school in her diary: Cindy's pregnancy, Sebastian's coming out, the cute boys, her father's meth habit, and the food she craves. And best of all, the poetry that helps forge her identity. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kyla Garcia. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/001760/bk_lili_001760_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Holiday Treasure: The Lost Andersons, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 387min
    In this third novel of Melody Anne's exciting Lost Andersons series, another of the children of Richard Storm reacts to their father's ultimatum. Megawealthy Tanner Storm has it all: great looks, wealth, and nothing holding him down. Then his father decides to play games with him and his siblings, handing him an apartment complex in downtown Seattle that Tanner wants nothing to do with. When the conditions of his father's terms ensure that he does something with this building or loses his inheritance, he at first thinks, "So what?" But then it becomes a challenge that he has to accept, because he's never before backed down. He decides to tear down the building and start fresh with something far more appealing that will add to his already fat wallet. The only problem is that the residents don't want to leave, and under the contract with his father, he can't force them out. When he ends up before Judge Kragle from all the complaints made against him, the judge decides the best punishment for him will be two weeks of living in the very apartment complex he despises and two weeks of community service, playing Santa Claus at the mall. Perfect! This is not the Christmas of his dreams. The plot thickens when he meets his neighbor, Kyla, and falls into instant lust. Will this turn out to be Tanner's secret angel, or will he forget all about her the minute he leaves? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Samantha Cook. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/008775/bk_blak_008775_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Queer Brown Voices: Personal Narratives of Latina/o LGBT Activism , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 642min
    In the last three decades of the 20th century, LGBT Latinas/os faced several forms of discrimination. The greater Latino community did not often accept sexual minorities, and the mainstream LGBT movement expected everyone, regardless of their ethnic and racial background, to adhere to a specific set of priorities so as to accommodate a “unified” agenda. To disrupt the cycle of sexism, racism, and homophobia that they experienced, LGBT Latinas/os organized themselves on local, state, and national levels, forming communities in which they could fight for equal rights while simultaneously staying true to both their ethnic and sexual identities. Yet histories of LGBT activism in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s often reduce the role that Latinas/os played, resulting in misinformation, or ignore their work entirely, erasing them from history.  Queer Brown Voices is the first book published to counter this trend, documenting the efforts of some of these LGBT Latina/o activists. Comprising essays and oral history interviews that present the experiences of 14 activists across the United States and in Puerto Rico, the book offers a new perspective on the history of LGBT mobilization and activism. The activists discuss subjects that shed light not only on the organizations they helped to create and operate but also on their broad-ranging experiences of being racialized and discriminated against, fighting for access to health care during the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and struggling for awareness. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ozzie Rodriguez, Marisa Blake, Kyla Garcia, Thom Rivera. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/053255/bk_adbl_053255_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Powerless World: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller: Survive the Fall, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 352min
    A single coronal mass ejection...was all it took to bring down the grid.Will Russell survive as his plane falls from the sky?It had been 12 months since the worst day in Russell’s life. The anniversary of his daughter’s death sent him into the bottle. He loved his wife, but they grieved in different ways. Would the pain ever stop?Sarah missed Russell.She lay in bed unable to sleep. The heartache had nearly broken her, too, but Sarah didn’t want their marriage to end. If she could just get him to stop drinking. Could they learn to live again?One day later...everything changed.Russell was on a plane heading west. The engines stopped, the plane was going down, and all he could think about was Sarah. He had to see her again.On the Boston subway, Sarah was trapped.Fear and panic were all around her. Sarah sensed the danger. A man glared at her. With a deep breath, she wrapped her fingers around the Glock-43 in her purse. Sarah wasn’t afraid.Will Russell and Sarah live long enough to find their way back to each other?You’ll be on the edge of your seat with this post-apocalyptic thriller because Russell and Sarah are easy to love.Powerless World is a gripping grid down apocalyptic thriller featuring flawed, complex characters and riveting action. A disaster/survival series perfect for fans of Ryan Schow, Grace Hamilton, Harley Tate, Jack Hunt, Boyd Craven, and Kyla Stone.Get it now. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stacey Glemboski. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/219733/bk_acx0_219733_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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