Lauren Wolk

"Twelve-year-old Annabelle must learn to stand up for what's right in the face of a manipulative and violent new bully who targets people Annabelle cares about, including a homeless World War I veteran"--

Wolf Hollow

The Newbery Honor-winning author of Wolf Hollow returns with the story of an unforgettable young heroine in Depression-era Maine. After the financial crash, Ellie and her family have lost nearly everything--including their home in town. Forced to start over, Ellie has found a welcome freedom, and a love of the natural world, in her new life on Echo Mountain. But there is little joy, even for Ellie, as her family struggles with the aftermath of an accident that left her father in a coma. An accident for which Ellie has accepted the unearned weight of blame. Determined to help her father, Ellie will make her way to the top of the mountain in search of the healing secrets of a woman known only as "the hag." But the hag, and the mountain, still have many untold stories left to reveal and, with them, a fresh chance at happiness. Critically acclaimed author Lauren Wolk weaves a stunning tale of resilience, persistence, and friendship across three generations of strong women, set against the rough and ragged beauty of the mountain they all call home.

Echo Mountain

"Twelve-year-old orphan Crow embarks on a journey to discover who her parents were and why they abandoned her as an infant"--

Beyond the Bright Sea

My Own Lightning

Holly Linneman

A Novel

Those Who Favor Fire

Eine Insel zwischen Himmel und Meer

Una grande lezione sul bullismo e sulle ingiustizie della vita. Riuscirà il coraggio di una sola ragazza a portare alla luce la verità? Come Il buio oltre la siepe, a cui è stato paragonato da tutti i critici che l’hanno recensito, questo libro è la sintesi perfetta di avventura, suspense, impegno civile. Ambientato nel 1943, all’ombra delle due guerre, è il racconto di una ragazzina alle prese con situazioni difficili ma vitali: una nuova compagna di classe prepotente e violenta, un incidente gravissimo e un’accusa indegna contro un uomo innocente. Annabelle imparerà a mentire e a dire la verità, perché le decisioni giuste non sono mai facili e non possiamo controllare il nostro destino e quello delle persone che ci sono vicine, a prescindere da quanto ci impegniamo. Imparerà che il senso della giustizia, così vivo quando si è bambini, crescendo va difeso dalla paura, protetto dal dolore, coltivato in ogni gesto di umanità. Una scrittura nitida e coinvolgente dà voce a una delle protagoniste più forti della letteratura contemporanea e terrà incollati alle pagine sia i ragazzi che gli adulti. L’anno in cui imparai a raccontare storie è già un classico.

L'anno in cui imparai a raccontare storie

★ “Historical fiction at its finest.” –The Horn Book “There has never been a better time to read about healing, of both the body and the heart.” –The New York Times Book Review Echo Mountain is an acclaimed best book of 2020! An NPR Best Book of the Year • A Horn Book Fanfare Selection • A Kirkus Best Book of the Year • A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year • A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year • A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year After losing almost everything in the Great Depression, Ellie’s family is forced to leave their home in town and start over in the untamed wilderness of nearby Echo Mountain. Ellie has found a welcome freedom, and a love of the natural world, in her new life on the mountain. But there is little joy after a terrible accident leaves her father in a coma. An accident unfairly blamed on Ellie. Ellie is a girl who takes matters into her own hands, and determined to help her father she will make her way to the top of the mountain in search of the healing secrets of a woman known only as “the hag.” But the hag, and the mountain, still have many untold stories left to reveal. Historical fiction at its finest, Echo Mountain is celebration of finding your own path and becoming your truest self. Lauren Wolk, the Newbery Honor– and Scott O'Dell Award–winning author of Wolf Hollow and Beyond the Bright Sea, weaves a stunning tale of resilience, persistence, and friendship across three generations of families. “Soothing and exquisitely written.” –People “This is a book that will soothe readers like a healing balm.” –The Wall Street Journal “Brilliant.” –Lynda Mullaly Hunt, bestselling author of Fish in a Tree

Das Jahr, in dem ich lügen lernte

A Newbery Honor Book New York Times Bestseller “Wolf Hollow has stayed with me long after I closed the book. It has the feel of an instant classic." —Linda Sue Park, Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author of A Long Walk to Water “This book matters.” —Sara Pennypacker, New York Times bestselling author of Pax Despite growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, Annabelle has lived a mostly quiet, steady life in her small Pennsylvania town. Until the day new student Betty Glengarry walks into her class. Betty quickly reveals herself to be cruel and manipulative, and though her bullying seems isolated at first, it quickly escalates. Toby, a reclusive World War I veteran, soon becomes the target of Betty’s attacks. While others see Toby’s strangeness, Annabelle knows only kindness. And as tensions mount in their small community, Annabelle must find the courage to stand as a lone voice for justice. The brilliantly crafted debut of Newbery Honor– and Scott O'Dell Award–winning author Lauren Wolk (Beyond the Bright Sea, Echo Mountain), Wolf Hollow is a haunting tale of America at a crossroads and a time when one girl’s resilience, strength, and compassion help to illuminate the darkest corners of history.

"Wielokrotnie nagradzana poruszająca powieść dla młodzieży o złu, fałszywym oskarżeniu i samotnej walce w obronie sprawiedliwości, porównywana ze słynnym 'Zabić drozda' Harper Lee. Jesienią 1943 roku spokojny świat pensylwańskiej wsi, gdzie wojna jest tylko dalekim echem, przestaje być dla Annabelle bezpiecznym miejscem. Pewnego ranka w szkole pojawia się nowa uczennica, brutalna i złośliwa Betty. Ofiarą jej prześladowania i intryg staje się nie tylko Annabelle, ale też włóczęga i dziwak Toby, który jest weteranem wojennym i jej przyjacielem. A gdy ma się dwanaście lat, nie jest łatwo stawić czoła złu, które nagle czai się tak blisko...".--

Rok, w którym nauczyłam się kłamać

«Crow è un’eroina forte e determinata, intelligente e tenace, che riuscirà a ricostruire il puzzle del suo passato e a ridare significato alla definizione di famiglia. » Publishers Weekly «A volte le cose le sai. Non le impari. Non le trovi. Non le scopri. Le sai già. Qualunque cosa ti dicano gli altri». Quando aveva poche ore di vita, Crow fu ritrovata in una vecchia barca che nella notte si era arenata sulla spiaggia: questa è la storia che le racconta Osh, il pittore, come una favola della buona notte. Per dodici anni Crow ha vissuto con lui su un’isoletta circondata dal mare e dal cielo, come sotto un incantesimo selvaggio e felice, accudita dal ruvido affetto della signorina Maggie. Ma le mani di Osh e della signorina Maggie sono le uniche che l’abbiano mai toccata: sembra che gli altri abitanti stiano alla larga da lei, come se ne avessero paura. Perché? Cosa si nasconde dietro le sue origini? Una notte in cui vede divampare un misterioso fuoco nell’isola di fronte, Crow decide di scoprirlo, cominciando una ricerca che la porterà su sentieri assai più pericolosi del previsto, che sfideranno la sua identità e il suo senso di appartenenza, ma che le riveleranno cos’è davvero una famiglia. Dopo il grande successo dell’Anno in cui imparai a raccontare storie, torna la scrittura vivida e luminosa di Lauren Wolk, una storia sul coraggio di crescere, di affrontare se stessi e le proprie paure per scoprire quello a cui si tiene di più.

Al di là del mare

Bestselling author Lauren Wolk returns to the world of Wolf Hollow, in this sequel to her beloved, Newbery Honor–winning debut. ★ “A powerful story to electrify the soul.” –Booklist, starred review It’s been several months since the tragic events set in motion by bully Betty Glengarry, and the routine of daily life in Wolf Hollow has slowly returned. But for Annabelle McBride it’s hard to move forward and make peace with what feels like threadbare justice. Newly warm summer days are about to bring a jolt of change on the winds of a powerful storm. In its wake, the search for her brother’s missing dog will set Annabelle on a new path that brings her to unfamiliar doorsteps and reunites her with a too-familiar adversary—Andy Woodberry, who was complicit in Betty’s most terrible acts. Growing up and blazing her own trail will soon force Annabelle to reexamine deeply felt truths—about people, about justice, about herself—that had once seemed so uncomplicated. Bestselling author Lauren Wolk (Beyond the Bright Sea, Echo Mountain) returns to World War II–era Western Pennsylvania in this luminous sequel to her Newbery Honor–winning debut, Wolf Hollow, proving once again why her acclaimed novels have been celebrated as “historical fiction at its finest.”

'Harper Lee has a worthy successor. Wolk is a big new talent' - The Times An unforgettable novel from the award-winning author of Wolf Hollow and Beyond the Bright Sea. 1933. When Ellie and her family lose everything, they flee to Echo Mountain to build a new life. Ellie runs wild, exploring the mountain's mysteries. But the one she can't solve is who's leaving the gifts for her: tiny, beautiful wooden carvings of animals and flowers, dotted around the mountain for her to find. Then Ellie's father has a terrible accident. Now he lies in a coma, while Ellie shoulders the blame for what happened. When she sets out to find a cure for him, she discovers Cate, the outcast witch, and Larkin, a wild mountain boy. From them she learns about being a healer, being brave - and about how there can be much more to a person than first meets the eye.

Erst ist es ein Stock, der Annabelle trifft, dann die Hand, die sich um den Hals eines Vogels schließt, und schließlich der gespannte Draht, der für James lebensbedrohlich wird. Das ist Betty, das neue Mädchen in Annabelles Klasse, die letztendlich das ganze Dorf gegen den kauzigen Außenseiter Toby aufbringt. Doch Annabelle durchschaut ihre Lügen und falschen Anschuldigungen. Und sie kennt Toby, der ihr schon oft zur Seite gestanden hat. Als Betty plötzlich verschwindet und alle Finger auf Toby zeigen, nimmt Annabelle ihren ganzen Mut zusammen und versucht, seine Unschuld zu beweisen. Ein schonungslos und zugleich wunderschön erzählter Roman über die Bedeutung von Freundschaft und Gerechtigkeit.

People feel at home in Belle Haven, and in many ways it is like any other small town, with a café where regulars come for the fresh cinnamon rolls and to talk about the weather, or one another, often staying all day. It's a town with the usual collection of quirky characters--the people everyone knows who, by staying in one place long enough, have become part of its landscape. But what sets Belle Haven apart is its especially strong sense of community, which is both strengthened and tested by the uncontrollable mine fire that burns below the town. Sometimes it breaks through the earth's surface to swallow somebody's garden or a garbage can, even a beloved pet, or to threaten a house. Those Who Favor Fire is the love story of Rachel Hearn, who has lived in Belle Haven all her life, and the man everyone calls Just Joe, who has arrived only recently--and the story of their love for the town that has brought them together. But as the fire intensi- fies, endangering Belle Haven and its people, it also threatens what Joe and Rachel have found together. Though some reluctantly consider relocating, Rachel refuses to leave the only place she's ever called home, the place that holds her richest memories. But Joe knows the danger of becoming too firmly rooted in a place. Ultimately, Rachel and Joe must decide whether to abandon their beloved town. In her wonderful debut novel, Lauren Wolk has created a town every bit as real as the Mitford of Jan Karon's novels and populated it with characters as quirky, lively, and endearing as Fannie Flagg's.

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