Bøger af Leanne Hardy

(This edition includes a glossary for non-South African readers.) Fifteen-year-old Sindiswe Khumalo is the most promising figure skater the South African Skating Federation has ever had. But at the rink Sindi can't talk about what's making her father ill. Even her best friends can't be trusted. The young man who drives the zamboni lost his job when people found out he had HIV. A girl in her class dropped out of school when the bullies accused her of being infected. Sindi has dreams-Olympic-size dreams. The truth could cost her everything, but keeping the secret might cost her more.

Ol' Teg o' the Hills, the witch who lives on Black Mountain, has the ancient olivewood cup that Colin Hay brought from Glastonbury Abbey when it was closed by King Henry VIII. Forced to flee her mountain retreat by the spiritual powers she has served all her life, Teg travels to Glastonbury and far beyond to learn more of this thing of power she pulled from the ashes of the fire that killed her daughter. Along the way she meets Colin's fiancée Alice Thatcher, a group of people willing to risk their lives to read the words of a God she despises, and the Lord of the cup-the only One who can satisfy the thirst of her heart. But can she ever truly be free of her past?"You're only a peasant masquerading as a lady," the vindictive priest of Alice's old parish tells her when she marries Colin Hay and moves to Honddu Vale. Alice misses her friend "Goody Tegwyn." She tries to live up to all that is expected of a lady, supporting Colin as he struggles under his father's debts, and following all her friend Catherine Price's instructions on manners. But her womb is cursed, and she can't perform even the most basic duty of a wife-give Colin a child. How far will Alice go to be a mother? When Goody Tegwyn returns to Honddu Vale, can Alice save her from her enemies?

The sound of her brother's scream echoed on and on in her head as though it would never end. "Let me go!" she demanded stupidly in English. The African boy dug his nails into Keri's arm and brought the knife closer to her face.Civil war is tearing apart Mozambique, Africa. And whether she realizes it or not the war is about to become very real to Keri Anderson.While bringing food and clothes to a village in desperate need, the Anderson family is stranded in the middle of enemy territory and kidnapped by armed rebels.By night the Andersons and some friendly villagers are forced to march deep into the bush. When Vovô, Keri's African "grandfather," is left behind on the trail to die, Keri is furious with her dad for letting it happen and terrified for her own safety.What if the rebels decided she was holding them up? What if they left her behind as well? Would Dad protect her? Or would he abandon her like Vovô? Who do you trust when no one can protect you and even God doesn't seem to care?

Colin Hay returns home to Wales to reconcile with the father he blames for his mother's death. But he finds Sir Stephen in the arms of a bewitching young woman with designs on more than a place in Sir Stephen's bed. Belle covets the ancient olivewood drinking bowl that Colin brought with him when the abbey at Glastonbury was closed by King Henry VIII. Yet the cup, which once showed such supernatural power that some whispered it was the Holy Grail, now lies cold and empty in Colin's hands. Were the glorious promises of God's presence nothing more than a dream?

All the Bradleys play hockey-even Ben's older sister Denise who hopes to go to hockey camp and become the first girl on the Rum River High School varsity team. But thirteen-year-old Ben wants to learn to jump and spin. If the guys find out, Ben will never hear the end of it. And he doesn't even want to think about what his former hockey-star dad would say.

(This edition for South Africa uses British spelling and punctuation and has larger print and wider margins for easy readability.) Fifteen-year-old Sindiswe Khumalo is the most promising figure skater the South African Skating Federation has ever had. But at the rink Sindi can't talk about what's making her father ill. Even her best friends can't be trusted. The young man who drives the zamboni lost his job when people found out he had HIV. A girl in her class dropped out of school when the bullies accused her of being infected. Sindi has dreams-Olympic-size dreams. The truth could cost her everything, but keeping the secret might cost her more.