Ellen Block: 7 books

A magical novel that unravels one of life’s greatest mysteries—how to go on after a devastating loss—through the power of words and their ability to heal, to transform, and to touch the heart.   Luck: an event that could be for good or ill, depending on your interpretation.   As a lexicographer,...

A woman is faced with the past she's tried to put behind her only to find that what transpired in her childhood has never been further away than her own shadow. The year is 1941. Rooted in the lonely outreaches of the Allegheny Mountains lies the town of Hyde Bend. Its heart: a steel mill;...

Independence: the freedom to be yourself—or a day for fireworks, depending on your point of view Summer has come to Chapel Isle, the quaintly quirky island that Abigail Harker has called home since she moved into the caretaker’s cottage at the local lighthouse. The season ushers in sweltering...

They say lightning never strikes the same spot twice. Detective Martin Emmett is about to prove the exception to the rule. It is the summer of 1967 and a heat wave is bringing Newark, New Jersey's simmering racial tensions to a boiling point. Banished to desk duty, his career on the line, Emmett is...

È arrivata l'estate su Chapel Isle, l'isola remota e selvaggia che la lessicografa Abigail Harker ha deciso di eleggere come casa, dopo che una tragedia famigliare le ha brutalmente rivoluzionato la vita. Abita nel cottage del guardiano del faro, un luogo incredibilmente suggestivo, dove a poco a...

Abigail Harker abbandona il suo amato lavoro di lessicografa per diventare custode di un vecchio faro su un'isola sperduta al largo della costa del North Carolina. Arrivata a Chapel Isle fuori stagione, Abigail immagina di trovarvi pace e solitudine e di poter esplorare con tranquillità l'isola che...

“Who better to raise teens’ awareness of mental illness and health than the YA authors they admire?” —Booklist (starred review) “[A] much-needed, enlightening book.” —School Library Journal (starred review) Your favorite YA authors including Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson,...