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It was 1939 and Hitler's troops were advancing into Poland. At 10 years old, Pearl's world and her family's lives were turned upside down. Hidden Pearl is an unforgettable story, vividly capturing young Pearl's ordeal during the Holocaust. This is a story about courage, hope, and the resilience of a young girl and her family during a devastating time in our history.

Only a decade has passed since their ordeal in the Holocaust. They came home to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives, only to find themselves again placed in harm's way. What if the choices were to live in a country that offered your family a future without freedom or risk everything and everyone in search of a better life? Which would you choose? An uplifting, unforgettable story of courage, bravery, and the power of human kindness.

In Deborah Zoe Laufer’s End Days, a suburban family is undergoing a spiritual crisis following the September 11th attacks. Sylvia Stein has turned to Christianity to save her disaffected husband Arthur and her rebellious teenage daughter Rachel. But as Sylvia races around preparing for the Rapture, Rachel is learning that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in her philosophy.

Cameron Post feels a mix of guilt and relief when her parents die in a car accident. Their deaths mean they will never learn the truth she eventually comes to - that she's gay. Orphaned, Cameron comes to live with her old-fashioned grandmother and ultraconservative aunt Ruth. When she’s eventually outed, her aunt sends her to God’s Promise, a religious conversion camp that is supposed to “cure” her homosexuality. At the camp, Cameron comes face to face with the cost of denying her true identity.