betrayal

Lucy is sick, and Caro the betrayer has taken her and flown away--and it is up to Soli to track them down and find a cure for her best friend's illness.

After befriending mysterious newcomer Lizzy Palmer, Shadyside High student Michael begins suffering terrible losses tied to a decades-old betrayal.

"Double, double, toil and trouble." This gripping adaptation of Macbeth, set in the twelfth century, brings the play vividly to life. Historical notes, notes on the text, and page-by-page notes.

"In 1938, Ruby, Helen and Grace, three girls from very different backgrounds, find themselves competing at the same audition for showgirl roles at San Francisco's exclusive "Oriental" nightclub, the Forbidden City. Grace, an American-born Chinese girl, has fled the Midwest and an abusive father. Helen is from a Chinese family who have deep roots in San Francisco's Chinatown. And, as both her friends know, Ruby is Japanese passing as Chinese. At times their differences are pronounced, but the girls grow to depend on one another in order to fulfill their individual dreams. Then, everything changes in a heartbeat with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Suddenly the government is sending innocent Japanese to internment camps under suspicion, and Ruby is one of them. But which of her friends betrayed her?"--Provided by publisher.

Amir and Hassan are good friends growing up together in Afghanistan but when the Soviets invade the country, Amir and his family use their wealth and influence to flee to California, but Hassan and his impoverished family, who are also a shunned ethnic minority, stay and suffer.

Lucy and the old queen are sick and dying, and Kheelan and Caro take them to the Ladybirds in hopes of a cure, while Soli remains at the castle to deal with the Crows, but the Faerieground still has many secrets and there is treachery nearby.

Carole Mason is haunted by the death of an unknown woman in a cabin in the woods of Vermont and hunted by Eddie Lindbaeck and Naomi who blamed the murder on Carole in order to extort money from her; however, several years later when the murder comes to the surface again, Carole must make a decision between truth or running away again.

Joop, inspired by his long-absent brother's return to Amsterdam, confesses his memories of World War II to his sibling and reveals the dark secret that has shaped and scarred his entire life--that he was the one who betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis.

Skilled assassin Will Robie is asked by the U.S. government to track down fellow assassin Jessica Reel, who has gone rogue, but during his pursuit of Reel, Robie realizes that her betrayal may be concealing a larger threat that could impact the whole world.

Julius, a cynical intellectual, decides to demonstrate how easily loving couples, caring friends, and devoted siblings can betray their loyalties.