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What would the world look like if the Nazis had won the war? Wolf
by Wolf is a gripping thriller about one girl's extraordinary
mission to kill Hitler. "Wild and gorgeous, vivid and consuming. I
loved it! I can't wait for the sequel." Laini Taylor, bestselling
author of the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy The year is
1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan
rule. To commemorate their Great Victory, they host an annual
motorbike race across their combined continents. The prize? An
audience with the highly reclusive Adolf Hitler at the Victor's
ball. Yael has witnessed too much suffering, and the five wolves
tattooed on her arm are a constant reminder of the loved ones she
lost when she was a prisoner in a brutal concentration camp. Now
part of the resistance, Yael has one goal: Win the race and kill
Hitler. But the only way to enter the race is to impersonate last
year's only female racer, Adele Wolfe. Yael is a master of
deception but there are two other competitors it may be impossible
to fool - Adele's brother, Felix, and Luka, a boy she clearly has
history with. But as Yael grows closer to the other competitors,
can she be as ruthless as she needs to be to avoid discovery and
stay true to her mission? The future on the world is depending on
her . . . A fast-paced, clever story that will leave you
breathless.
The thrilling conclusion to Ryan Graudin's Carnegie Medal 2017
nominated alternative history and fantasy epic, WOLF BY WOLF. In
1950s Germany, the war may be over, but the fight has just begun .
. . There would be blood. Blood for blood. Blood to pay. An entire
world of it. With their mission to overthrow the Nazis in danger,
Yael and the resistance are ready to fight. Forced to run, life in
the shadows for Yael, Luka and Felix isn't easy, especially when
their enemy seems to know their every move. And when each step
uncovers dark secrets and even darker truths, each must find a way
to navigate right and wrong, past and future, life and death, if
they are to survive at all. A captivating story of survival, love
and freedom in a gripping, fantastical alternate universe from WOLF
BY WOLF and THE WALLED CITY author, Ryan Graudin.
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Farway Gaius McCarthy was born outside of time. The son of a time traveler from 2354 AD and a gladiator living in ancient Rome, Far's very existence defies the laws of nature. All he's ever wanted was to explore history for himself, but after failing his entrance exam into the government program, Far will have to settle for a position on the black market-captaining a time-traveling crew to steal valuables from the past.
During a routine heist on the sinking Titanic, Far meets a mysterious girl named Eliot who always seems to be one step ahead of him. Eliot has secrets-big ones-that will affect Far's life from beginning to end. Armed with the knowledge that history is not as steady as it seems, she will lead Far and his team on a race through time to set things right before the clock runs out.
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