Lawrence Arcouette

Montréal, 1959. In the classroom of Sister Cecilia, Leonie (aged 11) first met Father Malachy, a young Dominican father who has come to visit his school. It is love at first sight for this lonely and dreamy child who took refuge in religion to escape a mother who is emotional and too worried. But there is also love at first sight between Sister Cecilia and Father Malachy. Between human love and the love of God, which will prevail? Written by

В городе стали находить обезображенные буквально растерзанные на куски тела молодых женщин. Поползла волна страхи и слухов о том, что объявился невероятно жестокий и кровавый маньяк-убийца. Преступник не только тешит свое самолюбие страданиями и мучениями своих жертв, но и преследует какую-то зловещую цель. Расследование убийств поручают молодой женщине – детективу полиции. Психологический портрет убийцы составлен, детективу кажется, что она может проникнуть в самые потаенные глубины подсознания психопата - преступника. Чем закончится эта дуэль, это противостояние добра и зла...

Three-time Caldecott Honor artist Jerry Pinkney brings new relevance to the classic Hans Christian Andersen story The wintry streets of an American city are thronged with shoppers, in preparation for New Year's Eve. But no one is interested in buying the matches and artificial flowers offered by one little girl. Wishing to avoid the cold welcome awaiting her at home, she lights her matches for what little heat they can provide. The visions that she sees in their flickering glow warm her spirit, even as the brutal cold of night destroys her body.

Joe Goodies has just entered an advertising agency after recovering from the death of his girlfriend in a car accident. Ruined by the compensation he has to pay for the accident, he decides, with his new girlfriend, to kidnap the son of the president of the agency and ask for a bailout.