We raced across three small fields we'd never been in before. It was downhill all the way. We were running faster than our legs could carry us. Sometimes we tripped over our own feet. Because we'd never been there, we didn't know the danger spots. —FROM THE BOOK So begins this story of two boys—Ward and Bernie—who trespass on the land of a lonely, mistrustful farmer, Betjeman. When Ward accidentally kills Betjeman's duck, the farmer retaliates and what began as a prank rapidly spirals out of control. Bare Hands is a parable of power and impotence, staged against an emotional landscape and climaxing in a phantasmagoric New Year's Eve celebration.

Bare Hands

Children's Books

Moeyaert, Bart

Animals

Front Street, Incorporated

A stunning, sophisticated story about a boy's love for his older brother. Bing wants more than anything to become a soccer player like his big brother Mone. That's no easy matter for a Belgian boy of eleven or twelve, especially for a boy like Bing. It's the late 1930s, and Mone has been conscripted into the army, leaving Bing's mother more or less dysfunctional. With the clear understanding that if he wants to get anything he's going to have to do it by dint of brains, cunning, and perhaps a bit of chicanery, Bing asks the local soccer hero, Dani Bennoni, for help. Dani Bennoni kindly but firmly refuses to train him. Bing hatches a plan to get Dani's help, but the plan backfires, and the misunderstandings multiply. Dani decides to teach Bing a lesson. What follows—and the action all occurs in a twenty-four-hour period—involves deception, confrontation, panic, humiliation amid a bit of homosexual activity, and Bing's unsuccessful attempt to hide Dani's call-up notice. The motivating force behind all Bing's decisions and activities is his love for his brother, unencumbered by sentimentality, making it all the more profound. I have Mone's shoes on. In the toes there are wads of paper. The rubber bands around my kneesocks stretch tight. They're cutting off my lower legs. My toes hurt, my feet are half asleep, but I don't let on. I walk straight across the soccer field. … I keep walking. In the corner of the field stands Dani Bennoni. He is finished with his training session. He trains every day. … I put the ball under my arm down, and place my foot on top of it. "Dani Bennoni," I say. "I want to learn how to play soccer." —FROM THE BOOK

Dani Bennoni: Long May He Live

Teen & Young Adult

Historical Fiction

Le conte de Luna (1 livre + 1 CD audio)

Reference

Dendooven, Gerda

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Autrement *

Hinter der Milchstraße (German Edition)

Groothandel - LI

Brüder: Der Älteste, der Stillste, der Echteste, der Fernste, der Liebste, der Schnellste und ich

Hanser, Carl GmbH + Co.

Du und ich und alle anderen Kinder

Bianca

Verzamel de liefde (Dutch Edition)

Querido

De melkweg (Dutch Edition)

Querido Kinderboek

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