Sylvia Whitman Bücher

Gavin Baker, a worried twelve-year-old, faces an unexpected challenge when he accidentally becomes trapped in the body of his best friend Javi's grandfather, an aging magician. As the trickster takes over his life, Gavin struggles with the implications of his new identity, which includes charming the girl of his dreams and deceiving his family. With the help of Javi, Gavin must find a way to reverse the magician's spell before their families suffer heartbreak, leading to a journey filled with friendship, self-discovery, and magical mischief.

Engaging young readers with an interactive format, this adventure series immerses them in the thrilling and perilous events surrounding the destruction of Pompeii. Through fast-paced storytelling, children experience history's most dramatic moments, making learning exciting and memorable.

For nearly 70 years, an English-language bookstore in Paris has served as a haven for renowned writers like Jorge Luis Borges, James Baldwin, A. M. Homes, and Dave Eggers, as well as aspiring authors and poets. Visitors can read in the library, enjoy tea, and even sleep among the towering shelves, with over 30,000 having stayed at this unique venue since 1951. This fully illustrated history draws from a century of previously unseen archives, combining photographs and ephemera with personal essays, diary entries, and poems from over seventy contributors, including Allen Ginsberg, Anaïs Nin, and Sylvia Beach. The book showcases hundreds of images, Tumbleweed autobiographies, and historical documents, featuring illustrious guests like William Burroughs, Henry Miller, and Zadie Smith. It chronicles more than 100 years in the French capital, exploring the Lost Generation, the Beats, the Cold War, May '68, and the feminist movement, all while celebrating the enduring charm of bohemian life in Paris.