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Gail Villanueva

    Gail D. Villanueva est une auteure philippine dont les œuvres explorent souvent des émotions complexes et des relations interpersonnelles. Avec un sens aigu du détail et une profonde compréhension de la psyché humaine, elle crée des personnages aussi imparfaits qu'héroïques. Son écriture est réputée pour son honnêteté et sa capacité à capturer l'essence de l'expérience humaine avec empathie et introspection. À travers ses histoires, Villanueva aborde les thèmes de l'identité, de la perte et de la quête d'appartenance, invitant les lecteurs à réfléchir sur leur propre vie.

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    Sugar and Spite
    • Can a bully be defeated by a magical love potion? Jolena can't take Claudine's bullying any longer! The taunts and teasing are too much. Though Jolena knows she's still in-training to use her grandfather's arbularyo magic, she sneaks into his potions lab to get her revenge. Jolena brews a batch of gayuma, a powerful love potion. And it works. The love potion conquers Claudine's hateful nature. In fact, Claudine doesn't just stop bullying Jolena -- now she wants to be Jolena's BFF, and does everything and anything Jolena asks. But magic comes with a cost, and bad intentions beget bad returns. Controlling another person's ability to love -- or hate -- will certainly have consequences. The magic demands payment, and it is about to come for Jolena in the form of a powerful storm... Magic and reality mingle in this brilliant new middle-grade novel by Gail D. Villanueva that asks whether it's ever okay to take away someone's free will.

      Sugar and Spite