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1941, Poland. Though war rages around her and occupying German forces march steadily onward, 16-year-old Aleksandra has lived her life sheltered from danger. Until one day, she goes to school—never to return. Pushed roughly into a truck with other schoolgirls like her, a single ominous word tells her all she needs to know about her fate: Lebensborn.

Heidi is Johanna Spyri’s timeless story of love, friendship, and the healing power of nature, set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Swiss Alps. Orphaned at a young age, spirited and kindhearted Heidi is sent to live with her reclusive grandfather high in the mountains. At first gruff and distant, the old man gradually opens his heart to the lively little girl. Heidi’s days are filled with sunshine, goats in green pastures, and the joy of alpine life—until she is taken to the bustling city of Frankfurt to be a companion to Clara, a gentle but sickly girl confined to a wheelchair.

When Jessica’s relationship of five years crumbles apart, she boards the Dreamer of the Seas, in hopes that a cruise is all she needs to bounce back. Catie finds herself in a sticky situation, but not one that she’s foreign to. Convincing her mom to let her go on this cruise with her boyfriend is the easy part. The hard part is finding someone on board to be her boyfriend. She’ll need all hands on deck to figure this out.