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HarperCollins
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English
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What If It's Us meets They Both Die at the End in this sequel to the beloved postapocalyptic queer YA adventure romance All That's Left in the World by USA Today bestselling author Erik J. Brown.
Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera, Alex London, and Heartstopper by Alice Oseman.
After a long and treacherous journey south, Andrew and Jamie have finally found safety in the Florida Keys. But they soon learn
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Arcturus
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English
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"Discover the wonders of divination and develop your fortune-telling skills with this invaluable guide. It's a must-have for any teen who wants to live a more magical, empowered life. With detailed explanations of the I Ching, numerology, runes, interpreting dreams, and much more, this book provides you with everything you'll need to get started on your divination journey"--Back cover.
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"Lost in the Storm: Bambi's Quest for Safety" is a poignant tale of survival and resilience set in the heart of a vast and unforgiving forest. As the story unfolds, readers are immersed in the captivating world of Bambi, a young deer, who finds himself thrust into a harrowing journey for survival amidst the chaos of a raging storm.
The cover of the book presents a striking image of Bambi, his eyes reflecting a mixture of determination and fear,...
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Atrocity presents a problem to the writer of children's literature. To represent events of such terrible magnitude and impersonal will as the Holocaust, the transatlantic slave trade, or the Rwandan genocide such that they fit into a three-act structure with a comprehensible moral and a happy ending is to do a disservice to the victims. Yet to confront children with the fact of widescale violence without resolution is to confront them with realties...
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Have you experienced the magic of sitting next to your grandmother and listening to her stories full of wisdom, love and slyness, that leave
your heart vibrating and always wanting to hear more and more? William Pasnak, with his pen, brings these stories to life, old tales told by grandmother Mariam to her grandson Yamín, about a king -who could easily be you- who encounters different characters with simple hearts, and they confront him with a different...
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Seventh grade is the turning point for many middle schoolers. So it is for Harley and his best friend TJ at JFK Middle School. They are part of a quartet of close friends growing up in a cul-de-sac. These friends discover that people are not always who they seem to be, even teachers. An accident during a soccer match sets them on a life-saving quest. Harley and TJ find themselves in a strange world where they must forge onward to complete this quest....
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Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts, is one of the most recognizable and mysterious figures in the Harry Potter series. As an unscrupulous beetle-like journalist once said, he's "a biographer's dream." Is he omniscient or limited? Is he benevolent or malevolent? What really drove him in the last years of an extraordinary life?
This book will dive between the lines of the Harry Potter books to create a portrait of the controversial...
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Bannack is a story of adventure and self-discovery set in the time of the Civil War and vigilante violence. Sixteen-year-old Billy Mayfair, kicked out of his home in Illinois by his father, sets out to find a fortune in gold in a remote mining camp in what would become the Montana Territory. While in St. Louis, he loses his money and virginity, gets in a fight and lands in jail. But, he manages to save enough working in a Union hospital caring for...
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In this first installment of seven, Roisin and the Colourful Garden is a story that tells of a young girl trying to belong and be special, but thanks to her friendly neighbors, she starts to learn how that can be harmful to herself and begins the journey of learning to accept herself first.
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There are many journeys the souls of Hobbits, Elves, Men, and Dwarves take during the War of the Ring. None are darker or more illuminating than Frodo's trial of love. The light of this shines through, just as light and love shine through Bilbo's.
J. R. R. Tolkien mentioned in a letter to Milt Waldman The Lord of the Rings is seen through the eyes of hobbits "to exemplify most clearly a recurrent theme: the place in 'world politics' of the unforeseen...
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Español
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Ningún docente con los que he compartido años de infancia y juventud tuvo la capacidad o voluntad de transmitirme la pasión por la lectura, todos ellos más obsesionados por la historia de la literatura, y el consiguiente atiborramiento de apuntes, nombres y títulos, que por la educación literaria o fomento de la sensibilidad lectora.
La expresión «animación a la lectura» se ha ido manipulando y tergiversando poco a poco para el provecho...
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Little Lou the caterpillar loves her world. She lives in a big garden with her best friend, Ladybug. As spring grows into summer, Little Lou munches away on the green leaves. But a chat with a butterfly makes her afraid. She discovers shes going to change, and little Lou doesnt want to change. She likes her life just the way it is. As summer turns to fall and fall into winter, Little Lou experiences the change the butterfly told her about. At times,...
15) The Marvelous Metafiction: Investigating the Literary in Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate E
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A Series of Unfortunate Events delighted readers young and old with far more than clever mysteries and harrowing hijinks. The books celebrate language itself, packed with wacky definitions and Sunny's playful puns. Idioms rise to a new level as the books curve their plots to literalize barking up the wrong tree or being in the belly of the beast. The Netflix show adds even more fun, while All the Wrong Questions blends a celebration of children's...
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Hairy Krishne tells the story of how Jennifer, an only child, got her very own dog. If your house is PET FRIENDLY, getting a pooch isn't a problem; however, if pets are on the NOT WANTED list it can be a BONE OF CONTENTION! As a NO PETS parent you'll need some very good reasons why having a pet is NOT such a wonderful idea. What do you say when your child asks for a pet and you don't want one? If these words, When you get your own house, you can have...
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Children and adults alike remember Dr. Seuss's cat in the hat, the culinary delight to be found in green eggs and ham and the fate of the Grinch who stole Christmas. What few know is that Theodor Seuss Geisel's first book came to him while returning from Europe aboard an ocean liner; he found himself obsessed with the throbbing of the ship's engines and repeated the beat until the words of his first book "And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street"...
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¿Has vivido la magia de sentarte junto a tu abuela y escuchar sus historias llenas de sabiduría, de amor, de picardía, que dejan tu corazón vibrando y con deseos siempre de escuchar más y más? William Pasnak, con su pluma, le da vida a estas historias, viejos cuentos contados por la abuela Mariam a su nieto Yamín, acerca de un rey -quien fácilmente podría ser tú- que encuentra en su camino diferentes personajes de corazones sencillos y lo...
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When Cassidy found out that she was going to die, she wasexcited! Thats right, excited. I know, I knowit is not what I would have expected either, but Cassidy was an extraordinary, courageous little princess. And thus begins the unforgettable journey of Cassidy, the Valiant. Join her on this adventure as she reunites with her mommy, discovers the magic of heaven, and beholds the great and mighty King. Children and parents alike may be greatly moved...
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