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Cuando Anddor Shallau es invadido por el ejército Russnori, la tribu de Sikandar es conducida a la remota Alcina Sahar, a veces llamada el patio de juegos del diablo. Sikandar y Mónica regresan al desierto donde entran en conflicto con el ejército invasor. Cuando la patria de Sikandar es invadida, debe regresar para defender a su pueblo. Mónica lo desafía, negándose a quedarse atrás, insistiendo en que no volverá a perderlo. Los dos, más...
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With a wholly original voice, this stunning debut novel captures the overwhelming transformation from childhood to adolescence
An ordinary suburban Connecticut summer in the seventies is the stage for the miraculous world of Timmy. Twelve years old and full of boundless curiosity, Timmy lives an ever-expanding life of record collections (of which Elton John is king), neighborhood bullies (of whom Franky DiLorenzo rules), best friends, and the darker,...
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"This is a remarkable coming-of-age story and spiritual journey with as much between the lines as in them. Sometimes wry, always thoughtful, the characters seem to live and breathe, and you won't soon forget them."-Senator Byron Dorgan
The Last Ghost Dancer is more than a coming-of-age fable, more than the wry memoirs of a spiritual search. It is the story of a remarkable summer in a remarkable west river town. It is a commentary on the depth and...
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El pueblo en el que nació y ha vivido toda su vida Violeta, la protagonista de La tierra sobre tus huesos, ha sido siempre para ella un vientre árido.
Uno que la gestó con desgana hasta que llegó el momento de la expulsión. Pero, a pesar del peligro acechante, Violeta se resiste a abandonarlo, ya que ese pedazo de tierra suplió la ausencia de su madre, fue útero, regazo en el que cobijarse durante su infancia y el lugar donde también yace...
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A newly reissued edition of this haunting, poetic coming-of-age novel from "one of the great writers...in the English-speaking world" (The New York Times)
"O'Brien's evocative prose shows the chilling hold that history and the dead clamp on the living." -Paul Gray, Time
"O'Brien brings together the earthy and the delicately poetic: she has the soul of Molly Bloom and the skills of Virginia Woolf." -Ray Sawhill, Newsweek
In A Pagan Place, Edna...
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"Kath is curious," observes her younger brother, Ethan, not without anxiety. She is thirteen; already everyone can see she's got her eye on bigger things than provincial Fresno can offer. Years in the glamorous chill of an East Coast prep school will introduce her to a razor-sharp sense of social distinction, cocaine "so good it's pink," and an indispensable best friend-all that she needs to prepare for life in Manhattan. There will be fourteen-dollar...
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A fun, fresh frolic of a novel starring a spoiled but lovable Texas heiress out to reclaim her fortune
Pippa Walker's wedding was to be huge-Texas huge-complete with twelve bridesmaids under contract from Pippa's mother to stay lean and long-haired, gondolas flown in from Venice, A- and B- guest lists. But when Pippa finds out her handsome husband-to-be isn't what she thought, she bolts from her own wedding, shocking society and getting herself disinherited....
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Una joven descubre los secretos de su familia que la impactan de una manera que nunca hubiera podido imaginar...
Amethyst Keane tiene una vida solitaria. Al crecer, su madre la llevaba a diferentes lugares a vivir, evitando que tuviera una vida normal, y amigos. Se dedicó a sus estudios y empezó a publicar una revista a sus 17 años. Casi tres años después es completamente independiente y está más sola que nunca. En un proyecto de su revista,...
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Megan Faces Derision (volume 8): In this episode, Megan receives mild, but irritating bullying at school because of the mistakes she makes at reading. Her parents are not sure of the cause of the problem, but it could be dyslexia. She finds the whole affair rather embarrassing, but she eventually discusses the matter with her parents. Megan overcomes the bullying in her own unique way with a little amusing help from her father. The Psychic Megan Series...
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Written in the form of a memoir, Messy is the fictional recount of young woman Bridget's coming of age journey in the first decades of the 21st century amid romance, friendships, and a burgeoning self-awareness.
Meet Bridget: a twenty-something whose self-consciousness is only outpaced by her curiosity, confusion, and the joy of life's absurdity. Told with a touch of dark humor and a relatable series of mishaps, Bridget's messy journey through early...
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Immerse yourself in the saga with all the passion of 'Daisy Jones & The Six' and the spirit of 'The Outsiders.' Welcome to Twyla Cameron's journey through the riveting 1970s and 80s. Twyla seems to be the perfect daughter in a perfect family, but beneath the facade, her world is falling apart. When the unexpected emergence of a biker gang shatters the peace, the Cameron family finds themselves embroiled in a fierce clash with these enigmatic outsiders....
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A vivid portrait of a young man's coming of age in an America that is almost gone, Waiting for Teddy Williams has been hailed by Ernest Hebert as "ranking with Huckleberry Finn in heart, spirit, and insight into the American character." The book begins on the eighth birthday of Ethan "E.A." Allen in the remote village of Kingdom Common, Vermont. Noted for its fervent, if unrequited, devotion to the Boston Red Sox, the village sports a replica of Fenway...
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When I think of our past, I don't imagine it as a love story. Brooke Eastham was beautiful, rich, and completely out of my league, but I was okay with that. I knew where I belonged and where my family ranked on the ladder of success. I wasn't looking to disrupt the order, but Cape Cod in the summer held an aura of magic, and every clear image and boundary was blurred by teenage inhibitions. When the fog cleared, we would step back into our rightful...
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"Les cicatrices de l'école" est le témoignage poignant d'une expérience personnelle de harcèlement scolaire. Il dépeint le parcours tumultueux d'une victime qui a trouvé le courage de se dresser et de faire entendre sa voix. L'auteure vous plonge dans les années de calvaire qu'elle a endurées, décrivant les premiers signes de maltraitance, ses sentiments confus et les obstacles rencontrés, mais aussi les sources de force qui lui ont permis...
15) Among the Flames
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Hayden Harlow is running from a past she can barely recall; memories so traumatic that she can't even trust herself with them. In an attempt to start anew, she disappears and soon finds herself living with a guy who wishes he was lucky enough to forget everything. The rage Noah White harbors burns like an inferno inside of him, threatening to erupt in chaos until he finds a cause worth fighting for... her. As their friendship grows, the past Hayden...
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In this breezy Irish tale, twenty-six-year-old Aislin is at a crossroads. As a Dublin single mammy, a lot of her life needs improvement, yet what she really needs is a father. Not for herself-she so does not need a father-but for her young son, daddy-hungry Kevin. And she's determined to succeed at motherhood, if nothing else. So Aislin follows the mad impulse to track down the perfect father-figure for her little boy. Who else but her first love,...
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Noah and his younger brother Jayden have moved to a new town in order to escape an unfortunate circumstance. And due to... strange circumstances Noah meets an alien who turns everything in his life completely weird. Now there's talking Flowers and apples, squirrels who want vengeance, and a time-traveling son. On top of that Noah has find himself crushing on his friend, Jason.
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Jonathan, vingt-deux ans, vit chez ses parents et doute de son avenir. L'héritage de cet oncle inconnu, à partager avec Stanislas, va bouleverser son existence. Les deux cousins n'ont aucun point commun, mais devront cohabiter en terre étrangère, respecter les conditions testamentaires, afin de disposer des biens. Ce déracinement sera pour Jonathan l'occasion de se construire en cherchant la vérité sur ses origines. "L'héritage de l'oncle...
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Lily, une jeune femme ambitieuse avec un avenir planifié, voit sa vie bouleversée par la rencontre inattendue de Manuel et Julia, deux danseurs. Cette rencontre remet en question toutes ses convictions et l'entraîne sur des chemins inexplorés, semés d'incertitudes et de défis. Confrontée à un choix crucial, restera-t-elle sur la voie prévue ou se laissera-t-elle tenter par l'inconnu, au risque de tout perdre ?
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20) Bruise: A Novel
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An understated but fierce novel of family, sport and growing up, Adrian Markle's debut tells the story of an injured MMA fighter who returns to his coastal hometown.
Arriving on the Greyhound, six months late for his father's funeral, Jamie Stuart is injured but unwilling to declare himself retired from the MMA fighting career that has kept him away from his coastal hometown since he was a teenager. His attempts to reconnect with his now-alcoholic...
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