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Leather & Lark
by Brynne WeaverFrom the author of the genre-breaking international TikTok sensation Butcher & Blackbird comes the second book in the Ruinous Love Trilogy - a hate-to-love dark romantic comedy packed with danger, chaos, and heat. 'Brynne is a master weaver of words in this dark, decadent and delicious story of serial killers, sexy spice, and sensational fun!' RuNyx, USA Today bestselling author of the Dark Verse series----Every killer claims a soul.Every phantom wants revenge.All contract killer Lachlan Kane wants is a quiet life. But when he botches a job for his boss's biggest client, Lachlan knows he'll never claw his way out of the underworld. At least, not until Lark Montague offers him a deal: use his skills to hunt down a killer and she'll find a way to secure his freedom.The catch? He has to marry her first. And they can't stand each other.Indie singer-songwriter Lark may seem like sunshine and glitter personified but she has her own secrets hiding in the shadows. With her formidable family in a tailspin and her best friend's happiness on the line, she's willing to make a vow to the man she's determined to hate, no matter how tempting the broody assassin might be.As Lachlan and Lark navigate the dark world that binds them together, it becomes impossible to discern their fake marriage from a real one. But it's not just familiar dangers that haunt them. There's another phantom lurking on their doorstep . . . And this one has come for blood.***h3> Reader praise for Butcher & Blackbird 'The chemistry is explosive. The romance will make your heart squeeze painfully. The banter will have you giggling and kicking your feet. The one-liners and screwball scenarios are laugh-out-loud hysterical' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Butcher and Blackbird is indulgent and decadent; reading it feels like eating chocolate cake' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'If I could rate this book infinity stars, trust me, I would in a heartbeat' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'One of the most creative dark romances I've EVER read . . . perfection from start to finish' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I was so engaged I couldn't put it down' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'The banter was chef kiss' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'There is nothing more I can say except . . . I think I am in love with a serial killer' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Writing a romantic comedy about vigilante serial killers who kill other serial killers for fun, and somehow making it cute is no small feat' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Leather & Lark
by Brynne WeaverFrom the author of the genre-breaking international TikTok sensation Butcher & Blackbird comes the second book in the Ruinous Love Trilogy - a hate-to-love dark romantic comedy packed with danger, chaos, and heat. 'Brynne is a master weaver of words in this dark, decadent and delicious story of serial killers, sexy spice, and sensational fun!' RuNyx, USA Today bestselling author of the Dark Verse series ----Every killer claims a soul.Every phantom wants revenge.All contract killer Lachlan Kane wants is a quiet life. But when he botches a job for his boss's biggest client, Lachlan knows he'll never claw his way out of the underworld. At least, not until Lark Montague offers him a deal: use his skills to hunt down a killer and she'll find a way to secure his freedom.The catch? He has to marry her first. And they can't stand each other. Indie singer-songwriter Lark may seem like sunshine and glitter personified but she has her own secrets hiding in the shadows. With her formidable family in a tailspin and her best friend's happiness on the line, she's willing to make a vow to the man she's determined to hate, no matter how tempting the broody assassin might be. As Lachlan and Lark navigate the dark world that binds them together, it becomes impossible to discern their fake marriage from a real one. But it's not just familiar dangers that haunt them. There's another phantom lurking on their doorstep . . . And this one has come for blood.*** Reader praise for Butcher & Blackbird 'The chemistry is explosive. The romance will make your heart squeeze painfully. The banter will have you giggling and kicking your feet. The one-liners and screwball scenarios are laugh-out-loud hysterical' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Butcher and Blackbird is indulgent and decadent; reading it feels like eating chocolate cake' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'If I could rate this book infinity stars, trust me, I would in a heartbeat' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'One of the most creative dark romances I've EVER read . . . perfection from start to finish' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I was so engaged I couldn't put it down' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'The banter was chef kiss' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'There is nothing more I can say except . . . I think I am in love with a serial killer' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Writing a romantic comedy about vigilante serial killers who kill other serial killers for fun, and somehow making it cute is no small feat' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Leave It to Fate: Another brilliantly funny, uplifting romcom from the author of WHERE THERE'S A WILL
by Beth CorbyWhen all else fails, you just have to leave it to Fate . . .Just as twenty-nine-year-old Ella loses her dream job after an unfortunate incident (it was just a bit of hot sauce, for goodness' sake - he totally overreacted!), her phone rings. Her aunt Gillian, who lives in a tiny mountain village, has had a fall and needs her help. Ella gives in to Fate and agrees to go, looking forward to a few quiet weeks to work out what to do with her car crash of a lifeBut as soon as she gets there, she realises it's not going to be the idyllic break she had hoped for. With Gillian struggling after the recent loss of her partner, Mike, Ella promises herself that she will show Gillian that life is still worth living - and will certainly not be distracted from her new purpose by Joe, Mike's disconcertingly handsome nephew . . .Has Fate brought Ella and Gillian together at just the right time for them both? And do her plans extend to Ella's love life, as well?This funny, romantic and uplifting novel is perfect for fans of Jo Watson, Laura Jane Williams and Sophie Kinsella.Readers love Beth Corby!'A great read for fans of Sophie Kinsella. I was drawn in instantly - 5 STARS''Enchanting . . . made me smile, laugh, wonder and want to experience more of life for myself - 5 STARS''This is a perfect read to take to the beach - 5 STARS''A hugely enjoyable, fresh, original read - 5 STARS''Fun, light-hearted and enjoyable . . . Love, love, love! - 5 STARS''I absolutely love this book - 5 STARS'
Leave It to Fate: Another brilliantly funny, uplifting romcom from the author of WHERE THERE'S A WILL
by Beth CorbyWhen all else fails, you just have to leave it to Fate . . .Just as twenty-nine-year-old Ella loses her dream job after an unfortunate incident (it was just a bit of hot sauce, for goodness' sake - he totally overreacted!), her phone rings. Her aunt Gillian, who lives in a tiny mountain village, has had a fall and needs her help. Ella gives in to Fate and agrees to go, looking forward to a few quiet weeks to work out what to do with her car crash of a lifeBut as soon as she gets there, she realises it's not going to be the idyllic break she had hoped for. With Gillian struggling after the recent loss of her partner, Mike, Ella promises herself that she will show Gillian that life is still worth living - and will certainly not be distracted from her new purpose by Joe, Mike's disconcertingly handsome nephew . . .Has Fate brought Ella and Gillian together at just the right time for them both? And do her plans extend to Ella's love life, as well?This funny, romantic and uplifting novel is perfect for fans of Jo Watson, Laura Jane Williams and Sophie Kinsella.Readers love Beth Corby!'A great read for fans of Sophie Kinsella. I was drawn in instantly - 5 STARS''Enchanting . . . made me smile, laugh, wonder and want to experience more of life for myself - 5 STARS''This is a perfect read to take to the beach - 5 STARS''A hugely enjoyable, fresh, original read - 5 STARS''Fun, light-hearted and enjoyable . . . Love, love, love! - 5 STARS''I absolutely love this book - 5 STARS'
Leave It to Fate: Another brilliantly funny, uplifting romcom from the author of WHERE THERE'S A WILL
by Beth CorbyAnother fun, uplifting romcom from the author of WHERE THERE'S A WILL, perfect for fans of Jo Watson, Laura Jane Williams and Sophie Kinsella.When all else fails, you just have to leave it to Fate . . .Just as twenty-nine-year-old Ella loses her dream job after an unfortunate incident (it was just a bit of hot sauce, for goodness' sake - he totally overreacted!), her phone rings. Her aunt Gillian, who lives in a tiny mountain village, has had a fall and needs her help. Ella gives in to Fate and agrees to go, looking forward to a few quiet weeks to work out what to do with her car crash of a life.But as soon as she gets there, she realises it's not going to be the idyllic break she had hoped for. With Gillian struggling after the recent loss of her partner, Mike, Ella promises herself that she will show Gillian that life is still worth living - and will certainly not be distracted from her new purpose by Joe, Mike's disconcertingly handsome nephew . . .Has Fate brought Ella and Gillian together at just the right time for them both? And do her plans extend to Ella's love life, as well?This funny, romantic and uplifting novel is perfect for fans of Jo Watson, Laura Jane Williams and Sophie Kinsella.(P) 2021 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Leave It to Plum!
by Matt PhelanWhen a small mammal with an oversized ego tries to take over the zoo, just leave it to the big-hearted peacock Plum to save the day! From award-winning author Matt Phelan, the creator of Knights vs. Dinosaurs and its two sequels, Leave It to Plum! is a highly illustrated young middle grade novel perfect for reluctant readers and animal lovers everywhere.Young Plum is one of the peacock ambassadors for the Athensville Zoo. Every day the peacocks are allowed to wander freely among the zoo’s visitors, delighting and guiding kids and grown-ups alike. The peacocks are very proud of their responsibility; none so much as kind, curious Plum.But Itch the ningbing—a type of very small marsupial—doesn’t understand why those birdbrains should get so much freedom while he’s all cooped up. So he plots and plots, sure that he will escape and become the zoo ambassador!With short chapters and energetic black-and-white illustrations, award-winning author Matt Phelan’s Leave It to Plum! is a highly illustrated young middle grade novel full of warmth and humor. The first hilarious story in a duology about a young peacock with a big heart, a small mammal with a big ego, and the busy zoo they both live in as a must-have for fans of the Princess in Black and Mercy Watson series.
Leave It to Psmith
by P. G. Wodehouse"P.G. Wodehouse is still the funniest writer ever to have put words on paper." —Hugh LaurieRonald Psmith (“the ‘p’ is silent, as in pshrimp”) is always willing to help a damsel in distress. So when he sees Eve Halliday without an umbrella during a downpour, he nobly offers her an umbrella, even though it’s one he picks out of the Drone Club’s umbrella rack. Psmith is so besotted with Eve that, when Lord Emsworth, her new boss, mistakes him for Ralston McTodd, a poet, Psmith pretends to be him so he can make his way to Blandings Castle and woo her. And so the farce begins: criminals disguised as poets with a plan to steal a priceless diamond necklace, a secretary who throws flower pots through windows, and a nighttime heist that ends in gunplay. How will everything be sorted out? Leave it to Psmith!
Leave It to the March Sisters
by Annie SerenoThis modern take on Little Women features &“Bronte brooding and rom-com banter&”—a classic romance with a contemporary twist (Jenny Holiday, USA Today bestselling author). When it comes to disastrous relationships, English professor Amy Marsden has pretty much seen everything. From Banana Brad (who had a thing for fruit costumes) to her latest disappointment, Derek (undiscovered artist with a penchant for tighty-whities and their perky pizza delivery driver), it&’s been an endless adventure of oddballs, jerks, and some terrible lapses in judgment. Which is exactly how Amy has ended up living in a house with the guy she&’s been half in love with since she was a kid.... Theo Sinclair has been her sister Jo&’s best friend—and a commitment phobe—for as long as Amy can remember. And aside from one hot and heavy make-out session, she&’s managed to ignore her feelings for Theo and successfully avoid adding another entry in her What-was-I-thinking list. Yet now that they&’re living under the same roof, Amy and Theo are sharing everything from Cheetos and smoothies to their family drama, past trauma, and an attraction that Amy begins to think might not be one-sided. Could Theo really have feelings for her—or is Amy just setting herself up for another disaster?
Leave Me Alone!
by Vera BrosgolA 2017 Caldecott Honor Book that The New York Times calls “both classic and ultracontemporary,” Leave Me Alone! is an epic tale about one grandmother, a giant sack of yarn, and her ultimate quest to finish her knitting.One day, a grandmother shouts, "LEAVE ME ALONE!" and leaves her tiny home and her very big family to journey to the moon and beyond to find peace and quiet to finish her knitting. Along the way, she encounters ravenous bears, obnoxious goats, and even hordes of aliens! But nothing stops grandma from accomplishing her goal—knitting sweaters for her many grandchildren to keep them warm and toasty for the coming winter. Vera Brosgol's slyly clever and unexpectedly funny modern folktale is certain to warm even the coldest of hearts.A 2017 Caldecott Honor BookA New York Times Notable Children's BookA National Public Radio Best Book of 2016A Horn Book Best Book of 2016A Huffington Post Best Picture Book of 2016
Leave a Message in the Sand: Poems about Giraffes, Bongos, and Other Creatures with Hooves
by Bibi Dumon TakWhat would a boar text to a pig, a camel post on a dating site, or a goat shout from the mountaintops? In this unforgettable poetry collection, even-toed ungulates take the spotlight. Ever asked a giraffe about the clouds, read an okapi&’s letter to the editor, or debated which gnu would win the race across the Serengeti? Playful poems and whimsical illustrations feature hoofed creatures from all around the world, from Siberian musk deer to African dik-diks to South American vicuñas. Weaving together humor, scientific detail, and a poignant concern for conservation, Leave a Message in the Sand introduces readers to wild creatures with even wilder things to say.
Leave it to Psmith: From The Soviet Bloc To The Usa (Mint Editions Ser.)
by P.G. WodehouseFreddie Threepwood and his uncle are in difficulties. Freddie wants a thousand pounds to start a bookmaker&’s business and to marry Eve, while his uncle wants to raise three thousand pounds, unbeknown to his wife, to help a runaway daughter. Freddie persuades his uncle to steal his wife&’s necklace and sees Psmith&’s advertisement in a daily paper. Freddie enlists the services of Psmith to steal the necklace. There are plots and counterplots. Psmith is not successful in stealing the necklace but succeeds in stealing the affections of Eve.
Leaven of Malice: Large Print Edition (Salterton Trilogy #2)
by Robertson DaviesThe Salterton Trilogy continues with a novel &“full of zest, wit and urbanity&” from the celebrated Canadian author of Tempest-Tost and the Cornish novels (The New York Times). Returning to the town he first visited in Tempest-Tost, Davies continues to explore the lives of its inhabitants in this winner of the Leacock Medal, awarded for the best in Canadian literary humor. The following announcement appeared in the Salterton Evening Bellman: &“Professor and Mrs. Walter Vambrace are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Pearl Veronica, to Solomon Bridgetower Esq, son of . . .&” Although the malice that prompted this false engagement notice was aimed at three people only—Solly Bridgetower, Pearl Vambrace, and Gloster Ridley, the anxiety-ridden local newspaper editor—before the leaven of malice had ceased to work it had changed permanently, for good or ill, the lives of many citizens of Salterton. Praise for Robertson Davies &“Invention has always been Robertson Davies&’s strength. He tells terrific stories that twist around and double back on themselves in surprising ways and, characteristically, combines them with intriguing, arcane information.&”—The New York Times &“Davies&’ fiction is animated by his scorn for the ironclad systems that claim to explain the whole of life. Messy, magical, high-spirited life bubbles up between the cracks.&”—South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Leaving Home
by Garrison KeillorIn this collection of Lake Wobegon stories, Keillor takes his readers back to that world, the place that is everybody's home town 'where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average. ' Leaving Home is a tribute to the life and people of Lake Wobegon, an elegy and a celebration, narrated with the gentle wit for which Garrison Keillor has been acclaimed.
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing: Essays
by Lauren HoughSearing and extremely personal essays, shot through with the darkest elements America can manifest, while discovering light and humor in unexpected corners. <P><P>As an adult, Lauren Hough has had many identities: an airman in the U.S. Air Force, a cable guy, a bouncer at a gay club. As a child, however, she had none. Growing up as a member of the infamous cult The Children of God, Hough had her own self robbed from her. The cult took her all over the globe--to Germany, Japan, Texas, Chile—but it wasn't until she finally left for good that Lauren understood she could have a life beyond "The Family." <P><P>Along the way, she's loaded up her car and started over, trading one life for the next. She's taken pilgrimages to the sights of her youth, been kept in solitary confinement, dated a lot of women, dabbled in drugs, and eventually found herself as what she always wanted to be: a writer. Here, as she sweeps through the underbelly of America—relying on friends, family, and strangers alike—she begins to excavate a new identity even as her past continues to trail her and color her world, relationships, and perceptions of self. <P><P>At once razor-sharp, profoundly brave, and often very, very funny, the essays in Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing interrogate our notions of ecstasy, queerness, and what it means to live freely. Each piece is a reckoning: of survival, identity, and how to reclaim one's past when carving out a future.
Leaving Unknown: A Novel
by Kerry Reichs“Mixing humor with tender moments, Reichs creates an enjoyable journey with wonderful writing and likable characters.”—Library JournalFrom the author of The Best Day of Someone Else’s Life comes Leaving Unknown—a funny and touching story of a young woman who, while traveling across country, finds herself stuck in the true middle of nowhere, a.k.a. Unknown, Arizona. Great writing comes naturally to Kerry Reichs (she’s the daughter of New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs, whose Temperance Brennan forensic mysteries inspired the TV series Bones). With Leaving Unknown, Kerry has penned a bittersweet modern-day Odyssey that readers of Kristin Gore, Jennifer Crusie, Meg Cabot, and Jennifer Weiner will absolutely adore.
Leaving the Atocha Station
by Ben Lerner<P>Adam Gordon is a brilliant, if highly unreliable, young American poet on a prestigious fellowship in Madrid, struggling to establish his sense of self and his relationship to art. What is actual when our experiences are mediated by language, technology, medication, and the arts? <P>Is poetry an essential art form, or merely a screen for the reader's projections? <P>Instead of following the dictates of his fellowship, Adam's "research" becomes a meditation on the possibility of the genuine in the arts and beyond: are his relationships with the people he meets in Spain as fraudulent as he fears his poems are? <P>A witness to the 2004 Madrid train bombings and their aftermath, does he participate in historic events or merely watch them pass him by? <P>In prose that veers between the comic and tragic, the self-contemptuous and the inspired, Leaving the Atocha Station is a portrait of the artist as a young man in an age of Google searches, pharmaceuticals, and spectacle. <P>Born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1979, Ben Lerner is the author of three books of poetry The Lichtenberg Figures, Angle of Yaw, and Mean Free Path. He has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the Northern California Book Award, a Fulbright Scholar in Spain, and the recipient of a 2010-2011 Howard Foundation Fellowship. In 2011 he became the first American to win the Preis der Stadt Münster für Internationale Poesie. Leaving the Atocha Station is his first novel.
Leaving the Bellweathers
by Kristin Clark VenutiThe young Bellweathers-- fourteen-year-old Spider, thirteen-year-old Ninda, and the ten-year-old triplets, Brick, Spike, and Sassy-- and their equally peculiar parents have brought constant chaos to the once-peaceful village of Eel-Smack-by-the-Bay. Still, no one has suffered more than their loyal butler, Benway, who has finally had enough. He is secretly writing his tell-all memoirs, packing his bags, and planning his move to a tropical location, Far, Far Away. But when the siblings discover Benway is preparing to leave their lighthouse home, they band together to prove how much he's needed, as only Bellweathers can... Full of comic capers and close calls, an art heist and albino alligators, and good intentions gone wrong, Kristin Clark Venuti's hilarious debut novel introduces a new family that is absolutely unforgettable.
Lecciones de histeria de Colombia (Edición Bicentenario)
by Daniel Samper PizanoEl libro de historia más vendido de Daniel Samper Pizano vuelve a Aguilar para conmemorar el Bicentenario. Sería impensable que Daniel Samper Pizano no asistiera a la fiesta de celebración del Bicentenario de Colombia, más aún, cuando tiene entre sus obras un divertido, pero a la vez riguroso texto sobre la historia de Colombia. Con la excusa de los 200 años de la Independencia de Colombia, el sello Aguilar vuelve a publicar una edición corregida y actualizada del libro de historia más vendido de este autor. En este libro, Daniel Samper realiza un exitoso esfuerzo por enredar aún más las cosas, y en forma divertida y picante cuenta a su manera cómo ocurrieron algunos episodios de la historia nacional, cómo pudieron ocurrir otros y cómo han debido ocurrir los demás. Pocos personajes y acontecimientos, desde Simón Bolívar hasta César Gaviria, desde las guerras civiles del siglo XIX hasta los últimos gallos del revolcón, logran pasar agachados en estas páginas llenas del característico humor del autor. Finalmente, la única derrotada es la historia oficial, falaz y pomposa, y el mayor ganador es el lector.
Lecciones de histeria de Colombia (Edición Bicentenario)
by Daniel Samper PizanoEl libro de historia más vendido de Daniel Samper Pizano vuelve a Aguilar para conmemorar el Bicentenario. Sería impensable que Daniel Samper Pizano no asistiera a la fiesta de celebración del Bicentenario de Colombia, más aún, cuando tiene entre sus obras un divertido, pero a la vez riguroso texto sobre la historia de Colombia. Con la excusa de los 200 años de la Independencia de Colombia, el sello Aguilar vuelve a publicar una edición corregida y actualizada del libro de historia más vendido de este autor. En este libro, Daniel Samper realiza un exitoso esfuerzo por enredar aún más las cosas, y en forma divertida y picante cuenta a su manera cómo ocurrieron algunos episodios de la historia nacional, cómo pudieron ocurrir otros y cómo han debido ocurrir los demás. Pocos personajes y acontecimientos, desde Simón Bolívar hasta César Gaviria, desde las guerras civiles del siglo XIX hasta los últimos gallos del revolcón, logran pasar agachados en estas páginas llenas del característico humor del autor. Finalmente, la única derrotada es la historia oficial, falaz y pomposa, y el mayor ganador es el lector.
Lecciones de química
by Bonnie GarmusNúmero 1 en las listas de The New York Times y The Sunday Times Mejor libro del año según The Guardian, The Times, The Sunday Times, Times Literary Supplement, Oprah Daily, Newsweek, Mail on Sunday, The New York Times¸ The Washington Post y NPR. Ganador del Goodreads Choice Award¡Descubre a la novela que ha encandilado a los lectores de todo el mundo! Elizabeth Zott es madre soltera y estrella a su pesar del programa de cocina de televisión más seguido de Estados Unidos. El enfoque inusual de Elizabeth para cocinar, combinar una cucharada de ácido acético con una pizca de cloruro de sodio, resulta revolucionario. Sin embargo, a medida que su éxito aumenta lo hacen también sus enemigos, porque Elizabeth no sólo está enseñando a las mujeres a cocinar sino también desafiándolas a alterar el orden establecido. Lecciones de química es una novela original y adictiva que desentraña de manera inteligente y entretenida la espinosa cuestión de la igualdad de género y la necesidad de ser uno mismo. Reseñas: «Ingenioso, hilarante por momentos, vehemente, surrealista en ocasiones. El Trampa 22 del temprano feminismo.» Stephen King «Se llama tenacidad [y] se llama éxito: Lecciones de química (Salamandra)se ha convertido en fenómeno en muchos países y pronto será una serie de televisión.» Berna González Harbour, El País «Pocas veces ocurre que un debut cause tanto furor.» Lara Gómez Ruiz, La Vanguardia «Una historia palpitante y original sobre la esperanza y la fidelidad a uno mismo. Para reírse a carcajadas, y llena de vida, generosidad y valentía.» Rachel Joyce«De vez en cuando aparece una primera novela en medio de una ráfaga de exageraciones y grandes acuerdos televisivos, y antes del primer capítulo lanzas un puño al aire porque, por una vez, todo está completamente justificado. Una historia pulida, divertida y que invita a la reflexión. Escrita con tan buen pulso narrativo y frases tan elegantes que cuesta creer que se trate de un debut.» The Observer«Una trama muy bien hilvanada, diálogos vibrantes e irónico sentido del humor. Una historia absorbente con villanos odiosos y tipos adorables. Una escritura brillante que es una bocanada de aire fresco.» Sunday Express «Una voz firme, una heroína inolvidable e historias de amor verosímiles. [...] Garmuslogra encantar al lector creando un conjunto indeleble de personajes obstinados e idiosincrásicos.» The Washington Post «Original y refrescante, Elizabeth Zott es uno de esos personajes singulares e imborrables que tanto cuesta hallar en la ficción. [...] Una novela ingeniosa y oscura, que es un recordatorio de cuánto tiene que cambiar el mundo en aras de la verdadera igualdad.» Press Association«Nunca conocerás a un personaje más inquebrantable que Elizabeth Zott. Un libro único con grandes lecciones de vida.» Woman «Un triunfo.» Daily Mail «Una fábula feminista triunfadora.» The Telegraph«Una serie de hilos trenzados de forma maravillosa. [...] Un excelente experimento, peculiar y alentador.» The Atlantic «Uno de los libros más buscados y comentados del año.» Vogue Italia «Una novela ingeniosa, original y adictiva que desentraña de manera inteligente y entretenida la espinosa cuestión de la igualdad de género.» El País«Adictivo.» La Voz de Galicia
Lector de Scholastic, Nivel 2: La carrera de carros / The Car Race
by Juan Pablo Lombana Samantha BrookeA bilingual reader based on the iconic Hispanic brand. Features a funny story and art from the animated TV show. Meet El Chavo and his quirky neighborhood friends in this easy-to-read story filled with imagination, adventure, and fun. In this story, Quico challenges Chavo and Nono to a car race around the neighborhood. Who will win? This book is based on the cartoon version of one of the most successful series in Mexico and Latin America.
Leeva at Last
by Sara PennypackerAward-winning, bestselling author Sara Pennypacker and illustrator Matthew Cordell come together in this hilarious absurdist tale about a precocious girl who transforms her community in surprising ways. <P><P> What are people for? <P><P> That’s the burning question on the mind of Leeva Spayce Thornblossom. <P><P> Fame! says Leeva’s mom, the mayor of Nutsmore. <P><P> Money! says her dad, the town treasurer. <P><P> With the help of an orphaned badger, a risk-averse boy in a hazmat suit, and the town's librarians, Leeva sets off to discover her own answer—setting off a chain of events that will change Nutsmore forever.
Left In Silence
by Sherri Lee ClaytorWhen Troy Altmann and his parents become stranded in a haunting valley, they discover an abandoned village with one lone inhabitant, a peculiar boy named Danivar. But what is the truth surrounding this forsaken individual? Many questions linger as strange and unexplained events awaken Troy to the fact that he is somehow linked to a legend and curse set in motion long ago. He has been lured into the midst of supernatural forces, where spirits linger and time stands still, haunted by the valley's dark past. But could he be the key to unlocking the age-old curse? In all things that be, there are many powers, some good and some evil. And in the Valley of the Shadow, Troy will soon come to learn that he should, most assuredly, fear the evil dwelling 'neath the cursed hollow. For the spirits are stirring, calling to Troy, awaiting the fate of one lost soul...left in silence.
Left of Forever: A Spunes Novel (Spunes)
by Tarah DeWittAN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!An emotional, irresistible second-chance romance filled with sparkling humor, big feelings, and "melt your face off intimacy" (Jessica Joyce) from celebrated USA Today bestselling author Tarah DeWitt. This time, they'll get it right.Wren and Ellis Byrd fell in love as kids, had their son Sam when they were only teenagers, and built a life together in the coastal town of Spunes, Oregon. They were made for one another . . . until they fell apart. Now divorced and in their 30s, Wren runs the bakery in town, while Ellis works as a firefighter. They live separate lives, though they are hardly off each other’s minds.When Ellis and Wren move Sam into college, Ellis convinces Wren to take an extended road trip back to Spunes to see if they can give their relationship one last chance. Amid the gorgeous California coastline and the intimacy they have missed for years, Wren starts to think it just might be possible. But can the past truly be left behind? When words fail and old wounds resurface, it’s a soul-baring letter that could finally reveal the truth—or close the door on them forever.