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Aldrin Adams and the Cheese Nightmares (Aldrin Adams Adventure #1)
by Paul Howard*Shortlisted for the Children's Book of the Year - Irish Book Awards*The laugh-out-loud funny children's book from Number-One-Bestselling Ross O'Carroll Kelly author, Paul Howard. Illustrated throughout by Lee Cosgrove.An adventure full of mystery, magic and cheeses that seriously, SERIOUSLY pong!ALDRIN ADAMS is an ordinary boy with an EXTRAORDINARY SUPERPOWER. When he eats cheese just before he goes to sleep, he can enter into other people's dreams . . . AND THEIR NIGHTMARES!But why has he got this power? And what is he supposed to do with it?HE NEEDS ANSWERS . . . AND FAST!What Aldrin doesn't realize is that he is being watched by a MYSTERIOUS, SUPERNATURAL VILLAIN who's creating nightmares for millions of children every night.Will an ordinary boy, armed with his pet frog and the STINKIEST CHEESE in the world, be enough to stop him?A brilliantly funny, heartwarming story, perfect for fans of David Baddiel and Sam Copeland.
Aldrin Adams and the Legend of Nemeswiss (Aldrin Adams Adventure #2)
by Paul HowardAn ordinary boy. The most EXTRAORDINARY, stinkiest superpower!Some months have past since Aldrin Adams discovered his extraordinary SUPERPOWER. When he eats CHEESE, just before he goes to sleep, he can enter into other people's dreams . . . and their nightmares! He's learned when to eat blue cheese (to help with nightmares about KILLER toys), smoked cheese (to help him recover from using his powers) and good old Cheddar (TOP SECRET). He's also come face to face with his nemesis - A MYSTERIOUS SUPERNATURAL VILLAIN who creates NIGHTMARES for millions of children every night.Aldrin survived, but only JUST. And now what is he supposed to do? Save the world, one SCARY CLOWN nightmare at a time? Shouldn't being a superhero be more adventurous than this? Is there a way to beat his Nemesis once and for all?Find out, as Aldrin navigates his new life, meets more people with powers like him and - finally - faces his NEMESIS again!
Aldwyn's Academy: A Companion Novel to a Practical Guide to Wizardry
by Nathan MeyerEnter a school for magic where even the first day can be (un)deadly. . . On the very first day of school at the world-famous Aldwyn's Academy for Wizardry, fledgling wizard Dorian Ravensmith finds himself immersed in a mystery. White wolves have been attacking incoming students. Ghosts are haunting the Snapping Dragon Gardens. And the professors lurk in the halls, whispering about a shadowy wizard who seems to be behind it all. That night, Dorian spies a figure creeping into the Snapping Dragon Gardens and and he follows, certain that with the help of a few magic items and simple potions, he can catch the culprit by daybreak and return a hero. But as hobgoblins, banshees, and a terrifying dragon try to stop him at every turn, Dorian discovers that he's stepped into an (un)deadly trap that could not only destroy his future as a wizard but also the beloved wizardry school.
Alebrijes: (Alebrijes Spanish Edition) (Cuentista)
by Donna Barba HigueraLa siguiente novela de Donna Barba Higuera, autora de The Last Cuentista (La última cuentista), galardonada con los premios Newbery y Pura Belpré ★ "Un clásico inmediato".—School Library Journal (destacado) ★ "Imaginación esplendorosa".—Foreword (destacado)★ "Un texto muy sentido que da señales de esperanza para la humanidad".—Kirkus (destacado)★ "Una aventura arriesgada… Asombrosa".—Booklist (destacado)★ "Estelar".—Publishers Weekly (destacado)★ "Inspiradora".—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (destacado) ★ "Impresionante... Una novela distópica para jóvenes lectores que es intensamente épica y bella".—Shelf Awareness (destacado) He aquí la historia, tal como me la contó Leandro el Poderoso. Desde hace 400 años, la Tierra es un páramo estéril. Los pocos humanos que quedan luchan por sobrevivir en la cruel ciudad de Pocatel. Su otra opción es aventurarse solos en las tierras salvajes, que están plagadas de espíritus errantes y gudrones. No duran mucho.Leandro, un ladroncito de 13 años, y su hermana Gabi hacen lo que pueden para forjarse una vida en Pocatel. La ciudad no es amable con cascabeles como ellos, descendientes de quienes trabajaron en el valle de San Joaquín durante generaciones.Luego de que atrapan a Gabi robando la preciada fruta de la elite pocatelana, Leandro asume la responsabilidad del robo. Su exilio resulta ser mucho más de lo que él podría haber imaginado de un simple destierro: su conciencia es colocada en un antiguo dron y... a arreglárselas solo. Pero más allá de los muros de Pocatel hay otros alebrijes que, como Leandro, quieren un mundo mejor. También hay monstruos mutantes, piratas del páramo, un oasis oculto... y la verdad.Escrita por Donna Barba Higuera, autora de The Last Cuentista (La última cuentista), libro premiado con la Medalla Newbery y el premio Pura Belpré, llega esta nueva novela para sorprendernos y crear un nuevo mundo lleno de imaginación, espejo del nuestro.***The next stunning novel from Donna Barba Higuera, author of Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning The Last Cuentista ★ "An instant classic."—School Library Journal (starred) ★ "Imaginative splendor."— Foreword (starred) ★"Heartfelt… Signals hope for humanity."— Kirkus (starred) ★ "High-stakes adventure…Wondrous."— Booklist (starred) ★ "Stellar."— Publishers Weekly (starred) ★ "Uplifting."— Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred) ★ "Breathtaking... A ferociously epic and beautiful middle-grade dystopian novel."— Shelf Awareness (starred) This is the story as it was told to me by Leandro the Mighty. For 400 years, Earth has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocatel – or go it alone in the wilderness beyond, filled with wandering spirits and wyrms. They don’t last long.13 year-old pickpocket Leandro and his sister Gabi do what they can to forge a life in Pocatel. The city does not take kindly to Cascabel like them – the descendants of those who worked the San Joaquin Valley for generations.When Gabi is caught stealing precious fruit from the Pocatelan elite, Leando takes the fall. But his exile proves more than he ever could have imagined -- far from a simple banishment, his consciousness is placed inside an ancient drone and left to fend on its own. But beyond the walls of Pocatel lie other alebrijes like Leandro who seek for a better world -- as well as mutant monsters, wasteland pirates, a hidden oasis, and the truth.From Donna Barba Higuera, Newbery and Pura Belpré Medal-winning author of The Last Cuentista, comes another novel to astonish us and create a whole new imaginative world, that holds a mirror to our own.
Alebrijes: Cuentista (The Last Cuentista)
by Donna Barba HigueraPURA BELPRÉ HONOR WINNER BEST OF THE YEAR New York Times · Kirkus · Booklist · Chicago Public Library The follow-up to Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning The Last Cuentista For 400 years, Earth has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocatel – or go it alone in the wilderness beyond, filled with wandering spirits and wyrms. They don’t last long. 13 year-old pickpocket Leandro and his sister Gabi do what they can to forge a life in Pocatel. The city does not take kindly to Cascabel like them – the descendants of those who worked the San Joaquin Valley for generations. When Gabi is caught stealing precious fruit from the Pocatelan elite, Leando takes the fall. But his exile proves more than he ever could have imagined -- far from a simple banishent, his consciousness is placed inside an ancient drone and left to fend on its own. But beyond the walls of Pocatel lie other alebrijes like Leandro who seek for a better world -- as well as mutant monsters, wasteland pirates, a hidden oasis, and the truth. From Donna Barba Higuera, Newbery and Pura Belpré Medal-winning author of The Last Cuentista, comes another novel to astonish us and create a whole new imaginative world, that holds a mirror to our own. 7 STARRED REVIEWS ★ "An instant classic." —School Library Journal (starred) ★ "Breathtaking… A ferociously epic and beautiful middle-grade dystopian novel." —Shelf Awareness (starred) ★ "Combines humanity and technology with imaginative splendor." —Foreword (starred) ★ "This heartfelt adventure signals hope for humanity, even in the aftermath of darkness." —Kirkus (starred) ★ "High-stakes adventure… Beautiful, imaginative writing fills this dystopian sf novel. Though it exposes cruelty and corruption, it raises up storytelling, culture, and kindness as stronger yet… A wondrous addition to any collection." —Booklist (starred) ★ "This stellar speculative narrative explores themes of identity across circumstance, centering an adolescent without structural power working to protect family and community." —Publishers Weekly (starred) ★ "Higuera brilliantly balances the heaviness of a dystopian future of a ruined Earth with her own blend of science fiction and Mexican folkloric elements once Leandro leaves his human body… Leandro and his unflinching dedication to an uplifting view of humanity that will spark engagement from the first page and linger in the minds of readers well after they finish the novel." —Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred) "With its social and environmental commentary, this fast-paced and imaginative novel tackles issues of deception and control and leaves one with a sense of wonder that a single flap of a wing or a solitary voice can bring about unimaginable change." —Horn Book
Alec Devlin: Empire of the Skull (Alec Devlin #2)
by Philip CaveneyMexico, 1924.At his father's hacienda, restlessly waiting for adventurer Ethan to arrive, sixteen-year-old Alec and his faithful valet Coates head out into the wilderness in search of an ancient archaeological site . . . only to discover that Mexico is every bit as perilous as The Valley of the Kings.Pursued by ruthless bandits, involved in a plane crash in the middle of remote rain-forest and finally an unwelcome guest in a lost Aztec city where the inhabitants still practice rituals of human sacrifice, once again Alec must use all of his skills and stamina to survive.
Alec Devlin: Maze of Death (Alec Devlin #3)
by Philip CaveneyAfter his adventures in Egypt and Mexico, Alec decides that a summer spent on the island of Crete will be a far safer option, however unbeknownst to him several young travellers have recently disappeared from the island . . .A chance encounter with mysterious multi-millionaire Tobias Wolfe leads to an invitation to visit his private paradise, Candia and when Wolfe's daughter, Ariadne, slips Alec a note pleading for help, Alec can't refuse. Trapped in Candia, Alec discovers that Wolfe's obsession with ancient Greek myths goes far deeper than anyone could have imagined - plunged into a living nightmare Alec must use all of his ingenuity to survive.
Alec Devlin: The Eye of the Serpent (Alec Devlin #1)
by Philip CaveneyEgypt 1923.Fifteen-year-old Alec Devlin is on his way to the Valley of the Kings. Accompanied by his faithful valet, Coates, Alec is to spend his summer holidays working on his Uncle Will's archaeological dig. It's not the first time he's spent his summer this way . . . but this year things are different.Uncle Will and his young assistant, Tom Hinton, have recently made an amazing discovery - an ancient tomb hidden deep below the earth. But only hours after opening its doors, Uncle Will falls mysteriously ill and Tom seems to have disappeared without trace.Together with Ethan Wade, the young American soldier of fortune who is managing the dig in Uncle Will's absence, and a pretty French woman called Madeleine Duval, Alec sets about unravelling the tomb's mysteries. Seemingly harmless animals have turned into rabid killers . . . long dead mummies are rising from their tombs . . . the spirit of a powerful High Priest is claiming the bodies of the living as his living hosts . . . Together Alec and Ethan must confront a terror that has waited three thousand years to be reborn.
Alec Forbes of Howglen: A Novel (classic Reprint) (The Cullen Collection #5)
by George MacDonaldA masterful and timeless novel from the renowned Scottish author—the work that established his place in the pantheon of British literature. Released in 1865 as the second of his major Scottish novels, many consider Alec Forbes of Howglen George MacDonald&’s most uniformly cohesive work of fiction. Intensely Scottish in flavor, like its predecessor David Elginbrod, the thick Doric dialect of much of the novel was relished by Victorians. Set in MacDonald&’s hometown of Huntly, this story of Alec Forbes and Annie Anderson contains many autobiographical glimpses of MacDonald&’s own boyhood, capturing the delights of youth and the anguish of first loves. While preserving the flavor of MacDonald&’s original, this updated edition by Michael Phillips translates the Scottish dialect, in which most of MacDonald&’s Scottish stories are written, into readable English.
Alec's Royal Assignment
by Amelia AutinIn the Man on a Mission series, a special agent becomes one woman's most dangerous weakness... Bodyguard to the queen of Zakhar, lieutenant Angelina Mateja is unwilling to risk her reputation or her job for US special agent Alec Jones-no matter how sexy and irresistible he is. Alec's been recruited by the king to root out a human trafficking ring-not get up close and personal with a stunning woman who practically radiates touch me and die. But after sharing a mind-blowing kiss, Alec can't deny the fire simmering beneath Angel's cool exterior. As the danger-and their attraction-intensifies, Angel is forced to choose between the job of her dreams, and the man who is starting to occupy her heart...
Alec: A Novel
by William di CanzioWilliam di Canzio’s Alec, inspired by Maurice, E. M. Forster’s secret novel of a happy same-sex love affair, tells the story of Alec Scudder, the gamekeeper Maurice Hall falls in love with in Forster’s classic, published only after the author's death.Di Canzio follows their story past the end of Maurice to the front lines of battle in World War I and beyond. Forster, who tried to write an epilogue about the future of his characters, was stymied by the radical change that the Great War brought to their world. With the hindsight of a century, di Canzio imagines a future for them and a past for Alec—a young villager possessed of remarkable passion and self-knowledge.Alec continues Forster’s project of telling stories that are part of “a great unrecorded history.” Di Canzio’s debut novel is a love story of epic proportions, at once classic and boldly new.
Aleca Zamm Fools Them All: Aleca Zamm Is A Wonder; Aleca Zamm Is Ahead Of Her Time; Aleca Zamm Fools Them All; Aleca Zamm Travels Through Time (Aleca Zamm #3)
by Ginger RueAleca Zamm, an ordinary ten-year-old with an extraordinary talent, finds a new friend and has to rescue her Aunt Zephyr from a teleportation crisis in this hilarious third novel in the Aleca Zamm chapter book series.Aleca Zamm knows she&’s not the only Wonder at school with a magical ability. Third grader Ford Kimble is a Wonder as well. Ford is able to see people as they used to be in the past and as they will be in the future. He can time travel! Well, sort of! Aleca starts hanging out with Ford to discuss their magical abilities, which makes Aleca&’s best friend, Maria, jealous. Aleca even forgot the first meeting of the Secret Pals Club, Maria and Aleca&’s new idea for a club that performs secret good deeds for bullied kids! Worse, Maria is onto Aleca&’s secret of being a Wonder. She definitely suspects something, but Aleca has sworn to Aunt Zephyr that she won&’t tell anyone about her magical ability. Plus, Aunt Zephyr&’s ability to teleport is starting to deteriorate along with her age, and Aunt Zephyr&’s about to throw in the towel on being a Wonder for good. Can Aleca and Ford figure out how to get Aunt Zephyr&’s magical powers back? And can Aleca save her friendship with Maria while still keeping her magical powers a secret?
Aleca Zamm Is Ahead of Her Time
by Ginger Rue Zoe PersicoAleca Zamm, an ordinary ten-year-old with an extraordinary talent, is on a mission to find the other Wonder at her school and find out what their special power is in this hilarious follow-up to Aleca Zamm Is a Wonder.Every roller-skating party has its pooper… And for Aleca Zamm, that pooper is Madison, her former best friend and current worst enemy. But Aleca’s mom insisted that Aleca invite her entire class to her tenth birthday party at the skating rink—including queen-of-mean Madison! What’s even worse? Aleca suspects that Madison knows about Aleca’s magical ability to freeze time. And that could mean over-the-top trouble for Aleca and Aunt Zephyr, her kooky teleporting aunt. There’s no telling what dangers await if news about their mysterious abilities gets out. Between Aunt Zephyr’s risky roller-skating tricks and Madison’s threat of spilling Aleca’s secret, Aleca is sure that her tenth birthday party will be a total disaster!
Aleca Zamm Is a Wonder
by Ginger Rue Zoe PersicoMeet the wonder-full Aleca Zamm, an ordinary ten-year-old with an extraordinary ability: she can stop time!Aleca Zamm has finally reached double digits and she still doesn’t have a “thing”—a special talent or ability that will make her stand out. Her best friend, Maria, has a thing (swim team); her sister, Dylan, has a thing (singing); and even her former BFF Madison has a thing (soccer). But Aleca? No. Thing. Until the day of her tenth birthday when Aleca discovers she can stop time just by saying her name. Suddenly, Aleca has a thing…and life is about to get a lot more interesting! It turns out that being a Wonder (as her eccentric Aunt Zephyr, who is also a Wonder, calls it) comes with a few caveats, and that stopping time doesn’t go undetected by other Wonders or those who may be searching for them. With her new mentor Aunt Zephyr by her side, Aleca discovers that being special comes with special challenges she never expected.
Aleca Zamm Travels Through Time: Aleca Zamm Is A Wonder; Aleca Zamm Is Ahead Of Her Time; Aleca Zamm Fools Them All; Aleca Zamm Travels Through Time (Aleca Zamm #4)
by Ginger RueAleca Zamm, an ordinary ten-year-old with an extraordinary talent, spends a day in the 1950s with Aunt Zephyr and Ford in this hilarious fourth novel in the Aleca Zamm chapter book series.For Aleca Zamm, being friends with Ford, a fellow Wonder, means even more magical adventures! Ford can see things from the past and future, and when he sees a bridge that no longer exists in the present, Aleca can’t wait to investigate. Hand in hand with Aunt Zephyr, the three of them manage to cross the bridge and climb through a portal into the past. Aleca, Ford, and Aunt Zephyr spend a day in the 1950s. At first, it’s exciting to see how things have changed, but time travel doesn’t come without snags! And when it’s time to go back home, they return to the bridge and find that the portal is gone! Will they be able to find a way home? Or are they stuck in the past for good?
Alecia's Challenge
by Sandra DierschAlecia's soccer team, the Vancouver Burrards, is the one stable thing in her life. Everything else is new or changing: a new school, a new stepfather. When Anne, Alecia's friend and the Burrards' best player, decides to quit playing, Alecia decides to fight to keep the team together. She soon learns, however, that life's hardest matches are fought off the soccer pitch. Alecia's Challenge shows how the struggles and joys of life and sport are intertwined.
Aleek Manush (Mythical Man)
by Sayad Mustafa Siraj Sudeshna ChakravartyThe novel presents an arresting picture of the turmoil going on in Bengali Muslim Society at the end of the nineteenth century. This includes a stricter, more puritanical way of life, abolition of 'pirs' or holy men and so on.
Alegal: Biopolitics and the Unintelligibility of Okinawan Life
by Annmaria M. ShimabukuOkinawan life, at the crossroads of American militarism and Japanese capitalism, embodies a fundamental contradiction to the myth of the monoethnic state. Suspended in a state of exception, Okinawa has never been an official colony of the Japanese empire or the United States, nor has it ever been treated as an equal part of Japan. As a result, Okinawans live amid one of the densest concentrations of U.S. military bases in the world. By bringing Foucauldian biopolitics into conversation with Japanese Marxian theory, Alegal uncovers Japan’s determination to protect its middle class from the racialized sexual contact around its mainland bases by displacing them onto Okinawa, while simultaneously upholding Okinawa as a symbol of the infringement of Japanese sovereignty.This symbolism, however, has provoked ambivalence within Okinawa. In base towns that facilitated encounters between G.I.s and Okinawan women, the racial politics of the United States collided with the postcolonial politics of the Asia Pacific. Through close readings of poetry, reportage, film, and memoir on base-town life since 1945, Shimabuku traces a continuing failure to “become Japanese.” What she discerns instead is a complex politics surrounding sex work, tipping with volatility along the razor’s edge between insurgency and collaboration. At stake in sovereign powers’ attempt to secure Okinawa as a military fortress was the need to contain alegality itself—that is, a life force irreducible to the legal order. If biopolitics is the state’s attempt to monopolize life, then Alegal is a story about how borderland actors reclaimed its power for themselves.
Alegato final
by Gloria Cifuentes Dowling Ken Oder5 de mayo de 1968. Dos hombres se reúnen en la sala de visitas de máxima seguridad de la penitenciaría estatal de Virginia. Solo tienen una cosa en común: el anhelo de recuperar sus respectivas vidas. En un lado del vidrio divisor se halla Kenneth Deatherage, sentenciado a pena de muerte por la brutal violación y asesinato de una joven. El jurado se mostró de acuerdo con el alegato final del fiscal: toda la evidencia apunta a Deatherage como el asesino, aunque él afirma que las pruebas fueron fabricadas. Asegura que el juez y su propio abogado manipularon el juicio en su contra. Al frente de Deatherage se encuentra Nate Abbitt, otrora exitoso fiscal hasta que decidió comenzar a beber para superar una crisis de la edad. Cuando finalmente logró vencer su adicción, ya había perdido su trabajo, su matrimonio de treinta años y el respeto por sí mismo. Se convirtió entonces en abogado defensor para casos penales, la única ocupación que logró conseguir tras la crisis. Cuando el tribunal lo designa para representar a Deatherage en la apelación, Nate no cree en la existencia de una supuesta conspiración para enviar al imputado a la silla eléctrica. Pero su investigación del caso destapa indicios de corrupción en el sistema judicial del condado y el propio Nate se ve acusado de asesinato por el mismo grupo de presión que condenó a su cliente. Para salvarse, Nate arriesga su vida y la vida de otros, descubriendo en el camino que él y Deatherage tienen mucho más en común de lo que está dispuesto a admitir.
Alegra's Homecoming
by Mary Anne WilsonThe glossy curtain of blond hair, the cashmere coat-- nobody would ever connect the fabulous Alegra Reynolds with "Al" Peterson, the grimy little poor girl who'd hated growing up on Shelter Island, in Puget Sound. There'd been nobody to share her unhappiness then and there was nobody to appreciate her success now. Or was there? The island Joe Lawrence remembered was the perfect place to raise his three-year-old son, which is why the award-winning newspaperman decided to leave the bright lights and bustle of New York behind. A bit of sleuthing revealed a lot about the new Alegra, but nothing about her troubled past. Would the glamorous jet-setter touch down long enough for them to build a life together, or would she do what she'd done before-- simply walk away?
Alegra's Homecoming
by Mary Anne WilsonThe Good Thing About Coming HomeThe glossy curtain of blond hair, the cashmere coat-nobody would ever connect the fabulous Alegra Reynolds with "Al" Peterson, the grimy little poor girl who'd hated growing up on Shelter Island, in Puget Sound. There'd been nobody to share her unhappiness then and there was nobody to appreciate her success now.Or was there?Is That You're Never AloneThe island Joe Lawrence remembered was the perfect place to raise his three-year-old son, which is why the award-winning newspaperman decided to leave the bright lights and bustle of New York behind. A bit of sleuthing revealed a lot about the new Alegra, but nothing about her troubled past. Would the glamorous jet-setter touch down long enough for them to build a life together, or would she do what she'd done before-simply walk away?
Alegres y en compañía
by Alexander McCall SmithUna nueva aventura de Precious Ramotswe, la eminentemente sensible y sabia propietaria de la única agencia de detectives dirigida por mujeres de Botswana. Precious Ramotswe, la alegre investigadora privada de «complexión tradicional», se ha casado finalmente con el señor J.L.B. Matekoni, propietario del taller de reparaciones Speedy Motors. Viven en Gaborone, la capital de Botswana, y juntos forman una pareja nada convencional. Hay mucho trabajo en la Primera Agencia de Mujeres Detectives, pero Mma Ramotswe no puede ignorar los ruegos de una mujer en una situación desesperada. Desgraciadamente, sus intentos por ayudarla son interrumpidos por una espectacular pelea entre su asistente, Mma Makutsi, y uno de los jóvenes aprendices del taller de su esposo. ¿Cómo se puede rescatar a este muchacho de la pasión que siente por una novia caprichosa que conduce un Mercedes Benz? Fortalecida por muchas tazas de té roiboos, Mma Ramotswe está decidida a encontrar las respuestas. La serie africana de Alexander McCall Smith, autor de impresionante éxito en todo el mundo, invita al lector a sumergirse en lo más profundo de África, a disfrutar de sus gentes, de sus sabores y olores, de las costumbres exóticas que, bien miradas, no son tan diferentes de las nuestras...
Alegres y felices: Tres cuentos para aprender a quererse
by Patry Montero Alex Adróver Bea Barbero-GilDescubre los secretos de una vida plena en familia con Patry Montero y Álex Adrover. Empieza un nuevo día con mil posibilidades. ¿Qué haremos hoy? Lo primero: el desayuno. Luego llega el mejor momento: Patry, Álex, Lis y Layla buscan la llave mágica que los llevará a vivir una nueva aventura. Hacia el tranquilo mundo de los árboles sabios, luego al jugoso mundo del estómago y por fin al mágico mundo de las estrellas, cada historia encierra una lección sobre bienestar emocional, espiritual y físico. La lección más importante: cualquier día puede ser maravilloso, cualquier semana increíble, y lo más importante es no olvidarse de sonreír.
Aleister & Adolf
by Douglas RushkoffMedia theorist and documentarian Douglas Rushkoff weaves a mind-bending tale of iconography and mysticism against the backdrop of a battle-torn Europe. In a story spanning generations, and featuring some of the most notable and notorious idealists of the 20th century, legendary occultist Aleister Crowley develops a powerful and dangerous new weapon to defend the world against Adolf Hitler's own war machine spawning an unconventional new form of warfare that is fought not with steel, but with symbols and ideas. Unfortunately, these intangible arsenals are much more insidious and perhaps much more dangerous than their creators could have ever conceived."Rushkoff is a cultural treasure and an eccentric author of big, strange ideas, never less than fascinating and always entertaining." -Warren Ellis, author of Gun Machine, Red, Trees, and Transmetropolitan"Douglas has been one of my personal heroes, and I've been a most attentive reader of anything he cares to put between covers, knowing that his combination of a cold eye and a warm heart is guaranteed to astonish and embolden my own thinking about what's possible in the world--about what's possible to enact in the space between one human being and another. He occupies the ground of our most immediate perplexities, and his reports of what he finds are breaking news." -Jonathan Lethem, author of The Best American Comics and The Fortress of Solitude
Alejandra, la superdelantera (¡Arriba la Lectura!, Level P #66)
by Peter Millett Wayne BryantNIMAC-sourced textbook. Alejandra está muy nerviosa porque empezará a estudiar en una escuela nueva. Quiere entrar al equipo de fútbol, pero es la única niña que se ha anotado para las pruebas de aptitud. ¿Se tendrá confianza el día de las pruebas? ¿Tiene lo que se necesita para ser una superdelantera?