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Already Home (Mira Ser.)
by Susan MalleryAfter nearly a decade as a sous-chef in a trendy eatery, Jenna is desperate for a change. She's supported her ex-husband's dreams for so long that she can't even remember her own. Until she sees a for-lease sign near her parents' home and envisions her very own cooking store.Her crash course in business is aided by a streetwise store manager and Jenna's adoptive mother. But just as she's gaining a foothold in her new life, in walk her birth parents-aging hippies on a quest to reconnect with their firstborn.Now Jenna must figure out how to reconcile the free-spirited Serenity and Tom with her traditional parents, deal with her feelings for a new love interest and decide what to do about her ex's latest outrageous request. In the end, Jenna will find that there is no perfect family, only the people we love....
Already a Butterfly: A Meditation Story
by Julia AlvarezAlready a Butterfly is a gentle picture book tale about self-soothing practices and self-confidence beliefs.With so much to do in so little time, Mari is constantly on the move, flitting from flower to flower, practicing her camouflage poses, and planning for migration. She’s the busiest butterfly around. But does being productive mean she is happy? Mari couldn’t say. The only way she feels like a butterfly is by acting like one. Little does Mari know, the secret to feeling like herself is simply to focus her breath, find her quiet place, and follow her instincts. With the guidance of a thoughtful flower bud, Mari soon learns to meditate and appreciate that she was a butterfly all along.Acclaimed author Julia Alvarez extolls the importance of mindfulness, reflection, and self-care for young children in this gratifying picture book, stunningly illustrated by award-winning artist Raúl Colón. Christy Ottaviano Books
Alrededor de Lorena
by Diego PaszkowskiEl autor de «Tesis sobre un homicidio» premio del diario La Nación, quefue llevada al cine y protagonizada por Ricardo Darín, abandona por unmomento la literatura policial para ofrecernos la más delicada prosapoética. Aborda la complejidad de las relaciones sentimentales a partirde cuatro momentos en la vida de una mujer. Narrada con una multiplicidad de voces y con una gran variedad derecursos, Diego Paszkowski nos acerca los secretos de un mundo privado,íntimo y sutil, donde se ponen en cuestión las leyes del deseo y lasdisposiciones afectivas.«No me cabe duda de que es un escritor genuino».Adolfo Bioy Casares«(Paszkowski) marca el renacimiento del relato argentino con una fuerzaque no se veía desde hace mucho tiempo».Tomás Eloy Martínez«Las novelas de Paszkowski no son buenas, son buenísimas».Luis Sepúlveda«No debería felicitarlo, sino darle las gracias por el placer deleerle».Justo Navarro
Alrededor de la cocina: Recetas y relatos (Webos Fritos #Volumen)
by Susana Pérez Jesús CerezoSesenta historias y treinta recetas en el libro más íntimo y original de WebosFritos. La autora ha recopilado relatos que unen la gastronomía con las muchas situaciones vitales con las que nos podemos sentir identificados. Acompañando a estos relatos, Su te ofrece una colección de nuevas recetas con el sello de identidad que les caracteriza, ¡siempre salen! El fotógrafo ha sabido captar con su cámara la esencia de los relatos. Entrarás tanto en las historias que querrás saber más de los protagonistas y, además, acabarás con unas ganas irrefrenables de meterte en cocina.
Als Mariner im Krieg: Revised Edition Of Original Version (The World At War)
by Joachim RingelnatzJoachim Ringelnatz, 1883 in Wurzen bei Leipzig geboren, zeigte als Hans Bötticher, der sich später Joachim Ringelnatz nannte, schon früh Spürsinn fürs Abenteuerliche und Skurrile. Nach der Schulzeit fuhr er vier Jahre lang zur See, war im Ersten Weltkrieg Kommandant eines Minensuchbootes. Dies sind die Aufzeichnungen seiner Erlebnisse während des ersten Weltkriegs in der deutschen Marine.
Als marges: Converses sobre el plaer de llegir i d'escriure
by Elena FerranteLa «cambra pròpia» d'Elena Ferrante: les lliçons de literatura de l'autora que més intriga suscita entre els lectors de tot el món, amb més de vint milions de lectors. Elena Ferrante dibuixa un recorregut històric i personal sobre la inspiració i sobre la crida que va sentir des de ben menuda per esdevenir una escriptora. Així, de mica en mica, ens enumera les figures clau de la seva formació literària i alhora va afinant els seus consells sobre la creació dels personatges i de la trama. Des de Shakespeare fins a Gertrude Stein, passant per les obres de Diderot, Jane Austen o Virginia Woolf, fins a la culminació amb Dante i Beatriu, la Ferrante relliga les seves lectures amb l'obra i la biografia pròpies i per primera vegada les comparteix amb el lector des d'una nova intimitat. «Quan escric, ni tan sols jo sé qui soc».Gazzetta del Sud
Als menselijkheid mist
by Karine VivierWat zouden een meisje, een ex-gedetineerde en een moeder gemeenschappelijk kunnen hebben? In ‘Als menselijkheid mist’ hebben drie personages op hetzelfde moment in hun leven in de ogen van de maatschappij hun menselijkheid verloren. Drie personages, drie parallelle verhalen, één verhaal.
Also
by E. B. GoodaleAn ode to the way memories allow us to be in many places at once, Also is a powerful exploration of being present as well as looking back. Perfect for Mother&’s Day, birthdays, or graduation, this modern classic is by Ezra Jack Keats Honor–winner E. B. Goodale.A moving story that follows one family through generations of time spent together and shows readers that memories allow us to connect to the past, the present, and also each other. This gorgeously illustrated book explores the power of memory, teaches children subtle lessons about the passing of time, and celebrates the cherished bonds we share with those we love. Perfect for reading together every day, or for giving on occasions like graduation, Mother's Day, and birthdays.
Also Known as Elvis (The Misfits #4)
by James HoweSkeezie Tookis navigates a pivotal summer of first crushes and tough choices in this conclusion to the bestselling and acclaimed quartet that began with The Misfits.<P> Skeezie Tookis, also known as Elvis, isn’t looking forward to this summer in Paintbrush Falls. While his best friends Bobby, Joe, and Addie are off on exciting adventures, he’s stuck at home, taking care of his sisters and working five days a week to help out his mom. <P>True, he gets to hang out at the Candy Kitchen with the awesome HellomynameisSteffi, but he also has to contend with Kevin Hennessey’s never-ending bullying. And then there’s the confusing world of girls, especially hot-and-cold Becca, his maybe-crush. And the dog that he misses terribly. And the dad who left two years before, whom Skeezie is convinced is the cause of all his troubles. In the words of the King, Skeezie Tookis is All Shook Up.<P> Skeezie’s got the leather jacket of a tough guy, but a heart of gold—and his story, the fourth and final chapter of the beloved Misfits series, is brimming with life’s tough choices, love in all directions, and enough sweet potato fries to go around.
Also Known as Harper
by Ann Haywood LealHarper Lee Morgan is an aspiring poet, which isn't surprising, seeing as how she's named after her mama's favorite writer, Harper Lee. And life is giving her a lot to write about just now. Daddy up and walked out, leaving them broke. Then Harper's family gets evicted. With Mama scrambling to find work, Harper has to skip school to care for her little brother, Hemingway. Their lives have been turned upside down, which Harper could just about handle--if it wasn't for the writing contest at school. If only she could get up on that stage and read her poems out loud ...
Also Known as Harper
by Ann Haywood LealHarper Lee Morgan is an aspiring poet, which isn't surprising, seeing as how she's named after her mama's favorite writer, Harper Lee. And life is giving her a lot to write about just now. Daddy up and walked out, leaving them broke. Then Harper's family gets evicted. With Mama scrambling to find work, Harper has to skip school to care for her little brother, Hemingway. Their lives have been turned upside down, which Harper could just about handle—if it wasn't for the writing contest at school. If only she could get up on that stage and read her poems out loud . . .
Also Known as Lard Butt
by Ann HerrickLaura discovers that Ricky, the boy who created her horrible nickname, Lard Butt, has moved back into town--and immediately schemes to keep him quiet. After all, she can't let her new swim teammates, especially drool-worthy Noah, hear the horrible name! No way! She's determined to put a million years between grade school and junior high--even in the face of a father who drives an éclair...
Also Known as Lard Butt
by Ann HerrickLaura finds out that, Ricky, the boy who created her horrible nickname, "Lard Butt," has moved back into town—and immediately schemes to keep him quiet. After all, she can't let her new swim teammates, especially drool-worthy Noah, hear the horrible name! No way! She's determined to put a million years between grade school and junior high—even in the face of a father who drives an éclair, a would-be-movie-star mother who suddenly moves back home, and a past that comes back to haunt her with the dreaded nickname. Although Laura's embarrassed about how she looks in a swimsuit, she tries to stay true to her vow to take risks. She even lets Maria talk her into going to the school dance, where she braves negotiating a truce for a quarreling couple. New friendships form, Laura's mother starts getting too domesticated for Laura's comfort, and hints of romance start to develop—or do they?
Also Known as Rowan Pohi
by Ralph FletcherWill the real Rowan Pohi please stand? To dispel boredom while waiting for tenth grade to begin, Bobby and his friends create an imaginary kid named Rowan Pohi (that's IHOP backwards) and apply to the prestigious Whitestone Prep in Rowan's name. When, surprisingly, Rowan's application is accepted, Bobby impulsively reinvents himself as Rowan and embarks on an edgy life of deception in the rarefied world of Whitestone. Told with Ralph Fletcher's trademark blend of humor and depth, the story of Rowan's rise and fall is a funny, poignant, and suspenseful riff on the adolescent search for identity. The e-book includes a sample chapter from Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher.
Alt Ed
by Catherine AtkinsIn order to avoid expulsion after committing various offenses, six very different high school students are required to meet with the school counselor, in a group, every Wednesday afternoon for a semester. Susan Callaway, whose weight has kept her a shy, lonely outcast, narrates the story. Only Brendan, a gay classmate in the group, knows what landed her there. Susan is more than the sweet girl everyone thinks she is. She's had to cope with a lot more than anyone realizes. When the crank calls start-a male voice asking her to go out on a date-she's sure the calls were made by one of the guys in the group. But why is her brother never home when the calls come? In her second novel, Atkins paints a gripping portrait of an overweight girl coming to terms with her father's estrangement, her brother's hostility, and the slow torture she's received at the hands of her classmates.
Alt Kid Lit: What Children's Literature Might Be (Children's Literature Association Series)
by Kenneth B. Kidd and Derritt MasonContributions by Kristopher Alexander, Amanda K. Allen, Brianna Anderson, Catherine Burwell, Katharine Capshaw, Negin Dahya, Gabriel Duckels, Paige Gray, Gabrielle Atwood Halko, Natasha Hurley, Kenneth B. Kidd, Erica Law-Montes, Derritt Mason, Brandon Murakami, Tehmina Pirzada, Cristina Rhodes, Cristina Rivera, Jakob Rosendal, TreaAndrea M. Russworm, Vivek Shraya, Victoria Ford Smith, Joshua Whitehead, and Shuyin Yu How do we think about children’s and young adult literature? Children’s literature is often defined through audience, so what happens when children are drawn to and claim genres not built expressly “for” them? To what extent do canonical formations tend to overwrite or obscure less visible efforts to create and promote material for the young? These are the driving questions of Alt Kid Lit: What Children's Literature Might Be. Contributors to the volume offer theoretical meditations on the category of children’s and young adult literature as well as case studies of materials that complicate our understanding of such. Chapters attend to a diverse array of subjects including the “non-places” of children’s literature; child mediums; Black theater for children; children’s interpretive drawings; fanfiction; Latinx, Indigenous, and silkpunk speculative fiction; environmental zines; shōnen anime; Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal; South Asian television; and “emergency children’s literature.” The book also features interviews with two experimental writers about genre and alt-publishing and a roundtable conversation on video games and children’s digital engagements. Building on diverse approaches including queer theory and postcolonial studies, Alt Kid Lit shines light on materials, methodologies, and epistemologies that are sometimes underacknowledged in the field of children’s and young adult literature studies.
Alt risc (Áexits Ser. #Vol. 63)
by Ken FollettAcció trepidant. Una missió d'alt risc protagonitzada per sis dones valentes que treballen com a agents secrets durant la Segona Guerra Mundial. El dia D s'acosta. Encara no se sap on ni quan serà, però els alemanys estan convençuts que no falta gaire. La Felicity Clairet, àlies Flick, és una de les millors agents de la unitat encarregada de les operacions de sabotatge al nord de França. A la Felicity li consta, i sap, que l'habilitat dels alemanys de frustrar l'atac dels aliats depèn de les seves línies de comunicació. Però quan ella i el seu marit, un líder de la resistència, intenten dur a terme un atac directe que acaba fent fallida, tot el que l'envolta empitjora. El seu grup és destruït, el seu marit ha desaparegut, els seus superiors ja no confien en ella... Ha de forjar un nou pla: un grup exclusivament femení i no professional serà reclutat i entrenat en qüestió de dies. Les seves membres han d'intentar infiltrar-se a la central telefònica dels nazis, però no saben que els alemanys les estan esperant. Ressenyes:«Una de les novel·les més populars de Ken Follett.»Publishers Weekly
Alta Infidelidad
by Rosa BeltránEl problema de la soledad y la incomunicación del ser humano Una novela acerca del amor, la fidelidad y los celos, vinculados al antiguo problema de la soledad y la incomunicación del ser humano. Se trata de la historia de Julián, un profesor de filosofía, divorciado y con un hijo, que se relaciona con tres diferentes prototipos de la mujer contemporánea, y termina siendo víctima de sí mismo. Pero es también la historia de Marcela, una investigadora de los llamados "estudios de género", que está escribiendo un libro sobre las supuestas "Mujeres Ilustres", aquellas que han sido reconocidas, pero también en ocasiones subvaloradas en la historia oficial.
Alta tensió
by Harlan CobenGuanyadora del Premi Internacional de Novel·la Negra RBA, Alta tensió, protagonitzada pel cèlebre Bolitar, no deixa respirar el lector fins a la darrera línia. Myron Bolitar sempre ha desitjat la voluptuosa femme fatale que acaba d'entrar al seu despatx per demanar-li ajuda. Continua tenint tun cos fabulós, però està embarassada de vuit mesos. L'antiga figura del tennis Suzze T i el seu marit, en Lex, una estrella del rock, són clients seus i, al llarg dels anys, en Myron ha negociat multitud de contractes per a la parella. Però ara en Lex ha desaparegut i l'embarassadíssima Suzze plora, convençuda que els rumors que algú ha penjat a internet que posen en dubte la paternitat del bebè han allunyat l'home que ella jura que és el pare del seu fill. Amb aquesta entrega del cicle de Myron Bolitar, l'escriptor Harlan Coben ofereix una nova lliçó de literatura policíaca en estat pur: trepidant, emocionant, plena d'efectes i d'inesperats canvis de rumb.
Alta: Joust #2 (Dragon Jousters #2)
by Mercedes LackeyNational best-selling fantasy legend Mercedes Lackey created a vivid, dynamic fusion of the Upper and Lower Kingdoms of ancient Egypt with the most exciting, authentic and believable portrayal of dragons ever imagined. In the second novel in Mercedes Lackey's richly-conceived Dragon Jousters series, the dragonrider Vetch escapes to Alta, the subjugated land of his birth. There, he hopes to teach his people to raise and train dragons--and build an army that will liberate his homeland.
Altai
by Shaun Whiteside Wu Ming1569. When a fire breaks out in the Arsenal of venice, everyone suspects Joseph Nasi, number-one enemy of the republic. But it is Emmanuele De Zante, spy catcher and agent, who finds himself in jail accused of treason, having been betrayed by his lover. But who really is De Zante?With an epic, panoramic sweep that reaches across a Europe scarred by war, Altai is a thrilling tale and a coruscating portrait of the divided world in the sixteenth century where the great powers of the Republic of venice and the Ottomans threatened a clash of empires. Through this dramatic landscape, Wu Ming create a powerful narrative of danger, identity and adventure.
Altar
by Catherine LaceyGANADORA DEL YOUNG LIONS FICTION AWARD, FINALISTA DEL PREMIO DYLAN THOMAS, Y UNA DE LAS MEJORES NOVELAS DEL AÑO SEGÚN VARIOS MEDIOS «Una obra magistral, su mejor libro hasta la fecha».Publishers Weekly «Maravillosa, bellísimamente escrita [...], con una atmósfera inquietante [...]. No puedo dejar de insistir en lo dulce, lo ágil y lo entretenida que es esta novela».Lionel Shriver, Financial Times Una persona llega a un pequeño pueblo de Estados Unidos. Las gentes del lugar la encuentran durmiendo en un banco de la iglesia, donde se ha refugiado durante la noche. Es imposible discernir su raza, su edad o su sexo y, aunque entiende el idioma en el que le hablan, se niega a pronunciar palabra o a contar su historia. La comunidad local, unida por una fuerte fe religiosa, se muestra dispuesta a acogerla y le da el nombre de Altar, pero en los seis días siguientes, previos al misterioso Festival del Perdón, su presencia acaba exponiendo los miedos más profundos y las hipocresías de la congregación. Lacey ha creado una fábula hipnótica que nos plantea preguntas urgentes sobre nuestra identidad, nuestro cuerpo y nuestra capacidad de entendimiento: una novela perturbadora y esencial. La crítica ha dicho...«La primera oración, por sí sola, es una obra maestra».Rodrigo Fresán «Entre una obra del gótico sureño en la onda de Flannery O’Connor, una fábula político-religiosa que recuerda a Margaret Atwood, un cuento de terror en una población pequeña al estilo de Shirley Jackson, o una perversa actualización de la gran obra de Mark Twain El forastero misterioso».Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal «Una joven prodigio que escribe con dinamita».Vulture «Inquietante, mundana y divertida, [...] como si unos personajes de Beckett estuvieran deambulando por un paisaje reconocible e incluso realista [...]. Un libro valiente».James Wood, The New Yorker «Quien valore la literatura que desafía los estándares no puede perderse esta novela».Ryan Smernoff, Los Angeles Review of Books «Peligrosamente incómoda y escrita de manera sublime [...]. Una obra maestra».Stuart Kelly, The Scotsman «Su novela más profunda».Beejay Silcox, The Times Literary Supplement «Potentísima [...]. Rica y enigmática».Anthony Cummins, The Observer
Altar Music
by Christin Lore WeberIn her achingly beautiful and revelatory first novel, Christin Lore Weber, a former nun, explores the nature and power of passion -- sexual, religious, and artistic -- and brings us into a mysterious, cloistered world rarely made public. Set in the wild, rock-and-lake region of northern Minnesota, this is an exquisitely told tale of three generations of strong-willed women and their inner battles to balance personal longings with the disciplines of their church. Meghan, in the first generation, dismisses the priest's injunctions regarding sex and succumbs to her passion for her husband. But when family tragedy strikes, she believes she has been brought down by the hand of God himself for her sexual indulgence. In the second generation, Kate is so afraid of what God could take away -- "husbands, fathers, brothers, music even. God could take your life if he wanted" -- that she learns to steel herself against any deep emotion or desire, to simply "endure, be faithful, and hope to be spared some small thing she loved, something perhaps God didn't want. " By the third generation, the passions that moved her mother and grandmother have converged and intensified in young Elise, who is roused by forces beyond her understanding. She is at once a daughter of the Catholic church, a music prodigy, and a tuning fork for nature's wildness. But upon her high school graduation in 1958, Elise forsakes her musical genius and her family to enter the convent -- a beautiful, exhilarating, disillusioning, and haunting experience that will drive her, ultimately, to consider leaving the church. Written with stunning lyricism and emotional authenticity,Altar Musicis a portrait of a nun as a young girl, a portrait of a family both defined and divided by its religious beliefs, and a powerful story about mothers and daughters. Heart-wrenching and thought-provoking, this novel brilliantly depicts the blurring of the lines between sexual passion, artistic passion, and religious fervor, and the losses we suffer when we try to translate one into another.
Altar of Blood: Empire IX (Empire series #9)
by Anthony Riches'A master of the genre' The TimesThe Tungrians have no sooner returned to Rome than they find themselves tasked with a very different mission to their desperate exploits in Parthia. Ordered to cross the river Rhenus into barbarian Germany and capture a tribal priestess who may be the most dangerous person on the empire's northern border, they are soon subject to the machinations of an old enemy who will stop at nothing to sabotage their plans before they have even set foot on the river's eastern bank. But after their Roman enemy is neutralised they face a challenge greater still. With two of the Bructeri tribe's greatest treasures in their hands they must regain Roman territory by crossing the unforgiving wilderness that was the graveyard of Roman imperial strategy two hundred years before. And capture by the Bructeri's vengeful chieftain and his warband can only end in one way - a horrific sacrificial death on the tribe's altar of blood.
Altar of Blood: Empire IX (Empire series #9)
by Anthony Riches'A master of the genre' The TimesThe ninth novel in the thrilling Empire sequence leads Centurion Marcus Aquila and the Tungrians to the battlefield that was one of Rome's most disastrous defeats.The Tungrians have no sooner returned to Rome than they find themselves tasked with a very different mission to their desperate exploits in Parthia. Ordered to cross the river Rhenus into barbarian Germany and capture a tribal priestess who may be the most dangerous person on the empire's northern border, they are soon subject to the machinations of an old enemy who will stop at nothing to sabotage their plans before they have even set foot on the river's eastern bank. But after their Roman enemy is neutralised they face a challenge greater still. With two of the Bructeri tribe's greatest treasures in their hands they must regain Roman territory by crossing the unforgiving wilderness that was the graveyard of Roman imperial strategy two hundred years before. And capture by the Bructeri's vengeful chieftain and his warband can only end in one way - a horrific sacrificial death on the tribe's altar of blood.(P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton