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Huracán: El legado de los héroes
by GacroCuando el mundo está dividido por el odio, necesitamos esperanza. <P><PCuando la oscuridad cubre la esperanza, necesitamos héroes. <P>Después del Gran Impacto, la Tierra se enfrenta a graves problemas que impiden que haya paz entre sus habitantes. <P>La vida artificial pretende dominar a la humanidad, que se encuentra en una profunda decadencia ya que el planeta ha quedado dividido en dos grandes países, Águila Nevada al Occidente y Tierras del Sol al Oriente. <P>Los Sintéticos, unos seres artificiales creados en la Tierra y exiliados a Destello, son el origen del conflicto ya que quieren poseer el adimiro, un extraordinario mineral que es una potente fuente de energía y que se encuentra en Ángel Banco, una pequeña ciudad en medio del desierto del país Austral. <P>Es precisamente en esta ciudad donde ahora vive Lázaro Costa, un adolescente inadaptado que perdió a su madre de niño y que viaja allá adonde el trabajo de su padre, con quien no se comunica demasiado, les lleva. <P>Pero su vida cambiará al conocer a un misterioso encapuchado y a un enigmático psicólogo que lo guiarán hacia un insospechado destino: convertirse en un defensor de los invasores, a la vez que establecerá nuevos lazos emocionales que le permitirán dejar atrás su soledad.
Hurricane Heroes in Texas: A Nonfiction Companion To Magic Tree House #30 - Hurricane Heroes In Texas (Magic Tree House (R) #30)
by Mary Pope Osborne Ag FordJack and Annie are caught out in the rain in the most dangerous Magic Tree House mission yet!Jack and Annie are on a mission! When the magic tree house whisks them back to Galveston, Texas, in 1900, they find out that a big storm is coming. But even though there is rain and wind, no one believes there is any danger. As the storm grows, seawater floods the city. Now everyone needs help! Jack and Annie have a little bit of magic and a lot of hope--but will it be enough?Did you know that there's a Magic Tree House book for every kid?Magic Tree House: Perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter booksMerlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced readerFact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventuresIf you're looking for Merlin Mission #30: Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve, it was renumbered as part of the rebrand in 2017 as Merlin Mission #2.
Hurricane Hex (Charmed #33)
by Diana G. GallagherA woman in peril, a storm prolonged --consequences of a spell gone wrong. Come together, quell the anger--unite to save a friend in danger! Despite the fact that it's hurricane season, Phoebe, Piper, and Paige decide to take a trip to the Sunshine State. After spending a few days at Phoebe's advice column seminar in Orlando, the Charmed Ones head a few miles north to pay a visit to Sharon Grant, Paige's best friend from college. They arrive just as a hurricane in South Florida changes course and starts heading toward them. The three sisters soon discover that the dangerous storm isn't their only worry--it seems that Paige's friend has taken up practicing folk magic with a quirky neighbor who has an unhealthy obsession with Florida folklore. Aware that large storms can affect magic in mysterious and catastrophic ways, the Charmed Ones must batten down the hatches and convince their hostess and her friend to stop casting spells before they find themselves trapped in the eye of a real mess.
Hurricane Katrina Rescue (Ranger in Time #8)
by Kate MessnerIn this historical adventure for middle grade readers, a dog travels through time and rescues a family in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training, arrives in New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina approaches and residents start to evacuate the city. Ranger meets Clare Porter, who is searching for her grandmother. Once Ranger helps Clare find Nana, he takes shelter with them at their home in the Lower Ninth Ward, and they wait for Clare’s father to return from the gas station. But there’s no sign of him as hours pass and the weather gets worse. The wind picks up and rain pours down. And when the levees break, floodwaters dangerously rise, and Clare and Nana are separated. Can Ranger help Clare navigate the flooded streets to safety and back to her family?Praise for the first book in the Ranger in Time series:“This excellent story contains historical details, full-page illustrations, and enough action to keep even reluctant readers engaged.” —School Library Journal“The third-person narration expertly balances Ranger’s thoughts between the appropriately doglike (squirrels! bacon!) and the heroic (Ranger’s drive to find and protect).” —Kirkus Reviews“McMorris’s richly rendered illustrations heighten the plot’s many moments of danger and drama, and Messner incorporates a wealth of historical details into her rousing adventure story.” —Publishers Weekly
Hurry Please I Want to Know
by Paul Griner"Paul Griner's Hurry Please I Want to Know takes the reader on a sweeping tour of America--from Iraqi soldiers to prison telemarketers, from famous cartoonists to bone procurers, from missing persons to the resurrected dead--the real, the surreal, and everything in-between. Griner seems to know everybody's secrets, and this astonishing collection sets out to reveal them."--Dan Chaon, author of Await Your Reply and Stay Awake"Paul Griner finds surprising and inventive ways to write about a wide range of sometimes uncomfortable--but always interesting--situations. The writing is careful, precise, shocking--stylistically brilliant. The stories are sometimes surreal, but convincing all the same. They take your breath away!"--Bobbie Ann Mason, author of The Girl in the Blue Beret and In CountryA stylized and otherworldly short story collection filled with sidelined characters placed at center stage. A low-ranking soldier is forced to milk a cow within enemy range. A cartoonist's daughter waits each morning to see how her father's mood dictates how he will draw her face. Grieving siblings wait to inherit one of their father's physical features after his death.Paul Griner's first book, the story collection Follow Me, was a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers pick. His next two books, the novels Collectors and The German Woman, have been published in half a dozen languages. His work has appeared in Ploughshares, Playboy, One Story, Tin House, Narrative, and Zoetrope, among others. He teaches at the University of Louisville.
Hurry Up, Houdini! (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #22)
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal MurdoccaThe #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Abracadabra! Jack and Annie are on a mission for Merlin the magician. They’re looking for a secret of greatness from the best escape artist that ever lived, Harry Houdini. Using the magic tree house to travel back in time, Jack and Annie head to Coney Island to look for the elusive magician. How can they find the master of escape? It’s going to take some determination, a little bit of trouble, and a whole lot of magic! Formerly numbered as Magic Tree House #50, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #22: Hurry Up, Houdini! Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures Have more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com!
Husband for a Weekend
by Gina WilkinsWhen it comes to marriage, Tate Price is all business. Sure, he'll play along with the charade for a few days, especially for a friend like Kim Banks. How can he say no to her girl-next-door beauty and those attractive whiskey-colored eyes? After all, it's only for a weekend.But what started out as a lark has taken a turn into uncharted territory for Tate. Suddenly this mock marriage to help single-mom Kim get her own mother off her back is starting to feel very right...for both of them. It might just be that this rugged confirmed bachelor is a real family man after all!
Husband is Particularly Fierce: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Jia YiMingTangShe is known as a foodie who travels to another world and is dragged into a cave by a ferocious beast until she was forced into an egg baby strong belly black with the mother of the world to find food it turned out that the father had forgotten that memory the baby takes mommy and a group of powerful beauty to rob daddy
Husband is Particularly Fierce: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Jia YiMingTangShe is known as a foodie who travels to another world and is dragged into a cave by a ferocious beast until she was forced into an egg baby strong belly black with the mother of the world to find food it turned out that the father had forgotten that memory the baby takes mommy and a group of powerful beauty to rob daddy
Husband is Particularly Fierce: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Jia YiMingTangShe is known as a foodie who travels to another world and is dragged into a cave by a ferocious beast until she was forced into an egg baby strong belly black with the mother of the world to find food it turned out that the father had forgotten that memory the baby takes mommy and a group of powerful beauty to rob daddy
Husband is Particularly Fierce: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Jia YiMingTangShe is known as a foodie who travels to another world and is dragged into a cave by a ferocious beast until she was forced into an egg baby strong belly black with the mother of the world to find food it turned out that the father had forgotten that memory the baby takes mommy and a group of powerful beauty to rob daddy
Husband is Particularly Fierce: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Jia YiMingTangShe is known as a foodie who travels to another world and is dragged into a cave by a ferocious beast until she was forced into an egg baby strong belly black with the mother of the world to find food it turned out that the father had forgotten that memory the baby takes mommy and a group of powerful beauty to rob daddy
Husband is Particularly Fierce: Volume 6 (Volume 6 #6)
by Jia YiMingTangShe is known as a foodie who travels to another world and is dragged into a cave by a ferocious beast until she was forced into an egg baby strong belly black with the mother of the world to find food it turned out that the father had forgotten that memory the baby takes mommy and a group of powerful beauty to rob daddy
Husband is Particularly Fierce: Volume 7 (Volume 7 #7)
by Jia YiMingTangShe is known as a foodie who travels to another world and is dragged into a cave by a ferocious beast until she was forced into an egg baby strong belly black with the mother of the world to find food it turned out that the father had forgotten that memory the baby takes mommy and a group of powerful beauty to rob daddy
Husband is Particularly Fierce: Volume 8 (Volume 8 #8)
by Jia YiMingTangShe is known as a foodie who travels to another world and is dragged into a cave by a ferocious beast until she was forced into an egg baby strong belly black with the mother of the world to find food it turned out that the father had forgotten that memory the baby takes mommy and a group of powerful beauty to rob daddy
Husband, Wait Please: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Qian YeJinSeShe was the sealed goddess of power the serpent would kill her the knight would humiliate her even a squire bully tried to take her accompanied by her is a reincarnation only to complete the mission of the young monk but i was fascinated by her is that the supreme emperor to add a foot then the fury belly black demon zun anger he is her master just right hum the woman that this honour sees also dare make up one s mind every one of them has been destroyed by him wait why didn t anyone consider her opinion shit line up for this girl training is the most important cozying up to a handsome man or something we ll meet tonight
Husband, Wait Please: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Qian YeJinSeShe was the sealed goddess of power the serpent would kill her the knight would humiliate her even a squire bully tried to take her accompanied by her is a reincarnation only to complete the mission of the young monk but i was fascinated by her is that the supreme emperor to add a foot then the fury belly black demon zun anger he is her master just right hum the woman that this honour sees also dare make up one s mind every one of them has been destroyed by him wait why didn t anyone consider her opinion shit line up for this girl training is the most important cozying up to a handsome man or something we ll meet tonight
Husband-to-Be
by Linda MilesRachel's wedding!Rachel Hawkins has always wanted to be glamorous. She wants to wear designer suits, paint her nails and work for a dynamic, demanding man who might just fall in love with her. When she gets herself a job as Grant Mallett's secretary, she thinks her dream can come true. She has the suit, the job-now all she needs is her boss! Only, he's already lined up another bride....In Rachel's opinion, almost anyone is better than the cool, blond, snobbish Olivia. More specifically, Rachel is better! The only trouble is convincing the groom....
Hush
by Jude SierraOne secret can change everything.Wren is one of “the gifted”--a college sophomore with the power to compel others feelings and desires. He uses his power as a game of sexual consent until Cameron, a naïve freshman, enters his life. As Cameron begins to understand his sexuality and gain confidence under Wrens tutelage, Wren grows to recognize new and unexpected things about himself.Will Camerons growing confidence finally break down Wrens emotional walls, or will Wren walk away from his best chance for love?
Hush Harbor: A Novel
by Anise Vance***Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize******A Most Anticipated Book in The Rumpus?***A resistance group takes America's racial reckoning into its own hands in this powerful, stirringly original debut novel After the murder of an unarmed Black teenager by the hands of the police, protests spread like wildfire in Bliss City, New Jersey. A full-scale resistance group takes control of an abandoned housing project and decides to call it Hush Harbor in homage to the secret spaces their enslaved ancestors would gather in to pray.Jeremiah Prince, alongside his sister Nova, are leaders of the revolution, but have ideological differences regarding how the movement should proceed. When a new mayor with ties to white supremacists threatens the group&’s pseudo-sanctuary and locks the city down, the collective must come to a decision for their very survival.Haunting, provocative, heart-pounding and tender, Hush Harbor presents a high-stakes world grounded on the thought-provoking premise: What would you sacrifice in the name of justice?
Hush, Hush: The Complete Collection (The Hush, Hush Saga #1)
by Becca FitzpatrickNora finds forbidden love with her fallen angel, in the first book in the New York Times bestselling Hush, Hush saga.For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch came along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgment. But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure who to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is, and to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel. For Nora is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost her life.
Hush, Little Dragon
by Boni AshburnAdorable dragons search for a bedtime snack in this “humorous children’s picturebook that turns a traditional child’s lullaby on its head” (Midwest Book Review).Baby and Mama dragon are almost ready to settle in for the night. But Baby can’t sleep until he gets a treat, so together they search the village for one. But there are so many options to choose from! Will they devour the town’s magician? Eat the three musketeers? Gobble up the princess? Or maybe dine on the mean old queen? Exhausted from their clever culinary adventure, Mama and Baby dragon settle down to a good night’s sleep in this warm, funny tale.Bringing a clever twist to the classic lullaby, “Hush, Little Baby,” this beautifully illustrated picture book will be a familiar yet original read for picky eaters—and readers—at bedtime and storytime.
Hush: A Novel (Hush Series #1)
by Dylan FarrowGraceling meets Red Queen in this exciting debut novel by an electrifying new voice "Hush has all the trappings of a great fantasy: a curse, a labyrinthine castle, many secrets, and powerful magic. At the center of it all, a girl unwilling to allow her world to be twisted by lies when she knows the truth. A truly gripping read." - Emily A. Duncan, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Saints <P><P>They use magic to silence the world. Who will break the hush? Seventeen-year-old Shae has led a seemingly quiet life, joking with her best friend Fiona, and chatting with Mads, the neighborhood boy who always knows how to make her smile. All while secretly keeping her fears at bay… Of the disease that took her brother’s life. Of how her dreams seem to bleed into reality around her. Of a group of justice seekers called the Bards who claim to use the magic of Telling to keep her community safe. When her mother is murdered, she can no longer pretend. <P><P>Not knowing who to trust, Shae journeys to unlock the truth, instead finding a new enemy keen to destroy her, a brooding boy with dark secrets, and an untold power she never thought possible. From Dylan Farrow comes Hush, a powerful fantasy where one girl is determined to remake the world.
Husk: A Contemporary Horror Novel
by Dave ZeltsermanClassic contemporary horror from the Shamus and Derringer-winning author of Small Crimes. Charlie is a Husker on the prowl in the New Hampshire wilderness when he falls in love with one of them: a girl named Jill. Loving Jill means leaving the Husk clan, with its gruesome cannibalistic rituals, and that will be far more difficult – and dangerous – than Charlie could have foreseen. It’s only in New York City that the secret to ending his terrible cravings may reveal itself – if it doesn’t kill him and everything he has grown to love first. A darkly imagined tale, all the more frightening for its apparent ordinariness and plausibility, Husk is guaranteed to leave readers shaken, stirred – and chilled to the bone.
Hutt Gambit (Star Wars: Han Solo Trilogy, #2)
by A. C. CrispinHere is the second novel in the blockbuster new trilogy that reveals the never-before-told story of the young Han Solo. Set before the Star Wars(r) movie adventures, these books chronicle the coming-of-age of the galaxy's most famous con man, smuggler and thief.Solo is now a fugitive from the Imperial Navy. But he has made a valuable friend in a former Wookiee slave named Chewbacca, who has sworn Han a life debt. Han will need all the help he can get. For the Ylesian Hutts have dispatched the dreaded bounty hunter Boba Fett to track down the man who already outsmarted them once. But Han and Chewie find themselves in even bigger trouble when they agree to lend their services to the crime lords Jiliac and Jabba the Hutt. Suddenly the two smugglers are thrust into the middle of a battle between the might of the Empire and the treachery of their outlaw allies...a battle where even victory means death!Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!