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Angie Thomas 2-Book Collection: The Hate U Give and On the Come Up
by Angie ThomasDiscover the critically acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling The Hate U Give and the highly anticipated On the Come Up from Angie Thomas in this two-book collection.FIND YOUR VOICE. MAKE SOME NOISE.The Hate U GiveWilliam C. Morris Award Winner ∙ National Book Award Longlist ∙ Michael L. Printz Honor Book ∙ Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book"Absolutely riveting!" —Jason Reynolds"Stunning." —John Green"This story is necessary. This story is important."—Kirkus (starred review)"Heartbreakingly topical."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. On the Come Up Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri’s got massive shoes to fill. But it’s hard to get your come up when you’re labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral…for all the wrong reasons.
Angry Young Man
by Chris LynchDelve into the mind of a teen whose journey of self-discovery leads to the unthinkable in this tense and terse novel from award-wining author Chris Lynch.Alexander, who wants to be called Xan, is a misfit. He has never fit in—not in academics, sports, or social life. He’s an awkward loner who hasn’t been able to find his place in the world. Robert is Xan’s half-brother, and unlike Xan, Robert seems to have his life together. At eighteen, he’s enrolled in community college with a decent job and a great girlfriend. Robert often teases his brother, but he’s also his biggest supporter. No matter what, he’s got Xan’s back. When Robert starts to suspect that Xan is traveling down a dangerous path, he may be the only one who can save Xan from self-destructing—before it’s too late. But can Robert save himself? This edgy exploration of what goes on in the mind of someone pushed to the brink examines the seeds of extremism that exist in everyone—and is sure to captivate readers of all kinds.
Anhelo de sombras (Reino de brujas #Volumen 1)
by Niloa GrayEsta vez las respuestas residen en la oscuridad. Ovidia ha vivido siempre rodeada de dos cosas: magia y orden. Pertenece a una sociedad secreta que reúne a todos aquellos sensibles a la magia. Pero, si el resto de los Sensibles conociera su verdadero poder, la considerarían su mayor enemigo. La noche de Samhain, Ovidia se convierte en sospechosa de asesinato. Y solo Noam, el chico que le rompió el corazón, podrá ayudarla.Una huida hacia delante, una caza de brujas, un complot que pone en juego el destino de la magia... y la huella de un primer amor: unas cenizas que nunca llegaron a apagarse.
El anillo de Salomón (Bartimeo #Volumen 4)
by Jonathan StroudLa joven Asmira de Saba tiene una misión que cumplir: robar el anillo del rey Salomón para liberar a su pueblo. Pero, cuando Bartimeo se cruza en su camino, la misión dejará de ser difícil... para convertirse en imposible. ¿Qué hace un genio como yo convertido en un vulgar esclavo? Antes era poderosísimo, y miradme ahora: en pleno siglo X antes de Cristo y a las órdenes del cretino de Khaba. Me paso los días recolectando alcachofas (pero solo las más bonitas) o picando hielo de las montañas para que los sorbetes del rey estén bien fresquitos. Y todo porque mi amo tiene miedo de un arito de oro. Bueno, en realidad es el anillo mágico de Salomón, rey de Jerusalén. Con él puesto es capaz de invocar ejércitos enteros de espíritus malvados y de amenazar a los hechiceros, reyes y guerreros para que le ofrezcan sus servicios y riquezas. Parecen todos perritos falderos... Por suerte, he conocido a Asmira, una niñita muy espabilada (¡utiliza las dagas como un demonio!) a quien la mismísima reina de Saba ha encomendado una misión secreta. Cuando me la camele, seguro que podremos conseguir muchas cosas.
Animal Allies: 15 Amazing Women in Wildlife Research (Women of Power #4)
by Elizabeth Pagel-HoganThese 15 women work with animals on land, air, and sea. Corina Newsome is saving seaside sparrows while Michelle LaRue uses satellites to study Antarctic birds. Lizzy Lowe takes on what many fear in researching spiders, and Erin Ashe lives out the dream of many studying dolphins and whales. Kristen Hecht chases the elusive hellbender amphibian while EnikÖ Kubinyi uses robots to get information on wolf pups. These women are working on issues that intersect with biodiversity, species conservation, biology, and more. They stand out for their work in their fields and are also dedicated to science communication to share their knowledge with others. They challenge the assumptions of who a scientist is and what a scientist looks like.These diverse, modern women are pushing the boundaries of their scientific fields while empowering others to pursue their dreams.
Animal Farm
by George Orwell Ann PatchettGeorge Orwell's timeless fable--a parable for would-be liberators everywhere, glimpsed through the lens of our own history. As ferociously fresh as it was more than a half century ago, this remarkable allegory of a downtrodden society of overworked, mistreated animals, and their quest to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality is one of the most scathing satires ever published. As we witness the rise and bloody fall of the revolutionary animals, we begin to recognize the seeds of totalitarianism in the most idealistic organization; and in our most charismatic leaders, the souls of our cruelest oppressors. With a foreword by Ann Patchett
Animal Farm with Connections
by George OrwellA political satire, originally published with the title "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story", is an allegorical novella by George Orwell. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union.
Animal Kind: Lessons on Love, Fear and Friendship from the Animals in Our Lives
by Emma LockTrue stories of therapy, companionship, recovery, and other good things animals bring to our lives—plus photos and facts on a variety of species.In Animal Kind, popular YouTuber Emma Lock of YouTube fame shares stories of the incredible ways that animals keep us healthy and happy, physically and mentally. You’ll be inspired by tales of remarkable recovery, from vision-impaired individuals who have gained independence with the help of seeing-eye dogs, to the woman who found new life as an equestrian champion after an arm amputation.The stories in Animal Kind feature an array of relationships that may surprise you. Even wild animals like snakes and raccoons have been known to offer life-changing companionship. With each story, you’ll learn fun facts about the featured species and hear from the people who love them. You’ll also hear the never-before-told story of how animals changed Emma’s own life for good.
The Animal Rescue Club (I Can Read #Level 4)
by John Himmelman<P>Who do you call when a squirrel is trapped in a mud puddle or a baby opossum is stuck in a drainpipe ?<P> Meet Jeffrey, Beaner, Raymond, and Mike--the Animal Rescue club!<P> Adventures wait around every corner as this intrepid band of kids, working with a Wildlife Rehabilitator, helps the wild animals in our neighborhood.<P>John Himmelman's action-packed story and lively art is based on his firsthand experience with wild-animal rescue groups.<P> This inside look at kids saving animals is certain to fascinate young nature lovers.
Animality and Children’s Literature and Film
by Amy RatelleExamining culturally significant works of children's culture through a posthumanist, or animality studies lens, Animality and Children's Literature and Film argues that Western philosophy's objective to establish a notion of an exclusively human subjectivity is continually countered in the very texts that ostensibly work to this end.
Animals and Their Children in Victorian Culture (Perspectives on the Non-Human in Literature and Culture)
by Brenda Ayres Sarah Elizabeth MaierWhether a secularized morality, biblical worldview, or unstated set of mores, the Victorian period can and always will be distinguished from those before and after for its pervasive sense of the "proper way" of thinking, speaking, doing, and acting. Animals in literature taught Victorian children how to be behave. If you are a postmodern posthumanist, you might argue, "But the animals in literature did not write their own accounts." Animal characters may be the creations of writers’ imagination, but animals did and do exist in their own right, as did and do humans. The original essays in Animals and Their Children in Victorian explore the representation of animals in children’s literature by resisting an anthropomorphized perception of them. Instead of focusing on the domestication of animals, this book analyzes how animals in literature "civilize" children, teaching them how to get along with fellow creatures—both human and nonhuman.
Animals Go to War: From Dogs to Dolphins
by Connie GoldsmithIn the twenty-first century, military marine mammals detect lost equipment and underwater mines. Large rats are trained to find land mines in more than 80 countries. Military working dogs search for explosive devices and other weapons and are trained to take down enemy combatants. In earlier centuries, military fighters rode horses into battle, relied on elephants to haul supplies, and trained pigeons to carry messages. Even cats, goats, and chickens have served in wartime—as mascots! Learn about the history of animals in warfare, the functions they serve and how they are trained, as well as the psychology that makes animals such good partners in warfare.
Animals, Museum Culture and Children’s Literature in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Curious Beasties (Palgrave Studies in Animals and Literature)
by Laurence TalairachAnimals, Museum Culture and Children’s Literature in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Curious Beasties explores the relationship between the zoological and palaeontological specimens brought back from around the world in the long nineteenth century—be they alive, stuffed or fossilised—and the development of children’s literature at this time. Children’s literature emerged as dizzying numbers of new species flooded into Britain with scientific expeditions, from giraffes and hippopotami to kangaroos, wombats, platypuses or sloths. As the book argues, late Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian children’s writers took part in the urge for mass education and presented the world and its curious creatures to children, often borrowing from their museum culture and its objects to map out that world. This original exploration illuminates how children’s literature dealt with the new ordering of the world, offering a unique viewpoint on the construction of science in the long nineteenth century.
Animate a ser vos: Todos tenemos un clóset del cual salir
by Valentina Godfrid y Sofía Elliot Sofía Elliot«Este libro nace del deseo de que nuestra historia pueda ayudar a cualquier persona que sienta que no puede vivir en libertad. Porque creemos que lo más importante de este camino es que sepas que tenés derecho a ser».Sofi y Valen Esta es una historia de amor y libertad, y además una historia de resiliencia. Esta es la historia de Sofía y Valentina, dos chicas que se conocieron, se enamoraron y se animaron a salir del clóset juntas, casi al mismo tiempo. Pero no solo tuvieron que hacerlo por su orientación sexual, sino también para liberarse de miedos, secretos, mandatos y tabúes, confiar en su deseo y su autonomía, luchar para convertirse en quienes verdaderamente son. A través de los desafíos que debieron enfrentar, nos invitan a pensar sobre el valor de las palabras, el respeto por el cuerpo y la importancia del amor y la libertad. «Este libro nace de la voluntad de que nuestra historia pueda ayudar a cualquier persona que sientaque no puede vivir en lib ertad. Porque creemos que lo más importante de este camino es que sepas que tenés derecho a ser. Esperamos que te acompañe como un amuleto, como una guía para animarte a emprender y materializar tus deseos. Esperamos que puedas sumar herramientas para entender el valor de honrar tu alma, tus sueños, tu cuerpo».SOFI y VALEN
Ann Aurelia and Dorothy
by Natalie Savage Carlson Dale PaysonAnn Aurelia finally finds a foster mother she really likes and a friend who is lots of fun, but when her real mother comes back to claim her, she must decide with whom she wants to live.
Anna and the Apocalypse
by Katharine Turner Barry WaldoAnna Shepherd is a straight-A student with a lot going on under the surface: she’s struggling with her mom’s death, total friend drama, and the fallout from wasting her time on a very attractive boy. She’s looking forward to skipping town after graduation—but then a zombie apocalypse majorly disrupts the holidays season. It’s going to be very hard to graduate high school without a brain. <p><p> To save the day, Anna, her friends, and her frenemies will have to journey straight to the heart of one of the most dangerous places ever known, a place famous for its horror, terror, and pain…high school. This novel is inspired by the musical feature film, Anna and the Apocalypse.
Anna and the Swallow Man
by Gavriel Savit<p>A New York Times Bestseller. A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year. A Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book Winner of the Indies Choice Book Award. Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award. <p>A stunning, beautiful, and ambitious debut novel set in Poland during the Second World War perfect for readers of <i>All the Light We Cannot See</i> and <i>The Book Thief</i>. <p>Kraków, 1939. A million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs. This is no place to grow up. Anna Łania is just seven years old when the Germans take her father, a linguistics professor, during their purge of intellectuals in Poland. She’s alone. <p>And then Anna meets the Swallow Man. He is a mystery, strange and tall, a skilled deceiver with more than a little magic up his sleeve. And when the soldiers in the streets look at him, they see what he wants them to see. The Swallow Man is not Anna’s father—she knows that very well—but she also knows that, like her father, he’s in danger of being taken, and like her father, he has a gift for languages: Polish, Russian, German, Yiddish, even Bird. When he summons a bright, beautiful swallow down to his hand to stop her from crying, Anna is entranced. She follows him into the wilderness. <p>Over the course of their travels together, Anna and the Swallow Man will dodge bombs, tame soldiers, and even, despite their better judgment, make a friend. But in a world gone mad, everything can prove dangerous. Even the Swallow Man. <p>Destined to become a classic, Gavriel Savit’s stunning debut reveals life’s hardest lessons while celebrating its miraculous possibilities.
Anna desde el infierno (Anna vestida de sangre #Volumen 2)
by Kendare BlakeAnna le salvó la vida a Cas en más de una ocasión.Ahora le toca a él devolver el favor.Anna y Cas, una historia de amor por la que morir. Cas es un cazador de fantasmas. Él mata a los muertos. Anna es un fantasma. Fue asesinada hace mucho tiempo. Ella mataba a los vivos hasta que conoció a Cas. UNA HISTORIA DE AMOR POR LA QUE MORIR. Anna desciende al infierno sacrificándose por él. Ahora Cas tiene visiones, terribles visiones de Anna. Para salvarla tendrá que unirse a ella. Tendrá que acudir a la llamada de Anna desde el infierno. «Qué fue. Ni siquiera yo lo sé. En el instante en que escuché su risa, Anna apareció roja en el fondo de mis ojos, y la vi en todas sus manifestaciones: como la inteligente y pálida muchacha vestida de blanco, y como la diosa con venas negras y vestida de sangre. Estaba lo bastante cerca para tocarla, pero tal vez no fuera nada porque la cuestión es que Anna ya no está aquí.Y no tengo la sensación de que se marchara. Sino de que me la arrebataron». (Extracto) Reseña:«Stephen King debería empezar a cuidar sus espaldas. Un thriller trepidante aderezado con humor.»Kirkus Review
Anna Dressed in Blood: Anna Dressed In Blood, Girl Of Nightmares (Anna Dressed In Blood Ser. #1)
by Kendare BlakeCas Lowood is no ordinary guy - he hunts dead people.People like Anna. Anna Dressed in Blood. A beautiful, murderous ghost entangled in curses and rage. Cas knows he must destroy her, but as her tragic past is revealed, he starts to understand why Anna has killed everyone who's ever dared to enter her spooky home.Everyone, that is, except Cas...
Anna Dressed In Blood
by Kendare BlakeJust your average boy-meets-girl, girl-kills-people story. Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead. So did his father before him, until he was gruesomely murdered by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his father's mysterious and deadly athame, Cas travels the country with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. Together they follow legends and local lore, trying to keep up with the murderous dead - keeping pesky things like the future and friends at bay. When they arrive in a new town in search of a ghost the locals call Anna Dressed in Blood, Cas doesn't expect anything outside of the ordinary: track, hunt, kill. What he finds instead is a girl entangled in curses and rage, a ghost like he's never faced before. She still wears the dress she wore on the day of her brutal murder in 1958: once white, now stained red and dripping with blood. Since her death, Anna has killed any and every person who has dared to step into the deserted Victorian she used to call home. But she, for whatever reason, spares Cas's life. Anna Dressed in Blood is a 2011 Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year title. One of NPR's Top 5 Young Adult Novels of 2011.
Anna K Away (Anna K #2)
by Jenny LeeIt’s Crazy Rich Asians meets Gossip Girl! Anna K Away follows the fabulous cast of characters from Anna K over the course of the next summer, when new freedoms lead to life-changing adventures, risks, and self-discovery. How the mighty have fallen. Anna K, once the golden girl of Greenwich, CT, and New York City, has been brought low by a scandalous sex tape and the tragic death of her first love, Alexia Vronsky. At the beginning of the summer, her father takes her to the other side of the world, to connect with his family in South Korea and hide her away. Is Anna in exile? Or could this be her chance to figure out who she really is?Back in the U.S., Lolly has forgiven Steven for cheating on her, and their relationship feels stronger than ever. But when Lolly meets a boy at her beloved theater camp, she has to ask herself how well Steven will ever really know her. Meanwhile, in Manhattan, everything between Kimmie and her new boyfriend, Dustin, is easy—except when it comes to finally having sex. And Bea escapes to LA, running away from her grief at her beloved cousin’s death, until a beautiful stranger steals her heart. Is Bea ready to finally forgive Anna, and let herself truly fall in love for the very first time?Set over the course of one unforgettable summer, Jenny Lee's Anna K Away is full of the risk, joy, heartbreak, and adventure that mark the three months between the end of one school year and the beginning of the next.
Anna vestida de sangre (Anna vestida de sangre #Volumen 1)
by Kendare BlakeUn chico obsesionado por matar a los muertos pero que se acaba enamorando de la muerte. Cassio Lowood ha heredado una inusual vocación, la de matar a los muertos. Su padre también lo hacía, hasta que murió truculentamente a manos de un fantasma al que intentaba dar caza. Ahora, armado con el misterioso amuleto de su padre, Cas viaja por Estados Unidos junto a su hechicera madre y un gato que olisquea fantasmas. Siempre tras leyendas populares, intentan acabar con los molestos y crueles espíritus que se cruzan en su camino. Un nuevo caso les lleva a una ciudad en busca de un fantasma al que todos llaman "Anna vestida de sangre". Cas espera lo habitual: persecución, caza y matanza. Pero lo que encuentra es a una chica furiosa atrapada en una maldición, un fantasma distinto a todos los demás. Todavía lleva el vestido del día en que cometieron su brutal asesinato en 1958, un vestido que un día fue blanco y ahora aparece cubierto de sangre. Desde el día de su muerte, Anna ha asesinado a todo aquel que ha osado entrar en la casa abandonada que, una vez, fue su hogar. Pero, por alguna razón, a Cas le perdona la vida. Reseñas:«Es posible que los lectores se vean invadidos por un escalofriante suspense y risas nerviosas al leer esta novela negra de altísima calidad. Realmente original, maravillosamente ingeniosa y muy divertida, destacará entre los mejores libros de terror. Queremos secuelas.» Kirkus Reviews «Cinematográfica e irresistible. La perfecta combinación entre romanticismo y terror de Blake atraerá fácilmente a los fans de Crepúsculo.» Booklist «Sería la típica historia de "chico conoce a chica" si el chico fuera un irónico y autodestructivo cazador de fantasmas cuyo único deseo fuera vengar a su padre y la chica fuese un fantasma asesino atrapado en una casa habitada por todos aquellos a los que ha matado. Poco más hay que decir,Cas y Anna se han convertido en mi pareja favorita. Cuando llego al final de libro, tengo que empezarlo de nuevo.» Holly Black, autora del best-seller Las crónicas de Spiderwick y El tributo «Anna vestida de sangre es un oscuro e intrincado cuento con un héroe que mata a los muertos pero que está enamorado de la muerte. Al final del libro, tú también lo estarás. Escalofriante y romántica.» Cassandra Clare, autora de la saga Cazadores de sombras «¡Amo a Cas! El mundo en el que vive es terroríficamente intenso y totalmente irresistible. Hazte a la idea de dormir con las luces encendidas porque este libro muerde. Y muy fuerte.» Stacey Kade, autor de la saga The Ghost and the Goth «Una obra maestra de lo macabro. Tendréis que arrebatármela de mis manos muertas y frías.» TONYA HURLEY, autora de la serie best-seller internacional Ghostgirl Los blogs han dicho:*** Anna vestida de sangre puedeconsiderarse un tributo adolescente del género de lo Anna vestida de sangre puede considerarse un tributo adolescente del género de lo paranormal, incluyendo un personaje independiente y sarcástico que, empuñando su arma, extermina a los entes malvados. Nube de mariposa *** Anna vestida de sangre encierra una historia con una genial ambientación y un argumento interesante, donde la acción y la tensión son palpables. Si buscáis una trama diferente, dadle una oportunidad. El cofre de Nebe *** Anna vestida de sangre es un libro donde te encontraras con fantasmas, misterio, mucha acción y algo de humor y romance. Los libros de la princesa
The Annals Of Imperial Rome
by Tacitus Translated by Michael GrantTacitus' Annals of Imperial Rome recount the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus up to the death of Nero in AD 68. With clarity and vivid intensity he describes the reign of terror under the corrupt Tiberius, the great fire of Rome during the time of Nero, and the wars, poisonings, scandals, conspiracies and murders that were part of imperial life.
Annan Water
by Kate ThompsonMichael is inexplicably drawn to Annie, but a deep and mysterious river divides themMichael Duggan feels lost. After the death of his younger sister in a riding accident, his parents have relocated their family and their horse-dealing business to Scotland. Days and nights are taken up with caring for the horses and ponies, showing them to buyers, and competing in shows. School is a blur—Michael has no friends and no clear sense of who he is. He feels completely alone in the world, until he meets Annie, a girl who, like him, seems to want to flee from something; a girl who has dark secrets of her own. Michael desperately wants to be with Annie. But she lives on the opposite side of the treacherous Annan Water . . .
Annan Water
by Kate ThompsonMichael is inexplicably drawn to Annie, but a deep and mysterious river divides themMichael Duggan feels lost. After the death of his younger sister in a riding accident, his parents have relocated their family and their horse-dealing business to Scotland. Days and nights are taken up with caring for the horses and ponies, showing them to buyers, and competing in shows. School is a blur—Michael has no friends and no clear sense of who he is. He feels completely alone in the world, until he meets Annie, a girl who, like him, seems to want to flee from something; a girl who has dark secrets of her own. Michael desperately wants to be with Annie. But she lives on the opposite side of the treacherous Annan Water . . .