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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 . . .
Anne Dublin Children's Library 2-Book Bundle: Stealing Time / The Baby Experiment
by Anne DublinFrom the imagination of Anne Dublin come two novels for young people, exploring incredible moments in history. Includes: The Baby Experiment In the early 18th century in Hamburg, Germany, Johanna gets a job as a caregiver at an orphanage. Until it's too late, she doesn't realize a secret experiment is taking place that results in the deaths of babies. Johanna decides to kidnap one of the orphanage's babies and escape with her to Amsterdam. Stealing Time Jonah Wiley is having a hard enough time adjusting to his parents' divorce, and when his mom goes to a conference — leaving him with his dad and stepmother — it only makes things worse. Now thanks to a strange pocket watch he and his stepbrother are trapped in time, racing to overcome tough challenges in order to get home.
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. MontgomeryThis Great Classic for Children by Dalmatian Press has been carefully condensed and adapted from the original version.
Anne of Green Gables: Seasons Edition -- Fall (Anne's Age: 11-16) (Seasons Edition)
by L. M. MontgomeryAnne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery, one of literature&’s most beloved stories, is now available in a fine exclusive collector&’s edition featuring a laser-cut jacket on a textured book with foil stamping, making it ideal for fiction lovers and book collectors alike. Each collectible volume will be the perfect addition to any well-appointed library.The Anne of Green Gables Seasons Edition--Fall:Presents L.M. Montgomery&’s beloved novel, widely viewed as a shining example of the quintessential children&’s novel, though readers of all ages have fallen in love with Anne, the Cuthbert siblings, and all of their friendsExplores such important themes as imagination vs. reality, the pressures of social expectations, and the differences between true emotion and mere sentimentalityIs ideal for special-edition book collectors, fans of literary fiction and classic literature, and people who love both the book and the cinematic adaptations it inspiredWhether you&’re buying this as a gift or as a self-purchase, this remarkable limited edition features:Beautiful hardcover with a distinctive one-of-a-kind, high-end/high-treatment laser-cut jacket, perfect for standing out on any discerning fiction-lover&’s bookshelfTrim Size: 6 x 9Beautiful decorative interior pages featuring pull quotes distributed throughoutAn exquisite matching laser-cut bookmarkPart of a 4-volume Fall Seasons series including Sense and Sensibility, Dracula, and Shakespeare in Autumn: Select Plays and the Complete Sonnets. When 11-year-old orphan Anne Shirley is mistakenly sent to live with siblings Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert on their farm, she finds herself in a real home for the first time in her life. But fiery, spirited Anne certainly isn&’t the sturdy boy they had planned to adopt. Despite her mischief and affinity for finding trouble, the longer Anne stays at Green Gables, the harder it is for the Cuthberts to imagine life without her.Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Seasons Edition--Fall) is one of four titles available in this collection. The Fall season set also will include Sense and Sensibility, Dracula, and Shakespeare in Autumn: Select Plays and the Complete Sonnets.
Anne Of Green Gables (Classic Starts)
by Kathleen Olmstead Lucy Corvino L. M. Montgomery Arthur Pober<p>An abridged version of the tale of Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, who comes to live on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her. <p>Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date), comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price.</p>
Anne sin filtros
by Iria G. Parente Selene M. PascualAnne Shirley nació para contar historias. Quizás haya llegado el momento de atreverse a vivir la suya. Anne Shirley siempre ha soñado con ser escritora y, aunque nadie lo sepa, lo es: online, la conocen como Lady Cordelia y sus fanfics sobre El caballero del espejo, una serie de televisión sobre leyendas artúricas, son de los más aclamados por el fandom. Solo Diana, su mejor amiga, artista y colaboradora, conoce su secreto. Al menos hasta que aparece Blythe, un nuevo autor de fanfiction que no tarda en superar el récord de lecturas de Anne y que, para colmo, no tiene ningún reparo en mostrar su verdadera identidad. Gilbert Blythe es tan encantador como irritante, y desafiará a Anne a enfrentarse a sus inseguridades y a sus sentimientos, tanto por él como por su amiga Diana. Pero… cuando te atreves a mostrarte sin filtros, tal como eres, puede ocurrir cualquier cosa. Reseñas:«Una historia llena de ternura sobre la amistad, el amor y las primeras veces».Alice Kellen, autora de Todo lo que nunca fuimos y Nosotros en la luna «Iria y Selene han conseguido una versión contemporánea de Ana de las Tejas Verdes que capta la personalidad de todos los personajes con una precisión y una sensibilidad extraordinarias».Andrea Smith, autora de Mi plan D.
Annerton Pit
by Peter DickinsonA blind boy and his brother set out on a motorcycle in search of their ghost-hunting grandfather It all starts with the postman. Jake cannot see the mail, but he is an excellent listener, and he can tell by the sound the mail makes when it hits the floor that bad news is coming. At the top of the pile is a very thin letter rejecting Jake’s brother, Martin, from every college he applied to. Even worse, there is no news from their grandfather, an eccentric ghost hunter whose supernatural investigations have carried him into the wilds of northern England. Martin cashes in his college savings to buy a secondhand motorcycle, and the boys set out to find their grandfather. It is a trip that will change their lives forever. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Peter Dickinson including rare images from the author’s collection.
Annexed
by Sharon DogarEveryone knows about Anne Frank and her life hidden in the secret annex but what about the boy who was also trapped there with her?In this powerful and gripping novel, Sharon Dogar explores what this might have been like from Peters point of view. What was it like to be forced into hiding with Anne Frank, first to hate her and then to find yourself falling in love with her? Especially with your parents and her parents all watching almost everything you do together. To know youre being written about in Annes diary, day after day? Whats it like to start questioning your religion, wondering why simply being Jewish inspires such hatred and persecution? Or to just sit and wait and watch while others die, and wish you were fighting.As Peter and Anne become closer and closer in their confined quarters, how can they make sense of what they see happening around them?Annes diary ends on August 4, 1944, but Peters story takes us on, beyond their betrayal and into the Nazi death camps. He details with accuracy, clarity and compassion the reality of day to day survival in Auschwitz and ultimately the horrific fates of the Annexs occupants.
Annie: The Mysterious Morgan Horse (Morgan Horse Series #5)
by Ellen F. FeldAnnie introduces a new horse to the award-winning Morgan Horse series. Uncertain of the mare's origin, Chauncy decides to bring Annie home to Gallant Morgans, but he makes it clear she can only stay if he can locate her registration papers. When Heather discovers Annie's true identity, she is afraid to tell Chauncy, knowing the horse may be returned to a cruel trainer. Heather hides the truth from her friend and soon events spiral out of control.
Annie LeBlanc Is Not Dead Yet: A Novel
by Molly MorrisEvery ten years in the strange little town of Lennon, California, one person is chosen to return from the dead…Wilson Moss entered the town’s top-secret contest in the hopes of resurrecting her ex-best friend Annie LeBlanc, but that doesn’t mean she thought she’d actually win. Now Annie’s back and Wil’s ecstatic—does it even really matter that Annie ghosted her a year before she died…? But like any contest, there are rules, and the town’s resurrected dead can only return for thirty days. When Wil discovers a loophole that means Annie might be able to stay for good, she’s desperate to keep her alive. The potential key? Their third best friend, Ryan. Forget the fact that Ryan openly hates them both, or that she and Wilson have barely spoken since that awkward time they kissed. Wil can put it aside for one month; she just needs to stop thinking about it first.Because Wil has one summer to permanently put an end to her loneliness—it’s that, or lose her only friends…again. But along the way, she might have to face some difficult truths about Annie’s past and their friendship that, so far, she’s left buried.
Annie Oakley Saves the Day
by Anna DiVitoAs young Annie Oakley -- then Annie Mosey -- sees her father off to the mill, she notices the gray sky. It looks like snow, which means a dangerous trip for Father. To take her mind off her worries, Annie shows her brother how to build a trap, just the way their father showed her. Little does she realize just how important this lesson will soon be....
Annie on My Mind
by Nancy GardenA landmark in LGBT fiction, this captivating story of two teenage girls who fall in love is a “classic of the genre” (Publishers Weekly). <P><P> When Liza Winthrop first lays eyes on Annie Kenyon at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she knows there’s something special between them. <P> Soon, their close friendship develops into a deep and intimate romance. Neither imagined that falling in love could be so wonderful, but as Liza and Annie’s newfound sexuality sparks conflict in both their families and at their schools, they discover it will take more than love for their relationship to succeed. <P>One of the first books to positively portray a lesbian relationship, Annie on My Mind is a groundbreaking classic of the genre. <P>The subject of a First Amendment lawsuit over banned books and one of School Library Journal’s “One Hundred Books that Shaped the Century,” Nancy Garden’s iconic novel is an important story for anyone discovering who they’re meant to be.
Annihilation: Book 4 in the Anarchy series (Anarchy)
by Megan DeVosTHIRTY MILLION READERS WORLDWIDE. INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE NEVER BEFORE SEEN CHAPTER.'The Hunger Games meets The Road' MTVThis is the end of us all.For Hayden and Grace, the threat of war has become a reality. The world is running out of resources, driving the survivors to drastic, inhuman measures. Blackwing is the obvious target and physical attacks from enemies are accompanied by the devastating mental turmoil that cannot be fought off with weapons.This is life impacted by war with enemies, allies and oneself. Now, not much is certain, but a few things are guaranteed:There will be pain. There will be death. There will be annihilation.
Annihilation: Book 4 in the Anarchy series (Anarchy Ser.)
by Megan DeVosTHIRTY MILLION READERS WORLDWIDE. INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE NEVER BEFORE SEEN CHAPTER.'The Hunger Games meets The Road' MTVThis is the end of us all.For Hayden and Grace, the threat of war has become a reality. The world is running out of resources, driving the survivors to drastic, inhuman measures. Blackwing is the obvious target and physical attacks from enemies are accompanied by the devastating mental turmoil that cannot be fought off with weapons.This is life impacted by war with enemies, allies and oneself. Now, not much is certain, but a few things are guaranteed:There will be pain. There will be death. There will be annihilation.
Annihilation: Book 4 in the Anarchy series (Anarchy)
by Megan DeVosTHIRTY MILLION READERS WORLDWIDE. INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE NEVER BEFORE SEEN CHAPTER.'The Hunger Games meets The Road' MTVThis is the end of us all.For Hayden and Grace, the threat of war has become a reality. The world is running out of resources, driving the survivors to drastic, inhuman measures. Blackwing is the obvious target and physical attacks from enemies are accompanied by the devastating mental turmoil that cannot be fought off with weapons.This is life impacted by war with enemies, allies and oneself. Now, not much is certain, but a few things are guaranteed:There will be pain. There will be death. There will be annihilation.
The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition (The Annotated Books)
by Lewis Carroll Martin Gardner John TennielThe culmination of a lifetime of scholarship, The Annotated Alice is a landmark event in the rich history of Lewis Carroll and cause to celebrate the remarkable career of Martin Gardner. For over half a century, Martin Gardner has established himself as one of the world's leading authorities on Lewis Carroll. His Annotated Alice, first published in 1959, has over half a million copies in print around the world and is beloved by both families and scholars--for it was Gardner who first decoded many of the mathematical riddles and wordplay that lay ingeniously embedded in Carroll's two classic stories, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Forty years after this groundbreaking publication, Norton is proud to publish the Definitive Edition of The Annotated Alice, a work that combines the notes of Gardner's 1959 edition with his 1990 volume, More Annotated Alice, as well as additional discoveries drawn from Gardner's encyclopedic knowledge of the texts. Illustrated with John Tenniel's classic, beloved art--along with many recently discovered Tenniel pencil sketches--The Annotated Alice will be Gardner's most beautiful and enduring tribute to Carroll's masterpieces yet.
Año 1: Renegado (Academia del Ángel Guardián #1)
by Tamara Hart HeinerEl mal existe. Lo sé, fui creado a partir de él. Los ángeles nos llaman Renegados. Nosotros nos llamamos los Desamparados. Porque fuimos abandonados por el cielo y todos los seres celestiales, sometidos a vivir en la miseria en el infierno. Pero me las arreglé para entrar en la Academia del Ángel de la Guarda. Y es el momento de la venganza. Bienvenido a la Academia del Ángel de la Guarda. Año 1: Renegado es el primer libro de una nueva y emocionante serie de academia de ángeles paranormal para adolescentes/YA con un romance de enemigos a amantes de fuego lento. Perfecto para los fans de Supernatural Academy, Dark Angel Academy, Shadowspell Academy y Evermore Academy.