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Author
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Harry Black, a conscientious objector, artist, and firefighter battling the blazes of German bombing in London in 1944, wakes in the hospital to news that his soldier brother, Ellis, has been killed. In the delirium of his wounded state, Harry's mind begins to blur the distinctions between the reality of war-torn London, the fiction of his unpublished sci-fi novel, and the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Driven by visions of Ellis still alive and a...
642) El crossover
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2019
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"El fenómeno del básquetbol, Josh Bell, y su hermano gemelo, Jordan, son los reyes de la cancha, con esos crossovers inesperados que hacen llorar a los jugadores más duros. Pero cuando Jordan conoce a la nueva chica del colegio, lazos entre los gemelos se empiezan a desanudar. El baloncesto y la hermandad se entrelazan para mostrarles a Josh y Jordan que la vida no viene con un manual de jugadas y que, a veces, el asunto no es ganar."--
Twelve-year-old...
643) Commitment
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"The story of a family whose single mom, fighting mental illness, slowly becomes unable to raise her family, told from the perspective of each of the three children. As the novel opens, a mother drives her eldest son Walter from their home in Los Angeles to the University of California at Berkeley. It will be her last fully responsible act before breaking down completely and being committed to a mental hospital, leaving her children behind. Holding...
645) Bad hair day
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
On their fifth trip through the magic mirror, siblings Abby and Jonah find themselves in the story of Rapunzel--and they set out to free her from her tower, reunite her with her parents, and give the story a completely happy ending.
646) Danger down the Nile
Author
Series
Treasure hunters (James Patterson) volume 2
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old twins Bickford and Rebecca Kidd and their two older siblings travel to Africa to track down priceless artifacts that will keep the family's treasure hunting business afloat long enough to rescue their kidnapped mother--and possibly find their missing father"--
Author
Publisher
Papercutz, an imprint of Mad Cave Sudios, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Join siblings Otto and Nan on a double stuffed adventure to Egypt, where each of them has a completely different experience! While on a trip to Egypt, two siblings, Otto and Nan, stumble upon a sarcophagus. And they accidentally free a mummy cat from a pharaoh's chamber! Now tasked with finding it, their resulting adventure has them exploring the city, learning historical facts, saving each other from danger, and discovering truths about life.What's...
648) Shadow of the shark
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 25
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
As a thank-you from Merlin and Morgan, Jack and Annie are sent on what should be a vacation at a luxurious resort in Cozumel, Mexico, but is, by mistake, an adventure with ancient Mayans, instead.
649) These twisted bonds
Author
Series
These hollow vows volume 2
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
After Abriella's sister was sold to the fae, she thought life couldn't get any worse. But when she suddenly finds herself caught in a web of lies of her own making, loving two princes and trusting neither, things are not quite as clear as she once thought. As civil war wages in the Court of Darkness, Brie finds herself unable to choose a side. How can she know where she stands when she doesn't even know herself anymore? In this darkly romantic thrill...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Despite her parents' divorce, her father's coming out as gay, and his plans to marry his boyfriend, ten-year-old Bea is reassured by her parents' unconditional love, excited about getting a stepsister, and haunted by something she did last summer at her father's lake house.
651) Salt magic
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Vonceil cannot wait for her older brother Elber to come home to the family farm in Oklahoma after serving on the front lines of World War I. But the young man who greets her at the train station is serious and responsible, not the fun-loving brother she remembers, and he doesn't have time for her anymore -- especially not after he marries his plain, boring childhood sweetheart. Soon after the wedding, glamorous, mysterious Greda arrives...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From the director of the Oscar-nominated movie Boxtrolls comes a middle grade horror anthology that will leave you holding onto your blankets for dear life! Perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Goosebumps! School is tough. School is scary. School is EERIE. No one knows this better than Davis and Emily. But they're not scared of school because of tough tests or merciless vice-principals. No, they're scared because their teacher...
Author
Series
Babymouse volume 10
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
℗♭2006.
Language
English
Description
During summer vacation, Babymouse heads to the beach for a fun-filled week of sun, sand, and surfing where she encounters a shark, which puts quite a damper on her dreams of being a surfing star.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 34
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie away to South America, where they must climb Machu Picchu to save a baby llama"--