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English
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From award-winning author G. Willow Wilson, The Bird King is an epic journey set during the reign of the last sultan in the Iberian peninsula at the height of the Spanish Inquisition. G. Willow Wilson's debut novel Alif the Unseen was an NPR and Washington Post Best Book of the Year, and it established her as a vital American Muslim literary voice. Now she delivers The Bird King , a stunning new novel that tells the story of Fatima, a concubine in...
4) ¡Aún no!
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Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Tina quiere nadar, pero hay que seguir muchas reglas antes de meterse al agua. Mamá le enseña las reglas, y Tina por fin puede nadar con sus amigos. ¡Hurra!
What rules must you follow at the pool? Find out with Tina as she waits to be able to swim in the pool.
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[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Español
Description
A passionate and bold novella with a modern take on forbidden love. In the glamorous yet superficial world of fashion, an impossible love develops between Victoria, a woman of high society, and Jose Angel, her bodyguard. Married to others, their love is forbidden, but too strong to ignore.
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Español
Description
Este cuento poético comparte el ciclo de vida de un frijol saltarín mexicano. Este curioso insecto saltarín es en realidad una vaina de semilla de un arbusto llamado yerba de la flecha, en la cual una oruga se adentra, viviendo dentro de la vaina hasta que construye un capullo y emerge como una polilla. Perfecto para preescolares y niños que aún no leen, este creativo libro ilustrado explora la vida diaria del frijol saltarín mexicano y su eventual...
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Series
Publisher
Montena
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"María y su mascota van juntas a todas partes: ¡incluso a clase! El problema es que la mascota hoy tiene mucha hambre, tanta que empieza a comer y comer... ¡todo lo que hay en la escuela! ¿Cómo conseguirán que vuelva a ser una bolita pequeña y peluda? ¡Se está convirtiendo en la mascota más grandota!"--
"You're not supposed to bring your pet to the School of Monsters if you haven't fed them yet. But Mary LOVES her little pet! Surely it...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Renee, who struggled with addiction and abuse. In a creative blend of artistic fantasy, music and confrontation with harsh reality, Renee discovers the value of genuine friendships and embarks on a daunting, yet courageous journey towards recovery.
10) Jackass 3
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The Jackass guys are back for their wildest round of mischief and mayhem yet! Laugh until it hurts as, Knoxville goes head-to-head with an angry bull, Bam stumbles through a tunnel of high-voltage tasers, and Steve-O takes to the skies in a fully loaded porta-potty. Get ready to jack stuff up with uncensored, unbelievable, and totally explicit stunts, plus outrageous footage not shown in theaters.
11) The giver
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
12) Se quien eres
Author
Publisher
Roca Editorial de Libros, S.L
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
Cuando Aimee llega casa y descubre que su marido ha desaparecido, no parece saber qué hacer ni cómo actuar. La policía cree que que oculta algo y tiene razón, lo hace, pero tal vez no lo que piensan. Aimee guarda un secreto que nunca ha compartido y, sin embargo, sospecha que alguien lo sabe. Mientras lucha por mantener intactas su carrera y su cordura, su pasado regresa para perseguirla de forma más peligrosa de lo que jamás hubiera imaginado.
When...
13) Skitter: a novel
Author
Series
The hatching volume 2
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Ezekiel Boone follows up his terrifying "apocalyptic extravaganza of doom and heroism" (Publishers Weekly) The Hatching with Skitter, the horrifying sequel in which the carnivorous spiders are running rampant--but for what's left of humanity, the worst is yet to come. Tens of millions of people around the world are dead. Half of China is a nuclear wasteland. Mysterious flesh-eating spiders are marching through Los Angeles, Oslo, Delhi, Rio de Janeiro,...
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Publisher
Literatura Random House
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Cuentos de Pilar Quintana que no dejarán a nadie indiferente. Un libro de relatos por la ganadora del Premio Alfaguara de Novela 2021 y finalista del National Book Award. Los ocho relatos que componen este libro exploran las más fuertes pulsiones detrás de las relaciones de pareja: el amor, la obsesión, los celos, la rabia, la apatía, la ternura, pero sobre todo el deseo. Las fantasías, perversiones y atrevimientos sexuales son los grandes protagonistas...
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Publisher
Minerva, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"This moving tale introduces the youngest picture book audience to a girl who misses her grandmother-whom she calls Tata or Tatita, as is traditional in many Spanish-speaking cultures-and yearns to spend time with her. But Tatita is not here any more. The spare, striking illustrations make it ambiguous whether the girl misses her tata because she lives in a faraway place, is ill, or has passed on. Yet this gorgeous, deceptively simple book's ending...
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Publisher
Faithwords, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Dios te ha dado talentos y habilidades para que puedas cumplir su prop̤sito en tu vida, pero si eres como muchas personas, es posible que a︢n no los hayas reconocido. A menudo, el mundo en el que vivimos nos presiona a vivir a la altura de una determinada imagen, en lugar de ser las personas ︢nicas en las que Dios nos ha creado. Por lo tanto, permite que Dios te muestre qǔ tienes de especial en la forma que Él te hizo. --
God has given you...
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Dedicated government employee Leslie Knope and her fellow colleagues return for big laughs from the small town of Pawnee, Indiana, in the hilarious third season of Parks and Recreation. Their funny antics continue as they ramp up for their most important civic project yet: the Harvest Festival. As Leslie Knope plans, prepares and publicizes, her colleagues take on other challenges such as a crippling flu, the statewide softball tournament, and more....
Publisher
AMC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
It's a gritty drama that explores the onset of the undead apocalypse through the lens of a fractured family. Set in a city where people come to escape, shield secrets, and bury their pasts, a mysterious outbreak threatens to disrupt what little stability high school guidance counselor Madison Clark and English teacher Travis Manawa have managed to assemble.
19) The stars of Din
Author
Publisher
Lil' Libros
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A Din le encanta coleccionar estrellas. Tiene una gran cantidad de ellas y siempre está encantada de compartir su magia con los amigos de su comunidad. Las estrellas de Din son conocidas por crear sonrisas a partir del ceño fruncido y convertir los días azules en juegos alegres. Sin embargo, pronto se ve desafiada por sus nociones preconcebidas cuando sus estrellas no pueden consolar a un oso solitario. Din pronto descubre que el simple arte de...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A church destroyed. A congregation silenced. A relationship shattered. Yet even in life's darkest valleys, a small flame can light the way toward healing and hope. After a deadly fire rips through St. James Church, Hadleigh University leaders use the tragedy to push the congregation off campus, forcing the church to defend its rights and bringing together estranged brothers for a reunion that opens old wounds and forces them to address the issues...
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