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1) Inside Out
Pub. Date
c2015
Description
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions ; Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life.
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Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars brilliantly explores the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being...
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Pub. Date
20240409
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La novela histórica más emocionante de 2023.
Una narración subversiva y poderosa de Romeo y Julieta.
¿Fue la mayor historia de amor una mentira?
La primera vez que Romeo Montague ve a la joven Rosalina Capuleto, se enamora instantáneamente.
Rosalina, testaruda e independiente, no está segura de las intenciones de Romeo, pero con su padre decidido a que se una a un convento, este apuesto y encantador extraño le ofrece la oportunidad de...
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Determined to leave a mark on the world even though they are in the hospital and their days are dwindling, unlikely friends, seventeen-year-old Lenni and eighty-three-year-old Margot, devise a plan to create one hundred paintings showcasing the stories of the century they have lived.
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Book-smart, devoutly Catholic, and painfully unsure of herself, Jane becomes pregnant in high school; by her early twenties, she is raising three children in the suburbs of western New York State. In the fall of 1991, as her children are growing older and more independent, Jane is overcome by a spiritual and intellectual restlessness that leads her to become involved with a local pro-life group. Following the tenets of her beliefs, she also adopts...
9) Bladestay
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"When a violent, decades-long feud between two powerful men comes to a head in the small settlement of Bladestay, Colorado, cunning resident Theo Creed must use her wits to stay alive. Disguising herself as a young boy, seventeen-year-old Theo bluffs her way into the inner circle of August Gaines, the magnetic leader of the ruthless gang that has descended on her town. But the deeper Theo gets into the con, the more she starts to question her loyalties....
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Pub. Date
[2001], c1999
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Misty Trapped in the middle of her parents bitter divorce, she hides an unspeakable secret deep inside: she hates them. Now, brought to Doctor Marlowe's therapy group, she's about to meet three other girls who just might understand. Star She may never forgive her parents for the pain they have caused her. But in the safety of this new circle of friends, she will finally face the nightmares of her past, Jade escaping the madness of a hateful courtroom...
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Pub. Date
2008, c2006
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Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Kate begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body.
"Anna Fitzgerald no está enferma, aunque pudiera parecerlo. Con apenas trece años de edad ha soportado innumerables operaciones, inyecciones y transfusiones para que su hermana mayor Kate pueda de alguna manera...
13) Holding court
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Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Sixteen-year-old Jules Verity has hopes of star-studded costumes, lots of extra cash, and a chance to get to know her crush better, Grayson Chandler-- as they both work at the Tudor Times dinner theater. When she finds a dead body on site, though, and sees how it piques Grayson's attention, she begins to be suspicious of everything around her, including Grayson.
14) El blanco
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Pub. Date
2010.
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After the death of her aunt, Emily finds that her life has been a lie and she has to search for the truth about where she came from and who she is.
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Pub. Date
2012.
Description
Caz thinks she has a pretty good reason when she punches her boyfriend in the face, but she gets expelled anyway. Moving to a new school, she is told she is dyslexic and sent to special education classes. Caz tries to fit in and get by while suffering the taunts and abuse that others throw at the students in her class. Her friendship with Amanda leads her into new territory-- shop-lifting and skipping school. Coupled with her parents' impending separation,...
16) The power
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Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Una niña en la América profunda escapa de un padra maltratador. Un chico en Nigeria filma a una mujer que está siendo atacada en un supermercado. La hija de un criminal del este de Londres ve cómo su madre es asesinada. Una senadora en Nueva Inglaterra se esfuerza por proteger a su hija. Cuatro personajes que sufren las tensiones construidas a través de siglos de desequilibrio y amenaza estn dispuestos a llegar lejos en su determinación por...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Coi is just eighteen years old but has already survived years of physical and verbal abuse from her mother. After being kicked out of her mother's house at age fourteen, Coi has lived with her father, and together they've created a peaceful life. That peace ends suddenly when her mother dies. Her mother's passing also reopens up the door to her mother's side of the family, including her beloved younger half-sister, Kayla, her stepfather and her grandmother....
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Cardcaptor Sakura. Clear card volume 14
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"Cardcaptor Sakura brought a generation of readers to manga, and now it's back in a definitive collector's edition! Cardcaptor Sakura is one of the all-time classics of the magical girl genre, and the Collector's Edition will be the definitive version of the story, for both long-time fans and readers new to the story. The adventures of the plucky Sakura Kinomoto are as adorably thrilling as ever, as she tracks down the magical Clow Cards and plunges...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Avril Santana is about to turn fifteen and has not kissed anyone. Despite being a pretty and extremely intelligent girl, she has preferred to stay away from everyone because her mother is going through a marital crisis, Avril seeks refuge in CASI: the Club of Outstanding Misfits from her school, where she meets her best friend, Benjamin Wolinski who will suffer discrimination and bullying after discovering he is gay. Then Avril and Benjamin join Mariana...