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Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
Nashville Reads 2024 | The Works of Jason Reynolds
Nashville Reads 2024 | The Works of Jason Reynolds
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Un superhéroe extraordinario que intenta pasar desapercibido bajo la identidad de Portico Reeves, un chico que vive en la casa más grande de la ciudad y a quien de vez en cuando le da la temblorina. Bueno, tal vez los adultos dirán que vive en un departamento normal, en un edificio común y corriente, y que tiene ataques de ansiedad. Lo importante es que esto no evita que Stuntboy cumpla con su papel: ser el superhéroe de su abuela, su mamá...
7786) Girls & panzer: Vol. 3
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"After their Tankery victory over Anzio, the girls of Ooarai Girls' Academy move on to the semi-final match. Their next opponent is Pravda Girls' High School, the winners of last year's Tankery Nationals tournament, directly due to Nishizumi Miho's actions and her unique 'style' of Tankery. Meanwhile, the Ooarai girls learn that high stakes are on the line for this match, possibly the school itself!"--Page 4 of cover.
7787) Girls & panzer: Vol. 4
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It's the national tankary finals and Ooarai Girls' Academy faces their toughest opponent yet, Kuromorimine Girls' High School. They are led by Nishizumi Miho's older sister, Maho, who follows the ruthless doctrines of Nishizumi tankary style. Kuromorimine brings a powerful array of tanks to the field that will test Miho's strategic skills as a commander and Ooarai's ability to work as a team. This match will also force Miho to come to terms with...
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In this beautiful, evocative, and often surreal retelling of Bran Stoker's Dracula, a fearsome enemy arrives from the east, bringing with it horrors the likes of which have never been seen in the British Empire. Standing opposed are Wilhelmina "Mina" Murray and her stalwart companions, united in a cabal that eclipses gender, nationality, and station until the day that they can achieve victory. As Mina struggles to find her place as Whitby School's...
7790) Beastars: Volume 13
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At a high school where the students are literally divided into predators and prey, friendships maintain the fragile peace. Who among them will become a Beastar--a hero destined to lead in a society naturally rife with mistrust? Now that he has a criminal record, gray wolf Legoshi is working in a noodle shop instead of attending high school. At his job and apartment complex, he meets denizens of the sea, where the values and laws are surprisingly...
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"Perhaps no profession is so constantly discussed, regulated, and maligned by non-practitioners as teaching. The voices of the teachers themselves are conspicuously missing. Defying this trend, teacher and writer Garret Keizer takes us to school-- literally-- in this account of his return to the same rural Vermont high school where he taught fourteen years ago. Much has changed since then-- a former student is his principal, standardized testing is...
7792) Ghost in the H.A.T.B.O.X
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Cadet Hatter Madigan has entered Wonderland's Milinery Academy, where those born to protect queens will train to become assassins, bodyguards, and spies.
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“'Hikaru’s' sudden disappearance from the mountain has not gone unnoticed...and his presence in town has begun to raise suspicions as well. Spirits from the other side grow restless, while the people sensitive to them begin taking steps to uncover the truth. As Yoshiki continues to struggle with the true identity of 'Hikaru,' he is reminded once again that his friend no longer shares his understanding of life and death--and that if you play with...
7796) Fence: Volume three
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"Scrappy fencer Nicholas Cox comes to the end of his path to prove himself worthy of a father he never knew in the face of surly upperclassmen, nearly impossible odds, and the talent of his rival, sullen fencing prodigy, Seiji Katayama. Sparks fly white-hot on the pitch as Nicholas and Seiji finally face off once again in the halls of King's Row. It's a match that will change King's Row (and both of them!) forever, and set the stage as the team journeys...
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'Beyond the Orange Shirt Story' is a unique collection of truths, as told by Phyllis Webstad's family and others, that will give readers an up-close look at what life was like before, during, and after their Residential School experiences. Phyllis's hope is that all Canadians honour the lives and experiences of Survivors and their families as we go 'Beyond the Orange Shirt Story.'