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It's not always easy to become the person you want to be. When Linda discovers that she has a life-threatening heart condition, she refuses to be wrapped in cotton wool. Determined to experience everything a thirteen-year-old girl should, she starts to work her way through a list of all the things she and her best friend wish to do: have a first kiss, go to a pop concert, travel without her parents...But when a strange and mysterious boy called Zak appears, Linda's life takes an unexpected turn - suddenly she is experiencing things she never dreamed possible, and every moment is precious. Minus Me is a gripping, addictive novel - written with heart-stopping emotional honesty - from one of Norway's most acclaimed young adult writers.

Aquest album per a joves i adults parla d'un estat d'anim mitjançant el retrat de diferents personatges animals amb actituds humanes.L'absort narrador esta instal·lat en l'espera eterna, una espera que l'ha canviat per sempre, fins al punt que ha deixat de ser ell mateix i s'ha transformat.Aquesta mutacio es descriu graficament mitjançant una serie de personatges antropomorfics que descansen en actitud d'espera, sempre solitaris, que han patit una perdua que potser mai puguin recuperar.

A powerful novel about a young boy who survives the Killing Fields in Cambodia. Endorsed by Desmond Tutu.Eleven-year-old Arn is walking through the countryside in Cambodia. His whole town is walking with him. They''re walking into one of the most tragic moments of history: the Killing Fields.Music will save him. Hope, luck and kindness will save him. This is his story.Based on the true story of Arn Chorn-Pond, this is an achingly raw and powerful novel about a child of war who becomes a man of peace.

Grace and Tippi are twins - conjoined twins.And their lives are about to change.No longer able to afford homeschooling, they must venture into the world - a world of stares, sneers and cruelty. Will they find more than that at school? Can they find real friends? And what about love?But what neither Grace or Tippi realises is that a heart-wrenching decision lies ahead. A decision that could tear them apart. One that will change their lives even more than they ever imagined.From Carnegie Medal shortlisted author Sarah Crossan, this moving and beautifully crafted novel about identity, sisterhood and love ultimately asks one question: what does it mean to want and have a soulmate?

Lia se repite constantemente que no debe comer. En su vida solo hay sitio para contar las calorías, para hacer ejercicio cuando la han obligado a ingerir una cantidad de alimentos que ella considera demasiado. Siempre. Pero ahora su amiga Cassie, con quien llego al terrible pacto de convertirse en la mas delgada del instituto, ha muerto y la persigue en sus sueños, porque se la quiere llevar con ella, no quiere estar sola al otro lado. Lia tiene una oportunidad, puede coger la mano de aquellos que se la ofrecen: sus padres, su hermana pequeña, puede aceptar el consejo de los medicos, pero no sera hasta que haya tocado fondo que pueda recobrar la ilusion por una vida que se le escapa de las manos.

Harriet Manner sabe un montón de cosas curiosas: *Los gatos tienen 32 músculos en cada oreja. *Un instante dura unos cien segundos. *Los cacahuetes son uno de los ingredientes de la dinamita. Pero no tiene ni idea de por que no parece gustarle a nadie en el instituto. Por eso, cuando una agencia de top models la descubre y le da la oportunidad de reinventarse, Harriet no lo piensa dos veces. ¿Podra pasar de friki a chic?"Me encanto y lo lei en solo tres dias. Me muero por leer el siguiente. La forma en que esta escrito es genial: es facil de entender. Es inteligente y gracioso." The GuardianUn trilogia inteligente, atrevida y muy divertida. The Bookselller

Desde que sus padres se separaron, hace unos meses, Daniel vive con su padre, y las cosas entre ellos no van muy bien. Para recuperar la relación con su hijo, organiza unas vacaciones con él en el complejo deportivo Mundo Ocio, ¡una autentica pesadilla para Daniel, que odia el ejercicio y tampoco es especialmente sociable!Alli, Daniel conocera a Lexi, una misteriosa chica que suele nadar en el lago, siempre alejada de los demas. Ambos conectan de una forma muy especial, pero Daniel nota cada vez mas cosas extrañas en ella: tiene unas heridas en los brazos que intenta ocultar y que van empeorando cada dia, siempre evita hablar de su pasado cuando Daniel le pregunta algo y los numeros de su reloj en vez de avanzar, retroceden.La historia se ira tornando cada vez mas misteriosa y amenazante... y cuando se acerca el final del verano, Daniel debera actuar rapidamente para intentar salvar a Lexi de su propio pasado.

From #1 NY Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes a deeply powerful and emotional story about struggling to overcome your past and find where you belong.When Mallory was a kid, she was bounced from one horrible foster home to another. At thirteen, a terrible accident got her removed from the group home where she was living to a hospital where she met the parents who would adopt her. But when she starts a new school and encounters an old friend from the foster system sparks start to fly.

A casa de mango street es un libro del autor Cisneros, Sandra editado por PULP BOOKS. A casa de mango street tiene un código de ISBN 978-84-15920-33-5, de la colección SUSHI BOOKS y consta de 104 Pág

Que poden ter en común unha pianista exitosa, protagonista dunha historia inexistente que nunca poderá ser contada, un escritor pechado contra a súa vontade nun apartamento no medio dun mar de rañaceos, unha nena de ollos tristes e pasado cruel que foxe do vento, unha reputada fotografa con ansias de voar lonxe, os soños dun vello inconsciente no deserto do hospital ou unha oficinista presa dos seus propios rituais e dun amor imposible? A resposta esta nos relatos deste libro. A soidade das medusas, cheo de personaxes que transitan por un oceano de encrucilladas onde, como dixo a filosofa Maria Zambrano, "todo ten dereito a ser, incluso o que non puido existir endexamais".

Lo que parecían unas tranquilas vacaciones de Pascua se convirtieron en algo inesperado. Iván se ha envuelto en un misterio que tendrá que resolver. Su abuelo y un vieja amigo vivirán una aventura tras otra hasta desvelar un gran secreto que permanece oculto desde hace muchos años.

nge Auerbachers childhood was as happy and peaceful as that of any other German childuntil 1942. By then, the Nazis were in power, and because Inges family was Jewish, she and her parents with sent to a concentration camp in Czechoslovakia. The Auerbachers defied death for three years, and were finally freed in 1945. In her own words, Inge Auerbacher tells her familys harrowing storyand how they carried with them ever after the strength and courage of will that allowed them to survive.

The children of world leaders are held hostage in an attempt to keep the peace in this slyly humorous, starkly thought-provoking (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) novel.Greta is a Duchess and a Crown Princess. She is also a Child of Peace, a hostage held by the de facto ruler of the world, the great Artificial Intelligence, Talis. This is how the game is played: if you want to rule, you must give one of your children as a hostage. Start a war and your hostage dies.The system has worked for centuries. Parents dont want to see their children murdered.Greta will be free if she can make it to her eighteenth birthday. Until then she is prepared to die with dignity, if necessary. But everything changes when Elian arrives at the Precepture. Hes a hostage from a new American alliance, and he defies the machines that control every part of their livesand is severely punished for it. His rebellion opens Gretas eyes to the brutality of the rules they live under, and to the subtle resistance of her companions. And Greta discovers her own quiet power.Then Elians country declares war on Gretas and invades the prefecture, taking the hostages hostage. Now the great Talis is furious, and coming himself to deliver punishment. Which surely means that Greta and Elian will be killed...unless Greta can think of a way to break all the rules.

The children of world leaders are held hostage in an attempt to keep the peace in this slyly humorous, starkly thought-provoking (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) novel.Greta is a Duchess and a Crown Princess. She is also a Child of Peace, a hostage held by the de facto ruler of the world, the great Artificial Intelligence, Talis. This is how the game is played: if you want to rule, you must give one of your children as a hostage. Start a war and your hostage dies.The system has worked for centuries. Parents dont want to see their children murdered.Greta will be free if she can make it to her eighteenth birthday. Until then she is prepared to die with dignity, if necessary. But everything changes when Elian arrives at the Precepture. Hes a hostage from a new American alliance, and he defies the machines that control every part of their livesand is severely punished for it. His rebellion opens Gretas eyes to the brutality of the rules they live under, and to the subtle resistance of her companions. And Greta discovers her own quiet power.Then Elians country declares war on Gretas and invades the prefecture, taking the hostages hostage. Now the great Talis is furious, and coming himself to deliver punishment. Which surely means that Greta and Elian will be killed...unless Greta can think of a way to break all the rules.

Avui fa 149 dies que la mare de la Mimi va morir en un accident quan anava en bici. I a casa seva res és igual: el pare es passa el dia al sofá, mirant el buit, i els nens sempre sopen pizza cremada; la Sally es vesteix de gotica i guarda un terrible secret; en Connor no deixa dormir els vens perque toca la bateria fins a les tantes, i fa mesos que ningu no treu la Bengala a passejar.

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERA captivating and powerful novel that lingers long beyond the last page, CHALLENGER DEEP is a heartfelt tour de force by New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman.A captivating novel about mental illness that lingers long beyond the last page, Challenger Deep is a heartfelt tour de force by New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman.Caden Bosch is on a ship that''s headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench.Caden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting to notice his odd behavior.Caden Bosch is designated the ship''s artist in residence to document the journey with images.Caden Bosch pretends to join the school track team but spends his days walking for miles, absorbed by the thoughts in his head.Caden Bosch is split between his allegiance to the captain and the allure of mutiny.Caden Bosch is torn.Challenger Deep is a deeply powerful and personal novel from one of today''s most admired writers for teens. Laurie Halse Anderson, award-winning author of Speak, calls Challenger Deep "a brilliant journey across the dark sea of the mind; frightening, sensitive, and powerful. Simply extraordinary."

From award-winning author Sharon Draper comes Out of My Mind, the story of a brilliant girl who cannot speak or write.Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She is smarter than most of the adults who try to diagnose her and smarter than her classmates in her integrated classroomthe very same classmates who dismiss her as mentally challenged, because she cannot tell them otherwise. But Melody refuses to be defined by cerebral palsy. And shes determined to let everyone know it... somehow.In this breakthrough storyreminiscent of The Diving Bell and the Butterflyfrom multiple Coretta Scott King Award-winner Sharon Draper, readers will come to know a brilliant mind and a brave spirit who will change forever how they look at anyone with a disability.

She would be an object in motion that would stay in motion, even if it meant flattening everything in her path. One cold fall day, high school junior Liz Emerson steers her car into a tree. Why? Why did Liz Emerson decide that the world would be better off without her? Why did she give up? This haunting, nonlinear novel pieces together the short and devastating life of Meridian High's most popular junior girl. Mass, acceleration, momentum, force-Liz didn't understand it in physics, and even as her Mercedes hurtles toward the tree, she doesn't understand it now. How do we impact one another? How do our actions reverberate? What does it mean to be a friend? To love someone? To be a daughter? Or a mother? Is life truly more than cause and effect? An Indies Introduce Title A Top Ten Indies Next Pick

When the Ku Klux Klans unwelcome reappearance rattles Stellas segregated southern town, bravery battles prejudice in this New York Times bestselling Depression-era novel that soars (The New York Times Book Review) that School Library Journal called storytelling at its finest in a starred review.Stella lives in the segregated Southin Bumblebee, North Carolina, to be exact about it. Some stores she can go into. Some stores she cant. Some folks are right pleasant. Others are a lot less so. To Stella, it sort of evens out, and heck, the Klan hasnt bothered them for years. But one late night, later than she should ever be up, much less wandering around outside, Stella and her little brother see something theyre never supposed to see, something that is the first flicker of change to come, unwelcome change by any stretch of the imagination. As Stellas communityher worldis upended, she decides to fight fire with fire. And she learns that ashes dont necessarily signify an end.

El pájaro de los mil cantos”. Premiado como el “Mejor Libro Interactivo”, trata el tema de la identidad y la importancia de ser uno mismo. “El pájaro de los mil cantos” reúne en un solo libro: una he