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Qui ha dit que la història és avorrida? La història pot ser divertida, colpidora, enginyosa, alliçonadora i xocant, i això es demostra fàcilment en les cinc rondalles que presenta aquest llibre, manl

Un submarí de la segona guerra mundial enfonsat prop de Mallorca amaga un secret.L''any 1944, en plena guerra mundial, un submarí de la marina alemanya solca el Mediterrani amb una missió secreta. Prop de Mallorca te un accident i s''enfonsa. En l''actualitat, quatre nois descobreixen per casualitat la pista del submari i es veuen involucrats en una aventura d''espionatge i misteri que el pas de setanta anys no ha refredat.

This Book Loves You is a collection of beautifully illustrated inspirational sayings by which you should live your life. If you follow each and every one, your life will become easier, more fabulous, more rewarding.Imagine what a chilled-out and wonderful human being people would think you were if you lived by the simple principle: ''You can never fail if you never try.'' Your wasted life would be an inspiration to others. Think of all the pointless, unhappy striving you could simply give up. Throw away that guitar! Give up on your dreams! Embrace your astounding mediocrity.This Book Loves You has something for everyone - or at least everyone willing to give up and stop caring. If all else fails, remember: ''Don''t be yourself. Be a pizza. Everyone loves pizza.''

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.

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.

L''Agnès descobreix inesperadament que els avantpassats del seu pare adoptiu van ser negrers que compraven esclaus a les costes africanes i els venien a l''Havana. I ella és negra i d''origen cubà. A

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.

Un verano más el equipo olímpico español se desplaza a las montañas noruegas durante un mes para seguir con el entrenamiento anual. Vanesa y Diana, dos de las jóvenes promesas invitadas, vivirán unas semanas terrorificamente inolvidables. Salirse de pista en su primera bajada y disfrutar de la nieve virgen en un paraje inigualable les traera graves consecuencias. Un camino sin aparente retorno y un secreto escondido bajo los hielos las unira para siempre...

Na colonia Seavia, situada nun dos outeiros da cidade de Santa Clara, morren cada ano máis de trinta mulleres, homes e nenos vítimas da violencia. Os seus habitantes están todos xordos, mudos e cegos, porque saben que as palabras poden matar. Todos agas o Chibo e os seus sicarios, que campan polo barrio como amos e señores de todos os que ali malviven. Rapaces como Efren, Marcelo e Alexandre, que acoden as aulas do mestre Abimael, mozas como Daiara que traballa de costureira nun pendello, mulleres como Maisa ou Dona Rosa, saben que o perigo axexa naquelas calellas labirinticas. Cando aparece Silencio, un guedellan que so fala coas mans e coa faciana, ninguen sabe que a sua presenza mudara a vida dun barrio sen soños nin esperanzas, onde ninguen cre nos milagres e cuxos habitantes non miraban adiante e tampouco querian mirar atras.

Este libro reúne cinco relatos sobre a fraxilidade humana, sobre a vulnerabilidade que padecemos todas as persoas. Suso, o protagonista do primeiro, «O ratiño negro», vive acurralado polo medo e non

La Hannah és una jove amish de Pennsilvània; viu en un entorn rural, aïllat i rígid, que encara avui segueix les normes i els codis del segle XVII. El mateix dia que fa 16 anys, es produeix un esdeve

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.

Un huracán devastador deja asolada la ciudad de Mainauni. Tres jóvenes de la calle, San, Ibo y Tayil, amigos desde la infancia, deciden aprovechar los días posteriores al desastre para saquear las casas abandonadas. San, el cabecilla, esta convencido del exito de su plan, y el sumiso Tayil lo secunda. Pero Ibo empieza a pensar que otra vida es posible para el. Su encuentro con Adamia supondra un punto de inflexion en su desarraigada existencia...Una historia de amistad y de amor en un entorno de marginacion y desesperanza donde la violencia tratara de imponer su ley.

A veces el futuro es una hoja en blanco lista para ser escrita.¿Qué pasaría si tu padre no fuera quien tú crees que es? Gerardo tiene dieciséis años. Es un chico independiente y creativo. Le encanta dibujar en su propio comic, escuchar musica en el iPod, salir con sus amigos o imaginar historias de amor con las chicas que mas le gustan. Pero no solo eso. Gerardo es hijo de un politico famoso de su ciudad y esta orgulloso de serlo. Los problemas empiezan cuando los medios de comunicacion implican a su padre en una turbia trama de corrupcion. ¿Que posibilidades tiene entonces Gerardo de encontrar la verdad? Ante el aparente derrumbe de su mundo, ¿hay otros mundos alternativos adonde ir?

Al acabar el curso, Yago, un profesor de Matemticas a punto de jubilarse, cumple con su promesa: lleva a su nieto, Nico, a realizar la ruta jacobea. Juntos emprendern un viaje en el que se mezclan cuestiones matemticas y enigmticos mensajes criptogrficos con la probable presencia de un terrorista al que solo ellos han descubierto. La peregrinacin siguiendo el Camino de Santiago sirve de marco para desarrollar este relato. En l se intercalan historias salpicadas de frmulas mgicas, sueos indescifrables, sombras inquietantes y simbologas llenas de intriga y misterio. Aventuras matemticas: mensajes ocultos en el Camino de Santiago pretende, en palabras de su autor, avivar la llama de la curiosidad y el ingenio; por ello, tras disfrutar de la aventura, propone a los lectores el reto de participar en un concurso en el que pueden conseguir un importante premio.

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.

Turn up the volume to eleven - it''s the second title in the explosive new series from international bestseller, Robert Muchamore!Jay, Summer, Dylan and their bands are headed for boot camp at uber-glamorous Rock War Manor. It''s going to be six weeks of mates, music and non-stop partying as they prepare for stardom.But the rock-star life of music festivals and glitzy premieres isn''t all it''s cracked up to be. Can the bands hold it together long enough to make it through the last stage of the competition, or will there be meltdown?

The biggest thing this year: a spectacular new series from number one international bestseller Robert Muchamore!Meet Jay. Summer. And Dylan.Jay plays guitar, writes songs and dreams of being a rock star. But his ambitions are stifled by seven siblings and a terrible drummer.Summer works hard at school, looks after her nan and has a one-in-a-million singing voice. But can her talent triumph over her nerves?Dylan is happiest lying on his bunk smoking, but his school rugby coach has other ideas, and Dylan reluctantly joins a band to avoid crunching tackles and icy mud.They''re about to enter the biggest battle of their lives. And there''s everything to play for.A spectacular start to the new series from Robert Muchamore, bestselling author of CHERUB - read on with Rock War: The Audition, a story especially written for World Book Day.

L''Eddie Smithee, un adolesdent de Beverly Hills, descobreix l''autèntic Marroc.Quan l''Eddie Smithee arriba al Marroc troba moltíssim a faltar la seva vida benestant i avorrida de Beverly Hills. Per

Un enigmático profesor, llamado Max Urkhaus, se dedica a experimentar con el pensamiento humano y con las claves ocultas del tiempo y la existencia. A través de su misteriosa y casi secreta Academia Itinerante, consigue aparecer y desaparecer en distintas ciudades y a lo largo de un dilatado numero de años, lo que le dota de una cierta aureola de inmortalidad. Consigue establecer una extraña relacion con tres jovenes prodigiosas, identicas en apariencia y con grandes habilidades en la danza y en la gimnasia ritmica. Y se propone hacer, con ayuda de ellas, una prueba de resultados muy inciertos, pero que puede ser de gran trascendencia en sus investigaciones.