Young Adult Fiction

IRA Notable Books for a Global Society selection

Hiding behind an armchair, five-year-old Emma does not witness the murder of her mother, but she hears everything. And when the assassins finally leave, the young Tutsi girl somehow manages to stumble away from the scene, motivated only by the memory of her mother's last words: "You must not die, Emma!"

Eventually Emma is taken in by an old Hutu woman who risks her own life to hide the child. Emma stays with the old woman and a quiet bond forms between the two, but long after the war ends, the young girl is still haunted by nightmares.

When the country establishes courts to allow victims to face their tormenters in their villages, Emma is uneasy and afraid. But through her growing friendship with a young torture victim and the gentle encouragement of an old man charged with helping child survivors, Emma finds the courage to return to the house where her mother was killed and begin the journey to healing.

Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award

Young Tommy and Baby Bridget, the girl with the trillium-shaped eyes, discover that living, healing and dying are not always what they seem. And they make that discovery with the help of a wonderful cast of characters, including Crazy Mickey, Frank and the Hummer.

Award-winning author Brian Doyle spent the summers of his boyhood in the Gatineau Hills, the setting for Up to Low.

A balm for adolescent anxiety, this inclusive collection offers sometimes imperfect but always frank short stories of first sexual experiences.

Although to be honest, there isn’t ever really a first time, is there? Rather there are many: first times with yourself. First times with another person. First times you look forward to. First times you wish you could forget. First times that are sexy as hell. First times that are definitely, definitely not.

First Times: Short Stories about Sex collects nine stories by nine different authors, writing from a vast range of perspectives, cultural backgrounds and sexual orientations — revealing how unreasonable it is to define ourselves by a single, overhyped moment. (What a relief!)

With stories by Laurence Beaudoin Masse, Edith Chouinard, Vanessa Duchel, Schelby Jean-Baptiste, Alexandra Larochelle, Jérémie Larouche, Nicolas Michon, Olivier Simard and Pierre-Yves Villeneuve; edited by Karine Glorieux and translated by Shelley Tanaka.

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In the sequel to the award-winning Boy O'Boy, it's spring in post-World War II Ottawa and Martin O'Boy has finally found a true home with Grampa Rip. Martin's also found a job, working for the Pure Spring soft drink company. Best of all, he's in love with beautiful Gerty McDowell.

But everything's not perfect. Martin lied to kindly Mr. Mirsky, Pure Spring's owner, to get the job. Grampa Rip's brain increasingly goes missing. There's that mysterious, yet oddly familiar, man in the park. There are also Martin's memories, the sudden appearance of famed Soviet defector Igor Gouzensko, and Martin's shady boss, Randy. And worst of all, Randy is robbing Gerty's grandfather, and he's forcing Martin to be his accomplice. Martin's happiness, sense of duty, and love for Gerty collide. Can he find his way through these dire developments?

Brian Doyle's fast-paced plot and vivid characterizations, along with the lively colloquial dialogue and period detail, create a rich historical portrait that confirms the author's place as a master storyteller.

Burl Crow hasn't had many breaks in his young life. His father is a manipulative lout with a dangerous temper; his mother, worn down by years of abuse, now resorts to her little helpers to get her through the days. Then he meets Nathaniel Orlando Gow, the Maestro, and in just one day, this eccentric genius changes Burl's life forever.

Hold Fast is the widely acclaimed story of a young boy's struggle to survive in a new environment and his fight against those who stand as threats to his pride in himself and his way of life.

Michael turned fourteen in May. By June, both his parents are dead, victims of a car crash. And for Michael, who has lived all his life in a small Newfoundland outport community, this means being suddenly uprooted and sent to live with relatives in St. Albert, a city hundreds of miles away.

Hold Fast is the story of Michael's struggle to survive in his new world. In vivid, honest prose, it depicts his fight against those who threaten him - the loud-mouthed Kentson who makes fun of the way he talks at school, and his uncle who tries to rule life at home with an iron hand. It is also the story of the friendship that develops between Michael and Curtis, his cousin, and of his new uncertain feelings for Brenda.

The book was written, Kevin Major says, “out of love for a way of life and a people. It is an appeal for us Newfoundlanders to be like certain of the species of seaweed that inhabit our shores, which, when faced with the threat of being destroyed by forces they cannot control, evolve an appendage to hold them to the rocks, a holdfast.”

A spellbinding story about chasing love, fighting family, losing friends and starting all over again, from the internationally acclaimed Lisa Moore.

Sixteen-year-old Flannery Malone has it bad. She’s been in love with Tyrone O’Rourke since the days she still believed in Santa Claus. But Tyrone has grown from a dorky kid into an outlaw graffiti artist, the rebel-with-a-cause of Flannery’s dreams, literally too cool for school.

Which is a problem, since he and Flannery are partners for the entrepreneurship class that she needs to graduate. And Tyrone’s vanishing act may have darker causes than she realizes.

Tyrone isn’t Flannery’s only problem. Her mother, Miranda, can’t pay the heating bills, let alone buy Flannery’s biology book. Her little brother, Felix, is careening out of control. And her best-friend-since-forever, Amber, has fallen for a guy who is making her forget all about the things she’s always cared most about — Flannery included — leading Amber down a dark and dangerous path of her own.

When Flannery decides to make a love potion for her entrepreneurship project, rumors that it actually works go viral, and she suddenly has a hot commodity on her hands. But a series of shattering events makes her realize that real-life love is far more potent — and potentially damaging — than any fairy-tale prescription.

Written in Lisa Moore’s exuberant and inimitable style, Flannery is by turns heartbreaking and hilarious, empowering and harrowing — often all on the same page. It is a novel whose spell no reader will be able to resist.

When one of the most famous paintings in the world is stolen, four young lives are changed, for four very different reasons.

The Guy decides to have a house party while his parents are out of town. The Girl is adjusting to life in a new country. The Artist has discovered that forgery is a lucrative business. And his Ex, mother of his baby, is just trying to make ends meet.

As Guy, a feckless high-school senior, plans the party of the year, Rafi worries about her mother, who is still grieving over the drowning death of Rafi’s little brother back in Bolivia and haunted by the specter of La Llorona, the weeping ghost who steals children.

Meanwhile, Rafi’s uncle is an art dealer involved in a scheme to steal one of the most famous paintings in the world, but he needs the forgery skills of Luke, a talented artist who has just split up with his girlfriend, Penny, who wants nothing more than to get him back to be a proper father to Joshie, the baby Rafi babysits.

Engaging, provocative, darkly humorous and fast-paced, with a shocking and near-tragic ending, when Rafi’s mother’s grief tips over into mental illness.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3

Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6

Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.

Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year, the Geoffrey Bilson Award, the Ruth Schwartz Award, and an ALA Notable Books List selection

Martin O'Boy's life is not easy. His beloved Granny has just died, his pregnant mother and father fight all the time and his twin, Phil, is completely incapacitated. Martin is the one his mother counts on.

But life in Ottawa's Lowertown is not all bad. He has his best friend, Billy Batson (a.k.a. Captain Marvel), the movies, his cat Cheap and there's the glamorous Buz from next door, who is off at the war.As the war comes to an end with the bombing of Hiroshima -- on Martin's birthday -- Ottawa is in a state of turmoil. Returning soldiers, parties, fights and drunks fill the streets.

It would all be very exciting, except for one thing. In their endless pursuit of more funds Martin and Billy have joined the church choir -- as summer boys. And the organist, Mr. T.D.S. George, is awfully fond of Martin. But Martin, despite his hardships, has a pure soul and his Granny's love, Billy's friendship, Buz's imminent return, and even his mother's reliance on him, which help him to deliver a kind of justice to Mr. George, and to heal himself and others.

At fifteen, Tamara has survived the foster-care system through brains, will and attitude. Now there's high school to get through, along with her teacher's latest community project -- volunteering at the local seniors' home. Tamara doubts she can endure either the residents or the smells.

Then she's assigned to Jean Barclay, a cranky, wealthy and frail former schoolteacher. As the two size one another up, they realize each is the key to achieving their own very different goals. Miss Barclay wants to attend an opera in Seattle -- a trip doctors insist she's too weak to undertake. Tamara wants to enroll in modeling school in Vancouver -- an expense she can't begin to afford. They plan the road trip of a lifetime -- but can these two bossy, manipulative women keep from throttling each other before their goals are realized?

What if your country is involved in an unjust war, and you’ve lost trust in your own government?

It's 1968, and the Vietnam War has brought new urgency to the life of Billie Taylor, a seventeen-year-old aspiring photojournalist. Billie is no stranger to risky situations, but when she attends a student protest at Columbia University with her college boyfriend, and the US is caught up in violent political upheaval, her mother decides to move the two of them to Canada. Furious at being dragged away from her beloved New York City to live in a backwater called Toronto, Billie doesn’t take her exile lightly. As her mother opens their home to draft evaders and deserters, Billie’s activism grows in new ways. She discovers an underground network of political protesters and like minds in a radical group based in Rochdale College, the world’s first “free” university. And the stakes rise when she is exposed to horrific images from Vietnam of the victims of Agent Orange – a chemical being secretly manufactured in a small town just north of Toronto.

Suddenly she has to ask herself some hard questions. How far will she go to be part of a revolution? Is violence ever justified? Or does standing back just make you part of the problem?

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A New York Times Book Review choice as one of the 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2008.

Skim is Kimberly Keiko Cameron, a not-slim, would-be Wiccan goth stuck in a private girls' school in Toronto. When a classmate's boyfriend kills himself because he was rumoured to be gay, the school goes into mourning overdrive, each clique trying to find something to hold on to and something to believe in. It's a weird time to fall in love, but that's high school, and that's what happens to Skim when she starts to meet in secret with her neo-hippie English teacher, Ms. Archer. But when Ms. Archer abruptly leaves, Skim struggles to cope with her confusion and isolation, armed with her trusty journal and a desire to shed old friendships while cautiously approaching new ones.

Depression, love, sexual identity, crushes, manipulative peers --teen life in all its dramatic complexities is explored in this touching, pitch-perfect, literary graphic masterpiece. Cousins Mariko and Jillian Tamaki collaborate brilliantly in this poignant glimpse into the heartache of being sixteen.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7

Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3

Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6

Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.

Fans of Rainbow Rowell and Casey McQuiston will fall for this story of tabletop gaming, romance and epic campaigns — both in game and IRL.

IRL, Darcy has just moved to the small prairie town of Unity Creek with her two moms. It feels like she left everything good behind in the city. She misses her tabletop gaming friends and her boyfriend — and is horrified by the homophobia her family faces in their new home. Then she meets kind, quiet Art, who invites her to join his Dungeons & Dragons game.

Art is mostly happy fading into the background at school and only really coming alive during his friends’ weekly D&D game — until meeting Darcy pulls his life off-course in wonderful and alarming ways. Suddenly he has something worth fighting for. But what if that something puts him in conflict with his father, an influential and conservative figure in their town? Can Art stand up against his father’s efforts to prevent Darcy and her friends from starting a queer-straight alliance at school?

Meanwhile, in game, Darcy’s and Art’s D&D characters join forces to fight corruption as they grow closer in the homebrew world of Durgeon’s Keep — as fantasy and reality collide.

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Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award for Children, the Society of School Librarians International Best Book Award and a Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor Book

Ever since she was a little girl, Amani has wanted to be a shepherd, just like her beloved grandfather, Sido. For generations her family has grazed sheep above the olive groves of the family homestead near Hebron, and she has been steeped in Sido’s stories, especially one about a secret meadow called the Firdoos, where the grass is lush and the sheep grow fat, and about the wolf that once showed him the path there.

But now Amani’s family home is being threatened by encroaching Jewish settlements. As she struggles to find increasingly rare grazing land for her starving sheep, her uncle and brother are tempted to take a more militant stance against the settlers. Then she accidentally meets Jonathan, an American boy visiting his settler father.

Away from the pressures of their families, the two young people discover Sido’s secret meadow, the domain of a lone wolf. And Amani learns that she must share the meadow, and even her sheep, with the wolf, if she is going to continue to use it.

A high-adrenaline story of what it really means to man up. 

Seventeen-year-old Ren Adams feels lucky to be living with his brother, Levi, and Levi’s girlfriend, Ellie — a welcome escape from his mother and her fundamentalist husband. Ren finally feels able to breathe, even if Levi and Ellie insist on trying to RENovate him, make him push his limits, live up to his potential — “man up” … whatever that means.

Ren does his best to keep up — until Levi is killed in an avalanche on one of their follow-the-leader dares. Overcome with grief, Ren feels unmoored, while Ellie embraces new risks and adventures, and tries to pull Ren into her orbit. He cannot resist her wattage, and when she comes to his bed one night, he stops trying.

The next morning, Ellie has disappeared. Ren throws himself into full Ren-to-the-rescue mode — out of love, brotherly loyalty, guilt or grief? He doesn’t quite know. His search is by turns enlightening and reckless, as he discovers that there is no map for becoming a man. 

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Audrey O'Hearn has crafted an unforgettable story about a teenager becoming a man in this book for young adults.

Matt's girlfriend is having his baby and plans to give it up for adoption. And that seems like the best thing for everyone. Matt has dropped out of school, and he can't seem to find a job. His mom has moved to California, and his friends seem to have forgotten all about him. But then Luke is born, and Matt sees his newborn son, and suddenly things are very different…

Hannah Montana meets Heartstopper in this story of a teen pop star on the run from fame who finds family, love and gender euphoria when they become entangled with a local band.

Seventeen-year-old pop sensation Sasha may be famous, but they’ve always kept a layer of anonymity by covering their face to perform. Facing pressure to unmask in public, Sasha runs away to a nowhere midwestern city, planning to finish senior year and come out as nonbinary away from the limelight. But their plan falters from the moment they meet Wavelength, an alt-rock band, and their lead singer.

Lillian is struggling to keep the band together, caught in a mess of lyrics, late-night texts and ill-conceived love notes. She’s torn between feelings for her ex-girlfriend (and ex-bandmember) and her new infatuation with Sasha. Maybe this stranger is the new singer and the new love she’s looking for — even though Sasha’s stories don’t seem to quite add up.

If a whisper of Sasha’s fame gets out, their new life is over. Sasha’s manager is tracking them down, Wavelength is on the rise, and everyone’s hearts are in the mosh pit. Turn off the houselights. The band’s counting in.

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A bitterly jealous brother, a samurai who makes the ultimate sacrifice, a cold-hearted husband, a monk who mistakes desire for piety, a fraudulent merchant who meets his match in a supernatural river otter — the motives underlying these traditional Japanese folktale characters are explored with haunting results.

Prompted by the sometimes illogical and perplexing actions of folktale characters (Why doesn’t the wolf kill Little Red Riding Hood right away?), master storyteller Rui Umezawa revisits eight popular Japanese folktales, delving beneath their sometimes baffling plot lines to highlight the psychological motivations behind the characters’ actions.

In “Betrayal,” a treacherous husband poisons his wife so he can marry another woman. In “Paradise,” a young man saves the life of a sea turtle, who takes him to a luxurious underwater palace, where his every whim is fulfilled. A brother in “Rage” is consumed by jealousy when his brother’s dog digs up a cache of gold. In “Honor,” a samurai kills himself to keep a promise made to his blood brother.

Tales of addiction, bravery, sex, greed, abuse and control — these stories take their inspiration from the great Japanese storytelling traditions, as well as from Noh and Kabuki. Sometimes laced with ironic humor, sometimes truly horrifying, these stories of the strange and supernatural will appeal to readers of all ages, but they particularly speak to teenagers.

Evocative and haunting illustrations by the stunningly talented Mikiko Fujita add to the eerie beauty of this collection. A detailed afterword outlines the author’s storytelling approach and provides source material for each tale.

A year after her mother's death, sixteen-year-old Sidonie still spends sleepless nights playing cards with her cat, Bogie. During the day she lies around and reads under the nose of her nineteen-year-old sister, Roberta, who angrily scrubs floors that are already clean and cooks meals that are inedible. Their father, a doctor, comes home when he is too exhausted to remain at work. Only the jazz piano-playing of Roberta's new boyfriend, Phil, brings some relief to the long hot summer.

Then Kieran, an angry sixteen-year-old stranger, comes to their lakeside community. Sidonie discovers that he isn't easy to ignore, and in the weeks that follow, her growing attraction to him is accompanied by more frequent, powerful memories of her mother.

Finalist for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award

Orphaned and plagued with the grief of losing everyone he loves, fifteen-year-old Abdul has made a long, fraught journey from his war-torn home in Baghdad, only to end up in The Jungle -- the squalid, makeshift migrant community in Calais.

When an altercation at the soup kitchen ends up with him accidently stabbing a policeman, Abdul has to flee, and in desperation he takes a spot in a small boat heading to England. A sudden skirmish leaves the boat stalled in the middle of the Channel, the pilot dead, and four young people remaining -- Abdul; Rosalia, a Romani girl who has escaped from the white slave trade; Cheslav, gone AWOL from a Russian military school; and Jonah, the boat pilot's ten-year-old nephew.

The four of them end up hijacking a yacht and, despite their fear and mistrust, they form a kind of makeshift family. And as the authorities close in on them, they find refuge in an unusual place -- a child's secret cave on the English coast.

In the chaos of disaster, finding other people may bring salvation or a new set of dangers where menace, death, friendship, and love are found in the surprising fissures of a drowning world. 

18-year-old Jack wakes from a blackout to find an apocalyptic landscape, the earth split open and a violent flood engulfing the farming valley where he lives. Orphaned and homeless, Jack begins searching for signs of life. But someone, or something, is stalking him. Through flooded farmlands and mountain terrain, survival rests on a razor-thin edge, the loss or discovery of food and tools the difference between life and death. Jack struggles through a transformed world and into a new life, haunted by the demons and scars of the old.

Set in the near future, Ship in the Sky is a coming-of-age literary work of fiction. Cormac McCarthy's The Road for young adults.

“Rivka Galchen delivers joy and cleverness reminiscent of The Phantom Tollbooth, Alice in Wonderland, and Hayao Miyazaki movies” (NPR, Best Books of 2019) in Rat Rule 79, a brain-twisting adventure story about friendship, growing up, and peanut-butter-pickle sandwiches.

Fred and her math-teacher mom are always on the move, and Fred is getting sick of it. She’s about to have yet another birthday in a new place without friends. On the eve of turning thirteen, Fred sees something strange in the living room: her mother, dressed for a party, standing in front of an enormous paper lantern—which she steps into and disappears.

Fred follows her and finds herself in the Land of Impossibility—a loopily illogical place where time has been outlawed by a mad Rat Queen, along with birthday parties and, most cruelly, peanut butter. Fred meets Downer, a downcast white elephant, and Gogo, a pugnacious mongoose mother of seventeen, who help her in her quest to find her mom. Together they must brave dungeons, Insult Fish, a Know-It-Owl, Fearsome Ferlings, and ultimately the Rat Queen herself—and solve an ageless riddle to escape certain doom.

Gorgeously illustrated and reminiscent of The Phantom Tollbooth and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Rivka Galchen’s Rat Rule 79 is an instant classic for curious readers of all ages.

«La inmortalidad no es un derecho, es un privilegio».

Solo soy una chica… pero resulta que también soy Hércules.

Estoy luchando por sobrevivir en un mundo habitado por titanes y controlado por espartanos, los seres inmortales que han guiado a la humanidad por siglos. Tras haber quedado huérfana, me he concentrado en ocultar mis cicatrices y enfocarme en mis clases. Cuando, de pronto, algo ocurre…

De forma inesperada, se descubre que soy parte de la élite. Soy una de ellos. Una espartana.

Entonces me obligan a asistir a la Academia de Guerra Espartana, donde debo enfrentarme a las pruebas que demostrarán que soy digna de ser inmortal. Nada imposible de lograr para alguien como yo, pero antes tengo que superar dos grandes problemas: mis aterradores mentores son Aquiles y Patroclo, y mis profesores son Caronte, el guía del inframundo, y Augusto, el hijo del dios de la guerra. Por si fuera poco, creo que estoy perdiendo la cordura.

Mis enemigos me tienen rodeada. Su odio, su obsesión por mí y su oscura necesidad de controlarme están asfixiándome. Lástima por ellos, pues no tienen idea de con quién se están metiendo.

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“Immortality is not a right, it is a privilege.”

I’m just a girl… but it turns out I’m also Hercules.

I’m fighting to survive in a world inhabited by titans and ruled by Spartans—the immortal beings who have guided humanity for centuries. After being orphaned, I’ve focused on hiding my scars and concentrating on my studies. Then, suddenly, something happens…

Unexpectedly, it’s revealed that I’m part of the elite. I’m one of them. A Spartan.

Now, I’m forced to attend the Spartan War Academy, where I must face the trials that will prove I’m worthy of immortality. Nothing impossible for someone like me, but first, I have to overcome two major obstacles: my terrifying mentors are Achilles and Patroclus, and my instructors are Charon, the guide of the underworld, and Augustus, the son of the god of war. As if that weren’t enough, I think I’m losing my sanity.

My enemies have me surrounded. Their hatred, their obsession with me, and their dark need to control me are suffocating. Too bad for them—they have no idea who they’re dealing with.

Edición ampliada y revisada. Una nueva Arlette, un nuevo final y mucha más acción.

El destino de Arlette Cavalli, la hija de una princesa de la Bratva y un cassetto de la Cosa Nostra, estuvo decidido desde antes de nacer: casarse con Vicenzo Abrosetti, la persona que más odia, y continuar el linaje de su familia. Sin embargo, por más que intente encajar en el papel de hija obediente, Arlette se rehúsa a ser una simple espectadora. Algo en su interior le susurra que podría llevar las riendas del negocio mejor que cualquiera de los hombres que dominan el submundo de Chicago. Pero también sabe que solo con ayuda de Vicenzo, quien también la desprecia, logrará abrir su propio camino.

Advertencia: esta no es una historia de amor común y corriente. Es un enemies to enemies repleto de tensión y misterio, protagonizado por dos demonios que habitan el infierno que ellos mismos crearon. En este primer libro de Mafia Cavalli, la autora nos arrastra con su estilo hipnótico a un mundo lleno de traiciones y manipulaciones, donde la violencia es protagonista y las relaciones se construyen en medio del caos.

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Expanded and revised edition. A new Arlette, a new ending, and much more action.

The fate of Arlette Cavalli, the daughter of a Bratva princess and a cassetto of the Cosa Nostra, was decided before she was even born: to marry Vicenzo Abrosetti, the person she hates most, and continue her family’s lineage. However, no matter how much she tries to fit the role of an obedient daughter, Arlette refuses to be just a spectator. Something inside her whispers that she could run the business better than any of the men who dominate Chicago’s underworld. But she also knows that only with Vicenzo’s help—who despises her just as much— will she be able to forge her own path.

Warning: This is not a typical love story. It’s an enemies to enemies tale filled with tension and mystery, starring two demons who live in the hell they created themselves. In this first book of Mafia Cavalli, the author pulls us in with her hypnotic style into a world full of betrayals and manipulations, where violence takes center stage and relationships are built amidst chaos.

BIENVENIDOS AL COLEGIO EVERFALL,
donde la magia es un don… o una maldición.

Zoey King siempre había creído que su destino estaba escrito: con una madre célebre por sus habilidades curativas, estaba segura de que heredaría el mismo poder. Pero, a los diecisiete años, su vida da un giro inesperado cuando tiene una visión aterradora: la muerte inminente de un compañero de clase. Zoey no es una sanadora. Es una Banshee.

Su nueva realidad la obliga a aceptar como tutor a Dae Park, un misterioso estudiante que debe ayudarla a controlar su recién despertado don, pese a que su presencia la llena de inquietud por razones que van más allá de la magia.

Sin embargo, la tragedia que vio no deja en paz a Zoey. Así, descubrirá que Everfall está lleno de secretos oscuros y que algunos compañeros ocultan verdades más peligrosas de lo que jamás habría imaginado. Después de todo, en Everfall la magia no solo salva vidas. También puede quitarlas.

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WELCOME TO EVERFALL ACADEMY,
where magic is a gift… or a curse.

Zoey King always believed her fate was set in stone: with a mother renowned for her healing abilities, she was sure she’d inherit the same power. But at seventeen, her life takes an unexpected turn when she has a terrifying vision—the imminent death of a classmate. Zoey is not a healer. She is a Banshee.

Her new reality forces her to accept Dae Park, a mysterious student, as her mentor, tasked with helping her control her newly awakened gift—even though his presence unsettles her for reasons beyond magic.

However, the tragedy Zoey foresaw refuses to leave her alone. Soon, she discovers that Everfall is full of dark secrets and that some classmates are hiding truths far more dangerous than she ever imagined. After all, at Everfall, magic doesn’t just save lives. It can take them, too.

Una edición ficcionada y dirigida al público juvenil de La bailarina de Auschwitz, las inspiradoras memorias de la doctora Edith Eger, superviviente de Auschwitz, que han vendido más de tres millones de ejemplares.

En 1943, Edie, una joven bailarina húngara, es deportada junto con su familia a Auschwitz. A pesar de los horrores del campo de exterminio, logra sobrevivir gracias a su determinación y al apoyo de su hermana. De regreso a casa, la protagonista percibe su supervivencia más como una carga que como un regalo, hasta que descubre que, si bien no puede cambiar el pasado, sí tiene el poder de decidir cómo vivir su futuro. Esta historia inolvidable enseñará a las nuevas generaciones que siempre es posible encontrar esperanza en los momentos más oscuros de nuestras vidas.

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A fictionalized edition aimed at the young readers of The Choice, the inspiring memoirs of Dr. Edith Eger, a survivor of Auschwitz, with over three million copies sold.

In 1943, Edie, a young Hungarian dancer, is deported along with her family to Auschwitz. Despite the horrors of the extermination camp, she manages to survive thanks to her determination and the support of her sister. Upon returning home, she sees her survival more as a burden than a gift—until she realizes that, while she cannot change the past, she does have the power to decide how to live her future. This unforgettable story will teach new generations that hope can always be found, even in the darkest moments of our lives.

Una ninfa acuática, un cazador de espíritus y un apuesto mortal. Un amor que podría condenar a los tres.

Gisela se transformó en una ninfa acuática cuando se ahogó trágicamente en un río mientras paseaba. Ahora, sueña con volver a la vida para reencontrarse con su hermano y su padre, con quienes no ha vuelto a tener contacto desde su accidente. Para lograrlo, tan solo necesita el beso sincero de un mortal. ¿Quién estaría dispuesto a besar a un espectro y, más aún, a enamorarse de él?

Kazik es un taciturno y entrometido cazador de espíritus que está decidido a librar al mundo de criaturas como Gisela. Cuando por fin está a punto de atraparla, sus poderes fallan vergonzosamente y no logra su objetivo. Ambos deciden hacer un trato: ella promete no contarles a otros seres que su magia se está desvaneciendo, si él acepta ayudarla a conseguir el beso del único mortal que cree que sería capaz de amarla.

Kazik acepta el acuerdo sin saber que se trata de Aleksey, un apuesto joven de quien él ha estado enamorado en secreto durante varios años. Así, poco a poco, comienza a surgir un vínculo inesperado entre los tres, una conexión capaz de alterar sus destinos para siempre.

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A water nymph, a spirit hunter, and a charming mortal. A love that could doom them all.

Gisela became a water nymph after tragically drowning in a river while on a stroll. Now, she dreams of returning to life to reunite with her brother and father, whom she hasn’t seen since the accident. To make it happen, she just needs a mortal’s sincere kiss. But who would be willing to kiss a ghost—and even more, fall in love with one?

Kazik is a brooding and meddlesome spirit hunter who is determined to rid the world of creatures like Gisela. Just when he’s about to capture her, his powers fail miserably, and he loses his chance. The two strike a deal: she promises not to reveal that his magic is fading if he agrees to help her get the kiss from the one mortal she believes could truly love her.

Kazik accepts without knowing that she’s talking about Aleksey, a handsome young man whom he has secretly loved for years. As time passes, an unexpected bond begins to form between the three—a connection strong enough to change their destinies forever.

Cuando la libertad es el destino, la música es la mejor compañera de viaje.

Agosto de 1969

Sybile espera que su novio regrese de Vietnam para casarse con él, Gabriel tiene un trabajo de verano mientras espera su llamada a filas, y Sky se ha fugado de casa.

Son tres desconocidos cuyas vidas se entrecruzan de tal modo en el festival de Woodstock que ya nada volverá a ser igual para ellos.

Octubre de 2002

Dustin, director de cine, quiere llevar a la gran pantalla la historia de «La chica de Woodstock». Participar en un proyecto así es un sueño para su amiga Lennon. Sin embargo, aceptar significa también reencontrarse con Erick, el compositor de la banda sonora, la persona que juró no volver a ver jamás.

Son tres amigos cuyas vidas vuelven a coincidir para descubrir secretos inesperados tras esta historia que cambiará sus vidas para siempre.

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When freedom is the destination, music is the best travel companion.

August 1969

Sybile is waiting for her boyfriend to return from Vietnam so they can get married, Gabriel has a summer job while awaiting his draft notice, and Sky has run away from home.

They are three strangers whose lives intertwine in such a way at the Woodstock festival that nothing will ever be the same for them.

October 2002

Dustin, a film director, wants to bring the story of "The Girl from Woodstock" to the big screen. Being part of such a project is a dream for his friend Lennon. However, accepting means facing Erick again, the composer of the soundtrack—the person she swore never to see again.

They are three friends whose lives cross paths once more to uncover unexpected secrets behind a story that will change their lives forever.

Inspired by historical Florence, Italy, and based on legends of the Renaissance-era Medici family, The Seller of Secrets is a YA romantasy novel with a sensory and elemental–based magic system.

On the mystical island of Bardia, Bell Asbury’s sister is dying. A girl with an extraordinary but volatile gift for fusing magical elixirs, Bell was eleven when she accidentally struck her sister, Roza, with a magic that left her with an incurable illness. Six years later, she overhears her sister’s fiancé buying illicit ingredients for a brainwashing elixir. Alarmed and infuriated, Bell tries to end the engagement, but Roza's fiancé is from a noble house, the sisters’ father is in debt, and their mother is eager to have a connection to a powerful family.

Desperate to find a cure for Roza’s disease and an antidote to the brainwashing elixir, Bell uncovers a tangled web of secrets that leads to a man called the Seller of Secrets and his plot to use the brainwashing elixir to force the entire island to obey him. Bell alone can create an antidote, but her experiments risk the sanity of those she loves.

Rian, an infuriatingly handsome spy, offers to help her defeat the Seller of Secrets. Although she knows Rian is a master of deception, Bell can’t stop herself from falling for him. But with so many things changing in her life, Bell doesn’t know who she can trust and who is working to control her gift.

¿Qué harías si tu relación tuviese fecha de caducidad?

Basada en la historia real de Charlie y Nerea, esta novela es un canto a la vida y al amor.

Lola, una adolescente en su último año de preparatoria, está llena de inquietudes sobre su futuro y no sabe qué hacer con su vida. Aunque tiene muchas ganas de conquistar el mundo, también está repleta de inseguridades que la mantienen atada a su zona de confort.

Nico, por su parte, vive cada día como si fuera el último, disfrutando intensamente del presente porque su futuro es incierto.

Sin esperarlo, los caminos de Nico y Lola se cruzan e, inmediatamente, se convierten el uno para el otro en «la persona perfecta en el momento perfecto». Nadie dijo que sería una relación fácil, pero juntos aprenderán a vivir un carpe diem real.

Cuando el cielo se vuelva amarillo es una auténtica lección de vida que te hará comprender el verdadero significado del amor, algo muy simple en esencia, pero que el ser humano tiende a complicar innecesariamente.

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What would you do if your relationship had an expiration date?

Based on the true story of Charlie and Nerea, this novel is a tribute to life and love.

Lola, a teenager in her final year of high school, is full of questions about her future and unsure of what to do with her life. She dreams of conquering the world but is also weighed down by insecurities that keep her in her comfort zone.

Nico, on the other hand, lives each day as if it were his last, embracing the present with intensity because his future is uncertain.

Unexpectedly, their paths cross, and in an instant, they become “the perfect person at the perfect time” for one another. No one said it would be easy, but together, they will learn to truly live by carpe diem.

Cuando el cielo se vuelva amarillo (When the Sky Turns Yellow) is a profound life lesson that will help you understand the true meaning of love—something inherently simple, yet so often needlessly complicated by human nature.

Un grupo de niños excepcionales tratan de salvar un mundo victoriano al borde del colapso. ¿Lo conseguirán? Continúa la historia de J.M. Miro, Monstruos Ordinarios.

Agrigento, Sicilia, 1883. Debido a la destrucción del orsine, el Instituto Cairndale yace en ruinas y Marlowe ha desaparecido. La única esperanza de Charlie y los Talentos para encontrar a su amigo reside en un segundo orsine escondido desde tiempos inmemoriales y que podría, incluso, no existir.

Cuando se descubre un cuerpo en los escombros de Cairndale que está envuelto en polvo corrupto, los Talentos se dan cuenta de que hay más en juego de lo que temían. Ha surgido un nuevo drughr, una feroz criatura de sombras con cuernos, aparentemente capaz de moverse en nuestro mundo a voluntad, y no está sola.

Una figura malévola, conocida como la Abadesa, desea el polvo para sus propios fines. Además, en las profundidades del mundo de los muertos, se agita un mal terrible, un mal que el polvo podría revivir o destruir para siempre.

Así, el oscuro viaje iniciado en Monstruos ordinarios continúa por el siniestro submundo de los marginados de Londres, por los misterios de una villa soleada en la Sicilia del siglo XIX, y por las profundas y peligrosas catacumbas de París. Los Talentos deberán unir fuerzas y dominar sus habilidades para enfrentarse a brujas de hueso y glíficos de lodo si quieren tener alguna esperanza de salir con vida y salvar a su amigo perdido.

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A group of exceptional children tries to save a Victorian world on the brink of collapse. Will they succeed? The story of J.M. Miro’s Ordinary Monsters continues.

Agrigento, Sicily, 1883. Following the destruction of the Orsine, the Cairndale Institute lies in ruins, and Marlowe has vanished. The only hope Charlie and the Talents have of finding their friend rests on a second Orsine, hidden for ages—if it even exists.

When a body is discovered in the rubble of Cairndale, wrapped in corrupted dust, the Talents realize there is more at stake than they feared. A new drughr has emerged—a fierce, horned shadow creature that seems capable of moving freely through the world—and it is not alone.

A malevolent figure known as the Abbess seeks the dust for her own purposes. Meanwhile, in the depths of the world of the dead, a terrible evil stirs—one the dust could either awaken or destroy forever.

Thus, the dark journey that began in Ordinary Monsters continues through London’s grim underworld of outcasts, the mysteries of a sunlit Sicilian villa, and the deep, treacherous catacombs of Paris. The Talents must join forces and master their abilities to face bone witches and mud glyphs if they have any hope of surviving—and saving their lost friend.

La esperada secuela de La casa en el mar más azul

Arthur Parnassus es feliz con la vida que construyó sobre las cenizas de su pasado. Es el director de un orfanato en una peculiar y remota isla, y está acompañado por el amor de su vida, Linus Baker, que solía ser un funcionario del Departamento Encargado de los Jóvenes Mágicos. Juntos quieren adoptar a los seis huérfanos mágicos y peligrosos que viven allí. El trabajo es arduo, pero ama a estos niños con todo su corazón, y no va a permitir que sientan el dolor y la soledad que él sufrió viviendo de pequeño en esa misma isla.

Sin embargo, cuando es convocado para dar una declaración pública sobre su pasado, Arthur se verá en el ojo de un huracán que amenaza con destruir el futuro de todos los seres mágicos… y de su familia.

La llegada al orfanato de un nuevo niño mágico, orgulloso de identificarse como monstruo, provocará que Arthur se percate de que su familia se enfrenta a un momento crucial: o bien crecerá gracias a su presencia, o se desmoronará por completo.

BIENVENIDOS OTRA VEZ A LA ISLA MARSYAS. ESTA ES LA HISTORIA DE ARTHUR.

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The highly anticipated sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea

Arthur Parnassus is content with the life he has built upon the ashes of his past. As the director of an orphanage on a peculiar and remote island, he is surrounded by the love of his life, Linus Baker—a former official of the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. Together, they hope to adopt the six magical and dangerous children who call the island home. The task is challenging, but Arthur loves these children with all his heart and will do everything in his power to ensure they never endure the pain and loneliness he experienced growing up on the same island.

However, when he is summoned to give a public statement about his past, Arthur finds himself at the center of a storm that threatens to destroy the future of all magical beings—and his family.

The arrival of a new magical child, proud to identify as a monster, forces Arthur to realize that his family is at a crucial turning point: either it will grow stronger with this new presence, or it will collapse entirely.

Traicionará sus sentidos, superará sus pesadillas, la mayoría morirá.

Kiara Frey es una joven aldeana de un reino donde una maldición ha impedido que los habitantes vean la luz del sol desde hace cincuenta años. Su vida cambia de un día para otro cuando los Caballeros de la Estrella Eterna se presentan a reclutar a los jóvenes más capaces para luchar contra los peligros que habitan en la oscuridad. Aunque el llamado es solo para hombres, Kiara destaca al usar sus habilidades de combate para defender a su hermano de las burlas de unos muchachos. Es así como termina en las filas del despiadado comandante, Jude Maddox.

Jude, también conocido como la Mano de la Muerte, tiene un doloroso pasado que lo convirtió en un hombre frío, duro e inalcanzable. A pesar de esta fachada, Kiara logra ver su verdadero ser permitiendo que nazca entre ellos una innegable atracción que será tan peligrosa como las sombras mismas.

Para acabar con la maldición y devolver la luz al mundo, los Caballeros deberán internarse en lo más oscuro de la región.

La mayoría de ellos morirá.

La oscuridad traicionará sus sentidos.

Las tinieblas superarán sus pesadillas.

La única forma de luchar contra la oscuridad es convertirse en ella.

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It will betray their senses, surpass their nightmares, most will die.

Kiara Frey is a young villager in a kingdom where a curse has prevented the inhabitants from seeing the sunlight for fifty years. Her life changes overnight when the Knights of the Eternal Star arrive to recruit the most capable young people to fight against the dangers lurking in the darkness. Although the call is only for men, Kiara stands out by using her combat skills to defend her brother from the taunts of some boys. This is how she ends up in the ranks of the ruthless commander, Jude Maddox.

Jude, also known as the Hand of Death, has a painful past that turned him into a cold, hard, and unreachable man. Despite this facade, Kiara manages to see his true self, allowing an undeniable attraction to grow between them, one as dangerous as the shadows themselves.

To break the curse and bring light back to the world, the Knights must venture into the darkest parts of the region.

Most of them will die.

The darkness will betray their senses.

The shadows will surpass their nightmares.

The only way to fight the darkness is to become it.

Continúa la serie llena de fantasía, peligros, amor y traiciones.

Era plenamente consciente de que no podría pagar nunca el préstamo que pedí para poder salvar a mi tía enferma, pero aun así debía hacerlo. Para devolver mi deuda fui vendida como esclava, pero se me envió a la corte del Rey Elfo y me convertí en su ayudante.

El Rey Elfo esrico, extremadamente guapo y brillante, por lo que encontrar a alguien para que se case con él no debería ser complicado. El único problema es que rechaza a todas las candidatas, lo cual dificulta mi trabajo como su asistente.

Cuando me propone unmatrimonio falso para quitarse al consejo de encima, no puedo negarme: con una guerra cerniéndose sobre el reino, y tras descubrir minaturaleza mágica, es miúnica esperanza de sobrevivir.

Formar un matrimonio de conveniencia con el Rey Elfo para conseguir protección no debería ser un mal plan… siempre y cuando no me enamore de él.

Un amor tan inevitable y hechizante como peligroso.

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The series full of fantasy, danger, love, and betrayal continues.

I was fully aware that I could never repay the loan I took to save my sick aunt, but I had to do it anyway. To repay my debt, I was sold into slavery, but I was sent to the court of the Elven King and became his assistant.

The Elven King is wealthy, extremely handsome, and brilliant, so finding someone to marry him shouldn't be difficult. The only problem is that he rejects all the candidates, which makes my job as his assistant challenging.

When he proposes a fake marriage to get the council off his back, I can't refuse: with a war looming over the kingdom, and after discovering my magical nature, it is my only hope of survival.

Forming a marriage of convenience with the Elven King to gain protection shouldn't be a bad plan… as long as I don't fall in love with him.

A love as inevitable and enchanting as it is dangerous.

Bewitched retellings of classic fairy-tales with brave and resilient heroines.

A multi-award winning collection of twelve dark, feminist retellings of traditional fairytales from one of Ireland’s leading writers for young people. In the tradition of Angela Carter, stories such as Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin are given a witchy makeover.

Siete desconocidos.
Una nave espacial.
Y todo el universo buscándolos.

El sol se está muriendo y, con él, todos los planetas de la galaxia. La única esperanza de sobrevivir se esconde en una estación espacial y en el artefacto alienígena que contiene. Por eso es realmente terrible cuando, por culpa de un idiota que no quiere que se salve el universo, la estación estalla contigo adentro.

Y como tus únicas opciones son arder en llamas o huir en un trozo de basura espacial voladora, eliges lo segundo. Incluso si eso implica encerrar juntos a siete desconocidos con secretos mortales: una princesa, una prisionera en fuga, un estafador, un guerrero, una sacerdotisa, un mercenario y yo mismo, el imbécil a cargo de todos nosotros.

Ahora todas las facciones de la galaxia persiguen nuestra nave —desde la Hermandad hasta la Corporación— y parece que los rebeldes también se han unido a la fiesta. Solo tenemos que dejar de beber, pelear y acostarnos entre nosotros el tiempo suficiente para librarnos de ellos y salvar el maldito universo. Porque, aparentemente, lo único que se interpone entre un sol moribundo y la salvación final son siete inadaptados... o siete héroes.

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Seven strangers.
One spaceship.
And the entire universe hunting them down.

The sun is dying, and with it, every planet in the galaxy. The only hope for survival lies within a space station—and the alien artifact it holds. So, it’s truly unfortunate when, thanks to some idiot who doesn’t want to save the universe, the station explodes… with you inside.

And since your only choices are burning alive or escaping on a flying piece of space junk, you go with the second option. Even if it means being trapped with seven strangers harboring deadly secrets: a princess, a fugitive, a con artist, a warrior, a priestess, a mercenary, and me—the fool in charge of all of us.

Now every faction in the galaxy is after our ship—from the Brotherhood to the Corporation—and it seems the rebels have joined the chase too. We just have to stop drinking, fighting, and hooking up long enough to shake them off and save the damn universe. Because apparently, the only thing standing between a dying sun and salvation is seven misfits… or seven heroes.

This pacy urban thriller is the US debut for an award-winning Irish author.

Joey’s stepdad, Vinnie, ran away from Dublin over a year ago. Now he’s back, and everyone wants to know if he’s still a wolf.

Joey wants to believe Vinnie has given up his dodgy ways and returned to be near his family. But he’s in no hurry to meet him. With his girlfriend going to Trinity College and his new start living with his aunt, Joey is trying to move on.

But fate doesn’t sit on a fence and Joey will have to confront his own painful past and the role his stepdad played in it.

This book was written to represent homeschoolers and the lesser known sport of campdrafting, as

well as to encourage teenagers who feel insecure socially that it is worth making the effort to break

out of their comfort zone. It provides an authentic look at a homeschooled male teen who needs to

learn to challenge himself, in sports, in life, and in his social skills.

Nick is a fifteen-year-old boy whose best friend is his little sister, and tends to be a bit of a loner.

While Nick is the older brother Nick finds that his little sister does better in the sport of campdrafting

than he does. He tends to get nervous, makes hasty decisions and stuffs up. He feels awkward around

the other competitors. But Nick decides to join a local swim squad, he wants to challenge himself to

make some friends. Along the way he discovers he’s a competitive breaststroker, and works out how

to fit in with a mixed group of teens, growing more independent in the process. The other 4 teens have

a variety of personalities - a super friendly guy, super self-confident guy, and two girls, one who

becomes very interested in campdrafting and later asks Nick for riding lessons. He becomes good

friends with one of the guys and goes to his place to ride motorbikes. The new mates come to see him

compete at a campdraft. He is more relaxed with the other competitors this time, and is more

successful in the competition.

This book is unlike most others on the market, and will appeal because of its unique nature. Many

teens may have wondered about homeschooling. Campdrafting is a unique Australian sport that many

may not have heard of. Actual homeschoolers will feel validated to see themselves represented

positively in literature.

Through the eyes of her protagonist, Hazel Hawthorne, Faith Shearin shows us how one family can endure danger, illness, separation, and grief, using folklore as both escape and salvation. 

My Sister Lives in the Sea weaves together folklore and life on a barrier island; the Hawthorne family fights through divorce and loss as Bigfoot lurks nearby. 

Poised with regal grace and pristine wealth, Angelette Arabella is the dutiful daughter of Valerius Arabella, a dictator who rules with an iron fist. 

When she stumbles upon a series of long-buried secrets that threaten to dismantle their carefully crafted lives, she faces a harrowing choice: expose the truth and risk everything or remain silent and let the lies continue. As tensions rise and loyalties shift, she must decide who to trust in a game where betrayal lurks around every corner.

Will Angelette have the courage to face the darkness, or will her fear silence her forever?

Uncover the Truth Behind the Dream

When 17-year-old Lexi Carvalho is abruptly taken from her small-town existence, she awakens to a startling reality: Earth was destroyed centuries ago, and her previous life was merely a simulated reality. As one of 700,000 "Iron Dreamers," Lexi's mission is to address the immense challenges that humanity faces aboard a vast space station. Recruited by the enigmatic Artemis to apprehend a saboteur threatening humanity's remnants, Lexi confronts her deepest fears and questions the nature of her existence in this dystopian science fiction tale.

Entrapped in a simulation. Selected for a perilous mission. As Lexi's world unravels, she navigates a crumbling reality where illusions and truth intertwine. The boundary between simulation and actuality blurs as she discovers that the technology meant to safeguard life might also dominate it. Each step brings her closer to a revelation that could either rescue humanity or lead to its demise. This young adult dystopian novel is ideal for fans seeking YA sci-fi books about simulated realities and narratives featuring strong female leads in sci-fi.

The fate of humanity hinges on a perilous secret. Artemis offers Lexi a chance for answers—but at a significant cost. In a world where reality is fabricated, whom can she trust? Lexi's journey through layers of deceit challenges her to outsmart formidable adversaries and uncover her true purpose. Readers will be captivated by this science fiction adventure that delves into women in sci-fi, blending dystopian thrillers with strong female characters.

Inside, you'll discover:

• A thrilling blend of dystopian fiction and sci-fi intrigue.
• A strong female protagonist navigating a mind-bending reality.
• A captivating mystery that questions the nature of existence.

When reality is a lie, what is the truth?

If you liked Red Rising, Scythe, or books on simulation theory, you’ll love The Iron Dreamers.

Ella es un ratón de biblioteca y él, un jugador de basquetbol.

Kendall Holiday pasa la noche de los viernes leyendo novelas románticas subidas de tono mientras trabaja en la biblioteca de su universidad. Tal vez debería salir con sus amigos y emborracharse todos los fines de semana, pero le gusta pasar tiempo a solas. O eso se dice a sí misma, perdida entre las historias de amor de personajes ficticios.

Todo cambia cuando Vincent Knight, el capitán del equipo de basquetbol, aparece lesionado, de mal humor y con la urgente necesidad de que le recomienden poesía para una asignatura que odia. Vincent es alto, gracioso y desafía a Kendall como nadie lo ha hecho antes. Ahora es ella la que se encuentra dentro de su propia novela romántica, pero en la vida real se necesita mucho más que clichés para obtener un final feliz.

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She's a bookworm, and he's a basketball player.

Kendall Holiday spends her Friday nights reading steamy romance novels while working at her university library. Maybe she should go out with her friends and party every weekend, but she enjoys spending time alone—or so she tells herself, lost in the love stories of fictional characters.

Everything changes when Vincent Knight, the captain of the basketball team, shows up injured, grumpy, and urgently needing poetry recommendations for a class he despises. Vincent is tall, funny, and challenges Kendall like no one ever has before. Now, she finds herself living her very own romance novel, but in real life, it takes much more than clichés to achieve a happy ending.

El autor bestseller del New York Times, TJ Klune, nos invita a adentrarse en el corazón de un bosque peculiar y a emprender el extraordinario viaje de una familia formada por piezas de repuesto.

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"Un encantador cuento de Pinocho en el fin de los tiempos." —P. Djèlí Clark

Tres robots viven en una diminuta y peculiar casa entre las ramas de una arboleda: una máquina enfermera un poco sádica, una pequeña aspiradora desesperada por amor y atención, y Giovanni Lawson, un androide inventor. Pero también vive con ellos un humano: Victor Lawson, hijo de Gio. Refugiados y a salvo en el bosque, los cuatro forman una extraña familia.

Pero todo cambia el día en que Vic rescata y repara a un androide llamado Hap, quien resulta compartir un oscuro secreto con Giovanni: un pasado dedicado a cazar humanos.

Sin ser consciente de ello, Hap alerta sobre su paradero a los robots de aquella vida anterior, y la familia deja de estar oculta y a salvo. Gio es capturado y, con el fin de impedir que lo desmantelen, o peor, que lo reprogramen, el resto emprenderá un viaje para rescatarlo a través de un mundo despiadado.

En medio de sentimientos encontrados de traición y afecto por Hap, Vic debe tomar una difícil decisión: ¿es capaz de aceptar un amor con ataduras?

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A NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY TIMESAND INDIE BESTSELLER!

New York Timesbestselling author TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts.

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“An enchanting tale of Pinocchio in the end times.” —P. Djèlí Clark

In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots—fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention. Victor Lawson, a human, lives there too. They’re a family, hidden and safe.

The day Vic salvages and repairs an unfamiliar android labeled “HAP,” he learns of a shared dark past between Hap and Gio–a past spent hunting humans.

When Hap unwittingly alerts robots from Gio’s former life to their whereabouts, the family is no longer hidden and safe. Gio is captured and taken back to his old laboratory in the City of Electric Dreams. So together, the rest of Vic’s assembled family must journey across an unforgiving and otherworldly country to rescue Gio from decommission, or worse, reprogramming.

Along the way to save Gio, amid conflicted feelings of betrayal and affection for Hap, Vic must decide for himself: Can he accept love with strings attached?

Inspired by Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio, and like Swiss Family Robinson meets Wall-E, In the Lives of Puppets is a masterful stand-alone fantasy adventure from the beloved author who brought you The House in the Cerulean Sea and Under the Whispering Door.

“An epic quest of rescue and discovery [with] the author’s trademark charm, heart, and bittersweetness.” —Library Journal, starred review

Praise for TJ Klune’s previous work: "Like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket." —V.E. SCHWAB • “Very close to perfect.” —SEANAN McGUIRE • “Utterly absorbing.” —GAIL CARRIGER • "It will renew your faith in humanity.” —TERRY BROOKS • “It healed me.” —CASSANDRA KHAW • “Compassionate.” —RYKA AOKI

La saga juvenil de Mario Mendoza ha vuelto, ahora con una nueva edición y una página WEB que enriquece toda la aventura.

A Felipe le gusta leer y escribir, es curioso y tiene una gran imaginación. Por eso se siente solo, porque nadie, ni siquiera sus padres, lo entienden.

Después de la muerte de su abuela, es contactado por Max, una extraña entidad que le anuncia una misión: debe darle un mensaje al mundo. Felipe duda de su realidad, jamás se había sentido tan confundido. Entonces, el azar lo lleva al jardín surrealista de Edward James, en México, donde un chamán le informa que la sensibilidad es su mejor arma y que el planeta entero es acechado por fuerzas malignas.

Así, Felipe descubre cuál es el mensaje que debe dar: la humanidad está bajo ataque desde hace siglos y el golpe final está a punto de ocurrir.

Este es solo el inicio de una gran aventura que lo llevará por toda Latinoamérica y míticas ciudades subterráneas.

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Mario Mendoza's youth saga has returned, now with a new edition and a website that enriches the entire adventure.

Felipe likes to read and write, he is curious and has a great imagination. That's why he feels lonely because no one, not even his parents, understands him.

After the death of his grandmother, he is contacted by Max, a strange entity that announces a mission to him: he must deliver a message to the world. Felipe doubts his reality, he had never felt so confused. Then, chance takes him to Edward James's surrealist garden in Mexico, where a shaman informs him that sensitivity is his best weapon and that the entire planet is being besieged by malevolent forces.

Thus, Felipe discovers the message he must give: humanity has been under attack for centuries, and the final blow is about to occur.

This is just the beginning of a great adventure that will take him throughout Latin America and mythical underground cities.

La primera novela de Zafón: misterio, nostalgia y una historia que atrapa a lectores de todas las edades.

«Aquel día, sin saberlo, mientras contemplaba a su familia deambular arriba y abajo con las maletas y sostenía el reloj que le había regalado su padre, Max dejó para siempre de ser un niño».

El nuevo hogar de los Carver está rodeado de misterio. En él aún se respira el espíritu de Jacob, el hijo de los antiguos propietarios, que murió ahogado. Las extrañas circunstancias de esa muerte sólo se empiezan a aclarar con la aparición de un diabólico personaje: el Príncipe de la Niebla, capaz de conceder cualquier deseo a una persona a un alto precio…

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Zafón's first novel: mystery, nostalgia, and a story that captivates readers of all ages.

The Carvers have just moved to the coast in a bid to escape their war-torn city, and their new home is filled with mystery.

Descubre el origen de Asesinato para principiantes.

Pippa no está de humor para la fiesta temática de su amigo. Especialmente porque involucra disfrazarse de los años 20, un misterioso asesinato y pretender que su ciudad, Little Kilton, es una isla. Pero cuando comienza el juego, Pip se ve fascinada por el mundo imaginario de intriga, mentiras y asesinatos.

Mientras hace de detective, intentando descubrir la identidad del culpable pista por pista, el asesinato del ficticio Reginald Remy no es el único caso que tiene en mente...

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Discover the origin of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.

Pippa isn’t in the mood for her friend’s themed party—especially since it involves dressing up in 1920s fashion, solving a mysterious murder, and pretending that their town, Little Kilton, is an island. But once the game begins, Pip becomes captivated by the imaginary world of intrigue, deception, and crime.

As she takes on the role of detective, trying to uncover the culprit clue by clue, the fictional murder of Reginald Remy isn’t the only case on her mind…

“In this fun fantasy novel, a girl explores her sense of identity and purpose in a world where toys come alive.” —Foreword Reviews

In Lies of a Toymaker, a retelling of the classic Pinocchio, Paige, a queer teen and wooden toymaker’s daughter, is slowly turning into wood, and must cross the demonic Land of Toys to stop the evil Deathsprites before they destroy her world.

Award-winning author Kelly Jacobson (Tink and Wendy, Robin and Her Misfits) delivers her latest fairytale retelling in this reimagining of the fairytale classic Pinocchio.

Paige (a queer 18-year-old girl) is a wooden toymaker’s daughter dragged from state to state as her mother, Petta Vitaly, hawks her creations from their caravan. When they finally return to Petta’s hometown, Paige discovers Toy Palace, her family’s animatronic toy business, but she keeps the discovery from her mother—only to find that she has begun to turn into a wooden marionette.

Paige breaks into Toy Palace and discovers a captive fairy in one of the upper rooms of Toy Palace, Prince Alexio, who shows her that an entire realm, the Land of Toys, has been destroyed by fairies called the Deathsprites—and that her family has been using Prince Alexio’s powers to help the evil fairies gain power through the animatronic toys they have been selling for the last eighteen years.

Paige runs away from Toy Palace and the captive prince, only to have her mother rescue him instead. He finds Paige and sneaks her into the Land of Toys, where the Deathsprites have been turning sweet toys into terrible monsters determined to kill everything in their path. With the help of the talking cricket and Paige’s newfound strength as a marionette, the two must cross the realm of piled toy parts and frightful creations to stop the Deathsprites from making a portal to Earth that will bring destruction on that planet, too.

Lies of a Toymaker is a queer feminist YA retelling of the classic that reexamines what it means to “lie” for the benefit of others, and how the lines between truth and fiction are not always as clear as they seem. The book is told from several different perspectives, but follows Paige’s journey most centrally. Many classics from the original story make an appearance, such as the whale, the talking cricket, the fox and the cat, and the Fairy with Azure Hair.

Calcuta, 1932: El corazón de las tinieblas…

Un tren en llamas atraviesa la ciudad. Un espectro de fuego siembra el terror en las sombras de la noche. Pero eso no es más que el principio. En la víspera de cumplir dieciséis años, Ben, Sheere y sus amigos deberán enfrentarse al más terrible y mortífero enigma de la historia de la ciudad de los palacios.

«No volví a Calcuta después de aquel año, pero siempre fui fiel a la promesa que todos hicimos en silencio bajo la lluvia blanca a orillas del río Hooghly: no olvidar jamás lo que habíamos presenciado».

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Calcutta, 1932. A flame-engulfed train arrives in the city. A fire spirit sows terror within the shadows of the night. And that is only the beginning. About to turn sixteen, Ben, Sheere, and their friends from the Chowbar Society must confront the most terrifying enigma in the history of the City of Palaces.

Only its inhabitants know that the city’s true history was written in invisible pages now possessed by its spirits and their muted curses.

Kell es uno de los últimos magos viajeros con una extraña habilidad para viajar entre universos paralelos conectados por una ciudad mágica. Existe un Londres Gris, sin magia y con un rey loco: el rey George III. Un Londres Rojo, donde se honra la vida y la magia y donde Kell creció junto a Rhy Maresh, heredera de un imperio esplendoroso. Un Londres Blanco, donde la lucha por controlar la magia dejó una ciudad en ruinas. Y mucho tiempo atrás, había un Londres Negro. Pero ya nadie habla de eso. 
Oficialmente, Kell es el viajero Rojo, embajador del imperio de Maresh y responsable de circular la correspondencia entre los nobles de cada Londres. Extraoficialmente, es un contrabandista, al servicio de quienes estén dispuestos a pagar por objetos de mundos que jamás se verán. Se trata de un pasatiempo con consecuencias mortales, que ahora sufre en primera persona. 
En viaje, Kell se topa con Delilah Bard, una ladrona con aspiraciones idealistas. Ella le roba, lo salva de un enemigo letal y finalmente lo obliga a llevarla a otro mundo en busca de aventuras. 
Una magia peligrosa emerge y la traición acecha en cada rincón. Para mantener a todos los mundos a salvo, tendrán primero que pelear por seguir con vida. 

ELLA ES SU ELEGIDA.
ES SU DESTINO.
TAMBIÉN SERÁ SU MUERTE.

Los vampiros han gobernado a la humanidad durante siglos, pero una rebelión clandestina pretende cambiar el rumbo de la historia. Florence forma parte de la resistencia en Londres y lleva toda la vida preparándose para la misión que le han encomendado: infiltrarse en el Corazón Carmesí, el palacio real, y asesinar al rey vampiro. Cada solsticio de invierno, el rey selecciona a una nueva novia de sangre de la que alimentarse. Y este año Florence es una de las candidatas. Debe conseguir que él la elija, la desee y confíe en ella para lograr su objetivo… SI SU CORAZÓN NO LA TRAICIONA ANTES.

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SHE IS HIS CHOSEN ONE.
SHE IS HIS DESTINY.
SHE WILL ALSO BE HIS DEATH.

Vampires have ruled over humanity for centuries, but an underground rebellion seeks to change the course of history. Florence is part of the resistance in London and has spent her entire life preparing for her mission: infiltrating the Crimson Heart, the royal palace, and assassinating the vampire king. Every winter solstice, the king selects a new blood bride to feed on. And this year, Florence is one of the candidates. She must ensure that he chooses her, desires her, and trusts her to achieve her goal… IF HER HEART DOESN’T BETRAY HER FIRST.

¿Y si aquello que queremos nunca es lo que necesitamos? La novela más romántica de la primavera.

Todo el mundo tiene deseos de cosas imposibles o, al menos, improbables. El de Víctor es encontrar su lugar en el mundo, recorrer países conociendo ciudades, chicas, y, sobre todo, a sí mismo. El de Álex es besar a su mejor amigo.

Víctor y Álex son mejores amigos, siempre han estado juntos y no sabrán cómo enfrentarse a ciertas cosas cuando sus caminos se tengan que separar, porque van a tener que hacerlo.

Lo que descubrirán es que, cuando perdemos aquello que llevamos persiguiendo tanto tiempo, otras cosas aparecen, florecen, renacen y puede que constituyan la respuesta que tanto anhelamos. Pero ambos saben que, con una sola llamada en el momento indicado, con un solo "te quiero," aquello que creían olvidado puede tomar una nueva fuerza y sus secretos podrán salir a la luz.

Y es que los primeros amores, cuando no llegan a materializarse, son aún más difíciles de olvidar.

Una historia fresca, desinhibida, que, entre lo que encontramos y lo que perdemos, nos habla de lo que todos perseguimos.

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What if what we want is never what we truly need? The most romantic novel of the spring.

Everyone has dreams of impossible—or at least improbable—things. Victor's dream is to find his place in the world, traveling to different countries, discovering cities, meeting girls, and, most importantly, finding himself. Alex's dream is to kiss his best friend.

Victor and Alex are best friends; they've always been inseparable, and they won't know how to cope when their paths are forced to diverge—because they will have to.

What they will discover is that, when we lose what we've been chasing for so long, other things emerge, bloom, and may even become the answers we've longed for. But they also know that, with one call at the right moment, with a single "I love you," what they thought was forgotten could regain its strength, and their secrets could come to light.

First loves, when they never materialize, are even harder to forget.

A fresh, uninhibited story that speaks to us about what we all pursue, between what we find and what we lose.

Luka recurre a la música para comprender sus pensamientos.
Nora la utiliza para huir de ellos.

Ambos están decididos a ignorar lo que ocurrió entre ellos aquella noche. Mientras Luka trata de reconducir su vida, ahora que al fin salió de ese agujero que lo consumió el año pasado, Nora sigue con lo que mejor se le da: mentir. Ha hecho creer a sus padres que tiene un trabajo, un novio y una vida perfectos, como su excelentísima hermana Margot.

Cuando, por caprichos del destino, Nora y Luka se ven obligados a convivir, el pasado sigue lastimándolos. No se llevan bien, pero pronto descubren que los dos se necesitan mutuamente, así que llegan a un acuerdo: Luka ayudará a Nora a mantener la farsa con su familia a cambio de que, cuando llegue el momento, ella le devuelva el favor. Total, fingir una relación tampoco tiene que ser tan difícil, ¿no?

Siendo tan diferentes, ¿quién iba a decir que tendrían tantas cosas en común?

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Luka turns to music to make sense of his thoughts.
Nora uses it to escape them.

Both are determined to ignore what happened between them that night. While Luka is trying to rebuild his life—finally free from the darkness that consumed him last year—Nora continues doing what she does best: lying. She has convinced her parents that she has a job, a boyfriend, and a perfect life—just like her ever-so-exemplary sister, Margot.

When fate forces Nora and Luka to live together, their past still haunts them. They don’t get along, but soon they realize they need each other, so they strike a deal: Luka will help Nora maintain her façade with her family, in exchange for her returning the favor when the time comes. After all, pretending to be in a relationship can't be that hard… right?

They’re complete opposites, so who would have guessed they had so much in common?

Un reino lleno de secretos.
Un palacio cimentado en mentiras.
Solo ella podrá evitar que la maldición acabe con todo.

Cerise Solon nunca ha cumplido con las expectativas, ¿cómo podría hacerlo si es una vidente incapaz de presagiar el futuro? No tiene sentido que la eligieran como la responsable de romper la maldición que amenaza con acabar con el último miembro de la familia real.

El joven rey Kian es un enigma tan oscuro como la maldición que lo consume: durante el día, su arrogancia y su magnetismo son imposibles de ignorar, pero en la noche, se desvanece entre las sombras. Sus ojos grises y su mordaz forma de hablar toman por sorpresa a Cerise, quien jamás había pensado que alguien aceleraría su corazón y la sonrojaría de esa manera. Sin embargo, Kian es un riesgo que no puede permitirse; su deber con el reino está primero, especialmente porque el rey, en su próximo cumpleaños, se perderá para siempre en la oscuridad de la noche.

Kian tiene el tiempo contado y Cerise, quien toda su vida pensó que no era especial, pronto descubrirá que la única oportunidad de salvarlo depende de ella y del gran secreto que le han ocultado desde que nació. ¿Podrá romper la maldición o se convertirá en la perdición del hombre al que ama y del reino entero?

DÉJATE SEDUCIR POR KIAN MORTARA, REY DE DÍA… Y SOMBRA DE NOCHE.

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A kingdom full of secrets.
A palace built on lies.
Only she can stop the curse from destroying everything.

Cerise Solon has never lived up to expectations—how could she, when she’s a seer who cannot predict the future? It makes no sense that she was chosen to break the curse threatening to wipe out the last member of the royal family.

Young King Kian is as much an enigma as the dark curse that consumes him. By day, his arrogance and magnetism are impossible to ignore; by night, he vanishes into the shadows. His piercing gray eyes and sharp tongue take Cerise by surprise—she never imagined someone could make her heart race and cheeks flush like this. But Kian is a risk she cannot afford. Her duty to the kingdom comes first, especially since on his next birthday, the king will be lost forever to the night’s darkness.

Kian’s time is running out, and Cerise—who has spent her whole life believing she was nothing special—will soon realize that the only chance of saving him depends on her… and the great secret that has been hidden from her since birth. Can she break the curse, or will she doom the man she loves—and the entire kingdom?

Let yourself be drawn in by Kian Mortara, king by day… shadow by night.

Una historia tan dulce y cálida... como el pan que se hornea.

«Inocente, sin complicaciones e irresistible. La historia se hornea a la perfección: un crush que se convierte en enamoramiento, y más tarde en un gran amor, que tiene como escenario una panadería con hornos calientes, estantes abarrotados y deliciosos postres griegos». — Los Angeles Review of Books

Ari terminó la preparatoria y está listo para comenzar su vida: mudarse a la gran ciudad, triunfar con su banda ultra cool y, sobre todo, dejar la panadería familiar, si logra convencer a su papá.

Cuando era niño disfrutaba trabajar ahí, pero ahora no se imagina pasar el resto de sus días amasando y horneando, pues lo que quiere es tener historias que contar.

Mientras entrevista a candidatos para reemplazarlo, conoce a Héctor, un chico lindo que ama la panadería tanto como él quiere escapar de ella. Ari y Héctor tienen una química inexplicable que los acerca más y más con cada receta que comparten y con cada charola de pan que sale del horno. El amor está listo para florecer… si es que Ari no lo arruina antes.

Kevin Panetta y Savanna Ganucheau han creado la receta perfecta para una novela gráfica: el primer amor, postres deliciosos, decisiones equivocadas, pero también con lo maravilloso que es encontrar a las personas con quienes crecer se vuelve una aventura increíble.

A story as warm and sweet… as freshly baked bread.

"Innocent, uncomplicated, and irresistible. The story is baked to perfection: a crush that turns into infatuation, and later into a great love, set in a bakery with warm ovens, packed shelves, and delicious Greek pastries." — Los Angeles Review of Books

Ari has graduated high school and is ready to start his life—move to the big city, make it big with his ultra-cool band, and most of all, leave the family bakery behind, if he can convince his dad.

As a child, he loved working there, but now he can’t imagine spending the rest of his life kneading and baking. What he really wants is to have stories to tell.

While interviewing candidates to replace him, he meets Héctor, a charming guy who loves the bakery as much as Ari wants to escape from it. Ari and Héctor have an inexplicable chemistry, bringing them closer with every recipe they share and every tray of bread fresh out of the oven. Love is ready to rise… if Ari doesn’t mess it up first.

Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau have created the perfect recipe for a graphic novel: first love, delicious pastries, wrong decisions—but also the wonder of finding the right people, the ones who turn growing up into an incredible adventure.

Una novela de fantasía y romance, llena de magia y aventuras.

A sus 18 años, a Ziva le gusta más el metal que las personas. Pasa los días encerrada en su forja, a salvo de la sociedad y de la ansiedad que le causa, utilizando su don mágico para crear armas únicas imbuidas de poder.

Pero pronto recibe un encargo de una poderosa señora de la guerra y el resultado es una espada capaz de robar los secretos de sus víctimas. Una espada con el poder de derrocar reinos. Cuando Ziva descubre que la señora de la guerra quiere utilizarla para esclavizar el mundo entero, huye junto a su hermana.

Acompañadas por un mercenario absurdamente guapo y por un académico con un extenso conocimiento de la magia, Ziva y su hermana se embarcan en una misión para mantener a salvo la espada hasta que encuentren a alguien digno de blandirla o una forma de destruirla.

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In Blade of Secrets, a romantic YA fantasy adventure from the author of Daughter of the Pirate King, a teenage blacksmith with social anxiety is forced to go on the run to protect the world from the most powerful magical sword she's ever made.

Eighteen-year-old Ziva prefers metal to people. She spends her days tucked away in her forge, safe from society and the anxiety it causes her, using her magical gift to craft unique weapons imbued with power.

Then Ziva receives a commission from a powerful warlord, and the result is a sword capable of stealing its victims' secrets. A sword that can cut far deeper than the length of its blade. A sword with the strength to topple kingdoms. When Ziva learns of the warlord’s intentions to use the weapon to enslave all the world under her rule, she takes her sister and flees.

Joined by a distractingly handsome mercenary and a young scholar with extensive knowledge of the world’s known magics, Ziva and her sister set out on a quest to keep the sword safe until they can find a worthy wielder or a way to destroy it entirely.

¿Y si Sally descubriera la aldea navideña?

Sally ama su tenebroso hogar en la aldea de Halloween, sin embargo, desea algo más. Está rodeada de cosas aterradoras, y al mismo tiempo su vida en las sombras es tan... solitaria. Encerrada en el laboratorio de su creador, el Dr. Finkelstein, se siente inquieta y limitada a ser una simple ayudante. Y aunque el doctor conoce su potencial, no hará nada por ella. 

Una noche en la que se escabulle al cementerio, se encuentra a Jack, el Rey Calabaza, quien tiene sus propias dudas sobre la vida en la aldea de Halloween. Decicida a hallar una solución para ambos, Sally persigue una visión que podría ser la clave para cambiar sus destinos. Así, descubre una tierra extraña llena de color, cubierta de nieve, donde los habitantes rebosan de alegría. ¿Puede ser esto lo que tanto anhelan Jack y ella?

Mientras más tiempo pasa allí, Sally sospecha que la felicidad de la aldea navideña no es tan genuina como parecía. ¿Qué significa en realidad estar en la lista de los que se portan mal? ¿Qué esconden los bastones de caramelo? ¿Podrá Sally rescatar lo mejor de ambas aldeas antes de que sea tarde?

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“What if Sally discovered Christmas Town instead of Jack?”

Sally has mostly loved her creepy hometown of Halloween Town. But lately, she can't help but want something more. In a place full of the frightening, you'd think living in the shadows wouldn't feel so . . . isolating. She knows she could do so much more if she wasn't always stuck in the lab of her creator, Dr. Finkelstein. Soon Sally is surprised to learn that the Pumpkin King, Jack, is longing for a change of his own. Determined to find a solution for them both, Sally follows a vision that could be the key to changing their fates.

But the more time Sally spends in the strange, jolly land of Christmas Town, the more suspicious she grows of the seemingly idyllic winter wonderland. What is lurking behind those dancing sugar plums? And what exactly does it mean to be put on the Naughty List? Will Sally be able to save the best of both towns—before it's too late?

La versión íntegra de Mujercitas. Uno de los libros más populares e influyentes de la tradición literaria norteamericana.

«Yo intentaré ser lo que él llama una "mujercita", y procuraré no ser tan tosca e indomable y cumpliré con mis obligaciones en casa en lugar de querer estar siempre en otra parte» —explicó Jo, convencida de que dominar su temperamento era una misión mucho más ardua que la de mantener a raya a unos cuantos rebeldes sureños.

Gracias a la edición de Austral, el lector puede acercarse a las aventuras de las cuatro hermanas March a través de la traducción de Gloria Méndez, que recupera el texto de la primera edición de la obra, publicada entre 1868 y 1869, y mantiene intactos el vigor y la contundencia de la novela de Louisa May Alcott.

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The complete edition of Little Women. One of the most popular and influential books in American literary tradition.

"I will try to be what he calls a 'little woman,' and strive not to be so rough and untamed, and fulfill my duties at home instead of always wanting to be somewhere else," Jo explained, convinced that mastering her temper was a much harder mission than keeping a few Southern rebels in check.

Thanks to Austral's edition, readers can immerse themselves in the adventures of the four March sisters through Gloria Méndez’s translation, which restores the text of the first edition of the work, originally published between 1868 and 1869, preserving the strength and impact of Louisa May Alcott's novel.

A bear and her cub, a strange silver ring, and an ancestor from long ago… Join Damon as he unravels these mysteries through a vision quest in this graphic novel for young adults.

For Damon Quinn, things have started to look up. He’s graduated high school, saved enough money to buy his first car, his old bully has kind of become a friend, and he and Journey are growing closer. Ready for adventure, Damon, his mom Marnie, and Journey take a road trip out to Kehewin Cree Nation to attend a Sweat Ceremony and a Powwow, as well as reconnect with family.A

When Marnie learns of Damon's plan to meet up with his estranged father, the news sends shockwaves through the group. But Damon isn’t the only one keeping secrets. As Damon stumbles into a vision quest, he’ll discover more than he bargained for about his own history and the history his mother would prefer he never found out.

«La vida era mucho más sencilla entonces, ¿recuerdas? ¿Qué digo? Seguro que no. Empiezo a pensar que sólo soy yo, pobre tonto, el que todavía vive del recuerdo de todos y cada uno de aquellos días de 1937, cuando aún estabas aquí, a mi lado...».

Un misterioso fabricante de juguetes que vive recluido en una gigantesca mansión poblada de seres mecánicos y sombras del pasado... Un enigma en torno a las extrañas luces que brillan entre la niebla que rodea el islote del faro. Una criatura de pesadilla que se oculta en lo más profundo del bosque... Estos y otros elementos tejen la trama de misterio que unirá a Irene e Ismael para siempre durante un mágico verano en Bahía Azul. Un misterio que los llevará a vivir la más emocionante aventura en un laberíntico mundo de luces y sombras.

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A mysterious toy maker recluse in his gigantic mansion—a home filled with mechanical beings and the shadows of the past. An enigma surrounds the strange lights shining amidst the fog of a lighthouse. A nightmarish creature hides in the depths of the forest. Irene and Ismael will forever be united during a seemingly magical summer in Blue Bay.

Scorpions Ascent is an action-packed young adult novel that blends Iron Age archaeology with the thrill of Indiana Jones adventure.

Tzakhi dreads being apprenticed to the smelting fires of King Solomon’s mines, but when his father is kidnapped, he has the opportunity to rescue him and demonstrate that he already has a different set of skills. 

Tzakhi’s father Nachshon is steward over the mines of the Arava, and Tzakhi’s older half brothers serve the fires. Tzakhi loves working with the animals of the caravansary at Tamar and learning desert craft from Captain Avi-dan, commander of the Tamar fortress. Tzakhi visits Scorpions’ Ascent, where he’d seen his older brother Salmah draw in a pack of wolves with his flute. He, too, draws in the pack with his shofar—a song his mother sang of an epic journey and wolves.

When his father is kidnapped for his metallurgical skill by Hadad, Tzakhi tracks the kidnappers. A Torah teacher known only as the Levite gives Tzakhi a sword and a blessing that the ancient hornet of Moses go before him.

Tzakhi finds the raiders’ camp at the suspected Mt. Sinai. Can Tzakhi use desert craft and the lessons he learned from Avi-dan and the Levite to cut them down?

Scorpions Ascent takes a thriller turn, showing readers how the imagination and faith of the young can carve out solutions.

Nestled in the shadow of the majestic Drakensberg Mountains lies Woodwright Manor, a magnificent family estate. Yet beneath Woodwright’s faded grandeur, mystery—and danger—lurks.

When sixteen-year-old Peter Brewer’s unconventional great-aunt Patricia—one of the last heirs to the once-wealthy Woodwright family—passes away at the age of 105, Peter’s family travels to Patricia’s mansion for her funeral. Thrown into the hothouse of old feuds and eccentric characters, Peter finds himself drawn into the web of family secrets surrounding Patricia’s inheritance. Rumors swirl of a hidden fortune, and Peter’s curiosity grows with each obscure conversation he overhears. When Peter and his new friend Larissa find Patricia’s cryptic love letters to a young man, written decades before, they set out to uncover the hidden truths about Patricia's legacy—and how her secrets may still haunt the Woodwright family. 

Falling for Larissa, Peter can't help wondering if he is doomed to torpedo this relationship because of his own foibles. As Peter is pulled deeper into Patricia’s long-buried past, he starts to realize that others at the funeral might have their own hidden agendas ... and seeking to uncover the truth may put him and Larissa in danger of getting in their way.

Mason O’Connor’s suspenseful Manor of Buried Secrets is a gripping journey of mystery, friendship, passion, and the search for buried treasure.

A young girl must battle an evil force threatening the planet Althea’s healing powers while fighting for her own life.

A bubbly eighth grader’s life is transformed when she receives a diagnosis of leukemia. Something about Liv Silverstein’s illness makes the typical treatments ineffective, and her doctors recommend an unorthodox path forward. The only way to save Liv’s life is to transport her to the planet of healing, Althea. Desperate, Liv’s parents agree and Liv is whisked off by flying horses to a planet they never knew existed.

At first, Althea seems to be the realization of Liv’s childhood fantasies. Gifted with a wisecracking cat named Monticelli, Liv makes friends with mermaids and a half-elf boy, Caleb. When a mermaid becomes ill, Altheans realize their planet is suffering. A destructive purple mist washes over the land, polluting the water. Butterflies and plants are dying, and without its plants, Althea cannot heal the mermaid—or Liv.

Under the guidance of a wise elder named Dara, a reluctant Liv sets out to defend Althea, with the help of Monticelli and Caleb. After a challenging journey, they meet Emelina, a young girl possessed by the spirit of the evil Hadeon. Increasingly weakened by her untreated condition, Liv’s stamina threatens to expose the group to Emelina/Hadeon’s powers.

How will the trio, led by the fearless yet ailing Liv, survive this journey, defeat Hadeon, save Althea, and save Liv along the way?

La saga que comenzó con el chico encerrado en el ático llega a su fin.

¿Puede amarte alguien que no te recuerda?

El mayor temor del enfermero Yoon Jaebyu era recibir una llamada que le notificara que algo malo le había pasado a su novio, el oficial Lee Minki. Y, aunque intentó evitarlo, su pesadilla se hizo realidad y destruyó una década de recuerdos juntos. De ellos solo quedó un pasado común y una pregunta sin respuesta: ¿te puede anhelar alguien que no hace más que rechazarte?

No podrás dejar de leer el esperado desenlace de la serie Still with — compuesta por Still with you, Still with me, Still with us y Still with him— que ha cautivado a más de 200 000 lectores alrededor del mundo.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The saga that began with the boy locked in the attic comes to an end.

Can someone who doesn't remember you love you?

Nurse Yoon Jaebyu's biggest fear was receiving a call notifying him that something bad had happened to his boyfriend, Officer Lee Minki. And, although he tried to avoid it, their nightmare came true and destroyed a decade of memories together. Of them only a common past and an unanswered question remained: can someone who does nothing but reject you yearn for you?

You won't be able to stop reading the long-awaited conclusion of the Still with series — composed of Still with you, Still with me, Still with us and Still with him — which has captivated more than 200,000 readers around the world.

A YA debut about found family and queer awakening, set in the lively world of roller derby, perfect for fans of Whip It and Heartstopper.

Eighteen-year-old Casey feels stuck; while her friends are all going to university, she’s taking a gap year at home to care for her disabled mother. Then she walks in on her boyfriend blatantly cheating on her. Surprisingly, though, she’s not as heartbroken as she thinks she should be. And when a chance encounter with the young woman in question, the very pretty and confident Imogen, includes both an apology and a tentative extension of friendship, Casey realizes her life may be about to change.

Imogen convinces Casey to tag along to a roller derby bout, and there Casey finds herself surrounded by fearless women and nonbinary teammates who aren’t afraid to speak their minds —and body slam each other. Her friends and family aren’t so sure about all the injuries, but she doesn’t care; there’s something magic about this game and this team. Plus, she soon finds herself nursing a serious crush on her magnetic new friend. Can Casey become a brand-new, stronger, more confident version of herself? And will dating a teammate lead to a winning season, or total heartbreak?

Una comedia romántica, fresca y dulce.

Lara Jean no esperaba enamorarse en serio de Peter.
No era más que una fantasía. Pero, de pronto, ya no es solo eso y ahora Lara Jean está muy confundida. Otro chico del pasado vuelve a su vida y lo que sentía por él también resurge.

¿Puede una chica estar enamorada de dos chicos al mismo tiempo?

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A fresh and sweet romantic comedy.

Lara Jean never expected to fall seriously in love with Peter. It was just a fantasy. But suddenly, it's not just that anymore, and now Lara Jean is very confused. Another boy from her past reappears in her life, and her old feelings for him resurface.

Can a girl be in love with two boys at the same time?

Young Ryan Fox gets good grades, but he’s not sure what he wants to be when he grows up. It isn’t until he meets a Blackfoot doctor during a school assembly that he starts to dream big.

However, becoming a doctor isn’t easy. University takes Ryan away from his family and the Siksikaitsitapi community, and without their support, he begins to struggle. Faced with more stress than he’s ever experienced, he turns to partying. Distracted from his responsibilities, his grades start to slip. His bills pile up. Getting into med school feels impossible. And now his beloved uncle is in jail. Can Ryan regain his footing to walk the path he saw so clearly as a boy?

This inspiring graphic novel for young adults is based on a true story.

Fire Starters tackles restorative justice on a contemporary reserve in Northwestern Ontario.

When two white teenagers accidentally set fire to a gas station, their Indigenous classmates are wrongly accused. The truth slowly comes to light as contrasting systems of justice are explored—both the traditional ways of the community and Canadian law enforcement.

Fire Starters explores prejudice, racism, and what reconciliation could look like, "moving it from a concept to [an] on-the-ground example of what reconciliation could mean, in action, in a small community" (Debbie Reese).

A queer coming-of-age story, about best friends, first love, family conflicts, and following your heart

It's the 1980s and punk rock is blowing up in New York City. Young people from all five boroughs flock to CBGBs in Greenwich Village to see the latest band and be a part of the scene. On Staten Island, just a ferry ride away, sixteen-year-old Nina Boyd is into punk rock and comic books. She plays guitar, is a straight-A student, a champion swimmer, and is in love with her best friend.

But her best friend Kerri is a girl, and Nina knows her family would never approve. They've sent her to a conservative Catholic high school and they're already suspicious of any of her friends who aren't straight enough. As Nina's crush grows stronger, she must choose between her family's dreams for her and her own.

A powerful, emotional queer graphic novel about navigating rejection from family while figuring out your dreams.

A bilingual (English and Inuktitut) traditional Inuit story from the North Baffin region.

In the Arctic, children are warned about the dangers of mysterious beings that lurk under the ice—the qallupilluit. But one child does not heed the warnings. . . .

David heads to the beach to play on the ice. But he quickly realizes he’s not alone. A webbed hand emerges from the water, and soon David finds himself cornered by sea monsters. David uses his wits and agility to escape them. But when he makes it back to his family, he learns that his little brother is missing—and had followed him to the ice. David races back to the ice to look for his brother, but will he be able to find him and escape the menacing qallupilluit a second time?

Based on creatures from traditional Inuit stories, Qallupilluit: The Takers of Children is a chilling cautionary tale.

«Tan adictivo como Alas de sangre y tan sensual como Una corte de rosas y espinas, Goodreads.

El Rey Dragón busca esposa y eso es algo que tiene intranquilas a las jóvenes del pueblo. El rey enviará a la guardia real para traer mujeres en edad fértil a su castillo en Jade City y solo hay un requisito: las candidatas deben portar suficiente magia para engendrar un heredero.

Yo soy una humana con apenas un poco de linaje mágico de dragón en mi interior, sé que no seré elegida pero, por alguna razón los rastreadores de magia me ordenan presentarme ante el rey como una posible esposa. Estoy lista para ello hasta que mi madre me cuenta un secreto aterrador. Algo que puede hacer que mi vida corra peligro... a manos del mismísimo rey.

Comienza una serie llena de fantasía, peligros, amor y traiciones.

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"As addictive as Empyrean and as sensual as A Court of Roses and Thorns", Goodreads.

The Dragon King is looking for a wife and that is something that has the young women of the town uneasy. The king will send the royal guard to bring women of childbearing age to his castle in Jade City and there is only one requirement: candidates must wield enough magic to sire an heir.

I am a human with only a little bit of dragon magical lineage inside me, I know that I will not be chosen but, for some reason, the magic trackers order me to present myself to the king as a possible wife. I'm ready for it until my mother tells me a scary secret. Something that can put my life in danger... at the hands of the king himself.

A series full of fantasy, dangers, love and betrayals begins.

In Ways to Die Right, Joel's life is steeped in loss, with his mom’s battle with cancer not the first time his family has faced death. When he discovers the environmental harm of traditional burials, he decides to champion 'green burials' through a science presentation.

Joel’s mom is diagnosed with cancer, again, sending him into a spiral. He is already feeling the burden of caring for his sister’s grave, how could he possibly care for his mom’s grave as well? Then, at the cemetery, his most sacred space, he is confronted by his arch-nemesis, Trent. While Joel is striving to understand how family members can ‘forget’ their loved one by abandoning their graves, Trent wants everyone to know that graves are an important part of our human community. When Joel is given the opportunity, he champions green burials in a science presentation. The public opposition from Trent is almost more than he can take. Joel is forced to fight for himself and his beliefs, while trying to hide his biggest secret. New and old friends support him in his quest to protect the environment and find peace, while his parents see his struggles and make changes to support him.

No confíes ni en tu sombra. Nadie es lo que aparenta.

Luego de arruinar los planes del terrible asesino de ferronatos (y romper varias leyes fae en el camino), Arlo sólo quiere un verano tranquilo, por lo que acepta hospedarse en el palacio Seelie de Verano. Aunque nadie confía en la reina Riadne, Arlo no va a dejar pasar la oportunidad de convivir más con Vehan y Aurelian. Además, si logra relajarse quizá también pueda ordenar sus sentimientos por la hermosa exfuria Nausicaä.

Sin embargo, sus planes peligran ante la sospecha de que alguien está tratando de invocar a los míticos Siete Pecados Capitales. El ambiente se vuelve más tenso con la inminente llegada del solsticio de verano, pues todos en el reino están convencidos de que Riadne desafiará al sumo rey.

Si los rumores son ciertos, Arlo tendrá que tomar una decisión que no sólo afectará el destino del reino Mortal, sino que podría condenarlo a un final tan devastador que ninguna de las Cortes ha visto jamás.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Half-fae Arlo becomes entangled in the courtly intrigue at the Seelie Summer palace as danger for ironborns mounts in this “beautifully written and deliciously complex” (Nicki Pau Preto, author of the Crown of Feathers trilogy) sequel to A Dark and Hollow Starthat’s The Cruel Prince meets City of Bones.

After thwarting the man behind the gruesome ironborn murders—and breaking several fae laws to do so—all Arlo wants is a quiet summer. As the deity of luck’s Hollow Star, capable of bringing about endless possibilities, this shouldn’t be too much to ask, right?

But someone is still trying to summon the mythical Seven Deadly Sins. All signs point to immortal meddling, and if this is the gods’ attempt at returning to the Mortal Realm, it’s Arlo they’re going to use to do it.

When Queen Riadne offers to host Arlo at the Seelie Summer palace, she jumps at the chance. She’ll get to see more of Vehan and Aurelian and perhaps even work out her complicated feelings for the gorgeous ex-Fury, Nausicaä. But no one trusts the infamous Queen of Light, even as Arlo wonders if she’s just been greatly misunderstood.

With the Summer Solstice quickly approaching, everyone expects Riadne to finally challenge the High King for his crown. And as Arlo struggles to get control of her powers and take charge of her destiny, she’ll soon be faced with a choice that won’t only change the fate of the Mortal Realm forever but could condemn it to a cruelty the likes of which the Courts have never known.

Han pasado más de diez años desde que Ged se enfrentara a su propia sombra en Un mago de Terramar. Capaz ahora de actuar en beneficio de otros, decide recobrar la runa de la unión, la mitad perdida del anillo de Erreth-Akbé, guardado, se cuenta, en las Tumbas de Atuan. La sacerdotisa de las Tumbas es Arha, que lleva el significativo apodo de la Devorada, y que no tiene identidad, pues la ha perdido para ponerse al servicio de los Sin Nombre, las potestades tenebrosas de Terramar.

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The Newbery Honor–winning second novel in the renowned Earthsea series from Ursula K. LeGuin.

Desconfía de todo. Lucha por tu vida. Protege siempre tu corazón. 

El fenómeno de romantasy que arrasa en redes para fans de la Serie Empíreo.

Una sola vez cada cien años, se celebra el Kejari, el legendario torneo en honor a la diosa de la muerte, Nyaxia, que reúne a los vampiros de todos los rincones. En esta ocasión, sin embargo, hay una participante de lo más particular: una humana, Oraya, que además es la hija adoptiva del rey de los Nacidos de la Noche.

Aunque lleva entrenándose toda la vida, Oraya está en clara desventaja. Este mundo está diseñado para matarla y este torneo mortal es la peor prueba: deberá competir contra los vampiros más feroces y sanguinarios de todos los pueblos. No obstante, es su única oportunidad para ser algo más que una presa y poder cumplir un sueño oculto.

El torneo requerirá que establezca peligrosas alianzas, en particular, con su mayor adversario, Raihn. Todo en él es temible. Nacido para matar, es despiadado y además un enemigo de su padre. Como si todo esto no fuera suficiente, se avecina una tormenta —como un oscuro presagio— que sacude todo lo que Oraya creía saber sobre su hogar. Raihn podría entenderla mejor que nadie, pero sin embargo la proximidad con él podría ser su perdición. Al fin y al cabo, ambos viven en un mundo en el que nada es más letal que el amor.

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For humans and vampires, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always – always – guard your heart.

The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself.

But winning won’t be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival.

Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father’s crown… and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him.

But there’s no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone – but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love.

The Serpent and the Wingsof Night is the first book in a new series of heart-wrenching romance, dark magic, and bloodthirsty intrigue, perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Thorns and Roses.

Un guardia, una pintura y un misterio que cambiará la historia del arte para siempre.

Un extraño suceso paraliza al museo más famoso del mundo cuando los personajes de todos los cuadros comienzan a desvanecerse.

La resolución de este misterio recaerá en André, un joven y solitario guardia de seguridad del Louvre que observa con frustración cómo los visitantes prefieren capturar los cuadros a través de las pantallas de sus teléfonos en lugar de apreciarlos. Conforme reúne las pistas para resolver el inexplicable suceso, también encontrará respuestas para reconectar con el distante mundo que lo rodea. Un universo de fantasía donde la imaginación y la belleza pueden redefinir la realidad.

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A guard, a painting, and a mystery that will change the history of art forever.

A strange event paralyzes the world's most famous museum when the characters in all the paintings begin to disappear.

The resolution of this mystery will fall to André, a young and lonely security guard at the Louvre who watches with frustration as visitors prefer to capture the paintings through their phone screens rather than appreciate them. As he gathers clues to solve the inexplicable event, he will also find answers to reconnect with the distant world around him. A universe of fantasy where imagination and beauty can redefine reality.

Fair is foul and foul is fair in a country ravaged by the lies of its monarchy. To claim the crown, Adelina, Seba, and Jasibin must learn to be a little wicked…even if it means betraying each other.

All hail Malves, who shall wear crowns.
On the night of her brother’s murder, Adelina Malves holds him as he dies, inheriting both his title and the prophecy that spelled out his doom. If she’s to avenge him and avoid a similar death, she must claim the crown of Jumaral by ruthlessly cutting down every family member ahead of her in the line of succession and uncover the secret that got her brother killed.

Hail! Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none.
Ghost-whispering Jasibin holds the key to Adelina’s plan to contact her dead brother—if only his strange magic wasn’t killing him slowly. To fulfill his own prophecy and protect his brother Seba, he must discover the source of his magic before he’s lost to the land of the dead.

All hail, Sebastião, that shall be king hereafter.
Seba is desperate for a way out of Jumaral and the substantial financial debt his dead mother left him. When a witch sees the riches of a king in his future, Adelina’s offer of coin in exchange for help feels like fate, pulling Seba into a fake dating plot with Adelina that hides their sinister plans.

In this stunning, innovative retelling of Shakespeare’s Macbeth set in a Portugal-inspired country, three teenagers will stop at nothing to fulfill their destinies.

"[David A. Robertson] weaves an engrossing and unforgettable story with the precision of a historian and the colour of a true Indigenous storyteller."—Rosanna Deerchild

From the bestselling author of The Misewa Saga and When We Were Alone, comes 7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga. This epic series of young adult graphic novels follows one Cree family over three centuries and seven generations.

Edwin, a Cree teenage boy, is struggling to feel connected to his family and his identity. From stories shared by his mother, Edwin learns about the history of his family, through the years of war, a smallpox epidemic, and residential schools, all the way through to the present and the conflicts Edwin faces in his own life.

Edwin must confront the past to heal in the present—but can his father, scarred by his own residential school experience, heal in time to help Edwin?

This special 15th anniversary edition brings together all four titles in the 7 Generations series, recoloured and relettered, with a preface from author David A. Robertson and an afterword from bestselling author Cherie Dimaline.

Inspirada en los libros de Jane Austen y en la historia de la comunidad queer, ésta es una novela que cambia las reglas del "... y fueron felices para siempre".

En una época en la que se cree que la identidad de género se reduce a dos opciones, la joven George teme que la reputación de su familia se arruine si el mundo se entera que prefiere usar ropa de hombre. Por si fuera poco, acaba de heredar una finca que está al borde de la quiebra y sus sentimientos por su mejor amiga, Eleanor, se han vuelto cada vez más complicados.

Eleanor siempre quiere hacer todo de la forma correcta, incluso cuando se enamora. Hasta ahora no ha conocido a ningún chico que le interese, así que, por lo pronto, pasa el día con su querida prima Charlotte y con la persona más importante para ella: George. Pero todo cambia cuando la búsqueda de un pretendiente finalmente despierta su curiosidad y con ello pone en riesgo su relación con George, hasta llevarla a cuestionarse sobre lo "correcto" y enfrentarse a sentimientos que desconocía.

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Inspired by the books of Jane Austen and the history of the queer community, this is a novel that changes the rules of "... and they lived happily ever after."

In a time when gender identity is believed to be limited to two options, the young George fears that her family's reputation will be ruined if the world finds out that she prefers to wear men's clothing. As if that weren't enough, she has just inherited an estate that is on the verge of bankruptcy, and her feelings for her best friend, Eleanor, have become increasingly complicated.

Eleanor always wants to do everything the right way, even when it comes to falling in love. So far, she hasn't met any guy that interests her, so for now, she spends her days with her beloved cousin Charlotte and the most important person to her: George. But everything changes when the search for a suitor finally sparks her curiosity, putting her relationship with George at risk and leading her to question what is "right" and face feelings she never knew she had.

Su mayor rival será su único aliado.

Sadie Wen es perfecta... en teoría.

Sadie tiene el mejor promedio de su generación y todos los profesores la adoran. Conseguir todo eso no ha sido fácil, pero ella tiene un truco que le ha permitido soportar el estrés de ser una estudiante ejemplar: descarga todas sus frustraciones en correos electrónicos que nunca envía. Jamás se atrevería a lastimar los sentimientos de sus profesores y compañeros.

Sus correos más rudos son contra Julius Gong.

Él es el único chico en la escuela que desde que eran niños ha competido con ella. Nunca ha dudado en decirle sus verdades: «Estás hambriento de atención, vives obsesionado contigo mismo y eres insoportablemente vanidoso».

¿Para qué reprimirse si nadie va a leer sus correos? O al menos de eso está convencida… hasta que todos se envían por accidente.

De un día para otro, la vida de Sadie se convierte en una pesadilla. Ahora todos en la escuela saben lo que realmente piensa de ellos y no tendrán compasión para decirle sus opiniones sobre ella. En medio del caos que se desata, hay una persona que sí aprecia descubrir a la «verdadera» Sadie: Julius, el chico al que juró odiar por siempre.

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Their biggest rival will be their only ally.

Sadie Wen is perfect... theoretically.

Sadie has the best GPA of her generation and all the teachers love her. Achieving all of that hasn't been easy, but she has a trick that has allowed her to endure the stress of being an exemplary student: She takes out all her frustrations on emails she never sends. He would never dare to hurt the feelings of his teachers and classmates.

Her toughest emails are against Julius Gong.

He is the only boy in the school who has competed with her since they were children. She has never hesitated to tell him his truths: "You are hungry for attention, you live obsessed with yourself and you are unbearably vain."

Why hold back if no one is going to read your emails? Or at least that's what she's convinced of... until they are all sent by accident.

From one day to the next, Sadie's life turns into a nightmare. Now everyone at school knows what she really thinks of them and will have no compassion to tell her their opinions about her. In the midst of the chaos that ensues, there is one person who does appreciate discovering the "real" Sadie: Julius, the boy she swore to hate forever.

"An insightful and beautifully rendered love-story about two rarely portrayed characters I hope we see more of."
Blair Fell, author of novels The Sign For Home  & upcoming Disco Witches of Fire Island

WHAT I FORGOT TO TELL YOU is an engrossing coming-of-age love story, sans any sugar-coating, about two neurodivergent young people dealing with the often unjust, ableist world and their right and ability to find love and joy. 

Insightful, touching, gut-wrenching, original and important. A book which gives voice to characters we rarely ever hear from in fiction. A story that is a resource to open our minds to other ways of experiencing the world and everyone's right to experience love and commitment.

Dez’s grandmother has passed away. Grieving, and with nowhere else to go, they’re living in a group home. On top of everything else, Dez is navigating a new relationship and coming into their identity as a Two-Spirit person.

Miikwan is crushing on the school’s new kid Riel, but doesn’t really understand what Dez is going through. Will she learn how to be a supportive ally to her best friend?

Elder Geraldine is doing her best to be supportive, but she doesn’t know how to respond when the gendered protocols she’s grown up with are being thrown into question.

Will Dez be comfortable expressing their full identity? And will their community relearn the teachings and overcome prejudice to celebrate them for who they are?

Grief, guilt, and dark visions won’t let Aubrey go in this coming-of-age novel for young adults.

Sixteen-year-old Aubrey is horrified when a vision about her cousin’s death comes true. Overcome with grief, Aubrey begins to see more troubling visions about the futures of those around her. To make matters worse, a mysterious Trickster keeps visiting her dreams with cryptic messages she doesn’t understand.

As Aubrey’s well-being unravels, a dark creature—one that feeds on suffering—begins stalking her. With the help of her Kokum, a medicine woman, Aubrey learns to tap into her spiritual strength. But when the creature crosses into the real world, Aubrey must find the strength to protect her family, and in doing so, confront her guilt and find peace.

The Moth Dreamer is a gripping tale that blends Anishinaabe traditions with a haunting journey through the physical and spiritual realms.

Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology. Beautifully illustrated, these stories are an emotional and enlightening journey through Indigenous wonderworks, psychic battles, and time travel. See how Indigenous peoples have survived a post-apocalyptic world since Contact.

Each story includes a timeline of related historical events and a personal note from the author. Find cited sources and a select bibliography for further reading in the back of the book. The accompanying teacher guide includes  curriculum charts and 12 lesson plans  to help educators use the book with their students.

Public speaking phenom, Lexie, is on her way to represent her school at the Speech state finals, with dreams of reaching nationals. But that is before a freckle on her cheek turns out to be a rare form of melanoma, skin cancer, that requires surgery. Now, with a large scar on her face, her world changes and she no longer recognizes herself.

Her confidence has vanished, her friendships are changing and the very thing she has always loved—public speaking—now strikes terror into her heart. When a chance encounter turns into an unexpected friendship, Lexie's feelings about her scar, and herself, are challenged. Can she find a way to explore her ordeal with her ambitions for winning the state Speech competition?

A relatable and easy read for teenagers and young adults about overcoming obstacles, navigating friendships and finding out that our worth is far more than just skin deep.

Stone introduces Edwin, a young man who must discover his family’s past if he is to have any future. Edwin learns of his ancestor Stone, a young Plains Cree man, who came of age in the early 19th century. Following a vision quest, Stone aspires to be like his older brother, Bear, a member of the Warrior Society. But when Bear is tragically killed during a Blackfoot raid, Stone, the best shot and rider in his encampment, must overcome his grief and avenge his brother’s death. Only then can he begin a new life with his bride, Nahoway.

Una amistad rota. Un secreto peligroso. Una verdad que nadie quiere enfrentar

Cuando Maddie desaparece sin dejar rastro, Jo tiene la sospecha de que algo terrible ha ocurrido. Ellas eran mejores amigas, hasta que se filtraron fotos íntimas de Jo y todos sus compañeros, incluida Maddie, le dieron la espalda.

Determinada a encontrar a su examiga, Jo pide ayuda a Hudson, un chico que acepta fingir que son novios para que ella pueda integrarse de nuevo a su antiguo círculo social; al hacerlo, descubrirá que todos guardan un secreto, uno tan siniestro que, de revelarse, pondría en peligro el brillante futuro que han planeado para sí mismos.

Mientras Jo avanza en la investigación también revive el dolor de las traiciones del pasado, los crueles rumores sobre ella y aquello que la separó de Maddie. Tal vez el único camino para encontrar a su amiga sea desenterrando las verdades que nadie quisiera recordar.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A broken friendship. A dangerous secret. A truth no one wants to face.

When Maddie disappears without a trace, Jo suspects something terrible has happened. They were best friends until intimate photos of Jo were leaked, and all her classmates, including Maddie, turned their backs on her.

Determined to find her former friend, Jo enlists the help of Hudson, a boy who agrees to pretend to be her boyfriend so she can rejoin her old social circle. In doing so, she discovers that everyone is hiding a secret, one so sinister that, if revealed, it would jeopardize the bright future they have planned for themselves.

As Jo delves deeper into the investigation, she also relives the pain of past betrayals, the cruel rumors about her, and what drove her and Maddie apart. Perhaps the only way to find her friend is by unearthing the truths no one wants to remember.

★ Among CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens list, a starred selection of exceptional caliber!

Métis teenager Echo Desjardins is struggling to adjust to a new school and a new home. When an ordinary history class turns extraordinary, Echo is pulled into a time-travelling adventure. Follow Echo as she experiences pivotal events from Métis history and imagines what the future might hold. This omnibus edition includes all four volumes in the A Girl Called Echo series:

In Pemmican Wars, Echo finds herself transported to the prairies of 1814. She witnesses a bison hunt, visits a Métis camp, and travels the fur-trade routes. Experience the perilous era of the Pemmican Wars and the events that lead to the Battle of Seven Oaks.

In Red River Resistance, we join Echo on the banks of the Red River in the summer of 1869. Canadian surveyors have arrived and Métis families, who have lived there for generations, are losing their land. As the Resistance takes hold, Echo fears for the future of her people in Red River.

In Northwest Resistance, Echo travels to 1885. The bison are gone and settlers from the East are arriving in droves. The Métis face starvation and uncertainty as both their survival and traditional way of life are threatened. The Canadian government has ignored their petitions, but hope rises with the return of Louis Riel.

In Road Allowance Era, Echo returns to 1885. Louis Riel is standing trial, and the government has not fulfilled its promise of land for the Métis. Burnt out of their home in Ste. Madeleine, Echo’s people make their way to Rooster Town, a shanty community on the southwest edges of Winnipeg. In this final instalment, Echo is reminded of the strength and perseverance of the Métis.

This special omnibus edition of Katherena Vermette’s best-selling series features an all-new foreword by Chantal Fiola (Returning to Ceremony: Spirituality in Manitoba Métis Communities), a historical timeline, and an essay about Métis being and belonging by Brenda Macdougall (Contours of a People: Métis Family, Mobility, and History).

Emilia es una joven odontóloga que está a punto de casarse con su prometido: el famosísimo pintor Daniel Gastón, conocido por sus enigmáticas obras donde siempre retrata a la misma mujer; él asegura a todos —incluso a su prometida—, que su misteriosa musa es solo una creación suya, su alter ego. 

La vida aparentemente perfecta de Emilia comienza a romperse en pedazos cuando conoce a Daniela, una talentosa escritora que acaba de volver a México después de pasar varios años en el extranjero y que luce escalofriantemente parecida a la mujer de las pinturas de su futuro esposo.

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¿Es el destino el camino a la felicidad? Conoce el desenlace de la historia más mágica.

Beth vuelve a la ciudad universitaria tras más de un año fuera. Esta vez sabe quién es y está dispuesta a crearse su propio destino a medida día y a día y a dejar que las mariposas desaten su efecto si es así como tiene que ser.

Ben sabe que una vez se metió de lleno en la boca del lobo y ni siquiera le preocupa que no exista la salida, porque tiene claras sus prioridades: no hay nada que pueda interponerse entre él, el teatro y las personas a las que quiere.

Y Chris… Chris hace tiempo que perdió la esperanza de que un «para siempre» no sea tan solo un imposible más.

Al enfrentarse al destino y elegir el amor, ¿bastará con una pizca de suerte?

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Is destiny the path to happiness? Discover the conclusion of the most magical story.

Beth returns to the university town after more than a year away. This time she knows who she is and is ready to create her own destiny day by day and let the butterflies unleash their effect if that’s how it has to be.

Ben knows that once he threw himself into the lion’s den and isn’t even worried that there might be no way out, because his priorities are clear: nothing can come between him, the theater, and the people he loves.

And Chris… Chris long ago lost hope that a "forever" is anything more than just another impossibility.

When facing destiny and choosing love, will a pinch of luck be enough?

El mejor sport romance de la temporada.

Una estrella de la NFL. Una chica llena de sueños. Un matrimonio fingido.

Troy Carson es la estrella de los Cowboys de Dallas. Guapo. Arrogante. Vive su vida exactamente como quiere.

Maya Smith es una chica normal con una vida normal, pero piensa cumplir todos sus sueños.

Ellos ya se conocen, hace mucho que decidieron odiarse, aunque todo puede dar un giro de ciento ochenta grados sin que ni siquiera sean capaces de verlo venir.

Pasar tiempo juntos. Compartir casa. Fingir que quieres a alguien, que lo deseas, que estás enamorada…, y ¿en qué momento has dejado de fingir?

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The best sports romance of the season.

An NFL star. A girl full of dreams. A fake marriage.

Troy Carson is the star of the Dallas Cowboys. Handsome. Arrogant. He lives his life exactly how he wants.

Maya Smith is an ordinary girl with an ordinary life, but she plans to fulfill all her dreams.

They already know each other and decided long ago to hate each other, but everything can take a 180-degree turn without them even seeing it coming.

Spending time together. Sharing a house. Pretending to want someone, to desire them, to be in love... and at what point do you stop pretending?

La adaptación gráfica del increíble viaje del héroe, Ulises, en su vuelta a Ítaca.

Tras el final de la guerra de Troya, Ulises decide volver a su casa en Ítaca, pero el regreso es largo y difícil. Víctima de la cólera de los dioses del Olimpo, deberá afrontar numerosos peligros: la ninfa Calipso, la princesa Nausícaa, los cíclopes, la hechicera Circe y las sirenas. Cuando por fin llega a Ítaca, se reencuentra con su hijo Telémaco, pero aún debe luchar para liberar a su reino de los malévolos pretendientes de su amada Penélope y reencontrarse con ella.

Incluye un dosier final donde se presenta al autor y su obra en el contexto histórico, artístico, literario, económico y social de su época.

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The graphic adaptation of the incredible journey of the hero, Ulysses, on his return to Ithaca.

After the end of the Trojan War, Ulysses decides to return home to Ithaca, but the journey is long and difficult. Victim of the wrath of the Olympian gods, he must face numerous dangers: the nymph Calypso, Princess Nausicaa, the Cyclopes, the sorceress Circe, and the sirens. When he finally arrives in Ithaca, he reunites with his son Telemachus, but he still has to fight to free his kingdom from the evil suitors of his beloved Penelope and be with her again.

Includes a final dossier presenting the author and his work in the historical, artistic, literary, economic, and social context of his time.

In this moving graphic novel, thirteen-year-old Reanna grieves the loss of her older sister. Can she find comfort through her family’s Ojibwe traditions?

It’s been a year since Reanna’s sister, Chelsea, went missing on her way home from school. Without any idea of what happened, Reanna and her family struggle to find closure.

Driven from her home by memories, Reanna’s mom moves to the big city. Left behind on the reserve, Reanna and her little brother go to live with their dad.

Reanna is hurt and angry that her mom has run away. She feels lonely and abandoned…but she is not alone. Lights turn on in empty rooms, and objects move without being touched.

There are little moons everywhere.

★ Among CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens list, a starred selection of exceptional caliber

We live in a hopeless old house on an almost-deserted dead-end street in a middle-of-nowhere town named Hope. This is the oldest part of Hope; eventually it will all be torn down and rebuilt into perfect homes for perfect people. Until then, we live here: imperfect people on an imperfect street that everyone forgets about.

For Eva Brown, life feels lonely and small. Her mother, Shirley, drinks and yells all the time. She’s the target of the popular mean girl, and her only friend doesn’t want to talk to her anymore. All of it would be unbearable if it weren’t for her cat, Toofie, her beloved nohkum, and her writing, which no one will ever see.

When Nohkum is hospitalized, Shirley struggles to keep things together for Eva and her younger brother, Marcus. After Marcus is found wandering the neighbourhood alone, he is sent to live with a foster family, and Eva finds herself in a group home.

Furious at her mother, Eva struggles to adjust—and being reunited with her family seems less and less likely. During a visit to the hospital, Nohkum gives Eva Shirley’s diary. Will the truths it holds help Eva understand her mother?

Heartbreaking and humorous, Hopeless in Hope is a compelling story of family and forgiveness.

Nido de serpientes es, sobre todo, una historia de crecimiento, una celebración de la amistad.

Efrén se siente un poco mal por irse de San Tolok, el pueblo costero donde ha estado toda su vida, y dejar morir a Los Macehuallis, el grupo de rock que conforma con sus amigos: Tanque, el más joven de la banda y boxeador amateur, y Paredes, un vagales de tiempo completo.

Este es el último verano en el que podrán estar juntos y su último show será la escandalosa despedida de sus años de fiestas, de skaters y de rocanrol, ¡y harán que valga la pena! Pero después de una alocada noche, todo cambiará cuando los tres amigos descubran a la policía turística del pueblo cometiendo un delito…

Con un atractivo lenguaje visual y un argumento divertido que no por ello deja de tocar temas relevantes como la violencia y la corrupción en las ciudades turísticas, Nido de serpientes —obra ganadora del Premio Nacional de Novela Gráfica Joven 2018— es, sobre todo, una historia de crecimiento, una celebración de la amistad situada justo en ese momento, entre la adolescencia y la adultez, cuando de jóvenes comenzamos a labrarnos un camino.

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Nido de serpientes is, above all, a coming-of-age story, a celebration of friendship.

Efrén feels a bit uneasy about leaving San Tolok, the coastal town where he has spent his entire life, and letting Los Macehuallis, the rock band he formed with his friends, fade away: Tanque, the youngest member and an amateur boxer, and Paredes, a full-time drifter.

This is their last summer together, and their final show will be the outrageous farewell to their years of partying, skating, and rock and roll—making sure it’s worth it! But after a wild night, everything changes when the three friends witness the town’s tourist police committing a crime…

With a striking visual language and a fun yet thought-provoking storyline that tackles relevant themes such as violence and corruption in tourist cities, Nido de serpientes—winner of the **National Young Graphic Novel Award 2018**—is, above all, a coming-of-age story, a celebration of friendship set in that pivotal moment between adolescence and adulthood, when young people begin to carve out their own paths.