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1. Malas
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Publisher:
Viking
Pub. Date:
©2024
Language:
English
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"A novel with alternating timelines in which the consequences of one old woman's questionable curse reverberate through the generations of a Tejano family"--
"In 1951, a mysterious old woman confronts Pilar Aguirre in the small border town of La Cienega, Texas. The old woman is sure Pilar stole her husband and, in a heated outburst, lays a curse on Pilar and her family. More than forty years later, Lulu Muñoz is dodging chaos at every turn: her...
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Publisher:
Universidad EAFIT
Language:
Spanish
Description:
Mirar. Ser visto. Ahondar en el conflicto de cuáles son los ojos y las razones desde las que se observa cuando el mirar y el ser visto están inscritos en el mundo patriarcal antioqueño. En la dialéctica de esta constitución de la realidad está en juego buena parte de la narrativa que Lina MarÃa Parra Ochoa ofrece a los lectores. En una medida u otra, los cuentos de Malas posturas construyen un universo en torno a la conciencia de la incorporación...
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Lexile measure:
650L
Language:
English
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This book describes New Year traditions in many places around the world, such as count down to the New Year, lucky coin, apples and honey celebrating Rosh Hashanah, Diwali, Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, and Nowruz or Persian New Year.
Author:
Publisher:
Babelcube Inc
Pub. Date:
2016
Language:
Spanish
Description:
Por mucho que lo intente, a sus veintiocho años, Kendra Clayton no consigue romper los lazos con su pueblo de nacimiento, Willow, en el estado de Ohio. Ahora mismo, Kendra es profesora a tiempo parcial pero tiene que completar su salario trabajando de anfitriona en el restaurante de su tÃo, donde se empapa de los cotilleos del pueblo. Lleva una vida tranquila, pero Kendra todavÃa no ha perdido la esperanza de que algún dÃa aparezca en su puerta...
Author:
Publisher:
Babelcube Inc
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
Spanish
Description:
Malas especies es una novela de genero cruzado, parte ciencie ficcion, parte horror. Es a veces violento,inquietante y a veces bella y cautivadora. Es una historia contada en formato de diario, de un grupo de humanos que se encuentran en un aspero y nuevo mundo, sufriendo experimentos, forzados a criar familia, y torturados. Frecuentemente se les prohibe todo contacto humano, o a comunicarse entre ellos. Cada personaje intenta sobrevivir a su propia...
Author:
Publisher:
Susanne O'Leary
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
Spanish
Description:
Cuando deja su Francia natal para instalarse en un pueblo remoto de la costa atlántica irlandesa, Janine Marchand espera dejar atrás un pasado doloroso. Se ha cambiado el nombre y ha adoptado una nueva identidad. Pero los lugareños son curiosos y las lenguas empiezan a hablar. Para complicar aún más las cosas, inicia una relación con Mick O'Shea, un hombre bien parecido con oscuros secretos propios. Se siente atraÃda por él aun sabiendo que...
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Series:
Miranda Grey volume 1
Publisher:
Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
Spanish
Description:
El pasado nunca muere, solo espera agazapado a que cometas un error. Miranda GarcÃa, una escritora marcada por el fracaso, se ve arrastrada a una trama de mentiras y traiciones en la que un asesinato en apariencia trivial no es sino la punta del iceberg de un oscuro secreto. Mientras asesinos y policÃas se disputan la verdad tras la muerte del empresario Daniel Urtice, Miranda se sumerge en un peligroso juego de sombras en el que su vida está en...
Publisher:
Editorial Universidad del Rosario
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
Spanish
Description:
"¿Por qué alguien darÃa muerte a un recién nacido? ¿Qué pasaba si el ejecutor del crimen era la madre o el padre de la criatura? ¿Se denunciaban estas muertes o eran anónimas para los jueces y alcaldes? Estas fueron algunas preguntas iniciales que dieron lugar a una investigación sobre el lugar del infanticidio -comprendido como el acto de quitarle la vida a un niño pequeño, en la Provincia de Antioquia durante la segunda mitad del siglo...
10. Malasangre
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Publisher:
BookBaby
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
Set in the mid-1600s in Seville, Spain, a tale of religious persecution and the occult. Young Diego Malasangre leaves his country life against his mother's wishes. Almost 14-years of age, he wants to find his way in the world. He encounters a strange couple along the way and becomes enraptured in their world. Dona Carlotta and her companion Melaku the Ethiopian, have a profound effect on Diego. With the ever-present threat of the Church, Diego finds...
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Lexile measure:
610L
Language:
English
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This book describes tooth traditions in many places around the world, such as celebrating losing a baby tooth, a tooth fairy collecting baby teeth, The Mouse Pérez, the white tooth of the gazelle, and wearing human teeth for good luck.
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Lexile measure:
660L
Language:
English
Description:
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! What's so great about New York? Find out the top ten sites to see or things to do in the Empire State! Explore New York's busy Big Apple, beautiful waterways, and rich history. The New York by Map feature shows where you'll find all the places covered in the book. A special section provides quick state facts such as the state motto, capital,...
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Lexile measure:
860L
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Have you ever wondered about the events that laid the foundations of the United States of America? This title explores the tax policies and the colonies' frustrations leading up to the Boston Tea Party. Special features include sidebars, infographics, on-page definitions, online search sidebar, further evidence sidebar and primary sources. This title also includes a timeline, glossary, Web links, index, and common core activities. Aligned to Common...
18. Mala's cat
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Publisher:
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Description:
"I was only twelve-and-a-half years old when the shadow of the Third Reich fell across Europe. As the nightmare of the German invasion of my defenseless country began, I was more concerned with my schoolbooks and my family and friends than with the ramifications of war. I could not even begin to imagine the extent of the horrors that were soon to follow"--back cover.
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AD: Adult Directed 600L
Language:
English
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A biography of the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, from her childhood in segregated Albany, Georgia, in the 1930s, through her recognition at the 1996 Olympics as one of the hundred best athletes in Olympic history.
Author:
Publisher:
The American University in Cairo Press
Pub. Date:
2016
Language:
English
Description:
In 1980, Syrian filmmaker Mohammad Malas traveled to Lebanon to film a documentary about the country's Palestinian refugee camps, during which time he kept a diary of his impressions. The Dream: A Diary of a Film is Malas' haunting chronicle of his immersion in the life of the camps, including Shatila, Burj al-Barajneh, Nahr al-Bared, and Ein al-Helweh. It also describes the filmmaking process, from the research stage to the film's unofficial release,...