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El gato negro (título original en inglés: The Black Cat) es un cuento de horror del escritor estadounidense Edgar Allan Poe, publicado en el periódico Saturday Evening Post de Filadelfia en su número del 19 de agosto de 1843. La crítica lo considera uno de los más espeluznantes de la historia de la literatura.
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The Adventure of the Devil's Foot is a short Sherlock Holmes detective story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was published in 1910 and set in 1897 taking place in Cornwall where Sherlock Holmes is taking a holiday because he has been pushing himself too hard. The story begins with Watson and Holmes relaxing in Cornwall when they are approached by the local Vicar and the man living with him asking for help. Watson is not happy about the intrusion...
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Unravel the Secrets of a Nation's Transformation: Dive into the Epic Saga of France from the 12th to the 17th Century.
Do you find yourself captivated by the intriguing history of France? Are you eager to explore an era filled with powerful monarchs, monumental conflicts, and game-changing cultural shifts that not only shaped France, but the world itself? Your search ends here!
Introducing our expertly crafted and meticulously researched book, a...
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2022
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The groundbreaking Own Voices YA classic from Korean-American author Marie Myung-Ok Lee, reissued with a new foreword from Wicked Fox author Kat Cho. Seventeen-year-old Ellen Sung just wants to be like everyone else at her all-white school. But hers is the only Korean American family in town, and her classmates in Arkin, Minnesota, will never let her forget that she’s different. At the start of senior year, Ellen finds herself falling for Tomper...
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2024
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“A lyrical novel about grief, love, and finding oneself in the wake of a tragic loss.” 'Bustle “Gorgeous prose and heartbreaking storytelling.” 'Paste Magazine “Grabs your heart and won’t let go.” 'Book Riot A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year Three starred reviews for this stunning novel about a mixed-race teen who struggles to find her way back to her love of music in the wake of her sister’s death, from the author of the William...
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Durante el otoño de 1912, en Praga, escribió Franz Kafka (1883-1924) La metamorfosis, la peripecia subterránea y literal de Gregor Samsa, un viajante de comercio que al despertarse una mañana "de un sueño lleno de pesadillas se encontró en su cama convertido en un bicho enorme". En pocos libros de Kafka queda tan explícito y tan nítido su mundo como en La metamorfosis, en la que el protagonista, convertido en bestia, sumido en la más absoluta...
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For readers of Girl in Pieces and The Way I Used to Be comes an emotionally gripping story about facing hard truths in the aftermath of sexual assault. Mara and Owen are as close as twins can get, so when Mara's friend Hannah accuses Owen of rape, Mara doesn't know what to think. Can her brother really be guilty of such a violent act? Torn between her family and her sense of right and wrong, Mara feels lost, and it doesn't help that things are strained...
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2023
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“Heartfelt, deeply moving.” —Buzzfeed
“Dark and thought-provoking.” —Publishers Weekly
“A stunning debut.” —VOYA
A poignant, lyrical debut novel about twins who navigate first love, their Jewish identity, and shocking results from a genetic test that determines their fate—whether they inherited their mother’s Huntington’s disease.
Eighteen-year-old...
“Dark and thought-provoking.” —Publishers Weekly
“A stunning debut.” —VOYA
A poignant, lyrical debut novel about twins who navigate first love, their Jewish identity, and shocking results from a genetic test that determines their fate—whether they inherited their mother’s Huntington’s disease.
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Fifteen-year-old Kermit Sanders knows grief and its all-encompassing shadows.
After losing his beloved older sister in a tragic car accident, nothing quite punctures through the feelings of loss. Everywhere Kermit goes, he is reminded of her.
But then Kermit finds a mysterious invitation in his locker, signed anonymously with "-1." He has no idea what he's in for, but he shows up to find out. Dubbed the "Minus-One Club," a group of his school-mates...
12) The Glare
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After ten years of living on an isolated, tech-free ranch with her mother, sixteen-year-old Hedda is going back to the world of the Glare-her word for cell phones, computers, and tablets. Hedda was taught to be afraid of technology, afraid that it would get inside her mind and hurt her. But now she's going to stay with her dad in California, where she was born, and she's finally ready to be normal. She's not going to go "off-kilter," like her mom...
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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.
John Bunyan's much-loved allegory, telling the story of Christian and his journey to the Celestial City.
THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, John Bunyan's masterful religious allegory, narrates the journey of an everyman hero, Christian, as he attempts to navigate the trials and tribulations of this world, the City of Destruction, on the path towards paradise, the...
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Even the best intentions can bring down a mountain …
Sent away for the summer, the Ivyweather sisters were promised a family vacation by their wealthy, indifferent parents. Two at-odds opposites - Constance an anxious society sweetheart and Ivory an adventure-struck rebel - the sisters aren't sure what to make of the dangerously decayed town of Quixx and its creeping fog that never seems to lift.
When Ivory disappears after a spat with her...
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Themes: Life Lessons, Values, Identity, Justice, Mystery, Deception, Murder, Frame-Up, Falsely Accused, Kidnapping, Fiction, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Surely Valerie Monroe's nightmare was not real. But it felt real, and the news on the television...
16) The Lament
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A SENSUOUS EXPLORATION OF LOVE IN ALL ITS GLORY
The Lament captures the full range of emotion that whirl around human relationships. Here are dozens of poems examining the profound joy of those deeply in love, the incredible longing of the separated partner, the intense loneliness of modern working life, and-above all-the indisputable necessity of connecting with people around us. Poet Ercell H. Hoffman casts a penetrating gaze on our everyday emotions,...
17) Poetic Conduct
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Poetic Conduct is a collection of poems that nurtures inner strength when impacted by grief, loss, and disconnection. The descriptions of social interactions and moments of isolation are creatively uncovered as poetic solutions. Lovers of poetry are encouraged to identify personal connections on recovery, healing, and clarity. Poetic Conduct is reflective of initial love desire, mature romance, social conflicts, and sensible stability.
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From the Beginning Until Now" contains poetry that reflects on my trials and tribulations of life, my spirituality, and how others have made an impact on my life. This books captures the writers though her times of frustration, joy, happiness, and success. The title is based from the author beginning to write poetry as a child and then continuing writing as an adult. These poems have been written to uplift anyone's spirit through happiness and darkness....
19) The Honeys
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2023
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From Ryan La Sala, the wildly popular author of Reverie, comes a twisted and tantalizing horror novel set amidst the bucolic splendor of a secluded summer retreat.Mars has always been the lesser twin, the shadow to his sister Caroline's radiance. But when Caroline dies under horrific circumstances, Mars is propelled to learn all he can about his once-inseparable sister who'd grown tragically distant.Mars's genderfluidity means he's often excluded...
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2024
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A vibrant #ownvoices debut YA novel about grief, mental health, and the transformative power of friendship. Len is a loner teen photographer haunted by a past that's stagnated her work and left her terrified she's losing her mind. Sage is a high school volleyball star desperate to find a way around her sudden medical disqualification. Both girls need college scholarships. After a chance encounter, the two develop an unlikely friendship that enables...
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