Isabel Allende
21) Zorro
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 26
Language
English
22) Ripper: a novel
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"A fast-paced mystery involving a brilliant teenage sleuth who must unmask a serial killer in San Francisco through Ripper, the online mystery game she plays with her beloved grandfather and friends around the world"--
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
Nineteen-year-old Maya relates her experiences with drug deals and addiction, rehab and relapse, sex, blackmail that began when she was sixteen, while she hides out on an island off the coast of Chile.
24) Paula
Author
Publisher
HarperLibros
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 26
Language
Español
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The author describes her lifelong commitment to feminism in a meditation on what it means to be a woman, discussing progress within the movement in her lifetime, what remains to be done, and how to move forward in the future.
Author
Language
English
Description
Reunited once more, young Alexander Cold and his best friend, Nadia, embark upon a new adventure, following Alex's frighteningly fearless journalist grandmother Kate to a forbidden kingdom hidden away in the frosty peaks of the Himalayas. They seek the fabled Golden Dragon-a sacred statue and priceless oracle coveted by a greedy and powerful outsider. To prevent the desecration of the holy relic, they will need the help of a sage Buddhist monk, his...
Author
Language
English
Description
Once again Alexander Cold and his indomitable journalist grandmother, Kate, are braving the mystical unknown, this time in the heart of Africa. Along with Alex's friend Nadia Santos and a photographic crew from International Geographic magazine, they have travelled to Kenya to work on an article about the continent's first elephant-led safaris. But when a missionary approaches their camp in search of companions who have mysteriously disappeared, Alex,...
28) Ines of My Soul
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A passionate tale of love, freedom, and conquest from the New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits, Isabelle Allende.
Born into a poor family in Spain, Inés Suárez, finds herself condemned to a life of poverty without opportunity as a lowly seamstress. But it's the sixteenth century, the beginning of the Spanish conquest of the Americas. Struck by the same restless
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Language
English
Description
If you've ever wished to sit down over a cup of tea and a plate of chocolates for an intimate conversation with a favorite author, you'll treasure this dialogue. Isabel Allende reflects on her early years in Chile, her decision to take her family into exile, the culture she left behind, and her views on politics and feminism in the world today. Ms. Allende shares the events and emotional experiences that inspired the writing of her books, and explains...
Author
Language
English
Description
Isabel Allende talks about her passion for writing. She speaks with great depth of feeling about the death of her daughter Paula. She says, "Every book is triggered by a very strong emotion that has been with me for a long time, and usually that emotion is painful. However, the process of writing is so joyful."
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Ed
Pub. Date
2021
Language
Español
Description
La primera novela de Isabel Allende narra la saga de una poderosa familia de terratenientes. El despótico patriarca Esteban Trueba ha construido con mano de hierro un imperio privado que empieza a tambalearse con el paso del tiempo y un entorno social explosivo. Finalmente, la decadencia personal del patriarca arrastrará a los Trueba a una dolorosa desintegración. Atrapados en unas dramáticas relaciones familiares, los personajes de este poderoso...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Ed
Pub. Date
2021
Language
Español
Description
Escucha esta obra al tiempo emotiva, irónica y apasionada, como la propia autora, en la que nos entrega la suma de sus días como mujer y como escritora. En La suma de los días, Isabel Allende narra con franqueza la historia de su vida y la de su peculiar familia en California, en una casa abierta, llena de gente y de personajes literarios, y protegida por un espíritu; hijas perdidas, nietos y libros que nacen, éxitos y dolores, un viaje al mundo...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Ed
Pub. Date
2021
Language
Español
Description
Escucha la primera entrega de las «Memorias del Águila y el Jaguar», en la que Alexander Cold va a vivir una aventura que jamás olvidará. Las mejores novelas contemporáneas en formato audiolibro Alexander Cold es un muchacho americano de quince años que parte al Amazonas con su abuela Kate, periodista especializada en viajes. La expedición se interna en la selva en busca de una extraña bestiagigantesca. Junto a su compañera de viaje, Nadia...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Ed
Pub. Date
2021
Language
Español
Description
Veintitrés relatos de amor y violencia secretamente entrelazados por un fino hilo narrativo y un rico lenguaje que recrea azarosas peripecias en un mundo exuberante y voluptuoso.Una niña solitaria se enamora del amante de su madre y practica misteriosas ceremonias rituales; una mujer permanece medio siglo encerrada en un sótano, víctima de un caudillo celoso; en el fragor de una batalla, un hombre viola a una muchacha y mata a su padre... Éstas...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Ed
Pub. Date
2021
Language
Español
Description
Un pasado persiguiéndola.Un futuro aún por construir.Y un cuaderno para escribir toda una vida.«Soy Maya Vidal, diecinueve años, sexo femenino, soltera, sin un enamorado, por falta de oportunidades y no por quisquillosa, nacida en Berkeley, California, pasaporte estadounidense, temporalmente refugiada en una isla al sur del mundo. Me pusieron Maya porque a mi Nini le atrae la India y a mis padres no se les ocurrió otro nombre, aunque tuvieron...
Author
Language
English
Description
Francisco Leal is an on-the-edge photographer whose work with a beautiful magazine reporter uncovers a government's nightmare: a secret so deadly, the military will stop at nothing to eliminate them! Now, as they are thrown together into danger... and drawn closer by passion... they must risk everything for a chance at freedom!