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Romantic intrigue and electric action fill the gripping sequel to The Tiger at Midnight, a world inspired by ancient Indian history and Hindu mythology. Perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir and Victoria Aveyard. A stolen throne. A lost princess. A rescue mission to take back what’s theirs. For...

A Venezia, tra oscuri canali e palazzi in rovina che offrono un rifugio perfetto a chi vuole sparire, Prosper e Bo, orfani in fuga da due zii malvagi che li vogliono separare, incontrano una banda di ragazzini che vivono in un cinema abbandonato. Fanno capo a Scipio: audace e misterioso, è lui il re dei ladri che garantisce la sopravvivenza dei compagni grazie ai suoi furti mirabolanti. Senza un attimo di esitazione Prosper e Bo entrano a far parte di questa "famiglia" e si trovano coinvolti in un'avventura che cambierà per sempre la loro vita.

In this thrilling climbing adventure from bestselling author Roland Smith, summiting one of the most isolated mountains in the world may be the easiest thing Peak does. After conquering the mountains in Afghanistan, Peak Marcello goes to Myanmar, a country that has been in the grips of a brutal...

Aínda que a súa pel era branca, Xián nacera no continente africano e nunca se sentira estraño alí. Nin xamais percibira nos congoleses sinais de animadversión cara á súa persoa. E, a pesar de que agora estudaba en Estados Unidos, seguía amando aquela terra. Por iso arelaba reencontrarse coa paisaxe, coa selva, de cores tan intensas: verdes, amarelas, grises, laranxas, marróns... Regresaba á casa do seu avó, director do Parque Nacional de Virunga; regresaba ao seu fogar.

Más relevante que nunca, este audiolibro de Andreu Martín, que llegó a valerle el Premio Edebé de Literatura Juvenil en 1995, supone una reflexión sobre el colonialismo, el triunfalismo de conceptos como Hispanidad y la opresión a los pueblos indígenas. La historia de dos estudiantes que empiezan a escribir una novela sobre la colonización de las Américas, tomando como partida a Fray Bartolomé de las Casas, y terminan abordando las acciones que los conquistadores españoles llevaron a cabo en tierras americanas.

They came in summer. They fell upon the land swiftly and suddenly. Through autumn they spread, like locusts, like mice, like a plague. Now its winter. They're still here. But so too are Ellie and Homer and their friends.

At the end of the 21st century, the world has changed dramatically, but life continues 1,000 feet below the ocean's surface. In Great Britain, sea creatures swim among the ruins of Big Ben and the Tower of London, and citizens waver between fear and hope: fear of what lurks in the abyss and hope that humanity will soon discover a way to reclaim the planet. Meanwhile, 16-year-old Leyla McQueen has her own problems to deal with.

Kamal és un noi de 13 anys que viu a Berlín amb la seva família. Té una vida d'allò més normal com qualsevol adolescent de la seva edat, fins que un dia la seva tia Jasmín es converteix en un monstre i ell ha de salvar el món. Viatja a Turquia i coneix a el misteriós grup dels alfabetistes, que li expliquen que s'acosta la fi del món i només ell pot salvar-lo.

It is February 1983, and Berlin is a divided city with a miles-long barricade separating east from west. But the city isn't the only thing that is divided. Ada lives among the rebels, punkers, and immigrants of Kreuzberg in West Berlin. Stefan lives in East Berlin, in a faceless apartment bunker of Friedrichshain. Bound by love and separated by circumstance, their only chance for a life together lies in a high-risk escape. But will Stefan find the courage to leap? Or will forces beyond his control stand in his way?

Lex, un jeune de dix-sept ans, accompagne sa mère, une auteure-compositrice anishnabée, à Rivière-Ahmic, le village du nord de l’Ontario où elle a vu le jour. Fleur Monague espère y relancer sa carrière en chantant à un spectacle organisé dans le but de protéger des dunes sacrées menacées par l’exploitation forestière. De son côté, Alex s’éprend de Danika Copecog, une Anishnabée qui l’initiera aux secrets de la nature. Les pépins s’enchaînent et forcent Alex et sa mère à prolonger leur séjour dans la communauté.