Showing results for "The Knight Life" in Teen & Young Adult

For hundreds of years, the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table has been one of the world's most precious literary possessions. In 1902, the distinguished American artist Howard Pyle undertook to retell and illustrate this classic. His four-volume work has long been considered one of the outstanding interpretations of the Arthurian cycle.

Carolyn Mackler's Printz Honor book - starring the unforgettably funny, body-conscious Virginia Shreves - returns in this 15th anniversary edition featuring text updates and never-before-heard material from the author. Fifteen-year-old Virginia feels like a plus-sized black sheep in her family, especially next to her perfect big brother Byron. Not to mention her best friend has moved, leaving Virginia to navigate an awkward relationship with a boy alone. In order to survive, Virginia decides to follow a "Fat Girl Code of Conduct", which works, until the unthinkable causes her family's facade to crumble.

As if her parents' divorce and sister's departure for college weren't bad enough, 14-year-old Ricky Bloom has just been diagnosed with a life-changing chronic illness. Her days consist of cursing everyone out, skipping school - which has become a nightmare - daydreaming about her crush, Julio, and trying to keep her parents from realizing just how bad things are. But she can't keep her ruse up forever.

WTF con la nueva vida adulta ¿Crees que ser adulto implica gestionar un chingo de ansiedad, controlar un caos que no deja de multiplicarse, pagar por todo, levantarte temprano para ir a trabajar y hacerte cargo de mucha mucha mierda? Pues tienes toda la razón, ser adulto es desagradable. Sin embargo, puedes hacer que apeste menos; incluso puedes ir más lejos y sacarle todo el provecho a la única etapa de tu vida en la que eres completamente libre de hacer lo que quieras, cuando quieras y seguir divirtiéndote. Pero antes, tienes que crecer de una pinche vez!