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Coke and Pepsi McDonald didn’t want to jump off a cliff. They didn't want to get hit by poisoned darts from blowguns either. And they certainly don't want to get locked in their burning school, thrown into a pit at the top of a sand dune, or drowned in a vat of liquefied Spam. But what are you supposed to do when you’re being chased across the country by your insane health teacher and two guys in bowler hats who are trying to kill you? One thing's for sure, it'll be a snap for Coke and Pep to write their essays on "How I Spent My Summer Vacation."

Oswin Fields ha llegado a Tundra, el último lugar habitable en un mundo cubierto de hielo. Ahí lo han salvado de una muerte segura por hambre y frío. Tuvo suerte: casi nunca dejan entrar a un extranjero. Aun así, Oswin es visto con recelo o franca repulsión. Hasta que lo llaman a la Escuela de Hechiceros del Hielo. Ahí habría podido vencer los prejuicios y demostrar su valía, pero lo que era una prueba para ganarse a sus compañeros se ha convertido en una lucha de vida o muerte para salvarse y salvarlos a ellos.

The wackiest road trip in history continues in book four of the New York Times best-selling Genius Files series, following twins Coke and Pepsi as they dodge villains and visit weird-but-true landmarks from Texas all the way to Roswell, New Mexico. With the real-kid humor that has earned him millions of fans around the world, and featuring all-new weird-but-true locations around America, From Texas with Love is absolutely batty!

The Wishing Star. Katy, Cassie and Zia venture into outer space. With the help of Katy's cat, Thunder, they navigate their way to the Wishing Star. But as they prepare to make their wishes, the friends see the destruction happening back home and realise they have a greater mission: to save the Earth! The North Pole. Winter has arrived, and the girls decide to picnic at the North Pole. But before they can enjoy snowflake-shaped sandwiches and mountains of ice cream, they must first win the trust of the Arctic Queen and discover why the North Pole is melting.

Otto and Sheed are the local sleuths in their zany Virginia town, masters of unraveling mischief using their unmatched powers of deduction. And as the summer winds down and the first day of school looms, the boys are craving just a little bit more time for fun, even as they bicker over what kind of fun they want to have. That is, until a mysterious man appears with a camera that literally freezes time.

Twelve-year-old Manuel leaves his small town in Mexico to join his older brother in Los Angeles. To cross the US border, he must become a “beast rider” - someone who hops on a train. The first time he tries, he is stopped by the Mexican police, who arrest and beat him. When he tries again, he is attacked by a Mexican gang and left for dead. Just when Manuel is ready to turn back, he finds new hope.