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A spotlight for Harry (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
Par Eric A. Kimmel, Jim Madsen. 2009
Story based on childhood events of Harry Houdini (1874-1926), who became a famous magician and escape artist. Describes Harry and…
his brother Dash learning to walk a tightrope after going to the circus with their family for the first time. For grades 2-4. 2009Gloria Estefan (Hispanos Notables Ser.Hispanos Notables)
Par Rebecca Stefoff. 1995
Biografía de la valiente estrella cantante que superó muchos obstáculos para llegar a la cima del mundo músico latino. Habla…
de sus raíces cubanas, su traslado a Miami, su matrimonio, su carrera y el espantoso accidente que casi le costó la vida. Para alumnos de escuela secundaria y lectores mayoresFlash Fire (The Extraordinaries)
Par T J Klune. 2021
Flash Fire is the explosive sequel to The Extraordinaries by USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune.The explosive sequel to The…
Extraordinaries by USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune.Nick landed himself the superhero boyfriend of his dreams, but with new heroes arriving in Nova City it's up to Nick and his friends to determine who is virtuous and who is villainous. Which is a lot to handle for a guy who just wants to finish his self-insert bakery AU fanfic.'Uproariously funny!' Sophie Gonzales, author of Only Mostly Devastated'The most down-to-earth book about superheroes I've ever read' Mason Deaver, bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best(P) 2021 Macmillan AudioWhen I tell you Stella Fortuna was a special girl, I hope you aren't thinking small-town special. Other people would…
underestimate Stella Fortuna during her long life, and not one of them didn't end up regretting it.*******************A sprawling 20th century saga of a young woman with a fire inside her which cannot be put out, for fans of Elena Ferrante, Captain Correlli's Mandolin, All the Light We Cannot See and Brooklyn.By turns a family saga, a ghost story, and a coming-of cranky-old-age tale, Juliet Grames's THE SEVEN OR EIGHT DEATHS OF STELLA FORTUNA lays bare the costs of migration and patriarchal values, but also of the love and devotion that can sustain a family through generations.The book tells the story of Stella Fortuna, born into rural poverty in a mountainside Calabrian village in the early 20th century. After being abandoned by their father, who had left to seek his fortune in L'America, Stella grew up with her beloved mother Assunta, her brother Giuseppe and her sister Tina. Tough, vivacious, and fiercely loyal, the sisters were always inseparable, going on to support each other through immigration, marriage, children, loss - and the seven (or eight, depending how you count them) near-death experiences Stella suffered throughout her life.Beginning in their childhood with the time she was burned by frying oil ("the eggplant attack"), Assunta became convinced that her eldest daughter was cursed, a victim of the Evil Eye or a malevolent ghost. But after Stella woke up from 'The Accident', an eighth brush with death which robbed her of a large portion of her memories, it was Tina who she refused to speak to. Now, despite living across the street from each other, the sisters have not spoken in thirty years. Determined to solve the mystery of this falling out, it's up to the family historian to unravel the life and deaths of Stella Fortuna, to connect the inexplicable dots in her dramatic story, and to suggest, finally, redemption of the battle-scarred and misunderstood woman who has lived her life with a fire inside her which could not be put out.'A compulsive, huge-hearted novel about family, home and how women move through the world; you don't read this book, you live it.' Erin Kelly, author of He Said / She Said(P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton LimitedThe Bobby Girls: The Bobby Girls, Book One (The Bobby Girls)
Par Johanna Bell. 2019
1914. While their men fight in France, at home in Britain women are finally seizing the opportunity to make a…
difference . . .Maggie and her new friends Annie, Irene and Sarah come from very different backgrounds, but they've got one thing in common: they've all signed up for the Women's Police Volunteers. They can't wait to show the men just what they're made of.But soon, Maggie realises she's in over her head. Hiding her involvement with the WPV from her tyrannous father is becoming ever more difficult, and when she bumps into an old acquaintance with a big chip on his shoulder, the dangers of her new life become all too clear . . .As she and the girls work to find their feet on the beat, will their friendship get her through the darkest of times? A gritty, uplifting new saga series about the first ever female police officers, set at the outbreak of the First World War - perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Daisy Styles and Call the Midwife.(P) 2019 Hodder & Stoughton LtdThe Extraordinaries (The Extraordinaries)
Par T J Klune. 2020
In Nova City, there are extraordinary people, capable of feats that defy the imagination. Shadow Star protects the city and…
manipulates darkness, and Pyro Storm is determined to bring the city to its knees using his power over fire. And then there's Nick who . . . well, being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right? Instead of fighting crime, Nick contends with a new year at school, a father who doesn't trust him, and a best friend named Seth, who may or may not be the love of Nick's short, uneventful life. It should be enough. But after a chance encounter with Shadow Star, Nova City's mightiest hero (and Nick's biggest crush), Nick sets out to make himself extraordinary. And he'll do it with or without Seth's reluctant help . . . Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl meets Brandon Sanderson's Steelheart in TJ Klune's YA debut: a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves.(P) 2020 Macmillan AudioLas rosas del sur
Par Julio Llamazares. 2018
Diez años después de la publicación de su aclamada Las rosas de piedra, Julio Llamazares concluye su recorrido por España…
y su historia a través de las catedrales Cuando se cumplen diez años de la publicación de su memorable Las rosas de piedra, Julio Llamazares concluye con este libro el que sin duda es el proyecto literario en español más importante de las últimas décadas: su recorrido por las setenta y cuatro catedrales de España. Como hicieran los viajeros de otra época, después de recorrer todas las del norte, el autor va de Madrid a las islas Canarias, pasando por Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha, Levante, Andalucía y las Baleares, describiendo de manera minuciosa y con una mirada humanista -no exenta en ocasiones de ironía y crítica-, cada una de las catedrales erigidas en esta zona de la geografía española. Algunas de ellas son visitadas por él por primera vez; otras, redescubiertas. Pero en todas ellas Llamazares sabe hallar ese hilo que las une con las gentes que las visitan por turismo o devoción, por curiosidad o costumbre. Más allá de su esplendorosa arquitectura, estas fascinantes «rosas de piedra» se muestran, en el relato del viajero, como espejos en los que observar las relaciones que existen entre las personas y el paisaje a través del tiempo. La crítica ha dicho sobre el autor:«Llamazares es sobre todo un poeta; de hecho, el ritmo de su escritura en prosa es deudor de esa ambición de asociar las palabras (y la memoria, que es su fuente) con el ritmo; la música es consustancial con su narrativa, y eso le viene de la poesía.»Juan Cruz, El País «Julio Llamazares es, sin duda, uno de esos escritores que nos reconcilian con el ejercicio de la literatura.»Aurelio Loureiro, Leer «Julio Llamazares sigue siendo un escritor especial, alguien capaz de mirar el mundo de otra manera.»El Correo Gallego «Unescritor de su categoría podría redactar los anuncios por palabras de un periódico y seguiría siendo interesantes.»Qué Leer Sobre Las rosas de piedra:«Julio Llamazares es un verdadero viajero: persigue un objetivo y regresa enriquecido de él. Su peregrinación a través de las diferentes regiones de España supone una visión personalísima y una apasionante historia de arte. Un libro de viaje indispensable.»Cees Noteboom «Un proyecto casi existencial, algo melancólico, de rescate de mundos que se apagan.»Alejandro Gándara, El Mundo «Llamazares siempre escribe igual cuando viaja, habría que añadir también que siempre escribe bien, sin arrogancia, desprejuiciadamente, con sentido del humor y con cariñosa indulgencia cuando retrata. Y tal vez sea ésa la clave [...]. El autor está enamorado de lo que describe y de lo que descubre.»Andrés Barba, El Cultural «A Julio Llamazares, uno de nuestros escritores más honestos y versátiles, le gusta echarse al camino y contarnos lo que ve, escucha y siente. [...] Sus relatos viajeros filtran una prosa muy singular, lírica y exacta a la vez, y son, a mi juicio, de lo mejor que se ha escrito en España desde los presupuestos del género.»José Luis Argüelles, La Nueva España «No es una guía de catedrales ni una guía de viajes, es literatura de viajes, un género dominado por Julio Llamazares.»Francisco Moya, Literatura de viajes Sobre Trás-os-Montes: «Julio Llamazares recupera la imagen del viajero como figura literaria.»Amelia Castilla, El País Sobre El viaje de Don Quijote: «Llamazares, con habilidad, mezcla lo actual con lo pretérito, lo literario con lo sociológico. [...] Siempre es bueno que nos miren desde fuera; nos señalen nuestras virtudes y defectos, y más si lo hacen con solvencia literaria, como es el caso.»Alfonso González-Calero,Life is waiting to happen to Hubert Bird.But first he has to open his front door and let it in.In…
weekly phone calls to his daughter in Australia, widower Hubert Bird paints a picture of the perfect retirement, packed with fun, friendship and fulfilment. But Hubert Bird is lying.The truth is day after day drags by without him seeing a single soul. Until, that is, he receives some good news - good news that in one way turns out to be the worst news ever, news that will force him out again, into a world he has long since turned his back on.Now Hubert faces a seemingly impossible task: to make his real life resemble his fake life before the truth comes out.Along the way Hubert stumbles across a second chance at love, renews a cherished friendship and finds himself roped into an audacious community scheme that seeks to end loneliness once and for all . . . Life is certainly beginning to happen to Hubert Bird. But with the origin of his earlier isolation always lurking in the shadows will he ever get to live the life he's pretended to have for so long?From bestselling author Mike Gayle, All the Lonely People is by turns a funny and moving meditation on love, race, old age and friendship that will not only charm and uplift, but also remind you of the power of ordinary people to make an extraordinary difference.(P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton LtdA Gift in December: An utterly romantic feel-good winter read
Par Jenny Gladwell. 2019
Love can grow anywhere in this cosy, romantic tale inspired by London's most famous Christmas tree. A heartwarming festive read…
set in beautiful Norway - perfect for fans of Veronica Henry, Jojo Moyes and One Day in December. Jane has given up on love. She might have uncovered the news scandal of the year, but she's also been dumped by boyfriend Simon . . . and has spent the last month avoiding him at the office. With Christmas fast-approaching, Jane's heart is no closer to mending.But Jane's boss has other plans for her. She needs someone to go on a luxurious press trip to Norway to cover the story of the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree and she's selected Jane to go.Jane would much rather wallow at home than spend a week in the fjords with some ditzy bloggers, a snippy publicist, ever-cheerful colleague Ben and handsome-but-arrogant TV presenter Philip Donnelly. But as Jane throws herself into the trip and starts to enjoy herself, it seems that love hasn't quite given up on her just yet... Amid all the snow, could a gift be awaiting her underneath the mistletoe? (P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton LtdMama Africa!: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song
Par Kathryn Erskine. 2017
An inspiring picture-book biography of iconic singer and activist Miriam Makeba by National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine.Miriam Makeba, a…
Grammy Award–winning South African singer, rose to fame in the hearts of her people at the pinnacle of apartheid—a brutal system of segregation similar to American Jim Crow laws. Mama Africa, as they called her, raised her voice to help combat these injustices at jazz clubs in Johannesburg; in exile, at a rally beside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and before the United Nations. Set defiantly in the present tense, this biography offers readers an intimate view of Makeba’s fight for equality. Kathryn Erskine’s call-and-response style text and Charly Palmer’s bold illustrations come together in a raw, riveting duet of protest song and praise poem. A testament to how a single voice helped to shake up the world—and can continue to do so.