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Boys don't keep diaries-or do they?
The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to.
It's a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you're ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg...
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From their initial meet cute in the wasteland to the paradise oasis they built in adulthood, everything in Maceo and Mezzy's story has led to this.
Torn asunder by the events of the critically acclaimed Book Two, each faces old age and the unforgiving end of all things, isolated on a planet breathing its last breaths.
But fate has other plans for these star-crossed lovers, and they will be reunited one last time... with nothing less than the fate...
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Wings of Fire volume 1
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The New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series soars to new heights in this first-ever graphic novel adaptation!
Not every dragonet wants a destiny . . . Clay has grown up under the mountain, chosen along with four other dragonets to fulfill a mysterious prophecy and end the war between the dragon tribes of Pyrrhia. He's not so sure about the prophecy part, but Clay can't imagine not living with the other dragonets; they're his best friends....
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La Divina Comedia es un poema alegórico donde el protagonista encuentra su propia identidad a través de un viaje desde el Infierno hasta el Cielo. La vida real y la sobrenatural se entrelazan mediante la lucha entre el ser y el espíritu. El poema consta de tres partes: Infierno, Purgatorio y Paraíso, donde para alcanzar la felicidad humana y religiosa es preciso seguir un camino que obliga a pasar antes por el rechazo del pecado y la purificación...
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La Guerra de los Mundos es una novela de ciencia ficción del autor inglés H.G. Wells, publicada por primera vez en el Reino Unido en la Pearson´s Magazine y en los Estados Unidos en la revista Cosmopolitan en 1897. La primera aparición de la novela en libro fue en 1898 y fue publicada por la editorial William Henemann de Londres. Escrita entre 1895 y 1897, es una de las primeras historias que detallan un conflicto entre la humanidad y una especie...
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Alicia en el País de las Maravillas es una exploración surrealista de la lógica, la imaginación y las complejidades del crecimiento personal. A través de las aventuras de Alicia en un mundo caótico y lleno de personajes excéntricos, Lewis Carroll invita al lector a cuestionar las normas sociales y la lógica cotidiana. La obra desafía las nociones convencionales de la realidad y la identidad, permitiendo que Alicia se enfrente a sus propias...
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Un cruel aristócrata, Sir Hugo Baskerville, asesina a una joven en unas ruinas cerca de un pantano. Inmediatamente después, el aristócrata es atacado por un sabueso de gran tamaño, lo que resulta en su muerte. Tras esto se revela que el narrador del relato es el Dr. Richard Mortimer, quien acudió a la casa del detective Sherlock Holmes y el Dr. John Watson para solicitarles su ayuda. Según Mortimer, el sabueso que dio muerte a Henry Baskerville...
9) Drácula
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Drácula de Bram Stoker es una obra seminal de la literatura gótica. La narración se desarrolla a través de una serie de anotaciones en un diario, cartas y recortes de periódico, que proporcionan una perspectiva polifacética de los desgarradores acontecimientos que se suceden. La historia comienza con Jonathan Harker, un joven abogado inglés, que viaja al remoto castillo del Conde Drácula en Transilvania para ayudar en una transacción inmobiliaria....
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The World Set Free is a novel written in 1913 and published in 1914 by H. G. Wells. The book is based on a prediction of nuclear weapons of a more destructive and uncontrollable sort than the world has yet seen. It had appeared first in serialised form with a different ending as A Prophetic Trilogy, consisting of three books: A Trap to Catch the Sun, The Last War in the World and The World Set Free. A frequent theme of Wells's work, as in his 1901...
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Circles and pentagrams loomed on every hand, and told indubitably of the strange beliefs and aspirations of those who dwelt so squalidly here. In the cellar, however, the strangest thing was found--a pile of genuine gold ingots covered carelessly with a piece of burlap, and bearing upon their shining surfaces the same weird hieroglyphics which also adorned the walls.
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Diary of an awesome friendly kid volume 3
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Scare yourself silly with this collection of spooky stories.
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At the start of the new school year, Seder finds an abandoned chair in the back of the classroom and decides to use it as his personal place to relax.
However, his peaceful life is soon shattered when another student makes him an unexpected request:
"Suddenly Approaches Me."
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The Prisoner of Zenda - Anthony Hope - The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), by Anthony Hope, is an adventure novel in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in order for the king to retain the crown, his coronation must proceed. Fortuitously, an English gentleman on holiday in Ruritania who resembles the monarch is persuaded to act as...
16) Swann's Way
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Immerse yourself in the evocative world of Proust's masterpiece, Swann's Way. In quaint Combray, a tapestry of childhood memories unfurls for young Marcel. Fragrances like madeleine cakes ignite a kaleidoscope of the past, transporting him to sun-drenched landscapes and the comforting rituals of his grandmother's embrace.
Amidst this idyllic haven, Swann, a family friend, falls prey to an all-consuming love for Odette, a woman shrouded in enigmatic...
17) The Deep End
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In The Deep End, book 15 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley and his family hit the road for a cross-country camping trip, †‹ready for the adventure of a lifetime.
But things take an unexpected turn, and they find themselves stranded at an RV park that's not exactly a summertime paradise. When the skies open up and the water starts to rise, the Heffleys wonder if they can save...
18) Oliver Twist
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En una época llena de moralismos y reglas, con prejuicios exagerados, prohibiciones severas y valores «puritanos», donde los formalismos religiosos eran deberes incuestionables, surge una obra que cae como balde de agua fría sobre el orgulloso Imperio británico. En forma de sátira y crítica frontal a las instituciones que operaban como una industria del hambre, de la mortandad, del suplicio y del abuso descarado envuelto en la hipocresía,...
19) Cabin Fever
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Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the prime suspect. But the crazy thing is, he's innocent. Or at least sort of.
The authorities are closing in, but when a surprise blizzard hits, the Heffley family is trapped indoors. Greg knows that when the snow melts he's going to have to face the music, but could any punishment be worse than being stuck inside with your family for the holidays?
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[2017]
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"Just in time for the blockbuster hit of 2017, Wonder Woman! Gal Gadot brings the Amazonian to life on the big screen while some of the best talents in comics bring her to life on the page. This collection brings together the biggest and greatest battles and moments in Wonder Woman's history as a DC Comics superhero, spanning over seven decades!"-- Provided by publisher.
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