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Love Poems to Rip Your Heart Out Find a love to die for with Edgar Award winner Ben H. Winters s 30 haunting love poems. Accompanied by Adam F. Watkins s beautifully horrifying illustrations, these eerie poems reveal that love is not always what it seems to be . . ."

High school can be hell. Cam knows what it's like to be haunted. He's spent more time in Hell than any angel ever should. And his freshest Hell is high school, where Lilith, the girl he can't stop loving, is serving out a punishment for his crimes. Cam made a bet with Lucifer: he has fifteen days to convince the only girl who really matters to him to love him again. If he succeeds, Lilith will be allowed back into the world, and they can live their lives together. But if he fails ...there's a special place in Hell just for him. Tick-tock. The long-awaited new novel in the global bestselling Fallen series.

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERA captivating and powerful novel that lingers long beyond the last page, CHALLENGER DEEP is a heartfelt tour de force by New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman.A captivating novel about mental illness that lingers long beyond the last page, Challenger Deep is a heartfelt tour de force by New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman.Caden Bosch is on a ship that''s headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench.Caden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting to notice his odd behavior.Caden Bosch is designated the ship''s artist in residence to document the journey with images.Caden Bosch pretends to join the school track team but spends his days walking for miles, absorbed by the thoughts in his head.Caden Bosch is split between his allegiance to the captain and the allure of mutiny.Caden Bosch is torn.Challenger Deep is a deeply powerful and personal novel from one of today''s most admired writers for teens. Laurie Halse Anderson, award-winning author of Speak, calls Challenger Deep "a brilliant journey across the dark sea of the mind; frightening, sensitive, and powerful. Simply extraordinary."

1. En solo 5 meses se ha agotado la 1ª edición de este libro.1. Finalista al Mejor primer libro en los premios RITA 2013, En la puerta de al lado ha vendido cientos de miles de ejemplares en inglés y ha sido traducido a casi una decena de idiomas: aleman, italiano, frances, portugues, turco, rumano, hungaro, lituano.2. Mas de 70.000 lectores le dan la maxima valoracion en Goodreads, 4,06. En la misma pagina, se posiciona en el tercer puesto como mejor novela contemporanea juvenil de 2012, gracias al voto de mas de 40.000 lectores.3. Ideal para seguidores de Bajo la misma estrella, de John Green, o de Jennifer E. Smith.4. Una historia que va mucho mas alla del entretenimiento, que profundiza en valores como la amistad, el amor fraternal, la sinceridad, la honradez Ideal para organizar una lectura en grupo o en una clase de instituto.5. Libros de Seda publicara en 2016 otras dos historias de la autora: Pense que era cierto y No es lo que parece, por lo que los jovenes lectores encontraran continuidad de lectura.6. Blogs y webs de todo el mundo en español (A doble altura, La estrella de mi camino, etc.) se hacen eco de este lanzamiento en español, con las mejores valoraciones.------Argumentos de venta: preciosa historia contemporanea, para chicos y chicas a partir de los catorce años. La fuerza del relato destaca valores como la amistad, el amor de los padres, los hermanos, el amor juvenil. Su exito esta siendo tal en Estados Unidos que ya se esta traduciendo a otros idiomas (aleman, italiano, frances), ademas de al español.Los Garrett son todo lo que no son los Reed: ruidosos, desordenados y cariñosos. Y cada dia, desde el balcon de su habitacion, Samantha Reed sueña con ser una de ellos hasta que una tarde de verano, Jase Garrett se cuela por su ventana y eso lo cambia todo.Ambos se enamoran; tropiezan con la timidez y lo maravilloso del primer amor. La familia de Jase acoge muy bien a Samantha. Pero entonces sucede lo inimaginable y el mundo de Samantha se vuelve patas arriba. Ahora tiene que enfrentarse a una decision imposible. Guardar un secreto que arruinara a los Garrett o confesar la verdad y acabar con la carrera de su madre. ¿Podra salvar a las dos familias? ¿O ha llegado el momento de que se salve a si misma?Bajo la misma estrella, de John Green.Fitzpatrick evoca nuevamente los momentos algidos de la pasion juvenil, pero sin dejar de tener los pies en la tierra. Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewLos personajes son dinamicos y realistas. Una narrativa impresionante añade esta historia de amor juvenil de verano el toque que la eleva al nivel de autores como Sarah Dessen y Deb Caletti. School Library JournalUno de los mejores libros que he leido este año pasado... Maravilloso, conmovedor y muy bien escrito. Kristan Higgins, autora best seller del New York Times.

Jake y Cora Robinson son dos hermanos gemelos que descubren un astrolabio en unaextraña tienda de antiguedades.Al accionar el mecanismo del astrolabio, se ven transportados al mundo de Ilus, perouna tormenta los separa nada mas llegar.Ilus es un planeta cubierto casi completamente por un gran oceano y pocos se atreven a cruzar sus peligrosas aguas, pero Jake es rescatado por un barco de piratas, el Escarpin de Ilus, que cuenta con una tripulacion de lo mas variopinta. Jake es reclutado enseguida por la tripulacion y comienza de inmediato la busqueda de su hermana.Mientras tanto, Cora ha conocido a un misterioso ser con tres cabezas que prometeayudarla a encontrar a su hermano, pero que guarda un antiguo secreto.

• “No podrás soltar esta historia futurista sobre una chica que tiene visions del pasado y el future en las que ve el final de los Derechos de las mujeres y una guerra civil entre sexos”. Teen Vogue•

From award-winning author Sharon Draper comes Out of My Mind, the story of a brilliant girl who cannot speak or write.Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She is smarter than most of the adults who try to diagnose her and smarter than her classmates in her integrated classroomthe very same classmates who dismiss her as mentally challenged, because she cannot tell them otherwise. But Melody refuses to be defined by cerebral palsy. And shes determined to let everyone know it... somehow.In this breakthrough storyreminiscent of The Diving Bell and the Butterflyfrom multiple Coretta Scott King Award-winner Sharon Draper, readers will come to know a brilliant mind and a brave spirit who will change forever how they look at anyone with a disability.

She would be an object in motion that would stay in motion, even if it meant flattening everything in her path. One cold fall day, high school junior Liz Emerson steers her car into a tree. Why? Why did Liz Emerson decide that the world would be better off without her? Why did she give up? This haunting, nonlinear novel pieces together the short and devastating life of Meridian High's most popular junior girl. Mass, acceleration, momentum, force-Liz didn't understand it in physics, and even as her Mercedes hurtles toward the tree, she doesn't understand it now. How do we impact one another? How do our actions reverberate? What does it mean to be a friend? To love someone? To be a daughter? Or a mother? Is life truly more than cause and effect? An Indies Introduce Title A Top Ten Indies Next Pick

Joe e Sylvia foxen en busca de aventura e dos snergs, unhas pequenas criaturas que viven no bosque. Así atoparán non só a Gorbo o snerg, senón tamén reis, cabaleiros, ogros e unha bruxa malvada que i

All three books in the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy, are now available together in a collectible paperback boxed set. The books have gorgeous new covers, maps, forewords, and bonus content.Passion. Power. Secrets. Enchantment.Enter the secret world of the Shadowhunters with this handsomely packaged boxed set that includes Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, and Clockwork Princess. The villainous Mortmain and his terrifying clockwork army are on the move to destroy the Shadowhunters. Can Tessa, Jem, and Will stop his infernal plot?This complete collectible set of three paperback volumes is a perfect gift for newcomers to the series and for loyal fans alike.

All three Hunger Games books in one gorgeous package! The extraordinary, ground breaking New York Times bestsellers--The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay--are available now in a deluxe fo

Dirzhan is a strange little country up among the mountains way out east. It has one foot in the middle ages and one in the age of the internet, and its President Kahn is a ruthless modern dictator who lives in a fantastic old palace riddled with secret passages. Only the old eunuch who looks after the Kahns daughter Taeela knows where they run.Nigel is on a visit to his parents when he is asked to spend time with Taeela to improve her English accent, so he is actually present when the Kahn is assassinated in front of their eyes.Now those haunted passages come into their own, allowing them to escape from the palace and make their way through a country in turmoil, find allies up in the mountains and return to the palace by the way they came with a band of followers, so that Taeela can avenge her fathers death.This is Peter Dickinson at his best, a cracking adventure story in an exotic but vividly created world.

In this pulse-pounding sequel to Kass Morgan''s The 100, secrets are revealed, beliefs are challenged, and relationships are tested. And the hundred will struggle to survive the only way they can - together.Now a major TV series on E4. In this pulse-pounding sequel to Kass Morgan''s The 100, secrets are revealed, beliefs are challenged, and relationships are tested. And the hundred will struggle to survive the only way they can - together.It''s been 21 days since The 100 landed on Earth. They''re the only humans to set foot on the planet in centuries... or so they thought. Facing an unknown enemy, Wells attempts to keep the group together. Clarke strikes out for Mount Weather, in search of other Colonists, while Bellamy is determined to rescue his sister, no matter the cost. And back on the ship, Glass faces an unthinkable choice between the love of her life and life itself.

Simon Snow just wants to relax and savour his last year at the Watford School of Magicks, but no one will let him.His girlfriend broke up with him, his best friend is a pest and his mentor keeps trying to hide him away in the mountains where maybe he''ll be safe. Simon can''t even enjoy the fact that his room-mate and longtime nemesis is missing, because he can''t stop worrying about the evil git. Plus there are ghosts. And vampires. And actual evil things trying to shut Simon down. When you''re the most powerful magician the world has ever known, you never get to relax and savour anything.Based on the characters Simon and Baz who featured in Rainbow Rowell''s bestselling novel Fangirl, Carry On is a ghost story, a love story, a mystery and a melodrama. It has just as much kissing and talking as you''d expect from a Rainbow Rowell story - but far, far more monsters.

From the New York Times bestselling author of RED QUEEN, comes these two revealing prequels. Discover the truth of Norta''s bloody past and the events that preceded the Red rebellion.Previously published as individual ebook-only novellas, QUEEN SONG and STEEL SCARS.Two women on either side of the Silver-Red divide tell the stories no one else knows.Queen SongQueen Coriane, first wife of King Tiberias, keeps a secret diary - how else can she ensure that no one at the palace will use her thoughts against her? Coriane recounts her heady courtship with the crown prince, the birth of a new prince, Cal, and the potentially deadly challenges that lay ahead for her in royal life.Steel ScarsDiana Farley was raised to be strong, but being tasked with planting the seeds of rebellion in Norta is a tougher job than expected. As she travels the land recruiting black market traders, smugglers, and extremists for her first attempt at an attack on the capital, she stumbles upon a connection that may prove to be the key to the entire operation - Mare Barrow.Contains an extract from GLASS SWORD, the second novel in the Red Queen series.

Four powerful stories of adventure and imagination - in this world and beyond.When Keith''s father dies, his mom sells their house and takes Keith to live in Scotland. He misses his dad and his home, but most of all he misses his friend Melly, a girl whose father is a lion tamer, and who seems almost otherworldly. Keith is in a park in Edinburgh when he sees a girl who looks exactly like Melly, and whose father once worked for the circus, taming lions. To solve the mystery and protect his best friend, Keith embarks on a perilous quest to uncover the secrets of Melly''s doppelganger.In these four tales, Peter Dickinson writes with clarity and wit about young people whose adventures take place across space, time, and the boundaries of their souls.

Two women on either side of the Silver-Red divide tell the stories no one else knows.Discover the truth of Norta''s bloody past in these two revealing prequels to #1 New York Times bestseller Red Queen.Also includes an exclusive excerpt of the hotly anticipated second book in the Red Queen series! Glass Sword transports readers to the world of Silver tyranny, a Red dawn rising, and one girl''s resolve to break down the system that will hold her back no longer.Queen SongQueen Coriane, first wife of King Tiberias, keeps a secret diaryhow else can she ensure that no one at the palace will use her thoughts against her? Coriane recounts her heady courtship with the crown prince, the birth of a new prince, Cal, and the potentially deadly challenges that lay ahead for her in royal life.Steel ScarsCaptain Farley exchanges coded transmissions with the resistance as she travels the land recruiting black market traders, smugglers, and extremists for her first attempt at an attack on the capital. She was raised to be strong, but planting the seeds of rebellion in Norta is a tougher job than expecteduntil she stumbles upon a connection that may prove to be the key to the entire operation: Mare Barrow.

Joe y Sylvia huyen en busca de aventura y de los snergs, unas pequeñas criaturas que viven en el bosque. Así encontrarán no sólo a Gorbo el snerg, sino también reyes, caballeros, ogros y una bruja ma

¡QUE LOS GARABATOS TE ACOMPAÑEN!Joven Padawan, ¿estás listo para convertirte en un Doodlellero Jedi?¿En un caballero galáctico del origami?Kellen y los chicos del colegio McQuarrie, con alguna ayuda de Art2-D2, nos presentan esta guia con mas de setenta y cinco actividades inspiradas en la seriebest sellerYoda Origami.

In the thrilling, pulse-pounding conclusion to Kass Morgan''s New York Times bestselling The 100 series, the Hundred face their greatest challenge yet. Because...In the thrilling, pulse-pounding conclusion to Kass Morgan''s New York Times bestselling The 100 series, the Hundred face their greatest challenge yet. Because...Humanity is coming home.Weeks after landing on Earth, the Hundred have managed to create a sense of order amidst their wild, chaotic surroundings. But their delicate balance comes crashing down with the arrival of new dropships from space.These new arrivals are the lucky ones - back on the Colony, the oxygen is almost gone -but after making it safely to Earth, GLASS''s luck seems to be running out. CLARKE leads a rescue party to the crash site, ready to treat the wounded, but she can''t stop thinking about her parents who may still be alive. Meanwhile, WELLS struggles to maintain his authority despite the presence of the Vice Chancellor and his armed guards, and BELLAMY must decide whether to face or flee the crimes he thought he''d left behind.It''s time for the Hundred to come together and fight for the freedom they''ve found on Earth, or risk losing everything - and everyone - they love.