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After invaders destroyed her village, murdered her family, and took her prisoner, shield-maiden Ragna is hungry for revenge. A trained warrior, she is ready to fight for her home, but with only a mermaid and a crew of disloyal mercenaries to aid her, Ragna knows she needs new allies. Guided by the magical maps on her skin, battling storms and mutiny, Ragna sets sail across the Northern Sea. She petitions the Jarl in Skjordal for aid, but despite Ragna's...

Elizabeth Acevedo has said that reading Lorraine Avila feels like an "UPPERCUT to the senses." We couldn't agree more. We have never encountered an author with prose of this sensitivity and fire.
Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. She's starting to feel at home Julia De Burgos High, her school in the Bronx. She has her best friend Victory, and maybe something with Jose, a senior boy she's getting to know. She's confident her initiation into...

"Moving to Miami, Andres, who made a deal with Death for new life, meets Renee and Llora and embarks on a polyamorous relationship, but when Llora falls into a coma, he and Renee journey into the underworld to retrieve her spirit, which comes with a high price."--

Une porte. Une simple porte me sépare du monde extérieur. Un obstacle infranchissable. Car de l'autre cté, il y a ces choses qui me terrorisent et que je suis la seule à voir. Des fantmes. Des esprits. Des emmerdeurs de la pire espèce. Appelez-les comme vous voulez. Heureusement, aucun ne s'est encore montré violent envers moi. Enfin, jusqu'à maintenant.

After the deadly 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch, Eddy Smallbone must naviate the ruins of his hometown along with the ruins of his person a life. A Catholic-school dropout, Eddie is trying to break free from his eccentric uncle and mourn the death of his dog. Eddy starts a pet-sitting business, and meets an extraordinary cast of character. Meanwhile, his former girlfriend is back in town and his best friend is suffering from a mysterious illness....

Depuis plusieurs générations, le trou du diable avale les corps des malheureux noyés, les âmes des désespérés, mais aussi les secrets des notables et de puissants. Cependant, il arrive qu'un drame se transforme en malédiction et que le trou relâche une de ses prisonnières afin qu'elle réclame une réparation. Sommes-nous responsables des mauvaises actions de nos aïeux ? Devons-nous payer pour les actes répréhensibles de nos ancêtres...

Quand Frank et sa soeur Estelle choisissent d'accompagner leur cousin loin dans la forêt afin d'explorer le chalet que ce dernier a obtenu en héritage, ils sont loin de se douter qu'ils risquent de ne jamais en ressortir. Des bulles montent à la surface d'un lac sinistre. Des vagues recrachent des ossements sur le rivage. Des ombres bougent entre les arbres. Et la vie ne tient plus qu'à un fil. Les Légendes terrifiantes d'ici est un collectif...

Al, Siera, and Hector have nothing in common until they all suddenly come into possession of strange, antique masks. Masks that confer powers beyond imagination. But how do you handle such a gift when you're only fifteen years old? And why were they chosen? Time is running out to find the answers: a powerful mask has fallen into the wrong hands, and something must be done before it's too late...

Samuel deserves to die a thousand deaths.
I was so close to going home and then he ruined it all.
Now, I have to focus on how to survive because I don't think I can go home.
And to be honest, after a few more nights with Benny, I'm not sure I even want to. Plus, the more I learn about the circus, the more intrigued I become. I discover that I have abilities I couldn't have even dreamed of if I'd stayed in California.
But, if I'm to

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C'est l'hiver, tout est blanc, et Églantine a l'impression que l'été ne reviendra jamais. Jusqu'au jour où Grand‑père lui offre un brin de verdure en cadeau... Ce sont différentes graines qu'Églantine et ses sœurs sèmeront pour faire apparaître un jardin malgré la neige. Le résultat ravira autant les papilles que les pupilles! Une histoire sur l'importance du savoir intergénérationnel et de l'autonomie alimentaire.