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1) The witches
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"Witches are real, and they are very, very dangerous. They wear ordinary clothes and have ordinary jobs, living in ordinary towns all across the world - and there's nothing they despise more than children. When an eight-year-old boy and his grandmother come face-to-face with the Grand High Witch herself, they may be the only ones who can stop the witches' latest plot to stamp out every last child in the country!" -- Jacket.
2) Woman world
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"When a birth defect wipes out the planet's entire population of men, Woman World rises out of society's ashes."--From inside flap.
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This memoir, told in graphic novel format, is a personal celebration of the author's charming and eccentric family and how they saved her from the machinations of her own brain. The book centers around the author's Jewish grandmothers, and the unique role they play in her life. It explores resonant adolescent topics of body image, self-determination, insecurity, fear, religious identity, politics, friendship, romantic love, and family relationships....
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La primera novela gráfica de J.R.Palacio tiene un simbolismo tan potente que es capaz de traernos del pasado un valiosísimo mensaje. La abuela de Julian le cuenta cómo ella, Sara, fue acogida por una familia en pueblo francés, ocupado por los nazis, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Le explica cómo fue perseguida por ser judía y cómo el niño al que todos rechazaban se convirtió en su salvador y mejor amigo. Esta desgarradora y conmovedora...
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Summer for Louise means sand, surf, and... the supernatural. Louise spends every summer at her grandma's house with her older sister, cousins, and Rodin the dog. But, this year, her plans to relax and read comics on the beach are about to be turned upside down by a mischievous ghost, bored with being forced to haunt the same house. While the other girls are wrapped up in romance and teenage problems, Louise takes refuge with her new paranormal BFF,...
6) Mothballs
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"In this moving family saga, a teenage woman uncovers the hushed history of sexual violence that shattered her grandmother's life. San Martín, Argentina, 2001. Upon her estranged grandmother Vilma's death, 19-year-old Rocío moves into a house haunted by memories. Seeking a deeper understanding, Ro delves into her family history and uncovers the episodes of violence and betrayal that shattered Vilma's dreams. All the while, the familiar scent of...
7) Scarlet hood
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Scarlet has just moved to Norway with her parents and become the target of a bully called Greta the Cruel. One day, she is given a magical scarlet hood by her grandmother, which allows her to time travel back to the age of the Vikings and confront a fire-breathing dragon. Her adventures will reveal to Scarlet an inner strength she never knew that she had, and teach her about the power of understanding. Scarlet Hood is a heartwarming, stunningly-illustrated...
8) Mamo
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Orla O'Reilly, the youngest in a long line of hedge witches, is compelled to return home after the death of her grandmother, Mamo. In the wake of her Mamo's passing, seas are impossible to fish, crops have soured, even Jo Manalo's attic is taken over by a poltergeist! And to make matter worse it appears that the cause is Mamo, or her mislaid bones that is. Can Orla shoulder the responsibility of quieting her Mamo's spirit, saving her hometown, and...
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How can you speak up if you don't have the words? Santi is excited to spend the summer in Hillside Valley, meeting the local kids, eating his Abuela's delicious food, exploring! There's just one problem--Santi doesn't speak Spanish that well and it feels like everyone he meets in Hillside does. There's Sol (she's a soccer player who really loves books), Willie, (the artist), Alejandro (Santi's unofficial tour guide!), and Nico (Alejandro's brother...
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