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61) Jumanji
Language
English
Description
When young Alan Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn't realize its unimaginable powers, until he is magically transported before the startled eyes of his friend, Sarah, into the untamed jungles of Jumanji! There he remains for 26 years until he is freed from the game's spell by two unsuspecting children. Now a grown man, Alan reunites with Sarah and together with Judy and Peter tries to outwit the game's powerful forces.
62) Abuelos
Author
Series
Publisher
Cuento De Luz SL
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
Grandparents - The fifth book in the dazzling bestselling saga about family love. A tribute to the lifelong bond between grandparents and grandchildren. "My grandparents are around me in all different ways. I can feel them in the wind, and in the flight of the butterflies" Today I'm going to write a letter straight from the heart, hoping that words can explain what my grandparents mean to me. I'd like to capture on a piece of paper every afternoon...
Author
Series
Harlequin Bianca volume 1417
Publisher
Harlequin Ibérica, una división de HarperCollins Ibérica, S.A
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
El millonario Harry Finn siempre conseguía lo que se proponía... y lo que tenía ahora en la cabeza era a la secretaria de su hermano, Elizabeth Flippence. Un mes trabajando juntos en un paraje tan bello y lujoso como Finn Island iba a ser tiempo más que suficiente para que Harry consiguiera que la eficiente y sensata Elizabeth se relajara un poco y acabara en su cama. Pero Elizabeth no quería ser una conquista más. Lo que no imaginaba era que...
Author
Publisher
Faith Words
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
"When she was 11 years old Julissa Arce left Mexico and came to the United States on a tourist visa to be reunited with her parents, who dreamed the journey would secure her a better life. When her visa expired at the age of 15, she became an undocumented immigrant. Thus began her underground existence, a decades long game of cat and mouse, tremendous family sacrifice, and fear of exposure. After the Texas Dream Act made a college degree possible,...
Author
Publisher
Other Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A riveting exploration of the intersecting lines of Jewish and indigenous Latin American thought and culture, by way of a family memoir. In Our America, eminent anthropologist and historian Claudio Lomnitz traces his grandparents' exile from Eastern Europe to South America. At the same time, the book is a pretext to explain and analyze the worldview, culture, and spirit of countries such as Peru, Colombia, and Chile, from the perspective of educated...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Español
Description
"Quiara Alegría Hudes era la niña de ojos penetrantes que permanecía resguardada en las escaleras de la casa de su abuela en el norte de Filadelfia mientras observaba a su familia bailar en su estrecha cocina. Le maravillaban sus tías, tíos y primos, pero vivía aterrada por los secretos de la familia y las historias ocultas del barrio--todo esto mientras intentaba encontrar su propia voz entre el mar de lenguajes que la rodeaban, tanto en el...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una divisi©đn de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
En una noche como cualquier otra, José Victoriano Arteaga, el patriarca de una próspera familia de la ciudad de México, desaparece sin dejar rastro mientras maneja a su casa luego de un día de trabajo. Los Arteaga encuentran pocas respuetes con pistas perturbadoras del paradero del abuelo, comienzan su éxodo a distintas ciudades del mundo para tratar de rehacer sus vidas. --Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Spending time with grandparents is a great way to learn new things. In this delightful book, a young boy enjoys a day of adventure with his grandpa. From painting to cleaning, there are lessons to be found in daily activities. Bright illustrations paired with accessible text will engage both beginning readers and young listeners, while close picture-text correlation help develop reading comprehension skills. This fun book is sure to be a popular addition...
Author
Publisher
Magination Press, American Psychological Association
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
A Carmen le encanta hacer trucos de magia con su Papi. Él puede hacer volar los sarapes. ÉÉl puede hacer desaparecer los conejos! Pero un día, su Papi desaparece. Ella se siente triste y asustada cuando se entera que él ha sido detenido porque es un inmigrante indocumentado de México. Inicialmente, la familia de Carmen mantiene en secreto la detención de Papi, por miedo a ser juzgados negativamente. A medida que los demás se dan cuenta de...
Author
Publisher
Salamandra
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Sam Waver's life has always been pretty quiet. A bit of a loner, he struggles to make friends, and his busy parents often make him feel invisible. Luckily for Sam, his older brother, Jason, has always been there for him. Sam idolises Jason, who seems to have life sorted--he's kind, popular, amazing at football, and girls are falling over themselves to date him. But then one evening Jason calls his family together to tell them that he's been struggling...
Author
Publisher
Pinata Books, Arte Publico Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Ten-year-old Jose M. Hernandez watched the Apollo 17 moonwalks on his family's black and white television in 1972 and knew what he wanted to be when he grew up: an astronaut. Later that night he told his father and was surprised when his dad said, "Youcan do this, m'ijo!" Mr. Hernandez told his son that if he really wanted to become an astronaut, he would need to follow a simple, five-ingredient recipe to succeed: 1) decide what you want, 2) recognize...
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
It takes a lot of heart to keep a family like this one together. Amid Brock and Barbra Jean's marital troubles, Cheyenne's personal struggles, Van's career crisis and Kyra's growing pains, Reba somehow manages to keep the whole family functioning at a level just above dysfunctional.
Author
Publisher
Debate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"Estos son los platos que preparo para mi familia, los que comemos en casa, los que pensé para el confinamiento y sigo cocinando después. No es que desconfíe de los trabajos profesionales --al contrario, siento admiración--, pero restan verdad al servicio de una belleza irreal, y frustran al cocinilla, que todos llevamos dentro, que jamás logra reproducir esa alta expresión. Estilismos, retoques, añadidos, mixtificaciones, platos que no son...
75) Mystic River
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Jimmy. Dave. Sean. Three friends who grew up together in working-class Boston after a terrible tragedy. Years later, brutal events reconnect them. Jimmy's 19-year-old daughter is coldly murdered and Dave is a suspect. Sean is now a cop who scrambles to solve the crime before a volatile Jimmy takes the law into his own hands.
Author
Publisher
The Secret Mountain
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
"An extraordinary collection featuring 19 traditional nursery rhymes and lullabies in Spanish, originating from Latin America, that have stood the test of time. Warm, colorful illustrations with earth-toned backgrounds provide the setting for this endearing repertoire of family-friendly songs from 17 different countries. Solid musicianship supporting lively vocal performances transport the young listener into a playful, fanciful world inhabited by...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Another comical compilation of the longest-running scripted show in television history has arrived. Season seventeen contains all 22 outrageous episodes, a vast repertoire of Springfieldian special features, plus a mind-blowing list of celebrity guest voices.
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
In "Beauty and the Beast: a tale of the crimson flower", based on the classic folktale by S. Aksakov, Russia's version of, "Beauty and the Beast", a young woman transforms a monster into a handsome prince. "The nutcracker" is Hoffmann's classic Christmas tale with the music of P.I. Tchaikovsky. In "The prince, the swan, and the Czar Saltan", one of the most famous fairy tales written by Alexander Pushkin, although the Czar Saltan's newborn son is...
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Born with cerebral palsy, the 10th of 22 children of a Dublin bricklayer and his wife, Christy Brown was doomed to life as a vegetable by physicians in 1932. His strong-willed mother's love and faith encouraged him to overcome this label. At age seven, he made a mark with chalk grasped between the toes of his left foot, the only limb on his body he could control. With this proof of intelligence, his schooling begins, and aided by his loving family,...
80) Dale la vuelta al autismo: una guía para padres de niños pequeños con síntomas tempranos de autismo
Author
Publisher
Ediciones Urano
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
Sinopsis: Ante una sospecha de autismo, la intervención temprana es crucial. Los retrasos madurativos y los síntomas de un trastorno del espectro autista suelen aparecer antes de los dieciocho meses. Sin embargo, rara vez se diagnostican antes de los cuatro o cinco años de edad. ¿Pueden ayudar los padres a sus hijos con anterioridad a la intervención profesional? La respuesta es un rotundo sí: ese apoyo temprano marcará la diferencia. Mary...