Un viaje formidable por las historias de la Biblia que alimentaron la imaginación de un futuro escritor Como muchos niños de la posguerra española, Eduardo Mendoza estudió en el colegio una asignatura denominada Historia Sagrada, resumen e ilustración de algunos pasajes de la Biblia que hicieron nacer en él la fascinación por la palabra escrita y por los mundos de ficción, además de enseñarle a distinguir entre lo real y lo imaginario. «No...

Discusses how Dicken's helped the poor street children in London by writing about what he saw to cause reform.

Justice is music to the Sisterhood's ears as they delve into the dark side of celebrity—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Crash and Burn.
Through all their missions and adventures, the tightknit group of friends who make up the Sisterhood have learned one vital lesson: everybody has a weak spot. In the case of Yoko Wong's dear friend Garland Lee, the multimillion-selling performer known as America's...

Su infancia en un arrabal de San Sebastián, su memoria del dolor en los años oscuros en el País Vasco, su experiencia como maestro en Alemania, sus rituales a la hora de escribir y de encontrarse con los lectores, algunos paseos y viajes, las lecciones extraídas de una atenta lectura de Albert Camus: este volumen reúne los mejores artículos literarios de Fernando Aramburu. Son piezas deliciosas cargadas de humor, sensibilidad y sabiduría, y...

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.

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La historia de cuatro mujeres que cuentan en primera persona su propia historia en un tiempo de confusión ideológica y crisis generacional. En el Departamento de Obras de consulta de un gran grupo editorial, cuatro mujeres trabajan en la confección de un atlas de geografía en fascículos. Reunidas por azar en ese proyecto, y muy distintas entre sí, todas comparten, sin embargo, una edad decisiva, en la que el peso de la memoria matiza ya la conciencia...

From the author of the Judy Moody books, this exciting novel captures the warmth, humor, and squabbles of three spunky sisters.

Meet the Sisters Club: twelve-year-old Alex, aspiring actress and born drama queen; eight-year-old Joey, homework lover and pioneer wannabe; and smack in the middle, ten-year-old Stevie, the glue that holds them together — through dinner disasters, disputes over stolen lucky sweaters, and Alex's going

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Originally published in 1853, author Nathaniel Hawthorne delivers a vibrant selection of mythological tales inspired by some of the most popular figures in Greek lore. Tanglewood Tales is filled with whimsical characters and their fantastical stories. Nathaniel Hawthorne brings Ancient Greek mythology to life in this collection of Tanglewood Tales. The author reinterprets the stories for a younger audience with a broad appeal. The book contains heroes...

After decades of hiding, the evil Enchantress who cursed Sleeping Beauty is back with a vengeance.
Alex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the magical Land of Stories since their adventures in The Wishing Spell ended. But one night, they learn the famed Enchantress has kidnapped their mother! Against the will of their grandmother, the twins must find their own way into the Land of Stories to rescue their mother and save the...