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Author
Publisher
New York Review Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A classic Catalan work about love, family, and class during the Spanish Civil war. Spain, 1937. Posted to the Aragonese front, Lieutenant Llu�is de Broc�a i de Ruscalleda eschews the drunken antics of his comrades and goes in search of intrigue. But the lady of Castel de Olivo--a beautiful widow with a shadowy past--puts a high price on her affections. In Barcelona, Trini Milmany struggles to raise Llu�is's son on her own, letters from the...
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Homesteads dot a mountain high in the Pyrenees, climbing up to a village whose residents have weathered wars and tragedies, knit together by the myths and memories of their shared pasts. Among the village's generations of healers, poets, butchers, and giants, there dwell spirits and sprites who interact with the populace. In one age, lightning strikes a moody farmer, whose foraged goods then feed the ghosts of women accused of witchcraft. The farmer's...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Camila the chicken, Mr. Martínez the fox, Phillip the mouse, Rodolfo the cat, Matilda the pig, Mrs. Paquita the owl, and Pepe the ogre, all live on the same street, but nobody talks to anybody else. One day a chain reaction begins that turns this neighborhood into a true community"--Provided by publisher.
10) Winter
Author
Series
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Two young children observe the changes that occur in nature during the winter season.
11) Spring
Author
Series
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Boys and girls discover the delights of freshly budding flowers, baby animals, butterflies, and the fun that is part of spring.
12) Summer
Author
Series
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Two young children observe the changes that occur in nature during the summer season.
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A romantic comedy about a brainy bachelor and the cat that opens his eyes to life's little pleasures"-- When Samuel, a lonely linguistics lecturer, wakes up on New Year's Day, he doesn't expect much from the coming year. When a stray, brindle-furred cat slips into his Barcelona apartment, it becomes the catalyst that leads Samuel from the comforts of his favorite books, foreign films, and classical music to places he's never been and to people he...
18) Boulder
Author
Publisher
Literatura Random House
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"La protagonista de Boulder se gana la vida como cocinera en un viejo barco mercante. Es la situación perfecta: soledad, una cabina, el océano, algún puerto en el que conocer mujeres y horas para encarar el vacío, para sentir la fuerza de la provisionalidad. Hasta que un día una de ellas consigue que abandone el mar, acceda a vivir entre cuatro paredes y se implique en la gestación asistida y en la educación de un hijo. ¿Qué ha hecho la maternidad...
19) Caperucita Roja
Author
Series
Publisher
La Galera
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
Español
Description
A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her sick grandmother.
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts is marked by the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament, in which student representatives from three different wizarding schools compete in a series of increasingly challenging contests. However, Voldemort's Death Eaters are gaining strength and create the Dark Mark - giving evidence that the Dark Lord is ready to rise again. In the unsuspecting lives of the students at Hogwarts, the competitors are selected...