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1) Persuasión
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Persuasion narra el emotivo viaje de su protagonista Anne Elliot, quien se encuentra con el capitán Wentworth, un pretendiente al que fue persuadida de rechazar siete años antes, y cuya reaparición la hace reflexionar sobre sus decisiones pasadas y contemplar su futuro matrimonial. La última novela completa de Austen, que representa vívidamente las ciudades de vacaciones de la sociedad de Lyme Regis y Bath e infundida con el ingenio característico...
2) Drácula
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"Las de Bram Stoker y Jonathan Haker fueron vidas paralelas. Stoker era el secretario particular de Henry Irving, un reputado actor shakespeariano y propietario del Lyceum Theatre de Londres; Harker, el del enigmático conde Drácula, quien lo convocó a su castillo de Transilvania para negociar la adquisición de una mansión en Londres. No es casual que el personaje de Drácula se inspire en las facciones e idiosincrasia de Irving, ni que stoker...
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Nineteen-year-old French sailor Edmond Dantes is unjustly imprisoned on his planned wedding day, and after fourteen years of solitary confinement, a daring escape, hidden riches on the island of Monte Cristo, and a new identity bring him closer to a reunion with his love, Mercedes, and revenge upon his accusers.
"Obra monumental donde las haya, El conde de Montecristo es la cumbre narrativa de Alexandre Dumas, así como el ejemplo mejor logrado del...
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FROM THE BESTSELLING WINNER OF THE PRIX SORCIÈRES
From Europe to Africa to the Caribbean, this first installment in the Alma trilogy tells a gripping story of hope, perseverance, and love that readers will not soon forget.
1786. Isolated from the rest of the world, thirteen-year-old Alma lives with her family in a lush African valley. She spends her days exploring their blissful homeland. But everything changes when her little brother finds a...
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1786. Isolated from the rest of the world, thirteen-year-old Alma lives with her family in a lush African valley. She spends her days exploring their blissful homeland. But everything changes when her little brother finds a secret way out of the valley. Alma sets out to find him, but she soon must face terrible dangers in a continent ravaged by the slave trade. The journey to bring her brother home becomes a harrowing adventure to save herself, her...
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Alma's Way ; 4
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When Chacho hides Abuelo's lucky sock on the day of a big baseball game, Alma must find it before her pup is sent to the doghouse. Then, After Rafia wins the neighborhood spelling bee, Alma learns why being an alternate is important!
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Alma's Way ; 15
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After rescuing Junior's paper tube tower from collapsing, Alma decides to open her own traveling fix-it business: Alma's Rescue Repair! But Alma can only carry so much in her toolbelt and running back home for fix-it items is exhausting. Then, when Howard tells Junior he can't play water tag, Alma must figure out how to make her brother feel better and how to tell Howard how she feels.
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Alma's Way ; 5
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When her family's Nochebuena traditions don't go as planned, Alma learns to celebrate in a new way. Then, when Alma sees Junior hasn't played with her Christmas present, she skips playtime with him to make a do-over Three Kings Day gift.
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Alma's Way ; 3
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Alma is excited to go to a spooky movie night with her friends but can't figure out why André wants to back out. Then, Alma, Eddie and Junior want to a write a "hero song" for Papi, so they join his parrot rescue mission.
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Alma's Way ; 12
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When Chacho chews holes in the socks that Alma was planning to donate for the Community Center's Bomba Drum Fundraiser, she has to figure out a way to transform the holey mess into a new success. Then, Alma offers to record Papi's animal show while he's busy and recruits her friends and their talented pets to help. But Alma keeps messing up on the camera. Will this week's show be cancelled?
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Alma's Way ; 2
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Alma must learn to speak up for herself when André tries to change her mural design to suit his tastes. Then, Alma must decide if she'll honor her commitment to dance in Uncle Nestor's Bomba show or watch the Sweat Sox play.
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Alma's Way ; 13
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Junior really wants to find a book about a Puerto Rican boy, dinosaurs, and the Bronx, but Alma and André can't find any stories that have all three at the bookstore. Luckily Alma has an idea: what if they help Junior make his own book? Then, Alma and Eddie want to surprise Nestor and Gloria for their anniversary, but when Gloria gets called into work unexpectedly, their plans might be a bust!
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Alma's Way ; 1
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When Mami's mofongo dish is a "no go," Alma tries to fix it-but makes it worse. Then, the City Seagulls are playing the Sweat Sox. Alma and Eddie enjoy some good-natured pranks before game day. All is well until Alma takes things too far!
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Alma's Way ; 11
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When Alma and Rafia find a bird's nest in the park's basketball hoop, they recruit their friends to help keep it safe. But when it's time to go home, Alma tries to think of a way to protect the nest, even when her friends aren't around. Then, after cleaning up the playground, Alma and her friends go undercover and follow the litter clues to find out where the trash is coming from.
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Alma's Way ; 16
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When Granny Isa's flight gets cancelled, Alma realizes that the two can still spend the day together and do most of the things they wanted to do...over video chat. Then, Alma insists on bringing Chacho to the new playground, but discovers that dogs are not allowed.
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Alma's Way ; 14
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Mami surprises Alma with a pair of brand-new soccer cleats. Now Alma must choose: play her best soccer game and get her AMAZING new shoes dirty or protect her cleats by staying on the sidelines. Then, stuck inside on a beautiful day, Alma, Rafia and André make up a new game called Star Ball. It's a BLAST at first, but her friends don't want to play anymore when Alma keeps changing the rules.
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Alma's Way ; 17
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When Mami's former music student, Sonny Soto, invites Alma's family to his big concert, Alma excitedly invites her friends to come along without asking first. Then, When Alma gets creeped out by a bearded dragon, she realizes that with enough information, it's not as scary as she thought.
19) El gran Gatsby
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"A Spanish translation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel "The Great Gatsby" about Jay Gatsby's passion for Daisy Buchanan during the jazz age of 1922."--
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Candlewick Press
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2023.
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"Alma is known for her iconic stripes--but there's more she'd like to show you! She has arms, hands, and fingers for patting a pet bird--as well as legs, feet, toes, and one adorable belly, below her ever-present heart"--
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