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Los relatos de Lugares comunes visitan territorios conocidos: la timidez extrema, el amigo calavera, el amor no correspondido, la rumba de Cali… Pero , apelando a otro tipo de lugar común, el principal valor de este libro reside, no tanto en la extrañeza de las historias, sino en la fuerza del estilo. Andrés Rojas aborda estas historias desde puntos de vista insólitos, con voces cercanas a la oralidad caleña pero enriquecidas con la tradición universal del cuento.

Mysterious Tales of Loss and Woe (& Other Jovial Stories): Twelve short stories that blend the bizarre and profound, meeting grumpy trolls, elusive ghosts, and cunning spies along the way. Follow characters who navigate real (and not-so-real) life situations where they must choose right from wrong, good or bad, and love over hate. Lilac & the Troll: Meet Lilac, a girl of eight, or ten, or twelve years old—she's not sure. She lives happily in the woods until she meets a Troll who introduces her to new ideas about herself.

The West is a rough land where dangerous men and intrepid women take matters into their own hands. Grit and determination usually decides who survives, but sometimes the hand of fate steps in to change destiny. Come meet the heroes and villains whose lives hang in the balance. In this sixth book of the series you will find these three stories by the author: What Lies Beyond The Flames, Cactus Joe And The Cowpokes, and Saguaros at Sunrise.

From first crushes to first heartbreaks, complicated family dynamics to community relationships, this powerful collection of stories explores race, class, culture, language, and the very idea of home as both a place and a feeling.

As the Owl Flies is a collection of stories that warm the heart and make you smile. Originally written to be listened to with friends gathered comfortably together, these stories convey simple, universal truths in a lighthearted, fun way.

En su primera colección de cuentos, Rainbow nos regala nueve historias de amor bellamente narradas. Una chica conoce a un chico acampando fuera de un cine. Mejores amigos discuten sobre los méritos de los bailes escolares. Un príncipe enamora a una troll. Una chica enamora a un chico imaginario. Y el mismísimo Simon Snow regresa para una aventura navideña. Este es un festín de personajes irresistibles, diálogos hilarantes y una narrativa espectacular. En resumen, todo aquello que se esperaría de un libro de Rainbow Rowell.

Los nueve textos reunidos en El problema de los tres cuerpos muestran la fuerza narrativa de su autora, quien fue distinguida con el Premio Nacional de Cuento Joven Comala 2016. En estas páginas, la fluidez de la prosa va de la mano con la aspereza de los temas, y la crudeza de las situaciones se alía con el sentido del humor.

Fifteen-year-old Mary Lou Peters lives in the historic Southern Hotel in fictional Asheville, Maryland. Her life-long dream is to take over the hotel that her parents kept the same for so long. She discovers that she has an amazing gift that throughout these eight stories helps her solve previously unsolved mysteries, many having to do with the hotel’s eventful past. In the beginning, she has no friends besides friends of her parents. She meets all kinds of interesting people—her best friend Robby, energetic Julie, and even a few ghosts.

When a series of seemingly unrelated murders occur in his community, Sheriff Hyde Stinson grapples with how to protect the citizens of Telluride, Colorado. The killers take responsibility, but their motives are a mystery, and they remain on the loose. Hyde must now face the roughest group of outlaws in the area, The McCaffery Gang. Can he stop them alone, or will he need to rely on three brothers with bad reputations and questionable pasts?

Introducing Luna, a young and curious Mermaid, whose life beneath the waves is forever changed by a fateful encounter under the light of the full Moon. As she explores the depths of her Ocean home, Luna uncovers ancient secrets, hidden powers and a destiny she never imagined. This mesmerising tale of discovery and self-realisation sets the stage for an epic journey where Luna must embrace her heritage and the challenges that come with it.

In a world gone wrong, heroes and villains are not always easy to distinguish and every individual has the ability to contribute something powerful. In this stunning collection of original and rediscovered stories of tragedy and hope, the stars are a diverse group of students, street kids, good girls, kidnappers, and child laborers pitted against their environments, their governments, differing cultures, and sometimes one another as they seek answers in their dystopian worlds.

Så ser man lige at de fanger Fanden dybt nede i en kulmine! Man ser trolde der flytter ind i et rækkehus, og man ser en dame der bliver sin egen hund. Man ser også at kærlighed bliver en forbrydelse, og at Døden får nok. Og der er mere at se.

Ti historier, hvor du roligt kan sætte et U foran Hygge! I Lille Hyggeby er alt nemlig ikke, så hyggeligt som man skulle tro. Læs om den blodige gummistøvle, og om manden der i sin kælder havde et terrarium med mærkelige væsener, og om en hugorm der kryber under huden på drengen Sander, og om alt muligt andet, der foregår bag facaden i den lille by.

En samling noir-noveller for de 14-18årige. Den unge læser møder her den naive pige fra Egtved på vej ind i pornoindustrien og hende den hårdkogte, der har fået nok. Den sidste idiot og den popsmarte fyr i den hvide porsche er blandt de figurer, der konfronterer læseren med tilværelsens mere beske sider.

Er Ida medskyldig i Kennys død? Formår Max at sige fra? Hvorfor søger Marie dækning i skuret på stranden? Det er tilspidsede situationer, der præsenteres i de otte noveller, der på helt forskellig vis behandler det at være under pres – et indre personligt pres eller et ydre fra kammerater, forældre eller egne fordomme. Novellerne skildrer, hvordan følelser som skam, beundring og skyld tager kontrollen og kammer så meget over, at det fører til nye indsigter. Novellerne henvender sig til unge fra ca. 13 år.

Letlæste noveller for unge - en samling på seks vedkommende historier om "de stille drenge", skrevet med Kim Fupz' fantastiske evne til helt ukompliceret at skildre komplekse mellemmenneskelige relationer. "Tilløb" skildrer de tilbageholdne drenge, der tilpasser sig forældre, venner og piger. Indtil det er nok. Indtil noget nyt må ske. "Jeg skubbede ham med alt, hvad jeg havde, og han gik lige på røven, virkelig dumt på røven. Han sad på køkkengulvet, og jeg stod op ad væggen. Den havde han fandeme ikke regnet med." – Citat fra bogen.

Lila, Diego y Julián se dedican a investigar aquellos lugares propios de la infancia y el crecimiento, tales como la siesta, la fiebre, la adolescencia, la mentira, las escondidas, el azar.

In a forest of eternal autumn, two sisters with vastly different temperaments make a pact with a magic song that will change their lives forever. A girl with a wild spirit and a wonderful gift of song befriends a special horse that can fly without wings, but when its rarity places it in grave danger, the girl will stop at nothing to save her new friend. Romance blooms between a mysterious healer with a notorious reputation for breaking girls’ hearts and the young woman who loves him enough to do everything in her power to set him free from a dark curse.

Nine authors get real and dish up some of the best young adult fiction around. From family issues to teens struggling to find themselves, this collection offers a great escape while reminding us all that the best way to discover ourselves is to embrace the hope we all have inside ourselves.

Zwei Hörbücher gibt es schon von ihm, hier ist das dritte, gefüllt wiederum mit einer Menge köstlicher Geschichten, die niemand so schreibt wie er. Ein bisschen gemein, ein wenig verrückt, doch nie wirklich böse.