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Grace is a single mom. She is too busy juggling work, bills, and the very married Dr. Hartford, to give her daughter, Ansiedad the attention she desperately needs. When Ansiedad's English teacher introduces her students to classic coming-of-age stories, she is inspired to skip adolescence and jump-start her life without mom. While Grace becomes preoccupied with the increasing affections of her co-worker, Ansiedad enlists the help of her loyal friend,...

"Eric Barker recurre a la ciencia para revelar la verdad, más allá de la sabiduría convencional, acerca de las relaciones humanas. Combinando su convincente narración y humor, Barker explica qué tienen en común las técnicas de negociación de rehenes y la sdiscusiones maritales: cómo un estafador experto se abrió camino en una carrera de fútbol profesional de veinte años; y por qué aquellos que tienen puntos de vista diametralmente opuestos...

Experience these timeless tales of true friendship, set against a backdrop of comedy and music in perfect harmony. And now, both inspiring classics sparkle with spectacular sound and unsurpassed picture quality. Collection include: The Fox And The Hound and The Fox And The Hound II.

Kellyanne has two of the best friends in the world. The only problem is that nobody sees them but her. When her father leaves them in an opal mine, it's up to Kellyanne's brother to rally the town to find these two imaginary friends.

In this book there are two friends: a dog and a bird who shares many adventures. One day they decide to make the world their home, open a window to the sky and everything changes: the air roars, the trees dance, roads are rivers and a bark the universet. Each word is a game and every game is a place to dream that a friend is laughter and song, silence and the whole world. En este libro hay dos amigos: un perro y un pájaro que comparten muchas aventuras....

Aang, Katara, Sokka, and their new friend Toph are searching for Appa while traveling to Ba Sing Se to tell the Earth King about their attack on the Fire Nation. Along the way they meet up with old friends and fight off the Fire Nation's evil Pricess.

The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely...

¿Qué serías capaz de hacer para proteger tu secreto mejor guardado? Simon ha hecho lo impensable: ceder al chantaje de Martin. O Simon se las ingenia para que su amiga Abby salga con Martin o este le hablará a todo el mundo de los correos electrónicos. De los correos electrónicos que Simon, escondido tras un seudónimo, intercambia con un tal Bluegreen, que es el chico más divertido, desconcertante y adorable que Simon ha conocido nunca. Y...

A group of six friends, in Sacramento, gather to distract themselves from loss - a newly dumped Sylvia, Prudie's repressed disappointment, or Jocelyn, who has a life of unrealized dreams. All are devoted Jane Austen fans, except the lone man, Grigg, who has an ulterior motive for joining the chick-lit gang. There's plenty of pride (Prudie), prejudice (Jocelyn), sense (Sylvia), and sensibility (Sylvia's daughter Allegra). Throw in a fair amount of...

Gerald the elephant has a big decision to make, but will he make it in time?