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Animals fall off a speeding sled one by one until only a lonely caribou is left, chasing a giant snowball that has engulfed the falling animals.

"On June 26, 2018, twenty-eight-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a bartender from New York City, became the youngest woman ever elected to serve on Congress. Her win shocked the political world and she became a celebrity overnight. Soon, everyone knew her by her initials: AOC. As soon as she was sworn into office, AOC became a vocal champion for healthcare for all and the fight against climate change. This exciting story details the defining moments...

"¿Dulce o truco? Aventuras heroicas, mitos, relatos populares, leyendas urbanas; todos acontecidos en una noche de brujas. A trav?s de estas historias caminar?s por bosques tenebrosos, enfrentar?s a seres sobrenaturales, cruzar?s el umbral que separa el mundo de los vivos del de los muertos, oir?s el eco de tus propios gritos retumbar en los pasillos de la casa m?s aterradora? Y si sobrevives a todo eso, entonces sabr?s c?mo se origin?, c?mo creci?...

Clanton, Misisipi. 1990. Jake Brigance se ve envuelto en un juicio profundamente divisivo cuando el tribunal lo nombra abogado de Drew Gamble, un timido muchacho de dieciseis anos acusado de asesinar a un diputado local. Muchos en Clanton quieren un juicio rapido y la pena de muerte, pero Brigance investiga y descubre que hay mas en la historia de lo que parece. El feroz compromiso de Jake de salvar a Drew de la camara de gas pone en peligro su carrera,...

The Wolfs, the most powerful family in California, have a new head--thirty-six-year-old former high school teacher Jenny Wolf. That means Jenny now runs the prestigious San Francisco Tribune. She also controls the legendary pro football team, the Wolves. And she hopes to solve her father's murder.--Dust jacket.

Pigeon is very angry when the duckling gets a cookie just by asking politely.

Alliana spends her days tending to her stepfamily's inn at the edge of the abyss, but when she rescues an orphaned nightdragon and later helps an apprentice witch, she seizes her chance to escape her stepmother's tyranny and find her own happily ever after.

"Lucian Rollins is a lean, mean vengeance-seeking mogul. On a quest to erase his abusive father's mark on the family name, he spends every waking minute pulling strings and building his empire. The more money and power he gains, the safer he feels. Except when it comes to one feisty small-town librarian ... Bonded by an old, dark secret from the past and their current mutual disdain, Sloane Walton trusts Lucian about as far as she can throw his designer-suited...

"Eleven-year-old Nico Krispis never told a lie. When the Nazi's invade his home in Salonika, Greece, the trustworthy boy is discovered by a German officer, who offers him a chance to save his family. All Nico has to do is convince his fellow Jewish residents to board trains heading to "new homes" where they are promised jobs and safety. Unaware that this is all a cruel ruse, the innocent boy goes to the station platform every day and reassures the...