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Travel on an unpredictable and unforgettable literary journey. Find a horrified mother who gives birth to a strange blue pyramid. Encounter an amazing Electrical Grandmother who comes to live with a grieving family. Meet an old parrot who learned over long evenings to imitate the voice of Ernest Hemingway, and becomes the last link to the last link to the great man. Each of these magnificent creations has something to tell us about our own humanity-and...

For six years, Carly Nolan has built a secretive life for herself and her son Christopher. Nobody in the quiet little beach community of Twilight Cove, California, suspects she is running from the tragic memory of her fiancé Rick and his unexpected death--and from his rich, powerful parents, who want to take away her child. She has carefully concealed her troubled past from the folks in the isolated cove. Until now. Private investigator, Jake Montgomery,...

When the Cullens, including her beloved Edward, leave Forks rather than risk revealing that they are vampires, it is almost too much for eighteen-year-old Bella to bear, but she finds solace in her friend Jacob until he is drawn into a "cult" and changes in terrible ways.

Bella debe escoger entre su amistad con Jacobo, un hombre lobo, y su amistad con Eduardo, un vampiro, pero cuando es acosada por una misteriosa cadena de asesinatos, los tres deben decidir si su vida personal es más importante que el bienestar de una ciudad. Bella must choose between her friendship with Jacob, a werewolf, and her relationship with Edward, a vampire, but when Seattle is ravaged by a mysterious string of killings, the three of them...

This book describes different monsters from nature and fiction.

Having made her choice between living a fully human life or joining the world of immortals to be with her beloved Edward, Bella finds her future threatened by a series of events with potentially disastrous consequences.

In a land ruled by prophecy and the whims of gods, Isak--a young man with distinctive eyes, a large frame, unusual strength and an exceedingly quick temper--finds himself at the heart of a war he barely understands, wielding powers he may never be able to control, in the first book in a powerful new series.

Flynn MacGregor has finally said "yes" to a marriage proposal from her long-time boyfriend Beau Trainer when Jesse Calloway, her high school love, suddenly shows up in town. Now Flynn must figure out which man she really wants and if she has the strength to stand by that decision.

A washed-up boxer who is about to lose a fight suddenly finds himself switching places with his opponent based on the wish of a young friend.

"On Christmas Eve, if you sleep with kismet cookies under your pillow and dream of your one true love, he will be your destiny." The townsfolk of Twilight, Texas, believe the legend, but not Sarah Collier not since she was a pudgy teenager, running down the church aisle on Christmas Day in a jingle bell sweater and reindeer antlers, trying to stop Travis Walker from marrying someone else. She may be grown-up, slimmed-down, bestselling children's book...