-Titulo Original : The Last Apprentice Slither (book 11)-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: Review Praise for GRIMALKIN: “Ratchets up tension , , , A good balance between dark action and emotional costs.” -- Kirkus ReviewsPraise for the Last Apprentice series: “Without doubt the best ongoing fantasy series.” fantasybookreview.co.uk “Continues to be one of the best written [series] of the last several years.” -- ALA Booklist The eleventh volume in the spine-tingling, best-selling Last Apprentice series. In Slither, Joseph Delaney takes us far from the county, to a land where a spook has never set foot and where terrifying creatures of the dark thrive. Slither is one of these monsters, and Book 11 is his tale.Slither has never heard of Tom Ward, the Spook, or Alice Deane. He thirsts for blood. He takes it from whatever he wants, animal or human. And he has his eyes on the home of a farmer and his three daughters. With his dying breath, the farmer offers Slither a bargain. If Slither will take his two youngest daughters to safety, the eldest daughter is his. A journey of horrors begins . . . and along the way Slither will meet Grimalkin, who is still searching for a way to destroy the Fiend for good.The eleventh volume in the series that inspired the major motion picture Seventh Son, starring Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, and Ben Barnes. From the Back Cover The book will haunt you.Its an international bestseller.But dont read it after dark!Far from the county, a terrifying new threat awakens-Book Eleven of The Last Apprentice seriesSlither has never heard of Tom Ward, the Spook, or Alice Deane. He thirsts for blood. And he has his eyes on the home of a farmer and his three daughters. With his dying breath, the farmer offers Slither a bargain: if Slither will take his two youngest daughters to safety, the eldest daughter is his. A journey of horrors begins . . . and along the way Slither will meet Grimalkin, who is still searching for a way to destroy the Fiend for good. About the Author Joseph DELANEY is the author of the internationally best-selling The Last Apprentice series, which is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son. He is a former English teacher who lives in the heart of boggart territory in Lancashire, England. His village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church...

-Titulo Original : Wrath Of The Bloodeye (the Last Apprentice #5)-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: Ive already drunk my fill of blood, so live a little longer. Breathe fora while and watch whats about to unfold.Thomas Ward has spent two years as the Spooks apprentice. Hes faced unimaginable peril, and survived. But a new danger has emerged: an ancient water witch, Bloodeye, is roaming the County intent on destroying everything in her path. To strengthen his skills, Tom is sent to the far north to train with the demanding Bill Arkwright. Arkwright lives in a haunted mill on the edge of a treacherous marsh, and his training methods prove to be harsh and sometimes cruel. Will Toms new bag of tricks be enough to overcome a critical mistake that leaves him confronting Bloodeye on his own? About the Author Joseph DELANEY is the author of the internationally best-selling The Last Apprentice series, which is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son. He is a former English teacher who lives in the heart of boggart territory in Lancashire, England. His village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. The Last Apprentice: Wrath of the BloodeyeBy Joseph DelaneyHarperCollins Publishers, Inc.Copyright © 2009Joseph DelaneyAll right reserved.ISBN: 9780061344619Chapter OneThe Kings ShillingCarrying my staff, I went into the kitchen and picked up the empty sack. It would be dark in less than an hour but Id just enough time to walk down to the village and collect the weeks provisions. All we had left were a few eggs and a small wedge of County cheese.Two days earlier the Spook had gone south to deal with a boggart. Annoyingly, this was the second time in a month that my master had gone off on a job without me. Each time hed said it was routine, nothing that I hadnt seen before in my apprenticeship; it would be more useful for me to stay at home practicing my Latin and catching up with my studies. I didnt argue but I wasnt best pleased. You see, I thought hed another reason for leaving me behind: He was trying to protect me.Toward the end of the summer, the Pendle witches had summoned the Fiend into our world. He was the dark made flesh, the Devil himself. For two days hed been under their control, and commanded to destroy me. Id taken refuge in a special room Mam had prepared for me, and that had saved me. The Fiend was now doing his own dark will but there was no certainty that he wouldnt come hunting for me again. It was something I tried not to think about. One thing was certain: With the Fiend in the world, the County was becoming a much more dangerous place-especially for those who fought the dark. But that didnt mean I could hide away from danger forever. I was just an apprentice now but one day I would be a spook and have to take the same risks as my master, John Gregory. I just wished he could see it that way, too.I walked into the next room, where Alice was working hard, copying a book from the Spooks library. She came from a Pendle family and had received two years training in dark magic from her aunt, Bony Lizzie, a malevolent witch who was now safely confined in a pit in the Spooks garden. Alice had got me into lots of trouble but eventually became my friend and was now staying with my master and me, making copies of his books to earn her keep.Concerned that she might read something she shouldnt, the Spook never allowed her to go into his library, and only one book at a time was ever given into her keeping. Mind you, he appreciated her work as a scribe. The books were precious to him, a store of information accumulated by generations of spooks-so each carefully duplicated volume made him feel a little more secure about the survival of that knowledge.Alice was sitting at the table, pen in hand, two books open before her. She was writing carefully into one, copying accurately from the other. She looked up at me and smiled. Id never seen her look ...

-Titulo Original : Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: Called a “masterpiece” in a starred review from School Library Journal, award-winning author Chris Crutcher’s acclaimed Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes is an enduring classic.This bestselling novel is about love, loyalty, and friendship in the face of adversity. “Superb plotting, extraordinary characters, and cracking narrative make this novel unforgettable.”-Publishers Weekly Sarah Byrnes and Eric Calhoune have been friends for years. When they were children, his weight and her scars made them both outcasts. Now Sarah Byrnes-the smartest, toughest person Eric has ever known-sits silent in a hospital. Eric must uncover the terrible secret she’s hiding before its dark current pulls them both under. Will appeal to fans of Marieke Nijkamp, Andrew Smith, and John Corey Whaley.“Once again, Chris Crutcher plunges his readers into lifes tough issues within a compelling story filled with human compassion . . . with his characteristic intelligence, humor, and empathy.-ALAN ReviewAn American Library Association Best Book for Young AdultsIncludes exclusive extras. Review “A masterpiece.” -- School Library Journal (*Starred Review*) “A transcendent story of love, loyalty and courage. Superb plotting, extraordinary characters and crackling narrative…unforgettable.” -- Publishers Weekly (* Starred Review *) “Pulse-pounding, on both visceral and intellectual levels-a wild, brutal ride.” -- Kirkus Review (Pointered Review) About the Author Chris Crutcher has written nine critically acclaimed novels, an autobiography, and two collections of short stories. Drawing on his experience as a family therapist and child protection specialist, Crutcher writes honestly about real issues facing teenagers today: making it through school, competing in sports, handling rejection and failure, and dealing with parents. He has won three lifetime achievement awards for the body of his work: the Margaret A. Edwards Award, the ALAN Award, and the NCTE National Intellectual Freedom Award. Chris Crutcher lives in Spokane, Washington...

-Titulo Original : Dark Assassin, The (new Darkness)-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: The conclusion to Joseph Delaney’s three-book arc about Thomas Ward that began with A New Darkness! The chilling and action-packed adventure from the internationally bestselling Last Apprentice series will delight fans new and old.In his job as the county spook, seventeen-year-old Thomas Ward is used to battling boggarts, witches, and other creatures of the dark. But now he and his apprentice, Jenny, must team up with former rivals and enemies to fight the evil Kobalos warriors intent on destroying the county.The fight has cost the life of a strong ally, Grimalkin the witch assassin. Determined to end the war with the demons, Tom leads Jenny and Alice to Pendle for one last epic clash. Loyalties will be tested, alliances will be broken, and not everyone will survive.A final, heart-pounding adventure about Thomas Ward, from the internationally bestselling author of The Last Apprentice series, which Booklist called “one of the best-written [series] of the last several years.” Delaney’s deliciously scary imagination will satisfy longtime fans and intrigue new ones.Perfect for readers who love thrills, chills, and adventure-no prior knowledge of the Last Apprentice series needed! About the Author Joseph DELANEY is the author of the internationally best-selling The Last Apprentice series, which is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son. He is a former English teacher who lives in the heart of boggart territory in Lancashire, England. His village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church...

-Titulo Original : The Empire Of Dreams-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: Review “Carson returns to her Girl of Fire and Thorns world. . . . This novel develops a taut, self-contained, political mystery within the confined quarters of the Guard and the palace, with a few chapters set in the past showing Reds harrowing, traumatic history. . . . A rewarding stand-alone novel with effortless plotting and deft characterizations.” -- Kirkus ReviewsRousing . . . Red’s a strong, forthright, and feisty young woman . . . An exciting, satisfying read that will appeal to lovers of The Girl of Fire and Thorns. -- School Library Journal“Carson creates a worthy and sympathetic hero in Red . . . Action, adventure, betrayal, and poison add up to a winner of a companion novel to be read alongside or after the [Girl of Fire and Thorns] series.” -- Booklist“Set in the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns, this engrossing fantasy follows two threads about protagonist Red. . . . Carson gives appropriate attention to the awkward moments encountered by the first female recruit in an elite fighting squad, but Red earns her place with talents and choices that will resonate with readers no matter their gender.” -- Horn Book Magazine“Red is a realistically complex heroine, and her journey to belonging and healing feels genuinely depicted. . . . Rendered with nuance and care.” -- Publishers WeeklyFans will rejoice. . . . Carson effortlessly brings readers into her familiar, already well-developed world and its mangled politics, imparting a Tamora Pierce-esque flair to Red’s journey as she overcomes the obstacles that come with being an outsider. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “Action, adventure, betrayal, and poison add up to a winner. -BooklistNew York Times-bestselling author Rae Carson makes a triumphant return to the world of her award-winning Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy in this extraordinary stand-alone novel. Fans of Leigh Bardugo, Kendare Blake, and Tomi Adeyemi won’t want to put this book down.Red Sparkle Stone is a foundling orphan with an odd name, a veiled past, and a mark of magic in her hair. But finally-after years and years of running, of fighting-she is about to be adopted into the royal family by Empress Elisa herself. She’ll have a home, a family. Sixteen-year-old Red can hardly believe her luck. Then, in a stunning political masterstroke, the empress’s greatest rival blocks the adoption, and everything Red has worked for crumbles before her eyes.But Red is not about to let herself or the empress become a target again. Determined to prove her worth and protect her chosen family, she joins the Royal Guard, the world’s most elite fighting force. It’s no coincidence that someone wanted her to fail as a princess, though. Someone whose shadowy agenda puts everything-and everyone-she loves at risk. As danger closes in, it will be up to Red to save the empire. If she can survive recruitment year-something no woman has ever done before.New York Times-bestselling author Rae Carson returns to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns in this action-packed fantasy-adventure starring an iconic heroine who fights for her family and her friends, and for a place where she will belong. About the Author Rae Carson is the author of two bestselling and award-winning trilogies, as well as the acclaimed stand-alone novels Any Sign of Life and The Empire of Dreams. Her debut, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, was named a William C. Morris Award finalist and an Andre Norton Award finalist. Walk on Earth a Stranger was longlisted for the 2015 National Book Award and won the Western Writers of America Spur Award. Her books tend to contain adventure, magic, and smart girls who make (mostly) smart choices. Originally from California, Rae Carson now lives in Ohio with her husband. raecarson...

-Titulo Original : The Last Apprentice (revenge Of The Witch)-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: For years, Old Gregory has been the Spook for the county, ridding the local villages of evil. Now his time is coming to an end. But who will take over for him? Twenty-nine apprentices have tried-some floundered, some fled, some failed to stay alive.Only Thomas Ward is left. Hes the last hope, the last apprentice. About the Author Joseph DELANEY is the author of the internationally best-selling The Last Apprentice series, which is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son. He is a former English teacher who lives in the heart of boggart territory in Lancashire, England. His village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the WitchBy Joseph DelaneyHarperCollins Publishers, Inc.Copyright © 2006Joseph DelaneyAll right reserved.ISBN: 0060766204Chapter OneA Seventh SonWhen the Spook arrived, the light was already beginning to fail. It had been a long, hard day, and I was ready for my supper.Youre sure hes a seventh son? he asked. He was looking down at me and shaking his head doubtfully.Dad nodded.And you were a seventh son, too?Dad nodded again and started stamping his feet impatiently, splattering my breeches with droplets of brown mud and manure. The rain was dripping from the peak of his cap. It had been raining for most of the month. There were new leaves on the trees, but the spring weather was a long time coming.My dad was a farmer and his father had been a farmer, too, and the first rule of farming is to keep the farm together. You cant just divide it up among your children; it would get smaller and smaller with each generation until there was nothing left. So a father leaves his farm to his eldest son. Then he finds jobs for the rest. If possible, he tries to find each a trade.He needs lots of favors for that. The local blacksmith is one option, especially if the farm is big and hes given the blacksmith plenty of work. Then its odds on that the blacksmith will offer an apprenticeship, but thats still only one son sorted out.I was his seventh, and by the time it came to me all the favors had been used up. Dad was so desperate that he was trying to get the Spook to take me on as his apprentice. Or at least thats what I thought at the time. I should have guessed that Mam was behind it.She was behind a lot of things. Long before I was born, it was her money that had bought our farm. How else could a seventh son have afforded it? And Mam wasnt County. She came from a land far across the sea. Most people couldnt tell, but sometimes, if you listened very carefully, there was a slight difference in the way she pronounced certain words.Still, dont imagine that I was being sold into slavery or something. I was bored with farming anyway, and what they called the town was hardly more than a village in the back of beyond. It was certainly no place that I wanted to spend the rest of my life. So in one way I quite liked the idea of being a spook; it was much more interesting than milking cows and spreading manure.It made me nervous though, because it was a scary job. I was going to learn how to protect farms and villages from things that go bump in the night. Dealing with ghouls, boggarts, and all manner of wicked beasties would be all in a days work. Thats what the Spook did, and I was going to be his apprentice.How old is he? asked the Spook.Hell be thirteen come August.Bit small for his age. Can he read and write?Aye, Dad answered. He can do both, and he also knows Greek. His mam taught him, and he could speak it almost before he could walk.The Spook nodded and looked back across the muddy path beyond the gate toward the farmhouse, as if he were listening for something. Then he shrugged. Its a hard enough life for a man, never mind a boy, he said. Think hes up to it?Hes strong and hell be as big as me whe...

-Titulo Original : The Last Apprentice Lure Of The Dead (book 10) (last Apprentice, 10)-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: Review Praise for The Last Apprentice series: “The Last Apprentice series continues to be one of the best written of the last several years.” -- ALA Booklist“This is the stuff of skin-prickling campfire stories.” -- Publishers Weekly(starred review)“Anything but tame.” -- Horn Book (starred review)“Delaney’s mastery of suspense will grip even reluctant readers with his dramatic, beautifully paced prose.” -- The Times (London) The tenth book in the internationally best-selling fantasy adventure series that inspired the forthcoming major motion picture Seventh Son. Back at home, but in no less danger, Tom will face a tragic love story, an unforgivable sacrifice, and a new creature of the dark that terrorizes a village with its thirst for blood.Tom Ward, the Spooks apprentice, and his master have bound the Fiend at last. But now Tom must use his powers as the seventh son of a seventh son to put an end to the source of evil once and for all. When the Spook is captured by bloodthirsty creatures of the dark, Tom must vanquish a god, avenge his master, and protect the person he loves most-Alice-from himself. The Last Apprentice series is soon to be a major motion picture, Seventh Son, starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, Antje Traue, Djimon Hounsou and Julianne Moore as Mother Malkin. Its a suspenseful thrill-ride thats spine-tingling (Publishers Weekly) and anything but tame (Horn Book). But dont read it after dark! From the Back Cover The book will haunt you. Its an international bestseller. But dont read it after dark!Tom must finish the Fiend-Book Ten of The Last Apprentice seriesTom Ward and the Spook have bound the Fiend at last. But can a dark creature with so much power truly ever be defeated? Its up to Tom, the seventh son of a seventh son, to put an end to the worlds greatest evil. Armed with all the skills hes mastered as the Spooks apprentice, Tom must vanquish a god, avenge his master, and protect the person he loves most-Alice-from himself.The series that inspired the major motion picture Seventh Son About the Author Joseph DELANEY is the author of the internationally best-selling The Last Apprentice series, which is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son. He is a former English teacher who lives in the heart of boggart territory in Lancashire, England. His village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church...

-Titulo Original : This Savage Song (monsters Of Verity, 1)-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: Review “A violently thoughtful, brilliant triumph of a book that will blind you with its genius.” -- Gaby Salpeter, Books of Wonder“There are no wasted words here, and the end result is a darkly precise narrative that feels like a shiver down the spine…this taut creation about the nature of humanity lingers long after its disquieting finale.” -- Booklist (starred review)“Schwab’s latest seems poised to grab both her adult and teen readers; the world is fascinating…the characters complicated, and the political machinations and emotional depths both charged and compelling. …Crackling with energy, just the ticket for an all-night read.” -- Kirkus Reviews“Schwab explores the natures of justice and humanity in an assuredly built world with a compelling settings and an intriguing music-based magic. And in August and his Sunai siblings, she introduces a type of monster both sympathetic and terrifying. A cliffhanger ending promises a sequel.” -- The Horn Book“Kate and August both undergo an impressive amount of character development, and fans will like them despite their flaws. Combined with the nonstop action and the author’s immersive writing style, this first purchase is sure to be a hit with older teens and fans of urban fantasy.” -- School Library Journal“Schwab has built a strange, captivating alternate America filled with offbeat, fascinating characters. …Readers looking for a dangerous and engrossing new world to fall into will find it with this fast-paced, frightening read.” -- Publishers Weekly“The pacing is fast, the narrative enthralling, but it is the depths of the novel - its acuteness of moral imagination and perception - that will stay with you afterward. My highest recommendation.” -- San Diego Union-Tribune“Gritty dialogue and realistic scenes of violence will have senior high school students who enjoy The Hunger Games and Divergent series awaiting the next book in this series.” -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)“Unique, thrilling, and impossible to predict, This Savage Song is something entirely new, and fans of YA will want to seek out this dark and powerful novel. ...Schwab has written a book with moments of cruelty and bleakness that also includes high adventure and heroic achievements.” -- Locus #1 New York Times Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the YearThere’s no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from acclaimed author Victoria Schwab, a young woman and a young man must choose whether to become heroes or villains-and friends or enemies-with the future of their home at stake.The first of two books, This Savage Song is a must-have for fans of Holly Black, Maggie Stiefvater, and Laini Taylor.Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided city-a city where the violence has begun to breed actual monsters. All Kate wants is to be as ruthless as her father, who lets the monsters roam free and makes the humans pay for his protection. All August wants is to be human, as good-hearted as his own father, to play a bigger role in protecting the innocent-but he’s one of the monsters. One who can steal a soul with a simple strain of music.When the chance arises to keep an eye on Kate, who’s just been kicked out of her sixth boarding school and returned home, August jumps at it. But Kate discovers August’s secret, and after a failed assassination attempt the pair must flee for their lives.In This Savage Song, Victoria Schwab creates a gritty, seething metropolis, one worthy of being compared to Gotham and to the four versions of London in her critically acclaimed fantasy for adults, A Darker Shade of Magic. Her heroes will face monsters intent on destroying them from every side-including the monsters within. From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up-In a dystopian future, evil deeds begin spawning three kinds of monsters who wreak havoc in human cities; Corsai are created by nonlethal violent acts, Malchai by murders,...

-Titulo Original : A New Darkness (starblade Chronicles)-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: Review “Delaney’s narrative . . . starts slow, but horrific scenes of grotesque monsters and the threat of danger gradually seep through and heighten the tension all the way up to the cliff-hanger ending. Fans of the Last Apprentice series will be happy to see Tom at work again.” -- Booklist“The first book in a new trilogy featuring a main character from the popular series The Last Apprentice. Fans of the series will enjoy this look at Tom’s work as a Spook, but readers fresh to his story will find it equally engaging…Ends on an eerie cliff-hanger” -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)“This first novel of an anticipated trilogy builds from the narrative arc of the extensive Last Apprentice series . . . Terrifying . . . and mesmerizing . . . readers will absolutely be swept quickly into this world.” -- Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books The first book in a chilling new trilogy from the author of the internationally bestselling Last Apprentice series! Tom Ward is an apprentice no longer-he is a full-fledged spook battling boggarts, witches, and other creatures of the dark. A New Darkness is the first in a three-book arc that introduces brand-new readers to Joseph Delaneys haunting world.Tom Ward is the Spook, the one person who can defend the county from bloodthirsty creatures of the dark. But hes only seventeen, and his apprenticeship was cut short when his master died in battle. No one trusts Toms skill, not until hes proven himself. And a fifteen-year-old girl named Jenny knows more about the three mysterious deaths in the county than Tom does. She is a seventh daughter of a seventh daughter, and she wants to be Toms first apprentice-even though a female spook is unheard of. Together, Tom and Jenny will uncover the grave danger heading straight toward the county, and theyll team up with a witch assassin to confront it.A New Darkness begins a three-book arc that will introduce new readers to Joseph Delaneys deliciously scary imagination, and electrify his longtime fans. A New Darkness is perfect for every reader who loves thrills, chills, action, and adventure-no prior knowledge of The Last Apprentice series is necessary!The Last Apprentice series, the first internationally bestselling series about Tom Ward, is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son, starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, Antje Traue, Djimon Hounsou, and Julianne Moore as Mother Malkin. From the Back Cover A bloodcurdling new adventure with Thomas Ward, from the chilling imagination of Joseph Delaney, author of the internationally best-selling series The Last ApprenticeSomething is terrorizing the villages of the county. People are dying-covered in blood, their faces frozen in fear-but with not a wound on their bodies. Battling creatures of the dark is the job of the local spook, but seventeen-year-old Thomas Ward never finished his apprenticeship. It will be no easy task to earn the trust of the villagers and to defeat a monster that no one has ever seen before.Yet Jenny-a seventh daughter of a seventh daughter-knows an awful lot about this new evil. And shes willing to share what shes learned with Tom . . . if he takes her on as his apprentice. About the Author Joseph DELANEY is the author of the internationally best-selling The Last Apprentice series, which is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son. He is a former English teacher who lives in the heart of boggart territory in Lancashire, England. His village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church...

-Titulo Original : Night Of The Soul Stealer (the Last Apprentice, Book 3)-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: As the weather grows colder and the nights draw in, the Spook and his apprentice Tom Ward must be even more vigilant in their battles against the boggarts, witches, and ghosts roaming the county. When they receive an unexpected visitor, the Spook decides it is time to move to his winter house in Anglezarke. It is a bleak, forbidding place, full of witches and secrets. Tom hears rumors of menacing creatures stirring on the moors nearby, including the evil beast called Golgoth. Who was the mysterious visitor? And is Tom prepared for what he will find in Anglezarke? About the Author Joseph DELANEY is the author of the internationally best-selling The Last Apprentice series, which is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son. He is a former English teacher who lives in the heart of boggart territory in Lancashire, England. His village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church...

-Titulo Original : The Last Apprentice Curse Of The Bane (book 2) (last Apprentice, 2)-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, rid the county of witches, ghosts, boggarts, and other creatures of the dark. And theres some unfinished business to attend to in Priestown. Deep in the catacombs lurks a creature the Spook has never been able to defeat; a force so evil that the whole county is in danger. The Bane!But the Bane is not their only enemy. The Quisitor arrives, intent on hunting down anyone who meddles with the dark. Thomas Ward and the Spook must prepare for the battle of their lives. About the Author Joseph DELANEY is the author of the internationally best-selling The Last Apprentice series, which is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son. He is a former English teacher who lives in the heart of boggart territory in Lancashire, England. His village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church...

-Titulo Original : Empire Of Dreams, The-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: Review “Carson returns to her Girl of Fire and Thorns world. . . . This novel develops a taut, self-contained, political mystery within the confined quarters of the Guard and the palace, with a few chapters set in the past showing Reds harrowing, traumatic history. . . . A rewarding stand-alone novel with effortless plotting and deft characterizations.” -- Kirkus ReviewsRousing . . . Red’s a strong, forthright, and feisty young woman . . . An exciting, satisfying read that will appeal to lovers of The Girl of Fire and Thorns. -- School Library Journal“Carson creates a worthy and sympathetic hero in Red . . . Action, adventure, betrayal, and poison add up to a winner of a companion novel to be read alongside or after the [Girl of Fire and Thorns] series.” -- Booklist“Set in the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns, this engrossing fantasy follows two threads about protagonist Red. . . . Carson gives appropriate attention to the awkward moments encountered by the first female recruit in an elite fighting squad, but Red earns her place with talents and choices that will resonate with readers no matter their gender.” -- Horn Book Magazine“Red is a realistically complex heroine, and her journey to belonging and healing feels genuinely depicted. . . . Rendered with nuance and care.” -- Publishers WeeklyFans will rejoice. . . . Carson effortlessly brings readers into her familiar, already well-developed world and its mangled politics, imparting a Tamora Pierce-esque flair to Red’s journey as she overcomes the obstacles that come with being an outsider. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “Action, adventure, betrayal, and poison add up to a winner. -BooklistNew York Times-bestselling author Rae Carson makes a triumphant return to the world of her award-winning Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy in this extraordinary stand-alone novel. Fans of Leigh Bardugo, Kendare Blake, and Tomi Adeyemi won’t want to put this book down.Red Sparkle Stone is a foundling orphan with an odd name, a veiled past, and a mark of magic in her hair. But finally-after years and years of running, of fighting-she is about to be adopted into the royal family by Empress Elisa herself. She’ll have a home, a family. Sixteen-year-old Red can hardly believe her luck. Then, in a stunning political masterstroke, the empress’s greatest rival blocks the adoption, and everything Red has worked for crumbles before her eyes.But Red is not about to let herself or the empress become a target again. Determined to prove her worth and protect her chosen family, she joins the Royal Guard, the world’s most elite fighting force. It’s no coincidence that someone wanted her to fail as a princess, though. Someone whose shadowy agenda puts everything-and everyone-she loves at risk. As danger closes in, it will be up to Red to save the empire. If she can survive recruitment year-something no woman has ever done before.New York Times-bestselling author Rae Carson returns to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns in this action-packed fantasy-adventure starring an iconic heroine who fights for her family and her friends, and for a place where she will belong. About the Author Rae Carson is the author of two bestselling and award-winning trilogies, as well as the acclaimed stand-alone novels Any Sign of Life and The Empire of Dreams. Her debut, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, was named a William C. Morris Award finalist and an Andre Norton Award finalist. Walk on Earth a Stranger was longlisted for the 2015 National Book Award and won the Western Writers of America Spur Award. Her books tend to contain adventure, magic, and smart girls who make (mostly) smart choices. Originally from California, Rae Carson now lives in Ohio with her husband. raecarson...

-Titulo Original : The Dark Army (starblade Chronicles - Trilogy)-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: Review “Delaney knows how to build a horrifying set piece.” -- Kirkus Reviews The second book in a new trilogy from Joseph Delaney, the author of the internationally best-selling Last Apprentice series. Tom Ward is now spook of the county, and with his apprentice, Jenny, he continues the fight against boggarts, witches, and terrifying new creatures of the dark. Together with the witch assassin, Grimalkin, Tom and Jenny lead an army into battle against a dangerous enemy-but it all goes catastrophically wrong. The situation seems hopeless until Alice-Tom’s lost love and a powerful witch-appears. But Alice had turned to the dark: can Tom trust her now? Joseph Delaney’s deliciously scary imagination continues Tom’s saga, introducing new readers to the struggle against the encroaching dark and taking longtime fans back to familiar settings, where they will find old friends-and old enemies.Perfect for every reader who loves thrills, chills, action, and adventure-no prior knowledge of the Last Apprentice series is necessary! From the Back Cover THOMAS WARD IS DEAD, killed in his attempt to conquer the Kobalos, terrifying creatures set on enslaving the human race. Devastated by his loss, his apprentice Jenny and the witch assassin Grimalkin are ready to abandon the war and return home.Yet in the struggle between light and dark, not everyone who dies stays dead. Soon, a newly resurrected Tom Ward finds himself standing across the battlefield from Alice, a witch who has aligned herself with the dark; a witch he once loved. In this war, the rules are constantly changing. The return of a powerful old enemy could put Tom and Alice on the same side once more-if only Tom can find a way to trust her. In this chilling sequel to A New Darkness, Tom’s determination to be protector against the dark is tested more than ever before. About the Author Joseph DELANEY is the author of the internationally best-selling The Last Apprentice series, which is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son. He is a former English teacher who lives in the heart of boggart territory in Lancashire, England. His village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church...

-Titulo Original : The Last Apprentice I Am Alice (book 12) (last Apprentice, 12)-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: Review Praise for The Last Apprentice series: “The Last Apprentice series continues to be one of the best written of the last several years.” -- ALA Booklist“This is the stuff of skin-prickling campfire stories.” -- Publishers Weekly(starred review)“Anything but tame.” -- Horn Book (starred review)“Delaney’s mastery of suspense will grip even reluctant readers with his dramatic, beautifully paced prose.” -- The Times (London) The twelfth volume in the Last Apprentice series, the internationally bestselling fantasy adventure books that inspired the forthcoming major motion picture, Seventh Son. Told from the point of view of Alice, best friend-and true love-to Tom, the spooks last apprentice. Alice is the most powerful witch in the world, and she ventures into the dark itself. Will she return?Alice Deans destiny is intertwined with Tom Wards. But hes going to be the next Spook, and shes a witch-possibly the most powerful one the world has ever seen. To rid the world of its greatest evil, the Fiend, Alice will venture into the depths of the dark for the final weapon Tom needs to defeat him. Will she survive? Or will she make the ultimate sacrifice for Tom? The Last Apprentice series is soon to be a major motion picture, Seventh Son, starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, Antje Traue, Djimon Hounsou, and Julianne Moore as Mother Malkin. From the Back Cover The book will haunt you.Its an international bestseller.But dont read it after dark!Alice is the most powerful witch in the county.And one day she may be the darkest.-Book Twelve of The Last Apprentice serieslice Deane-best friend and true love to Tom Ward-must venture into the Dark to find one last weapon to defeat the Fiend. And theres something Tom didnt tell her. She is hunting for the very blade that will eventually kill her. About the Author Joseph DELANEY is the author of the internationally best-selling The Last Apprentice series, which is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son. He is a former English teacher who lives in the heart of boggart territory in Lancashire, England. His village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church...

-Titulo Original : Attack Of The Fiend (the Last Apprentice)-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: I see your future clearly. Your master will be dead, and you will be alone. It would be better if you had never been born. Thomas Ward is the apprentice for the local Spook, who banishes boggarts and drives away ghosts. But now a new danger is threatening Toms world: the witches are rising and the three most powerful clans are uniting in order to conjure an unimaginable evil. Tom and the Spook set out to stop the witches before they unleash the demon. But when Tom finds himself on his own, he wonders if he has the courage and cunning to defeat the most powerful enemy he has ever encountered. About the Author Joseph DELANEY is the author of the internationally best-selling The Last Apprentice series, which is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son. He is a former English teacher who lives in the heart of boggart territory in Lancashire, England. His village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church...

-Titulo Original : Deadline-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: How can a pint-sized, smart-ass eighteen-year-old make his mark on the world from Nowheresville, Idaho-especially when he only has one year left to do it? When Ben Wolf learns his senior year of high school will be his last year, period, he is determined to go out in a blaze of glory. That means not letting anyone know about his diagnosis. It means trying out for the football team. It means giving his close-minded civics teacher a daily migraine. It means going for the amazingly perfect, fascinating Dallas Suzuki.But living with a secret isnt easy . . . What will Ben do when he realizes he isnt the only person whos keeping one? About the Author Chris Crutcher has written nine critically acclaimed novels, an autobiography, and two collections of short stories. Drawing on his experience as a family therapist and child protection specialist, Crutcher writes honestly about real issues facing teenagers today: making it through school, competing in sports, handling rejection and failure, and dealing with parents. He has won three lifetime achievement awards for the body of his work: the Margaret A. Edwards Award, the ALAN Award, and the NCTE National Intellectual Freedom Award. Chris Crutcher lives in Spokane, Washington. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. DeadlineBy Chris CrutcherHarperCollins Publishers, Inc.Copyright © 2009Chris CrutcherAll right reserved.ISBN: 9780060850913Chapter OneEarly AugustMy plan was to focus my senior year on information I could use after graduation when I set out for Planet Earth from the Pluto that is Trout, Idaho, population 943. My SATs said I wasnt even close to brain-dead and I was set to be accepted at any college I chose, as long as I chose one that would accept me. A lot of guys use their senior year to coast; catch up on partying and reward themselves for making it this far. Not me. This was my year to read everything I could get my hands on, to speak up, push myself and my teachers to get the true hot poop on the World At Large, so I could hit the ground running. How big a pain in the ass do you think that would make me in Mr. Lambeers U.S. government/current events class, where Lambeer regularly alters reality with the zeal of an evangelical senator? I also intended to shock the elite by etching my name atop the winners board at the state cross-country meet, then come home to take Dallas Suzuki by surprise. Dallas Suzuki may sound to you like a car dealership in Texas, but for the past three years, she has been the single prey in the crosshairs of my Cupids bow, and she doesnt know it because she is way, way out of my league.Mr. Ambitious. Then, about two weeks after my eighteenth birthday, a month and a half before beginning my final year at Trout High, I discovered Ill be lucky to be there at the finish. A warning like that usually comes from the school office, to be ignored until the third notice, but this was from The Office Above The Office and was to be attended to immediately. Doc Wagner left a phone message a few days after my routine cross-country physical; he wanted to see me with my parents in his office either ASAP or pronto. There was gravity in his voice, so I decided Id better scout ahead to see if his message was PG-13 and suited for all, or R-rated and just for me. Turned out to be X.Hey, Ben, he said as he passed me in the waiting room. where are your folks?They couldnt make it.Id really prefer they were here.My moms . . . well, you know my mom; and Dads on the truck.Im afraid I have to insist, he said.Ill relay the information. Promise.He said it again. Im afraid I have to insist.Insist all you want, my good man, I said back. Im eighteen, an adult in the eyes of the election board and the Selective Service and your people, the American Medical Association. I decide who gets the goods on yours truly. Dr. Wagner has known my family since before I was born and was plenty ...

-Titulo Original : The Last Apprentice Grimalkin The Witch Assassin (book 9) (last Apprentice, 9)-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: The book will haunt you.Its an international bestseller.But dont read it after dark!The story of Grimalkin-Book Nine of The Last Apprentice seriesGrimalkin never missed-except once. The only victim who escaped her blades was Tom Ward, a seventh son of a seventh son. Since then, the witch assassin has fought alongside the Spooks apprentice. Now you can hear her side of the story. What is Grimalkins past-and what will her future be? Can Tom trust her to stay on the side of good? Or is the pull of the dark too strong to resist? About the Author Joseph DELANEY is the author of the internationally best-selling The Last Apprentice series, which is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son. He is a former English teacher who lives in the heart of boggart territory in Lancashire, England. His village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church...

-Titulo Original : Whale Talk-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: “A truly exceptional book.”-Washington PostTheres bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team. The bad news is that they dont have a pool. The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway. Bestselling author Chris Crutcher’s controversial and acclaimed novel follows a group of outcasts as they take on inequality and injustice in their high school. Crutchers superior gifts as a storyteller and his background as a working therapist combine to make magic in Whale Talk. The thread of truth in his fiction reminds us that heroes can come in any shape, color, ability or size, and friendship can bridge nearly any divide.”-Washington PostT.J. Jones hates the blatant preferential treatment jocks receive at his high school, and the reverence paid to the varsity lettermen. When he sees a member of the wrestling team threatening an underclassman, T.J. decides he’s had enough. He recruits some of the biggest misfits at Cutter High to form a swim team. They may not have very much talent, but the All-Night Mermen prove to be way more than T.J. anticipated. As the unlikely athletes move closer to their goal, these new friends might learn that the journey is worth more than the reward. For fans of Andrew Smith and Marieke Nijkamp.Crutcher offers an unusual yet resonant mixture of black comedy and tragedy that lays bare the superficiality of the high-school scene. The books shocking climax will force readers to re-examine their own values and may cause them to alter their perception of individuals pegged as losers.-Publishers WeeklyAn American Library Association Best Book for Young AdultsNew York Public Library Books for the Teen AgeFeatures a new afterword by Chris Crutcher. About the Author Chris Crutcher has written nine critically acclaimed novels, an autobiography, and two collections of short stories. Drawing on his experience as a family therapist and child protection specialist, Crutcher writes honestly about real issues facing teenagers today: making it through school, competing in sports, handling rejection and failure, and dealing with parents. He has won three lifetime achievement awards for the body of his work: the Margaret A. Edwards Award, the ALAN Award, and the NCTE National Intellectual Freedom Award. Chris Crutcher lives in Spokane, Washington...

-Titulo Original : Our Dark Duet (monsters Of Verity, 2)-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: Review “If This Savage Song was a tense exploration of human nature, this sequel is a reckoning....Schwab folds questions of identity, morality, and judgment into her stunningly crafted narrative. ...readers will be hard-pressed to put this action-driven finale down.” -- Booklist (starred review)“The breakneck packing of the climactic latter half eventually resolves into a poignant ending. ...Schwab’s style is on point, as always. Happily, the many ardent fans waiting for this volume...[will] delight in the feels.” -- Kirkus Reviews“Alternating between [Kate and August’s] immediate, propulsive perspectives, this sequel’s narrative reveals that each is still hunting the violence-created monsters that plague their alternate United States. ...Suspenseful action sequences are well paced, with affecting moments of understanding and tenderness, building to a satisfying ending.” -- Horn Book Magazine“Masterly writing, a fast-moving plot, and just the right amount of bittersweet romance make this book hard to put down. A necessary first purchase for all teen collections.” -- School Library Journal“Explosive . . . Be prepared for a breakneck pace, new monsters, darkness, and all the feels.” -- Brightly A New York Times bestsellerThe bestselling sequel-and conclusion-to Victoria Schwab’s instant #1 New York Times bestseller This Savage Song.Kate Harker is a girl who isn’t afraid of the dark. She’s a girl who hunts monsters. And she’s good at it. August Flynn is a monster who can never be human. No matter how much he once yearned for it. He has a part to play. And he will play it, no matter the cost. Nearly six months after Kate and August were first thrown together, the war between the monsters and the humans is a terrifying reality. In Verity, August has become the leader he never wished to be, and in Prosperity, Kate has become the ruthless hunter she knew she could be. When a new monster emerges from the shadows-one who feeds on chaos and brings out its victim’s inner demons-it lures Kate home, where she finds more than she bargained for. She’ll face a monster she thought she killed, a boy she thought she knew, and a demon all her own.A gorgeously written dark fantasy from New York Times-bestselling author Victoria Schwab, and one to hand to fans of Holly Black, Laini Taylor, and Maggie Stiefvater. “Explosive.”-Brightly From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up-Six months after This Savage Song, Kate Harker is now in the town of Prosperity, hunting monsters with an underground group of humans. August Flynn, on the other hand, has reluctantly risen in the ranks of fighters in their hometown of Verity, where the humans are locked in a bloody stalemate with the monsters on the other side of the seam. When Kate is infected by a new and troubling kind of monster, she tracks it back to Verity with the intention of killing it herself. However, she must work with August and the rest of the Flynn family to stop the new monster and keep the city safe for humans. In the course of fighting for Verity, Kate must also confront Sloan, her fathers former henchman, and Alice, the shadow created by Kates own act of violence. The first few chapters of this dark fantasy contain artful reminders of what happened in the first volume. Lyrical verse is also strategically woven throughout, giving readers a peek behind the eyes of a monsters and adding to the darkly beautiful atmosphere. Creating a world where violence begets violence and monstrous acts literally create monsters gives the author lots of room to explore interesting issues such as guilt, sin, and forgiveness, which she does to great effect. Masterly writing, a fast-moving plot, and just the right amount of bittersweet romance make this book hard to put down. VERDICT A necessary first purchase for all teen collections.-Sunnie Scarpa, Wallingford Public Library, CT From the Back Cover KATE HARKER isn’t afraid of monsters. She hunts them. And s...

-Titulo Original : The Murder Complex (murder Complex, 1)-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: An action-packed, blood-soaked, futuristic debut thriller-set in a world where the murder rate is higher than the birthrate-by Lindsay Cummings, co-author (with Sasha Alsberg) of the New York Times #1 Bestseller Zenith. Legend meets La Femme Nikita in this dark and dangerous bloody thriller. The nonstop action of The Murder Complex kept us guessing at every twist and turn. Its a must for fans of action-packed dystopians like The Hunger Games and Divergent.-Justine MagazineMeadow Woodson, a fifteen-year-old girl who has been trained by her father to fight, to kill, and to survive in any situation, lives with her family on a houseboat in Florida. The state is controlled by The Murder Complex, an organization that tracks the population with precision. The plot starts to thicken when Meadow meets Zephyr James, who is-although he doesnt know it-one of the MCs programmed assassins. Is their meeting a coincidence? Destiny? Or part of a terrifying strategy? And will Zephyr keep Meadow from discovering the haunting truth about her family? Action-packed, blood-soaked, and chilling, this is a dark and compelling debut novel by Lindsay Cummings. From the Back Cover Welcome to the Murder Complex.You cannot see us. You cannot feel us.But we are here.And we control your every move. About the Author Lindsay Cummings is a book blogger and the author of the teen series the Murder Complex. She lives in Texas with two German shepherds, one wolf cub who isnt very smart, a horse named Dan the Man, and a husband named Josh. She eats too many hot Cheetos and cant stop dyeing her hair crazy colors...

-Titulo Original : Entwined-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: Review “Full of mystery, lush settings, and fully orbed characters, Dixon’s debut is both suspenseful and rewarding.” -- Booklist (starred review)“Readers who enjoy stories of royalty, romance, and magic will delight in Dixon’s first novel.” -- Publishers Weekly(starred review)“Dixon balances the suspense with generous helpings of humor and sparkling dialogue…[A] charming, romantic story, told with a light touch.” -- Kirkus Reviews Come and mend your broken hearts here. In this retelling of the classic tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses, the eldest princess must fight to save her family-and her heart-from an ancient dark magic within the palace walls. Full of mystery, lush settings, and fully orbed characters, Dixons debut is both suspenseful and rewarding.-ALA BooklistJust when Azalea should feel that everything is before her-beautiful gowns, dashing suitors, balls filled with dancing-its taken away. All of it. And Azalea is trapped. The Keeper understands. Hes trapped, too, held for centuries within the walls of the palace. So he extends an invitation.Every night, Azalea and her eleven sisters may step through the enchanted passage in their room to dance in his silver forest, but there is a cost. The Keeper likes to keep things. Azalea may not realize how tangled she is in his web until it is too late. Readers who enjoy stories of royalty, romance, and magic will delight in Dixons first novel.-Publishers WeeklySupports the Common Core State Standards From the Back Cover Come and mend your broken hearts here.Just when Azalea should feel that everything is before her-beautiful gowns, dashing suitors, balls filled with dancing-it’s taken away. All of it. And Azalea is trapped. The Keeper understands. He’s trapped, too, held for centuries within the walls of the palace. So he extends an invitation.Every night, Azalea and her eleven sisters may step through the enchanted passage in their room to dance in his silver forest, but there is a cost. The Keeper likes to keep things. Azalea may not realize how tangled she is in his web until it is too late. About the Author Heather Dixon is the author of the acclaimed Entwined. By day, she is a storyboard animator and artist. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah...

-Titulo Original : The Last Apprentice Seventh Son Book 1 And Book 2-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: Review Praise for the Last Apprentice series: “This is the stuff of skin-prickling campfire stories.” -- Publishers Weekly(starred review)“Anything but tame.” -- Horn Book (starred review)“Delaney’s mastery of suspense will grip even reluctant readers with his dramatic, beautifully paced prose.” -- The Times (London) Book 1 and Book 2 of the best-selling fantasy adventure series that inspired the forthcoming major motion picture Seventh Son! Read Book 1, Revenge of the Witch, and Book 2, Curse of the Bane, in one volume! A major motion picture phenomenon and an international bestseller, The Last Apprentice will haunt you-and terrify you-and keep you coming back for more.This volume includes Book 1, Revenge of the Witch, and Book 2, Curse of the Bane, of the Last Apprentice series. Only the Spook has the knowledge and skill to face ghosts, bind witches, and bargain with boggarts. Now he needs an apprentice-Tom Ward, who is the seventh son of a seventh son. Other apprentices have come before. All have failed, or fled, or died. Will Tom learn what they could not? Can he trust anyone, even his one true love? He will find out-and soon, for the dark is getting powerful, and the Spooks time has come. Will Tom survive to carry on his masters battle? Will he be the Last Apprentice?Soon to be a major motion picture, Seventh Son, starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, Antje Traue, Djimon Hounsou and Julianne Moore as Mother Malkin. The Last Apprentice series is tantalizingly creepy (Publishers Weekly), and anything but tame (Horn Book). But dont read it after dark! From the Back Cover The book will haunt you.Its an international bestseller.But DONT READ IT AFTER DARK!Book 1 and Book 2 of the best-selling Last Apprentice series, now a major motion picture, Seventh Son.The powers of evil are strengthening, and only one man holds them back. Now that man needs an apprentice. Tom Ward is the seventh son of a seventh son, and he has been chosen. When one of the worlds most malevolent witches escapes, Tom will face his first test. Many apprentices have come before. They have failed, or fled, or died. If Tom succeeds-and if he survives-hell be the last apprentice.Includes Book 1, Revenge of the Witch, and Book 2, Curse of the Bane About the Author Joseph DELANEY is the author of the internationally best-selling The Last Apprentice series, which is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son. He is a former English teacher who lives in the heart of boggart territory in Lancashire, England. His village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church...

-Titulo Original : Deadline-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: From School Library Journal Grade 9 Up-After being diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia, 18-year-old Ben Wolf elects to forgo treatment and keep his illness secret from his family and friends in an attempt to have a normal senior year at his small Idaho high school. Free from long-term consequences, he connects with his crush, frustrates his biased U.S. Government teacher, and tries out for football. However, Bens illness slowly exacts its toll on him, and he begins to realize the consequences of keeping his condition hidden. Crutcher brings his signature blend of sports action and human emotion to this powerful novel. Emotionally spare but deeply touching, the relationship between Ben and his brother will resonate with many readers, while others may find the several strong father figures comforting. Secondary characters add humor and balance, though the government teachers voice occasionally veers too far toward that of a right-wing pundit. Rudy McCoy, a former priest and child molester, evokes both compassion and revulsion through his confession of guilt and struggle to avoid hurting another child; reflecting Bens secret-keeping behavior, McCoy serves as a foil for the destructive impact secrets can have. Some discussion of sexual molestation and child abuse is present in the text, but is not graphic or overwhelming in its depiction. Crutcher uses dark humor and self-deprecation effectively to avoid maudlin situations, and teens will appreciate the respectful tone of the work.-Chris Shoemaker, New York Public Library Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Ben Wolf has big things planned for his senior year. Had big things planned. Now what he has is some very bad news and only one year left to make his mark on the world.How can a pint-sized, smart-ass seventeen-year-old do anything significant in the nowheresville of Trout, Idaho? First, Ben makes sure that no one else knows what is going on-not his superstar quarterback brother, Cody, not his parents, not his coach, no one. Next, he decides to become the best 127-pound football player Trout High has ever seen; to give his close-minded civics teacher a daily migraine; and to help the local drunk clean up his act. And then theres Dallas Suzuki. Amazingly perfect, fascinating Dallas Suzuki, who may or may not give Ben the time of day. Really, shes first on the list.Living with a secret isnt easy, though, and Bens resolve begins to crumble . . . especially when he realizes that he isnt the only person in Trout with secrets. From Booklist Just before his senior year, Ben Wolf is diagnosed with a rare, incurable leukemia. At 18, he has the legal right to keep the news to himself until hes ready to reveal it. With only his doctor and therapist in on his secret, Ben sets out to live an entire lifetime in a year: There are insects that pack it all into a day, he reasons. His goals are to join his brother on the football team; learn everything he can; and ask out gorgeous Dallas Suzuki. Crutcher fits far too much into this ambitious novel, which includes subplots about incest, pedophilia, manic depression, and intellectual freedom, as well as a Jesus-like character who appears in visions. And readers may feel distanced from Ben, whose first-person voice and reactions never quite feel authentic. But, as usual, Crutcher writes vivid sports action scenes, and teens interest will be held by the storys dramatic premise, Bens unlikely turn as a football hero, love scenes with Dallas (including some mildly explicit sex), and Bens high-gear pursuit of lifes biggest questions. Engberg, Gillian About the Author Chris Crutcher has written nine critically acclaimed novels, an autobiography, and two collections of short stories. Drawing on his experience as a family therapist and child protection specialist, Crutcher writes honestly about real issues facing teenag...

-Titulo Original : Walk On Earth A Stranger (gold Seer Trilogy, 1)-Fabricante : Greenwillow Books-Descripcion Original: Gold is in my blood, in my breath, even in the flecks in my eyes.Lee Westfall has a strong, loving family. She has a home she loves and a loyal steed. She has a best friend--who might want to be something more.She also has a secret.Lee can sense gold in the world around her. Veins deep in the earth. Small nuggets in a stream. Even gold dust caught underneath a fingernail. She has kept her family safe and able to buy provisions, even through the harshest winters. But what would someone do to control a girl with that kind of power? A person might murder for it.When everything Lee holds dear is ripped away, she flees west to California--where gold has just been discovered. Perhaps this will be the one place a magical girl can be herself. If she survives the journey.The acclaimed Rae Carson begins a sweeping new trilogy set in Gold Rush-era America, about a young woman with a powerful and dangerous gift. From School Library Journal Gr 6 Up-This riveting saga features 15-year-old tomboy Leah, who has an extraordinary talent, the ability to sense when gold is near. She uses this skill to provide for her ailing parents, who live in an isolated part of Dahlonega, GA, the site of the first major U.S. gold rush in the early 1800s. They lead a fairly frugal existence so as not to arouse local suspicions. When her parents are robbed and murdered and her best (and only) friend, a half-white, half-Cherokee boy named Jefferson, leaves Georgia for a new gold rush in California, her world is turned upside down. To make matters worse, a nefarious uncle comes to claim her parents property and use her gold-seeking skills for ill intent. Disguised as a boy, she leaves the only home shes ever known to reunite with Jefferson and join a wagon train. Lee, as she calls herself, is a smart, feisty, and likable protagonist who encounters all the hardships one would expect on the arduous journey West-illness, injury, hunger, exposure to extreme weather, and buffalo stampedes. All the while, she knows her uncle will stop at nothing to hunt her down. At the crux of the story is Leahs dilemma of keeping her gender and talent a secret from those to whom she becomes close. The time period rings true through Carsons skillful use of language and attention to detail. VERDICT Though the wagon train adventure is slightly cliche, the fast-paced plot, a hint of mild romance, and the added element of fantasy make this stand out from your average Gold Rush story.-Madeline J. Bryant, Los Angeles Public Library Review Praise for Walk On Earth A Stranger:New York Times BestsellerFall 2015 Kids Indie Next List selectionNational Book Award longlist titleYALSA 2016 Best Fiction for Young Adults pick2016 Spur Award for Western Juvenile Fiction From the Back Cover Gold is in my blood, in my breath, even in the flecks in my eyes.Lee Westfall has a strong, loving family. She has a home she loves and a loyal steed. She has a best friend-who might want to be something more.She also has a secret.Lee can sense gold in the world around her. Veins deep in the earth. Small nuggets in a stream. Even gold dust caught underneath a fingernail. She has kept her family safe and able to buy provisions, even through the harshest winters. But what would someone do to control a girl with that kind of power? A person might murder for it.When everything Lee holds dear is ripped away, she flees west to California-where gold has just been discovered. Perhaps this will be the one place a magical girl can be herself. If she survives the journey.The acclaimed Rae Carson begins a sweeping new trilogy set in Gold Rush-era America, about a young woman with a powerful and dangerous gift. About the Author Rae Carson is the author of two bestselling and award-winning trilogies, as well as the acclaimed stand-alone novels Any Sign of Life and The Empire of Dreams. Her debut, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, was named a William C. Morris Award ...