-Titulo Original : Dragon Dance: A Chinese New Year Lift-the-Flap Book (Puffin Lift-the-Flap)-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: A great introduction to the customs of Lunar New Year. This interactive lift-the-flap book is perfect for parents and early readers to enjoy together! Its Lunar New Year and there are so many fun things to do! Shopping at the outdoor market for fresh flowers, eating New Years dinner with the whole family, receiving red envelopes from Grandma and Grandpa, and best of all-watching the spectacular Lunar New Years parade! Illustrated by Benrei Huang. About the Author Joan Holub has written and/or illustrated over 70 books for children, including the titles for the Who Was . . .? and What Was . . .? series...

-Titulo Original : Un Dia De Nieve (Spanish Edition)-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: Traduccion en español del cuento clasico ganador de la Medalla Caldecott, Un dia de nieve. Es un dia de nieve y Pedro sale a explorar. Mientras pasea entre montones de nieve apilada y observa a los niños grandes jugar a tirarse bolas gigantes--descubre los surcos que dejan sus pies en la nieve espesa y lo divertido que es hacer figuras de angeles en la nieve. This translation of Keatss original Caldecott Medal winner captures the physical and emotional experiences of Peter and his delight in a snowfall.-School Library Journal From School Library Journal Grade 1-2-- This translation of Keatss original Caldecott Medal winner captures the physical and emotional experiences of Peter and his delight in a snowfall. The vivid illustrations assist the narration, showing the boys connection with nature. The book is appropriate for storytelling and beginning readers. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review Praise and Awards for Un dia de nieve A Caldecott Medal winner This translation of Keatss original Caldecott Medal winner captures the physical and emotional experiences of Peter and his delight in a snowfall.- School Library Journal About the Author Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has come to be regarded as both a children’s classic and one of the most important picture books ever written/illustrated. Ezra Jack Keats’ legacy lives on in the popularity of his most famous character, Peter-the star of The Snowy Day, Whistle for Willie, Peters Chair, A Letter to Amy, Goggles, and others. Visit the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation online at ezra-jack-keats.or...

-Titulo Original : Dragones Y Tacos 2: La Continuacion (Dragones Y Tacos / Dragons Love Tacos) (Spanish Edition)-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: Esta divertida y condimentada continuacion del gran exito en ventas segun el New York Times es ideal para la hora del cuento. ¡Noticias de ultima hora! Se acaba de descubrir que NO QUEDAN MÁS TACOS en ninguna parte del mundo. Nos encontramos frente a un serio problema porque, segun sabes, a los dragones les encantan los tacos. Si hubiera alguna manera de que los dragones pudieran viajar a traves del tiempo, al pasado, antes de que se acabaran los tacos, ¡podrian recoger montones de tacos y traerlos! Es un magnifico plan siempre y cuando no incluya salsa picante. Recuerda lo que paso la ultima vez... Los galardonados creadores de Fiesta secreta de pizza regresan con esta -empachosa- y divertida continuacion del fenomeno en ventas Dragones y tacos. Review A Bank Street Best Children’s Picture Books of the Year in Spanish About the Author Adam Rubin es autor de gran exito en ventas segun el New York Times de media docena de albumes ilustrados, incluyendo Fiesta secreta de pizza, aclamados por la critica. Antes de dedicarse por completo a escribir, trabajo durante diez años como director creativo en el mundo de la publicidad. Entre sus hobbies estan la comedia improvisada, ir de acampada y los trucos de magia. En la actualidad vive en Barcelona, España. Daniel Salmieri es ilustrador de gran exito en ventas segun el New York Times de maravillosos albumes ilustrados. Crecio en Brooklyn, Nueva York, donde pasaba todo el tiempo dibujando tortugas ninja, dinosaurios y aviones de combate (no en la misma escena...). Se graduo de la Universidad de las Artes en Filadelfia. Vive en Brooklyn, Nueva York...

-Titulo Original : Where Do You Think Youre Going, Christopher Columbus?-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: Newbery Honor author Jean Fritz takes us on a historic tour of Christopher Colubus! In a simple, short biography of Columbus she has been extraordinarily successful in extracting the essence of the man.-The Horn Book Christopher Columbus thought he knew where he was going. He had planned to be the first to cross the ocean and reach the rich lands of the Indies. And when he returned to Spain, he insisted to everyone who would listen that hed succeeded. But that wasnt exactly true. Little did Columbus know that his mistake would come to be known as America! Fritzs unconventional look at the great explorer who accidently discovered the New World reveals the navigators obstinate as well as his visionary side.- School Library Journal Review Praise for WHERE DO YOU THINK YOURE GOING, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS? An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Booklist Notable Children’s Book of the Year An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists A Child Study Children’s Book Committee (Bank Street College) Children’s Book of the Year * “Vividly related… interesting.”- School Library Journal, starred review “Well written and informative.”- Children’s Literature “Intriguing and entertaining.”- Booklist About the Author Acclaimed biographer, Jean Fritz, was born in China to American missionaries on November 16, 1915. Living there until she was almost thirteen sparked a lifelong interest in American history. She wrote about her childhood in China in Homesick, My Own Story, a Newbery Honor Book and winner of the National Book Award. Ms. Fritz was the author of forty-five books for children and young people. Many center on historical American figures, gaining her a reputation as the premier author of biographies for children and young people. Among the other prestigious awards Ms. Fritz has garnered are: the National Humanities Medal, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture Award. the Christopher Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Non-Fiction Award, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and many ALA Notable Books of the Year, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, and ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice Awards. She passed away on May 14, 2017...

-Titulo Original : Silbale A Willie (picture Puffins)-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: The Spanish translation of Whistle for Willie , a classic picture book by Caldecott Award-winning author Ezra Jack Keats! Desde su publicacion original en 1964, Silbale a Willie ha deleitado a millones de jovenes lectores con su texto breve y poetico y sus maravillosas ilustraciones que narran la historia de Peter y sus ansies de poder silbar para llamar a su perro. Otros libros en español de Ezra Jack Keats Un dia de nieve Las ilustraciones del Sr. Keats captan de manera sagaz y colorida al niño, su mundo urbano y el radiante calor de un dia de verano.-The New York Times Review Las ilustraciones del Sr. Keats captan de manera sagaz y colorida al niño, su mundo urbano y el radiante calor de un dia de verano.- The New York Times About the Author Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has come to be regarded as both a children’s classic and one of the most important picture books ever written/illustrated. Ezra Jack Keats’ legacy lives on in the popularity of his most famous character, Peter-the star of The Snowy Day, Whistle for Willie, Peters Chair, A Letter to Amy, Goggles, and others. Visit the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation online at ezra-jack-keats.or...

-Titulo Original : El Mundo De Acuerdo A Humphrey (Spanish Edition)-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: El Mundo de acuerdo a Humphrey, un cuento encantador y gracioso, es la primera aventura de la mascota preferida de todos. !Bienvenido al Aula 26, Humphrey! Puedes aprender mucho acerca de la vida observando a otras especies. Eso es lo que primero le dicen a Humphrey cuando lo llevan al Aula 26. ¡Y vaya si es verdad! Ademas de sus escapadas en las clase, este increible hamster va cada find de semana a dormir a la casa de un estudiante diferente. En poco tiempo, Humphrey aprende a leer ya a escribir, y a lanzar gomas elasticas, pero solo en defensa propia.. La vida de Humphrey seria absolutamente perfecta, si no fuese por esa maestra ¡que trata de deshacerse de el! Humphrey es simpatico y de gran corazon. Ya la lectura de este libro es simplemente ¡buena-buena-buena!-Kirkus Reviews Review Praise for Humphrey... Humphrey es simpatico y de gran corazon. Ya la lectura de este libro es simplemente ¡buena-buena-buena! -Kirkus Reviews A likable hamster narrates this novel for newly independent readers….Birney succeeds in developing the animal’s character without the narrative becoming too cute or contrived. Humphreys views underscore the importance of knowing the full story before making judgments, and his presence makes a positive difference in the lives of the people he meets. All in all, a winning book that will appeal to children who like tales about animals, school life, and friendship. -School Library Journal The story deftly avoids triteness while still feeling breezy and acknowledging deeply felt troubles, such as Mrs. Brisbanes husband’s depression. The pet-care tips punctuating each chapter would benefit any youngster thinking about getting a hamster, but for everyone else, this read is simply good-good-good.-Kirkus Reviews Awards and Honors for the Humphrey series: The World According to Humphrey Winner Children’s Crown Award Winner Iowa Children’s Choice Award Winner Rhode Island Children’s Book Award Winner Pennsylvania’s Keystone to Reading Book Award Winner Maryland’s Black-Eyed Susan Award Winner Oklahoma’s Sequoyah Book Award Winner Washington State’s Sasquatch Reading Award Winner Golden Sower Award (NE) Maud Hart Lovelace Award 2nd Place (MN) Massachusetts Children’s Book Award Honor Book Nevada Young Readers Award Nominee Sunshine State Award Master List (FL) Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award Nominee Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award Nominee South Carolina Children’s Book Award Nominee North Carolina Children’s Book Award Nominee Beehive Award Nominee (UT) Young Hoosier Award Nominee (IN) Bluestem Book Award Nominee (IL) Kennebec Valley Book Award Nominee (ME) Bank St. Children’s Book Committee Starred Best Book of the YearNorth Carolina Battle of the Books Friendship According to Humphrey 2006 Christopher Award Winner, Winner Children’s Crown Award, Bank St. Children’s Book Committee Best Book of the Year, Iowa Children’s Choice Nominee, New York Library Association Best Book of the Season Sub rights sold by agent: UK, Japan, Holland, Hungary, Arabic Trouble According to Humphrey A Bank Street Children’s Book Committee Best Book of the Year, Children’s Crown Award Nominee, Land of Enchantment Book Award Nominee (NM) Surprises According to Humphrey A BookSense Pick, Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List Selection, Iowa Children’s Choice Nominee, Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Reading List, California Collection Selection. Adventure According to Humphrey Land of Enchantment Book Award Nominee (NM), Children’s Crown Award Honor Book Summer According to Humphrey SCIBA Book Award Finalist, California Collection selection, Children’s Crown Award nominee About the Author Betty G. Birney (@bettygbirney) ha escrito numerosos episodios para programas infantiles de la television, como The New Adventures of Madeline, Doug, y Bobbys World, ademas de programas educacionales y una pelicula, Mary Christmas, tambien para la telev...

-Titulo Original : The Foxman-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: From the recipient of the Newbery Honor award for his contemporary classic, Hatchet, comes another page-turning, heart-stopping adventure. Carl and his cousin are lost and getting desperate when they find a shack hidden in the woods. It’s their only chance for shelter-but who could be living way out here? Then they see the Foxman. As he welcomes the boys, he grabs his mask-too late to hide his hideously mutilated face. Carl accepts his welcome, but is eager to leave the next morning. His cousin, however, will come back. There’s something about the Foxman he must know-about the tragedy that should have destroyed him, and the mystery of the wilderness that keeps him alive. About the Author Gary Paulsen is one of the most honored writers of contemporary literature for young readers. He has written more than one hundred book for adults and young readers, and is the author of three Newberry Honor titles: Dogsong, Hatchet, and The Winter Room. He divides his time among Alaska, New Mexico, Minnesota, and the Pacific...

-Titulo Original : Wolf Star: The Claidi Journals II (Claidi Journals (Paperback))-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: The day before Claidis wedding, she is kidnapped and taken to a mountaintop palace in the shadow of an unearthly star. Wolf Star Rise is the stuff of nightmares, with rooms that change and move for no apparent reason. The only human there is Prince Venn. Neither Claidi nor Venn knows why they are at the Rise. Can the two escape from the maze of taboo, repression, and mystery surrounding both of their long-lost families? The Claidi Journals are a diverting escapade for fans of Karen Cushmans Catherine, Called Birdy and Gail Carson Levines Ella Enchanted.( Kirkus Reviews) About the Author Tanith Lee is one of the leading fantasy authors working today. She has written over 50 novels and short story collections, among them the bestselling Flat Earth Series. She has won the World Fantasy Award numerous times as well as the August Derleth Award...

-Titulo Original : The Arkadians-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: Three unusual companions-one fantastic journey! Lucian is on the run from a pair of murderous soothsayers. Joy-in-the-Dance knows magic and marvels, and is on a quest. Fronto is a poet-turned-donkey who wants to break the spell that turned him into an animal. The three of them join forces and set out through Arkadia-on an amazing trip that will change their lives. “Master storyteller Alexander keeps the action brisk, packs the text with a riveting collection of weird characters, fantastic settings, plot twists, derring-do, heroes, villains, magic, prophecy, humor, shipwrecks, fires-what more could readers ask for?”- Kirkus Reviews Review A good, involving story. Readers already acquainted with Greek literature and legend will enjoy picking out familiar threads.-- Publishers WeeklyAn expertly developed cast of characters rounds out this witty epic thats filled with romance and adventure. . . . On one level, this is a rousing adventure complete with cliffhangers and do-or-die stituations. On another, readers familiar with Greek mythology will find clever hints at the myths purpose and genesis. . . . The plot has many twists and turns, but is not hard to follow, and Alexanders style is eminently readable.-- School Library Journal Part Greek myth, part Canterbury Tales, part Wizard of Oz, Alexanders latest is also a story with a feminist sheen. Done in epic style, the book almost brims over with tales, twists, and trouble. . . . Alexander is as good as anyone when it comes to creating strong women characters, and one of the most interesting things about this book is his focus on the goddess culture and its role in both history and myth. A rousing tale .-- Kirkus Reviews Lucian is about to be put to death, but he escapes and meets a mysterious spirited girl and a poet who has been enchanted and turned into a donkey. His adventures with kings, commoners and wise women makes for an engrossing, changing story of magic and faraway lands. -- Midwest Book Review About the Author Born on January 30, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, storyteller Lloyd Alexander spent his childhood filling his imagination with fantasies about other lands and eras. For ten years of his writing career, Alexander wrote for adults, then changed gears and wrote fiction for young people. Lloyd Alexander has received a Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor Award, a National Book Award, and several IRA-CBC Children’s Choice Awards. He is also the author of many ALA Notable Children’s Books and School Library Journal Best Books of the Year...

-Titulo Original : Wont Know Till I Get There-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: From the New York Times bestselling, National Book Award-nominated author of Monster and Fallen Angels When Steve’s parents decide to adopt a foster child, it seems like a good idea. And when Steve decides to show the new kid how tough he is by spray-painting the side of a subway car, that seems like a good idea too. But the foster child turns out to be a thirteen-year-old with a criminal record, and the guys in the designer jeans watching Steve spray-paint graffiti turn out to be transit police. Suddenly Steve and the whole gang are serving time, working in an old-age home with a bunch of feisty and independent senior citizens who refuse to sit still and be stereotyped-by anybody. Another winning novel told with nimble wit and poignancy. - Publishers WeeklyMyers explores the value and meaning of true friendship. . . The tone is alternately funny, sad, and sentimental, but always natural and appealing. - School Library Journal An ALA Notable Book Review Another winning novel told with nimble wit and poignancy. - Publishers WeeklyMyers explores the value and meaning of true friendship. . . The tone is alternately funny, sad, and sentimental, but always natural and appealing. - School Library Journal An ALA Notable Book About the Author Walter Dean Myers is a New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed author who has garnered much respect and admiration for his fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for young people. Winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award, he is considered one of the preeminent writers for children....

-Titulo Original : Jerichos Journey-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: Moving to Texas offers the promise of big adventure . . . but the journey there is tougher than Jericho ever imagined! Leaving Tennessee for Texas in 1852 to make a fresh start seems like pure adventure to Jericho Wetherby. But as he and his family travel across the country with a few animals and a covered wagon loaded with possessions, they endure rain, muddy roads, bitter cold, and illness . . . and the fast approach of winters blinding snowstorms. Can they make it to their new home before winter strikes? And is Jericho brave enough to survive the trip? [A] fast-paced, action-packed pioneer story.- Kirkus Reviews The books great local color and folksy, personable narrator . . . will carry readers along for the trip.- Booklist About the Author G. Clifton Wisler is the author of more than sixty-three books, many of them historical fiction for young adults. His ability to bring history alive in accessible and engaging ways make him a popular author for young readers.Mr. Wisler lives in Plano, Texas, where he continues to work on his doctoral dissertation on the history of the Ninth Texas Infantry Regiment in the Civil War...

-Titulo Original : Getting Near To Baby (2000 Newbery Honor Book)-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: A Southern charmer for fans of Newbery Honor book Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage Audrey Couloumbiss masterful debut novel brings to mind Karen Hesse, Katherine Paterson, and Betsy Byarss The Summer of the Swans-it is a story you will never forget. Willa Jo and Little Sister are up on the roof at Aunt Patty’s house. Willa Jo went up to watch the sunrise, and Little Sister followed, like she always does. But by mid-morning, they are still up on that roof, and soon it’s clear it wasn’t just the sunrise that brought them there. The trouble is, coming down would mean they’d have to explain, and they just can’t find the words. This is a funny, sometimes heartbreaking, story about sisters, about grief, and about healing. Two girls must come to terms with the death of their baby sister, their mother’s unshakable depression, and the ridiculously controlling aunt who takes them in and means well but just doesn’t understand children. Willa Jo has to try and make things right in their new home, but she and Aunt Patty keep butting heads. Until the morning the two girls climb up to the roof of her house. Aunt Patty tries everything she can think of to get them down, but in the end, the solution is miraculously simple.A Newbery Honor BookAn ALA Notable BookA School Library Journal Best Book of the Year From Publishers Weekly Couloumbis deftly constructs an intricate montage of thoughts and memories from the perspective of 12-year-old Willa Jo Dean who, with Little Sister, mourns the death of their baby sister, said PW in a starred review. Ages 10-14. (Aug.)n Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. About the Author Audrey Couloumbis was born in Illinois. Her book Getting Near to Baby was awarded a Newbery Honor in 2000. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Things dont feel right here. I want to open my eyes in the morning to see my very own wallpaper with the tiny blue flowers and pink rosebuds. Aunt Patty does not believe in putting up wallpaper, not even in the bathroom. She says mold grows behind it. I want Mom to read to us for an hour before bedtime, all of us in a clump like alligators in the sun so we can all look at the pictures together. Aunt Patty tucks us into bed before it is even full dark. We want our mom. Were worried about her having to sleep all alone. We worry that she doesnt eat right, now that she doesnt have us to feed. We miss her. I hear Aunt Pattys bossy voice, rousing Uncle Hob out of his bed. Shes telling him he has to come outside to order us down. Or to plead with us, whichever he thinks will work. That sad feeling I have hardens into a mad feeling and I dont think Ill ever get down off this roof. Ill stay here till kingdom comes...

-Titulo Original : Secret Saturdays-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: An urban novel with the power and intensity of Walter Dean Myerss books Sean is Justins best friend - or at least Justin thought he was. But lately Sean has been acting differently. Hes been telling lies, getting into trouble at school, hanging out with a tougher crowd, even getting into fights. When Justin finally discovers that Seans been secretly going to visit his father in prison and is dealing with the shame of that, Justin wants to do something to help before his friend spirals further out of control. But will trying to save Sean jeopardize their friendship? Should Justin risk losing his best friend in order to save him? From School Library Journal Gr 5-8-Friends Justin and Sean, both 12, live in the Red Hook projects in Brooklyn, are Puerto Rican and African American, and have absentee fathers. Sean is straying further from their friendship, avoiding their scheduled sleepovers, lying, and not doing as well in school. Hes been getting into more and more fights when he used to advocate dissing instead of fists. Where is Sean going on Saturdays? Maldonado explores issues of manhood, friendship, and family in this heartfelt, humorous, and poignant urban tale. Review “This urban tale explores inner-city life for a middle school audience with sympathy and humor, while underscoring the emotional effects of hardship on the characters’ lives…readers will find both insight and hope in Justin’s efforts to help his friend.”- The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (BCCB) - The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (BCCB) “This is a story of friendship, survival, deception and relationships…a fast read, entertaining and high interest.”- Library Media Connection - Library Media Connection “Torrey Maldonado sticks his finger in an all too familiar hole of a brokenhearted urban community. Playground tough with a sweet center.”- Rita Williams-Garcia, Newbery Honor-winning and New York Times bestselling author of One Crazy Summer - Rita Williams Garcia About the Author Torrey Maldonado is a teacher born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, where he still lives. Secret Saturdays is inspired by his life and the experiences of his students...

-Titulo Original : The Root Cellar-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: Bestseller and an ALA Notable Book! It looked like an ordinary root cellar-and if twelve-year-old Rose hadn’t been so unhappy in her new home, where she’d been sent to live with unknown relatives, she probably would never have fled down the stairs to the root cellar in the first place. And if she hadn’t, she never would have climbed up into another century, the world of the 1860s, and the chaos of the Civil War. “Melds past and present neatly . . . suspenseful.”- Publishers Weekly About the Author Janet Lunn is one of Canadas most well-known authors. Her novels include the best-selling ALA Notable Book The Root Cellar (Puffin). She passed away in 2017...

-Titulo Original : Moccasin Trail (Puffin Newbery Library)-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: A Newbery Honor Award-winning book Jim Keath has lived for six years as a Crow Indian when he learns that his two younger brothers and a sister are journeying west to take up land. Although Jim finds it difficult to fit in with the family he hasn’t seen since childhood, and though they are wary and distrustful of him, Jim feels his duty is at their side. But slowly, as they survive the dangerous trek west, the perils of frontier life, and the kidnapping of their younger brother, Jim and his family realize that the only way to survive is to accept each other and truly reunite the family. “A first-rate adventure story.”- The New York Times “The grueling hardships on the journey to Oregon and in making a home provide exciting reading. Characters are portrayed so fully and sympathetically they might be alive.”- Library Journal About the Author Eloise Jarvis McGraw (1915 - 2000) was an American author of children and young adult books. She was awarded the Newbery Honor for her novels Moccasin Trail, The Golden Goblet, and The Moorchild. She also won an Edgar Award for her novel A Really Weird Summer. McGraw had a very strong interest in history, and among the many books she wrote for children are Greensleeves, The Seventeenth Swap, and Mara, Daughter of the Nile...

-Titulo Original : Trapped Between The Lash And The Gun-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: Jordan is going to join a gang. But just as hes about to start his future with the Cobras, his past calls him back. Way back--to the nineteenth-century, where he meets his ancestors and gets a bitter taste of what life was like for them as slaves. Jordan must live with the constant threat of the whips lash. His journey back in time will strike a chord with any young person who has felt trapped by hard times and difficult choices. Review A fast-paced tale. Kids will find Jordans reactions to his suddenly subhuman status affecting and believable. -- USA Today About the Author Arvella Whitmores childrens novels include The Bread Winner, an NCSS-CBC Notable Childrens Book in the Field of Social Studies. She and her husband reside in Minneapolis, Minnesota...

-Titulo Original : The Star Of Kazan-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: After twelve-year-old Annika, a foundling living in late nineteenth-century Vienna, inherits a trunk of costume jewelry, a woman claiming to be her aristocratic mother arrives and takes her to live in a strangely decrepit mansion in Germany. Review “Ibbotson, master of the ‘poor orphan makes good’ tale, offers another eminently satisfying example… [R]eaders will long remember the admirable Annika and cheer her eventual, well-deserved, triumph.” -Kirkus Reviews, starred review About the Author Eva Ibbotson, born Maria Charlotte Michelle Wiesner (1925-2010), was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her childrens books. Some of her novels for adults have been successfully reissued for the young adult market in recent years. For the historical novel Journey to the River Sea (Macmillan, 2001), she won the Smarties Prize in category 9-11 years, garnered unusual commendation as runner-up for the Guardian Childrens Fiction Prize, and made the Carnegie Medal, Whitbread Award, and Blue Peter Book Award shortlists. She was a finalist for the 2010 Guardian Childrens Fiction Prize at the time of her death. Her last book, The Abominables, was one of eight books on the longlist for the same award in 2012...

-Titulo Original : The Absolute Value Of Mike-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: From the author of Mockingbird, a National Book Award winner! Mike tries so hard to please his father, but the only language his dad seems to speak is calculus. And for a boy with a math learning disability, nothing could be more difficult. When his dad sends him to live with distant relatives in rural Pennsylvania for the summer to work on an engineering project, Mike figures this is his big chance to prove himself. But when he gets there, nothing is what he thought it would be. Instead of an engineering assignment, he finds himself part of a town-wide project to adopt a boy from Romania while working alongside his wacky eighty-something-year-old aunt, a homeless man, and a punk-rock girl. Mike might not learn anything about engineering, but what he does learn is far more valuable. About the Author Kathryn Erskine lives in Charlottesville, Virginia...

-Titulo Original : Black Duck-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: It is spring 1929, and Prohibition is in full swing. So when Ruben and Jeddy find a dead body washed up on the shore of their small coastal Rhode Island town, they are sure it has something to do with smuggling liquor. Soon the boys, along with Jeddy’s strongwilled sister, Marina, are drawn in, suspected by rival bootlegging gangs of taking something crucial off the dead man. Then Ruben meets the daring captain of the Black Duck, the most elusive smuggling craft of them all, and it isn’t long before he’s caught in a war between two of the most dangerous prohibition gangs. Riveting mystery and nonstop adventure. --School Library Journal Review Lots of adventure and mystery. (VOYA) Riveting mystery and nonstop adventure. (School Library Journal) The settings cinematic detail brings the exhilarating action close, and readers will easily see themselves in young Ruben. (Booklist) About the Author Janet Taylor Lisle was born in Englewood, New Jersey and grew up in Farmington, Connecticut, spending summers on the coast of Rhode Island. The eldest and only daughter in a family of five children, she was educated at local schools and at fifteen entered The Ethel Walker School, a girls boarding school in Simsbury, Ct. After graduation from Smith College in 1969 with a degree in English Literature, she enlisted and was trained for work in VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America). She lived and worked for the next two years in Atlanta, Georgia, organizing food-buying cooperatives in the citys public housing projects and teaching in an early-child care center. Catalyzed by this experience, she enrolled in journalism courses at Georgia State University with the idea of writing about the poverty she had seen. This was the beginning of a reporting career that extended over the next ten years. With the birth of her daughter in 1977, Lisle turned to writing projects that could be accomplished at home. In 1984, The Dancing Cats of Applesap, her first novel for children, was published. Subsequently, she has published ten other novels. Afternoon of the Elves, a 1990 Newbery Honor Book, has been translated into six languages. It was produced as a play by the Seattle Childrens Theater in 1993, and continues to be performed in childrens theaters throughout the U.S. In this book, as in others she has written, the author plumbs a borderland between reality and fantasy where imagination holds sway and the ordinary surfaces of life crack open to reveal hidden worlds. Elves, fairies and exotic creatures make appearances in her novels but whether they are real within the story, or merely imaginative projections of her characters, is often left unresolved. I think of magic as that which is still waiting to be discovered, the author has said. I put it in my books to remind readers (myself included) to keep a sharp eye out. The unknown is everywhere, all around us and lurking even in our own minds. She lives on the Rhode Island coast with her husband, Richard Lisle, and their daughter Elizabeth, a college student. copyright © 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. A secret memory . . . What happened next that spring afternoon is something I know Jeddy remembers. I can see us standing there, two raw-boned boys beside the bootleg crate, seagulls wheeling overhead, making dives on a tidal pool up the beach from us. Almost as an afterthought we wandered toward this pool, not expecting to see anything. It came into view with no more drama than if it had been a sodden piece of driftwood lying on the sand: a naked human leg. JANET TAYLOR LISLE For Richard Lisle, with love. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to current events, locales, or living persons is entirely coincidental. Ta...

-Titulo Original : William Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: One night two young couples run into an enchanted forest in an attempt to escape their problems. But these four humans do not realize that the forest is filled with fairies and hobgoblins who love making mischief. When Oberon, the Fairy King, and his loyal hobgoblin servant, Puck, intervene in human affairs, the fate of these young couples is magically and hilariously transformed. Like a classic fairy tale, this retelling of William Shakespeares most beloved comedy is perfect for older readers who will find much to treasure and for younger readers who will love hearing the story read aloud. Review This individual treatment, verbally and visually true to the spirit of the play, will reach a new audience while delighting the old. About the Author Bruce Coville is the author of 101 books for children and young adults, including the international bestseller My Teacher Is an Alien, and the wildly popular Unicorn Chronicles series. His works have appeared in over a dozen languages and won children’s choice awards in over a dozen states. He has been, at various times, a teacher, a toy maker, a magazine editor, a gravedigger, and a cookware salesman. He is also the founder of Full Cast Audio, an audiobook publishing company devoted to producing full-cast, unabridged recordings of material for family listening. Mr. Coville lives in Syracuse, New York, with his wife, author and illustrator Katherine Coville. Visit him at BruceCoville . Dennis Nolan is an award-winning illustrator whose artwork has appeared in The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White, and two of Bruce Coville’s retellings of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer’s Night Dream, along with numerous other books. His own book Sea of Dreams was named one of Publishers Weekly’s Best Children’s Picture Books for 2011...

-Titulo Original : Ghosts I Have Been-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: Blossom Culp is the outspoken outcast of Bluff City, always getting into trouble. No one wants to cross her, especially now that shes revealed that she can see the Unseen. Then Blossom herself is stunned, because her lie turns out to be truth. She actually does have second sight...and she is on board the sinking Titanic. Review First-class...an outrageous sequence of events charmed together with skillful wordwork. -- Booklist, starred review About the Author Born in Decatur, IIlinois, Richard Peck has written over 18 novels for young readers. He is the winner of the 1990 Margaret A. Edwards Award, a prestigious award sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association of the American Library Association in cooperation with School Library Journal; the 1990 National Council of Teachers of English/ALAN Award for outstanding contributions to young adult literature; and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award. Peck says, I want to write novels that ask honest questions about serious issues. A novel is never an answer; its always a question. In The Last Safe Place on Earth, Peck deals with the serious issue of censorship, and young readers will have many questions long after the close the book. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. From Blossom herself: I tell you, the world is so full of ghosts, a person wonders if there’s a soul to be found on the Other Side, or anybody snug in a quiet grave. I’ve seen several haunts, and I’ve been one myself. You’ve probably heard about me already. For a time I was the most famous girl in two countries. I’ve been called Ghost Girl and Fantastic Faker by turns. Numerous people have commented on my adventures in this world and others, but none could explain my Powers entirely, and many are liars outright. My first glimpses into Worlds Unseen come as quite a surprise to me, among others. . . . PUFFIN BOOKS BY RICHARD PECK Are You in the House Alone? The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp Dreamland Lake Father Figure The Great Interactive Dream Machine The Ghost Belonged to Me Ghosts I Have Been A Long Way from Chicago Lost in Cyberspace Strays Like Us Table of Contents Prologue I TELL YOU, the world is so full of ghosts, a person wonders if there’s a soul to be found on the Other Side. Or anybody snug in a quiet grave. I’ve seen several haunts, and been one myself. You’ve probably heard about me already. For a time I was the most famous girl in two countries. I’ve been called Ghost Girl and Fantastic Faker by turns. Numerous people have commented on my adventures in this world and others, but none could explain my Powers entirely, and many are liars outright. I lived a full fourteen years without thought to having any extra talents of my own. Psychic Gifts were to me the advantages certain other people had, like good looks or regular meals. So my first glimpses into Worlds Unseen come as quite a surprise to me, among others. Whether you be born with the Gift or attain it is often debated. As you’ll see, my Gift tended to creep up on me and would often pop out under pressure. Practice makes perfect, as the poet says. I seemed to refine my Powers as I went, much like learning to write a clear hand or driving one of the new automobiles. All this was leading in a direction. At the start I was no more than a plain American girl with nothing going for me but spunk. Little did I know where my new-found talents would lead me-across tossing seas and into lives of high and low degree. I little knew the wickedness of this world until I saw beyond it. Two fates were entwined: mine and the tormented ghost of a boy-a perfect stranger to me-who died a death I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. As I pen these words to leave a lasting record, I wonder myself where it all began. We start up in the mists of mystery, and there we all end. And Souls drift like ground fog across a hundred worlds and far frontiers...

-Titulo Original : Who Killed Mr. Chippendale?: A Mystery In Poems-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: Nominated for the prestigious Edgar Allan Poe Award of the Mystery Writers of AmericaAn ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults Award-winning author and poet Mel Glenn presents a unique mystery told through a series of free verse poems. When popular Tower High English teacher Mr. Chippendale is fatally shot, everyone is a suspect. The killer could be anyone-one of his students, a colleague, or even an ex-flame. The aftermath of Mr. Chippendale’s murder is a suspenseful story that will keep readers guessing who the killer is right until the last page. * More than a whodunit, this unique offering explores a multitude of issues in its pages.- School Library Journal (starred review) From Publishers Weekly Using what PW called Spoon Riveresque storytelling, this diverse collection of free verse cleverly embraces varied narratives to describe the aftermath of a high school teachers murder. Ages 10-14. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review Glenn delivers a starkly realistic view of modern high-school life. -- School Library Journal, starred review From the Back Cover Its just a regular day at a regular high school ... Until popular English teacher Mr. Chippendale is shot while taking his morning run around the school track. As the Tower High community struggles to come to grips with the shocking murder, youll get to know the students and faculty members whose lives Mr. Chippendale touched: Cynthia Arroyo, the aspiring writer who was encouraged by Mr. Chippendale; Angela Falcone, Towers guidance counselor and Mr. Chippendales ex-girlfriend; John Bellerus, the student who failed Mr. Chippendales class and is glad to see his teacher dead; and many others. This series of inter-?ocking free-verse poems reveals the inner thoughts of Tower Highs students and faculty, their feelings about their own lives, and ultimately the answer to the burning question -- Who killed Mr. Chippendale, and why? About the Author Mel Glenn grew up in Brooklyn, New York and has been teaching English for twenty-seven years at his alma mater, Lincoln High School. He has won many awards for his writing and is the author of six books of poetry and three novels for young adults. He and his wife, Elyse, live in Brooklyn with their two sons, Jonathan and Andrew...

-Titulo Original : A Long Way From Chicago A Novel In Stories (puffin Modern Classics)-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: A Newbery Honor BookA summer theyll never forget. Each summer Joey and his sister, Mary Alice-two city slickers from Chicago-visit Grandma Dowdels seemingly sleepy Illinois town. Soon enough, they find that its far from sleepy...and Grandma is far from your typical grandmother. From seeing their first corpse (and he isnt resting easy) to helping Grandma trespass, catch the sheriff in his underwear, and feed the hungry-all in one day-Joey and Mary Alice have nine summers theyll never forget! A rollicking celebration of an eccentric grandmother and childhood memories. -School Library Journal, starred review Each tale is a small masterpiece of storytelling. -The Horn Book, starred review Grandma Dowdel embodies not only the heart of a small town but the spirit of an era gone by...Remarkable and fine. -Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewA Newbery Honor BookA National Book Award FinalistAn ALA Notable BookAn ALA Best Book for Young Adults About the Author RICHARD PECK (1934-2018) was born in Decatur, Illinois and lived in New York City for nearly 50 years. The acclaimed author of 35 novels for children and young adults, he won the Newbery Medal for A Year Down Yonder, a Newbery Honor for A Long Way from Chicago, the Scott O’Dell Award for The River Between Us, the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Are You in the House Alone?, a Boston Globe-Horn BookAward Honor for The Best Man, and the Christopher Medal for The Teacher’s Funeral. He was the first children’s author ever to have been awarded a National Humanities Medal, and was twice a National Book Award Finalist. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Later, much later, we heard something. . . . We heard a little sawing, singing sound as a file began to slice through screen wire. From the settee Mary Alice made some tiny, terrified sound. Grandma reached down for something in her sewing basket. The darkness made me see pinwheels like sparklers. I just managed to notice Grandma’s rocker was rocking and she wasn’t in it. She was standing over me. “Keep just behind me,” she whispered. I followed her across the room to the kitchen. You wouldn’t believe a woman that heavy could be so light on her feet. She floated, and we moved like some strange beast, big in front, small behind. Now we were by the door to the kitchen, and I heard the scuffle of heavy feet in there on the crinkly linoleum. . . . “Part vaudeville act, part laconic tall tale, the stories, with their dirty tricks and cunning plots, make you laugh out loud at the farce and snicker at the reversals. Like Grandma, the characters are larger-than-life funny, yet Peck is neither condescending nor picturesque. With the tall talk, irony, insult, and vulgarity, there’s also a heartfelt sense of the Depression’s time and place. . . . Many readers will recognize the irreverent, contrary voices of their own family legends across generations.” -Booklist, starred review “Each tale is a small masterpiece of storytelling.” -The Horn Book, starred review The 1999 Newbery Honor Book Also by Richard Peck NOVELS FOR YOUNG ADULTS Amanda/Miranda Are You in the House Alone? Bel-Air Bambi and the Mall Rats Blossom Culp and the Sleep of Death Close Enough to Touch Don’t Look and It Won’t Hurt The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp Dreamland Lake Fair Weather Father Figure The Ghost Belonged to Me Ghosts I Have Been The Great Interactive Dream Machine Here Lies the Librarian The Last Safe Place on Earth A Long Way from Chicago Lost in Cyberspace On the Wings of Heroes Princess Ashley Remembering the Good Times Representing Super Doll The River Between Us Secrets of the Shopping Mall Strays Like Us The Teacher’s Funeral Those Summer Girls I Never Met Three Quarters Dead Through a Brief Darkness Unfinished Portrait of Jessica Voices After Midnight A Year Down Yonder NOVELS FOR ADULTS Amanda/Miranda London Holiday New York Time This Family of Women SHORT STORIES Past Perfect, P...

-Titulo Original : Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, And Stuff-Fabricante : Puffin Books-Descripcion Original: Stuff doesnt know anyone when he first moves to 116th Street. But all of that changes when he meets Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Gloria. Stuff and the gang grow close that eventful year, and nothing is ever like it again. Thats the year modern science gets them all in jail; Stuff falls in love and is unfaithful; and Cool Clyde and Fast Sam win the dance contest-almost. Review Alternately funny [and] sad, but always very natural and appealing. (School Library Journal) About the Author 1937-2014Walter Dean Myers’s fiction and nonfiction books have reached millions of young people. A prolific author of more than one hundred titles, he received every major award in the field of children’s literature. He wrote two Newbery Honor Books, eleven Coretta Scott King Award winners, three National Book Award finalists, and the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. He also received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and was the first recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. He was a 2010 United States nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and was nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Award numerous times. From 2012 to 2013, he served as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature with the platform “Reading is not optional.” In his most-beloved books, Walter explored the themes of taking responsibility for your life and that everyone always gets a second chance...