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Old friends and new torments abound at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, including a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls" bathroom, an outrageously conceited professor, and a mysterious force that turns Hogwars students to stone. "Just as funny, frightening, and unexpected as the first."-The Daily Mail.
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The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later. Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, a new play by Jack Thorne, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The play received its world premiere in London's West End on July 30, 2016. It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.
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Harry Potter is midway through his training as a wizard, wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup. He wants to find out about the mysterious event taking place at Hogwarts this year, an event involving rival schools, and a competition that hasn't happened for a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, 14-year-old wizard. But unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal-even by wizarding standards.
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For 12 long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black, convicted of killing 13 people with a single curse. Now he has escaped, leaving a clue as to where he might be headed: the Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts...he's at Hogwarts." Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst.
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Harry Potter knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility. All he knows is a miserable life with his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley. But all that changes when a mysterious letter arrives with an invitation to a place that Harry finds unforgettable. For it's there that he finds a great destiny that's been waiting for him...if Harry can survive the encounter. "Something quite special."-NY Times Book Review
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¡Lo más nuevo del creador de Capitán Calzoncillos, es Dog Man, el canino que muerde el crimen que es en parte perro, en parte hombre y TODO HÉROE! George y Harold han creado un nuevo héroe que investiga el engaño, ataca arrolla a los ladrones. Un día que Greg, el perro policía y su compañero humano resultan heridos en el trabajo, una cirugía para salvarles la vida les cambia el curso de la historia y nace Dog Man. Con cabeza de perro y cuerpo de humano, este sabueso heroico tiene un verdadero olfato para la justicia. Pero ¿Podrá resistir el llamado de la naturaleza para responder al llamado del deber?
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A Hombre Perro se le acaba la suerte, Pedrito confronta su pasado no tan perfecto y el abuelo anda haciendo de las suyas. El mundo está fuera de control con los nuevos villanos que han llegado a la ciudad. La situación se ve oscura y sin esperanzas. Sin embargo, no todo está perdido. ¿Podrá arreglar las cosas el increíble poder del amor?
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El Hombre Perro, el héroe más nuevo del creador de Capitán Calzoncillos, todavía está aprendiendo algunos trucos del oficio. Petey el gato se encuentra libre y su curiosidad criminal está arrasando en la ciudad. ¡Algo raro está pasando! ¿Podrá el Hombre Perro desatar la justicia sobre este rufián a tiempo para salvar la ciudad? ¿O Petey el gato se saldrá con la suya cometiendo el crimen perfecto?
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Era el mejor de los perros... Era el peor de los perros... Era la época de la invención... Era la estación de la sorpresa... Era la víspera de la súper tristeza... Era un amanecer de esperanza... El Hombre Perro, el héroe más nuevo del creador de Capitán Calzoncillos, sus patitas no siempre han sido de ayuda en la fuerza policial, si bien puede amordazar a los malhechores, tiende a dejar una estela de babas. Esta vez, Petey el gato tiene un pequeño problema: un doble suyo en forma de un pequeño gatito súper bonito. ¡El Hombre Perro ahora tendrá que trabajar el doble para poder acabar con estas bolas de pelo y seguir siendo el mejor!
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Supuestamente dibujada por los personajes principales del éxito de Pilkey, Capitán Calzoncillos, esta popular serie presenta a un luchador mitad perro que lucha contra el crimen, su archirrival es Petey el Gato... realmente solo tienes que leerlo. "Desenfrenadamente divertido"
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Supuestamente dibujada por los personajes principales del éxito de Pilkey, Capitán Calzoncillos, esta popular serie presenta a un luchador contra el crimen mitad canino; su archirrival, Petey the Cat; el clon de buen corazón de Petey; un robot devoto; y... realmente solo tienes que leerlo. "Desenfrenadamente divertido"-SLJ
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Supuestamente dibujada por los personajes principales del éxito de Pilkey, Capitán Calzoncillos, esta popular serie presenta a un luchador mitad perro que lucha contra el crimen, su archirrival es Petey el Gato... realmente solo tienes que leerlo. "Desenfrenadamente divertido"
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Supuestamente dibujada por los personajes principales del éxito de Pilkey, Capitán Calzoncillos, esta popular serie presenta a un luchador mitad perro que lucha contra el crimen, su archirrival es Petey el Gato... realmente solo tienes que leerlo. "Desenfrenadamente divertido"
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Pedrito el gato sale de la cárcel y tiene una nueva vida por delante. Mientras reevalúa lo más importante en la vida, Peque Pedrito se debate por encontrar bondad en el mundo. ¿Podrán Pedrito y Hombre Perro dejar de pelear como gatos y perros, y juntar las patas para trabajar en equipo? Ambos se necesitan mutuamente más que nunca... ¡Peque Pedrito y el planeta cuentan con ellos!
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Los Supa Buddies engañaron a los malos, pero no todo está bien en el mundo. Dog Man tiene un nuevo problema que resolver y necesitará toda su manada para ayudarlo. ¿Irá a ladrarle al árbol equivocado? La popular serie Dog Man de Dav Pilkey atrae a lectores de todas las edades y explora temas universalmente positivos, como la empatía, la amabilidad, la persistencia y la importancia de hacer el bien.
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The horror of Hurricane Katrina is brought vividly to life in this fictional account of a boy, a dog, and the storm of the century. Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the flood waters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century - alone? STANDARDS RL.5.6. Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
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The battlefield was soaked in blood. Screams of injured soldiers rang through the air. Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Knox knelt behind a rock, his gun clutched in his shaking hands. Nate had been heading to New York City to find his father. But now he was trapped in a terrible gunfight between American and British troops. This Revolutionary War had started as a thrilling fight for freedom. The 13 American colonies were breaking apart from England, away from King George III. The colonies would band together to become a brand-new country: the United States of America! But King George was like a snake with America gripped in his fangs, and he didn't want to let go. So now it was war - brutal, bloody war. And America was being crushed by the mighty British army. Thousands of American troops were either dead or dying in filthy British prison ships. General George Washington's army was in tatters. All Nate wanted was to find his father and get out of here alive.
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History's most exciting and terrifying events come to life in these stories of amazing kids and how they survived.
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On the day that shocks the world, one boy just wants to find his dad. A powerful addition to the gripping I Survived series. The only thing Lucas loves more than football is his Uncle Benny, his dad's best friend at the fire department where they both work. Benny taught Lucas everything about football. So when Lucas's parents decide the sport is too dangerous and he needs to quit, Lucas has to talk to his biggest fan. So the next morning, Lucas takes the train to the city instead of the bus to school. It's a bright, beautiful day in New York. But just as Lucas arrives at his uncle's firehouse, everything changes - and nothing will ever be the same again.
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The battle of D-Day, one of history's most exciting and terrifying events, comes to life in this amazing story of survival.
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It's 1863, and Thomas and his father are slaves in South Carolina. But in the chaos of the Civil War, they manage to break free and head north. Through the Underground Railroad, they make their way to Pennsylvania. But they can't escape the war, and soon Thomas finds himself in the middle of a harrowing battle. He's come so far, but does he have what it takes to survive the Battle of Gettysburg?
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70 years later, the bombing of Pearl Harbor comes to life for a new generation of readers! History's most terrifying moments are brought vividly to life in the action-packed fictional "I Survived" series! Do you have what it takes to survive...the bombing of Pearl Harbor? Eleven-year-old Danny Crane is alone on his favorite beach in Hawaii when the world is torn apart and World War II officially hits the United States. Does he have what it takes to find his way home in the midst of the bombs, the smoke, and the destruction of the day that will live in infamy?
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History's most exciting and terrifying events come to life in these stories of amazing kids and how they survived.
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Eleven-year-old John Hale has already survived one brutal Dakota winter, and now he's about to experience one of the deadliest blizzards in American history. The storm of 1888 was a monster, a frozen hurricane that slammed into America's midwest without warning. Within hours, America's prairie would be buried under ten feet of snow. Hundreds would be dead, thousands terrified and lost and freezing. John never wanted to move to the wide-open prairie. He's a city kid, not a tough pioneer! But his inner strength is seriously tested when he finds himself trapped in the blinding snow, the wind like a giant crushing hammer, pounding him over and over again. Will John ever find his way home?
