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Black Rainbow is the powerful first-person story of one woman's struggle with depression and how she managed to recover from it through the power of poetry. In 1997, Oxford graduate, working mother, and Times journalist Rachel Kelly went from feeling mildly anxious to being completely unable to function within the space of just three days.

La bella durmiente relata la historia de una hermosa princesa que cae bajo el maleficio de un hada malvada que no ha sido invitada a una fiesta en el palacio. Sólo un príncipe, cien años después, será quien encuentre el palacio y rompa ese hechizo que mantenía dormido a todo un reino.

La pequeña Caperucita Roja necesita atravesar el bosque para visitar a su abuela. A mitad de camino, aprovechando la soledad del bosque, un malvado lobo engañará a la niña, para llegar primero a la casa de la abuela y hacer de las suyas. Este tradicional cuento infantil deja una maravillosa enseñanza para los niños lectores.

Esta es la historia de la malvada reina que intenta deshacerse de Blancanieves, su hijastra, sólo porque su espejo le dice que la niña es más linda. Es así como Blancanieves es abandonada en un bosque donde encuentra una pequeña casita habitada por siete enanitos que se convertirán en sus amigos.

Este cuento narra las aventuras de un gato que con astucia y artimañas logra que su amo, el hijo de un pobre molinero, se convierta en el dueño de grandes extensiones de tierra y otros bienes que pertenecían a un poderoso ogro. De esta manera, puede aspirar también a conquistar el corazón de la princesa.

The Spiritual Plane and all of its kingdoms have been devastated by the release of the mighty cherubim. The Descendant Refugees, led by Brody West, have been ejected from England, leaving all of their wealth and property behind in the hands of Prime Minister Gladstone. Destined for lands in Ireland, they find, instead, a hostile Shade King and his Leprechaun army waiting for them.

Cherokee people have lived in the Great Smoky Mountains for thousands of years. During all this time, they have told stories to each other to explain how things came to be, to pass on lessons about life, and to describe the mountains, animals, plants, and spirits around them. The Origin of the Milky Way and Other Living Stories of the Cherokee collects 26 stories that are great for kids and are still being told by storytellers today.

When having two powers makes you a Super and having none makes you a Normal, having only one makes you a sad half-superpowered freak. It makes you a One. Sixteen-year-old Merrin Grey would love to be able to fly - too bad all she can do is hover. If she could just land an internship at the Biotech Hub, she might finally figure out how to fix herself. She busts her butt in AP Chem and salivates over the Hub's research on the manifestation of superpowers, all in hopes of boosting her chances.

Revenge is a dish best served cold, and the angel, Black, has waited nearly ten years to serve up his own brand of vengeance upon Brody West and the Descendants who helped to consign his spirit to Tartarus. Unfortunately, none of the Descendants were aware that Southresh and Anubis managed to release their brother before Grayson Stone's demise at Tidus.

Lucifer's plan to have his son rule has not been deterred by the conflicts raging among the Descendants and humans. In fact, they have only brought him closer to that goal. As Brody and Oliver and their allies remain a step behind Grayson Stone and the Descendants serving him, new plans emerge that preclude much more than his desire for British power. Stone intends to control all nations, using the United States as his new power base. However, in order to accomplish his goals, Grayson will have to go beyond what he's ever done before and join with Lucifer to become one.

Brody has defeated Mr. Black and his terrifying dolls, restoring their human counterparts in London, but at what cost? Oliver James has been consigned to the angelic prison of Tartarus where a maddening abyss awaits. Tom has been trapped in the icy realm of Greystone with the vampires while they go insane with bloodlust, seeking a way back to the mortal world. And the son of Lucifer, Grayson Stone, has emerged on the scene, receiving praise and adoration from both mortals and Descendants alike.

Before Desirmor came and broke the peace of the Alexidus monarchy with his army of dark beasts, Princess Harmony Alexidus spoke a prophecy of his rise and fall. He would destroy the warriors of the Harven Mountains. He would make the princess his eternally unwilling bride. Then he would wrap the world in a veil of darkness so tight, the people would forget that light ever existed.

A heavenly war rages among the Fallen that threatens to tear Victorian era England asunder. As the Descendants of these angelic warriors take sides in the escalating conflict, Brody West arrives with his father from America, only to find that his role in this firestorm is far greater than he ever could have imagined!

The Descendants Saga answers Where the creatures of mankind's myths and legends really came from...and their plans to subjugate humanity and dominate the world!

The empire that ruled the world is crumbling, and darkness is falling. Cities burn, armies pillage, and warlords struggle for domination. In the shadow of Rome's fall, the land of Britannia is divided and bleeding. Uther Pendragon and his allies journey to the heart of the dying empire, lead great armies, and forge a fragile alliance, the last hope to preserve the fading light of civilization. Amidst the ruins of Roman power and glory, the free peoples of Britannia make their last stand against the forces of darkness.

Fallen, the last Tuatha de Danann, is in love with a teenage mortal, Blake Adamson. The Last Sidhe cannot bring herself to trust a mortal. But she discovers what happens when you believe your fears over your love: heartache and loss. So Blake finds himself torn between two loves: one Sidhe, the other an alien succubus, Kirika Amaratsu. Fae lust wars with Succubus dreams. A deadly supernatural love triangle. But love, like death, demands its way.

It's a hot June morning in a small Midwestern town when fifteen-year-old Shawn Spencer arrives at the church for his best friend Tanner's funeral. Though his drowning was officially ruled an accident, Tanner's sister Jenny swears she saw something rise up from the Carthage Lake to pull the struggling teenager beneath the surface.

16-year-old Kula Lockhart attends Transylvanica High School - one of several integrated pilot schools across the country where human and vampire students peacefully coexist. Kula is caught completely off guard upon learning that she is the half human daughter of Count Dracula, She soon discovers that someone is killing vampires and Kula fears she may be on the hit list. Staying alive becomes a priority as she adjusts to her birthright. She also has a hot human boyfriend named Eriq. Will he accept her for who she is?

La verdadera historia de La Vuelta al Mundo en 80 Días es una divertida comedia sobre las aventuras viajeras del joven Felipe y su atolondrado acompañante Picaporte. Inspirado en la obra de Julio Verne, Felipe- un joven apasionado por los libros - se empeña en ganar una insólita apuesta que hace a su padre: es posible dar la vuelta al mundo en 80 días con los medios de transporte del siglo XIX.

Es una historia que gira en torno a la vida del ex presidiario Jean Valjean, quien, regenerado tras 19 años de presidio por robar pan para alimentarse, sigue cargando con su oscuro pasado. Obligado a llevar pasaporte amarillo que prueba su condición de ex presidiario es rechazado por la sociedad, hasta encontrarse con Monseñor Myriel, que le concede el perdón por haberle robado a cambio de que se comprometa a hacer el bien.

Los tres cerditos deciden que es momento de que cada uno construya su propia casa. Con la compañía de sus instrumentos musicales ponen manos a las obra, sin notar que el lobo se encuentra acechando. En este bello clásico cuento infantil los personajes aprenderán a ser precavidos y le darán una lección al lobo.