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Título Original: A Longtime -and at one point illegal- Crush 

Género: Contemporanea

Sinopsis:

From the day Elsie’s older brother brought his friend Kye McBride over to their house, Elsie adored him. When she was eight, she secretly blew kisses to him. When she was twelve, she sat on the stairs unnoticed and watched him escort another girl to prom. When she was a senior in high school, she walked into math class and found out he was her new math teacher.

With that much emotion fueling her, things were bound to go wrong. And they did. Elsie not only spent the last two weeks of school avoiding him, she turned avoiding-Kye-at-all-costs into her life-long philosophy.

Now three years have passed and Elsie has come home for her brother’s wedding. She’s got to face Kye-–hopefully without getting crushed again.

Título Original:A Night At The Circus 

Género: Contemporanea, Erotica

Sinopsis:

Mr. and Mrs. Holder are both tired of their marriage and it shows. It lacks the excitement and passion that once ruled every moment. Day after day passes. Another morning, another breakfast, another fight. Their once vibrant eroticism and passion has been sucked dry. Is there anything they can do to get out of this depressing spiral?

The fantasy of personal assistants keeps him alive at work. Young shimmering bodies with short pencil skirts that show off immaculate, tanned legs and the promise of a thrill. But he doesn't act. He loves his wife and plans to stay true to her.

Mrs. Holder has plans of her own. Her dreams and desires are even more vivid—beyond anything that Mr. Holder can comprehend. Find out what happens when he discovers his wife's fantasy and what she has planned for him. 

Título Original: Dakota's Revenge

Género: Contemporanea

Sinopsis: 

Despite her Mormon faith, seventeen-year-old Dakota hates her new home in Arizona, sabotages her mother's remarriage, and plots revenge against the boys who have worsened her poor self-esteem by publicly insulting her.

Título Original: Deep Blue Eyes and Other Lies

Género: Juvenil

Sinopsis: 

When a rebellious teenage girl and her good-looking brother move into the neighborhood, Holly discovers that turning sixteen brings as many problems as it does privileges.

Título Original: Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To Do List

Género: Contemporanea, Juvenil

Sinopsis: 

A PC school principal turns West Side Story into a comedy of errors.

Sixteen year-old Jessica dreams of Hollywood fame, and when Jordan moves into her small town, she dreams of him too. He's a movie star's son, and hey, he's gorgeous to boot. Jordan has always wanted to get out from the shadow cast by his superstar father, but now that he and his mother have moved so far away from LA, how can he get his divorced parents back together? Jessica convinces Jordan the way to get his father to come for a long visit is to be a part of the school play. And if she's "discovered" in the process, all the better. Things go wrong when she lets Jordan's secret identity slip, and grow even more disastrous when the principal tries to change West Side Story into a gangfree, violence-free, politically correct production.

In the same romantic and sharply witty spirit of Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Free Throws, Janette Rallison delivers another comic gem that teen readers are sure to love.

Título Original:The Girl Who Heard Demons

Género: Fantasía

Sinopsis:

Shy Adelle Hansen hears demons, but she’s determined to make friends at her new high school by keeping her ability secret.
When she overhears supernatural voices celebrating the impending death of the school quarterback, Levi Anderson, she knows she has to do something to prevent it. However, the demons aren’t the ones plotting; they’re just celebrating the chaos, and Adelle must contend with earthly forces as well if she wants to preserve Levi’s life.
Handsome, popular Levi doesn't appreciate Adelle’s self-appointed role of guardian angel. As Adelle battles to keep him safe, she’ll have to protect her heart, too. Can she do both?

Título Original: How I Met Your Brother

Género: Contemporanea

Serie: Multiautor Power of the Matchmaker

Sinopsis:

Sixteen-year-old Giovanna Petrizzo finds it hard enough to fit in. Three years since her family moved to Texas, she's still the newcomer compared to everyone around her. It doesn't help matters when her twin brother, Dante, takes on the mayor's son by running for class president. The least she could expect, though, would be for her boyfriend, Jesse, to support their cause. But Jesse's apparent defection triggers Giovanna's rash emotional side, and before she knows it, she's turned Jesse from the boy of her dreams to the ex-boyfriend she dreams of winning back. In her trademark style, Janette Rallison delivers a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy that only leaves readers wanting more.

Título Original: How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend

Género: Contemporanea

Sinopsis:

Boyfriends are supposed to be loyal, caring and handsome. Giovanna’s boyfriend Jesse may have the last two down, but he’s seriously lacking in the loyalty department. When her twin brother, Dante, runs for student body president, Jesse campaigns for the opponent. In the heat of the moment, Giovanna dumps Jesse and becomes Dante’s campaign manager. But she almost immediately regrets her decision. Beating the mayor’s son at school politics and winning her boyfriend back are going to take a lot more risk than Giovanna ever dreamed she’d take.

Título Original: It's a Mall World After All

Género: Contemporanea

Sinopsis:

It's too bad they don't give out diplomas for what you learn at the mall, because I could graduate with honors in that subject. No really. Since I've worked there, I've become an expert on all things shopping-related. For example, I can tell you right off who to distrust at the mall:

1) Skinny people who work at Cinnabon. I mean, if they're not eating the stuff they sell, how good can it be?

2) The salesladies at department store makeup counters. No matter what they tell you, buying all that lip gloss will not make you look like the pouty models in the store posters.

3) And most importantly—my best friend's boyfriend, Bryant, who showed up at the food court with a mysterious blonde draped on his arm.

Yeah, I saw it, and yeah, I told my best friend all about it.

You would think this would mean trouble for Bryant, but you would basically be wrong. Somehow, the evil boyfriend turned everything around, and now I'm the one who has to prove myself! But I will. Even if Bryant—and more importantly his best friend, Colton—keep trying to stop me.

Título Original: Just one Wish

Género: Contemporanea, Juvenil

Annika Truman de diecisiete años de edad conoce del poder del pensamiento positivo. Con un hermano pequeño que tiene cáncer, eso es todo de lo que siempre ha oído. Y con el fin de ayudar a Jeremy, irá a los confines de la tierra (o por lo menos al lejano Hollywood) para ayudarlo a sobrevivir a su próxima cirugía.

Pero el plan de Annika para convencer a Jeremy de que un genio mágico le concederá cualquier deseo le lanza un bola curva cuando él, inesperadamente, desea que su ídolo de televisión lo visite. Annika se encuentra repentinamente en la desesperante situación de obtener acceso a un actor estrella muy fornido y convencerlo de que vaya a casa con ella. ¿Pan comido, verdad?

El conocido talento de Janette Rallison por hacer reír a carcajadas, el romance adolescente, y la narración conmovedora brilla en una novela que tendrá a los lectores riendo y llorando al mismo tiempo.

Título Original: Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Free Throws

Género: Contemporanea, Juvenil

Going head-to-head with your best friend is never easy, on the court or off.

Josie loves hottie Ethan Lancaster, the captain of the basketball team, but she never can do or say the right thing in front of him. So how can it be fair that Ethan is only interested in her best friend, Cami, when Cami isn't even trying for his affection? Or is she?

Cami dreams of winning her basketball team's coveted MVP award, and earning the chance to take the court during a special halftime demonstration with WNBA star Rebecca Lobo, but her best friend, Josie, is a better player. So how can it be fair that Josie is a shoo-in for the honor if she is barely interested in basketball in the first place and isn't even trying to be the best? Or is she?

Título Original:Masquerade

Género: Contemporanea

When Clarissa takes a much needed job under slightly false pretenses, she doesn't think it will be such a big deal. She may have told her movie-star boss that she was married but that shouldn't matter. After all, she doesn't want anything to do with men for a long, long time.

It's hard for a woman to keep up the masquerade when her boss is as handsome as Slade Jacobson and the job takes her to Hawaii with him. In between handling his whirlwind four-year-old daughter and dealing with a whole cast of Hollywood personalities, Clarissa has to keep a tight hold on her heart.


 

Título Original: My Double Life

Género: Contemporanea

Her whole life, Alexia Garcia has been told that she looks just like pop star Kari Kingsley, and one day when Alexia’s photo filters through the Internet, she’s offered a job to be Kari?s double. This would seem like the opportunity of a lifetime, but Alexia’s mother has always warned her against celebrities.

A Middle-Grade Novel. Thirteen-year-old McKay is a talented baseball player, but equally as untalented when it comes to algebra. If he doesn’t bring his grade up, his parents threaten to make him quit the team. If only McKay could figure out girls and algebra the way he can baseball . . .

Título Original: Son of War, Daughter of Chaos 

Género: Fantasia


Aislynn is accustomed to watching for the enemy. Her parents have instructed her from the time she was young to look for people with the signs: greater than normal strength, eyes that sometimes glow green, and the ability to jump long distances. Over the years, Aislynn has come to view her parents' fears as quirks and unfounded paranoia. They think life is like a horror novel with dangerous things lurking in shadows. But Aislynn just wants a normal high school life--maybe even one with a little romance.

When Aislynn's mother dies under suspicious conditions, her father doubles his restrictions. But all his precautions can't stop the boy with glowing green eyes from finding Aislynn. She realizes too late she's been drafted into an ancient Egyptian war, one where Horus and Set still struggle for control and people aren't who or what they seem to be. Danger will find her, whether she's prepared or not.

This urban fantasy takes you around the world: from Arizona to Oxford, England, with stops on the snowy peaks of the Arctic and the ancient ruins of Egypt.




Título Original: The Wrong Side of Magic 

Género: Fantasia, Infantil

The Phantom Tollbooth gets a modern-day spin in this magical middle grade fantasy filled with adventure and humor that will whisk readers away!

Hudson Brown stopped believing in magic long ago. That is, until the day he is whisked away to the magical land of Logos by a curious compass given to him by his off-beat neighbor, Charlotte.

Hudson discovers that Logos is a land ruled by words, thoughts, and memories. A fairy might ferry you across the river for the price of one memory. But be sure to look out for snarky unicorns, as they will see through those who are not pure of heart.

Not understanding the many rules of Logos, Hudson is quickly saddled with a troll curse. Charlotte, who, along with her father, was banished from Logos, can help get rid of the curse--but only if he agrees to find the lost Princess of Logos in return.

Título Original: Trial of the Heart 

Género: Contemporanea


“You wouldn't last fifteen minutes pretending to be a Mormon.”

“All right,” he admitted. “I don't know all of your terminology, but how often does that sort of thing come up in conversation, really? I bet I could blend in for the morning.”

“I bet you couldn't.”

“How much do you want to wager?”

She shrugged. “A hundred thousand dollars.”

When Jamie Young inherits the valuable vineyards of her wealthy late employer, she also inherits the animosity of the whole family, and a nasty court battle. Throw in a relationship with the grandson, Clay - who thinks he's got Jamie and her Mormonism figured out in a few minutes - and things just get more complicated.

In this light, romantic novel, up-and-coming writer Sierra St. James juxtaposes a naive LDS college student and a handsome, wealthy, nonreligious bachelor - proving that opposites do attract.




Título Original: What the Doctor Ordered 

Género: Contemporanea


They've never been out on a date. They can barely speak a civil word to each other when they find themselves in the same room. But Aunt Bertie, who is not crazy, just -eccentric- knows that John and Ellie belong together, and she's doing all she can to further their cause. When Ellie comes to Colton Idaho, to spend the summer with Aunt Bertie and prove to her parents that her aunt doesn't belong in an assisted-care facility, the confusion begins. Bertie's determination to marry Ellie off to Dr. John Flynn leads to a hilarious string of miscommunications in this delightful romantic comedy.

Título Original: Slayers: The Making of a Mentor

Género: Fantasía, Juvenil, Ingles.

Serie: Slayers 00

Sinopsis: 

Before dragon eggs landed on American soil. Before a Slayer camp existed. And before Tori discovered her powers . . . there was an island. Lush forests, jutting peaks, and sloping hills covered St. Helena—the single most remote island in the Atlantic. And it is here where Dr. B grew up, working each summer on the Overdrake plantation alongside his brother. All was well until the day something was discovered on the plantation and things went horribly wrong.

Título Original: Slayers

Género: Fantasía, Juvenil, Ingles.

Serie: Slayers 01

Sinopsis:  

Dragons exist. They’re ferocious. And they’re smart: Before they were killed off by slayer-knights, they rendered a select group of eggs dormant, so their offspring would survive. Only a handful of people know about this, let alone believe it – these “Slayers” are descended from the original knights, and are now a diverse group of teens that includes Tori, a smart but spoiled senator’s daughter who didn’t sign up to save the world.

The dragon eggs have fallen into the wrong hands. The Slayers must work together to stop the eggs from hatching. They will fight; they will fall in love. But will they survive?

Título Original: Friends and Traitors

Género: Fantasía, Juvenil, Ingles.

Serie: Slayers 02

Sinopsis: 

The Slayers – teens who have powers to fight dragons—are back by popular demand in this high-octane sequel, now with a new cover package!

Tori is at a White House dinner party when she hears a horrifying sound: dragon eggs hatching. It means in less than a year, the dragons will be mature and dangerous. The Slayers are well-trained, but their group is not yet complete, and Tori is determined to track down Ryker Davis, the mysterious Slayer who has yet to surface.

What Tori doesn’t bargain for, however, is the surprising truth about her powers: she isn’t a Slayer after all, but a Dragon Lord, with a built-in predisposition to protect dragons, not kill them.
How will she overcome this to save the lives of her friends?

Título Original: Playing with Fire

Género: Fantasía, Juvenil, Ingles.

Serie: Slayers 03

Sinopsis: 

Having superpowers is overrated. It requires Tori to go to way more team practices than can comfortably fit into a normal teenager’s schedule. Being a dragon slayer has other drawbacks too—like fighting dragons and keeping one step ahead of power-hungry dragon lords, all without blowing her cover.

Tori Hampton is a presidential candidate’s daughter, which means she not only has a public reputation to maintain, she also has a humorless bodyguard to ditch every time she needs to go on a mission.

And Dr. B has plenty of missions for the Slayers. When he discovers that someone is selling dragon scales on the black market, he’s convinced the seller can give him the dragons’ location. A surprise strike could turn the tide in the Slayers favor, but when they track down the seller, they find more than they’ve bargained for.

Suddenly, strategies need to change, alliances shift, and Tori finds herself caught in the precarious middle.

Jesse, the captain of the other Slayers team, is everything she wants, but then there’s Dirk, the dragon lord’s son—who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend. He’s determined to convince her that she should love dragons, and love him too. The fact that he and his father plan to overthrow the government? Details not worth arguing about.

Tori believes she can turn Dirk around and convince him to rejoin the Slayers, but he’s just as convinced that she should leave the Slayers and become a dragon lord.

Dirk can teach Tori how to control dragons, and it’s a skill she desperately wants. It could make all of the difference in a battle. It could save her friends’ lives. When Dirk offers to let her ride a dragon, she knows that meeting him is like playing with fire.

Las heroínas de la nueva novela de Candace Bushnell tienen muy claro que vivir en el número uno de la Quinta Avenida les proporciona un halo de prestigio que deslumbra a toda la sociedad neoyorquina. A lo largo de sus vidas han tenido que ganarse a pulso la posición que ocupan en la elite. Pero cuando las gemelas, Sheridan y Taylor, se despiertan 400 años en el futuro, se encuentan con un mundo completamente distinto: ciudades metidas en cúpulas, sin animales y con un idioma que es diferente, tanto, que casi no suena como el inglés. Y lo peor de todo: No pueden volver a casa.

El gobierno del siglo XXV ha transportado a las chicas a su ciudad esperando que encuentren a un famoso científico para que ayude a perfeccionar la nueva arma devastadora que han creado. El mismo gobierno ha implantado unos complejos dispositivos que los limitan y examinan todo lo que hacen. Taylor y Sheridan tienen que encontrar el modo de salir de la ciudad antes de que el gobierno descubra sus secretos. Para complicar el asunto, el turbulento Dakine tiene interés en ellas también. La única forma para que las chicas eludan a sus perseguidores es confiar en Echo, un chico que tiene sus propios secretos. El trío debe tener fe en lo desconocido para escapar en lo salvaje que hay fuera de la ciudad.

Lleno de confesiones que te llenarán de adrenalina y que harán que se te rompa el corazón, Erasing Time explora la fuerza de los lazos de los gemelos, los riesgos y recompensas de la confianza y el duro camino de encontrar el valor de luchar por lo que crees.

Título Original: Echo in Time

After being pulled 400 years into the future, twins Taylor and Sheridan have found some refuge from the government of Traventon, which used the dangerous Time Strainer to yank the girls from the past. Yet the threat of the dangerous technology still looms. Taylor and an ally, Joseph, are selected to go on a mission to destroy the time machine and weapon. But their actions before they do may have major consequences for the future and the past.

Action-packed and romantic, this futuristic sequel to Erasing Time is perfect for fans of dystopian and sci-fi novels such as The Maze Runner by James Dashner, Across the Universe by Beth Revis, and Matched by Ally Condie.