Jim is run over by a car and has an afterlife experience where he meets Slayers, Mourners and Grave Walkers, who give him the chance to return to Earth with the knowledge of what happens when we die.
Me and Death: An Afterlife Adventure
Fantasy
Fantasy genre
The Shadow Of Malabron: The Perilous Realm: Book One
Dreams, fairy tales, and reality intersect in this rich, absorbing fantasy of a rebellious teen on his journey through the Perilous Realm. There he meets a girl with a special destiny of her own, and Shade, an unusual wolf.
Numbers
Fifteen-year-old Jem knows when she looks at someone the exact date they will die, so she avoids relationships and tries to keep out of the way, but when she meets a boy named Spider and they plan a day out together, they become more involved than either of them had planned.
The Chicken Thief
In this wordless story that is both funny and sweet, a fox steals a hen away from her home. Bear, rabbit, and rooster give chase, but in a twist on the usual children’s story, this fox is not a villain. Rather, he tenderly holds hen as he runs into the night. A funny and life-affirming story, “The Chicken Thief” defies expectations, enlivening the mind with its cleverness while going straight for the heart. This intelligent and charming book is great for all ages. A love story, a road movie, and a playful speculation on stereotypes and misconceptions, “The Chicken Thief” makes for an unforgettable reading experience! Beatrice Rodriguez was born in 1969. She received her degree from the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg, France, and works today as an illustrator, creating children’s books as well as pictures for the press. She lives in France.
Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Takes Off
Freddie Ramos finds a mysterious package outside his Starwood Park Apartments home containing sneakers that allow him to run faster than a train, and inspire him to perform heroic deeds.
El Secreto De Rigoberta/ The Secret Of Rigoberta (Spanish Edition)
When grandmother Rigoberta buys a can of tomatoes that was on sale, she gets an unexpected addition to her household, but having a genie in the modern world brings its own kind of problems.
El Valle De Los Cocuyos
Jeronimo lives in the fantastic Valley of the Fireflies, where he must help his friend recover two magical birds that were taken from him by a volcano spirit, in this work of magical realism for young readers.
Una Bruja En La Sopa (Primeros Lectores)
Un gato negro, con ojos que brillan en la oscuridad. Una señora vieja con nariz jorobada, la barbilla hendida y un gran sombrero puntiagudo. Fea a morir, Como una bruja. Una casa muy extraña, perdida al fondo de una calle desierta. Una olla tan grande, que es posible echar dentro a una persona.Todos los elementos que se requieren para que Meli Melo viva otra de sus fascinantes aventuras.
My Little Polar Bear
A polar bear reassures a cub by describing what a polar bear is and does, and promising to lovingly teach such necessary skills as hunting and walking securely on ice.
The Indigo Notebook (Indigo Notebook)
An exciting new series from the acclaimed author of Red Glass.Zeeta’s life with her free-spirited mother, Layla, is anything but normal. Every year Layla picks another country she wants to live in. This summer they’re in Ecuador, and Zeeta is determined to convince her mother to settle down. Zeeta makes friends with vendors at the town market and begs them to think of upstanding, “normal” men to set up with Layla. There, Zeeta meets Wendell. She learns that he was born nearby, but adopted by an American family. His one wish is to find his birth parents, and Zeeta agrees to help him. But when Wendell’s biological father turns out to be involved in something very dangerous, Zeeta wonders whether she’ll ever get the chance to tell her mom how she really feels—or to enjoy her deepening feelings for Wendell.Praise for Red Glass:*“A captivating read.”—School Library Journal, Starred