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When Ziggy Czarnecki was big in Detroit, the Motor City was hot, and so was he, the numbers man in the neighborhood with even more juice than the monsignor. In the '50s he gave out tickets to Tigers games by the dozen, and even the mayor came to the famous parties at his place on Harsen's Island. But that was then and Ziggy, having long ago lost the numbers and wrecked a good part of his life in the process, is now sixty-five, and he's gotten used
...The Call of the Wild is a novel by American writer Jack London. The plot concerns a previously domesticated dog named Buck, whose primordial instincts return after a series of events leads to his serving as a sled dog in the Yukon during the 19th-century Klondike Gold Rush, in which sled dogs were bought at generous prices. Published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is London's most-read book, and it is generally considered his best,
...El sendero de los secretos
Cathy continúa sus aventuras en Brasil con Caroline y sus amigos. Capturados por un hombre misterioso y salvaje, tendrán que demostrar ingenio y ayudarse mutuamente para poder escapar. ¡Un hechizo muy excepcional les será particularmente útil! ¿Pero, podrán usarlo a tiempo? La búsqueda se intensifica para encontrar a los niños desaparecidos y
...10) Love & gelato
Rafe isn't exactly considered a winner in Hills Village Middle School to say the least, but everything's about to change: he's won a school-wide art competition, and the fabulous prize is getting to jet off to Australia for a whirlwind adventure!...
Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this exciting eighth installment in the renowned Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, the Lambchop family journeys to the land down under, Australia!
Stanley and his brother, Arthur, have just won a trip to Australia! They fly down under on a private jet and go diving in the Great Barrier Reef. But when Arthur launches him into the air for a
...Boston Noir 2: The Classics is now a Boston Globe best seller!
"The contributor list is delightfully quirky...The collection's unifying element is a deep understanding of Boston's Byzantine worlds of race and class—as seen terrifyingly in Andre Dubus's tale of milltown resentment and pampered preppies."
—The Boston Globe
"14 superior selections in this 'classics' volume in Akashic's series of regional
Staten Island may be New York City’s forgotten borough, but it ranks high up on the list of places known for organized crime. If that wasn’t enough to boost its noir reputation, there are its haunted...
15) Guyaholic
"Mackler's unsentimental feel for how kids think and talk, and how they go about entering the grown-up world, makes V's journey engrossing." — THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOKS REVIEW
Ever since V's mom dumped her with her grandparents, she's bounced from guy to guy. That is, until a fateful hockey puck lands her in the lap of Sam Almond, who is different from the start. But V makes an irreversible mistake at her graduation party and
...Sweet summer has taken a rotten turn . . .
After a tough year, Lucy, Freddy, and Herb...
17) Junonia
Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this stupendous sixth installment in the renowned Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, the Lambchops look for answers in Africa!
When a flat skull is discovered in Africa, Stanley Lambchop decides to travel there with his brother, Arthur, and their father, George. Maybe studying the skull will give them clues to Stanley's flatness. But once
...Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this fantastic fifth installment in the renowned Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, Stanley, the flattest kid on Earth, gets mailed to Mexico!
When Stanley's mother needs the secret ingredient for a special recipe, Stanley mails himself to Mexico to track down its mysterious maker. But when a band of spies threatens to steal the secret, Stanley's
...Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this awesome ninth installment in the renowned Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, the Lambchops pack their bags for the US capital, Washington D.C.!
Stanley's been chosen to receive a medal of honor in the nation's capital! But once in Washington, DC, Stanley gets swept away by a crowd and separated from his family. Now he's on the run in
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