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"Leena está harta de la vida en la gran ciudad. A Eileen se le ha quedado pequeño su pueblo. Puede que sea el momento de cambiar las cosas... Después de que meta la pata en el trabajo, los jefes de Leena le piden que se tome dos meses de vacaciones lejos del bullicio de Londres. Mentalmente agotada, Leena decide ir a Hamleigh, un pequeño pueblo de Yorkshire, a visitar a su abuela. Eileen es una mujer formidable que acaba de quedarse soltera a...

"Clarity Jones has her first kiss with Hannah Fitzpatrick while away at Christian summer camp. Though it wasn't like her to be so impulsive, realizing she's gay slid a missing piece of her identity into place and was the most freeing experience of her life. However, Clarity's self-discovery turns to disaster when she and Hannah are found together--and she gets a glimpse of how the truth can turn her life upside down. Now that she's home, Clarity vows...

Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.

Despite his friends' teasing, Oscar the caterpillar studies to prepare for becoming a butterfly and migrating to Mexico, so when things do not turn out as he expects, he is still able to make his dream come true.

"Some people are like lions, and lions aren't known for their tact. Always sure of themselves, they impose their point of view without any awareness of their egocentrism or their voracious appetite for power in relationships. We come across these toxic characters every day: the enraged driver, the subtly controlling partner, the boss hung up on power. Enthusiastic, committed thirty-something, Romane has created an association for redirecting these...

Drew Lawson knows basketball is taking him places. It has to, because his grades certainly aren't. But lately his plan has run squarely into a pick. Coach's new offense has made another player a star, and Drew won't let anyone disrespect his game. Just as his team makes the playoffs, Drew must come up with something big to save his fading college prospects. It's all up to Drew to find out just how deep his game really is.

Ning is a retired boxer, but to the customers who visit her nailsalon, she is just another worker named Susan. On this summer's day, much like any other, the Susans buff and clip and polish and tweeze. They listen and smile and nod. But beneath this superficial veneer, Ning is a woman of rigorous intellect and profound complexity. Awoman enthralled by the intricacy and rhythms of her work, but alsohaunted by memories of paths not taken and opportunities...