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Publisher Annotation: Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothic. Beautifully unhinged and deeply satisfying, Diavola is a sharp twist on the classic haunted house story, exploring loneliness, belonging, and the seemingly inescapable bonds of family mythology. 304pp., 75K.
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"Across Italy there are many half-empty towns, nearly abandoned by those who migrate to the coast or to cities. The beautiful, crumbling hilltop town of Becchina is among them, but its mayor has taken drastic measures to rebuild - selling abandoned homes to anyone in the world for a single Euro, as long as the buyer promises to live there for at least five years. It's a no-brainer for American couple Tommy and Kate Puglisi. Both work remotely, and...
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Planeta
Pub. Date
[2023]
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Español
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Cuando Louise se enterade que sus padres han muerto, teme volver a casa. No quiere dejar a su pequeña con su ex y volar a Charleston. No quiere enfrentarse a la residencia donde se amontonan los restos de la vida académica de su padre y de la constante obsesión de su madre por los títeres y los muñecos. No quiere aprender a vivir sin las dos personas que mejor la han conocido y más la han querido del mundo entero. Sobre todo, no quiere tener...
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Picarona
Pub. Date
2022.
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Español
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En este cuento escalofriante, monstruos de todo tipo trabajan juntos para construir una casa encantada para una familia de vampiros que necesita un hogar. Desde momias y cíclopes hasta el equipo de esqueletos, todos trabajan duro para acabar la obra, pero será mejor que se den prisa, porque la casa debe estar acabada antes de que salga el sol. Menos mal que Frankenstein, el capataz, los tiene a todos controlados. ¿La acabarán a tiempo?
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Myrtle Hardcastle mystery volume 5
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
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First edition.
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English
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"When her governess inherits an estate on a Scottish island, amateur detective Myrtle Hardcastle couldn't be more excited. Unfortunately, the ancestral castle is both run-down and haunted. Ghostly moans echo in the walls, and there are rumors of a cursed treasure lost on the island—an ancient silver brooch that may have cost the former lord his life. But who had the motive, means, and opportunity to kill him? And could this Scottish trip mean the...
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