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All these monsters volume 1
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IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 15
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"Seventeen-year-old Clara runs away from home to join a vigilante monster-flghting squad, only to discover that sometimes the most dangerous monsters are where you least expect them." --
Clara is ready to fight back against her abusive father, against the only life she's ever known, and most of all, against scrabs, the earth-dwelling monsters that are currently ravaging the world. When an opportunity arises for Clara to join an international monster-fighting...
82) River people
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"In Nebraska in the late 1890s, seventeen-year-old Effie and eleven-year-old Bridget must struggle to endure at a time when women and children have few rights and society looks upon domestic abuse as a private, family matter. The story is told through the eyes of the girls as they learn to survive under grueling circumstances. River People is a novel of inspiration, love, loss, and renewal" --
83) Assassin's Heart
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Assassin's heart volume 1
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IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 14
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With shades of Game of Thrones and Romeo and Juliet, this richly imagined fantasy from debut author Sarah Ahiers is a tale of love, lies, and vengeance. Fans of Kristin Cashore and Rae Carson will devour the flawlessly crafted action and inventive world building.
Seventeen-year-old Lea Saldana is a trained assassin. She was born into one of the nine clipper Families in the kingdom of Lovero who lawfully take lives for a price. As a member
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In the area of Washington, D.C., the beltway snipers caused widespread fear just a year after the World Trade Center attacks. The pair of killers targeted random people doing everyday things, such as pumping gas or going shopping, and ultimately killed ten people. Psychology students will learn about the motives of these snipers and other criminal murderers responsible for crime-spree attacks. Featuring psychological profiles, this book educates readers...
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La obra incita a los análisis biopolíticos diferenciados entre los cuerpos femeninos, masculinos y/o trans. Cuatro de los capítulos mapea cómo en el entramado de la gestión de los procesos biológicos, estos se materializan no sólo en las familias, sino en concreto se ensaña en los cuerpos de las mujeres como el blanco principal para la expansión feroz del neoliberalismo. Por otra parte, dos capítulos discuten sobre la recolonización y sujeción...
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El valle de las almas en pena es lo que su propio nombre indica. Autoparodia del ser humano y haber conseguido verle en un espejo y reírse. A lo que no hubiera llegado sin Salvador Sainz, Sandra Alberti, Stan Valen y Arturo Bobadilla. Sigo odiando a Naschy y a todos los maltratadores del mundo.
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Acclaimed activist and scholar Gill Hague recounts the inspiring story of the domestic violence movement in the UK and beyond from the 1960s onwards in this captivating book. Memories, poems and interviews with activists, practitioners and abuse survivors shed new light on a period of immense change, shaped by a generation of feminist pioneers. From the women's liberation movement until now, this book, displays the campaigning zeal, with which policies,...
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Sobrevivientes a la violencia relata siete experiencias personales de víctimas de violencia de género. Siete casos reales de extrema crueldad, siete testimonios de mujeres que lograron sobrevivir y hoy pueden contar su historia. En la mayoría de los casos, esta fue la primera vez que contaban esas experiencias: ni sus familias ni psicólogos estaban al tanto.
Cada historia desentraña los miedos, las torturas emocionales y físicas, así como...
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The instant her phone rang, Reverend Sharon Risher sensed something was horribly wrong. Something had happened at Emanuel AME Church, the church of her youth in Charleston, South Carolina, and she knew her mother was likely in the church at Bible study. Even before she heard the news, her chaplain's instinct told her the awful truth: her mother was dead, along with two cousins. What she couldn't imagine was that they had been murdered by a white supremacist....
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On July 5, 2014, after the stunning seizure of Mosul, Iraq, a relatively unknown man in black stepped into an Iraqi mosque and declared the reestablishment of The Caliphate, an Islamic body of governance not seen since the early days of the religion. Large swathes of Iraq and Syria have been swept under a medieval wave of violence, and groups as far away as Nigeria and Indonesia have pledged their loyalty to the Islamic State, waging their own campaigns...
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Arms races are often associated with the Cold War, but they're still a reality around the world today. Issues such as military aggression and nuclear weapons are complex, but they're presented to readers in an accessible way. A fact-filled main text, engaging full-color photographs, and helpful graphic organizers richly present details about the arms race. Readers are challenged to think for themselves about international arms races as they explore...
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"Hablar de violación a tenor de casos mediáticamente "expandidos" parece haberse convertido en buque insignia de muchos debates (de esos que ponen a prueba la peculiar y variable escala de la sensibilidad social) así como de manifestaciones feministas y menos feministas. Pero no hemos llegado a la violación como materia de análisis y reflexión a causa de este humus crecido al amparo de la actualidad, sino a pesar de él: este ensayo pretende...
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The world leapt to action in 2014 when it learned that 50,000 members of a Christian minority group were trapped and starving on the side of a mountain, having been driven from their homes by ISIS soldiers. These Christians are not the only minorities caught in the destructive path of ISIS; Jews and Zoroastrians have also been persecuted, as have more permissive sects of Muslim believers. While many have fled, others have been offered a choice: convert...
95) Crema volteada
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Cuando el lenguaje colapsa, el mundo se desarticula. Estallido Social y Pandemia son dos expresiones que no logran decir lo que ocurre. Quedan cortas y largas, al mismo tiempo. Mudas de impotencia ante la desconfiguración de la existencia compartida que trajeron. Pan demos solo habla de algo que corresponde a todos. Pero no da lo mismo entre una enfermedad viral trasmitida por agentes patógenos humanos que no humanos, a través de la respiración...
96) Sebastián Alcalá
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Gerardo Jurado Ciro, por medio de Sebastián Alcalá, y uniendo la realidad y la ficción, logra identificar, tanto a los verdugos como a las víctimas, del conflicto armado más largo del mundo; asimismo, consigue demostrar lo mejor y lo peor de la naturaleza humana, durante esta guerra en Colombia; y, sobre todo, cómo los pobres del mundo, le sirven de bote salvavidas a una democracia que trastabilla y a un improvidente Sistema Capitalista.
97) Gun Violence
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Gun violence doesn't have to be an unapproachable topic. This high interest, low reading level resource utilizes easily comprehensible timelines, maps, and reflective photographs to deliver an approachable guide to the complex issue of gun violence. Teens will gain insight into the history of gun violence as the narrative delves into the various social, economic, and cultural factors that have built the current landscape. Ending with an overview of...
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A vital guide to keeping gangs and youth violence out of your community-including one hundred ways to keep your kids safe. No community wants to admit it has a gang problem, but the unwillingness to address youth violence can have tragic consequences. This book-and the significant research on which it is based-represents many voices, experiences, and community efforts in the battle against our national gang crisis. It is an inspiring guide to preventing...
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En los últimos cinco años, la violencia contra la infancia se ha incrementado de manera vertiginosa. No debemos ni podemos acostumbrarnos a estas cifras tan elevadas. Detrás de cada número de la estadística de abuso sexual infantil se encuentra un niño o una niña que necesita ayuda.
Somos una sociedad a la que todavía le cuesta trabajo abordar el tema de sexualidad con la infancia y, sin embargo, tenemos la exigencia inmediata de redoblar...
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Este trabajo etnográfico explora las razones por las cuales algunos grupos de colonos-campesinos en Colombia se quedaron a vivir en zonas de confrontación y disputa armada, en lugar de huir de allí por violencia. Muestra los modos como muchos colombianos, principalmente los que habitan el campo, inmersos cotidianamente en una guerra que no acaba de terminar y que los amenaza a toda hora, logran sobrevivir a ella y hacerse un destino digno, a través...
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