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Gru, the world's favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for an exciting, bold new era of Minions mayhem. Gru and Lucy and their girls Margo, Edith, and Agnes, welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.

"The heart finds its way when one least expects it--even in the most unforgiving frontiers. Invited by a friend to trek west and help establish the newly formed town of Cheyenne, Edward Vogel is prepared to leave the haunting memories of his wife and son's deaths behind him. The only problem is the corrupt new railroad town wants family men who can establish law and order, and desperation leads Edward to his friend Marybeth with a proposition of marriage. After her father's death leaves her with no means of support, Marybeth Kruger is in danger of having her two-year-old half sister taken from her. So when Edward Vogel, the widower husband of her late best friend, offers her a marriage of convenience to escape both their troubles, she has no choice but to accept. Life in Cheyenne is fraught with danger, but will this arrangement be enough to save Edward and Marybeth from the pasts they tried to escape? Or will life with each other put them--and their hearts--in more danger than ever?"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes all 26 episodes in the first season of My little pony, friendship is magic.

"England, 1890. Vampires are alive and well in North Yorkshire, leastwise in the minds of the uneducated. Librarian Rosa Edwards intends to drive a stake through the heart of such superstitions. But gossip flies when the mysterious Sir James Morgan returns from Transylvania to take up residence in his shadowy manor. The townsfolk say he is cursed. James hates everything about England. The weather. The rumours. The scorn. Yet he must stay. His mother is dying of a disease for which hes desperately trying to find a cure--an illness that will eventually take his own life. When Rosa sets out to prove the dark gossip about James is wrong, she discovers more questions than answers. How can she accept what she cant explain--especially the powerful allure of the enigmatic man? James must battle a town steeped in fear as well as the unsettling attraction he feels for the no-nonsense librarian. Can love prevail in a town filled with fear and doubt?"--Page 4 of cover.

"Duff MacCallister left Scotland to forge a new life in America, raising cattle on the western plains of the growing nation. But keeping his dream alive means facing off against the country's most violent, bloodthirsty men ... The Spencer family is part of a wagon train passing through Chugwater, Wyoming, bound for the valley of Longshot Basin. Unfortunately, the trail that leads there has been buried under an avalanche. The only route the homesteaders can take is the infamous Nightmare Trail-a treacherous, terrifyingly steep and narrow mountainside path that has claimed many lives. If that wasn't dangerous enough, the trail is also a killing ground for the outlaw Hardcastle gang. The disreputable Arkansas Ozark clan don't take kindly to anyone trespassing on their road without paying-in blood. Duff MacCallister is not about to let the Spencers ride the Nightmare Trail without his guidance. He knows the terrain. He knows how to defend himself. And he knows that when it comes to badmen like the Hardcastles, the best defense is killing first-and fast" -- Back cover.

Pushing through his troubled childhood, Dillon Farrow was seventeen when he said goodbye to Miramar and did himself proud, thriving as a successful investment counselor. But a betrayal by a trusted friend has brought everything crashing down. Dillon's only recourse--return to Miramar, penniless and feeling defeated--more so when a winter flood sweeps away all roads to town. Now he and his fellow stranded travelers are destined to spend Christmas at the only available accommodations--the local jail. Yet it's in this makeshift inn that Dillon sees her. His first love. The girl he left behind. After an emotionally and financially devastating divorce, Olivia Greer has no choice but to come back to her hometown of Miramar. Less a retreat than a surrender, it's the first time in years--since Olivia's mother, her best friend for life, passed away. In the interim, their hillside cottage has remained empty, as forlorn as Olivia herself. The flood only seems like fate testing her resilience one more time. But providence comes in myriad forms: Dillon Farrow, the sweet boy who once had dreams of better things. Just like Olivia. The future can hold dreams as well. Crossing paths is a Christmas blessing Dillon and Olivia never expected--a reunion with the potential to impact other lives too. And for both of them, perhaps in the cottage on the hill, Miramar could finally start feeling like home again. -- Provided by publisher.

"Sparks fly after tough-as-nails Kenzie King becomes the first female member of Cole Garrison's SWAT team. But Kenzie soon puts a target on their backs--and neither of them knows who they can really trust as they race to find the killer"-- Provided by publisher.

"They sing songs about Matthew Johnson. The hero of dime novels, Matt won national fame during a range war in Idaho when he shot and killed an outlaw -- and former saddle pal. But the past seventeen years have been an alcoholic blur rather than a heroic journey. The West has modernized and practically disappeared when Matt arrives in Denver in 1894 as the newly appointed U.S. marshal for the state of Colorado. The cowboy-turned-lawman inherits a state on the brink of collapse. The silver crash has ruined the economy, railroaders are striking, a range war is looming, corruption is rampant, and a rumored gold strike on the Southern Ute reservation threatens to turn into a bloodbath. Slowly, Matt realizes why he got the job. His supporters figure he'll either stay too drunk to realize what's happening or take their bribes and look the other way. Instead of the hero who stopped a range war, he's usually thought of as a man who murdered his best friend in exchange for the appointment as Idaho's U.S. marshal. What no one has counted on is the fact that there's a special breed of man who will fight with his last breath to regain his dignity and self-respect. If Matt can overcome his demons and past, schoolkids might start singing a new verse to an old song"-- Provided by publisher.

"Before We Were Us is a cozy, autumnal, opposites-attract Hallmark movie mixed with 50 First Dates. Denise Hunter weaves a charming romance between a woman who can't remember her own love story and the man who couldn't forget her even if he wanted to. The perfect escape into a happily-ever-after"-- Provided by publisher.

"Zevi, a captain in King Saul's army, is sent to his childhood hometown to recruit soldiers to fight the Philistines and skilled artisans to serve in court. Confronted by his dark past and an intriguing and beautiful perfumer, he's forced to wrestle with his ambitions and his desire for vengeance while entangled in a dangerous plot."-- Provided by publisher.

"Colm Tóibín's personal account of encountering James Baldwin's work, published in Baldwin's centenary year. Acclaimed Irish novelist Colm Tóibín first read James Baldwin just after turning eighteen. He had completed his first year at an Irish university and was struggling to free himself from a religious upbringing. He had even considered entering a seminary and was searching for literature that would offer illumination and insight. Inspired by the novel Go Tell It on the Mountain, Tóibín found a writer who would be a lifelong companion and exemplar. From On James Baldwin, Baldwin was interested in the hidden and dramatic areas in his own being, and was prepared as a writer to explore difficult truths about his own private life. In his fiction, he had to battle for the right of his protagonists to choose or influence their destinies. He knew about guilt and rage and bitter privacies in a way that few of his White novelist contemporaries did. And this was not simply because he was Black and homosexual; the difference arose from the very nature of his talent, from the texture of his sensibility. "All art," he wrote, "is a kind of confession, more or less oblique. All artists, if they are to survive, are forced, at last, to tell the whole story, to vomit the anguish up."On James Baldwin is a magnificent contemporary author's tribute to one of his most consequential literary progenitors"-- Provided by publisher.

"Visit Mr. Manzano's fruit shop! Discover the fruit he sells, from figs to watermelons, in English and in Spanish! Which fruit would you buy?"-- Back cover.

"After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it's impossible to know who to trust. Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves--her dragons, her family, her home, and him. Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find--the truth. But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath." -- provided by publisher.

Bitter rivals Hamilton and Burr unite to defend a carpenter accused of murdering Elma Sands, a mysterious young woman found in a well, intertwining a high-profile trial with their own political ambitions and personal enmity.

In a divided America, Van Jones attempts to pass a bipartisan criminal justice bill and finds himself under fire on all sides.

Three expats learning to drive realize that the great challenge is not the strange traffic rules (in their new countries), but rather their ingrained behavioral patterns. They all need a driving license somewhat urgently. While taking lessons and trying to pass their tests, they realize how their cultures are entirely in their way. Their confusion over driving on the right or left side of the road, waving hand signals or clicking are just the beginning of their 'comedy of errors.'

"In Distance Between Dreams, the most historic year in big wave surfing comes to life through the eyes of iconic surfer Ian Walsh, as he sets mind and body in motion to redefine the upper limits of what's considered 'rideable.' With massive El Niño powered swells building across the Pacific, Ian, Shaun, D.K. and Luke Walsh band together in the way only brothers can on a quest to progress surfing to unimaginable heights. Big wave surfing's transition from jet ski assists to paddling in raises the stakes, putting Walsh's intense physical and mental training, the latest technology, swell modeling, and safety team, his brothers, to the ultimate test. Surfers John John Florence, Greg Long, Shane Dorian and more link up with Walsh as he rides an emotional rollercoaster through this momentous winter"--Container.

After stumbling upon a bizarre 'competitive endurance tickling' video online, wherein young men are paid to be tied up and tickled, reporter David Farrier reaches out to request a story from the company. But the reply he receives is shocking. The sender mocks Farrier's sexual orientation and threatens extreme legal action should he dig any deeper. So, like any good journalist confronted by a bully, he does just the opposite: he travels to the hidden tickling facilities in Los Angeles.

A warts and all character study of a struggling 58-year-old New York actor who has been in over a hundred unheard-of films. The tragic, comedic documentary explores the nature of performance and the complexity of self-truth.

"Enya Shanahan's ill-fated marriage has left her with an annulment and a child on the way. Her father's solution is for her to marry again, and the local matchmaker knows just the man: Captain Sullivan O'Brien. Enya's heart is closed off to love in this marriage of convenience, but a greater purpose draws them together"-- Provided by publisher.

Un niño de siete años desaparecido Un misterio silenciado durante treinta años ¿Qué sucedió con Daniel Miller? Staten Island, 1981. La bicicleta de Daniel Miller aparece abandonada en las inmediaciones de su casa. No hay rastro del pequeño. Treinta años después, en 2011, la periodista de investigación del Manhattan Press Miren Triggs sigue una pista que la conduce hasta el terrible hallazgo de un cadáver con los labios sellados. Miren Triggs y Jim Schmoer, su antiguo profesor de periodismo, tratarán de descubrir qué vincula ambos casos mientras ayudan a Ben Miller, padre de Daniel y ex inspector del FBI, a reconstruir por última vez la desaparición de su hijo. Se adentrarán así en las profundidades de un enigma lleno de recovecos en los que resuenan las voces del pasado. ¿Qué le sucedió a Daniel? ¿Quién se esconde tras el horrible asesinato? ¿Puede el silencio ser el refugio de la verdad?Tras vender más de 2.500.000 ejemplares de sus anteriores novelas, Javier Castillo recupera a Miren, su personaje más icónico, y regresa al universo de La chica de nieve y El juego del alma. La grieta del silencio es un ejercicio de alta narrativa de impacto en el que Castillo despliega su maestría para ofrecer a los lectores una novela laberinto, una sinfonía que retumba en las entrañas, efervescente y enigmática, en la que el dolor y las viejas heridas regresan como el eco de los secretos que en realidad callamos.

Una ciudad nueva. Un Erasmus. Un año para cambiarlo todo. Llega la segunda entrega de la trilogía Amor en el Campus. Carola siempre se ha sentido un poco fuera de lugar. Al marcharse a Madrid a estudiar con sus amigas pensó que podría darle un giro a su vida e intentar salvar una relación que hacía aguas. Sin embargo, un año después las cosas con Adrián siguen igual y no puede evitar ver como su mundo se hace cada vez más pequeño y la rutina la ahoga. Por eso, cuando se le presenta la oportunidad de ir de Erasmus a Dublín y alejarse de todo, no duda en aprovecharla con la esperanza de que todo cambie. Y allí, una noche cualquiera, conoce a Gael, con su pelo rubio, sus hoyuelos marcados y su sonrisa amable. Gael, que le recordará lo que es sentir mariposas en el estómago y hará que se plantee cosas que nunca antes se había atrevido a pensar: ¿Y si el amor en realidad fuese dar sin exigir? ¿Podrá Carola dejar sus inseguridades atrás y volver a empezar? A veces, amar significa dar un salto al vacío.

"Ridge y Sydney no pueden creer que al fin podrán estar juntos. La relación entre Warren y Bridgette sigue tan complicada como siempre y Maggie va sorteando su enfermedad. Convencida de sacar el máximo partido a su vida, toma la determinación de saltar de un avión en paracaídas, ahí conoce a Jake. Cuando se arregla para su primera cita con él, encuentra una vieja lista de deseos y decide que tal vez ahora ha llegado el momento de cumplirlos. Mientras Maggie pone al día de sus aventuras a Ridge, Sydney se siente celosa de la amistad que aún existe entre ellos. Pero si quiere que su relación funcione, va a tener que asumirlo o alejarse de él para siempre"--Page 4 of cover.

"¿Es más punzante el sonido que el silencio? En estas páginas, Uriel Reyes ha vertido relatos escalofriantes en los que la noche se presenta afilada y solitaria. Esa noche cae como un pesado cuchillo sobre la realidad que abre una grieta hacia lo paranormal. El rechinar de una puerta, un cristal roto, una voz distorsionada... con la puesta del sol, estas cosas sufren una metamorfosis literal y metafórica que nos empujan hacia un miedo sofocante. Estos son sucesos que uno quisiera contar a susurros, como para no invocaralgo terrible. Las historias de estas páginas carecen de explicaciones y, sin duda alguna, desearás que nunca te ocurran a ti."--Publisher's website.

"Unos ladrones de lujo tiene a la policía de todo el mundo desesperada. Esta extraordinaria banda de delincuentes escapa sin dejar rastro después de recoger cuantiososo botines. La Interpol asigna el caso a Jack Dupont, policía sagaz y ambicioso, quien hará todo lo posible por detenerlos. Presionado por sus jefes, decide sacar de prisión a Simon Keller, inteligente y escurridizo ladrón, hábil conductor de todo tipo de vehículos, que más de un dolor de cabeza causó a la policía en otros tiempos. Jack Dupont le ofrecerá a Keller un trabajo a cambio de su liberad: infiltrarse en la banda para ayudar a capturar a los criminales. Ante esta oportunidad, Keller no dudará en aceptar, sin imaginar que esta experiencia cambiará radicalmente el rumbo de su vida. Infiltrado es una novela de acción, suspense e intriga. Si te gustan las historias trepidantes y con alta dosis de adrenalina, entonces esta novela de Adrián y Miguel Aragón te encantará." -- Amazon.

"La familia Peterson tiene una vida aparentemente tranquila y feliz en un bello departamento con vista al lago, en una zona residencial de la ciudad. Pero este estado de calma se ve alterado cuando su vecino de enfrente es misteriosamente asesinado. Tras este episodio, Gloria, la viuda de la víctima, queda viviendo sola y pierde completamente la cordura. Al poco tiempo, su hermana decide mudarse allí con su marido, quien es policía e investigará el caso de "El asesino del lago". Las dos familias vecinas, los Petersons y los Clarks, comenzarán a acercarse y a hacerse amigos, pretendiendo restablecer la calma y volver a la normalidad. Pero en Blue Lake, la paz y la felicidad parecen ser más una fachada que una auténtica realidad. Después de aquella trágica muerte, se desencadenarán una serie de acontecimientos extraños alrededor de los miembros de estas familias, que no dejarán de intranquilizarlos hasta que se descubra la identidad del asesino." -- Back cover.

"La psicóloga Alexis Carter siente que necesita más acción en su vida, así que decide entrar a trabajar como perfiladora criminal en la policía de la ciudad de Topeka, Kansas. Ella será asignada junto con el experimentado detective Devin Walsh para encontrar al asesino serial de niños que está aterrorizando la ciudad. Alexis posee un don de empatía casi paranormal que le ayudará a descifrar cosas que otros no pueden ver. ¿Será Alexis capaz de superar sus miedos e incertidumbres para descubrir al criminal? ¿Podrá usar sus habilidades empáticas para resolver los espantosos crímenes que la ciudad ha visto en años? Tal vez, pero para hacerlo, ella tendrá que poner muchas cosas en juego… incluso su propia vida."-- from Amazon.com

"Rain falls outside an old Louisiana Creole house until the ground is as soggy as a bowl of cush cush. Petite Marie thinks she's going to have to spend all day indoors, but Gran-moman takes Petite Marie on an unexpected journey around town. Soon, Petite Marie is having a magical day filled with friends, delicious Louisiana Creole cooking, and a lot of care and kindness. With the help of Gran-moman she discovers that any day can be beautiful, no matter the weather."--Bookshop.org

A little girl thinks she is a cat, just like her feline best friend, until she begins growing up and learns that being a big kid is not so bad.

Pelle has a lamb whose coat grows longer and longer, while Pelle's suit grows shorter! Pelle shears his lamb but he doesn't know what to do next. Pelle offers to do chores and run errands for his family and neighbors in exchange for their help to card, spin, dye and weave the wool. When the fleece has finally been made a fine blue cloth, Pelle asks one last favor -- for the tailor to make it into a smart new suit. This is a delightful story from the world-renowned Swedish author--illustrator Elsa Beskow which will help young children understand bartering, traditional wool crafts and where our clothes come from. provided by www.amazon.com.

After days of no buffalo sightings, Rose, a young Métis-Ojibwe girl, defies instructions to stay at camp, dons her father's wolf skin, and successfully tracks a herd of buffalo.

Bruce the bear wants to spend a quiet morning fishing, but instead he is caught up in a protest movement, and ends up accidentally saving the forest.

"Otter loves floating and collecting pretty, heavy rocks all by themself. When a storm comes, Otter has so many rocks that they can't swim home -- and soon, they're lost at sea. But when a few rocks accidentally slip away, Otter feels -- lighter. And with the help of a new friend, Otter realizes that maybe they don't need to carry everything alone." -- Provided by publisher.

"The only thing better than reading a good book together is playing make believe with your favorite grown-up! Especially when that grown-up's imagination is as big as yours, and you both get to make all kinds of funny sounds. A father and child play make-believe as a variety of animals, plants, and forces of nature. Chirp, thunder, and roar along with this joyously boisterous read-aloud picture book."-- Adapted from publisher.

When a flood destroys their jars filled with their hopes and dreams for the future, Llewellyn and his rabbit friends rediscover hope amidst the wreckage.

It's a little girl's first trip to her papa's homeland and she's wowed by the experience, including her enormous family, but she only knows a little Spanish and luckily relatives help her see there are other ways to connect.

"Spring has finally come. Sai has been waiting all year for the trees' green buds to turn pink. For the cherry blossoms to finally burst open. For her big family reunion at the sakura festival. Relatives from far and wide are gathering at last, but there are some family members she recognizes only from video screens and phone calls. Among the crowd, Sai seems to shrink down...Until she meets her cousin Avi. It's an instant click. And together, they dream up a special way to dive deep into their family history -- and honor the blooming of new connections."-- Publisher description.

From ancient Egyptian mummies and European bog bodies to the plaster citizens of Pompeii, painted people of the Steppe, and Japanese self-mummifying monks, this book reveals what scientists and experts have uncovered about our ancestors' lives from the bodies they left behind. Find out what people of the past ate, wore, believed in, and much more in this unique and intricately illustrated book.

"This vibrantly illustrated book for kids aged 6 to 10 traces a year in the real-life apiary of Sankofa Farms as a father (the author) teaches his young son, Akeem, the basics of beekeeping. Told from Akeem's perspective, Akeem Keeps Bees! begins with the arrival and installation of a package of bees and follows the sequence of beekeeping tasks throughout the year, as Akeem and his dad inspect the hive, find the queen, deal with a swarm, harvest honey, and prepare for winter."-- Provided by publisher.

"A picture book about how owls like Flaco experience the city and how young readers can protect and admire them in the urban environment"-- Provided by publisher.

This engaging non-fiction children's book explores everything from the origins of teeth to their internal structure. Children will discover the reasons behind toothaches, the uniqueness of growing only two sets of teeth, and the importance of early dental care. The narrative unfolds with a touch of whimsy, inviting readers to envision themselves with the teeth of a bat, adding a playful element to the educational adventure.

"Meet Sprout, a mute assassin who communicates exclusively through Polaroid pictures. After being raised by her doomsday-prepping grandfather in the rolling hills of Idaho, Sprout has grown up with little exposure to other people, TV, or seen clothes outside of Army fatigues. Now she's headed to the big lights of New York City to avenge her grandfather's murder, but will the city's mesmerizing glitz and glam help her succeed-or be the death of her?"--Back cover.

Dexter Foreman is twelve going on eighty. He has lived at The Pines retirement village with his grandmother since he was six years old, and as a result he gets along better with senior citizens than kids his own age. Forced to go to a "real" school for the first time, he sticks out like a sore thumb. Dexter would do anything to return to his old life.

The City Spies head to the Big Apple when a credible threat is made to a young climate activist who is scheduled to speak in front of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly. With Rio acting as alpha and a new member in their ranks, the team's mission to protect a fellow teen takes them on an exciting adventure in, around, and even under the greatest city in the world as they follow leads to the outer boroughs, the UN Headquarters, and even the usually off-limits stacks that extend deep under the main branch of the New York Public Library.

Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose her foster parents as cheats and lawbreakers. However, instead of being hailed as a hero, Sara finds herself facing years in a juvenile detention facility and banned from using computers for the same stretch of time. Enter Mother, a British spy who not only gets Sara released from jail but also offers her a chance to make a home for herself within a secret MI6 agency. Operating out of a base in Scotland, the City Spies are five kids from various parts of the world. When they're not attending the local boarding school, they're honing their unique skills, such as sleight of hand, breaking and entering, observation, and explosives. All of these allow them to go places in the world of espionage where adults can't. Before she knows what she's doing, Sarah is heading to Paris for an international youth summit, hacking into a rival school's computer to prevent them from winning a million euros, dangling thirty feet off the side of a building, and trying to stop a villain ... all while navigating the complex dynamics of her new team. No one said saving the world was easy ...

Fireheart is now a ThunderClan warrior, but danger still lurks in the forest. The cats of RiverClan are growing restless, while WindClan is weak and facing threats from all sides. As tensions build to an explosive climax, Fireheart faces not only imminent battle, but betrayal from within his own Clan.

"Basándose en los principios desarrollados por la educadora Dra. Maria Montessori, 'El bebé Montessori' muestra cómo criar a su bebé desde el nacimiento hasta el año de edad con amor, respeto, comprensión y una sorprendente sensación de calma"--Publisher's description.