Resultados para "Frank" en Literatura y ficción

Sesely, hija del barón Merd, y dos compañeras están disfrutando de un picnic en el bosque de Lurla cuando son abordadas por un hada. El hada, aburrida de siglos de insípida vida de hada, sorprende a las chicas suplicándoles que la transformen en mortal. A las chicas sorprendidas de tener ese poder, el hada les explica cómo se puede hacer. Las chicas acceden a transformar al hada en un niño humano durante un año.

A land has fallen. An escape was made. It's a victory, but at what price? Shaleigh has made a terrible mistake - one she may not ever be able to fix. Lost and in a strange land with anger and death all around her, she must navigate her way through treacherous lands on her quest for redemption.

It’s difficult taking care of a delusional father by yourself. Sixteen-year-old Shaleigh Mallet would rather explore and photograph dilapidated buildings than cater to her father’s dark episodes. But when she’s kidnapped by a creature who carries her atop a flying bicycle into another world, she realizes this wasn’t the escape she wanted. In a kingdom known as the Garden, where minotaurs pull carriages and parties are held in hot air balloons, Madam Cloom and her faerie servant, Teagan, rule over the land with incredible but terrifying magic.

It's 1950 and Mickey Tussler - the now-famous pitching prodigy with autism and a golden arm - is back for another baseball season in this third installment of Frank Nappi's critically acclaimed Legend of Mickey Tussler series. Talk of Mickey's legendary exploits on the field has grown since his improbable debut two years prior, as have the fortunes of Murph and the rest of the lovable ragtag Brew Crew. Now Mickey, Murph, and Lester find themselves heading to Bean Town to play for the Boston Braves.

It’s 1949 and 18-year-old pitching phenom Mickey Tussler is back with the rejuvenated minor league Brewers in the sequel to The Legend of Mickey Tussler (the basis for the television movie A Mile in His Shoes). Despite Mickey’s proclamation that he will never play baseball again after last season’s violent conclusion, his manager - and now surrogate father - Arthur Murphy cajoles the emotionally fragile, socially awkward boy with autism into giving it another shot.

In the late 1940s, the minor league Milwaukee Brewers are foundering yet again and manager Arthur Murphy is desperate. When he sees 17-year-old Mickey Tussler throwing apples into a barrel, he knows he has found the next pitching phenom. But not everyone is so hopeful. Mickey’s autism - a disorder still not truly understood even today - has alienated the boy from the world, and he is berated by other players and fans. Mickey faces immense trials in the harsh and competitive world of baseball while coping with the challenges inherent to his disorder.

Enquanto busca seu lugar no mundo, a sensível protagonista deste livro precisa lidar com as responsabilidades, namoros e amizades complicadas. Além disso, tenta superar dois casos de assédio conversando com as amigas e com os pais, se mobilizando na escola, sendo uma boa aluna e fazendo a diferença no mundo. Esse livro intenso aborda temas difíceis de maneira bastante delicada, retratando com doçura o despertar para questões importantes como o feminismo, a desconstrução de estereótipos, a igualdade e os direitos humanos.

Hope City is the adventure story of Samuel Rothman and his best friend Liam Kampen, two teenage boys from San Francisco, who, in the summer of 1898, venture into the goldfields of the Alaskan wilderness. Warned by his father to conceal his Jewish heritage from the ruffians he may encounter, Samuel changes his name to the less conspicuous Percy Hope.

The touching story of a young, mortally ill priest who spends his last days working among the Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia.

Nikola Tesla, the visionary genius, is lecturing in New York City when he falls for Victoria, the mysterious young woman he sees night after night in the front row. The woman intrigues him: her curiosity is as great as his own, and her interest is wide-ranging. But there’s something she’s hiding, a family secret so horrendous no one speaks of it. When Tesla finds out, he has a decision to make: listen to the inner voice warning him to stay away, or abandon his morality and help her with her own terrible science.

Der fünfte Prinz, Isaac Cassius Kell, wurde aus der Hauptstadt des Imperiums an die gebirgige Nordgrenze entsandt – und Mateo sowie seine Eisenflügel-Feder sollen ihn dabei schützen. Mateo merkt schnell, dass dieser Auftrag weit komplizierter ist, als es zunächst schien. Während Mateo sich durch die Intrigen rund um den kaiserlichen Thron kämpft, erkennt er bald, dass die wahre Gefahr für das Leben des Prinzen nicht von außen, sondern aus dem Herzen des Imperiums selbst droht.

Ein Unfall hat mich zur Wölfin gemacht. Doch wem mein Herz gehört, bestimme ich. Zwei Monate – dann hätte Joanna vor den Altar treten sollen, den perfekten Mann an ihrer Seite. Aber ein vermeintlicher Hundebiss ändert alles. Denn der nächste Vollmond zwingt sie in eine Wolfsgestalt, aus der sie sich allein nicht mehr befreien kann. Ausgerechnet der Mann, der sie verwandelt hat, will ihr helfen, die Wölfin in ihr zu kontrollieren. Doch wer ist Darryl wirklich? Und was verbirgt sein Rudel vor ihr?

Jäger und Gejagte im Cyberspace der Zukunft! Es ist das Jahr 2089: Von Neugier und Unternehmungslust getrieben, dringen Jana, Alexander und Mark in den Sicherheitsbereich eines stillgelegten Militärgeländes ein. Dort entdecken sie einen gigantischen Hochleistungsrechner. Kurzerhand loggt sich Mark in Cybernet City, eine faszinierende virtuelle Welt, ein. Eine dramatische Hetzjagd beginnt, als das alarmierte Betreiberunternehmen einen Killer ins Netz schickt, um sein lang gehütetes Geheimnis zu schützen.

From Frank Portman, author of the cult classic King Dork that John Green says "will rock your world", comes a novel about Andromeda Klein, who has a few problems of her own. Her hair is kind of horrible. Her partner-in-occultism, Daisy, is dead. Her secret, estranged, much older and forbidden...

As John Green, New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars said, “King Dork will rock your world.” The cult favorite from Frank Portman, aka Dr. Frank of the Mr. T. Experience, is a book like nothing ever done before--King Dork literally has something for everyone: At least a...

Written in a tongue-in-cheek style by a teenage boy to his best buds, Birth of a Hero explores on a deeper level what it means to go on with your life, particularly after experiencing an unthinkable trauma. Even more precisely, it speaks to what a family is and how we become bonded to one another. It is part love letter to the comic book world and part coming-of-age tale.

Jack and the Giant Killers must save their beloved mentor, Abel, and round up the elements that the cruel giant, Gorgo, requires to open the terrible Hateful Gate. Failure would mean victory for Gorgo and his equally horrid family, who are more determined than ever in their relentless march to absolute power in Ooom. Jack and his young comrades are faced with countless perils as they transport a feisty talking hen to safety in the mystic northern kingdom of Glacial. By the time the novel concludes, the stage will be set for what promises to be an epic final battle for Ooom.

An viel mehr als seinen Namen und sein Alter erinnert sich Rafael nicht. Es vergehen Tage voller Isolation, Angst und Verwirrung, bis die ersten Erinnerungen bruchstückhaft zu ihm zurückkehren: Es ist Mai, als er sich entscheidet, an einem sozialpsychologischen Versuch teilzunehmen. Ohne sich wirklich mit dem Experiment auseinanderzusetzen, sagt Rafael zu, sich für sechs Wochen in einem geschlossenen System mit ihm unbekannten Menschen einsperren zu lassen. Doch schnell gerät alles außer Kontrolle – oder verliert Rafael den Verstand?

Voice-over star and TikTok phenom Shelby Young, known for her work in Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, Baby Shark's Big Show, and Wolfenstein, brings a modern fairytale to life in this audio edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz follows Kansas...

This stunning novel by E.R. Frank explores what happens when the truth is worse than the rumor. Twelve-year-old Alex loves her small alternative school. She hangs out with her best friend, Tim, every day, and Simon is the coolest teacher—he’s even starting a soccer team just for them. And...