Resultados para "River" en Adolescentes

Soojin kannte die Regeln: Bringe niemals etwas anderes als Kleintiere von den Toten zurück. Aber das war, bevor Mirae letzten Herbst im Fluss ertrank. Außer sich vor Trauer und Einsamkeit, nutzt Soojin die Magie ihrer Vorfahren, um ihre Schwester zurückzubekommen.

Un joven guerrero que sueña con demostrar su valía en el Torneo del Guardián luchará no solo por su victoria, sino para proteger el destino de todo aquello que ama. Jun sueña con probar lo que vale como luchador en el elitista Torneo del Guardián, que tiene lugar cada seis años para elegir al protector del Pergamino del Cielo. Ansioso por mostrar sus habilidades, Jun espera que una victoria restaure el orgullo de su padre, que perdió su hogar, a su mujer y a su otro hijo por un terrible error.

Jess and her parents have brought Grandpa back to his boyhood home by the river. Although the old man has recently suffered a heart attack, he insists on this journey. He wants to finish one last painting before he dies. Jess is training to be a long-distance swimmer, so when Grandpa is napping, she practices in the river. But soon she starts seeing a presence there - one that is also affecting Grandpa's painting. Who is the boyish figure Jess sees in the river? What does he want her to do?

My parents forgot something when they ran…me. After scamming most of our town out of their life savings, my folks disappeared in the middle of the night. Forced to take me in, my estranged aunt and uncle shipped me off to Raven River Academy the first chance they got. In my town, the line between the haves and the have-nots is actually a 12-foot gate that keeps the unwanted where they belong. Nothing could unite the two factions until I set foot on campus. For the first time in our history, they all agree on one thing: I must pay for my father’s sins.

Before he can be reborn, Zan has spent 499 years bound in a 500-year curse to process souls for the monstrous Ferryman—and if he fails, he dies. In Portland, Bastian is grieving. He survived a car accident that took his mother and impulse-purchased a crumbling bookstore with the life insurance money. But in sleep, death’s mark keeps dragging Bastian into Zan’s office. It shouldn’t be a problem to log his soul and forget he ever existed. But when Zan follows Bastian through his memories of grief and hope, Zan realizes that he is not ready for Bastian to die.

For centuries, beautifully illustrated fairy-tale volumes have rested innocently on kids' night tables around the world, long ago relegated to the dubious honor of being branded as "children's literature". But every story is a file packed with information, and Cinderella, Snow White, Puss in Boots, and Bluebeard have always intimated that perhaps they have more to tell besides "beautiful" stories, the same ones that animated the minds of several generations of children.

Premio Gran Angular México 2013. Emilia está en el limbo. Para armar el relato de sus dieciocho años acude a las instantáneas que conforman su memoria: su abuela postrada para rezar. Ella misma sentada en las piernas de un sacerdote. El día que conocía a Matías. La noche en que logró...

Hunted by the guards of Edriast and their ruthless captain, Kaylan is forced to flee into a world she’s never seen, armed with a power she never wanted. With her brother, Elias, by her side, she escapes to the distant city of Stynos, where rumor has it a possible ally is waiting...an ally who might help Kaylan control the violent magic that’s become her burden to bear. But Kaylan can’t hide forever - not from the forces that surround her or from the darkness inside herself. 

Augum, Bridget, and Leera want only to study new spells and make their legendary mentor proud. But when she unexpectedly departs on a crucial quest, they run afoul of a devious old witch and are forced to make a hasty getaway - straight into the hands of a notorious maniac known as the Blade of Sorrows. Prisoners of the Blade and his sadistic apprentice, the trio must face its greatest challenge yet: escape using nothing but an ancient spell with some nasty side effects. An entire kingdom's hopes rest with their mentor - and she's heading for a deadly trap.

"Rivo was like a shooting star; when it seemed the sun had set on the Kingdom and darkness came, he shone brightly. And like a shooting star, when the sun rose again and the darkness lifted, he was gone." He falls in battle, only to be brought back to witness the rise of his own legend.

Jessie and the gang are reunited for a second heart-pounding whitewater ride through the Grand Canyon. The teens are thrilled to have another go at the Colorado together - especially Jessie, who will get to pilot a raft this time. But when they find out that the infamous ringleader Troy is behind the reunion trip, tempers flare. Troy says he wants the chance to redeem himself, but Jessie suspects his motives. Nonetheless, and even as the water rises to record levels, the river calls Jessie and the others to embark on another life-or-death adventure.

Late at night our friend wanders a little and ponders quite a lot on a long walk along a river looking for a reason to keep on living. He meets up with a troll and a few other all-night ghouls as he drifts along, searching for purpose. They all find it amazing our friend can negotiate his way through the day posing as a teacher.

Soojin has always known the rules - never bring back anything larger than her palm from the dead, but that was before Mirae died. 'Eerie and haunting.' Trang Thanh Tran, author of She is a Haunting The two Han sisters possess a secret unusual gift: the ability to reanimate the dead. Passed down...

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Some dreams warn you. Others pull you under. First, there are the dreams, terrifying and lifelike. Emma senses they could be premonitions. Then there is Fredo. Charismatic, fit, and intellectual—he's the perfect partner whose public speeches are gaining him a cult following in their hometown of Fort Collins, Colorado.

The ultimate street-racing tale, a conflict between human, machine, and self. "Normally, losing a race is just a learning experience; I've always picked myself up rather easily. But this race wasn't for me; it was for her. Maybe that's why I feel mad at myself: I couldn't win for her."

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Little River is a coming-of-age story about a young boy called Bean and his little brother Jack. It takes place in the '60s in a small rural community, set among the gleaming white cotton fields of northeast Arkansas. The story begins with the two young lads' obvious isolation from the world outside as they learn to create their own adventures in the only place they really know: their farm.

Grace Brooks is a total and unashamed nerd. She loves her life, her friends, and her little dog Neutrino. That is until one day she’s uprooted to Miller’s Island, North Carolina, to start over as the new kid in school. There she meets Jack, and they quickly bond over their love of science and all things nerdy. Together they embark on an epic adventure, travelling through time to solve the mystery of The Toxic River.

The River Chaos - that was not always its name - is the lifeblood of Maloto: ancient, mystical, a gateway to the heart of the island and to the past... The air felt quiet and still, as the river babbled gently over the rocks. A young warrior approached from the darkness of the Forest of Shadows and tentatively moved closer to the water’s edge. He knelt, placed his sword on the rocks by his feet, and cupped his hand into the river, scooping up a handful of cold water and drawing it to his mouth.