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Perfectly Parvin
by Olivia AbtahiFourteen-year-old Iranian-American Parvin Mohammadi sets out to win the ultimate date to homecoming in this heartfelt and outright hilarious debut. <p><p> Parvin Mohammadi has just been dumped--only days after receiving official girlfriend status. Not only is she heartbroken, she's humiliated. Enter high school heartthrob Matty Fumero, who just might be the smoking-hot cure to all her boy problems. If Parvin can get Matty to ask her to Homecoming, she's positive it will prove to herself and her ex that she's girlfriend material after all. <p><p>There's just one problem: Matty is definitely too cool for bassoon-playing, frizzy-haired, Cheeto-eating Parvin. Since being herself hasn't worked for her in the past (see aforementioned dumping), she decides to start acting like the women in her favorite rom-coms. Those women aren't loud, they certainly don't cackle when they laugh, and they smile much more than they talk.But Parvin discovers that being a rom-com dream girl is much harder than it looks. Also hard? The parent-mandated Farsi lessons. A confusing friendship with a boy who's definitely not supposed to like her. And hardest of all, the ramifications of the Muslim ban on her family in Iran. Suddenly, being herself has never been more important. <p><p> Olivia Abtahi's debut is as hilarious as it is heartfelt—a delightful tale where, amid the turmoil of high school friendships and crushes, being yourself is always the perfect way to be.
Perfectly Princess #6: Yellow Princess Gets a Pet
by Alyssa CrowneA spunky series for any girl who dreams of being a princess. The book even looks magical --- it's printed on yellow pages!<p><p> Printed on YELLOW pages!<p> For as long as she can remember, Abby has wanted two things: to be a magical princess and to get a pet. And now one of her dreams is about to come true --- she's adopting a pet!<p> At first, Abby can't make up her mind about what animal to get. A yellow canary? A sweet little bunny? A fluffy white kitten? But Abby's in for a surprise. The perfect pet for this princess may be the last thing she expects!<p> Fun princess craft ideas are included in the back of the book!
Perfecto error
by Ali Novak«Cuando conocí a Oliver Perry, no me di cuenta de que era el cantante de The Heartbreakers. Y él no tenía ni idea de que yo era la única chica del mundo que odiaba su música...» Stella haría cualquier cosa por su hermana. Incluso hacer cola durante horas para que los chicos de The Heartbreakers le firmen un CD. Al menos, ha conocido a un chico guapísimo cuando ha ido a por café, aunque no vaya a verle nunca más. Por supuesto, el destino le prepara una sorpresa: ese chico resulta ser Oliver Perry. Y, aunque ella le diga a la cara que su música es lo peor, él le da su número. ¿No es flipante? Reseña:«¡Para derretirse! ¡Me enamoré de Oliver Perry super rápido! Este libro te emociona... ¡Adoro cada página!»Anna Todd, autora de After
Perfectos mentirosos
by Alex MirezUna historia llena de mentiras y secretos, atracción y odio en la que nadie parece decir la verdad. ¿Hay algo más adictivo que desenmascarar a los Perfectos mentirosos? Jude acaba de llegar a una de las universidades más elitistas del mundo, pero ya se ha dado cuenta que ahí todo se mueve alrededor de las fiestas, los cotilleos y los ligues entre estudiantes. Y que todo eso gira en torno a un trio irresistible: los hermanos Cash. Son vacilones, astutos, pero insoportablemente atractivos y poderosos. Y por encima de todo están acostumbrados a liderar el campus con sus juegos de niños ricos. Lo que no saben es que Jude tiene un plan: sacar a la luz sus más oscuros y perversos secretos, esos tan bien escondidos tras el lujoso apellido Cash.
Perfectos mentirosos 2: Peligros y verdades
by Alex MirezEl desenlace de Perfctos mentirosos. Un final que nos dejará sin aliento, una historia con muchas mentiras, pasiones y odios. En Tangus, una de las universidades más elitistas del mundo, todo gira en torno a un trío irresistible: los hermanos Cash. Son vacilones y astutos, pero insoportablemente atractivos y poderosos. Lo que no saben es que Jude tiene un plan: sacar a la luz sus más oscuros y perversos secretos, esos tan bien escondidos tras el lujoso apellido Cash. Pero los Cash no son los únicos que guardan terribles secretos; Jude se descubre como una perfecta mentirosa. Por fin se desvelarán todos los secretos y mentiras.
Peril Over the Airport (Vicki Barr, Book #8)
by Helen WellsVicki Barr's greatest desire is to obtain her pilot's license. Vicki signs up to take lessons with Bill Avery, who owns a small airport north of town. Bill's airfield serves small, unscheduled cargo flights. Vicki immediately learns that Bill has his hands full running his small airport and that Bill is hopelessly disorganized. Vicki tries to help him straighten up his disorderly office and put some order in his affairs. Bill's chief competitor, Andrew Corey, owns a neighboring airfield and is putting pressure on Bill to sell out to him. Bill refuses to sell his airfield, and shortly thereafter, one of Bill's planes is sabotaged. Could it just be coincidence, or could Andrew Corey or Bill's mysterious new mechanic, Spin Voight, be involved? All that Vicki knows for certain is that Spin appears to hold a grudge against her. Bill's problems multiply as a mysterious company named Land and Sky, Inc. tries to buy his airport, and local farmers seek an injunction to close Avery Airport. Vicki remains convinced that both Andrew Corey and Spin Voight are behind Bill's problems and works to uncover the plot before Bill's time runs out.
Peril in Pink (Connie Blair, Book #10)
by Betsy AllenConnie Blair shivered in anticipation as she boarded the plane that would take her to the Caribbean, never guessing that soon she would shiver in fright. But once again what began as a business trip was to become surrounded with danger and intrigue. When Mike Ingersoll first showed her the map, Connie was caught up in the excitement of a search for sunken treasure. It seemed little more than an inconvenience when her traveling bag and Mike's were switched - until she discovered that she had the map, and someone else knew it! How Connie pits all her mystery-solving skills against a sinister modern-day pirate makes a fast-paced tale of suspense and excitement.
Peril on the Sea: A Novel
by Michael CadnumIt is the summer of 1588 and a pair of unlikely shipmates is traveling on the Vixen, a privateer that will soon be drafted to join a flotilla of English ships bound for a fiery clash with the Spanish Armada. Seventeen-year-old Sherwin is aboard to repay a debt he owes the ship's roguish captain, Brandon Fletcher. Sixteen-year-old Katharine is sailing with them in a desperate bid to save her noble family's fortune. The fight will be harrowing and bloody, and the unfolding tumult will challenge the character of both Sherwin and Katharine, who are about to discover the deeper meaning of strife and of honor. This fascinating tale affords an unusual view of one of the most important naval encounters in history, as a kindling romance between two young people takes place amidst a reluctant race to battle.
Perilous Passage
by B. J. BayleShortlisted for the 2009 Red Maple Award and commended in Best Books for Kids & Teens After a shipwreck in 1809, Peter finds himself the victim of amnesia. The sea captain who finds the teenager gives him the only name he knows, while others derisively dub him Peter No-Name. Eventually, Peter finds employment in a Montreal tavern where he meets a French voyageur called Boulard who changes his life irrevocably. Boulard works for fur trader David Thompson, soon to become one of the world’s most famous explorers and mapmakers. Thompson is impressed with the teenager and enlists him in his obsessive quest to establish an overland "northwest" passage to the Pacific Ocean via the Columbia River. With Thompson, Peter embarks on an amazing series of adventures that brings him face to face with hostile Natives and exposes him to the hardships and life-threatening challenges of formidable mountains and primeval forests as the intrepid outdoorsmen canoe, ride, and sled across a continent still largely untouched by European civilization.
Perilous Princesses
by Madeline SmootTen authors come together to explore what it's like to defy expectation. Everyone knows a princess in peril—the girl trapped in a tower or guarded by a dragon until someone rides in and saves her from the danger. But what happens when the princess is the danger? What if it's not the dragon you should be worried about but the princess hiding behind him? What if the girl needs to be in that tower—not for her protection, but for ours? In ten new intriguing tales, various authors introduce us to girls who defy our notion of the perfect princess.
Perils of Protection: Shipwrecks, Orphans, and Children's Rights (Children's Literature Association Series)
by Susan HoneymanWinner of the Children’s Literature Association’s 2020 Honor Book AwardUnrecognized in the United States and resisted in many wealthy, industrialized nations, children’s rights to participation and self-determination are easily disregarded in the name of protection. In literature, the needs of children are often obscured by protectionist narratives, which redirect attention to parents by mythologizing the supposed innocence, victimization, and vulnerability of children rather than potential agency.In Perils of Protection: Shipwrecks, Orphans, and Children's Rights, author Susan Honeyman traces how the best of intentions to protect children can nonetheless hurt them when leaving them unprepared to act on their own behalf. Honeyman utilizes literary parallels and discursive analysis to highlight the unchecked protectionism that has left minors increasingly isolated in dwindling social units and vulnerable to multiple injustices made possible by eroded or unrecognized participatory rights.Each chapter centers on a perilous pattern in a different context: “women and children first” rescue hierarchies, geographic restriction, abandonment, censorship, and illness. Analysis from adventures real and fictionalized will offer the reader high jinx and heroism at sea, the rush of risk, finding new families, resisting censorship through discovering shared political identity, and breaking the pretenses of sentimentality.
Perils of Wrath
by Elsie ParkSir Roland Beaumont's investigation into his birth parents’ deaths leads him to Guildon Castle, domain of Lord Craven. Roland’s plans are complicated when the earl enlists him to tame his stepdaughter, Audrina Gibbons, by training her as a squire. Roland soon finds that Audrina—Audri—is much more than he imagined.Unable to save her mother from Craven's physical abuse, Audri’s open hostility for her stepfather and his scheme pits her against her would-be trainer. Audri's provocation strains Roland’s composure, much as his merciless training regime tests her willpower. Sir Roland’s quest for truth soon tests the resolve of both knight and squire as the dark secrets of Guildon Castle are unearthed—secrets never meant to be revealed . . . secrets that some would kill to keep.
Period Power: A Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement
by Nadya Okamoto Rebecca ElfastPERIOD founder and Harvard College student Nadya Okamoto offers a manifesto on menstruation and why we can no longer silence those who bleed—and how to engage in youth activism.Throughout history, periods have been hidden from the public. They’re taboo. They’re embarrassing. They’re gross. And due to a crumbling or nonexistent national sex ed program, they are misunderstood. Because of these stigmas, a status quo has been established to exclude people who menstruate from the seat at the decision-making table, creating discriminations like the tampon tax, medicines that favor male biology, and more. Period Power aims to explain what menstruation is, shed light on the stigmas and resulting biases, and create a strategy to end the silence and prompt conversation about periods.
Permanent Record
by Mary H. ChoiA New York Times bestseller! &“Smart and funny…warm and rewarding.&” —Booklist (starred review) &“A compelling and quirky tale of love and negotiating early adulthood in New York City.&” —School Library Journal From the New York Times bestselling author of Emergency Contact, which Rainbow Rowell called &“smart and funny,&” comes a &“captivating&” (The New York Times) romance about how social media influences relationships every day.On paper, college dropout Pablo Rind doesn&’t have a whole lot going for him. His graveyard shift at a twenty-four-hour deli in Brooklyn is a struggle. Plus, he&’s up to his eyeballs in credit card debt. Never mind the state of his student loans. Pop juggernaut Leanna Smart has enough social media followers to populate whole continents. The brand is unstoppable. She graduated from child stardom to become an international icon, and her adult life is a queasy blur of private planes, step-and-repeats, aspirational hotel rooms, and strangers screaming for her just to notice them. When Leanna and Pablo meet at 5:00 a.m. at the bodega in the dead of winter it&’s absurd to think they&’d be A Thing. But as they discover who they are, who they want to be, and how to defy the deafening expectations of everyone else, Lee and Pab turn to each other. Which, of course, is when things get properly complicated.
Permanent Record
by Mary H.K. ChoiAfter a year of college, Pablo is working at his local twenty-four-hour deli, selling overpriced snacks to brownstone yuppies. He’s dodging calls from the student loan office and he has no idea what his next move is. <p><p> Leanna Smart’s life so far has been nothing but success. Age eight: Disney Mouseketeer; Age fifteen: first #1 single on the US pop chart; Age seventeen, *tenth* #1 single; and now, at Age nineteen…life is a queasy blur of private planes, weird hotel rooms, and strangers asking for selfies on the street. <p><p> When Leanna and Pab randomly meet at 4:00 a.m. in the middle of a snowstorm in Brooklyn, they both know they can’t be together forever. So, they keep things on the down-low and off Instagram for as long as they can. But it takes about three seconds before the world finds out…
Pero a tu lado
by Amy LabUna historia de amor intensa y agitada. Un misterio que palpita en cada página. Dos almas entrelazadas. «-Todo sería más fácil si te apartara, -me dijo. -¿Y por qué no lo haces? -No lo sé...-respondió finalmente-. No lo sé... -repitió acercando tanto su cara a la mía que podía respirar su aliento-. No lo sé... -susurró de nuevo apoyando su frente contra la mía. Tenía los labios entreabiertos, esos carnosos labios que me atraían como si de un imán se trataran. Iba a besarme, lo sabía, y deseaba que lo hiciera con todas mis fuerzas. La oscuridad alcanzó su rostro. Ya no podía verlo.» Álex es una estudiante de segundo de Bachillerato. Es divertida, inteligente y tiene muchos amigos. Pero su vida amorosa no está al mismo nivel. En realidad, ha sido bastante decepcionante hasta el momento, así que este año Alexia ha decidido centrarse únicamente en sus estudios. Claro que no contaba con la llegada de Oliver, su desconcertante nuevo vecino. Oliver es realmente atractivo -como su amiga Gaby se esfuerza en recordarle-, pero de una manera salvaje que inquieta a Álex. Oliver es duro y distante hasta la insolencia pero, a través de esas visitas inesperadas por la terraza de su habitación, Alexia descubrirá también a un joven tierno y pasional cuyo misterio los llevará al límite. Y es que, a veces, el verdadero misterio, aquello que hace fascinante nuestras vidas, está más cerca de lo que pensamos...
Persecución (Night School #Volumen 3)
by C. J. DaughertyCuando todos mienten, ¿en quién puedes confiar? «Night School», un mundo de misterio, peligro, romance... y traición del que no es fácil escapar. Todo parece venirse abajo tras los muros de Cimmeria... <P><P>Allie está furiosa y desorientada. Siente la constante amenaza de un espía infiltrado en la Academia Cimmeria. Pero no es la única que se encuentra así: todo parece venirse abajo en la escuela. Los estudiantes no entienden qué está ocurriendo, los profesores se enfrentan unos a otros y las Reglas han comenzado a perder fuerza. <P>Cuando Nathaniel revela su plan, la directora Isabelle deja de tener control sobre la academia, pero también sobre la Night School y toda la organización que la sustenta. El miedo ha invadido el lugar y la amenaza está próxima. No se puede confiar en nadie: ya nadie está salvo. <P>Esta vez Natahaniel no representa una amenaza para los alumnos de Cimmeria, ellosmismos se han convertido ahora en la verdadera amenaza.
Persigue tus sueños: Tú puedes cambiarte la vida
by Ricardo ZárateQuien procura los deseos de su corazón llega a conocer todo aquello de lo que es capaz. "Al fin y al cabo, a eso había ido a Londres, a arriesgar lo que tenía y lo que no tenía, a propiciar una ruptura con la persona que había sido durante toda mi vida. Había ido a cambiar mi destino." De manos de su mejor amigo, un chico recibe el folleto de una reconocida escuela de cine en Londres y se entera de que ahí estudian los hijos de Spielberg y otros famosos, que de seguro llegarán lejos. A pesar de su amor por el cine y de que su mayor sueño en la vida es convertirse en guionista, se resigna a guardar el folleto en un cajón y se inscribe en la carrera de ingeniería. Pero años después, algo en su interior le impide enfocarse en su prometedor futuro como ingeniero y, con apenas unos cuantos billetes en el bolsillo, se lanza al vacío, como equilibrista sin malla de protección. ¿Su meta? Entrar, acomo dé lugar, en aquella escuela del anuncio que pasó tanto tiempo latente en el buró y cuya colegiatura es inalcanzable para él. Una travesía de inimaginables desventuras y golpes de la fortuna. Porque hay puntos de quiebre tan tremendos que o te apartas de los algodones del confort mental, o no llegarás vivo al final del viaje hacia ti mismo; sólo así podrás transformarte en quien siempre has querido ser.
Personal Demons
by Lisa DesrochersFrannie Cavanaugh is a good Catholic girl with a bit of a wicked streak. She has spent years keeping everyone at a distance---even her closest friends---and it seems as if her senior year is going to be more of the same . . . until Luc Cain enrolls in her class. No one knows where he came from, but Frannie can't seem to stay away from him. What she doesn't know is that Luc is on a mission. He's been sent from Hell itself to claim Frannie's soul. It should be easy---all he has to do is get her to sin, and Luc is as tempting as they come. Frannie doesn't stand a chance. But he has to work fast, because if the infernals are after her, the celestials can't be far behind. And sure enough, it's not long before the angel Gabriel shows up, willing to do anything to keep Luc from getting what he came for. It isn't long before they find themselves fighting for more than just Frannie's soul.But if Luc fails, there will be Hell to pay . . . for all of them.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Personal Effects
by E. M. KokieAfter his older brother dies in Iraq, Matt makes a discovery that rocks his beliefs about strength, bravery, and honor in this page-turning debut. <P><P> Ever since his brother, T. J. , was killed in Iraq, Matt feels like he’s been sleepwalking through life — failing classes, getting into fights, and avoiding his dad’s lectures about following in his brother’s footsteps. T. J. ’s gone, but Matt can’t shake the feeling that if only he could get his hands on his brother’s stuff from Iraq, he’d be able to make sense of his death. But as Matt searches for answers about T. J. ’s death, he faces a shocking revelation about T. J. ’s life that suggests he may not have known T. J. as well as he thought. What he learns challenges him to stand up to his father, honor his brother’s memory, and take charge of his own life. With compassion, humor, and a compelling narrative voice, E. M. Kokie explores grief, social mores, and self-discovery in a provocative first novel.
Persuasion (First Impressions)
by Jane AustenWith a foreword by Alexis Hall, author of Boyfriend Material and A Lady for a DukeAnne and Captain Wentworth fell in love eight years ago. Although Anne broke off their engagement as her father wished, their flame flickers on, however dim.When they finally meet again, Wentworth has secured wealth and status to become an eligible option. But both Anne and Wentworth have their eyes on other people, and Anne must follow her heart to decide whether to start again or rekindle an old flame.Fall head over heels for First Impressions, Penguin's boldly designed new Jane Austen collection for young-adult readers featuring the complete and unabridged texts. Full of meet-cutes, missed connections and drama, this eye-catching six-book series is an open invitation to embrace your inner romantic
Persuasion: Heirs of Watson Island (Heirs of Watson Island)
by Martina BooneBeautiful Creatures meets Gone with the Wind in the spellbinding second novel in the Heirs of Watson Island trilogy that “skillfully blends rich magic and folklore with adventure, sweeping romance, and hidden treasure” (Publishers Weekly, on Compulsion).Grieving the death of her godfather and haunted by her cousin Cassie’s betrayal, Barrie returns from a trip to San Francisco to find the Watson plantation under siege. Ghost-hunters hope to glimpse the ancient spirit who sets the river on fire each night, and reporters chase rumors of a stolen shipment of Civil War gold that may be hidden at Colesworth Place. The chaos turns dangerous as Cassie hires a team of archeologists to excavate beneath the mansion ruins. Because more than treasure is buried there. A stranger filled with magic arrives at Watson’s Landing claiming that the key to the Watson and Beaufort gifts—and the Colesworth curse—also lies beneath the mansion. With a mix of threats and promises, the man convinces Barrie and Cassie to cast a spell at midnight. But what he conjures may have deadly consequences. While Barrie struggles to make sense of the escalating peril and her growing feelings for Eight Beaufort, it’s impossible to know whom to trust and what to fight for—Eight or herself. Millions of dollars and the fate of the founding families is at stake. Now Barrie must choose between what she feels deep in her heart and what will keep Watson’s Landing safe in this stunning addition to a series filled with “decadent settings, mysterious magic, and family histories rife with debauchery” (Kirkus Reviews, on Compulsion).
Peru (Enchantment of the World, Second Ser.)
by Marion MorrisonDescribes the geography, plants and animals, history, economy, language, sports and arts, religions, culture, and people of South America's third largest republic.
Pet
by Akwaeke Emezi<P><P>The highly-anticipated, genre-defying new novel by award-winning author Akwaeke Emezi that explores themes of identity and justice. Pet is here to hunt a monster. Are you brave enough to look? <P><P>There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. Jam and her best friend, Redemption, have grown up with this lesson all their life. <P><P>But when Jam meets Pet, a creature made of horns and colors and claws, who emerges from one of her mother's paintings and a drop of Jam's blood, she must reconsider what she's been told. Pet has come to hunt a monster, and the shadow of something grim lurks in Redemption's house. <P><P>Jam must fight not only to protect her best friend, but also to uncover the truth, and the answer to the question--How do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist? <P><P>Acclaimed novelist Akwaeke Emezi makes their riveting and timely young adult debut with a book that asks difficult questions about what choices you can make when the society around you is in denial.
Peter
by Anne Holm L. W. KingslandPeter knew it was madness to suppose a portrait could talk, but nevertheless, there was the boy in yellow promising to show him something interesting. Quelling his misgivings, Peter accepted the challenge and found himself in ancient Greece. No boy in yellow was in evidence, but there was Cimon, the son of a coin maker in nearby Haliartus, with whom Peter stayed. In the course of an adventurous night, when Peter and Cimon managed to uncover the plans of an advancing army, thereby saving the town, Peter realized that Cimon was the best friend he could ever have, but he had little time to appreciate the knowledge before he was shifted to post-Conquest England. Sad at leaving Cimon, Peter was impatient with the squabbles of Rosamund the Norman and Torquil the Saxon over the virtues of their ancestry until danger and their need of his help revealed them as two more true friends. But they, too, were lost to him when he was moved to Cromwell's England. By the time he met the boy in yellow again after returning to his home in Denmark, he was at last able to understand the purpose that linked them together. Highly imaginative but based on historical fact, this is another unusual story by the author of North to Freedom, which won the 1963 Gyldendal Prize for the best Scandinavian children's book and has been widely acclaimed here.