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Knock It Off (Asking for Trouble #3)
by Sherryl ClarkLeo is still getting used to moving from the big city to a small country town. When his class goes to the city for a field trip, he skips out to meet with old friends. But all is not as he planned.
Knockout Games
by G. NeriFor Kalvin Barnes, the only thing that comes close to the rush of playing the knockout game is watching videos of the knockout game. Kalvin's crew always takes videos of their KOs, but Kalvin wants more—something better. He thinks if someone could really see the game for what it was, could appreciate it, could capture the essence of it—that would be a video for all time. The world would have to notice. That's where Erica comes in. She's new in town. Awkward. Shy. White. But she's got a good camera and a filmmaker's eye. She could learn. Kalvin could open her eyes to the power he sees in the knockout game; he could make her see things his way. But first she'll have to close her eyes to everything else. For a while, Kalvin's knockouts are strangers. For a while, Erica can ignore their suffering in the rush of creativity and Kalvin's attention. Then comes the KO that forces her eyes open, that makes her see what's really happening. No one wins the knockout game. Coretta Scott King Award honoree G. Neri captures the notorious and terrifying knockout game and its players in an unflinching novel that's hard to read and impossible to put down.
Know What I Mean? Reflections on Hip-hop
by Michael Eric DysonWhether along race, class or generational lines, hip-hop music has been a source of controversy since the beats got too big and the voices too loud for the block parties that spawned them. America has condemned and commended this music and the culture that inspires it. Dubbed "the Hip-Hop Intellectual" by critics and fans for his pioneering explorations of rap music in the academy and beyond, Michael Eric Dyson is uniquely situated to probe the most compelling and controversial dimensions of hip-hop culture. Know What I Mean?addresses salient issues within hip hop: the creative expression of degraded youth that has garnered them global exposure; the vexed gender relations that have made rap music a lightning rod for pundits; the commercial explosion that has made an art form a victim of its success; the political elements that have been submerged in the most popular form of hip hop; and the intellectual engagement with some of hip hop's most influential figures. In spite of changing trends, both in the music industry and among the intelligentsia, Dyson has always supported and interpreted this art that bloomed unwatered, and in many cases, unwanted from our inner cities. For those who wondered what all the fuss is about in hip hop, Dyson's bracing and brilliant book breaks it all down.
Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for Youth
by Angelina Jolie Amnesty International Geraldine Van Bueren"This book is a guide for every young person who believes in a better world for all"—Malala Yousafzai Adults are aware of their universal human rights of freedom and equality, but children often are ignorant of the rights they possess before reaching the age of majority. Enter Know Your Rights and Claim Them, written in partnership with Amnesty International, Angelina Jolie, and Geraldine Van Bueren. Know Your Rights and Claim Them details the rights promised in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, starting with the history of child rights, and providing a clear description of the types of child rights, the young activists from around the world who fought to defend them, and how readers can stand up for their own rights. "This is the perfect book for young people who care about the world and want to make a difference"—Greta Thunberg
Knowing Your Civil Rights (True Books)
by Christin Ditchfield<p>One of the few civics series targeted at the elementary grade level. Most civics books are aimed at middle school or older students. <p> <li>Good introduction for 3rd to 5th graders on the basics of civics. <li>Cross-curricular material includes information about American history as well as government and politics. <li>Index helps readers find key subject matter quickly. <li>"To Find Out More" section directs readers to other books, organizations, and web sites for further information on the subject. <li>Sidebars enhance the text by providing additional facts and information.</li> </p>
Knowledge Power: The Ultimate Quiz Book 4
by Seasons PublishingThis book would be of interest to students preparing for competitive exams, quiz competitions and to the general public of all ages.
Knucklehead: Poems
by Tony Keith Jr.dear Knucklehead,perhaps you are like me:always figuring out if your soul and your skinare thick enough to protect your body from sticky stonesthrown from the mouths of those who knowthat spoken words have the power to spit out freedomand break-in bones. While society often assigns the label “knucklehead” to kids with attitude problems, this brilliant and electric poetry collection by spoken word poet and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. subverts that narrow way of thinking and empathizes with young people who are misunderstood and unheard.There are poems about the power of language to transcend the racist and homophobic constructs of a society prejudging Black boys. There are poems that serve as a salve for a world that inflicts hurt, poems that offer a beacon of hope for the curious and questioning, and poems that transform the way people love Black gay boys and men.This is a journey of self-discovery through history, family, friendship, and falling in love. Knucklehead is a breathtaking work, full of black-and-white illustrations and unforgettable poetry that will heal, provoke, and inspire.
Kodeen liburua
by Simon SinghMilaka urtez, komunikazioaren eraginkortasuna izan dute ardatz errege-erreginek eta jeneralek beren herrialdeak gobernatzeko eta armadak zuzentzeko. Aldi berean, ondotxo zekiten zer ondorio zituzten beren mezuak esku okerretara iristeak, herrialde lehiakideei sekretu baliotsuak ezagutarazteak eta funtsezko informazioa etsaien esku uzteak. Mezuak etsaien eskuetara heltzeko arrisku eta mehatxuak bultzatu zuen garatzea kodeak eta zifrak: mezuak mozorrotzeko teknikak, dagokion hartzailea bakarrik izan dadin mezua irakurtzeko gai.<P><P> Sekretu-premiaren ondorioz, kodeak egiteaz arduratzen diren sailak sortu dituzte herrialdeek, eta sail horien ardura da ahalik eta koderik egokienak sortzea komunikazioen segurtasuna bermatzeko. Aldi berean, etsaien kode-hausleak kode horiek hausten eta, hala, sekretuak lapurtzen saiatu dira beti. Kode-hausleak hizkuntzaren alkimistak dira, esanahirik gabeko ikurretatik abiaturik esanahidun hitzak biltzeko gai den tribu mistikoa. Kode eta zifren historia kodegileen eta kode-hausleen arteko borroka zaharraren istorioa da, historiaren bilakaeran eragin berebizikoa izan duen arma intelektualen lehia.<P> Kodeen liburua idaztean, bi helburu nagusi izan ditut. Lehenengoa, kodeen eboluzioa deskribatzea. Eboluzioa termino egokia da, bai, kodeen garapena borroka ebolutibo gisa ikus baitaiteke. Kode batek kode-hausleen erasoak jasaten ditu beti. Kode-hausleek kode baten ahultasuna agerian uzten duen arma berriren bat garatzen dutenean, balioa galtzen du kode horrek. Desagertu egiten da, edo kode berri indartsuago bihurtzen. Era berean, kode berri horrek kode-hausleek haren ahulezia aurkitu arte bakarrik balioko du; eta horrela behin eta berriz. Bakterio baten andui infekzioso batekin gertatzen denaren antzekoa da. Bakterioak bizi eta hazi egiten dira, harik eta medikuek bakterioaren ahulezia agerian utzi eta hiltzen dituen antibiotiko bat aurkitzen duten arte. Bakterioek, orduan, eboluzionatu egin behar izaten dute, eta antibiotikoa engainatzen saiatu; eta, hori lortzen badute, aurrera egiten dute, eta berriz zabaltzen dira. Bakterioek eboluzionatu egin behar dute etengabe, antibiotiko berrien sarraskiari ihes egingo badiote.
Komodo Dragons
by James B. Murphy Colomba de La Panouse Claudio Ciofi Trooper WalshMore than twenty years have passed since Walter Auffenberg's monumental The Behavioral Ecology of the Komodo Monitor. In the intervening years the populations of Komodo dragons--native only to a handful of islands in southeast Indonesia--have dwindled, sparking intensive conservation efforts. During the last two decades new information about these formidable predators has emerged, and the most important findings are clearly presented here.A memoir from Walter Auffenberg and his son Kurt is followed by the latest information on Komodo dragon biology, ecology, population distribution, and behavior. The second part of the book is dedicated to step-by-step management and conservation techniques, both for wild and captive dragons. This successful model is a useful template for the conservation of other endangered species as well, for, as Kurt and Walter Auffenberg note, "The species may well indeed survive in the wild for generations to come while countless other organisms are lost."
Kootenay Silver
by Ann ChandlerIn 1910, while twelve-year-old Addy McLeod waits in a cabin in the Kootenay wilderness of southeastern British Columbia for her brother, Cask, to send for her, she fends off the unwanted advances of her alcoholic stepfather. When tragedy strikes, she is forced to flee and disguise herself as a boy. Addy’s determined search for Cask becomes a journey of self-discovery as she encounters a tough trapper woman who cares for her when she’s ill, works in a hotel in the silver town of Kaslo on Kootenay Lake, and meets her first love, Ian. But just as Addy’s search for Cask is about to end, the First World War breaks out and her world is torn apart once again. With great resolve she devotes herself to joining the war effort on the home front and eventually learns what forgiveness is all about.
Koush Hollow
by Leigh GoffAfter her father's untimely death, Jenna Ashby moves to Koush Hollow, a bayou town outside of New Orleans, dreading life with her wealthy mother. As the sixteen-year-old eco-warrior is introduced to the Diamonds & Pearls, her mother's exclusive social club, she comes to the troubling realization that secrets are a way of life in Koush Hollow: How do the Diamonds & Pearls look so young, where does their money come from, and why is life along the bayou disappearing? As Jenna is drawn into their seductive world, her curiosity and concerns beg her to uncover the truth. However, in this town where mysticism abounds and secrets are deadly, the truth is not what Jenna could have ever imagined.
Kralavia – Book 1: The Reckoning
by Thomas RowanThe nine kingdoms of Kralavia have enjoyed peace for several decades since The Great War. However, as unease and trouble stir across the realms, young Prince Aldrich, still living in his father&’s shadow, seeks to make his own name and prove his ability to lead independently.But powerful secrets, hidden even from Aldrich, have been working in the shadows. Is this the beginning of a bright new age? Is it the end of Kralavia as we know it? Or is it just – The Reckoning?
Kryptonite (Orca Soundings)
by Lesley ChoyceJackson knows how to get what he wants. Whether it's sweet-talking his friends into buying lunch or convincing teachers to give him extensions, he feels entitled to take whatever he wants—even a day off school or a new pair of shoes. Now he's set his sights on Abby, a troubled girl fresh out of juvie who only has eyes for Bryce, the go-to dealer of a dangerous new drug called kryptonite. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Kurt Vonnegut: The Making of a Writer
by Dan WakefieldThe first and only YA biography of the great American novelist and humanist comes out on the 100th anniversary of his birth.Kurt Vonnegut, author of Slaughterhouse Five, Breakfast of Champions, Cat's Cradle, and many other brilliant novels and short stories, is one of our greatest American writers, often using science fiction, humor, and a humanist view of society, religion, politics, and human nature in his writing to show us the absurdity and the loveliness of life on earth. Born in 1922, Vonnegut's life was full of great fortune and great despair: his family was wealthy, but lost everything in the market crash of 1929; he was the youngest son in a loving family, until his mother fell into a depression and committed suicide; he joined the army in WWII with great pride for our country, but experienced instead a world of destruction and horror. These and many others were the experiences that made him a writer. But how did he channel the highs and lows of his life into great writing?Dan Wakefield, a friend and mentee of Vonnegut's for decades and a fellow Hoosier, distills the facts including Kurt's novels, essays, interviews, letters and personal experiences, into a beautiful telling of the making of a writer. Using the second person "You," it is as though Wakefield is a friend walking through Kurt's life alongside him, a guide for readers to his extraordinary life. Here is an American life, a burgeoning artist's life to inspire anyone who has read Vonnegut's work or who themselves aspire to write.
Kween
by Vichet ChumA searing, joyful YA debut about a queer Cambodian American teen’s journey to find her voice and step into her legacy, perfect for fans of Ibi Zoboi and Elizabeth Acevedo.Soma Kear’s verses have gone viral. Trouble is, she didn’t exactly think her slam poetry video through. All she knew was that her rhymes were urgent. On fire. An expression of where she was, and that place…was a hot mess. Following her Ba’s deportation back to Cambodia, everything’s changed. Her Ma is away trying to help Ba adjust to his new life, and her older sister has taken charge with a new authoritarian tone. Meanwhile, Soma’s trending video pushes her to ask if it’s time to level up. With her school’s spoken word contest looming, Soma must decide: Is she brave enough to put herself out there? To publicly reveal her fears of Ba not returning? To admit that things may never be the same? With every line she spits, Soma searches for a way to make sense of the world around her. The answers are at the mic. From debut author Vichet Chum comes a celebration of Khmer identity, queerness, and embracing the complicated histories that shape who we are and want to be.
Kästner-Handbuch: Leben – Werk – Wirkung
by Stefan NeuhausErich Kästner (1899-1974) ist einer der international meistgelesenen deutschsprachigen Autoren. Seine Lyrik, seine Romane für Erwachsene und vor allem seine Bücher für Kinder waren bereits in der Weimarer Republik berühmt und einflussreich, ebenso seine journalistischen wie kabarettistischen Arbeiten. Dennoch ist die Erforschung von Kästners Werk und Wirkung bisher überschaubar. Dieses Handbuch schafft durch eine umfassende Darstellung des Werks, seiner Kontexte sowie der Rezeption erstmals eine Grundlage für die weitere wissenschaftliche Beschäftigung mit diesem Weltautor.
Körper erzählen: Embodiment in Kinder- und Jugendmedien (Studien zu Kinder- und Jugendliteratur und -medien #14)
by Christine Lötscher Andre Kagelmann Heidi LexeKörper und Körperlichkeit werden auf vielfältige Art und Weise in Kinder- und Jugendmedien narrativiert, inszeniert und (re-)präsentiert: Das Spektrum reicht von sexualmoralischen (Selbst-)Beschränkungen der Kinderliteratur über die Vielfalt der Körperentdeckung in Aufklärungsbüchern, über Tabuisierungen und Normierungen von Sexualität und deren emanzipatorischer Infragestellung bis hin zu adoleszenten Normtransgressionen. Erweitert wird diese Variationsbreite in der All-Age-Literatur und in der Fantastik durch Figurationen toter oder untoter Körper sowie durch auf den Körper fokussierte Mensch-Tier-Beziehungen. In vier Abteilungen versammelt der Band Beiträge, die Körperdiskurse in unterschiedlichen Genres der Kinder- und Jugendliteratur sowie im Kinder- und Jugendtheater analysieren. Der Körper wird dabei im Kontext von Normierungen, De-Kategorisierungen und Performanzen, von Einschreibungen, Markierungen und Entgrenzungen, im Kontext von Kollektiven, Sozionarrativen und Transformationsprozessen sowie von Sexualisierung, Gewalt und (Un-)Doing Gender befragt. Dabei werden der erzählte Körper und der darstellende, respektive erzählende Bild- und Textkörper stets in Bezugnahme aufeinander befragt, sodass die Verschränkung literarästhetischer Aspekte mit der Vielfalt des (medialen) Embodiment sichtbar gemacht wird.
L Platers: How to support your teen daughter on the road to adulthood
by Madonna King'In this insightful and practical exploration of female young adulthood, Madonna offers a remarkable way of understanding and sharing the realities of growing up for so many of our daughters.' - Dr Justin CoulsonA must-read guide for parents of teenage girls that explores what our girls need us to know in order to support them through the unprecedented pressures of growing up in today's world.The world is a very different place from two years ago. And the impact on our 16-, 17- and 18-year-old girls is huge. At one of the most critical times in their development - an age when they're ready to spread their wings and look to the future - they have had to deal with enormous disruption and dislocation, and come to terms with living life from their bedrooms. The long stints of remote learning and the anxiety of at-home exams has compounded with the ever-present pressure of the ATAR and worries around friendships and relationships, who they want to be, gender identity, alcohol, vaping, and sex, body image and mental health. Self-harm and eating disorders have risen dramatically. For school-leavers, the uncertainty around university study and the jobs market only adds to the heavy toll.To support our girls, we need to understand the pressures this generation is under by listening to what worries them and what they need - and journalist and social commentator Madonna King has done just that. Having consulted 1000 young women, along with parents, senior educators, and health care professionals in her research for this book, L Platers delivers the answers we need as parents to help our girls on the road to adulthood.'Madonna tells us the truth about what Australian tween and teen girls are feeling and thinking. Best of all, she equips parents with useful tips on what our girls need from us and wish we knew.' - Rebecca Sparrow, author of Ask Me Anything
L'Antica Profezia Cosmica & I Draghi di Arionel (Serie di Storie da Dragondom e Oltre. #1 #1)
by Lesley LawsNel cuore della Nuova Coscienza Elevata che sta influenzando l’umanità e la Terra, quello che una volta era definito come mito e fantascienza sta velocemente diventando noto come Realtà Quantica. Questa è la storia di un’umana, Aisha Hughes. Era sempre stata considerate come “strana”, fuori luogo, e una nessuno. Bullizzata, ostracizzata e spesso l’oggetto delle battute ciniche altrui. Eppure, nel suo isolamento, i suoi talenti e i suoi doni psichici le hanno permesso di vedere e interagire più in fretta degli altri con questo nuovo fenomeno. Questa è la sua storia. Quando i veli tra le realtà si assottigliano e l’umanità inizia a risvegliarsi, lei scopre di non essere più sola. I suoi doni la spingono verso una forza maggiore dei suoi poteri latenti e poi la sua abilità di auto-scrivere apre comunicazioni che improvvisamente acquistano significato e la guidano più avanti. Inizia a credere in sé stessa e sviluppa i suoi superpoteri. I mondi Galattici e Quantici diventano i suoi luoghi regolari, dove trova o è trovata dal ‘suo drago’. Quel giorno la sua vita cambia per sempre. Unisciti a lei e ai suoi draghi nella “Serie di Storie da Dragondom e Oltre.” “L’Antica Profezia Cosmica & I Draghi di Arionel” sono l’inizio. Scopri i mondi della Realtà Quantica… Draghi, Elementali, Maghi e la Federazione Galattica dove puoi accedere a Passato, Presente e Possibili Linee Temporali Future e Mondi Paralleli. Unisciti alle avventure, alla corsa per creare nuove Linee Temporali per la Terra e la corsa di Aisha e il suo drago con nuovi amici, per correggere piccole cose nel passato che possono salvare un pianeta morente. Aisha e il suo drago viola oltrepassano i confini, diventando parte di un gruppo cosmico di Guerrieri della Luce, Maghi e specialisti di altre specie della Galassia. Riuscirà a risvegliarsi con tutti i suoi poteri sulla Terra? L’umanità sarà pronta quando Aisha e la prima
L'illa Fènix (Secret Academy #Volumen 1)
by Isaac PalmiolaEl Lucas ha aconseguit entrar a la Secret Academy, una misteriosa escola situada a una illa de l'Atlàntic. Però un cop allà descobrirà que el lloc amaga nombrosos misteris i trampes... Una gran aventura està a punt de començar! Hi ha, enmig de l'oceà Atlàntic, una petita illa que no apareix a cap mapa. Allà és on es troben les instal·lacions de la Secret Academy, una misteriosa i exclusiva escola per a alumnes escollits a consciència. Ningú en coneix els mètodes d'ensenyament ni què hi aprenen exactament els nois i noies; només se'n sap que tenen prohibit parlar-ne amb ningú... El Lucas, l'Úrsula i la Rowling hi han estat admesos i, junts, hauran de descobrir quins enigmes amaga la Secret Academy i qui és qui en aquest món de professors que no ho expliquen tot, alumnes que rivalitzen entre ells i enemics de rostre desconegut.
L'últim heroi de l'Olimp (Percy Jackson i els déus de l'Olimp #Volumen 5)
by Rick RiordanArriba l'esperat final de la trepidant sèrie nº 1 en vendes «Percy Jackson i els Déus de l'Olimp». La profecia llargament anunciada al voltant de el setzè aniversari de Percy es fa per fi realitat ... Mentre als carrers de Manhattan es lliura una despietada batalla per la civilització occidental, Percy abriga la terrible sospita d'estar lluitant contra el seu propi destí ... Els mestissos han dedicat molt de temps a preparar-se per a la batalla decisiva contra els titans, conscients que les seves possibilitats d'obtenir la victòria són mínimes. Ara l'exèrcit de Cronos és més formidable que mai i els poders del maligne tità augmenten amb cada déu i cada mestís que recluta.Després de fracassar en un primer intent per aturar els devastadors sequaços de Cronos a altamar, en Percy Jackson i elsolímpics s'esforcen per mantenir a ratlla la fúria desfermada del monstre Tifó. Quan Cronos ordena l'avançament definitiu cap a Nova York, on el mont Olimp es troba pràcticament indefens al capdamunt de l'Empire State, parar els peus al'implacable Senyor del Temps dependrà exclusivament d'en Percy i el seu petit exèrcit de joves semidéus.En aquesta aventura final de la sèrie, la profecia llargament anunciada sobre el setzè aniversari d'en Percy per fi s'acompleix. I mentre als carrers de Manhattan es produeix una batalla despietada per governar la civilització occidental, en Percy té la terrible sospita d'estar lluitant contra el seu propi destí.
L'última descendent
by Rick RiordanUN SECRET A LES PROFUNDITATS DE L'OCEÀ UNA BATALLA SOTA EL MAR PER DESCOBRIR LA VERITAT L'Acadèmia Harding-Pencroft no és un institut normal: de les seves classes en surten els millors exploradors submarins i els navegants més prestigiosos del món, que competeixen en condicions extremes dividits entre les cases Dofí, Cefalòpode, Orca i Tauró . Ana Dakkar, una brillant estudiant de primer any, està preparada per a la misteriosa prova de final de curs... fins que una terrible tragèdia canvia el seu destí per sempre. En una cursa contra enemics mortals i trampes submarines, descobrirà que el secret més ben guardat de l'escola està en les profunditats de l'oceà, i només una persona el podrà protegir... L'ÚLTIMA DESCENDENT
L. M. Montgomery's Emily of New Moon: A Children's Classic at 100 (Children's Literature Association Series)
by Yan Du and Joe Sutliff SandersContributions by Yoshiko Akamatsu, Carol L. Beran, Rita Bode, Lesley D. Clement, Allison McBain Hudson, Kate Lawson, Jessica Wen Hui Lim, Lindsey McMaster, E. Holly Pike, Katharine Slater, Margaret Steffler, and Anastasia Ulanowicz Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942) was a Canadian author best known for writing the wildly popular Anne of Green Gables. At the time of its publication in 1908, it was an immediate bestseller and launched Montgomery to fame. Less known than the dreamy and accidentally mischievous Anne Shirley is Emily Byrd Starr, the title character in the trilogy that followed much later in Montgomery’s professional career, Emily of New Moon. Published in 1923, Emily of New Moon is the first in a series of novels about an orphan girl growing up on Prince Edward Island, a story that mirrors Anne’s but intentionally resists many of the defining qualities of Montgomery's most famous creation. Despite being overshadowed by the immense popularity of Anne of Green Gables, the Emily of New Moon trilogy has become a subject of endless fascination to fans and scholars around the world. The trilogy was conceived during an important phase in Montgomery’s career during which she turned from Anne and plunged into more intricate aspects of gender, adolescence, nature, and authorship. While the novels have attracted rich critical attention since their publication, book-length studies proved surprisingly scarce. L. M. Montgomery’s "Emily of New Moon": A Children’s Classic at 100 is the first scholarly volume exclusively dedicated to the trilogy, coalescing different research perspectives. It offers a fresh point of entrance into a well-loved classic at its one-hundredth anniversary.
LA REINA DE CRISTAL I (La Reina de Cristal)
by Ana Isabel Conejo Alonso Francisco Javier Pelegrín MartínezA los diecisiete años, todos los jóvenes de Hydra pasan por el ritual del mar, pero solo unos pocos, en su mayoría mujeres, se transforman en sirénidos y descubren su don: la videncia, la memoria, la compasión? El día en que Kira descubrió su don comenzó con un mal sueño? Sin embargo, ni siquiera eso le hizo presagiar el cambio que daría su vida: de la aldea de pescadores, a la corte, a las intrigas de palacio, a las luchas de poder entre las hermandades, la guerra con Decia? Y en medio de todo, Kira, el arma definitiva, la Reina de Cristal, en conflicto entre el amor y la traición a su pueblo. Una trilogía literaria de ciencia ficción que te atrapa desde su comienzo como los grandes éxitos de series televisivas. Juntos, Ana Alonso y Javier han publicado más de veinte libros juveniles. Su obra ha recibido galardones como el Premio Barco de Vapor (2008) o el premio White Raven (2012). Sus libros se han traducido a numerosos idiomas, desde el inglés, el francés y el alemán hasta el japonés y el coreano.
LA REINA DE CRISTAL II (La Reina de Cristal)
by Ana Isabel Conejo Alonso Francisco Javier Pelegrín MartínezKira está en Decia, el país de sus enemigos, como cautiva. Ha sido llevada allí para impedir que su pueblo, Hydra, use sus dones mágicos en la guerra contra los decios. Porque ella es la Reina de Cristal, capaz de dominar a voluntad las aguas. Y lo peor es que todo es culpa de Edan, el único hombre del que Kira ha estado realmente enamorada. Él la ha ofrecido a su hermano el rey Kadar, quien la ha convertido en su prometida. Para ella no puede existir una humillación mayor, y sin embargo? hay algo que le impide odiar a Kadar. Quizá, con lo que ninguno había contado era con la interferencia de sus sentimientos en este juego de poder y política. Amor y odio pueden ser dos caras de la misma moneda. Una trilogía literaria de ciencia ficción que te atrapa desde su comienzo como los grandes éxitos de series televisivas. Juntos, Ana Alonso y Javier han publicado más de veinte libros juveniles. Su obra ha recibido galardones como el Premio Barco de Vapor (2008) o el premio White Raven (2012). Sus libros se han traducido a numerosos idiomas, desde el inglés, el francés y el alemán hasta el japonés y el coreano.