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1) Emma
Author
Series
Publisher
Editorial Alma
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
Emma fue la última novela que Jane Austen publicó en vida. En ella nos cuenta las peripecias de Emma Woodhouse, una joven inglesa criada en el seno de una familia acomodada que no sólo no tiene la menor intención de contraer matrimonio, sino que además se empeña en hacer de casamentera para su círculo de amigas, para desgracia de éstas, y en particular para su protegida Harriet Smith. Los consejos de Emma producen todo tipo de equívocos y...
Author
Publisher
Smith Street Books
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Away from the tapas bars and eateries of Spain's bustling cities, you'll find another world of Spanish cuisine. From the inland mountainous regions and fiercely independent provinces of Basque Country and Catalonia, to the glittering coastlines of the Mediterranean and across to the Balearic Islands, Spanish at Home invites you into the heart of Spanish kitchens, to celebrate the dishes that the locals love to cook. Learn about the stories behind...
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Español
Description
"Este libro forma parte del largo recorrido perio̕dstico de Anabel Herǹndez en su incesante {250}bsqeuda por entender el complejo imperio del crimen organizado y los ̀crteles de la droga en ̌Mxico, los cuales desde hace ďcadas tienen sumida a la nac̤in en una espiral de violencia en la que todos los ̕das son explotadas, desaparecidas o asesinadas decenas de personas inocentes, muchas de ellas del sexo femenino"--Back cover
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Formats
Description
After carefully planning a visit with Aly and Emma, Yasmin is disappointed to see that they want to play on their own, but a creative compromise may make everyone happy
"Yasmin sabe exactamente a qué quiere jugar cuando vengan sus amigos. Pero resulta que sus amigos tienen sus propias ideas. ¿Podría una idea creativa hacer felices a todos?"--
7) Brave
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Princess Merida, an archer and self-reliant young woman, makes a decision which defies custom and brings chaos to her kingdom. To restore her kingdom, she must rely on her bravery and archery skills
8) Wit
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
An English professor, who alienates her students, has always had control over her life, until she is diagnosed with a devasting illness. She agrees to undergo a series of procedures that are brutal, extensive and experimental. She finds that the fine line between life and death can only be walked with wit
9) The help
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
In 1960s Mississippi, Skeeter, a southern society girl, returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives, and a small Mississippi town, upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up, to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community
11) The hunt
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are, or how they got there. They don't know they've been chosen for a very specific purpose
12) Poor things
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices...
13) Dunkirk
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A World War II thriller about the evacuation of Allied troops from the French city of Dunkirk before Nazi forces can take hold
14) Love actually
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Language
English
Description
It's all about love and holiday cheer in London. The Prime Minister is smitten with his caterer; a widower's young son nurses the ultimate schoolboy crush; a writer falls for his Portuguese housekeeper; a devoted wife and mother copes with her potentially unfaithful husband; and a lovelorn American is desperately attracted to a colleague
Publisher
ABC Studios
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
On her 28th birthday, Emma Swan meets Henry, the son she gave up for adoption 10 years ago. Henry believes Emma is the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, prophesied to break a powerful curse. Unconvinced, Emma returns Henry to Storybrooke, where she encounters the enigmatic Mr. Gold and clashes with mayor Regina Mills, the boy's adoptive mother, who Henry insists is none other than the Evil Queen!
16) Noah
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A man is appointed by God to carry out a crucial mission of rescue before a calamitous flood destroys the world
17) One day
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"After one day together -- July 15th, 1988, their college graduation -- Emma Morley (Anne Hathaway) and Dexter Mayhew (Jim Sturgess) begin a friendship that lasts a lifetime. She's a working-class girl who dreams of making the world a better place. He's a wealthy charmer who thinks the world is his playground. Somewhere over the next two decades, these two very different people realize that the love they've been hoping for has been there for them...
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lord Voldemort has returned, but the ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth. They appoint Ministry official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. When Umbridge refuses to teach practical defensive magic, Ron and Hermione convince Harry to secretly train a select group of students for the wizarding war that lies ahead. A terrifying showdown between good...
20) Man of steel
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind
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