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NEWBERY HONOR AWARD • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • SCHNEIDER FAMILY BOOK AWARD HONOR“Funny, poignant and—most important—hopeful.” —New York TimesSimon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a holy sacrament. Or maybe the alpaca disaster that went viral on YouTube. But the story the whole world wants to tell about Simon is the one he’d do anything to forget: the one starring Simon as...

“Funny, poignant and—most important—hopeful.” —New York TimesFor fans of Kate DiCamillo and Jack Gantos, a hilarious, wrenching, hopeful novel about finding your friends, healing your heart, and speaking your truth.Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a holy sacrament. Or maybe the alpaca disaster that went viral on YouTube. But the story the whole world wants to tell about Simon is the...

Treacherous twists await Greta as the stakes get even higher in this stunning follow-up to the "masterful" (School Library Journal, starred review) novel, The Scorpion Rules.Greta Stuart has become AI. New transmitters have silvered her fingerprints. New receptors have transformed her vision. And the whole of her memory has become one book in a vast library of instant knowledge. Greta is ready to rule the world. But the new technology is also ...

2019 Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award​ An exquisitely written, uplifting middle grade debut by acclaimed author, Erin Bow, about a young girl who defies her family's expectations in order to save her brother and become an eagle hunter, perfect for fans of PAX. It goes against all tradition for Aisulu to train an eagle, for among the Kazakh nomads, only men can fly them. But everything changes when Aisulu discovers that her br...

An exquisitely written, uplifting middle grade debut by acclaimed author, Erin Bow, about a young girl who defies her family's expectations in order to save her brother and become an eagle hunter, perfect for fans of PAX.

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Greta Stuart ha sempre saputo quale sarebbe stato il suo destino: morire giovane. Principessa ereditaria della sua patria ma anche ostaggio destinato a essere la prima vittima di una guerra inevitabile. Ma quando la guerra, alla fine, arriva, è un conflitto che spezza tutte le regole, nel quale Greta forgia per se stessa una strada molto diversa. Non più principessa, non più ostaggio, nemmeno più umana: Greta Stuart è diventata una IA, Intelli...

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The children of world leaders are held hostage in an attempt to keep the peace in this "slyly humorous, starkly thought-provoking” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) novel.Greta is a Duchess and a Crown Princess. She is also a Child of Peace, a hostage held by the de facto ruler of the world, the great Artificial Intelligence, Talis. This is how the game is played: if you want to rule, you must give one of your children as a hostage. Start a war...

Treacherous twists await Greta as the stakes get even higher in this stunning follow-up to The Scorpion Rules. Greta Stuart has become AI. New transmitters have silvered her fingerprints. New receptors have transformed her vision. And the whole of her memory has become one book in a vast library of instant knowledge. Greta is ready to rule the world. But the new technology is also killing her.

The children of world leaders are held hostage in an attempt to keep the peace in this "slyly humorous, starkly thought-provoking" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) novel.Greta is a Duchess and a Crown Princess. She is also a Child of Peace, a hostage held by the de facto ruler of the world, the great Artificial Intelligence, Talis. This is how the game is played: if you want to rule, you must give one of your children as a hostage. Start a war...

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Plain Kate's odd appearance and expertise as a woodcarver cause some to think her a witch, but friendships with a talking cat and, later, with humans help her to survive and even thrive in a world of magic, charms, and fear. Levine Books.

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Plain Kate lives in a world of magic and curses. As the woodcarver's daughter, Kate held a carving knife before a spoon, and her wooden charms seem to reveal hidden truths about their owners. But when the village falls on hard times, Kate is accused of witchcraft.

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Dopo quattro secoli di apocalittici stravolgimenti climatici e catastrofiche guerre di sopravvivenza, il mondo è finalmente in pace: traguardo raggiunto nel dominio inflessibile di Talis, onnipotente, incombente, inquietante, super-Intelligenza Artificiale. Strumento del dominio i Precettori, collegi nei quali vengono ospitati i "prigionieri della pace", i figli e le figlie primogeniti dei governanti delle nuove nazioni della Terra. Ostaggi no...

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