Rosie is on the lookout for more little princesses around her Great-Aunt Rosamund's Scottish castle. While she is playing with her brother, Rosie stares up, and sees a girl with blonde hair wearing a medieval gown standing next to a golden dragon. As soon as Rosie says hello to the fairy she is swept away to the kingdom of Tannelaun.
En el Chicago distópico de Beatrice Prior, la sociedad está dividida en cinco facciones, cada una de ellas dedicada a cultivar una virtud concreta: Verdad (los sinceros), Abnegación (los altruistas), Osadía (los valientes), Cordialidad (los pacíficos) y Erudición (los inteligentes). En una ceremonia anual, todos los chicos de dieciséis años deben decidir a qué facción dedicarán el resto de sus vidas. Beatrice tiene que elegir entre quedarse con su familia... y ser quien realmente es, no puede tener ambas cosas. Así que toma una decisión que sorprenderá a todo el mundo, incluida ella. Durante el competitivo proceso de iniciación posterior, Beatrice decide pasar a llamarse Tris e intenta averiguar quiénes son sus verdaderos amigos, y dónde encaja en su vida, enamorarse de un chico que unas veces resulta fascinante y otras veces la exaspera. Sin embargo, Tris también tiene un secreto, un secreto que no ha contado a nadie para no poner su vida en peligro. Cuando descubre un conflicto que amenaza con desbaratar, en apariencia, la perfecta sociedad en la que vive, también averigua que su secreto podría ser la clave para salvar a los que ama o... para acabar muerta.
Sembrano appartenere a un'altra vita i giorni in cui Eragon era solo un ragazzo nella fattoria dello zio, e Saphira una pietra azzurra in una radura della foresta. Da allora, Cavaliere e dragonessa hanno festeggiato insperate vittorie nel Farthen Dûr, assistito ad antiche cerimonie a Ellesméra e pianto terribili perdite a Feinster. Una sola cosa è rimasta identica: il legame indissolubile che li unisce e la speranza di deporre Galbatorix. Non sono gli unici a essere cambiati: Roran ha perso il villaggio in cui è cresciuto, ma in battaglia si è guadagnato rispetto e un soprannome, Fortemartello; Nasuada ha assunto il ruolo di un padre morto troppo presto; il destino ha donato a Murtagh un drago, ma gli ha strappato la libertà. Ora, per la prima volta, umani, elfi, nani e Urgali marciano uniti verso Urû'baen, la fortezza del traditore Galbatorix. Nell'ultima, terribile battaglia che li attende rischiano di perdere ciò che hanno di più caro, ma poco importa: in gioco c'è una nuova Alagaèsia e l'occasione di lasciare in eredità al suo popolo un futuro in cui la tirannia del re nero sembrerà soltanto un orribile sogno.
Andie must learn to embrace the beauty in chaos in this New York Times bestselling novel about friendship, finding yourself, and all the joys in life that happen while you’re busy making other plans. Andie has a plan. And she always sticks to her plan. Future? A top-tier medical school. Dad? Avoid him as much as possible (which isn’t that hard considering he’s a Congressman and he’s never around). Friends? Palmer, Bri, and Toby—pretty much the most awesome people on the planet, who needs anyone else? Relationships? No one’s worth more than three weeks. So it’s no surprise that Andie has her summer all planned out too. Until a political scandal costs Andie her summer pre-med internship, and lands both she and Dad back in the same house together for the first time in years. Suddenly she’s doing things that aren’t Andie at all—working as a dog walker, doing an epic scavenger hunt with her dad, and maybe, just maybe, letting the super cute Clark get closer than she expected. Palmer, Bri, and Toby tell her to embrace all the chaos, but can she really let go of her control?
Les sœurs Stephenson, April, 16 ans, May, 15 ans, et June, 14 ans, découvrent en même temps qu'elles sont dotées de pouvoirs extraordinaires. April, l'aînée intello, peut prédire l'avenir. May, la rebelle, se rend invisible à la moindre émotion. Quant à June, qui rêve d'être aimée de tous, elle sait lire dans les pensées. Après le divorce de leurs parents, les trois soeurs ont déménagé avec leur mère et fréquentent un nouveau lycée. Ces pouvoirs pourraient leur être utiles pour se faire de nouveaux amis... mais ils se révèlent plutôt encombrants !
Una elección puede transformarte. Una elección puede destruirte. Una elección te define. La sociedad dividida en facciones en la que antes creía Tris Prior ha quedado hecha pedazos, fracturada por la violencia y las luchas de poder, y marcada por la traición. Así que cuando tiene la oportunidad de explorar el mundo más allá de los límites que siempre ha conocido, Tris está más que dispuesta. Sin embargo, la nueva realidad de Tris es aún más inquietante que la que ha dejado atrás. Y, de nuevo, Tris lucha por comprender las complejidades de la naturaleza humana (y de su propia naturaleza) a la vez que se enfrenta a elecciones imposibles que tienen que ver con el valor, la lealtad, el sacrificio y el amor. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The explosive conclusion to Veronica Roth's #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent series of books reveals the secrets of the dystopian world that captivated millions of readers and film fans in Divergent and Insurgent. One choice will define you. What if your whole world was a lie? What if a single revelation—like a single choice—changed everything? What if love and loyalty made you do things you never expected? Told from a riveting dual perspective, this third installment in the series follows Tris and Tobias as they battle to comprehend the complexities of human nature—and their selves—while facing impossible choices of courage, allegiance, sacrifice, and love.
La princesse Anastasia et la terrible Baba Yaga
When Rosie finds a Russian doll high on a shelf in the big dining-room of her great-aunt Rosamund's Scottish castle, she opens up the two halves of the doll and finds another one underneath, and another one, and another one, until she's left with a tiny Russian Princess doll in the palm of her hand. Rosie says hello straight away, just like Great-aunt Rosamund told her to, and she's whisked away in a flurry of sparkling snowflakes, on another adventure!This time Rosie finds herself in Russia and meets Princess Anastasia. The evil witch, Baba Yaga, has cast a spell on Anastasia's family, so her parents, the tsar and tsarina, and all the royal court have been turned to ice. Baba Yaga hasn't turned Princess Anastasia to ice because she collects the tears of young girls to use in magic spells to make her look young and beautiful. Will Rosie and Anastasia be able to come up with a plan to save the royal household and banish Baba Yaga back to her tree house in the Great Forest . . .?