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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
El legado, el deseo de vivir, la paternidad, el horror, lo ?ntimo y lo pol?tico. El terror sobrenatural se entrelaza con terrores muy reales en esta osada y perturbadora novela. Un padre y su hijo atraviesan Argentina por carretera, desde Buenos Aires hacia las cataratas de Iguaz?, en la frontera norte con Brasil. Son los a?os de la junta militar, hay controles de soldados armados y tensi?n en el ambiente. El padre de Gaspar trata de protegerlo del...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Rafael, a young Cuban whose mother has just died, comes to the U.S. to meet his father, who runs a dance studio and is unaware of his paternal status. While dancers prepare for the World Open Dance championship in Las Vegas, it becomes clear that Rafael is a very good dancer, and Ruby is the studio's best hope for the championship.
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Martin meets a new lady, Sherry, who doesn't exactly hit it off with the rest of the gang. Niles trys to reconcile with Maris. The gang is visited by familiar faces like Lilith and Frederick for a memorable Thanksgiving episode, as well as Agent Bebe, as well as surprise appearances. In addition, this season contained some of the truly greatest episodes.
9) Big fish
Language
English
Formats
Description
William Bloom, is a young man who never really knew his now dying father, Edward - outside of the tall tales his dad told him about growing up. During Edward's last days William and his wife Josephine hold a bedside vigil next to the old man as he recollects elaborate memories of his yourth. Still doubting the legends and folklore, William makes a journey to meet a mysterious woman from whom Edward had bought property.
10) Jockey
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An aging jockey aims for a final championship, when a rookie rider arrives claiming to be his son.
12) The stray
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A struggling family allows their oldest son to adopt a stray dog even though it may cause more hardship, but Pluto the wonder dog more than proves his worth during a shocking turn of events.
14) Edge of winter
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Brothers Brad and Caleb Baker embark on an outdoor bonding trip with their distant, somewhat unpredictable father Elliot. When they become stranded by a winter storm, the boys begin to suspect that it is their supposed protector who poses a larger threat than the elements.
15) Boy
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
The year is 1984, and on the rural east coast of New Zealand Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' is changing kids' lives. 'Boy' is a dreamer who lives with his brother Rocky and his Nan. When Boy's father, Alamein, returns home after seven years away, Boy is forced to confront the man he thought he remembered, find his own potential, and learn to get along without the hero he had been looking for.
16) Creed
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there's no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed's legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Gardner Elliot has lived his whole life with a team of scientists on Mars. He's always longed to see Earth to find the father he's never known and to meet a beautiful street-smart girl named Tulsa he's become friends with online. But when his chance finally comes, doctors discover his heart can't withstand the Earth's atmosphere. Eager to find his father, Gardner and Tulsa escape on a cross-country race against time to unravel the...
18) Half brothers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Renato, a successful Mexican aviation executive, is shocked to discover he has an American half-brother he never knew about, the free-spirited Asher. The two very different half-brothers are forced on a road journey together masterminded by their ailing father, tracing the path their father took as an immigrant from Mexico to the US.
20) God country
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In GODCOUNTRY, readers meet Emmett Quinlan, an old widower rattled by dementia. Emmettisn't just a problem for his children--his violent outbursts are more thanthe local cops can handle. When a tornado levels his home--as well as thesurrounding West Texas town--a restored Quinlan rises from the wreckage. An enchanted sword at the eye ofthe storm gives him more than a sound mind and body, however. He's now the onlyman who can face these otherworldly...
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