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3) Chamaco
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Español
Description
A dad, his son, and a U.S. doctor unite to shape a young Mexican teenager into a new boxing idol and along the way, everyone discovers hidden strengths.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
While fourteen year old Duncan is being dragged on a family trip with his mom and her overbearing boyfriend, he finds a gregarious friend at a local water park. The two form a powerful bond as Duncan learns to swim through the challenges of life, love, family and friendship, resulting in a vacation he'll never forget.
Author
Series
Language
Español
Description
"De niño, Jacob formó un vínculo especial con su abuelo, quien le contaba extrañas historias y le enseñaba fotografías de niñas levitando y de niños invisibles. Ahora, con dieciséis años, Jacob sufre la inesperada muerte del anciano. Entonces, en manos del joven cae una misteriosa carta que lo empuja a emprender un viaje hacia una isla remota de Gales, donde su abuelo se crio, para descubrir si todas esas historias que había oído de niño--...
6) Vida de Pi
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Español
Description
Pi Pattel es un joven que vive en India, su padre es el propietario y encargado del zoológico de la ciudad pero deciden emigrar a Canadá y procurarse una vida mejor con la venta de los animales. Tras complejos trámites, la familia Pattel inicia una travesía que se verá truncada por la tragedia: una terrible tormenta hace naufragar el barco donde viajaban. Pi tendrá que echar mano del ingenio para sobrevivir mientras los animales se ocupan de...
7) Drama
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Appears on list
Description
¡Una novela gráfica en español! Callie podría presentarse a la audición del musical "La luna sobre Misisipí" pero no canta bien. Por eso ha elegido encargarse de la escenografía, pero para hacerla tendrá que trabajar muy duro. Desafortunadamente, tan pronto se asignan los papeles de la obra, ¡comienza el drama dentro Y fuera del escenario!
Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production...
8) Absent
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
Español
Description
Sixteen-year-old Martín has a crush on his adult swimming coach Sebastian. After Martín tells Sebastian of his feelings and is rejected, a tragedy occurs, and one of the two is left in a crippling world of 'whaf-ifs' and 'might-have-beens'.
"Martín se lastima un ojo durante una clase de natación. Sebastián, el profesor de gimnasia, lo lleva al hospital. Luego se ofrece a llevarlo a su casa pero no hay nadie, se iba a dormir a lo de un compañero....
9) Túneles
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
Español
Description
When Will Burrows and his friend Chester embark on a quest to find Will's archaeologist father, who has inexplicably disappeared, they are led to a labyrinthine world underneath London, full of sinister inhabitants with evil intentions toward "Topsoilers" like Will and his father.
Will tiene una afición muy extraña para un chico de catorce años: pasa su tiempo excavando, buscando tesoros perdidos en las entrañas de la tierra. Así descubre que,...
10) Risky business
Language
English
Formats
Description
Joel is a suburban Chicago teenager whose parents leave on vacation. Joel is left alone in the wealthy northern Chicago suburbs with the family house and Porsche at his disposal. Through his scheming friends, he finds himself entertaining the very sexy Lana. After meeting Joel's enthusiastic friends, Lana spots a business opportunity. She suggests bringing in some of her equally stunning colleagues. Joel is not thrilled will the idea. Now, Joel is...
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Los habitantes de un pequeǫ pueblo del Kurdistǹ iraqui, cerca de los lm̕ites entre Irǹ y Turqua̕, buscan con desesperacin̤ una antena parabl̤ica que les permita enterarse de noticias va̕ satľite sobre el ataque estadounidense en contra de Irak. A ellos se acerca, de otro pueblo, un niǫ herido y su hermana, quienes han predicho lo que suceder:̀ la guerra est ̀cada vez ms̀ cerca.....
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Verging on adolescence, Joe finds himself more and more aggravated by his dad's attempts to control his life. Declaring freedom, Joe and his best buddy Patrick, along with an odd kid called Biaggio, escape to the woods. He declares that they're going to construct a house, just for them, with no parents or responsibility. There they discover that they are in control of their destinies, all alone out in the forest.
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Español
Description
Provides information and advice for boys concerning the physical, psychological, and behavioral changes associated with puberty.
Brinda consejos sensatos y directos sobre los cambios de forma y tamaño por los que pasa el cuerpo durante la pubertad para muchachos.
14) The way way back
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
While fourteen year old Duncan is being dragged on a family trip with his mom and her overbearing boyfriend, he finds a gregarious friend at a local water park. The two form a powerful bond as Duncan learns to swim through the challenges of life, love, family and friendship, resulting in a vacation he'll never forget.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
Serving in the Army is mandatory again. The Desert is the worst destination. There they send the most conflicted and repudiated young people. A place so arid and isolated that nobody knows exactly where it is. It's here where Aitor, a sixteen-year-old boy, will meet Oriol, the boy who will change his life.
16) The lost boys
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
A young teen thinks his town of Santa Cruz is infested with vampires, and becomes convinced of it when his own brother starts turning into one. Includes a commentary with director Joel Schumacher; featurettes; deleted scenes; and much more.
17) Kick-Ass 2
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Dave (Kick-Ass) decides to start the world's first superhero team with Mindy (Hit Girl). Unfortunately, Mindy is busted for sneaking out as Hit Girl, and she's forced to retire. Dave must join forces with Justice Forever, run by a born-again ex-mobster named Colonel Stars and Stripes. Just as they start to make a real difference on the streets, the world's first super-villain, the Mother F%&*^r, assembles his own evil league and puts a plan in motion...
18) Almendra
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
Yunjae nació con alexitimia, una enfermedad que le impide reconocer y expresar emociones, y que está asociada a un crecimiento inferior de la amígdala cerebral, generalmente del tamaño de una almendra. Su madre soltera y su abuela hacen todo lo posible por ayudarlo a relacionarse con los demás, si bien en la escuela se enfrenta a la intimidación y al rechazo de sus compañeros por su comportamiento indolente. Pero un día ocurre la tragedia:...
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Based on horrifying crimes discovered in Snowtown, Australia in 1999. The film follows a mother raising her three boys in a poor suburb. She takes up with a new man, hoping for security but instead welcoming a vicious predator into her home. An uncompromising look at the alarming circumstances that led to the notorious crimes.
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