Laura Kay
1) La ruptura
Author
Publisher
Plaza & Janes
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Emily ha dejado a Ally y, de repente, se ha quedado sin novia, sin casa, sin amigos y sin trabajo..., aunque todavia tiene a Malcolm, el gato de Emily. Solo que, tecnicamente, lo ha secuestrado. Ally llega a la casa de su padre decidida a esconderse del mundo, pero no es la unica que ha regresado a Sheffield. Jeremy, el que fue su mejor amigo de pequena, tambien ha vuelto porque un chico le ha roto el corazon. En un intento desesperado por impresionar...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A family of cat farmers gets the chance to set the felines free. A group of chickens tells it like it is. A female-crewed ship ploughs through the patriarchy. A support group finds solace in a world without men. With her trademark humour, energy, and flair, McKay offers glimpses of places where dreams subsume reality, where childhood restarts, where humans embrace their animal selves and animals talk like humans. The stories in Gunflower explode...
Author
Language
English
Description
Fantasy is a fun genre to read and write because you can create new worlds, people who have magical powers, and animals with remarkable qualities. If you enjoy stories about wizards and witches, traveling through time, talking animals, fairies, and trolls, then fantasy is the perfect way to express yourself. Author Laura Lee McKay shows aspiring writers how to craft an exciting fantasy.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"El is in a rut. She's been hiding in the photocopier room at the same dead-end job for longer than she cares to remember, she's sharing a flat with a girl who leaves passive-aggressive smiley face notes on the fridge about milk consumption and, worst of all, she's been in unrequited love with her best friend, effortlessly cool lesbian Ray, for years. So when a plan is hatched for El, Ray, and their two other closest friends--newly heartbroken Will...
Author
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Jean is not your usual grandma. She's never been good at getting on with other humans, apart from her beloved granddaughter, Kimberly. Instead, she surrounds herself with animals, working as a guide in an outback wildlife park. And although Jean talks to all her charges, she has a particular soft spot for a young dingo called Sue. As disturbing news arrives of a pandemic sweeping the country, Jean realises this is no ordinary flu: its chief symptom...