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A Spanish translation of Jane Austen's tale set in early nineteenth-century England, in which a spirited young woman copes with the courtship of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters.

A graphic novel retelling of Jane Austen's classic story set in early nineteenth-century England about Elizabeth Bennet, a spirited young woman who copes with the courtship of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters.

Thorfinn is pursued by the dangerous Garm.

"Thanks to his claim by lineage, the attackers surrounding Jomsborg want Thorfinn to be their leader, but it is a mantle he intensely rejects. When the battle for leadership over the powerful Jomsvikings reaches a stalemate, Thorfinn must make a critical decision. With Gudrid held captive within the fortressed city, walking away will not be an option. He must infiltrate Jomsborg to break her out, and the ensuing battle will leave the greatest mercenary force in the North Sea changed forever..."--Back cover.

"Free at last, Thorfinn sets off on an expedition to Vinland, to establish a place free of war and slavery. In an effort to fund his project, Thorfinn visits Iceland where Halfdan, a wealthy man who shared a dark history with his late father, awaits. Meanwhile the marriage between Halfdan's son Sigurd and Leif's relative Gudrid is well under way, but Gudrid dreams of becoming a sailor not a bride. A battle soon breaks out as Gudrid attempts to escape aboard Leif's ship. With Sigurd hot on their tail, Thorfinn and the crew press eastward to the city of Miklagard, picking up an orphaned baby and a dog along the way..."--Back cover.

"Thorfinn and his crew are on their way to Greece, the first leg of their expedition to Vinland. Having landed near Bergen, in Norway, Thorfinn is attacked by a bear, only to be saved by a fierce huntress named Hild. While sharing a meal together, Hild recounts how her village and family were massacred many years ago-a story Thorfinn knows quite intimately. Now, Thorfinn must face Hild and his own violent past in order to press forward. As his journey progresses, Thorfinn encounters more factions that do not share his vision, and a war in the name of Vinland may be looming on the horizon"--Back cover.

"His army starving for resources, King Canute schemes to confiscate Keril's farm. Keril and his sons become fugitives, barely escaping the capital aboard Leif Ericson's ship, but Canute follows in pursuit with his best men. Upon Keril's return, he find his beloved slave Arnheid has helped her former husband, a runaway who has killed many of Keril's bodyguards, escape. Beset by betrayal on all sides, there may be no way out for Keril, but Thorlinn finally has his freedom. Yet the son of Thors feels bound to Denmark by his unfinished business with Canute..."--Back cover.

Twelve-year-old Boomi accidentally travels back in time to 1986 Thumpton-on-Soar, England, where she meets her late father as a child, changing her life forever.

Zoe, a teenager in Bath, England, writes letters to a death-row inmate in Texas, hoping to find comfort in sharing her guilty secret over the death of a friend with someone who can never tell her family.

This variation on the traditional, cumulative rhyme, "Little Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," looks at the consequences of a Martian's strange diet.