Available in English for the first time, a collection of deeply humane stories depicting marginalized populations by one of the greatest South American writers of the 20th century.The Peruvian writer Julio Ramón Ribeyro is one of the masters of the short story and a major contributor to the great flourishing of Latin American literature that followed the Second World War. In a letter to an editor, Ribeyro said about his stories, “in most of [them] those who are dep...

Bonsai is the story of Julio and Emilia, two young Chilean students who, seeking truth in great literature, find each other instead. Like all young couples, they lie to each other, revise themselves, and try new identities on for size, observing and analyzing their love story as if it's one of the great novels they both pretend to have read. As they shadow each other throughout their young adulthoods, falling together and drifting apart, Zambra spins a formally innovative, metafic...

"Despite having their secret revealed, the residents of Melbrook Hall return to Lander University for another year in the Hero Certification Program. Good thing the focus of this year is teamwork, because with their origins known they’ll have to lean on each other more than ever.Now finally sophomores, their curriculum expands, allowing them to train in the majors that Heroes specialize in. The new classes will test their minds, bodies, and determination in ways never anticipated. ...

Create, customize, and optimize your own professional games from scratch with Unity 2022 Includes invitation to join the online Unity Game Development community to read the book alongside Unity developers/C\# programmers and Nicolas Borromeo. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format.Key FeaturesCreate the game prototype and learn the fundamentals of Unity editor to build scenes, objects and import objectsAdd interactivity...

“Alejandro Antonio Ruiz embodies all of the roiling emotions in this compelling queer teen love story.”—The Children’s Book Review"Ruiz’s masterful narration captures all the anger, tension, and banter...Ruiz yells, cries, whispers, laughs, and sings, revealing all the many layers to Rafie and Rey’s story."—AudioFileWhen a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot—w...

The expansion of organized muties from M-ville has reached fever pitch.Humanity is on the verge of being eradicated across the Eastern seaboard of the Deathlands. But Ryan Cawdor and his band of survivalists harbor a desperate plan to stop the muties--one that will put their lives at risk.The stakes are genocide, and the prize is the human race... or its extinction.Produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!Performed by ...

"A MESSAGE IS INTERCEPTED. A SINISTER PLAN LAUNCHED. TWO THIEVES STAND IN THE WAY.Ex-mercenary Hadrian Blackwater sets course on a high seas adventure to find the lost Heir of Novron. His only hope lies in confronting the ruthless and cunning Merrick Marius. Fearing his friend is not up to the challenge, Royce Melborn joins his old partner for one last mission. Their journey finds them adrift amid treachery and betrayals forcing Hadrian to face a past he hoped never to see again.

Things are going missing. Wallets. Watches. And weirdly, lunchboxes. The victims? All Primary 1 children. Is this how Brightstar Primary School welcomes its new students? The Exlosers can’t bear to stand idly by. A trap is set to nab the thief. But it backfires and, now, they are in trouble themselves! Will they uncover the devious plot? Will they be able to stop the Lunchbox Thief?Soon to be a TV series! Written by award-winning author Jessica Alejandro, Extraordinary Losers is a ...

THE RISE OF THE UGLY LUNAA Shunned Wolf Shifter’s Dark Paranormal RomanceWhen the pack spits you out under a blood moon, you can either fade into the forest — or learn to burn.Palmer Riley was supposed to be invisible: a convenient mistake the pack could sweep away. Instead she becomes the one thing her enemies feared most — a pulse in the night, marked by moonfire and shaped by choice. This is a story about getting up when everything that ...

Freshly heartbroken, Clau escapes to the Bahamas seeking freedom, fun, and maybe a little fire.Each day, a new encounter stirs her body, heart, or mind—but the real surprise is waiting back home.A sensual, empowering story of rediscovering yourself through unexpected connections.

There is more in our world than you know. Deep in the darkness of a government building, one man needs to find the perfect solution to a vampire’s request that the government satisfy the debt of honor owed him. If he falls short, the failure will be paid in the blood of the military.He needs three uniquely qualified individuals. He can find only one. One woman, dying, might be the ace-in-the-hole he needs to appease the Vampire. But then, she might also be the one person needed to ...

New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett brings one of the most imaginative fantasy sagas of the twenty-first century to an epic close.For time out of mind, bloodthirsty demons have stalked the night, culling the human race to scattered remnants dependent on half-forgotten magics to protect them. Then two heroes arose—men as close as brothers, yet divided by bitter betrayal. Arlen Bales became known as the Warded Man, tattooed head to toe with powerful magic symbols that en...