Ali Benjamin
Author
Language
English
Description
Some hearts beat only about 412 million times. Which might sound like a lot. But the truth is, it barely even gets you twelve years. Suzy Swanson has always known things that others don't. She can explain the sleep patterns of ants. She knows there are 150 million jellyfish stings on the planet every year. She knows that the average middle school kid contains about 20 billion of Shakespeare's atoms. But she can't understand how Franny Jackson's lifetime...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Life for Ethan and Zo used to be simple. Ethan co-founded a lucrative media start-up, and Zo was well on her way to becoming a successful filmmaker. Then they moved to a rural community for a little more tranquility--or so they thought. When newfound political activism transforms Zo into a barely recognizable ball of outrage and #MeToo allegations rock his old firm, Ethan finds himself a misfit in his own life. Enter a houseguest who is young, fun,...
Author
Publisher
Maeva Ediciones
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
Twelve-year-old Suzy Swanson wades through her intense grief over the loss of her best friend by investigating the rare jellyfish she is convinced was responsible for her friend's death.
"Las cosas entre Franny y yo habían terminado de la peor manera posible. Si lo hubiera sabido, le habría pedido perdón por lo que pasó. Al menos me habría despedido de ella. Pero una persona no siempre aprecia la diferencia entre un nuevo comienzo y un final...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
Paige Rawl was an ordinary girl.
Cheerleader, soccer player, honor roll student. One of the good kids at her middle school.
Then, on an unremarkable day, Paige disclosed the one thing that made her "different": her HIV-positive status.
It didn't matter that she was born with the disease or that her illness posed no danger to her classmates.
Within hours, the bullying began.
They called her PAIDS. Left cruel notes
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