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Publisher
Holiday House
Language
English
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Dia De Los Muertos
OBD Day of the Dead - YOUTH
September - Celebrate National Hispanic-Heritage Month - YOUTH
OBD Day of the Dead - YOUTH
September - Celebrate National Hispanic-Heritage Month - YOUTH
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With sugar skulls, sweet-smelling marigold petals and joyful songs, Hispanic families welcome back ancestors on this holiday.
Traducción al español del resumen en inglés: Con calaveras de azúcar, pétalos de maravilla de olor dulce y canciones alegres, las familias hispanas dar una buena acogida a los antepasados en estas el feriado.
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English
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"In one of the most legendary horrror films of all time, a group of people are trapped in a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania while roaming packs of zombies have risen from the dead and are now out for flesh! This grainy, gory, low-budget favorite, directed by George A. Romero, revolutionized the genre--its influence now visible on nearly every horror film made since" -- Container.
3) World War Z
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane travels the globe in an effort to eliminate the zombie pandemic that is endangering the existence of humanity.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The new chapter in the terrifying horror series is a chilling prequel, set before the haunting of the Lambert family, reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl who has been targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity.
Series
Walking dead volume Season 4
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
In the fourth season, we see Rick and the group of survivors fostering a thriving community in the safe haven of the prison only to have it short-lived as the group loses everything, their home, family, and friends to the threat of the walkers, outside threats and the hidden dangers brewing inside the fences. The group of survivors are broken apart and sent on divergent paths, unsure of everyone else's fate as they are exposed to new dangers, new...
Language
English
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Description
In a uncertain world, Rick Grimes and his band of survivors must not only fight the dead. In a sixteen episode season, Rick and his fellow survivors continue to seek refuge in a desolate and post-apocalyptic world and soon discover that there are greater forces to fear than just the walking dead. The struggle to survive has never been so perilous. Introducing new characters: the Governor and fan-favorite Michonne, along with her zombie pets.
7) Everwild
Author
Series
Publisher
Anaya
Pub. Date
2012
Language
Español
Description
Nick, known as the dreaded "Chocolate Ogre, " is trying to find all the children in Everlost and release them from the limbo they are in, while Mikey and Allie have joined a band of skinjackers and are putting themselves in danger by visiting the world of the living.
"Nick, el Ogro de Chocolate, quiere ayudar a las almas de Everlost a alcanzar la luz al final del túnel. Mary Hightower, peligrosa fanática autoproclamada reina de los niños perdidos,...
8) World War Z
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Gerry Lane travels the globe in an effort to eliminate the zombie pandemic that is endangering the existence of humanity.
Author
Publisher
Lil Libros, LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
"Inspired by one of the most recognized symbols of Dia De Muertos or Day of the Dead, a holiday that celebrates life and remembers the dearly departed, this book will introduce little ones to emotional expressions and their first English and Spanish words"--Amazon.com.
11) Piranesi
Author
Publisher
Salamandra Narrativa/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
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OBD Los Angeles Times 2020 Book Prize Winners and Finalists - ADULT
Perfect Escape Reads
Staff Suggestions 2021 (SCPLD)
Thomas Ford Library's Science Fiction Book Club Selections
Perfect Escape Reads
Staff Suggestions 2021 (SCPLD)
Thomas Ford Library's Science Fiction Book Club Selections
Description
La casa de Piranesi no es un edificio cualquiera: sus habitaciones son monumentales, con paredes llenas de miles de estatuas, y sus pasillos, interminables. Dentro del ďdalo de corredores hay un očano aprisionado en el que las olas retumban y las mareas inundan los aposentos. Pero Piranesi no tiene miedo: comprende las embestidas del mar igual que el patr̤n del laberinto, mientras explora los l̕mites de su mundo y avanza, con la ayuda de un hombre...
12) World War Z
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Gerry Lane travels the globe in an effort to eliminate the zombie pandemic that is endangering the existence of humanity.
14) Best man down
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
When their obnoxious and over-served best man, Lumpy, unexpectedly dies at their destination wedding in Phoenix, bride and groom Kristin and Scott are forced to cancel their honeymoon and fly home to the snowy Midwest to arrange for his funeral. But getting Lumpy's body back to Minneapolis is just the start of their adventure, as the well-intended sacrifice surprises at every turn.
Author
Series
AV² fiction readalong volume 26
Language
English
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Description
A little girl celebrates the Day of the Dead as she waits for the arrival of her grandfather's spirit.
16) Huesos
Author
Publisher
Lil' Libros
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Introduce your little ones in both English and Spanish to the strong bond between a human and their pet - and how one passing away will never do them apart! Huesos is Abuelo's four-legged travieso, a rambunctious troublemaker with a constant ball of energy and a big bite. Nothing and no one is safe from Huesos' mischief and chomping teeth, from Grandpa's slippers to the neighborhood's mailman. Until on day, Calaca Pascuala knocks on his door and...
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
Description
Miguel, a budding musician in a family that hates music, goes on a voyage of discovery through the Land of the Dead in search of the truth about his family, accompanied by a trickster skeleton named Hector.
"Es el Día de los Muertos, y Miguel Rivera no puede pensar en otra cosa que no sea el concurso anual de talentos, pero por desgracia, su familia odia la música. Cuando Miguel toma la guitarra del finado músico Ernesto de la Cruz, se ve de pronto...
Author
Publisher
Lil' Libros
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
Little monster, do you want a pan dulce? What about a beso? Maybe a concha or an oreja? A gaggle of little monsters politely decline the narrator's offerings, floating and swirling and twirling away when it's not the pan dulce they are craving for tonight's spooky festivities. It takes a few tries for the narrator to finally guess right -- just in time to celebrate the end of Halloween and the beginnings of Día de Muertos.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"In the sequel to Daddy I'm a Zombie, all of our favorite characters are back! The fate of the planet is once again in Dixie's hands as she must fight to end the battle that has erupted between the living and the walking dead while balancing her newfound popularity at school and a campaign for student council."--Container.
Special features: Downloadable activity kit; Two original songs!; Official trailer.
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"Alison Blanchard begins her journey to become a physician in her Gross Anatomy class, where she must confront rows of cadavers and her own fear of mortality. When the sheets are drawn back revealing her cadaver, Alison senses a presence in the lab. Her jaded professor chalks it up to first year "jitters, " but her worries increase when a friend is found dead in the basement. Alison must find out the truth behind her cadaver before its angered spirit...
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