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"Obra maestra del realismo m?gico, esta impresionante novela mexicana describe a un hombre en la extra?a b?squeda de su ascendencia. Su madre moribunda le suplica que encuentre a su padre, Pedro P?ramo, de quien hab?an huido a?os atr?s, y por este motivo Juan Preciado parte hacia Comala. Comala es un pueblo que vive entre sombras y rumores--un lugar aparentemente poblado solo por recuerdos y alucinaciones. Construido bajo la tiran?a de la familia...
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[2010]
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English
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Balthazar Blake is a modern-day sorcerer with his hands full defending Manhattan against dark forces. When a seemingly average kid shows hidden potential, Balthazar takes his reluctant recruit on a crash course in the art and science of magic to become the ultimate sorcerer's apprentice.
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Barbie stars as Alexa, a shy princess who discovers a secret door in her kingdom and enters a whimsical land filled with magical creatures and surprises. Inside, Alexa meets Romy and Nori, a mermaid and a fairy, who explains that a spoiled ruler named Malucia is trying to take all the magic in the land. To her surprise, Alexa has magical powers in this world and her new friends are certain that only she can restore their magic.
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Harry Potter volume 2
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When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogswart School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.
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After the daring rescue of a spider, a young boy named James gains possession of some magic crocodile tongues. When James spills them in the garden, out sprouts an enormous peach! Climbing inside, he meets an astonishing cast of characters and embarks on a magical odyssey full of thrills and adventure.
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2019.
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Inscrita en la tradición del realismo mágico, Cuando llegues al otro lado es una poderosa narración que recorre y traspasa las fronteras entre la realidad y lo sobrenatural, entre el origen y el destino. Una novela emocionante de caminos cruzados que revela cuán profundas son las raíces que nos habitan. -- page 4 of cover.
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2011.
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Widescreen version.
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When Lucy and Edmund Pensive, along with their cousin Eustace, are swallowed into a painting and transported back to Narnia, they join King Caspian and a noble mouse named Reepicheep aboard the magnificent ship The Dawn Treader. The courageous voyagers travel to mysterious islands, confront mystical creatures, and reunite with the Great Lion Aslan and a mission that will determine the fate ofNarnia itself!
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[2010]
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Twenty-fifth anniversary edition.
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Whoever releases the mysterious Black Cauldron's powers will be invincible! The fearsome Horned King will do anything to possess it, but he is challenged by the most unlikely adversary: a young assistant pig keeper named Taran. With a motley team of the brave Princess Eilonwy, a minstrel named Fflewddur Fflam, and Hen-Wen, a remarkable pig who can predict the future, Taran embarks on a quest to stop the Black Cauldron's evil once and for all.
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Harry, Ron and Hermione, now teenagers, return for their third year at Hogwarts. There they are forced to face escaped prisoner Sirius Black, who poses a great threat to Harry. In addition to new experiences, Harry must overcome the threats of Dementors, outsmart a werewolf, and finally deal with the truth about Sirius and his relationship with his parents. Harry and friends master advanced magic classes, cross time barriers, and change the course...
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UNA MALDICIÓN CENTENARIA En la familia de Clara existe una leyenda: una maldición acecha la vida de todos sus miembros. Cuando decide indagar sobre el origen desconocido de esta oscura herencia, se embarca en una búsqueda que le llevará hasta el siglo XVIII y la historia de su antepasada, la IX Duquesa de Osuna. UN JARDÍN REPLETO DE SÍMBOLOS OCULTOS Ensombrecida por la muerte de varios de sus hijos, la duquesa se refugia en el diseño...
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2007
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Cars fly, trees fight back and a mysterious elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of the second year of his amazing journey into the world of wizardry. This year at Hogwarts, spiders talk, letters scold and Harry's own unsettling ability to speak to snakes turns his friends against him. From dueling clubs to rogue Bludgers, it's a year of adventure and danger when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. To...
13) Cinderella
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Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious gown, and off she goes to the Royal Ball. But when the clock strikes midnight, the spell is broken, leaving only a single glass slipper, the only key to the ultimate fairy-tale ending! Bonus features included.
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2006.
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Harry Potter, now a sixth-year student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to Apparate, receives some extraordinary help from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince, and searches for the full story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort in order to discover any possible vulnerability that could help defeat him.
16) Alas de sangre
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The Empyrean volume 1
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2023.
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Español
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Sin embargo, por órdenes de su madre, la temida comandante general, Violet debe unirse a los miles de candidatos que luchan por formar parte de la élite de Navarre: los jinetes de dragones. Cuando eres más pequeña y frágil que los demás tu vida corre peligro, porque los dragones no se vinculan con humanos débiles; de hecho, los incineran. Sumado a esto, con más jinetes que dragones disponibles, buena parte de los candidatos mataría a Violet...
17) The prestige
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Set against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century London. Two magicians share an intense rivalry with each other and leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy. The rivalry is so intense that is will be full of obsession, deceit and jealousy, with both dangerous and deadly consequences. From the time that Robert Angier and Alfred Bordon first met, the two were competitors. However, their once friendly competition evolves into battle for each other's...
18) Shrek
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[2011]
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English
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Follow Shrek's daring quest to rescue feisty Princess Fiona, with the help of his lovable loudmouthed Donkey, and win back the deed to his beloved swamp from scheming Lord Farquaad.
19) Brave
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2012.
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Collector's edition.
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English
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Princess Merida, an archer and self-reliant young woman, makes a decision which defies custom and brings chaos to her kingdom. To restore her kingdom, she must rely on her bravery and archery skills. Bonus features include animated shorts, extended scenes, and promotional art.
20) Black death
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[2011]
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English
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The year is 1348. Europe has fallen under the shadow of the Black death. As the plague decimates all in its path, fear and superstition are rife. There are rumors of a village, hidden in marshland that the plague cannot reach. There is even talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to bring the dead back to life. Ulric, a fearsome knight, is charged by the church to investigate these rumors.
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