Absurdo y rebelión

What would you do if you found out you only had months to live? In Jenny Downham's debut novel, Tessa must grapple with this situation. This book will make all readers reflect upon the true value of things.

Making a pact with the devil is not as easy as it looks. On one hand, you get fame and fortune for over 800 years, but, on the other hand, you have to become a vengeful being willing to condemn yourself to a lifetime of servitude. Prosper will try to avoid this by returning the devil Alastor to his world before he destroys her family. In order to accomplish this, she will have to avoid numerous traps, tricks, and Alastor's wicked sense of humor with only the help of her Uncle Barnabas, a witch's apprentice, and a cat with bat wings.

Gabriel es el narrador y define sus sentimientos hacia Blanca, su hermana adoptada. No la soporta, piensa que sus padres solo se ocupan de ella. Está celoso y además lo reconoce. Todo cambia cuando se descubre el secreto de Blanca. Cuando era muy pequeña, trabajaba en un especie de espectáculo de circo en China. Era ya mayor para la adopción y la alquilaban para la diversión del público. Un circo chino, El Gran Circo del Dragón, aparece en la ciudad. ¿Serán los mismos que Blanca ve en sus pesadillas?, ¿Habían venido para llevársela? Ante ese peligro los celos de Gabriel pasan a...

Determined to identify an activity that she can share with her beloved cat, a little girl in a striped kitty costume climbs trees, hosts tea parties and draws pictures while her reluctant cat becomes increasingly dismayed. (fiction > pets)