block - Libros y biografía

This is the story of two girls, racing through space like shadow and light. A photo negative, together they make the perfect image of a girl. Violet is the dark one, dressed in forever black, dreaming...

With language that is both lyrical and distinctly her own, Francesca Lia Block turns nine fairy tales inside out.Escaping the poisoned apple, Snow frees herself from possession to find the truth of love...

When you were a baby I sat very still to hold you. I could see the veins through your skin like a map to inside you. I stopped breathing so you wouldn't ... You were just a boy on a bed in a room, like...

Pink Smog, the long-awaited prequel to Francesca Lia Block's groundbreaking novel Weetzie Bat, was praised as "an intoxicating mix of mystery, fantasy, and romance" by ALA Booklist in a starred review....

The author of the critically acclaimed, award–winning Weetzie Bat books offers a compelling celebration of the first year of her child's life. Guarding the Moon chronicles the joys and terrors of motherhood,...

After the death of her father, Laurel is haunted by a legacy of family secrets, hidden shame, and shattered glass. Immersing herself in the heady rhythms of a city that is like something wild, caged,...

Draußen zu Hause. Dann sollten Sie ein paar Regeln kennen. Dieses Buch will Ihnen einen ersten Überblick über das sogenannte Outdoor-Recht geben, indem es den Schilderwald von Abfall bis Wanderwegweiser...

"An exquisitely moving novel of sorrow, love, and the miracle of human connections." Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire One warm night Oliver Loving joins his classmates at the annual school dance,...

From the critically acclaimed author of Oliver Loving and The Story of Forgetting is a short story about friendship, loss and growing up.______________________Life lesson: the most soothing salve available...

Meet Tweetie Sweet Pea and Peachy Pie, Jacaranda and Rave and Desiree...Meet Lady Ivory and Alabaster Dutchess, who interview their favorite rock star, Nick Agate, only to discover the magic and power...

La série jeunes adultes culte aux États-Unis, bientôt au cinéma ! Weetzie est un petit brin de fille qui a grandi avec sa mère, starlette alcoolique, et son père, scénariste...

The Weetzie Bat series, by acclaimed author Francesca Lia Block, was listed among NPR's 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels. This collection brings together all five luminous novels of the series in one.Spinning...

Maybe Mab was real. Maybe not. Maybe Mab was the fury. Maybe she was the courage. Maybe later on she was the sex . . .A tiny fairy winging her way through the jasmine-scented L.A. night. A little girl...

Love is a werewolf, influenced by the moon and terror, and always about to change.Liv has a secret. Something happened to her when she was thirteen. Something that changed everything. Liv knows she doesn’t...

Two darkly magical Weetzie Bat stories about the search for self from Francesca Lia Block: Missing Angel Juan and Baby Be-Bop.

What shall we do, all of us? All of us passionate girls who fear crushing the boys we love with our mouths like caverns of teeth, our mushrooming brains, our watermelon hearts?What's real is what's imagined...

Once upon a time in the city of Shangri-L.A., someone left a baby on a doorstep. She had wild, dark hair and purple eyes and looked at the world in a special way.The family that took her in called her...

Acclaimed author Francesca Lia Block weaves pure magic into this deftly constructed tale殮e girl′s path to womanhood told in linked short stories. Written in her uniquely poetic, carefully crafted style,...

Lonely CityA tangly-haired, purple-eyed girl named Witch Baby lives in glitzy L.A. She loves a guy named Angel Juan. When he leaves for New York she knows she must find him.Looking For LoveSo she heads...

If you were captivated by the adventurous spirit of The Hobbit, the creative brilliance of The Invention of Hugo Cabret, or the mythical journeys in Percy Jackson, then you'll absolutely love The Dragon...

"Dunkel und kalt wie die Rückseite des Monds, aber mit einer Prosa, so schlank wie ein Model, ist DEAD GIRL BLUES wie eine Leiche, von der man den Blick nicht abwenden kann. Ich konnte das Buch nicht...

A descoberta de um evangelho até então desconhecido dá início a uma história de tirar o fôlego, seguindo a tradição de romances clássicos como O Manto Sagrado, de Lloyd C. Douglas, e, mais recentemente,...

Die Kiersper Schanhollen regen seit Jahrhunderten die Phantasie der Menschen an, die dort leben. Das Hülloch, die Höhle in dem der Sage nach die Schanhollen existieren ist weitestgehend unerforscht....

Are you confused about vitamins? Unsure of which ones you need for optimal health, and what levels are safe? You’re not alone. Many people’s health issues could be improved with vitamins—if they only...

Because they were collected into a single hardcover volume published by Subterranean Press, a good number of readers are acquainted with my three collaborations with Donald E. Westlake. That's not the...

La volontà del popolo Even the wicked - book description   A partire dall'epigrafe (una citazione di Willa Cather: 'Anche i peccatori hanno peggio di quello che si meritano') fino all'ultima frase, Block...

So you thought youÆd never have to live with Mom again? Think again. As the population ages, elderly parents everywhere are moving in with their childrenùand changing everything. Making roomùphysically,...

Es ist schwer, jemanden zu ignorieren, dessen Finger man in seinem Mund stecken hat. Deshalb ist Bernie Rhodenbarr ganz Ohr, als sich sein Zahnarzt Dr. Sheldrake über seine widerwärtige Ex-Frau beklagt...

Buchhändler Bernie Rhodenbarr ist verliebt: in eine exotische osteuropäische Schönheit, die seine Leidenschaft für Humphrey-Bogart-Filme teilt. Er ist im siebten Himmel, weil er jeden Abend beim Bogart-Filmfestival...

Twelve miles above the Pacific Ocean, a missile strikes the Trans Flight 52, a supersonic passenger jet bound for Japan. The flight crew is crippled or dead. Now, defying both nature and man, three...