Andrea Portes
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"Bitsy is no one's ideal princess. She's heard it all: that it's a shame she's so plain, so lacking in grace. That the best thing for her to do is simply wait (and wait some more) and hope some prince will grant her a happy ending. Then Bitsy pricks her finger on a spindle and falls down, down, down into a world where cutthroats and con artists are more common than curtsies. Where no one ages and everyone is beautiful. Where an inscrutable evil rests...
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Willa Parker, 646th and least popular resident of What Cheer, Iowa, is headed east to start a new life. Did she choose this new life? No, because that would be too easy -- and nothing in Willa's life is easy. It's her famous genius mother's idea to send her to ultra-expensive, ultra-exclusive Pembroke Prep, and it's only the strength of her name that got Willa accepted in the first place. But Willa has no intentions of fitting in at Pembroke. She's...
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Henry's and Eva's lives are forever changed when their parents die in a mysterious boating accident. That was a very bad day, but things are going to get worse. Their uncle Claude the Clod and his awful girlfriend, Terri the Terrible, have moved into the children's house on the cliff "to take care of them," but Eva has her doubts about their intentions. And when some spooky visitors appear with a message, Henry and Eva realize that their parents'...
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The bestselling author of Anatomy of Misfit and The Fall of Butterflies, Andrea Portes, is back with another irresistible snarky heroine in Liberty. What is a hero? Paige Nolan knows. Edward Raynes, the young man who exposed America's unconstitutional spying techniques, is a hero, even if half the dum-dums in the country think he's a traitor. Or Paige's parents, journalists who were captured by terrorists while telling stories of the endangered and...
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La autora superventas de El otoño de las mariposas, Andrea Portes, vuelve con otra irresistible y sarcástica heroína en Liberty.
¿Qué es un héroe? Paige Nolan lo sabe. Edward Raynes, el joven que sacó a la luz las técnicas de espionaje inconstitucionales de Estados Unidos, es un héroe, aunque la mitad de los idiotas del país piense que es un traidor. O los padres de Paige, periodistas capturados por los terroristas mientras contaban la historia...
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El otoño de las mariposas
Willa Parker, la habitante 646 y la menos popular de What Cheer, Iowa, se dirige a la Costa Este a empezar una nueva vida. ¿Ha elegido ella esa nueva vida? No, porque eso sería demasiado sencillo, y nada en la vida de Willa es sencillo. A su famosa y aclamada madre se le ha ocurrido la idea de enviarla al carísimo y exclusivo colegio Pembroke, donde entra solo gracias a la importancia de su apellido. Pero ella no tiene...
9) Hick
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This fall, the film festival circuit will be introduced to the indomitable Luli McMullen in Hick, the new film made from the acclaimed novel by Andrea Portes, who also adapted the screenplay. The film directed by Derick Martini stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Blake Lively and Eddie Redmayne and features Rory Culkin, Anson Mount, Juliette Lewis and Alec Baldwin in supporting roles. Hick is the story of Luli (Moretz), a bright kid from a hick town who's...
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Willa Parker, la habitante 646 y la menos popular de What Cheer, Iowa, se dirige a la Costa Este a empezar una nueva vida.
¿Ha elegido ella esa nueva vida? No, porque eso sería demasiado sencillo, y nada en la vida de Willa es sencillo. A su famosa y aclamada madre se le ha ocurrido la idea de enviarla al carísimo y exclusivo colegio Pembroke, donde entra solo gracias a la importancia de su apellido.
Pero ella no tiene intención de encajar en...
11) Liberty
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[2017]
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First edition.
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Devastated when the government appears to write off her journalist parents after they are kidnapped by terrorists, Paige is contacted by an undercover operative who offers help in exchange for her assistance investigating the findings of an infamous whistleblower whom Paige admires.
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[2014]
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"In Muskegon, Mich., 25 years have passed since a hapless snowplow operator discovered 22-year-old Elizabeth Krause's body off Route 31. The homicide investigation, overseen by then-rookie detective Samuel Barnett, lies dormant for decades, until a documentary made by local college students renews interest in the case. Barnett gets back in touch with Beth's friends and family, including her stoically resigned parents, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Charles and...
13) Hick
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2012.
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Small town teenager Luli escapes to Las Vegas, leaving behind her alcoholic and abusive parents. Armed with her smarts, a pistol and pocket money, she hitchhikes her way west. Along the way, Luli crosses paths with Eddie, an unstable rebel with questionable motives and Glenda, a cocaine-snorting drifter on the run. Adapted from the critically acclaimed novel by Andrea Portes, this powerful story pulls you into a provocative world of drugs, seduction...
14) Hick
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Small town teenager Luli escapes to Las Vegas, leaving behind her alcoholic and abusive parents. Armed with her smarts, a pistol and pocket money, she hitchhikes her way west. Along the way, Luli crosses paths with Eddie, an unstable rebel with questionable motives and Glenda, a cocaine-snorting drifter on the run.
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