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España en un futuro próximo. Un nuevo partido político llamado Movimiento Ciudadano ¡Soluciones Ya! ha arrasado en las elecciones. Quien lo dirige en la sombra es un empresario de éxito que propugna que el Consejo de Ministros funcione como un consejo de administración, y que tiene proyectos ambiciosos para arreglar el país. Tras una ola de vandalismo, formará un nuevo cuerpo de Vigilantes; tras un Gran Apagón, creará un acceso limitado a internet y, ante las dificultades, estimulará la libertad ilimitada de comprar y consumir. Todas ellas serán medidas extraordinarias porque el país se enfrenta a nuevas pandemias que exigen velar ante todo por la seguridad. Sólo un grupo de mujeres y hombres corrientes se atreverán a desmontar las mentiras del nuevo régimen en el que todo aparenta mejorar, cuando en realidad se vive bajo los abusos de poderosos sin escrúpulos.

A heroine like no other, ancient magic unleashed, a fated epic battle--the first book in an enchanting YA fantasy duology inspired by Vietnamese lore, weaving magic, sisterhood, and self-discovery. Jolie Lam, a high school sophomore in San Jose, is known for two things: her bizarre freakout at last year’s swim meet and her fortuneteller grandfather with visions of dragons and earthquakes. Friendless and ostracized, Jolie's life takes a dramatic turn for the better when she saves the school's it-girl, Huong Pham, during a haunting vision of her own. Taken under Huong's wing, Jolie's world transforms, in more ways than one. As Jolie and Huong's bond deepens, they unlock long lost powers: telepathic abilities, fluency in Vietnamese, and eerie premonitions. This leads them to a shocking revelation: they have ties to legendary queens and goddesses of ancient Vietnam. While a thrilling discovery, it also sets them on a perilous journey. The girls must navigate dreams and portals to piece together their past lives and reclaim their immortal elements before their ancient enemies strike again. But all is not what it seems, and Jolie must determine friend from foe, truth from lie, and ultimately right from wrong in this battle for all she loves and the fate of the world.

At the dawn of their adolescence, on the eve of the summer solstice, four young girls–Helena, Leonie, Niamh and Elle–took the oath to join Her Majesty’s Royal Coven, established by Queen Elizabeth I as a covert government department. Now, decades later, the witch community is still reeling from a civil war and Helena is the reigning High Priestess of the organization. Yet Helena is the only one of her friend group still enmeshed in the stale bureaucracy of HMRC. Elle is trying to pretend she’s a normal housewife, and Niamh has become a country vet, using her powers to heal sick animals. In what Helena perceives as the deepest betrayal, Leonie has defected to start her own more inclusive and intersectional coven, Diaspora. And now Helena has a bigger problem. A young warlock of extraordinary capabilities has been captured by authorities and seems to threaten the very existence of HMRC. With conflicting beliefs over the best course of action, the four friends must decide where their loyalties lie: with preserving tradition, or doing what is right.

When I enter the Most Valuable Playboy charity auction, my goal is simple be the player who goes for the most dough. But when trouble shows up at the auction, I need a whole new play. Enter Violet she's my best friend's sister and she's my close friend too. With a smile as sweet as cherry pie and a mind that runs quicker than the 40-yard-dash, Violet saves the day with the highest bid. I don't even give her a two-minute warning before I kiss her in front of the whole crowd and then announce that she's my girlfriend.

Grace, Isa, and Everett used to be an inseparable trio before their love lives became a tangled mess. For starters, Grace is secretly in love with Everett, who used to go out with Isa before breaking her heart in the infamous Freshman Year Fracture. And, oh yeah, no one knows that Isa has been hanging out with James, Grace’s brother—and if Grace finds out, it could ruin their friendship. With graduation fast approaching, Grace decides an unsanctioned senior skip day in Philadelphia might be just what they need to fix things. All she has to do is convince Isa to help her kidnap Everett and outmaneuver James, who’s certain his sister is up to something.

La educación tiene la capacidad de determinar nuestra comprensión del mundo, y de proporcionar herramientas a los individuos para ser críticos y juiciosos. Sin embargo, en las últimas décadas asistimos a la degradación de esta fuerza vital para el correcto desarrollo democrático de nuestras sociedades, fruto de la conjunción de diversos factores de índole cultural, social y generacional, que ha acabado desembocando en una profunda crisis de confianza en el propio sistema educativo. En El arte de educar a estúpidos, el profesor y escritor Alberto Torres Blandina examina el modo en que esta desconfianza ha permeado todas las capas del ámbito educativo, transformando la enseñanza en un terreno arduo y lleno de desafíos para todos los agentes implicados, padres incluidos. A través de un análisis claro y revelador, basado en la experiencia, aborda algunos de los problemas contemporáneos que atraviesa la enseñanza: los problemas de conciliación parental; la disneyficación social y cultural; el aumento del tribalismo y las burbujas identitarias; y un movimiento, cada vez más enérgico, que busca desprestigiar la razón y la ciencia. O, dicho de otro modo, equiparar opinión y verdad. Todo ello, bajo el manto de unas lógicas mercantilistas que están convirtiendo los colegios en empresas, y a los alumnos y padres en meros clientes. Este lúcido ensayo no solo diagnostica estos problemas, sino que propone un camino hacia una educación que fomente la confianza y la autonomía, que convierta al alumno en dueño de su aprendizaje, y a los profesores en guías hacia la formación de individuos plenos. Con una perspectiva innovadora, Torres Blandina nos invita a repensar el sistema educativo, y postula que solo a través de cambios reflexivos y profundos, que involucren a padres, alumnos y profesores, podremos enfrentar los retos actuales y futuros, como aquellos que atañen a la tecnología, incluyendo el uso del ChatGPT.