Ron Koertge

La historia es una especie de diario de un grupo de jóvenes adolescentes estadounidenses compañeros de clase en un centro de Secundaria. Estructurada en cinco capítulos, consta de una serie de textos donde cada uno de los personajes habla de si mismo. El conjunto es un mosaico de voces con un entramado variopinto de relaciones. Encabezados por su nombre, cada fragmento retrata a un personaje tipo --son quince en total--: Tran, por ejemplo, al hijo de emigrantes asiaticos, Boyd al chico violento y desarraigado, etc. La trama se va articulando en torno a la lista que Boyd esta haciendo de personas que odia, al arsenal de armas que tiene y a su posible venganza --las matanzas de escolares en Estados Unidos estan muy presentes--

Look Both Ways meets Seedfolks in this masterful novel from two titans of kid lit that follows a diverse cast of young people whose lives intersect in surprising and hilarious ways over the course of a summer day.Heres whats so cool about the beach. Kids are everywhere! Kids you know, kids you want to know. Wandering from one blanket to another, from one family to another. Somebodys mom reads a fat summer novel. Somebodys dad snores with an iPad on his chest. Babies cry. Girls laugh. Frisbee players whoop! Kites in the perfect blue sky. Some kids bodysurf. Some dont even like the water. They build sand cities for their friends and sand jails for the grown-ups, and when the tide comes in everything gets washed away. Theres the other world, where all kids hear is tomorrow, next week, next year. And then theres the beach, where everything is right now!Why cant every day be a day at the beach?From two-time Newbery honoree Gary D. Schmidt and two-time PEN Award winner Ron Koertge comes a moving and often laugh-out-loud funny coming of age middle grade novel about family, friendship, and belonging, told from multiple perspectives by a group of kids spending a day at the beach. These thoughtful vignettes, each a slice of life, brilliantly weave together an irresistible tale of tween conflict and connections.One beach. One day. A dozen different stories.Interconnected Stories: Watch as a lost phone, a Frisbee toss, and a sand castle contest bring a whole cast of kids together in surprising and hilarious ways. Friendship and Belonging: From finding a new friend to standing up to a bully, discover the small moments of courage that make you feel like you belong. Funny and Heartwarming: A masterful tale thats often laugh-out-loud funny and deeply moving, capturing the feeling that at the beach, everything is right now. Perfect Summer Read: Told in thoughtful vignettes, this is the ideal book for young readers to dive into on a warm day, whether theyre by the water or just dreaming of it.

Percy Jackson meets The Labors of Hercules Beal in this hilarious, page-turning fantasy adventure with a heart of gold from two award-winning authors.Simon expected more from life than being orphaned in ancient Greece and stuck in the Underworld for eternity. Determined not to forget who he is, he commits himself to escaping Hades. Along the way, he faces the monster Cerberus, befriends the tormented Sisyphus, and becomes Persephones favorite servant. Then, after centuries of failed attempts, he is finally thrust into modern timesand into the stall of a middle school bathroom. Naked.With the help of Zeke, a nerdy rich kid on the social fringes, Simon learns to navigate this amazing and bewildering world. And with Simons help, Zeke begins to question his comfortable life and understand the true meaning of friendship. Everything seems to be going great . . . until the god of the Underworld sends a demon girl to bring Simon back. And suddenly, its not just the secret of Simons past thats threatened, but their very livesand everyones around them, too. Is their friendship strong enough to withstand the Will of Hades and save St. Nikolaos Academy Middle School?From two-time Newbery honoree Gary D. Schmidt and two-time PEN Award winner Ron Koertge, Styx and Stones is an unforgettable coming-of-age adventure about friendship, courage, and identity, brimming with Greek mythology and high-stakes action.