New Releases by Erin Bow

Simons wohl größter Ruhm ist seine Flucht vor aufgebrachten Alpakas. Die ging auf YouTube viral. Aber die Geschichte, die die ganze Welt über ihn erzählt, ist eine andere – eine, die er unbedingt vergessen möchte: Simon überlebte einen Amoklauf an seiner Schule. Zwei Jahre sind seitdem vergangen. Jetzt zieht er mit seinen Eltern in die National Quiet Zone, den einzigen Ort in den USA, in dem es kein Internet gibt. Sein Dad beginnt dort als Diakon, seine Mutter arbeitet als Bestatterin, und endlich findet Simon auch neue Freunde: die wunderbare Agate vom Angoraziegenhof und Kevin mit den grünen Haaren. Zusammen faken sie Signale aus dem All, verwirren die ortsansässigen Wissenschaftler und sorgen für eins: dass Simon ein neues Leben hat.

Korean edition of [Simon Sort of Says] by Erin Bow. Newbery Honor Award. Longlisted for the National Book Award. Schneider Family Book Award Honor. A breathtaking testament to the lasting echoes of trauma, the redemptive power of humor, and the courage it takes to move forward without forgetting the past. Korean edition translated by Mi Na Cheon.

For fans of Kate DiCamillo and Jack Gantos, a hilarious, wrenching, hopeful novel about finding your friends, healing your heart, and speaking your truth. Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a holy sacrament. Or maybe the alpaca disaster that went viral on YouTube. But the story the whole world wants to tell about Simon is the one he’d do anything to forget: the one starring Simon as a famous survivor of gun violence at school. Two years after the infamous event, twelve-year-old Simon and his family have just moved to the National Quiet Zone—the only place in America where the internet is banned. Instead of talking about Simon, the astronomers who flock to the area are busy listening for signs of life in space. And when Simon makes a friend who’s determined to give the scientists what they’re looking for, he’ll finally have the chance to spin a new story for the world to tell. From award-winning author Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says is a breathtaking testament to the lasting echoes of trauma, the redemptive power of humor, and the courage it takes to move forward without forgetting the past.

An exquisitely written, uplifting middle grade debut by acclaimed author, Erin Bow, about a young girl who defies her family''s expectations in order to save her brother and become an eagle hunter, perfect for fans of PAX. It goes against all tradition for Aisulu to train an eagle, for among the Kazakh nomads, only men can fly them. But everything changes when Aisulu discovers that her brother, Serik, has been concealing a bad limp that risks not just his future as the family''s leader, but his life too. When her parents leave to seek a cure for Serik in a distant hospital, Aisulu finds herself living with her intimidating uncle and strange auntie--and secretly caring for an orphaned baby eagle. To save her brother and keep her family from having to leave their nomadic life behind forever, Aisulu must earn her eagle''s trust and fight for her right to soar. Along the way, she discovers that family are people who choose each other, home is a place you build, and hope is a thing with feathers. Erin Bow''s lyrical middle grade debut is perfect for fans of original animal-friendship stories like Pax and Because of Winn Dixie.

Au premier faux pas, vous êtes mort... Greta Stuart n''est plus otage. Elle n''est plus princesse héritière de la Confédération panpolaire. Elle n''est même plus humaine. Afin de sauver sa vie et celle de ses amis, elle a accepté de devenir une intelligence artificielle, la première depuis près d''un siècle. Mais ce choix a un prix... Le corps de la jeune fille ne supportera pas longtemps cette transformation. Bientôt, elle devra l''abandonner pour prendre possession de celui d''un Cygne, ces êtres moitié soldats, moitié messagers qui vénèrent Talis, l''intelligence artificielle qui règne sur la planète. Mais tandis qu''elle chevauche à travers des étendues glaciales et désertiques, aux côtés de Talis et de deux de ses serviteurs, Greta est rattrapée par son passé. Une révolte gronde : le peuple panpolaire semble bien décidé à arracher sa princesse des mains du maître du monde... quitte à la tuer. Et parmi les rebelles, Elián, le garçon qu''elle a sauvé, celui qui lui a ouvert les yeux et qui rêve de changer le monde. Greta saura-t-elle maîtriser sa nouvelle nature et empêcher un cataclysme de se produire ? Prisoners of Peace conclut de façon magistrale la série en deux tomes The Scorpion Rules, " fresque dystopique à en tomber à la renverse, qui se dévore le cœur dans la gorge ", pimentée " de moments d''émotion qui sont autant de coups de poing pour le lecteur ", saluée par une critique et une blogosphère unanimes aux États-Unis.

Eppure, una dopo l''altra, Michael Talis le aveva perdute. Quelle che erano morte durante il transfer. Quelle che erano morte in pochi mesi a causa della crisi dissociativa: ventotto volte Michael Talis aveva serrato le loro mani tra le sue, ventotto volte. E poi, inesorabilmente, erano venute le Ia come Evie. All''inizio lui le aveva considerate quelle fortunate, talmente poche erano arrivate così lontano. Talmente erano morte.

Greta Stuart a toujours su qu''elle mourrait jeune. Princesse héritière de la Confédération panpolaire, elle était surtout otage, destinée avant son couronnement à devenir la première victime d''une guerre inévitable. Mais elle a trouvé une troisième voie... Désormais, à seize ans à peine, elle n''a plus rien d''humain : les autorités ont fait d''elle une intelligence artificielle. Des capteurs tous neufs scintillent au bout de ses doigts, des neurorécepteurs artificiels ont transformé sa vision. Pas de doute, Greta est prête à régner sur le monde aux côtés de Talis, la plus vieille et la plus sage des intelligences artificielles. Mais le processus qui l''a transformée est aussi en train de la tuer. Car les changements qu''elle a subis dévorent son enveloppe mortelle à un rythme effréné. Lorsque son corps lâchera prise, Greta devra prendre possession de l''un de ceux qui la servent désormais, les Cygnes, des hommes et des femmes moitié soldats, moitié prêtres, tous loyaux jusqu''au sacrifice. Mais avant, elle doit trouver un moyen d''éviter la folie qui s''empare peu à peu d''elle. D''autant que le sort de la jeune fille a poussé son royaume à la révolte. Alors qu''elle traverse en compagnie de Talis et deux de ses serviteurs les paysages étranges et inquiétants du Saskatchewan, Greta se retrouve vite la cible de rebelles bien décidés, à défaut de parvenir à la libérer, à lui ôter la vie. Parmi eux, Elian, le garçon à qui elle a évité la mort, et qui brûle de changer le monde, à la pointe de l''épée si nécessaire. Au point que même la loyauté légendaire des mythiques Cygnes pourrait bien être mise à rude épreuve... The Scorpion Rules a été qualifié de roman « magistral » par le School Library Journal. Dans Prisonners of Peace, découvrez la fin du voyage pour Greta, qui après avoir fait l''ultime sacrifice, découvre les conséquences de son choix.

Treacherous twists await Greta as the stakes get even higher in this stunning follow-up to the “masterful” (School Library Journal, starred review) novel, The Scorpion Rules. Greta Stuart has become AI. New transmitters have silvered her fingerprints. New receptors have transformed her vision. And the whole of her memory has become one book in a vast library of instant knowledge. Greta is ready to rule the world. But the new technology is also killing her. Greta is only sixteen years old, but her new enhancements are burning through her mortal body at an alarming rate. The leader of the AIs, a ferocious artificial intelligence named Talis, has a plan. Greta can simply do what he’s done when the time comes, and take over the body of one of the Swan Riders, the utterly loyal humans who serve the AIs as part army, part cult. Now two of the Swan Riders are escorting Talis and Greta across eight hundred miles of post-apocalyptic Saskatchewan. But Greta’s fate has stirred her nation into open rebellion, and the dry grassland may hide insurgents who want to rescue her—or see her killed. Talis has enemies everywhere. And even the Swan Riders may not be everything they seem…

Pour garantir la paix entre les nations, les enfants des grands dirigeants sont retenus en otage par Talis, l’IA qui dirige de facto la planète. Greta est la princesse héritière de la Confédération panpolaire et une de ces « prisonniers de la paix ». Elle endosse son rôle avec dignité. Mais tout va changer lorsqu’arrive Elian, le prince de la nouvelle alliance américaine. Il est bien décidé à remettre en cause les règles du jeu...

In un futuro immaginario i figli dei leader del mondo sono tenuti in ostaggio per garantire la pace globale. Un romanzo che terrà i lettori con il fiato sospeso, una narrazione precisa e appassionante, una trama e un intreccio senza precedenti. Le regole dello scorpione, salutato da molti come il miglior fantasy YA dell''anno, si preannuncia come il titolo più caldo della stagione Greta è la duchessa di Halifax e la principessa della Confederazione polare, una superpotenza nata in Canada. Lei però è anche una dei Figli della Pace, i bambini tenuti in ostaggio dal vero dominatore del mondo, Talis, una super intelligenza artificiale. Gli ostaggi di Talis sono gli elementi chiave di un sistema perverso che limita le guerre nel mondo. Se una delle superpotenze entra in guerra, l''ostaggio corrispondente muore, se la nazione di Greta entra in guerra, Greta perderà la vita. Questo sistema è perdurato per centinaia di anni, nessuno dei grandi leader vuole vedere il proprio figlio morto assassinato. Greta vive con i figli e le figlie dei leader del mondo, in un luogo chiamato Prefettura, e sarà liberà solo al compimento del diciottesimo anni di età. Greta, come i suoi compagni, saprebbe morire con dignità se occorresse, si è preparata tutta la vita ad adempiere ai suoi doveri di Figlia della pace. Tutto cambia quando incontra un suo compagno di prigionia, Elian, rampollo della Nuova Alleanza Americana appena arrivato in catene. Elian sfida spesso l''intelligenza artificiale che controlla ogni cosa e spesso viene duramente punito, e Greta non può che essere furiosa perché l''apparente calma della Prefettura è continuamente minacciata. Lentamente però il coraggio di Elian le fa aprire gli occhi sulla brutalità delle regole a cui gli ostaggi sono sottoposti. Così tutto cambia per Greta, anche lei è dotata di una grande forza interiore. La nazione di Elian dichiara guerra a quella di Greta e improvvisamente invade la Prefettura, prendendo tutti in ostaggio. Adesso è Talis a essere furioso e la punizione sarà terribile: questo non può che voler dire che Greta ed Elian saranno uccisi, a meno che Greta non riesca a trovare un modo per salvare entrambi.

The children of world leaders are held hostage in an attempt to keep the peace in this “slyly humorous, starkly thought-provoking” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) novel. Greta is a Duchess and a Crown Princess. She is also a Child of Peace, a hostage held by the de facto ruler of the world, the great Artificial Intelligence, Talis. This is how the game is played: if you want to rule, you must give one of your children as a hostage. Start a war and your hostage dies. The system has worked for centuries. Parents don’t want to see their children murdered. Greta will be free if she can make it to her eighteenth birthday. Until then she is prepared to die with dignity, if necessary. But everything changes when Elian arrives at the Precepture. He’s a hostage from a new American alliance, and he defies the machines that control every part of their lives—and is severely punished for it. His rebellion opens Greta’s eyes to the brutality of the rules they live under, and to the subtle resistance of her companions. And Greta discovers her own quiet power. Then Elian’s country declares war on Greta’s and invades the prefecture, taking the hostages hostage. Now the great Talis is furious, and coming himself to deliver punishment. Which surely means that Greta and Elian will be killed...unless Greta can think of a way to break all the rules.

Winner of the 2014 Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy, from the author of Plain Kate. At the very edge of the world live the Shadowed People. And with them live the dead.There, in the village of Westmost, Otter is born to power. She is the proud daughter of Willow, the greatest binder of the dead in generations. It will be Otter''s job someday to tie the knots of the ward, the only thing that keeps the living safe.Kestrel is training to be a ranger, one of the brave women who venture into the forest to gather whatever the Shadowed People can''t live without and to fight off whatever dark threat might slip through the ward''s defenses.And Cricket wants to be a storyteller -- already he shows the knack, the ear -- and already he knows dangerous secrets. But something is very wrong at the edge of the world. Willow''s power seems to be turning inside out. The ward is in danger of falling. And lurking in the shadows, hungry, is a White Hand, the most dangerous of the dead, whose very touch means madness, and worse.Suspenseful, eerie, and beautifully imagined.

Kate Somente vive num mundo de superstições e maldições, em que uma canção pode curar um ferimento e uma sombra pode operar uma magia profunda. Filha de um entalhador de madeira, desde cedo Kate seguiu os passos paternos. Os talismãs esculpidos por ela são tão belos que ela passou a ser conhecida como a "bruxa da lâmina" — um apelido muito perigoso num local em que bruxos são caçados e queimados em praça pública. Mas Kate e seu povoado enfrentam tempos difíceis. O pai da menina morreu, deixando-a sozinha no mundo. E um nevoeiro misterioso agora encobre toda a região, arrasando lavouras e espalhando o medo da fome e da doença. Os moradores do lugarejo estão procurando alguém para culpar, e seus olhos se voltaram para Kate. Um dia, porém, surge Linay, um desconhecido com uma proposta. Em troca da sua sombra, ele dará a Kate os meios para fugir do vilarejo que parece determinado a queimá-la; e também lhe concederá seu desejo mais secreto. É uma oportunidade para ela começar de novo, encontrar um lar, uma família, um lugar que seja seu. Mas a menina logo percebe que não poderá viver sem sombra para sempre... e que as intenções de Linay são mais sinistras do que ela poderia imaginar.

Il y a à peine quelques mois, Kate vivait avec son papa et n’avait qu’un souhait : se consacrer, comme lui, à la sculpture de bois. Elle avait du talent pour ça, énormément de talent. Mais son papa est mort, et leur maison appartenait à la Guilde. Kate en a été chassée et n’a pu emporter que ses outils personnels. Pour survivre, elle va « habiter » sous leur ancien établi, au marché. En échange d’un peu de nourriture, elle sculpte de petites figurines pour les habitants du village. Un jour, un étranger propose à la jeune fille un troc : qu’elle lui donne son ombre, et lui, en échange, exaucera son voeu le plus cher. Elle refuse. Mais l’étranger a des pouvoirs – c’est un sorcier. D’étranges événements se produisent alors, toujours quand Kate se trouve dans les parages... Les gens commencent à chuchoter, ils ont peur... C’est qu’on n’aime pas trop la magie, dans ce monde rempli de superstitions et de malédictions... Alors, Kate est obligée de partir... Elle accepte d’échanger son ombre contre du matériel de voyage. L’étranger accorde aussi, en prime, la parole au petit chat qu’elle a recueilli, afin qu’elle ait un compagnon de voyage. Car, sans ombre, il sait qu’elle pourra difficilement se faire de nouveaux amis. Kate rencontre aux portes de la ville un groupe de bohémiens, qui l’acceptent comme une des leurs. Pendant quelques temps, elle a l’impression d’avoir trouvé non seulement des amis mais aussi une véritable famille. Mais, rapidement, Kate se trahit... car elle oublie de fuir le soleil, révélant ainsi l’absence de son ombre... Qui donc voudrait voyager avec une sorcière et tous les problèmes qu’un tel personnage ne peut qu’apporter ? Elle doit donc quitter ses compagnons d’adoption, et elle se retrouve seule, à nouveau ! Des nappes de brouillards s’étendent... des morts étranges se produisent... On parle d’une rusalka, qui viderait les gens de leur sang pour se nourrir... Après bien des pérégrinations, Kate comprendra que ces événements étranges sont liés à son propre destin, et elle découvrira pourquoi l’étranger convoitait son ombre : il en a besoin pour assouvir une terrible vengeance, anéantir une ville entière. La cause de l’étranger est juste... mais Kate ne peut laisser s’accomplir ce massacre, auquel elle a involontairement contribué en cédant son ombre.

Simple Kate habite un monde de sorcellerie et de superstitions. Un monde où une mélodie peut guérir les blessures, un monde où les ombres cachent des pouvoirs mystérieux. Lorsque la misère frappe le village de Kate, les habitants cherchent un bouc émissaire et leurs regards se tournent vers Kate. Mais voilà que Linay entre en scène avec une proposition : en échange de son ombre, Kate pourra fuir et éviter de périr sur le bûcher en plus de voir l''un de ses souhaits exaucés. Kate saisit l''occasion en rêvant d''une vie nouvelle où elle pourra enfin trouver une famille et un lieu où il fait bon vivre. Mais Kate peut-elle vivre éternellement sans son ombre? Les desseins de Linay sont-ils plus noirs que ce que Kate n''aurait oser l''imaginer?

Despite vast research on forest ecology, persistent investigation is needed to disentangle the dynamic and complex nature of forest ecosystems. Repeat photography and field research were utilized to examine changes in forest structure and composition within Letchworth State Park, located in western New York. Repeat photography was used in observing and qualifying (1) increases in forest density near the Council Grounds, Big Bend Gorge, the Glen Iris, (2) reforestation of the Genesee Valley Canal, (3) moderate increases in vegetation near the Portage Bridge and De-ga-ya-soh Creek Bridge, (4) no significant changes in grasses and shrubs near the Middle Falls, (5) decreases in vegetation resulting from the construction of roads, trails, and viewing areas near the Middle Falls and Portage Bridge and (6) changes in erosional patterns near the Middle Falls "slide area." Field research was used in examining and quantifying the density, frequency, dominance and importance of the species present within four plots: categorized as undisturbed, heavily disturbed, and moderately disturbed. These disturbances were the result of logging that occurred in the park during the nineteenth century. The undisturbed plot was characterized by mature, mid- and late-successional species. In comparison, the plot that was heavily disturbed was characterized by a mixture of early- and late-successional species. The moderately disturbed plots contained the same composition of early-, mid-, and late-successional species. Consistent in both the repeat photographs and field research is the presence of primarily shade-tolerant, late-successional deciduous tree species, signifying a transition towards an overall climax forest ecosystem. The results of this study indicate that anthropogenic disturbances, such as logging and the construction of the Genesee Valley Canal, have influenced forest structure and composition within areas of Letchworth State Park.

Orphaned Kate lives in a time afraid of magic, her only friend a talking cat. She has a gift for carving wooden-charms, but her unusual gift attracts dangerous attention in a place where witches are burned. When her village falls on bad times, suspicion falls on Kate. A blend of Russian folklore and fantasy. Suggested level: secondary.

A debut novel that''s as sharp as a knife''s point. Plain Kate lives in a world of superstitions and curses, where a song can heal a wound and a shadow can work deep magic. As the wood-carver''s daughter, Kate held a carving knife before a spoon, and her wooden charms are so fine that some even call her "witch-blade" -- a dangerous nickname in a town where witches are hunted and burned in the square.