Lily Brooks-Dalton
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English
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Augustine, a brilliant, aging astronomer, refuses to abandon the research center in the Arctic when he receives news of a catastrophic event. Soon after, he discovers a mysterious child and realizes that the airwaves have gone silent. They are alone. Meanwhile, Mission Specialist Sullivan and her crew, the first astronauts to delve into deep space, discover that Mission Control is no longer on the air. Sullivan's career has cost her her marriage,...
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English
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A luminous and wrenching portrait of a frighteningly possible future, The Light Pirate is a hopeful, sweeping story of survival and resilience spanning one extraordinary woman's lifetime as she navigates the uncertainty, brutality, and arresting beauty of a rapidly changing world (Booklist, starred review). Florida is slipping away. As devastating weather patterns and rising sea levels wreak gradual havoc on the state's infrastructure, a powerful...
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Blackie Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Español
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Augie es el último astrónomo en el Ártico. Todos los demás se han ido. Quedarse ya no es seguro, pero Augie no piensa irse a ningún otro sitio. Hasta que aparece Iris, una niña poco habladora y ajena al fin que parece acercarse, y las cosas cambian. ¿Cómo sacará a la niña de la región helada? Su única esperanza es una vieja radio, pero nadie recoge la señal... Sully está, junto a sus colegas astronautas, perdida en el espacio. La misión...
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Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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"At twenty-one-years-old, Lily Brooks-Dalton is feeling lost; returning to New England after three and a half years traveling overseas, she finds herself unsettled, unattached, and without the drive to move forward. When a friend mentions buying a motorcycle, Brooks-Dalton is intrigued and inspired. Before long she is diving headlong into the world of gearheads, reconsidering her surroundings through the visor of a motorcycle helmet, and beginning...
