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Sal and Gabi Break the Universe   Heart-warming middle grade sci-fi                I love this book, like all the books of Rick Riordan Presents, a rip-roaring and brilliant sci-fi adventure. I fell in love with  great  Cuban American characters. Sal arrives at his new school in Miami and is in the principal’s office every day . Gabi, student council president and editor of the school paper, is there to support her friend Yasmany, who just picked a fight with Sal. She is determined to prove that somehow, Sal planted a raw chicken in Yasmany's locker, even though nobody saw him do it and the bloody poultry has since mysteriously disappeared.  When Gabi learns that s ometimes he transports  things from other universes and sometimes he accidentally brings another version of his dead mother into his world , they become friends. But their manipulation of time and space could  break the universe   or save it . "Carlos Hernandez rips through the fabric of space and
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The Trimurti Trimurti on Elephanta Island, India Hinduism   is one of the world's oldest religions. For well over 3,000 years, it has been accumulating the sacred stories   that make up the mythology of Hinduism. Pulsing with creation, destruction, love, and war, the myths changes. Most myths occur in several different versions  while  characters have multiple roles, identities, and histories . There are three core deities called the Trimurti who correspond to creation, protection, and destruction. Themes Around 1700 B . C ., Aryans or Indo-Europeans from the area to the northwest of India began migrating to India. T hey brought a mythic tradition that became the basis of an early form of Hinduism. T he Vedas  are the oldest Indian documents   based on ancient Aryan traditions . One of them, the  Rig-Veda,  is a collection of 1,028 hymns of praise and prayers to the gods with references to myths. The   Brahmanas,  date from 900 to 700 B . C . The  Upanishads,
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Dragonwatch: Wrath of the Dragon King   I think you might love imaginative stor ies  and world buildin g in the Dragonwatch  series , written b y Brandon Mull .   Wrath of the Dragon King  is the second book released on October 2018. The dragons have declared war on human and Wyrmroost faces the greatest threat. After a defeat at the hands of Kendra and Seth, Celebrant, King of Dragons, prepares to take control of his native land. Armed with information from a new ally--Ronodin, the dark unicon--Celebrant seeks a legendary talisman--the Wizenstone, the dominion stone. However, the Stone is protected by cursed castle. Celebrant must take his human avatar form while Kendra and Seth enter to stop him. Will the two young heroes have enough support from the creatures of Wyrmroost against the wrath of the Dragon King?
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The Hidden Oracle The Hidden Oracle is the first book in The Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan. I this adventure, all of major characters of Percy Jackson are revised. After angering his father Zeus, Apollo, the Greek god of archery, i s cast down from Olympus. With no god powers, he lands in New York City as a 16-year-old mortal bo y. He must to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favour. But Apollo has many enemies—gods, monsters and mortals who would love to see the former Olympian permanently destroyed. Apollo needs help from friends-- modern demigods who guide him to Camp Half-Blood.