Avellán, ElizabethOverview
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Elizabeth Avellán
Frank Miller's Sin City
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2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 1,297 libraries worldwide Welcome to Sin City, the town that beckons to the tough, the corrupt, and the brokenhearted. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still try to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.
Spy kids
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4 editions published between 2001 and 2011 in English and held by 1,180 libraries worldwide When their international spy parents are kidnapped by children's television program host Fegan Floop, Carmen and Juni Cortez must criss-cross the globe in a quest to save their parents.
Once upon a time in Mexico
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6 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and held by 1,117 libraries worldwide The saga of El Mariachi continues when a corrupt CIA agent forces him out of hiding to help sabotage an assassination attempt on the president of Mexico by an evil cartel kingpin. El Mariachi has his own reason for helping - he is doing it for revenge.
Spy kids 2 island of lost dreams
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4 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and Spanish and held by 1,078 libraries worldwide Carmen and Juni Cortez are back. Now they are full-fledged SPYkid operatives with the OSS. Together they embark on a mission to a mysterious island to retrieve a valuable device, which in the wrong hands could jeopardize the world!
Spy kids 3-D game over
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7 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and Spanish and held by 952 libraries worldwide Secret agents Juni and Carmen set out on their most mind-blowing mission yet: to venture inside the virtual reality of a 3-D video game. The game contains awe-inspiring graphics and creatures that come dangerously close to real life. As they face escalating challenges, the Spy Kids must rely on humor, high-tech gadgets and the bonds of family in order to stop a power-hungry villain who is set on controlling the youth of the world.
Predators
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 872 libraries worldwide Royce is a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors mysteriously brought together on a jungle planet. But when these cold-blooded human 'predators' find themselves in all-out war against a new breed of alien Predators, it's the ultimate showdown between hunter and prey.
Machete
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3 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 747 libraries worldwide Set up, double-crossed and left for dead, Machete is an ass-kicking ex-Federale who lays waste to anything that gets in his path. As he takes on hitmen, vigilantes and a ruthless drug cartel, bullets fly, blades clash and the body count rises. Any way you slice it, vengeance has a new name: Machete. Based on the fake trailer Rodriguez made for inclusion in the movie Grindhouse.
Spy kids 2 the island of lost dreams
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4 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and held by 693 libraries worldwide Carmen and Juni Cortez are back. Now they are full-fledged SPYkid operatives with the OSS. Together they embark on a mission to a mysterious island to retrieve a valuable device, which in the wrong hands could jeopardize the world!
Death proof
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5 editions published in 2007 in English and German and held by 678 libraries worldwide A deranged stuntman stalks his victims from the safety of his killer car, but when he picks on the wrong group of babes, all bets are off. He becomes involved in an automotive duel of epic proportions.
Planet terror
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3 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 614 libraries worldwide A small town sheriff's department has to deal with an outbreak of murderous, infected people called "sickos." Cherry Darling meets up again with her old lover, El Wray, just as their Texas town is being overrun by "sickos" with festering sores turning them into zombies. Cherry has El Wray's jacket, which she took with her when she left and he keeps trying to explain how he looked for it for two weeks and she keeps interrupting his story. Gun-legged Cherry and one-man wrecking crew El Wray try to save the world from a horde of flesh-eating zombies.
Spy kids 3 game over
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7 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and held by 506 libraries worldwide Secret agents Juni and Carmen set out on their most mind-blowing mission yet: to venture inside the virtual reality of a 3-D video game. The game contains awe-inspiring graphics and creatures that come dangerously close to real life. As they face escalating challenges, the Spy Kids must rely on humor, high-tech gadgets and the bonds of family in order to stop a power-hungry villain who is set on controlling the youth of the world.
From dusk till dawn
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2 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and held by 391 libraries worldwide From dusk till dawn: The notorious Gekko Brothers, Seth and Richard, are on the run and headed for Mexico to meet with the mysterious "Carlos." Their simple bank robbery ended up killing multiple Texas Rangers. They hijack the mobile home of Minister Jacob Fuller and his family to ensure their safe passage. Their appointed destination is a neon-covered topless bar catering to bikers and truckers who've wandered off the beaten path. Everything seems fine until the bar's staff, band, and patrons turn out to be vampires!
The faculty
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13 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 372 libraries worldwide When creepy things begin happening around Herrington High, students discover that their teachers really are from another planet. As mind-controlling parasites begin spreading rapidly from the faculty to the students' bodies, it's up to the few who are left to save the world from alien domination.
Sin City
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14 editions published between 2005 and 2011 in English and held by 58 libraries worldwide Four tales of crime in "Sin City" where it is infested with criminals, crooked cops and sexy dames - where some are searching for vengeance, some for redemption, and other are searching for both. The Man is a muscular brute who's looking for the person responsible for the death of his beloved Goldie. Another man is fed up with Sin City's corrupt law enforcement and decides to take the law into his own hands after a horrible mistake. A cop risks his life to protect a girl from a deformed pedophile. A hitman is looking to make a little cash.
Spy kids Spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams ; Spy kids 3 : game over
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 46 libraries worldwide Spy kids: When their international spy parents are kidnapped by children's TV program host Fegan Floop, Carmen and Juni Cortez must criss-cross the globe in a quest to save their parents.
Shorts the adventures of the wishing rock
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 45 libraries worldwide A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
Mini espías 2 la isla de los sueños perdidos
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1 edition published in 2003 in Spanish and held by 25 libraries worldwide Carmen and Juni Cortez are back. Now they are full-fledged SPYkid operatives with the OSS. Together they embark on a mission to a mysterious island to retreive a valuable device, which in the wrong hands could jeopardize the world!
Spy kids 3. Game over
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 22 libraries worldwide On their latest assignment, Juni and Carmen journey inside a cool but crazy video game, where anything is possible. They must battle their way through levels with humor, and new gadgets to save the world from the 'Toymaker'.
Grindhouse
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3 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in English and held by 19 libraries worldwide Planet Terror: A small group of people must prevent an army of flesh-eating mutants from taking over the world.
The adventures of Sharkboy & Lavagirl
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4 editions published between 2005 and 2011 in English and held by 18 libraries worldwide Max dreams of a world far away from his own called Planet Drool. One day the heroes of Planet Drool, Shark Boy and Lava Girl, materialize on earth needing Max's help. All is not well in his dream world, an alien intelligence threatens his dream planet. Max takes off on a wild and dangerous journey with Shark Boy and Lava Girl to save Planet Drool. more
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