Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe
Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe

Author: Carlos Hernandez

Publisher: Disney Electronic Content

Published: 2020-05-05

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13: 1368056199

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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the sequel to the critically acclaimed Sal and Gabi Break the Universe, a brilliant sci-fi romp with Cuban influence. Among many other challenges, Sal and Gabi have to try to make everything right with our world when there is a rogue Gabi from another universe running loose. Sal Vidon doesn't want to live a Mami-free life. Pulling different versions of his mother from other universes is how he copes with missing his own, who died years ago. But Sal's father, a calamity physicist, is trying to shut down all the wormholes Sal creates, because Papi thinks they are eroding the very fabric of our world. All of Papi's efforts are in vain, however, because a Gabi from another universe has gone rogue and is popping up all over the place, seeking revenge for the fact that her world has been destroyed. While Sal and Gabi work together to keep both Papi and Rogue Gabi under control, they also have to solve the mystery of Yasmany, who has gone missing from school. Could it have something to do with the wormhole in the back of his locker? Readers who enjoyed Sal and Gabi Break the Universe will relish being back in the world of Culeco Academy and the Coral Castle along with such unforgettable characters as American Stepmom, the Gabi-Dads, Principal Torres, and the sassy entropy sweeper. With multiple Sals and Gabis in charge, it's no wonder this sequel offers even more hilarious weirdness and love than the first book.

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

Author: Carlos Hernandez

Publisher: Disney Electronic Content

Published: 2019-03-05

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1368045782

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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents a brilliant sci-fi romp with Cuban influence that poses this question: What would you do if you had the power to reach through time and space and retrieve anything you want, including your mother, who is no longer living (in this universe, anyway)? How did a raw chicken get inside Yasmany's locker? When Sal Vidon meets Gabi Real for the first time, it isn't under the best of circumstances. Sal is in the principal's office for the third time in three days, and it's still the first week of school. 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. Sal prides himself on being an excellent magician, but for this sleight of hand, he relied on a talent no one would guess . . . except maybe Gabi, whose sharp eyes never miss a trick. When Gabi learns that he's capable of conjuring things much bigger than a chicken--including his dead mother--and she takes it all in stride, Sal knows that she is someone he can work with. There's only one slight problem: their manipulation of time and space could put the entire universe at risk. A sassy entropy sweeper, a documentary about wedgies, a principal who wears a Venetian bauta mask, and heaping platefuls of Cuban food are just some of the delights that await in his mind-blowing novel gift-wrapped in love and laughter.

Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria
Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria

Author: Carlos Hernandez

Publisher: Rosarium Publishing

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1495607429

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A quirky collection of short sci-fi stories for fans of Kij Johnson and Kelly Link Assimilation is founded on surrender and being broken; this collection of short stories features people who have assimilated, but are actively trying to reclaim their lives. There is a concert pianist who defies death by uploading his soul into his piano. There is the person who draws his mother's ghost out of the bullet hole in the wall near where she was executed. Another character has a horn growing out of the center of his forehead—punishment for an affair. But he is too weak to end it, too much in love to be moral. Another story recounts a panda breeder looking for tips. And then there's a border patrol agent trying to figure out how to process undocumented visitors from another galaxy. Poignant by way of funny, and philosophical by way of grotesque, Hernandez's stories are prayers for self-sovereignty.

Finding Orion
Finding Orion

Author: John David Anderson

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2019-05-07

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0062643916

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The acclaimed author of Ms. Bixby’s Last Day and Posted returns with an unforgettable tale of love and laughter, of fathers and sons, of what family truly means, and of the ways in which we sometimes need to lose something in order to find ourselves. Celebrate dads and Father's Day year-round with this warm and witty novel for tweens. Rion Kwirk comes from a rather odd family. His mother named him and his sisters after her favorite constellations, and his father makes funky-flavored jellybeans for a living. One sister acts as if she’s always on stage, and the other is a walking dictionary. But no one in the family is more odd than Rion’s grandfather, Papa Kwirk. He’s the kind of guy who shows up on his motorcycle only on holidays handing out crossbows and stuffed squirrels as presents. Rion has always been fascinated by Papa Kwirk, especially as his son—Rion’s father—is the complete opposite. Where Dad is predictable, nerdy, and reassuringly boring, Papa Kwirk is mysterious, dangerous, and cool. Which is why, when Rion and his family learn of Papa Kwirk’s death and pile into the car to attend his funeral and pay their respects, Rion can’t help but feel that that’s not the end of his story. That there’s so much more to Papa Kwirk to discover. He doesn’t know how right he is.

Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe
Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe

Author: Carlos Hernandez

Publisher: Rick Riordan

Published: 2021-05-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781536467956

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Sal Vidon doesn't want to live a Mami-free life. Pulling different versions of his mother from other universes is how he copes with missing his own, who died years ago. But Sal's father, a calamity physicist, is trying to shut down all the wormholes

The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities
The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities

Author: Rick Riordan

Publisher: Disney Electronic Content

Published: 2021-09-28

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 1368073212

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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents ten new stories--including one of his own--about beloved heroes that sprang from the imaginations of some of the best middle grade authors working today. "I hope you enjoy your trip through the multiverse mansion as much as I did. The real danger is that once you start exploring all the wonders herein, you may want to stay forever."--Rick Riordan A cave monster . . . an abandoned demon . . . a ghost who wants to erase history . . . a killer commandant . . . These are just some of the challenges confronting the young heroes in this highly entertaining anthology. All but one of the heroes previously starred in a popular book from Rick Riordan Presents. You'll be reunited with Aru Shah, Zane Obispo, Min the fox spirit, Sal and Gabi, Gum Baby, Nizhoni Begay, Paola Santiago, Sikander Aziz, and Riley Oh. Who is the new hero? Read Rick Riordan's short story to find out! Ten bestselling and award-winning middle grade authors contributed to this collection: Roshani Chokshi, J.C. Cervantes, Yoon Ha Lee, Carlos Hernandez, Kwame Mbalia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Sarwat Chadda, Graci Kim, and Rick Riordan, who also served as the editor. The cultures represented by these own-voices stories are: Indian, Mesoamerican, Korean, Cuban, Black American, African, Navajo, Mexican, Mesopotamian, and Celtic. There's something for everyone in this collection of fast-paced and funny adventure stories that show what it takes to be a hero in any time, setting, and universe. Read more about the heroes in these best-selling books: Rick Riordan Presents: Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi Rick Riordan Presents: The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes Rick Riordan Presents: Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee Rick Riordan Presents: Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez Rick Riordan Presents: Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia Rick Riordan Presents: Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse Rick Riordan Presents:

Eighth Grade vs. the Machines
Eighth Grade vs. the Machines

Author: Joshua S. Levy

Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®

Published: 2021-10-05

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1728432316

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After the entire population of Earth's solar system is whisked away by alien technology, Jack and his classmates and teachers aboard the PSS 118 are the only humans left. It's up to them to find and rescue the rest of humanity—if they can avoid the aliens hunting them down, steer clear of a robot civil war, and figure out who among them might be a traitor. "Hilarious, high-stakes, un-put-downable fun."—Jarrett Lerner, author of the EngiNerds series "Another amazing trip across the galaxy with the students of PSS 118!"— Monica Tesler, author of the Bounders series

Last Summer in Outer Space
Last Summer in Outer Space

Author: Joshua S. Levy

Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®

Published: 2023-08-01

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 172849396X

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Jack's eighth-grade year aboard the PSS 118 is coming to an end. And the students and faculty of the best public schoolship in the galaxy (if it does say so itself) are on the verge of completing their mission. If all goes well, they'll soon foil the sinister alien plot that's put all of humanity in danger. But this is still middle school. So all does not go well. When the original plan backfires, it's up to Jack, Ari, and Becka to take on the evil Minister one more time and make the galaxy safer for everyone.

Uncanny Magazine Issue 45
Uncanny Magazine Issue 45

Author: Maureen McHugh

Publisher: Uncanny Magazine

Published: 2022-03-01

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13:

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The March/April 2022 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by Maureen McHugh, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Shaoni C. White, Carlos Hernandez, Emma Törzs, Stephen Graham Jones, and Margaret Dunlap. Reprint fiction by Richard Butner. Essays by Jo Wu, Rebecca Romney, Elsa Sjunneson, and Sarah Gailey, poetry by Lalini Shanela Ranaraja, Praise Osawaru, Mary Soon Lee, and Nnadi Samuel, interviews with Miyuki Jane Pinckard and Emma Törzs by Caroline M. Yoachim, a cover by Paul Lewin, and editorials by Liz Argall, Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, and Meg Elison. About Uncanny Magazine Uncanny Magazine is a bimonthly science fiction and fantasy magazine first published in November 2014. Edited by 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 Hugo award winners for best semiprozine, and 2018 Hugo award winners for Best Editor, Short Form, Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, Meg Elison, and Chimedum Ohaegbu, each issue of Uncanny includes new stories, poetry, articles, and interviews.

Apex Magazine Issue 127
Apex Magazine Issue 127

Author: Jason Sizemore

Publisher: Apex Publications

Published:

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13:

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Strange. Beautiful. Shocking. Surreal. APEX MAGAZINE is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards. We publish every other month. Issue 127 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews. EDITORIAL Musings from Maryland: Editorial by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL FICTION To Seek Himself Again by Marie Croke This Shattered Vessel, Which Holds Only Grief by Izzy Wasserstein In Haskins by Carson Winter Whose Mortal Taste by Erin K. Wagner Hank in the South Dakota Sun by Stephanie Kraner I Call Upon the Night as Witness by Zahra Mukhi CLASSIC FICTION Dogwood Stories by Nicole Givens Kurtz Thresher of Men by Michael Boatman NONFICTION Accost Me, SFF, and Waste My Time by Carlos Hernandez The Death of Captain Kirk: Why the Illusory Singularity of the White Hero Must Die by Gerald L. Coleman REVIEWS Words for Thought: Short Fiction Review by A.C. Wise How to Get to Apocalypse and Other Disasters (Erica L. Satifka) The Necessity of Stars (E. Catherine Tobler) Whitesands (Johann Thorsson) The Martial Art of Writing and Other Essays (Alan Baxter) INTERVIEWS An Interview with Author Marie Croke by Andrea Johnson An Interview with Author Erin K. Wagner by Andrea Johnson An Interview with Artist Magdalena Pagowska by Russ Dickerson