This book examines the efforts of Spaniards and Portuguese to attract Native peoples and other settlers to the villages, missions, and fortifications they installed in a disputed area between present-day Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The first part examines how autonomous Native peoples and those who lived in the Jesuit missions responded to the Indigenous policies the Iberian crowns initiated following the 1768 expulsion of the Society of Jesus. The second part examines military recruitment and supply circuits, showing how the political centers' strategy of transferring part of the costs and delegating responsibilities to local sectors shaped interactions between officers, soldiers, Natives, and other inhabitants. Moving beyond national approaches, the book shows how both Iberian empires influenced each other and the lives of the diverse peoples who inhabited the border regions.

Zips and Eeloo are two aliens who think they are experts in all things human, like making hummus! But they aren’t exactly the experts they claim to be. Will Zips and Eeloo have hummus after all, or just one big, mushy mess? This graphic novel is great for readers who are just beginning their graphic novel journey! In this hilarious and colorful graphic novel, readers will learn how to make hummus alongside the two alien friends. They'll clap and cheer as Zips and Eeloo look for a bowl (but get it confused with a bowling ball!), need to go to the grocery store for lemons, and eventually, make some super yummy hummus. This full-color graphic novel also includes a recipe for hummus in the back!

Young fashionista Milly is in a pickle after her friends secretly entered her into a local design competition. The rules state all outfits must be hand sewn, and Milly knows she'll never finish her looks in time. Just as she's about to lose hope, a strange custodian appears with an offer to lend her sewing skills, and soon Milly's one-of-a-kind designs put her in the running to win the whole thing. But for the final challenge, the custodian strikes a new deal: Guess her favourite thing to wear, or else she will take the first-place prize! Can Milly's keen fashion instincts solve this style mystery? Enjoy a modern twist on the Brothers Grimm classic "Rumpelstiltskin" as it's retold for kids in this exciting Far Out Fairy Tales graphic novel.

Revisit the tale of Hansel and Gretel in graphic novel form. Left in the woods, the two encounter a witch. Will the brother and sister find their way out of the forest safely, or be left at the hands of the witch?

It’s a quest to save the world in the awesome-packed, first-ever graphic novel by YouTube superstars LankyBox!

LankyBox duo Adam and Justin and their friends Foxy, Boxy, and Rocky love hanging out and playing games together. But when Justin gets hungry and decides to order donuts, the LankyBox duo winds up kidnapped!

An evil hacker has nabbed Adam and Justin, and he wants them to teach him the secret to online superstardom. If they can’t, he’s going to wipe out all the content in the world that’s more popular than his videos are. In other words: everything!

Now it’s up to Foxy, Boxy, and Rocky to track down their friends and stop the sinister hacker before it’s too late. Will the friends be reunited? Will Adam and Justin teach the hacker how to be popular? Will there be enough donuts for everyone? Read on to find out!

It's adventure time in this exhilarating graphic novel from YouTube sensations LankyBox, whose combined channels have more than 31 million subscribers and 40 BILLION views!

It’s a quest to save the world in the awesome-packed, first-ever graphic novel by YouTube superstars LankyBox!

LankyBox duo Adam and Justin and their friends Foxy, Boxy, and Rocky love hanging out and playing games together. But when Justin gets hungry and decides to order donuts, the LankyBox duo winds up kidnapped!

An evil hacker has nabbed Adam and Justin, and he wants them to teach him the secret to online superstardom. If they can’t, he’s going to wipe out all the content in the world that’s more popular than his videos are. In other words: everything!

Now it’s up to Foxy, Boxy, and Rocky to track down their friends and stop the sinister hacker before it’s too late. Will the friends be reunited? Will Adam and Justin teach the hacker how to be popular? Will there be enough donuts for everyone? Read on to find out!

It's adventure time in this exhilarating graphic novel from YouTube sensations LankyBox, whose combined channels have more than 31 million subscribers and 40 BILLION views!

Callie and Martina are two mice with almost nothing in common. Callie is a punk rock star in the big city who could use a little peace and quiet. Martina is a singing farm mouse with dreams of making it in the big city. When they both show up at the Battle of the Bands, Callie and Mel get a taste of what the other has to offer. But is living another mouse's life really all it's cracked up to be? In this Far Out Fables adventure, Aesop's "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse" is retold with a modern twist to create an exciting graphic novel for kids!

If there's a problem in school, there's no substitute for the world-saving substitute teachers of the S.O.S.! This is the first book of this hilarious, highly illustrated early chapter book series. When Milton Worthy learns his classroom's pet ferret is the evil mastermind behind a dastardly plot for world domination, it's more than just about any kid could handle. But then not every kid is the son of a member of the super-secret, super-awesome Society of Substitutes! Now it's up to Milton and his substitute teacher mom to save Beacher Elementary School before time runs out. HarperChapters build confident readers one chapter at a time! With short, fast-paced books, art on every page, and milestone markers at the end of every chapter, they're the perfect next step for fans of I Can Read!

In Transylvania, a boy cries ... vampire! Young Ion is bored by life in the village. So to spice things up, the imaginative prankster runs false vampire drills, much to the annoyance of the villagers. But one night, a shadow passes by Ion's window. This time it's no joke. It's a REAL vampire! Have all of Ion's fibs come back to bite him, or can the boy find a way out of this batty situation? In this Far Out Fables adventure, Aesop's "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" receives a playful, modern twist. Experience a classic fable like never before in this full-colour graphic novel retelling for kids.

Revisit the tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with this graphic novel for new readers. Snow White's evil stepmother sends Snow White away into the woods. Snow White gets lost but finds a special place, home to seven adorable dwarfs. But what happens to Snow White when the stepmother finds her and gives her a poison apple?

All the single ladies know that Beyonce is one of the hottest musicians in the world, if not the hottest. From dreaming of singing as a young girl, to her days in Destiny's Child and as a solo pop superstar, take a look behind the curtain at this stellar musician and person. She might not be a superhero, but judging by all the things she's done, you'd be hard-pressed not to think she is.

Tina Fey is many things. Writer. Producer. Golden Globe and Emmy winner. Academy Award presenter. Improvisationalist. Pennsylvanian. Star Wars enthusiast. And now the subject of the latest in Bluewater's 'Female Force' series in this light-hearted look at the lovely and talented creator of 30 Rock.

This book is based on a phenomenological study on undocumented Mexican immigrant mothers of high school students who have lived in the U.S. for at least five years and received social services. Most of these mothers have emigrated from rural areas of the central and southern Mexican States of Guanajuato, Michoacan, Queretaro, among others. According to the participants, socio-economic conditions forced them to leave their homelands hoping to find a better life in the U.S.

Selena Gomez is young, talented, and she's dating Justin Bieber! It's been a meteoric rise from girl-next-door to Queen of the popular music world, and 'Bluewater' has the whole story! "Selena Gomez: Young At Heart" will set young fans hearts a twitter!