A vivid, passionate and intensely moving YA novel from prizewinning author John Green. "In the dark beside me, she smelled of sweat and sunshine and vanilla and on that thin-mooned night I could see little more than her silhouette, but even in the dark, I could see her eyes -- fierce emeralds. And not ...
",A dark jewel of a book...intoxicating", - Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Six of Crows Nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019Of course I want to be like them. They''re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.And Cardan is even more ...
The dark and thrilling sequel to Scythe, the New York Times sci-fi bestseller. The stakes are high in this chilling sci-fi thriller, in which professional scythes control who dies. Everything else is out of human control, managed by the Thunderhead. It''s a perfect system � until it isn''t. It�s ...
There was some excitement recently at the offices of Transworld, publisher of the British thriller writer Lee Child, who has so successful conquered America with his Jack Reacher adventures. Child usually produces only one novel featuring his tough ex-army action hero each year, but the latest book, ...
The #1 bestselling Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard comes to a stunning conclusion in this fourth and final book. VICTORY COMES AT A PRICE. Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal''s betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart-and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods ...
Almost Midnight: Two Festive Short Stories by Rainbow Rowell contains two wintery short stories, decorated throughout for the first time with gorgeous black and white illustrations by Simini Blocker.
This time, change is afoot in Ankh-Morpork - Discworld''''s first steam engine has arrived, and once again Moist von Lipwig finds himself with a new and challenging job. To the consternation of the patrician, Lord Vetinari, a new invention has arrived in Ankh-Morpork – a great clanging monster of a machine ...
Penguin Student Editions have been specifically designed for readers who are studying a text in detail. They include a helpful introduction and explanatory notes, character sketches, a text summary, a chronology, language notes, a selection of questi ons and topics for discussion and analysis, as well ...
Sinuously constructed in four interlocking parts, Invisible opens in New York City in the spring of 1967 when twenty-year-old Adam Walker, an aspiring poet and studen at Columbia University meets the enigmatic Frenchman Rudolf Born, and his silent and seductive girlfriend Margot. Before long, Walker ...
How do germs spread? Can my body fight germs? and How do medicines help? Children are told to wash their hands and blow their noses to avoid spreading germs, but do they really know what germs are? Th.
Kniha - autor Paige Toon, 400 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Nicole Dupre died leaving behind a bestselling novel and an incomplete sequel. Tasked with finishing the book, Bridget is just thankful to have her foot in the publishing door. But as she gets to know Nicole''s grieving family, ...
WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN''S BOOK PRIZE 2018 YOUNGER FICTION CATEGORY International bestselling new series. Enter the Wundrous world of Morrigan Crow and Nevermoor - the most fantastical children''s series of the year. ",Exciting, mysterious, marvellous and magical.quite simply one of the ...
Relish the incomparable imagination of Christopher Paolini in this thrilling new collection of stories based in the world of the Inheritance Cycle. It''s been a year since Eragon departed Alagaesia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Now he is struggling with an ...
A heartbreaking, exquisitely written masterpiece. One of the ten books - novels, memoirs and one very unusual biography - that make up our Matchbook Classics\'' series, a stunningly redesigned collection of some of the best loved titles on our backlist. In 1960s Nigeria, three lives intersect.Ugwu, a ...
Welcome to the Overlook Hotel. You\''ll never want to leave. Danny is only five years old, but in the words of old Mr Hallorann he is a \''shiner\'', aglow with psychic voltage. When his father becomes caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, Danny\''s visions grow out of control. As winter closes in and blizzards ...
Kathy ist einunddreißig Jahre alt und arbeitet als Betreuerin. Wann immer sie durch England fährt und hinter Pappeln ein halb verborgenes Herrenhaus sieht, muss sie an Hailsham denken, das Internat, in dem sie ihre Kindheit und Jugend verbrachte. Unwillkürlich steigen dann in ihr Erinnerungen an Tommy ...
In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he''d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a slew of critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence ...
Suicide bombers are easy to spot. They give out all kinds of tell-tale signs. Mostly because they\''re nervous. By definition they\''re all first-timers. Riding the subway in New York at two o\''clock in the morning, Reacher knows the twelve giveaway signs to look out for. Watching one of his fellow-passengers, ...
Read the original books before you see the How to Train Your Dragon film! This book will be a hit with children and adults alike. THE STORY BEGINS in the first volume of Hiccup''s How to Train Your Dragon memoirs. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer and the ...
This book showcases the best and most humorous quotes from George R.R. Martin\''s favourite character Tyrion Lannister, the worldly, jaded, funny, highly intelligent, cynical, womanizing star of the books. A perfect stocking-filler for every fan of the books, and of HBO\''s award-winning television series. ...