Ellie and her friends leave home one quiet morning, wave goodbye to their parents, and head up into the hills to camp out for a while; seven teenagers filling in time during school holidays. The world is about to change forever. Their lives will never be the same again. Would you fight? Would you give up everything? Would you sacrifice even life itself? tomorrow. when the war began asks th…
Ada sebuah pisau kecil di lantai. Pisau milik Profesor Coram yang selalu disimpan di meja yang terletak di dalam ruangan itu... dan sebuah kacamata emas... Yoxley Old Place merupakan sebuah rumah di dusun, dekat sebuah desa kecil. Sepuluh tahun yang lalu, seorang pria tua bernama Profesor Coram datang, lalu tinggal di sana. Pria tua itu sangat pintar. Setahun yang lalu, dia memutuskan untuk …
How far would you go for beauty? On the last day of her junior year, Joyce Park finally musters up the courage to ask John Ford Kang, one of the cutest guys in school, to sign her yearbook. When he fails to remember her name, Joyce questions whether she will ever be pretty or special enough to stand out. Especially when Helen, her older sister, outshines her in everything - from looks to bra…
When Lucia Bok starts hearing voices, older sister Miranda tries desperately to reach her. Lucia is vibrant, full of wonder, and impetuous-but when mental illness takes hold, it threatens to derail her life, as well as the loves of everyone she loves. Miranda will try to rescue her sister-but only Lucia can decide whether she wants to be saved. At its heart, Everything Here is Beautiful is …
After A Long and Eventful Life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he's still in good health, and one day he turns 100. A big celebration is in the works, but Allan really isn't interested (and he'd like a bit more control over his vodka consumption). So he decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks o…
The Luck Uglies are the most dangerous men Riley O'Chanter has ever met - and her father, Harmless, is their leader. Now Rye herself has been declared a wanted criminal and forced into hiding on the remote Isle of Pest - a mysterious place full of dark legends, smugglers and... sheep. Meanwhile, a deadly battle is raging for control of the Luck Uglies and Rye must rally a band of smugglers a…
Ten-year-old Abdullah would do anything for his younger sister. In a life of poverty and struggle, with no mother to care for them, Pari is the only person who brings Abdullah happiness. For her, he will trade his only pair of shoes to give her a feather for her treasured collection. When their father, sets off with Pari across the desert to Kabul in search of work, Abdullah is determined not t…
Do not read if you are: 1. My grumpy sister. Delia 2. Marcus Meldrew (who is an idiot) 3. Mrs. Worthington, who has a moustache (it's tricky not to stare) I'm Tom Gates. When my teachers don't have their beady eyes on me, I like to draw pictures and think of ways to annoy Delia. My teachers think I am easily distracted and "lack focus". Which is a bit harsh, because right now I am very fo…
Gold Star Award Chart! Mr. Fullerman's award chart is proving a bit tricky. This is mostly because: 1. Marcus Meldrew is a sneaky so-and-so and up to no good, if you ask me. 2. My tooth is aching so much that I can't even concentrate on drawing in class. 3. I keep getting sidetracked by interesting activities like swimming, bug catching and, most importantly, spending quality time annoying…
This is the look on my face when I get a genius idea (which happens a lot). Marcus likes to think he has good ideas. But they are mostly all rubbish. When Uncle Kevin says he is an expert on everything it makes dad pulls this face, when Delia has a hair disaster, and this is m.