Учебная литература
44108 кн.
Thirteen-year-old Boli and his friends are deep in the middle of a game of marbles. An older boy named Mosca has won the prized Devil's Fire marble. His pals are jealous and want to win it away from him. This is Izayoc, the place of tears, a small [i]pueblo in a tiny valley west of Mexico City where nothing much happens. It's a typical hot Sunday morning except that on the way to church someone discovers the severed head of Enrique Quintanilla propped on the ledge of one of the cement...
| Автор | Phillippe Diederich |
"As a childrens/YA bookseller, I LOVED THIS BOOK. The language, the characters, the basketball—they are all spot on perfect . . . I am so excited about this series."—Cynthia Compton, 4 Kids Books, Zionville, IndianaJunior year. Derrick Bowen has put in two good years getting ready for this season. He put in the work and earned his coach's trust and his role as the starting point guard for Marion East. Marion has never won the Indiana state championship, but this...
| Автор | Kevin Waltman |
In Indiana, basketball is the next thing to religion. Especially for inner-city black kids like Derrick Bowen. He's a 6'3" freshman, lightning quick, and he can slam the rock. He wants to start at point guard for Marion High, but senior Nick Starks has that nailed down. Besides, the coach is old school. He thinks D-Bow needs to work on his game, his shot, and his attitude. That means bench time. And that's when Hamilton Academy, the elite school in the suburbs, comes sniffing...
| Автор | Kevin Waltman |
Penny is furious, and who can blame her? She has to spend Christmas break alone at the Black Butterfly, an old inn at the coldest, bleakest edge of America—the coast of Maine. This «vacation» is the brainchild of Penny's flaky mother, who's on the other side of the country hunting ghosts. Penny most definitely does not believe in spirits. Or love. Or family. Until, that is, she discovers two very real apparitions which only she can see…and meets George, the handsome...
| Автор | Shirley Reva Vernick |
"Waltman's series opener [Next] (first of a planned four) features plenty of basketball action fueled by hoops slang that will set basketball-mad readers right onto the court. . . . The author avoids slam-dunk answers, leaving readers poised for the next book. Like Derrick, this series is off to a promising high school career."—Kirkus ReviewsThings were supposed to change for sophomore year. Things were supposed to be—I don't know—easier somehow. At...
| Автор | Kevin Waltman |
"America's best idea" ~ our National Park units!<br><br>As of 2016, the United States National Park Service oversees 410 park units. They are found in all 50 states, including Washington, D.C., and in the U.S. territories of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.<br><br>Listed by state and territory, this book gives you a glance at these amazing National Parks, including the disbanded...
| Автор | Thomas Crochetiere Crochetiere |
Isabelle and Charlie are friends. They both like to draw, dance, read, and play at the park. They both like to eat Cheerios. They both cry if their feelings are hurt. And like most friends, they are also different from each other. Isabelle has Down syndrome. Charlie doesn't. Written by Isabelle's mother, this charming tale encourages readers to think about what makes a friendship special. My Friend Isabelle also opens the door for young children to talk about differences and the...
| Автор | Eliza Woloson |
Biology is not Dree’s thing. Equally heinous are English, Social Studies, her sister and mother, not to mention Edmonton in general. Toronto is where she belongs – specifically the upcoming Renegade Craft Fair where, finally, her crafts will be appreciated. Escape is imminent: on her 15th birthday, she will get the special fund her father promised, and the day after that she’ll be on Westjet Flight 233 to Toronto. Instead, her dad has a fatal heart attack, and all...
| Автор | Jocelyn Brown |
Regile is a zama-zama working illegally in an abandoned mine near Barberton. He has moved up the ranks and is now paid a salary to keep the other child workers in line. Towards the end of a three-month stint underground, a fourteen-year-old boy from Mozambique, Taiba, starts asking questions about their rescue. Taiba constantly reaffirms his belief that they will be saved: by the police, by the private security firms that guard the mines, or maybe even by the mythical Spike Maphosa. Regile knows...
| Автор | Jayne Bauling |
Hanna Hoekom is veertien, byna vyftien, en haar lewe is nie hoe sy wil hê dit moet wees nie. Haar ma, mallerige kunstenares wat sy is, het met ’n akteur met twee seuns getrou en nou is Hanna en haar halfboetie twee broers én ’n stiefpa ryker. En asof dit nie genoeg is nie, kry hul ma die simpel idee dat die hele gesin saam op “wittebrood” moet gaan – om mekaar beter te leer ken. Hierdie leerdervriendelike skooluitgawe van Marita van der Vyver se Sanlam-pryswenner bevat ’n leesgids met •...
| Автор | Marita van der Vyver |
Sy is Helena Bosman van ’n piepklein dorpie doer ver in die Noord-Kaap, maar Oupa en Oumie noem haar sommer Vaselinetjie. Sy is hulle veldbosengeltjie, hulle hart se punt. Tot Vaselinetjie tien jaar oud is en die Welsyn haar laat wegstuur na die kosskool in Gauteng – die weeshuis waar Madiba se weggooikinders bly. Dis ’n vreemde, harde, gevaarlike wêreld van skomgatkinders, kwaai huistannies en ’n hardvogtige, onregverdige koshuisvader; van entjies rook, hare laat afskeer en planne maak om te...
| Автор | Anoeschka von Meck |
A story of two girls living in Johannesburg. Two acts of betrayal, set more than fifty years apart. It is Johannesburg 1963 and Nelson Mandela is on trial for his life. Nine-year-old Margaret Channing-Court unwittingly attracts the attention of the security police to her home. Forced to make a choice, she watches helplessly as her family is destroyed. More than fifty years later, Jenna Moore, a troubled fifteen-year-old, is packing up her Great Aunt Cee-Cee’s Johannesburg house. She pries open a...
| Автор | Edyth Bulbring |
Новый справочник содержит весь теоретический материал по курсу физики, необходимый для сдачи единого государственного экзамена. Он включает в себя все элементы содержания, проверяемые контрольными измерительными материалами, и помогает обобщить и систематизировать знания и умения школьного курса физики. Теоретический материал изложен в краткой и доступной форме. Каждая тема сопровождается примерами тестовых заданий. Практические задания соответствуют формату ЕГЭ. В конце пособия приведены...
| Автор | Н. С. Пурышева |
One of Twains Greatest! : This book–at times disjointed, rambling, self-referential, and irreverent–is decades ahead of its time. Its an interdisciplinarians dream as Twain takes on economics, geography, politics, ancient and contemporary history, and folklore with equal ease. Mostly though, one appreciates his knack for exaggeration, the tall tale, and the outright lie. Its a triumph of tone, as he lets you in on his wild wit, his keen observation, and his penchant for bending the truth without...
| Автор | Марк Твен |
"Sáenz' poetic narrative will captivate readers from the first sentence to the last paragraph of this beautifully written novel. . . . It is also a celebration of life and a song of hope in celebration of family and friendship, one that will resonate loud and long with teens."—Kirkus Reviews "…There is never a question of either Sáenz’s own extraordinary capacity for caring and compassion or the authenticity of the experiences...
| Автор | Benjamin Alire Saenz |
Akashic launched our BLACK SHEEP YA imprint with the first book in this series, Changers Book One: Drew. The first book has been selling well for us – we're almost through our first printing, and we have licensed it into translation into German, Spanish, and Norwegian so far. Changers Book One also got great reviews: New York Times, O, the Oprah Magazine, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly (starred review), etc. John Green has been supportive of the first book, including sending...
| Автор | T Cooper |
Dorothy Mary Kamenshek was born to immigrant parents in Norwood, Ohio. As a young girl, she played pickup games of sandlot baseball with neighborhood children; no one, however, would have suspected that at the age of seventeen she would become a star athlete at the national level. The outbreak of World War II and the ensuing draft of able-bodied young men severely depleted the ranks of professional baseball players. In 1943, Philip K. Wrigley, owner of the Chicago Cubs, led the initiative to...
| Автор | Michelle Houts |
The “Hollywood” where Sammy Santos and Juliana Ríos live is not the West Coast one, the one with all the glitz and glitter. This Hollywood is a tough barrio at the edge of a small town in southern New Mexico. Sammy and this friends—members of the 1969 high school graduating class—face a world of racism, dress codes, war in Vietnam and barrio violence. In the summer before his senior year begins, Sammy falls in love with Juliana, a girl whose tough...
| Автор | Benjamin Alire Saenz |
A striking debut from an African American author who teaches writing and theatre to juvenile inmates in Chicago.Confirmed blurbs already in from Adam Mansbach,Audrey Niffenegger, Don De Grazia.This first-person teen narrative uses humor to address: homophobia in the African-American community; the complex issue of bullying among teens and adults; nontraditional family dynamics such as absentee fathers and single mothers; '90s pop culture in a way that engages young readers while appealing...
| Автор | Chris L Terry |
AdventureKEEN’s rocks & minerals products are proven sellers: more than 220,000 units sold Rock hunting is a growing hobby throughout the USA, and this is a great introduction for the whole family Market: Parents who want to instill environmental morals, encourage an interest in nature, and entertain their children—all at the same time All-in-one source of information, facts, photos, and gee-whiz tidbits in a concise guide Not intimidating: colorful, appealing design with information geared...
| Автор | Dan R. Lynch |
Sometimes, it's just easier to think I'm not the freak. I'm just in an alien world. . . Being Charles James Stewart, Jr., AKA Charlie the Second, means never «fitting in.» Tall, gangly and big-eared, he could be a poster boy for teenage geeks. An embarrassment to his parents (he's not too crazy about them, either), Charlie is a virtual untouchable at his high school, where humiliation is practically an extracurricular activity. Charlie has tried to fit in, but all of his...
| Автор | Drew Ferguson |
Prospective MBA students will find everything they need to prepare successful admission essays in this book. Containing 50 real essays students have written to gain admission to top business schools, this guide details the strengths of each essay, the inspiration of the student who wrote it, and what makes it a winner. The essays represent a diverse group of students and include those with traditional consulting and business backgrounds, as well as those with nontraditional backgrounds in areas...
| Автор | Gen Tanabe |
"Smelcer clearly knows his way around Alaskan mountains."—David Roberts, author of The Mountain of My Fear Praise for Edge of Nowhere :"A survival story, but one with a strong heart."— ForeWord Reviews "A thought-provoking and moving coming-of-age story."— Publishers Weekly "Another gripping literary triumph for Smelcer."— Midwest Book Review Praise for Lone Wolves :"A beautiful and moving story of courage and love."—Ray...
| Автор | John Smelcer |
Best Books Studiewerkgids: Onderwêreld Hoe goed ken jy jou voorgeskrewe roman? Verstaan jy die inhoud en struktuur? Is jy reg om eksamen te skryf daaroor? Hierdie studiewerkgids is spesiaal saamgestel om leerders te help om Onderwêreld, die voorgeskrewe roman vir Graad 12 Afrikaans Huistaal, ten volle te verstaan en te geniet. Dit voldoen aan die voorskrifte van die Kurrikulum- en assesseringsbeleidsverklaring (KABV) en al die belangrikste aspekte van die roman word hierin gedek – in taal wat...
| Автор | Группа авторов |