Учебная литература
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Presenting the three titles in the Unwritten fantasy series. This series sends friends Rosemary and Peter on magical and time-travelling adventures. In The Unwritten Girl , they find themselves on a life-or-death quest to rescue Rosemary’s brother, who has lost himself in a book. With the help of Peter and her guide, faerie shape-shifter Puck, Rosemary must face the storybook perils of the Land of Fiction and learn to open her heart, before it is too late. In Fathom Five , a mysterious woman...
| Автор | James Bow |
Presenting the three titles in the acclaimed Barkerville mystery series. This series based in 1860s British Columbia focuses on strange events in the life of teenager Ted MacIntosh. In Moses, Me, and Murder , Ted gets caught up in the mystery of a disappearance and murder in the gold fields. In The Doctor’s Apprentice , Ted is apprenticed to an eccentric doctor who has dark secrets. In the concluding By the Skin of His Teeth , Ted befriends a young Chinese boy despite the intense prejudice...
| Автор | Ann Walsh |
This two-book bundle is an essential handbook for any student or parent considering college. Learn why a degree is no longer a passport to success in today's job market. Includes: Dream Factories The “good jobs” of the past are almost gone. Today, many college graduates face unemployment while others face underemployment. Professors Ken Coates and Bill Morrison explore the death of the “good job,” and the role that colleges have played in the disconnect between career fantasies and...
| Автор | Ken S. Coates |
Painting a vivid picture of the original peoples of North America, long before European colonization changed the face of the continent, the Algonquin Quest novels show the traditions, the legends and the intrigue that shaped the First Nations. For Mahingan and his family, caught in the middle of a defining conflict with the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), warfare is a part of life, but so are the natural world and the rich web of culture he shares with allies like the Omàmiwinini (Algonquin), the...
| Автор | Rick Revelle |
OMG! Hannah Smart is here with two full books in one bundle: Operation Josh Taylor and On a Slippery Slope . With ingenious schemes, slight exaggerations, a sprinkling of star power, and a dash of horrible surprises , Hannah is ready to take on the world – or die trying. Includes: Operation Josh Taylor: Hannah Smart #1 To see teen idol Josh Taylor in concert, Hannah Smart is prepared to face bullies, learn terrible secrets, and discover hidden talents. On a Slippery Slope: Hannah...
| Автор | Melody Fitzpatrick |
This special four-book collection features stories of bravery and courage about early settlers and their relationships with the indigenous peoples of Canada. B.J. Bayle's young adult fiction brings Canada's past alive on the page. <br/> <br/> Includes: <br/> <br/> <i><b>Red River Rising</b></i> <br/> In 1813, Angus, a young Scot, and his family endure hardships as they attempt to start a new life in Canada. As they struggle...
| Автор | B.J. Bayle |
Presenting both of Little Jane Silver's piratical adventures in one special bundle! Little Jane Silver is the granddaughter of the notorious pirate Long John Silver. Growing up on her parents' ship, she vows to become a real pirate. As her ship is pursued by a mysterious pirate hunter, and on her own for the first time, Little Jane must grow up fast and find the courage to undergo the most important test of her young life: a quest to save her family. In Little Jane Silver and the...
| Автор | Adira Rotstein |
Prolific young adult author David A. Poulsen «handles heavy material with sophistication» (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>). The teens in these three novels confront a teacher who denies the Holocaust, the devastation of atomic bombs, and emotional fallout from the Vietnam War. <br/> <br/> <b>Includes:</b> <br/> <br/> <b><i>And Then the Sky Exploded</i></b> <br/> Ninth-grader Christian Deaver learns his...
| Автор | David A. Poulsen |
OMG! Hannah Smart is here with three full books in one bundle: Operation Josh Taylor , On a Slippery Slope , and In Over Her Head . With ingenious schemes, slight exaggerations, a sprinkling of star power, and a dash of horrible surprises , Hannah is ready to take on the world – or die trying. Includes: Operation Josh Taylor: Hannah Smart #1 To see teen idol Josh Taylor in concert, Hannah Smart is prepared to face bullies, learn terrible secrets, and discover hidden talents. On a...
| Автор | Melody Fitzpatrick |
The Night Flyers glide effortlessly over the rooftops of their small town in a strange, magical escape from the pressures of high school. Meet Gwendolyn and Everton in this two-book collection of The Night Flyer's Handbook series. <br/> <br/> <b><i>The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden</i></b> <br/> Gwendolyn Golden has a bad temper and hates to read. She's a pretty normal teenager until … one morning she wakes up on the ceiling. Along with...
| Автор | Philippa Dowding |
Doublespeak is the language of non-responsibility, carefully constructed to appear to communicate when it fact it doesn't. In this lively and eye-opening expose, originally published in 1989, linguist William Lutz identifies the four most common types of doublespeak—euphemism, jargon, gobbledygook or «bureaucratese,» and inflated language—showing how each is used in business, advertising, medicine, government, and the military. In this seminal book, Lutz articulates that...
| Автор | William Lutz |
Dracula ist in die Jahre gekommen. Er lebt nun als Rentner in seinem Schloss und erzählt seinen Enkeln, den Vampirkindern Pizzi und Morbi, jeden Abend von einem Vorfahren, der zur Zeit einer berühmten historischen Persönlichkeit lebte. Anstatt einzuschlafen, tricksen die beiden Kinder ihren Opa aus und machen sich auf zu einer Reise in die Vergangenheit. Dracu Khan ist ein echter mongolischer Vampir und hat zwei fliegende Pferde. Was ist für Pizzi und Morbi da näher liegend als ein...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Dracula ist in die Jahre gekommen. Er lebt nun als Rentner in seinem Schloss und erzählt seinen Enkeln, den Vampirkindern Pizzi und Morbi, jeden Abend von einem Vorfahren, der zur Zeit einer berühmten historischen Persönlichkeit lebte. Anstatt einzuschlafen, tricksen die beiden Kinder ihren Opa aus und machen sich auf zu einer Reise in die Vergangenheit. Weil Henri de Draculart mit den Händen leuchten konnte, war er Beleuchtungsvampir des Sonnenkönigs. Als die Kinder ihn besuchen wollen, ist er...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
It’s their last summer before college, and Jaret and Peggy have fallen deeply in love. They exchange love letters, have pet names, and spend hours alone in their special clearing in the woods. For once, life is perfect. But Jaret and Peggy live in Gardener’s Point, a small town a hundred miles from New York City, and a place where girls only date boys. In Gardener’s Point, being different isn’t easy—but nothing could prepare them for the danger...
| Автор | Sandra Scoppettone |
Dracula ist in die Jahre gekommen. Er lebt nun als Rentner in seinem Schloss und erzählt seinen Enkeln, den Vampirkindern Pizzi und Morbi, jeden Abend von einem Vorfahren, der zur Zeit einer berühmten historischen Persönlichkeit lebte. Anstatt einzuschlafen, tricksen die beiden Kinder ihren Opa aus und machen sich auf zu einer Reise in die Vergangenheit. Spooky Dracula war zu seiner Zeit in England ein berühmter Geistermacher. Als Pizzi und Morbi ihn besuchen, brauchen sie seine Dienste...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
“What makes ‘Written in the Stars’ striking and quite wonderful is the ease and sagacity with which Ms. Duncan writes about adolescence (at an astonishingly young authorial age) and the emotional resonance she creates with characters we will know only briefly—for such is the nature of short stories.”—Wall Street JournalAn extraordinary look at the genesis of a great writer’s career, Written in the Stars is a collection of Lois...
| Автор | Lois Duncan |
A sequel to Secret Lives, this is a brand new work from Berthe Amoss. Wonderful portrait of a historical New Orleans that has long been gone. Tie into the revived interest in literary mysteries in the YA world. This touching and thrilling mystery about family is a natural for mother-daughter book clubs, as well as school reading lists. Berthe Amoss is the author and illustrator of over 28 books. Her work as appeared at The Art Institute of Chicago and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. A life-long...
| Автор | Berthe Amoss |
Kevins Freund Arnulf liegt im Sterben. Und er hat einen letzten Wunsch. Er möchte zurück nach Thule, seine Heimat. Mutig macht sich Kevin gemeinsam mit seinem Freund auf den Weg. Doch der Weg nach Thule ist weit und führt durch die eisigen Länder des Nordens, in denen nicht nur wilde Wölfe jagen. Eine unheimliche schwarze Bestie verfolgt Kevin und seinen Gefährten, ein Ungeheuer, das zu einem geheimnisvollen Zaubermann gehört. Wird es Kevin gelingen, den letzten Wunsch seines Freundes zu...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
The hilarious and touching story of Addie Agnew, who seeks to uncover the secret of her mother's mysterious death, “Secret Lives” is also a brilliant portrait of 1930s New Orleans, down to street cars and radio mysteries. Wonderful portrait of a historical New Orleans that has long been gone. Tie into the revived interest in literary mysteries in the YA world. This touching and thrilling mystery about family is a natural for mother-daughter book clubs, as well as school reading lists....
| Автор | Berthe Amoss |
Germany on the cusp of World War II. Hitler has risen to power, and the Jews are being taken away from their homes in the middle of the night, forced to wear yellow stars, their businesses smashed, their lives in ruins. In the middle of all this is Lilli Frankfurter, a half-Jewish girl on the cusp of adolescence, her life and family thrust into the midst of a danger she has only begun to understand. In the stunning sequel to Isabel's War, Lila Perl, who completed this book just months...
| Автор | Lila Perl |
Dracula ist in die Jahre gekommen. Er lebt nun als Rentner in seinem Schloss und erzählt seinen Enkeln, den Vampirkindern Pizzi und Morbi, jeden Abend von einem Vorfahren, der zur Zeit einer berühmten historischen Persönlichkeit lebte. Anstatt einzuschlafen, tricksen die beiden Kinder ihren Opa aus und machen sich auf zu einer Reise in die Vergangenheit. Nie wieder hat jemand so phantastische Schwimmbäder bauen können wie Al-Draculamses. Doch er fristet sein Leben als Nachtwächter in den...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
In the world of children's literature, Louise Fitzhugh's [i]Harriet the Spy and [i]The Long Secret are widely recognized as epoch-making. They have been received by young readers, year after year, with excitement and love.[i] Nobody's Family is Going to Change—the story of an African American family in New York in the 1970s—shares the vigorous sense of comedy and unflinching fidelity to the real world that has made Fitzhugh's other books into classics.
| Автор | Louise Fitzhugh |
A National Book Award nominee in 1975, Ludell is the first book in a groundbreaking trilogy about a young African American girl growing up during the 1950s in a small Georgia town. Ludell Wilson is a wisecracking bookworm and burgeoning writer who adores her best friend Ruthie Mae, her loving—but strict—grandmother, and everything about growing up. (Including her first pair of blue jeans, and her first boyfriend.)But in the still-segregated South, Ludell‘s warm...
| Автор | Brenda Wilkinson |
Though to Brenda Belle Blossom's mother he is just «that boy . . . tying those beer cans to the Christmas tree,» sixteen-year-old Adam is really the son of a famous movie star who hobnobs with royalty while jetting all over the world. Smarty Brenda Belle Blossom, horrified by fuzz on her upper lip, cracks jokes to avoid the bummer of her teeny Vermont hamlet and ladylike mother. When Adam is expelled from his last boarding school, he washes up in Vermont to stay with his irascible,...
| Автор | M.E. Kerr |