Perfect for fans of Erin Stead and Emily Winfield Martin, here is a charming paperback picture book about two friends who enter a fairy-tale world hoping to find an exciting story to tell. When best friends Fern, a bear, and Otto, a cat, go searching for an exciting story in the forest, they have different ideas about what that means. Fern thinks they should stop and watch a race between a tortoise and a hare, but Otto worries that a tortoise is too slow to be exciting. Fern thinks listening to the three brothers talking about how to build a house is incredibly interesting, but Otto isn't convinced. Along the way, ... |
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Enola Holmes is on the run from the world's most famous detective - her brother Sherlock Holmes. As she roams the dark and dangerous streets of London disguised as a doctor's secretary called Miss Ivy Meshle, Enola is reminded more and more that her name backwards spells "alone". But when she finds a concealed cache of dazzling charcoal drawings, she feels drawn to the girl who drew them. Only, that girl, young Lady Cecily, has mysteriously vanished. It's up to Enola to find her, but false appearances can only last so long... Enola's adventures continue in this thrilling second instalment. ... |
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Mirror, mirror on the wall... Who's the deadliest of them all? Once upon a time, a girl named Sophie rode into the forest with the queen's huntsman. Her lips were the colour of ripe cherries, her skin as soft as new-fallen snow, her hair as dark as midnight. When they stopped to rest, the huntsman pulled out his knife... and took Sophie's heart. It shouldn't have come as a surprise. Sophie had heard the rumors. They said she was too kind and foolish to rule - a disaster of a future queen. And Sophie believed them. She believed everything she'd heard about herself, the poisonous words people use to ... |
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Fire is like a rumour. You might think you've extinguished it but one creeping, red tendril, one single wisp of smoke is enough to let it leap back into life again. Especially if someone is watching, waiting to fan the flames ... New school. Tick. New town. Tick. New surname. Tick. Social media profiles? Erased. There's nothing to trace Anna back to her old life. Nothing to link her to the "incident". At least that's what she thinks ... until the whispers start up again. As time begins to run out on her secrets, Anna finds herself irresistibly drawn to the tale of Maggie, a local girl accused of ... |
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Sometimes making the wrong choice is the right thing to do... ... Jenna is known as The Ice Cream Girl. She doesn't mind the name one bit. After all, there far worse jobs than selling ice creams by the sea. Then one hot summer's day, everything changes and Jenna faces the most difficult decision of her life. Craig spends as much time as he can at the beach hut in Everdene he rents with a few of his mates. It's the perfect break from his stressful job, and he loves to surf. But one weekend he notices a girl on the beach - for all the wrong reasons. For Jenna and Craig, it's a chance meeting which could ... |
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A masterful suspense novel from the author of the unforgettable bestseller "We were liars". ... The story of a young woman whose diabolical smarts are her ticket into a charmed life. But how many times can someone reinvent themselves? You be the judge. Imogen is a runaway heiress, an orphan, a cook, and a cheat. Jule is a fighter, a social chameleon, and an athlete. An intense friendship. A disappearance. A murder, or maybe two. A bad romance, or maybe three. Blunt objects, disguises, blood, and chocolate. The American dream, superheroes, spies, and villains. A girl who refuses to give people what they want ... |
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The ¹1 International Bestseller. ... Here is a small fact - you are going to die. 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. Some important information - this novel is narrated by Death. It's a small story, about: a girl; an accordionist; some fanatical Germans; a Jewish fist fighter; and quite a lot of thievery. ... |
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The Enriched Collection. ... Ñáîðíèêúò Folk Tales & Fables From Bulgaria íà ÈÊ Âèà Ëåòåðà ñúäúðæà ÷åòèðèäåñåò è øåñò èçâåñòíè è îáè÷àíè áúëãàðñêè íàðîäíè ïðèêàçêè è áàñíè, ïîäáðàíè è ïðåâåäåíè íà àíãëèéñêè åçèê. Ðàçäåëåíè ñà â òðè ðàçäåëà - Íàðîäíà ìúäðîñò, Âúëøåáíè ïðèêàçêè, Áàñíè ñ æèâîòíè. Ïðèêàçêèòå ñà ïðåâåäåíè íà ëåñåí è äîñòúïåí àíãëèéñêè åçèê è ñà ïîäõîäÿùî ÷åòèâî íå ñàìî çà äåöà, íî è çà öÿëîòî ñåìåéñòâî. Ñáîðíèêúò å îñîáåíî ïîïóëÿðåí ñðåä ìàëêè è ãîëåìè ÷èòàòåëè, êîèòî æèâåÿò â ÷óæáèíà è ïîëçâàò áúëãàðñêèÿ åçèê êàòî âòîðè. Íàäÿâàìå ñå êíèãàòà äà íàìåðè ñâîèòå ÷èòàòåëè ñðåä âñè÷êè, êîèòî ñå ÷óâñòâàò ñâúðçàíè ... |
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Ïîðàäè ìíîãîòî ðàçêàçè çà ñåëîòî â áúëãàðñêàòà ëèòåðàòóðà, âèíàãè ñå íàëàãà äà ñå íàïðàâè óòî÷íåíèå, êîãàòî ñòàâà äóìà çà êðàòêè ãðàäñêè. Å, òåçè ñà òî÷íî òàêèâà – êàòåãîðè÷íî ñîôèéñêè, ïèñàíè íà æèâî, çà äà ñå èçæèâåå òîçè ãðàä êàêòî íèêîãà äîñåãà. Âñå åäíî öåíòðèðàø Google Earth âúðõó Ñîôèÿ è ïðèáëèæàâàø äîêúäåòî ñè ïîèñêàø (ïèëîíèòå íà ÍÄÊ, àïàðòàìåíò â Íàäåæäà, ïîäëåçà íà Ñîôèéñêèÿ) èëè ïúê ñå îòäàëå÷àâàø (äî Áúëãàðèÿ êàòî öÿëî, äî îñòðîâèòå íà ñåíòèíåëöèòå â Áåíãàëñêèÿ çàëèâ, ÷å è îùå ïî-äàëå÷ â ïðîñòðàíñòâîòî è ñêðå÷îâåòå íà âðåìåòî). Çàùîòî åäèí ãðàä ìîæå äà ñå ðàçêàæå íàé-äîáðå èìåííî â ñáîðíèê ñ ðàçêàçè. Îñîáåíî ... |
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Complete and unabridged. ... As well as being one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century and the recipient of the 1923 Nobel Prize for Literature, William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939) is the greatest lyric poet that Ireland has produced. His early work includes the beguiling When You are Old, The Cloths of Heaven and The Lake Isle of Innisfree but, unusually for a poet, Yeats's later works, including Parnell's Funeral, surpass even those of his youth. All are present in this volume, which reproduces the 1933 edition of W. B. Yeats's Collected Poems and also contains an illuminating ... |
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Compiled by: Tig Thomas. ... "Illustrated Treasury of Bedtime Stories" is a beautiful hardback book for children aged 7+ to enjoy timeless short stories by renowned storytellers such as Rudyard Kipling . Each story has been chosen as perfect for bedtime reading, to allow your child to enter an exciting dream world while they are calm and open to storytelling. Take a trip to a magical land, where bold boys and brave girls join a host of curious creatures, and where dreams really do come true. "Illustrated Treasury of Bedtime Stories": Enchanting stories you and your child to read and enjoy together; ... |
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Êíèãàòà å ÷àñò îò êîëåêöèÿòà "Ñúâðåìåííà áúëãàðñêà ïðîçà" íà èçäàòåëñòâî "Ëåêñèêîí". ... "Äèìèë Ñòîèëîâ å ÷óâñòâèòåëåí, èíòåëèãåíòåí è íàáëþäàòåëåí áåëåòðèñò, ïðåäñòàâÿù ñ ïñèõîëîãè÷åñêè ðåàëèçúì è ñ ëåêî íàãàð÷àù õóìîð âñåêèäíåâíèòå äðàìè íà ÷óâñòâèòåëíèÿ, èíòåëèãåíòåí è íàáëþäàòåëåí ãåðîé. Òîçè ãåðîé íàïîìíÿ ïåðñîíàæèòå íà íÿêîãàøíàòà áúëãàðñêà "èíôàíòèëíà" ïðîçà è ñÿêàø íå ñå å ïðîñòèë ñ èëþçèèòå, ÷å æèâîòúò å íåùî ïî-ðàçëè÷íî îò òîâà, êîåòî îáèêíîâåíî ïðåäëàãà. Îòòóê è äîáðîíàìåðåíîòî ïèñàòåëñêî ëþáîïèòñòâî.êúì õîðà è ñèòóàöèè, îïðîâåðãàâàùè è ïîäêðåïÿùè èëþçèèòå. Íàëè âñå ïàê ñðåä ... |
