Энн Брешерс4.3 Главные героини повести - 16-летние подруги Кармен, Лена, Бриджит и Тибби. Истории, происходящие с девушками - грустные и веселые, обыденные и странные, - настолько реальны, что читатель сразу становится их участником.
А при чем здесь Волшебные Штаны? В этой книге они - символ дружбы, доверия, справедливости и, главное, любви.
Селия Рис4.1 Быть свободным или просто не таким, как все, трудно в любом веке. Но во времена "охоты на ведьм" за это могут и убить. Так и случилось с бабушкой девочки Мэри: односельчане обвинили её в колдовстве и казнили. Вместе с несколькими семьями пуритан Мэри покидает родные края и отправляется в Новый Свет. Какая жизнь ждет её среди незнакомых людей? Научится ли она противостоять ненависти и глупости? Сумеет ли найти применение своему дару целительницы?
Луис Реннисон3.9 Вашему вниманию предлагается книга "Девочки с Венеры, а мальчики… с дуба рухнули?".
Бесшабашные, веселые откровения из дневника Джорджии Николсон.
Вирджиния Эйвер Вольф0.0 LaVaughn is fifteen now, and she's still fiercely determined to go to college. But that's the only thing she's sure about. Loyalty to her father bubbles up as her mother grows closer to a new man. The two girls she used to do everything with have chosen a path LaVaughn wants no part of. And then there's Jody. LaVaughn can't believe how gorgeous he is...or how confusing. He acts like he's in love with her, but is he?
Лун Ун4.4 Until the age of five, Loung Ung lived in Phnom Penh, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official. She was a precocious child who loved the open city markets, fried crickets, chicken fights and being cheeky to her parents. When Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into Phnom Penh in April 1975, Loung's family fled their home and were eventually forced to disperse to survive. Loung was trained as a child soldier while her brothers and sisters were sent to labour camps. The surviving siblings were only finally reunited after the Vietnamese penetrated Cambodia and started to destroy the Khmer Rouge. Bolstered by the bravery of one brother, the vision of the others and the gentle kindness of her sister, Loung forged on to create for herself a courageous new life. First They Killed My Father is an unforgettable book told through the voice of the young and fearless Loung. It is a shocking and tragic tale of a girl who was determined to survive despite the odds.
Intelligent, popular, handsome, and wealthy, sixteen-year-old Nick Andreas is pretty much perfect — on the outside, at least. What no one knows — not even his best friend — is the terror that Nick faces every time he is alone with his father. Then he and Caitlin fall in love, and Nick thinks his problems are over. Caitlin is the one person who he can confide in. But when things start to spiral out of control, Nick must face the fact that he's gotten more from his father than green eyes and money.
Крис Крутчер0.0 There's bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team. The bad news is that they don't have a pool. The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway. A group of misfits brought together by T. J. Jones (the J is redundant), the Cutter All Night Mermen struggle to find their places in a school that has no place for them. T.J. is convinced that a varsity letter jacket exclusive, revered, the symbol (as far as T.J. is concerned) of all that is screwed up at Cutter High will also be an effective tool. He's right. He's also wrong. Still, it's always the quest that counts. And the bus on which the Mermen travel to swim meets soon becomes the space where they gradually allow themselves to talk, to fit, to grow. Together they'll fight for dignity in a world where tragedy and comedy dance side by side, where a moment's inattention can bring lifelong heartache, and where true acceptance is the only prescription for what ails us.
Эллен Виттлингер0.0 Razzle Penney, an oddball teen who works at the town dump, befriends Ken Baker when he and his parents first move to Cape Cod. Ken is drawn to Razzle's eccentricities, and she inspires the best photographs he has taken. However, she also introduces him to her nemesis, Harley, a boy-crazy beauty who gets what she wants and she wants Ken. As Ken's friendship with Razzle and his relationship with Harley both stumble, Razzle's mother comes back to town, with a revelation about Razzle's past that devastates her. Razzle wants to turn to Ken but finds that he, too has hurt her, and she may never be able to forgive him.
As she did in her award-winning novel, Hard Love, Ellen Wittlinger shows that while love and friendship are critical, neither is easy to sustain.
Терри Трумен4.3 Главный герой-15летний подросток Шон,он любит рок-н-ролл,девчонок,мамины объятья и запах копченых устриц и не любит галстук-бабочку. Он живет в Сиэттле,где часто идет дождь.
"Привет! Меня зовут Шон. Моя жизнь похожа на то,когда говорят:
-Эй! Есть две новости:хорошая и плохая, с какой начать?"
Плохая новось: кажется,отец Шона хочет его убить. Хорошая новость:он сделает это по большой любви.
У Шона тяжелая форма ДЦП. И никто не знает,что в искалеченном теле заключен гениальный ум. Страшно?
Вот и мне страшно. И страшно интересно. И не приведи Господь столкнуться с этим в жизни
Роланд Смит0.0 Jack Osborne's life changes forever the night men in masks break into his house, threaten Jack and his family, and ransack their home. Jack then discovers the reason these men have come into their lives-his father has been arrested for drug trafficking.
Jack, his mother, and his sister are then forced to enter Witness Security Program. Jack becomes "Zach" and moves to Elko, Nevada, a town in the middle of nowhere. There he meets Sam, the strangest school custodian he has ever encountered, and Catalin, a girl who might make Zach's uprooting worth the trouble. But just as Zach finally begins to piece together a new life, he finds himself in danger again-and this time his actions could determine the fates of everyone he cares about.
Родман Филбрик0.0 This fast-paced action novel is set in a future where the world has been almost destroyed. Like the award-winning novel Freak the Mighty, this is Philbrick at his very best.
It's the story of an epileptic teenager nicknamed Spaz, who begins the heroic fight to bring human intelligence back to the planet. In a world where most people are plugged into brain-drain entertainment systems, Spaz is the rare human being who can see life as it really is. When he meets an old man called Ryter, he begins to learn about Earth and its past. With Ryter as his companion, Spaz sets off an unlikely quest to save his dying sister -- and in the process, perhaps the world.
Ян Гринберг0.0 What do we feel when we look at a great work of art/ What does a poet feel/ Heart to Heart offers an original way to approach poetry and art?with new works by distinguished American poets, specially commissioned for this book by editor Jan Greenberg. Prompted by paintings, sculpture, prints, and photographs by American artists working in the 20th century, these poems lend a new meaning to ?art appreciation? and make each page of Heart to Heart an exciting discovery.
Join such poets as Jane Yolen, Nancy Willard, X. J. Kennedy, Naomi Shihab Nye, David Mura, and Angela Johnson as they reveal a personal, heartfelt response to works by Thomas Hart Benton, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Grandma Moses, Faith Ringgold, Man Ray, Georgia O?Keeffe, and many others. Whether the poems are playful, challenging, tender, mocking, humorous, sad, or sensual, each work of art, seen through the eyes of a poet, allows readers to look at the world with new insight.
Book Details:
Format: Publication Date: 4/1/2001 Pages: 80 Reading Level: Age 10 and Up
Йон Колфер4.4 Артемис Фаул готовится осуществить свой последний замысел. Его отец выздоравливает после двухлетнего плена и вот-вот возьмет на себя функции главы семейства. А мать полна решимости наставить мужа и сына на путь истинный. Так что, похоже, блистательным авантюрам Артемиса пришел конец. Осталось провернуть всего одну — вытрясти тонну золота из американского миллиардера. За что? Да за то, что Артемис не выпустит на рынок одну вещицу, которая вмиг разорит его компьютерное производство. Дело, казалось бы, плевое, но с самого начала все пошло не по плану. Бедняга Дворецки… Теперь помочь ему сможет только волшебный народец. Юному Фаулу и капитану Элфи Малой вновь предстоит действовать бок о бок — ну что ж, им не привыкать!
Джоан Бауэр0.0 When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner, Hope's not sure what to expect. But what they find is that the owner, G.T., isn't quite ready to give up yet - in fact, he's decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate. And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner, she also finds herself caught up in G.T.'s campaign - particularly his visions for the future. After all, as G.T. points out, everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times... even Hope herself.
Filled with heart, charm, and good old-fashioned fun, this is Joan Bauer at her best.
Jacqueline Wilson0.0 You look as if you've seen a ghost!' Jade is so used to living in the shadow of Vicky, her loud, confident best friend, that when a tragic accident occurs, she can hardly believe that Vicky's no longer around. But Vicky's a sparky girl who's not going to let a small thing like being dead stop her from living life to the full! Whether Jade is in lessons, out running or tentatively trying to make new friends, Vicky is determined to make her presence felt . . .
Ричард Пек4.0 On the brink of adulthood (not to mention a whole new century), Rosie makes her first trip to the big city, along with her wide-eyed siblings and their rascally old granddad. There, amidst the breathtaking Ferris wheel and other wonders of the fair, Rosie discovers the world and herself, while coming face-to-face with some of the era's most famous people—including showgirl Lillian Russell and Colonel William F. Cody (a.k.a. Buffalo Bill).
