Кейт ДиКамилло4.3 В мышином семействе, обитающем в старинном королевском замке, родился мышонок по имени Десперо. В отличие от своих сородичей он обладал храбрым и благородным сердцем, а еще любил читать и слушать музыку. Однажды он увидел принцессу Горошинку и влюбился в нее. А когда коварные крысы хитростью заманили принцессу в мрачное подземелье, Десперо, словно рыцарь в сияющих доспехах, спас ее от верной гибели.
Дженни Ниммо4.2 Стоит обнаружить, что обладаешь необычными способностями - и прости-прощай спокойная жизнь. Именно в этом убедился Чарли Бон, который в один прекрасный день вдруг начал слышать, о чем разговаривают люди на фотографиях. Чарли начинает разматывать запутанный клубок семейных тайн и в результате оказывается в мрачной академии Блура.
В академии Чарли обзаводится не только новыми друзьями, но и новыми врагами. Тайны растут, как снежный ком, и мальчику остается только надеяться, что разгадка не будет стоить ему жизни...
Кэтрин Ласки4.3 Лесное царство Тито охвачено паникой: неизвестные похищают из гнезд едва вылупившихся птенцов. Жертвой злодеев становится совенок Сорен, который попадает в Сант-Эголиус, таинственную Академию для осиротевших совят. Здесь царят порядки, как в самой мрачной тюрьме. Сорен понимает, что единственная возможность вырваться из этого воспитательного ада - научиться летать. Сорену и его подруге Гильфи удается бежать. Они решают отыскать легендарное Древо Га'Хуула, на котором обитают благородные и храбрые совы, и вместе с ними победить темные силы, грозящие уничтожить все совиные королевства. По дороге друзья знакомятся с Сумраком, совенком бородатой неясыти, и крохотным жителем пещер Копушей. Всех их ждет множество испытаний и приключений.
Полли Хорват4.8 My name is Primrose Squarp. I am eleven years old. I have hair, the colour of carrots in apricot glaze (recipe to follow), skin fair and clear where it isn't freckled, and eyes like summer storms. Primrose's parents are lost at sea. Somewhere, she knows they're together - on an island, rescued by a ship, perhaps in the belly of a whale. If they'd drowned, she would know. The other inhabitants of Coal Harbour want Primrose to stop being stubborn and admit they're gone for good. Primrose only finds refuge at the town restaurant, where Miss Bowzer serves everything on a waffle. Not just syrup and jam, but lasagne, fish and chips - at The Girl on a Red Swing, even waffles come on a waffle. And sodo good jokes and sage advice, in this quirky novel filled with eccentric characters and bittersweet humour.
Тони ДиТерлицци, Холли Блэк4.2 Обычные ребята, Мэллори, Джаред и Саймон Грейсы, неожиданно для себя открыли необычный - "другой" - мир, который, оказывается, существует рядом с нами. И теперь обитатели этого фантастического мира превратили жизнь семейства Грейсов в череду захватывающих, а порой и пугающих приключений...
Известная писательница Холли Блэк и ее друг - тоже писатель и художник Тони ДиТерлицци, которым ребята рассказали обо всех этих событиях, написали о них целых пять увлекательных книг, составляющих "Хроники Спайдервика".
Sharon Creech0.0 Bailey, who is usually so nice, Bailey, my neighbor, my friend, my buddy, my pal for my whole life, knowing me better than anybody, that Bailey, that Bailey I am so mad at right now, that Bailey, I hate him today.
Twelve-year-old Rosie and her best friend, Bailey, don't always get along, that's true. But Granny Torrelli seems to know just how to make things right again with her interesting stories and family recipes. It's easier to remember what's important about love, life, and friendship while Granny Torrelli makes soup.
Аллен Курцвейл0.0 Leon and the Spitting Image is about a hotel full of animals. It's about an evil ice maker. It's about glass eyeballs and human catapults. It's about really old panty hose and Possibly Fake Hair. But mostly it's about Leon Zeisel and his epic quest to survive fourth grade. What's stopping him? Two things. First, there's Miss Hagmeyer. She's a supernaturally strict teacher with ears that resemble giant rotting mushrooms. And then there is Leon's archenemy, Lumpkin the Pumpkin, a human tank with a deadly dodgeball throw known to all as the sidewinder.
Luckily, Leon has two friends, Lily-Matisse and P.W., who will stand by him no matter what -- even if his magical, mysterious plans for rescue and revenge involve ... SPIT!
Дебора Эллис4.0 In Parvana's Journey, the Taliban still control Afghanistan, but Kabul is in ruins. Parvana's father has just died, and her mother, sister, and brother could be anywhere in the country. Parvana knows she must find them. Despite her youth, Parvana sets out alone, masquerading as a boy. She soon meets other children who are victims of war -- an infant boy in a bombed-out village, a nine-year-old girl who thinks she has magic powers over landmines, and a boy with one leg. The children travel together, forging a kind of family out of sheer need. The strength of their bond makes it possible to survive the most desperate conditions.
All royalties from the sale of this book will go to Women for Women, an organization that helps women in Afghanistan.
Патриция Рейлли Гифф5.0 Hollis Woods was an infant when she was abandoned and for 12 years she has been transferred from one foster home to another. To the social agency, she is a "mountain of trouble" because she skips school and runs away, even from the Regans, a family willing to give her a real home. When she is placed with Josie, an elderly artist who is becoming very forgetful, Hollis begins to feel needed and doesn't ever want to leave this eccentric old woman who knows a lot about friendship and love.
Fearful that the social agency will take her from Josie, Hollis plans a winter escape. This time she takes Josie with her and returns to Branches, the summer home that belongs to the Regans. All along, Hollis longs for her life with the Regans, and records every special moment with them in a gallery of pictures.
Хилари МакКэй0.0 After Saffron Casson discovers that she's adopted, life is never quite the same again. Her artistic parents and doting siblings adore her, but Saffy wants a piece of her past. So when her grandfather bequests a stone angel to her, Saffy knows she has to find it. Realising that her childhood in Siena holds the key, she secretly stows away on a car trip to Siena, with her new friend, Sarah.
Meanwhile, the rest of her family are engaged in their own wacky projects. Caddy, a hopeless student, is studying for her A Levels and desperately trying to pass her driving test. Indigo, the sole boy of the Casson family, is determined to rid himself of this fear of heights. And the youngest, Rose, a budding artist, has a knack for baiting her pompous dad, with entertaining results . . .
Джек Гантос0.0 The waiting is over for Joey Pigza fans! In this brilliant third book Joey is attempting a breath-taking balancing act as he tries to keep a handle on his wild, wired behaviour without letting his hyperactively helpful ways spin him out of control - again. Joey is being home-schooled alongside Olivia, a really sneaky, annoying girl, who is blind. He's still living with his mum and grandma, who is now dying, but his dad is also around - roaring past on his motorbike from time to time-
