Али Бенджамин4.5 Взрослые говорят, что иногда страшное случается без всякой причины. Но двенадцатилетняя Сузи не верит, что её лучшая подруга могла просто утонуть, ведь она так хорошо плавала! Нет, её наверняка погубила редкая и опасная медуза. Шаг за шагом, как настоящий исследователь, Сузи ищет подтверждение своей гипотезы, а заодно постигает жизнь, смерть, чудеса Вселенной… Она взрослеет.
Кевин Сэндс4.6 "Никому не рассказывай!" До этого загадочного предупреждения Кристофер Роу действительно был доволен своей жизнью ученика аптекаря. У него была крыша над головой, мастер Бенедикт Блэкторн учил его не только тому, как изготавливать средства от разных недугов, но и тому, как разгадывать зашифрованные послания. Но всё изменилось, когда Лондон потрясла серия таинственных покушений… Почти всегда жертвы – аптекари! Кристофер чувствует, что его учитель в большой опасности и у него мало времени, чтобы предотвратить катастрофу…
Кэтрин Эпплгейт4.2 У семьи Джексона снова настали тяжёлые времена - им приходится покинуть свою квартиру и жить в минивэне, но что самое страшное - наверняка после летних каникул мальчику опять придётся пойти в новую школу. Из-за этого у него почти совсем нет друзей. Кроме одного. Кота Креншоу.
Не простого чёрно-белого кота, а огромного, говорящего и... воображаемого. Но даже воображаемый друг помогает преодолеть все сложности и изменить жизнь!
When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl.
George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part . . . because she's a boy.
With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte -- but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.
Виктория Джеймисон4.7 For fans of Raina Telgemeier’s Smile, a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving junior high through the power of roller derby.
Twelve-year-old Astrid has always done everything with her best friend Nicole. So when Astrid signs up for roller derby camp, she assumes Nicole will too. But Nicole signs up for dance camp with a new friend instead, and so begins the toughest summer of Astrid's life. There are bumps and bruises as Astrid learns who she is without Nicole...and what it takes to be a strong, tough roller girl.
Келли Джонс0.0 Fans of Polly Horvath or Roald Dahl will love this quirky story of a determined girl, and some extraordinary chickens.
Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown feels like a fish out of water when she and her parents move from Los Angeles to the farm they’ve inherited from a great-uncle. But farm life gets more interesting when a cranky chicken appears and Sophie discovers the hen can move objects with the power of her little chicken brain: jam jars, the latch to her henhouse, the entire henhouse....
And then more of her great-uncle’s unusual chickens come home to roost. Determined, resourceful Sophie learns to care for her flock, earning money for chicken feed, collecting eggs. But when a respected local farmer tries to steal them, Sophie must find a way to keep them (and their superpowers) safe.
Told in letters to Sophie’s abuela, quizzes, a chicken-care correspondence course, to-do lists, and more, Unusual Chickens is a quirky, clucky classic in the making.
Райан Т. Хиггинс5.0 "A modern take on "are you my mother?" this grumpy bear finds himself mothering three baby geese, and the result is sweet hilarity." - Seira Wilson, Amazon Editor
Bruce the bear likes to keep to himself. That, and eat eggs. But when his hard-boiled goose eggs turn out to be real, live goslings, he starts to lose his appetite. And even worse, the goslings are convinced he's their mother. Bruce tries to get the geese to go south, but he can't seem to rid himself of his new companions. What's a bear to do?
Кейт Битон2.5 Fall in love with a teeny-tiny, roly-poly, cutie pie of a farting pony in this wickedly funny tale from Kate Beaton, the artist behind the comic phenomenon Hark! A Vagrant. Princess Pinecone knows exactly what she wants for her birthday this year. Not a cosy sweater like always, but a horse: a big horse, a strong horse, a horse fit for a Warrior Princess! But when the day arrives, Pinecone doesn't quite get the horse of her dreams... Brave Viking warriors and big surprises abound in this laugh-out-loud title.
Кевин Хенкс4.5 Caldecott Honor and Geisel Honor Book
What are you waiting for? An owl, a puppy, a bear, a rabbit, and a pig—all toys arranged on a child’s windowsill—wait for marvelous things to happen in this irresistible picture book by the New York Times–bestselling and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes.
Five friends sit happily on a windowsill, waiting for something amazing to happen. The owl is waiting for the moon. The pig is waiting for the rain. The bear is waiting for the wind. The puppy is waiting for the snow. And the rabbit is just looking out the window because he likes to wait! What will happen? Will patience win in the end? Or someday will the friends stop waiting and do something unexpected?
Waiting is a big part of childhood—waiting in line, waiting to grow up, waiting for something special to happen—but in this book, a child sets the stage and pulls the strings. Timeless, beautiful, and deeply heartfelt, this picture book about imaginative play, the seasons, friendship, and surprises marks a new pinnacle in Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes’s extraordinary career.
“The short sentences of the text flow with the precision one would expect from a master picture-book creator like Henkes. Little ones, to whom each experience is new, will know what it’s like to dream and wait.”—ALA Booklist
