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Nathalia Buttface and the Embarrassing Camp Catastrophe Nigel Smith
ISBN: 9780008167134 Издательство: HarperCollins Язык: Английский The laugh-out-loud funny girl-series returns – and Nat is more embarrassed than ever! From TV and radio comedy writing talent Nigel Smith.Nat’s class is going on a week-long field trip to hunt for fossils. Cue mouldy log cabins, potholing, map reading and other totally boring geography-related stuff – all the things that Nat hates… and Dad loves! Of course he volunteers to come along with the class as a parent helper.Normally Nat would strictly forbid Dad’s attendance BUT he’s finally applied for a ‘proper’ job – teaching survival skills to juvenile delinquents – which she really wants him to get, as it will keep him busy and stop him…
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Nathalia Buttface And The Totally Embarrassing Bridesmaid D Nigel Smith
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Evercrossed Elizabeth Chandler
ISBN: 9781442409149 Год издания: 2011 Издательство: Simon Pulse Язык: Русский It’s been a year since Ivy’s boyfriend, Tristan, died. They’ve both moved on—Tristan to the other side of the afterlife, and Ivy to sweet, dependable Will. Now Ivy’s heading to Cape Cod, hoping to leave the horror of last summer behind. She wants nothing more than to lie on the beach, sip lemonade, and hang out with her friends. But then a car crash ends Ivy’s life. As she floats to the beyond, looking down on the life she’s left behind, Tristan breathes life back into her with a passionate kiss. She wakes up in the hospital, surrounded by Will and her family, but all she can think about is the love that she lost. But memories…
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Daniel's Story Кэрол Матас
ISBN: 0590465880 Год издания: 1993 Издательство: Scholastic Paperbacks Язык: Английский Daniel barely remembers leading a normal life before the Nazis came to power in 1933. He can still picture once being happy and safe, but memories of those days are fading as he and his family face the dangers threatening Jews in Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. No longer able to practice their religion, vote, own property, or even work, Daniel's family is forced from their home in Frankfurt and sent on a long and dangerous journey, first to the Lodz ghetto in Poland, and then to Auschwitz —, the Nazi death camp. Though many around him lose hope in the face of such terror, Daniel, supported by his courageous family, struggles for…
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Through to You Emily Hainsworth
ISBN: 9780062094193 Год издания: 2012 Издательство: Balzer + Bray Camden Pike has been grief-stricken since his girlfriend, Viv, died. Viv was the last good thing in his life: helping him rebuild his identity after a career-ending football injury, picking up the pieces when his home life shattered, and healing his pain long after the meds wore off. And now, he'd give anything for one more glimpse of her. But when Cam makes a visit to the site of Viv's deadly car accident, he sees some kind of apparition. And it isn't Viv. The apparition's name is Nina, and she's not a ghost. She's a girl from a parallel world, and in this world, Viv is still alive. Cam can't believe his wildest dreams have come true.…
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Goblin Secrets Уильям Александер
ISBN: 978-1442427273 Год издания: 2013 Издательство: Margaret K. McElderry Books Язык: Английский In the National Book Award–winning Goblin Secrets, a boy joins a theatrical troupe of goblins to find his missing brother. In the town of Zombay, there is a witch named Graba who has clockwork chicken legs and moves her house around—much like the fairy tale figure of Baba Yaga. Graba takes in stray children, and Rownie is the youngest boy in her household. Rownie’s only real relative is his older brother Rowan, who is an actor. But acting is outlawed in Zombay, and Rowan has disappeared. Desperate to find him, Rownie joins up with a troupe of goblins who skirt the law to put on plays. But their plays are not only for entertainment,…
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Closed for the Season Mary Downing Hahn
ISBN: 978-0547084510 Год издания: 2010 Издательство: Sandpiper Язык: Английский A contemporary thriller by the bestselling author of The Old Willis Place. Two 13-year-old boys, Arthur and Logan, set out to solve the mystery of a murder that took place some years ago in the old house Logan's family has just moved into. The boys' quest takes them to the highest and lowest levels of society in their small Maryland town, and eventually to a derelict amusement park that is supposedly closed for the season.
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All the Lovely Bad Ones Mary Downing Hahn
ISBN: 978-0547248783 Год издания: 2009 Издательство: Sandpiper Язык: Английский Travis and his sister, Corey, can’t resist a good trick—so when they learn that their grandmother’s sleepy Vermont inn has a history of ghost sightings, they decide to do a little “haunting” of their own. Scaring the guests proves to be great fun, and before long, the inn is filled with tourists and ghost hunters eager for a glimpse of the supernatural. But Travis and Corey soon find out that they aren’t the only ghosts at Fox Hill Inn. Their thoughtless games have awakened something dangerous, something that should have stayed asleep. Restless, spiteful spirits swarm the inn, while a dark and terrifying presence stalks the halls and the…
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Wicked Games Sean Olin
Год издания: 2014 Издательство: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks Hot weather, hot guys, hot girls – hot drama!
Good guy Carter is about to find out that hell has no fury like an ex-girlfriend scorned…
Carter and Lilah seem like the perfect It Couple – sexy, beautiful and madly in love – but their relationship is about to brutally unravel before everyone’s eyes in Dream Point, Florida.
Carter has always been a good guy, and while Lilah has a troubled past, she’s been a loyal girlfriend. So when smart, sexy Jules turns up at a senior-year bash, Carter doesn’t intend to succumb to temptation… and he doesn’t intend for Lilah to find out.
But by the end of the summer, the line between right and wrong will be blurred beyond recognition. And nothing in Dream Point will ever be the same.
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In Harm's Way
ISBN: 9780553813609 Год издания: 2014 Язык: Русский The USS Indianapolis was the last ship sunk during the Second World War. Savaged by a salvo of torpedoes from a Japanese submarine, the warship, one of the fastest in the US Navy, sank in a matter of minutes. One thousand two hundred men went into the water, and only 321 were to survive. This is their story. On 30 July 1945 the Indianapolis was returning from the small island of Tinian, having delivered the components of the atom bomb 'baby boy', which was to decimate Hiroshima and bring on the end of the war. As the torpedoes ripped into the side of the ship hundreds of men were killed. Those lucky enough to survive in the water were to…
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Starling Lesley Livingston
ISBN: 978-0-06-206307-6 Год издания: 2012 Издательство: HarperTeen Язык: Английский Mason Starling is a champion fencer on the Gosforth Academy team, but she's never had to fight for her life. Not until the night a ferocious, otherworldly storm rips through Manhattan, trapping Mason and her teammates inside the school. Mason is besieged by nightmarish creatures more terrifying than the thunder and lightning as the raging tempest also brings a dangerous stranger into her life: a young man who remembers nothing but his name—the Fennrys Wolf. His arrival tears Mason's world apart, even as she feels an undeniable connection to him. Together, they seek to unravel the secrets of Fenn's identity as strange and supernatural forces…
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Chasing the Prophecy Brandon Mull
ISBN: 9781416997962 Год издания: 2013 Издательство: Aladdin Язык: Английский Jason and Rachel were not born in Lyrian. They did not grow up in Lyrian. But after all of the battles and losses, the triumphs and adventures, and most of all, the friendships forged in this fantastical world, Lyrian has become home to them in a way they never could have imagined. And so, armed now with the prophecy of a dying oracle, they have gone on their separate quests—each surrounded by brave and powerful allies—knowing that the chance for success is slim. But Jason and Rachel are ready at last to become the heroes Lyrian needs, no matter the cost.
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We the Children Эндрю Клементс
ISBN: 1416939075 Год издания: 2011 Издательство: Simon & Schuster Язык: Английский Benjamin Pratt’s school is about to become the site of a new amusement park. It sounds like a dream come true! But lately, Ben has been wondering if he’s going to like an amusement park in the middle of his town—with all the buses and traffic and eight dollar slices of pizza. It’s going to change everything. And, Ben is not so big on all the new changes in his life, like how his dad has moved out and started living in the marina on what used to be the "family” sailboat. Maybe it would be nice if the school just stayed as it is. He likes the school. Loves it, actually. It’s over 200 years old and sits right on the harbor. The playground has…
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We Hold These Truths Эндрю Клементс
ISBN: 1416938907 Год издания: 2013 Издательство: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Язык: Английский From the author of Frindle, Ben and his friends have just three days left to save their school or it will be bulldozed before their very eyes. The conclusion to Andrew Clements’s dynamic Keepers of the School series! The Keepers of the School—known to their friends as Ben, Jill, and Robert—have one last chance to save their school before it’s torn down to make room for a seaside amusement park. But their nemeses, Janitors Lyman and Wally, are just as determined to keep the kids out of the way and the demolition on schedule. One way or the other, this battle is about to come to a head. When all is said and done, will the school still…
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Aliens in Disguise Клит Барретт Смит
ISBN: 1423166388 Год издания: 2014 Издательство: Disney-Hyperion Язык: Английский When David's grandma wins a hotelier award and goes to accept it on another planet, security officer Tate assumes full control of the Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast. His decision to put the alien tourists on total lockdown doesn't go over well, however, and most of the guests vacate. Tate decides to retrieve Grandma, leaving David and his friend Amy home alone. Running the B&B when there are only a few guests should be a breeze, especially for two kids who saved the universe just a few weeks ago. But soon David and Amy (and alien pooch, Snarflle) are faced with such problems as a lost alien, a pair of gate-crashers, and a potential horde of…
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Ghoulish Song Уильям Александер
ISBN: 1442427299 Год издания: 2013 Издательство: Margaret K. McElderry Books Язык: Английский Kaile lives in Zombay, an astonishing city where goblins walk the streets and witches work their charms and curses. Kaile wants to be a musician like her grandfather, so she is delighted when a goblin gives her a flute carved out of bone. But the flute’s single, mournful song has a dangerous effect: it separates Kaile from her shadow. And anyone without a shadow is considered dead. Kaile tries to convince her family that she’s alive and breathing, but they force her to leave so she can’t haunt her former home. Kaile and her shadow set out to discover why they’ve been separated. The flute that caused their troubles must be the key to…
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Stepping on the Cracks Mary Downing Hahn
ISBN: 978-0547076607 Год издания: 2009 Издательство: HMH Books for Young Readers Язык: Английский In 1944, when her brother is overseas fighting in World War Ii, eleven-year-old Margaret changes her mind about the school bully, Gordy, after she discovers he is hiding his own brother, a deserter.