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Once Anna Carey
ISBN: 9780062048547 Год издания: 2012 Издательство: HarperCollins Язык: Английский When you're being hunted, who can you trust? For the first time since she escaped from her school many months ago, Eve can sleep soundly. She's living in Califia, a haven for women, protected from the terrifying fate that awaits orphaned girls in The New America. But her safety came at a price: She was forced to abandon Caleb, the boy she loves, wounded and alone at the city gates. When Eve gets word that Caleb is in trouble, she sets out into the wild again to rescue him, only to be captured and brought to the City of Sand, the capital of The New America. Trapped inside the City walls, Eve uncovers a shocking secret about her…
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Shadow of the Mark Leigh Fallon
ISBN: 978-0062128003 Год издания: 2013 Издательство: HarperTeen Through the ages, Marked Ones have harnessed the powers of the four elements: Water, Fire, Earth, and Air. Much about the Elements is shrouded in mystery, but one thing is clear: a romance between two Marked ones is forbidden, for an unplanned union between the elements could cause widespread chaos and destruction. Megan is Air. Adam is Water. And they are determined to defy the risks. Carrier of the Mark has been praised for its page-turning pacing and heartpounding plot, which School Library Journal described as having the makings of a fine paranormal romance. In this thrilling, romantic sequel - perfect for fans of Claudia Gray and P.C.…
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When I Grow Up Эл Янкович
ISBN: 0061926914 Год издания: 2011 Язык: Английский 'Cause maybe I'll be a gorilla masseuse Or an artist who sculpts out of chocolate mousse Or a rodeo clown or a movie director Or maybe professional pickle inspector... Billy's classmates may have never considered careers in snail training or sumo wrestling before, but by the time the exuberant eight-year-old is done cataloging his dream jobs, they just might share his belief in unlimited potential! Virtuoso wordplay, irresistible rhythm, and laugh-out-loud humor abound in the first picture book by the one and only "Weird Al" Yankovic. This unbridled celebration of creativity and possibility invites readers of all ages to consider afresh…
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Paddington at St Paul's Майкл Бонд
ISBN: 978-0-00-827205-0 Год издания: 2021 Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Язык: Английский A funny picture book about Paddington, the beloved, classic bear from darkest Peru — now a major movie star! For more than six decades, stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all over the world. When Mr Gruber takes Paddington on a special outing to St Paul's Cathedral, there is one surprise after another. But the biggest of all comes when Paddington is mistaken for a choir bear and suddenly f
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Big Mouth & Ugly Girl Joyce Carol Oates
ISBN: 978-0064473477 Год издания: 2003 Издательство: HarperTeen Язык: Английский Big Mouth No I did not. I did not, I did not. I did not say those things, and I did not plan those things. Won't It anyone believe me? Ugly Girl All right, Ugly Girl made a mistake. I'd told my mom what I'd heard in the cafeteria, and she'd told Dad. Evidently. I'd thought for sure they would want me to speak up for the truth.
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Shooter Walter Dean Myers
ISBN: 978-0064472906 Год издания: 2005 Издательство: Amistad Язык: Английский The Printz Award-winning author of the acclaimed Monster weaves a riveting tale of the world of three loners, their anguish, anger, and vulnerability. Extras include Myers talking about becoming a writer.
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Fins are Forever Tera Lynn Childs
Год издания: 2012 Издательство: Templar Publishing Язык: Английский When Lily's human-hating cousin Dosinia is exiled from Thalassinia and sent to land, Lily is faced with the huge task of keeping her on the straight and narrow. But what did Dosinia do to get exiled in the first place? And why is she batting her eyelashes at Brody, Lily's former crush? As if her bratty cousin weren't enough to handle, the reappearance of a merboy from Lily's past makes her question her decision to renounce her kingdom and stay on land with Quince.
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Just for Fins Tera Lynn Childs
Год издания: 2012 Издательство: Katherine Tegen Books Язык: Английский Tera Lynn Childs brings a delightful mix of wit, romance, and fantasy to her books. Fins, her YA mermaid series, is a great pick for fans of Meg Cabot’s humorous love stories. In Just for Fins, third in the series, half-human, half-mermaid Lily Sanderson has decided to remain Crown Princess Waterlily of the mermaid kingdom Thalassinia. She’s made a promise to help to help Prince Tellin. Climate change and human pollution are causing suffering in his kingdom, and Lily and Tellin have to convince all the mermaid royals to work together to save the oceans. Lily is distracted by the situation with Quince, the boy she loves. He must pass…
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When We Were Young Карен Кингсбери
ISBN: 1501170015, 978-1501170010 Год издания: 2018 Издательство: Howard Books Язык: Английский What if you could see into the future and know what will happen tomorrow, if you really walk out that door today. Pay attention. Life is not a dress rehearsal. From their first meeting, to their stunning engagement and lavish wedding, to their happily-ever-after, Noah and Emily Carter were meant to be together. Theirs is a special kind of love and they want the world to know. More than a million adoring fans have followed their lives on Instagram since the day Noah publicly proposed to Emily. But behind the carefully staged photos and encouraging posts, their life is anything but a fairytale, and Noah’s obsession with social media has…
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The Best-Laid Plans Randal OToole
ISBN: 9781933995274 Издательство: Ingram Язык: Английский Some people think they know all the answers. They know how far you should live from your job. They know how big your backyard should be. They know how cities and forests should grow. Government planners claim to know all of that and more. They say that if you want to live in pleasant communities, enjoy beautiful wilderness, and get to work on time, you should put them in charge. But 30 years of research has convinced Randal O’Toole—one of Newsweek's top 20 “movers and shakers in the West”—that they’re wrong. In The Best-Laid Plans , he shows in case after case that government planning frequently causes the very problems it is intended to…
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Rootabaga Stories Карл Сэндберг
ISBN: 9781420940046 Издательство: Ingram Язык: Английский American author and poet Carl Sandburg (1878-1967), best known for the poetry that attributed to two of his three Pulitzer Prizes, also wrote histories, biographies, novels, and children's stories. Born in Illinois, Sandburg spent most of his life in the Midwest before moving to North Carolina in 1945, where he lived till his death. In the early 1920s Sandburg began writing children's stories for his three daughters, beginning with his «Rootabaga Stories», one of three collections of stories set in the small towns and farms of the American Midwest. The stories were widely read and enjoyed for their unique nonsensical style and distinctly…