Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: What if Fate were out to get you? The day David Case saves his brother's life, his whole world changes. He must hide, become an entirely new person to escape Fate... if he can. This stunning, thought-provoking and darkly comic novel for teenage readers was one of the most eagerly awaited books of 2006 — now available in paperback.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Hermux Tantamoq — watchmaker, cheese connoisseur and detective extraordinaire — is finally getting married to delectable daredevil Linka Perflinger. But sinister things are afoot in Thorny End: a body washes up on shore, a strange new breed of killer bees is on the loose and someone is up to no good in the lab on Jeckel Island. Hermux must find the missing link. And this time, it's personal... A…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: 'Tis the season to be jolly tra-la-la-la-la... BUT WAIT! Father Christmas' EVIL brother, Bad Christmas, is plotting to take over the world. His poisonous Christmas puddings that turn humans into zombies are pouring through from The Other Side in their millions. Millions of Christmas puddings, all made of deadly sticky matter! But four children from Plumpot Primary have escaped the puddings. Are…
Скачать книгу (размер 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 28) Аннотация: Bill Martin's playful story combining animals, colours and sounds, beautifully illustrated by Eric Carle, now appears in a chunky board-book format. A simple rhythmic text introduces the reader to a menagerie of wild animals from a roaring lion to a fluting flamingo and a trumpeting elephant.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Connie Pickles is fulfilling her destiny. She's in Paris, and she has big plans. She will fall in love with someone other than William. She will find her long lost grandparents. She will become tres chic. But sometimes even destiny doesn't go to plan... Sabine Durrant has the laugh-out-loud humour of Louise Rennison, the sharp perception of Anne Fine and the instant girl-appeal of a younger…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: A COYOTE'S IN THE HOUSE is Elmore Leonard's first children's novel. Antwan is a coyote, living in the Hollywood Hills, who loves life on the wild side — running free in the woods with the wind in his fur, hanging with his gang the Diablos, grooming the pack for ticks and fleas and chasing anything that moves and might be edible. There's just one thing a wild dog's got to do — and that's keep away…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Charlie Ashanti, the hero of LIONBOY, speaks cat — the language of all cats wild and domestic alike. His unusual talent helps him on his quest to find his kidnapped parents who have discovered a cure for asthma. The local cats of his home town (a futuristic London) start him on his search to solve the mystery of his missing parents, which leads him across the channel on board a circus ship bound…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Flightless, helpless and often, frankly, more than a little silly, chickens are no match for the cunning, merciless foxes stalking their coop. Or are they? Thanks to a careless farmer and generations of determined foxes, the chickens on Foxearth Farm have evolved into quick-witted, long-legged, high flying fox dodgers. Then, just a week after a vicious fox ambush in the water trough, three…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Big, bullying tom cat, Scarface Claw, Hairy Maclary's arch-enemy, is at the centre of this story. But like most bullies, Scarface turns out to be not quite as tough as he and the other animals think when he is scared by his own reflection.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: This is an uncompromising, compelling and true-to-life story of two teenagers drawn into the dangerous and destructive world of heroin addiction. This tour de force by an acclaimed and provocative writer should become a definitive teenage novel on this subject.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: This is the fourth book about the red-haired Anne Shirley from Green Gables. Now a young woman and her romance with Gilbert Blythe beginning to flourish, Anne Shirley becomes Principal of Summerside High School. But Summerside is virtually ruled by the Pringle family, who don't want Anne at the school. It takes all of Anne's courage and tact, and the comfort she draws from the eccentric household…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: A big skeleton, a little skeleton and a dog skeleton live in the dark cellar of a dark house on a dark hill. The skeletons venture out of their cellar one night to find someone to scare, but everyone is in bed so they amuse themselves by scaring each other and playing with the skeleton animals that live in the zoo.
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: When Colin's brother Luke becomes seriously ill with leukemia, he is determined to get the best help possible. He's sent to stay with relatives in London and works to go to the very top — the Queen first and, failing her, the best cancer doctor in the world. He is helped by a young man whose partner is dying of Aids — the ending cannot be happy, but is joyous in a way because it offers comfort…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: As a rule, magic carpets don't turn up in schools, but this is exactly what happens when Class Three's new teacher flies in through the classroom window and lands on the floor with a bump. Mr Majeika can behave just like any ordinary teacher if he wants to, but something has to be done about Hamish Bigmore, the class nuisance, and so he uses a little magic to turn him into a frog. And to…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: This book presents some of the best-loved stories in the world. Originating in Persia, India and Arabia, they were the daily entertainment of the common people. In this edition they are retold especially for children. This collection includes the voyages of Sindbad the Sailor, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and the Tale of the Hunchback.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: When Cyril, Robert, Anthea, and Jane rescue their old friend the Psammead from a pet shop, the grateful fairy leads them to half an amulet which has the power to take them back in time in search of the other half — and the complete amulet can give them their heart's desire! But magic can cause problems in real life, especially when the Queen of Babylon visits the children in London.
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: This book offers a tense, exciting thriller combined with a perceptive and harrowing portrait of life on the streets as a serial killer preys on the young and vulnerable homeless. 17-year-old Link is distrustful of people until he pairs up with Deb, homeless like him. But what Deb doesn't tell him is that she's an ambitious young journalist on a self-imposed assignment to track down the killer…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Freshly and excitingly written, this is the story of Helen and the judgement of Paris; of the gathering of the heroes and the siege of Troy; of Achilles with his vulnerable heel; of Odysseus, the last of the Heroes, his plan for the Wooden Horse and his many adventures on his long journey home to Greece.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: This is the classic story of social justice and outrageous cunning. Robin Hood, champion of the poor and oppressed, stands against the cruel power of Prince John and the brutal Sheriff of Nottingham. Taking refuge in the vast Sherwood Forest with his band of men, he remains determined to outwit his enemies.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: This is a sequel to the universally acclaimed Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, continuing in the story of the Logan family in Mississippi during the Depression. The children, especially Cassie, are happy in their warm, stable family but outside is a climate of fear and tension. Their friend T.J. goes on trial for murder and stands before an all-white jury. Cousin Suzella tries to pass for white,…