Not quite a ghost

The house seemed to sit apart from the others on Katydid Street, silent and alone, like it didn’t fit among them. For Violet Hart—whose family is about to move into the house on Katydid Street—very little felt like it fit anymore. Like their old home, suddenly too small since her mother remarried and the new baby arrived. Or Violet’s group of friends, which, since they started middle sc…

The cursed moon

One two, the Caretaker’s coming for you. Three-four, you’ll breathe no more. Five-six, you’ll float like sticks. Seven, eight, you’ll meet your fate. Rafael Fuentes isn’t easily scared. He loves writing ghost stories, reading scary books, and entertaining his friends with terrifying tales he creates on the spot. Rafa has come up against enough real-life scary situations that fictional…

Tarian Bumi

Tarian Bumi menjadi fenomena sekaligus kontroversi. Novel ini dengan sangat terbuka menghantam keadaan yang melingkupi kehidupan perempuan di kalangan bangsawan Bali yang masih sangat feodal. Dalam konteks adat-istiadat Bali, Tarian Bumi dipandang sebagai sebuah pemberontakan kepada adat. -Tempo, 9 Mei 2004 Rather than contesting established stereotypes, another recent text creates its own m…

When sea becomes sky

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9781547614158

Collation

214 p. ; 21 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

823 MCD w

Nothing else but miracles

When 12-year-old Dory Byrne’s pop left New York City’s Lower East Side to fight Hitler, he promised her and her brothers that they’d be safe. Like he always said, “the neighborhood will give you what you need.” There’s the lady from the bakery, who saves them leftover crullers. The kind landlord who checks in on them. And every Thursday night, the Byrnes enjoy a free bowl of seaf…

The timekeepers: eiffel tower emergency

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Just like every preschooler, Ruffles the puppy experiences all the ups and downs of daily life as he learns about the world around him. There are LOTS of things he likes and LOTS of things he doesn't . . . and he doesn't always get things quite right!. Ruffles LOVES scratching, digging and chewing but he does NOT like wearing his coat on rainy days. No, no, no, no, NO! But when Ruffles wants to…

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