Grung! Grung! Seperti itulah bunyi batuk Pak Darpodiroto. Ditambah lagi, Pak Darpo suka sekali bercerita tentang tokoh sersan dari buku-buku dan film perang. Makanya ia dijuluki Sersan Grung-Grung. Suatu hari, tiga orang pemuda mendatangi rumah Sersan Grung-Grung. Para pemuda itu memaksa Sersan Grung-Grung berkomplot untuk menyusup ke kamar rahasia di rumah satu jutawan. Apakah ini ada ka…
Ben Ripley’s longtime nemesis, Murray Hill, has put a price on Ben’s head and accused him of being at the center of a conspiracy on the internet. Now Ben finds himself in his greatest danger yet, on the run from both assassins and conspiracy theorists. Ben must find Murray before his machinations catch up to Ben—but with so much at stake, even some of Ben’s most trusted friends might…
Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley has had a lot of field success despite only just beginning his second year at Spy School, something even graduates rarely experience. But he’d never have survived without the help from experienced agents and his friends. Now he’s been called in on a solo mission—and the fate of the United States of America is on his shoulders alone. The mission: Prevent a p…
Things are changing in Bloomington for the Baxters. When Ashley’s teacher, Mr. Garrett, takes a month off work for the birth of his baby, the intimidating Ms. Stritch takes his place. Ashley tries but can’t seem to crack the new teacher’s tough exterior. Meanwhile, Brooke struggles when a popular girl excludes her at lunch, Erin adjusts to getting glasses, and when Kari is given a dance s…
School science camp is a few weeks away, but Ashley and Kari Baxter have very different feelings about going. With the help of their siblings, Kari and Ashley prepare for wild experiments and the challenges of the great outdoors, and together they learn what it means to plan for an experience they won’t forget.
When Kari Baxter is assigned an essay about what she wants to be when she grows up, her mind goes blank. She doesn’t want to grow up; she wants everything to stay just like it is. But Kari comes to realize that while making time stand still isn’t possible, she can enjoy every moment with her best family ever. Meanwhile, Ashley Baxter feels the same way. She is worried her siblings are gr…
Summer is over and Dad begins his important position at an Indiana hospital. Like it or not, Bloomington is the Baxter Family’s new home. As school starts, everyone finds reasons to be excited about the move. Everyone that is except Ashley. Ashley desperately misses the home and friends she left behind. As she realizes her siblings have their struggles, too, she can’t help but wonder if unl…
Brooke is the perfect older sister. For that reason, Kari and Ashley work hard to make their parents just as proud of them as they are of Brooke. Each girl has her own talents. Brooke is an excellent student. Kari is a great soccer player. Ashley, a talented artist. And they are always there for each other. But when the news comes that Dr. Baxter is moving the family from Ann Arbor to Bloomingt…
Andrea Hirata adalah pemenang pertama penghargaan sastra New York Book Festival 2013, untuk The Rainbow Troops, Laskar Pelangi edisi Amerika, penerbit Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, kategori general fiction, dan pemenang pertama Buchawards 2013, Jerman, untuk Die Regenbogen Truppe, Laskar Pelangi edisi Jerman, penerbit Hanser Berlin. Dia juga pemenang seleksi short story majalah sastra terk…