Harry Potter learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned son of two wizards and posseses magical powers of his own. At Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Qizardry, he learns the high-flying sport Quidditch and plays a thrilling "live" chess game en route to facing a Dark Wizard bent on destroying him.
When the Quidditch World Cup is disrupted by Voldemort's rampaging supporters alongside the resurrection of the terrifying Dark Mark, it is obvious to Harry that, far from weakening, Voldemort is getting stronger. The ultimate signal to the magic world of the Dark Lord's return would be the defeat of the one and only survivor of his death curse, Harry Potter. So when Harry is entered for the pr…
When nine-year-old Allie Finkle's parents announce that the family is moving, Allie's sure her life is over. She has to move to a scary new house, change schools, and leave her precious geode collection behind.
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of curious photographs. A horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than ju…
from the back cover: On December 1, 1950, during the heart of the Korean War, Lieutenant Everett Donovan awakens in a mortar crater behind enemy lines. During the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, a mine explosion has killed his entire platoon of U.S. Marines. Shaken and shivering from the subzero temps, the lieutenant struggles to his feet and stands among the bodies of his fellow Devil Dogs. Sudde…
Bullying at school can be a terrible experience, and yet sometimes it can be quite hard to see the reason for the bullying. Why, for instance, would a black boy tease a black girl about being black? John-John McIntyre is the smallest seventh grader in the world. Even fifth graders can see over his head. Sometimes I have a hard time believing he and me are both thirteen. He's my color, but si…
A tree stood quietly in the sunshine. A big brown bear stepped up. "Hello!" he said, very loudly. "Hello! Hello!" come little voices, squeaky voices and deep-down voices from all over the tree. But when it begins to rain, what do you think they say?
Selain main perang-perangan, gue, Dodo, dan Bahri juga suka berjemur di atas mobil tua warna merah yang sering diparkir di pinggir sungai samping kompleks. Formasinya selalu sama: Bahri dan gue tiduran di atap mobil, sedangkan Dodo, seperti biasa, agak terbuang, di atas bagasi. Kadang kami tiduran selama setengah jam. Kadang, kalau cuaca lagi sangat terik, bisa sampai dua jam. Kalau cuacanya …