My friend is missing. Before he disappeared, he was working on a magazine about the paranormal―his first real job as an editor. With almost no budget, he resorted to digging through back issues and unused research material, looking for inspiration. As he did, a terrifying truth began to emerge about a certain place in the Kinki region. I have collected the relevant articles, interviews, and o…
In 1914 a room full of German schoolboys, fresh-faced and idealistic, are goaded by their schoolmaster to troop off to the ‘glorious war’. With the fire and patriotism of youth they sign up. What follows is the moving story of a young ‘unknown soldier’ experiencing the horror and disillusionment of life in the trenches.
Gertie the littlest yak and her family are moving mountains to pastures new. Ans for gertie that means squeezing all her belongings onto her sledge. But when someone special gets left behind, will Gertie come to see that home is about so much more than the things that you pack? A gorgeous and heart-melting story about what REALLY makes a home.
Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with "cynical adolescent." Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteen-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. It begins, "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll p…
Discover the wonderful word of animals in this interactive and fun-filled book! Little hands will love lifting the flaps to uncover fascinating creatures, from the jungle to the ocean , and the farm to the forest. Each page is filled with colorful illustrations, delightful surprises, and fun facts about animals both big and small. Whether it's a seedy cheetah, a playful dolphin, or a busy bee, …
One day, third-grade teacher Kyle Schwartz asked her students to fill-in-the-blank in this "I wish my teacher knew _____." The results astounded her. Some answers were humorous, others were heartbreaking-all were profoundly moving and enlightening. The results opened her eyes to the need for educators to understand the unique realities their students face in order to create an open, safe and s…
Roya, a dreamy, idealistic teenager living amid the political upheaval of 1953 Tehran, finds a literary oasis in kindly Mr. Fakhri’s neighborhood stationery shop, stocked with books and pens and bottles of jewel-colored ink. Then Mr. Fakhri, with a keen instinct for a budding romance, introduces Roya to his other favorite customer—handsome Bahman, who has a burning passion for justice an…
Don Quixote has become so entranced reading tales of chivalry that he decides to turn knight errant himself. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, these exploits blossom in all sorts of wonderful ways. While Quixote's fancy often leads him astray--he tilts at windmills, imagining them to be giants--Sancho acquires cunning and a certain sagacity. Sane madman and wise fool, they ro…
Parents guide : young children can discover the fascinating world of bugs and slugs with this awesome book. With fun facts, photographs and illustration, this book is the ideal introduction to creepy-crawlies.