A story of thesearch for reconciliation, the sequel to Wheel of Surya is a beautifullycrafted story sets against the backdrop of Indian independence and thePartition of India and Pakistan. No children’s books about India conveysthese issues and themes with the effortless ease of Jamila Gavin. Her diversevoice is the perfect introduction to this period of history, for fansof The Bone Sparrow, …
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb was written to be an 'introduction to the study of Shakespeare', but are much more entertaining than that. All of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style, and their literary quality has made them popular and sought-after ever since their first publication in 1807. This edition contains the delightfu…
Drizella and Anastasia only know one thing for certain: they will never end up like their mother, Lady Tremaine. When their father left them as young girls, he took what was left of their family’s fortune and their mother’s dignity with him. A few years and one deceased stepfather later, the only version of Lady Tremaine that Drizella and Anastasia know is a bitter and cruel head of house. …
Namanya Bongsoon. Pada usia 6 atau 7 tahun, dia melarikan diri dari kekerasan ayah tirinya. Lalu, dia tinggal bersama saudara ibunya, yang menelantarkannya di keramaian. Dia juga pernah bekerja pada seseorang, tapi tidak pernah dibayar. Akhirnya, Bongsoon tinggal dan bekerja di keluarga Jjang. Bagi Jjang, Bongsoon bukan sekadar pembantu. Perempuan delapan belas tahun itu adalah orang perta…
After a car accident claims her mother's life, Sass is sent to Cornwall to live with the uncle she's never met. All she wants is to be alone, to come to terms with the new Sass-the girl who can't forget the screech of tires, the crunch of metal. With its rocky beaches and secluded fields, Cornwall is the perfect place to hide. It gets even better when Sass glimpses a silver horse and starts …
“Ini adalah kisah tentang orang tua muda dan anak mereka yang menua lebih cepat ….” My Brilliant Life berkisah mengenai seorang remaja bernama Han Areum yang tahu bahwa waktunya tidak akan lama lagi di dunia ini. Ia merupakan penderita Progeria, sebuah penyakit yang membuat penderitanya bertumbuh lebih cepat dari usia sebenarnya. Meski Areum kini berumur 17 tahun, ia memiliki tubuh seoran…
For Tess Kendrick, a student at the elite Hardwicke School, making problems disappear runs in the family. But Tess has another legacy, too, one that involves power and the making of political dynasties. When Tess is asked to run a classmate's campaign for student council, she agrees. But when the candidates are the children of Washington D.C. elite, even a high school election can have life-sha…
When Tess Kendrick is sent to stay with her older sister in Washington, D.C. she has no idea that Ivy is the Capitol's go-to "fixer," a person who can make powerful people's scandals disappear with a snap of her fingers. Tess never thought she and Ivy had much in common, but when she enrolls at the exclusive Hardwicke School, she soon finds herself thrust into the role of high school fixer, sol…
Reluctant debutante Sawyer Taft joined Southern high society for one reason and one reason alone: to identify and locate her biological father. But the answers Sawyer found during her debutante year only left her with more questions and one potentially life-ruining secret. When her cousin Lily ropes her into pledging a mysterious, elite, and all-female secret society called the White Gloves, Sa…
Badai kembali membungkus kampung kami. Kali ini aku mendongak, menatap jutaan tetes air hujan dengan riang. Inilah kami, Si Anak Badai. Tekad kami sebesar badai. Tidak pernah kenal kata menyerah. Buku ini tentang Si Anak Badai yang tumbuh ditemani suara aliran sungai, riak permukaan muara, dan deru ombak lautan. Si Anak Badai yang penuh tekad dan keberanian mempertahankan apa yang menjadi milik…