In a town where gossip thrives like the ivy that clings to its mansions, where mysteries lie behind manicured hedges and skeletons hide in every walk-in closet, four perfect-looking girls aren't nearly as perfect as they seem. Three years ago, Spencer, Aria, Emily, Hanna, and their best friend Alison were the girls at Rosewood Day School. They clicked through the halls in their Miu Miu flats…
Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you—but We are not you. We have powers you dream of having. We are the superheroes you worship in movies and comic books— But we are real. They caught Number One in Malaysia. Number Two in England. And Number Three in Kenya. They killed them all. I am Number Four. I am next.
As an elementary school librarian, I have been disappointed with many of the recent Newbery Medal winning books, mainly because it seemed like adults were selecting books that they thought young people SHOULD read. Many recent Newbery winning books just sit on our shelves.Therefore, when I added "Holes" to our collection, simply because it had received the medal, I expected to see yet another t…
from the back cover: Alfa bersama delapan teman sekelasnya, yaitu Ismail, Nisa, Nurul, Ilyas, Zaka, Zaid, Asma, dan Nibras, membentuk kelompok. Namanya kelompok Garfield. Nabila, murid baru di kelas mereka bergabung. Yes, dengan kedatangan Nabila, kelompok Garfield jadi bersepuluh! Ke mana-mana mereka selalu bersama. Bahkan, saat ada gosip yang menerjang kelompok mereka pun, semuanya bisa diat…
from the back cover: Nelissa tinggal dan bersekolah di desa. Dia sengaja dititipkan kepada neneknya. Orangtuanya sangat sibuk, sehingga tidak dapat merawat dan memperhatikannya. Nelissa bersahabat dengan Morgan Mourn. Baginya, Morgan sahabat sejati yang selalu menyayangi dan membelanya. Banyak peristiwa menyenangkan dan menyedihkan yang telah dia lewati bersama sahabatnya itu. Hari-harinya ak…
From this moment on, life is never quite the same for Tom and his seventh-grade classmate. Despite Jessica's shocking appearance and the fear she evokes in him and most of the class, Tom slowly develops a tentative friendship with Jessica that changes his life. Firegirl is a powerful book that shows readers that even the smallest of gestures can have a profound impact on someone's life.