Jamie Grimm is a middle schooler on a mission: he wants to become the world's greatest standup comedian--even if he doesn't have a lot to laugh about these days. He's new in town and stuck living with his aunt, uncle, and their evil son Stevie, a bully who doesn't let Jamie's wheelchair stop him from messing with Jamie as much as possible. But Jamie doesn't let his situation get him down. When …
James Patterson's winning follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life--which the LA Times called "a perfectly pitched novel"--is another riotous and heartwarming story about living large. After sixth grade, the very worst year of his life, Rafe Khatchadorian thinks he has it made in seventh grade. He's been accepted to art school in the big city an…
Originally published to wide critical acclaim in France, where it elicited comparisons to Art Spiegelman's Maus, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah…
Nama Ajahn Brahm mendadak menyeruak di blantika perbukuan lndonsia gara-gara 'Si Cacing dan Kotoran Kesayangannya' yang menjadi bestseller di berbagai toko buku. Penerbit dibombardir testimoni pembaca dari berbagai kalangan, yang kelihatannya bukan semata-mata ingin mendapatkan hadiah kaos, namun memang berangkat dari ketulusan lubuk hati mereka yang terinspirasi dan tertransformasi oleh buku b…