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…
Marcy's life is a mess. Her parents don't understand her, she feels like a fat blimp with no friends, and her favorite teacher just got fired. Ms. Finney wasn't like the other teachers, and she was helping Marcy feel good about being herself. Now that she's gone, Marcy doesn't know what to do. She's always thought things would be better if she could just lose weight, but the loss of Ms. Finney…
The stary dog was ugly, and a thieving rascal, too. But he sure was clever, and a smart dog could be a big help on the wild Texas frontier, especially with Papa away on a long cattle drive up to Abilene.
Aku ingin mendaki puncak tantangan, menerjang batu granit kesulitan, menggoda mara bahaya, dan memecahkan misteri dengan sains. Aku ingin menghirup berupa-rupa pengalaman lalu terjun bebas menyelami labirin lika-liku hidup yang ujungnya tak dapat disangk
Cerita ini adalah memoar hidup seorang Andrea Hirata dan sembilan laskar pelangi lainnya di sebuah pulau di Laut Cina Selatan bernama Belitong. Ikuti tekad kuat anak-anak ini dalam buku pertama tetralogi laskar pelangi.'
Setiap beberapa puluh tahun, muncul sebuah buku yang mengubah hidup para pembacanya selamanya. Novel Paulo Coelho yang memikat ini telah memberikan inspirasi bagi jutaan orang di seluruh dunia. Kisah yang sangat sederhana, namun menyimpan kebijaksanaan penuh makna, tentang anak gembala bernama Santiago yang berkelana dari rumahnya di Spanyol ke padang pasir Mesir untuk mencari harta karun terpe…