from the back cover: The children have an exciting day.
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…
When Mildred attempts suicide, and Clarisse suddenly disappears, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known. He starts hiding books in his home, and when his pilfering is discovered, the fireman has to run for his life. First published in 1953, Fahrenheit 451 is a classic novel set in the future when books forbidden by a totalitarian regime are burned. The hero, a book burner, su…
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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…
Roald Dahl's Quiz Book" is full of fascinating facts. Guaranteed to challenge, delight and amuse Roald Dahl enthusiasts everywhere. There are over 300 questions and answers based on six of Dahl's best-loved titles: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "George's Marvelous Medicine", "Fantastic Mr Fox", "Esio Trot", "The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me" and "Matilda". With Quentin Blake's illustrations…