I who have never known men

‘For a very long time, the days went by, each just like the day before, then I began to think, and everything changed’ Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only vague recollection of their lives before. As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberl…

Small things like these

It is 1985, in an Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, faces into his busiest season. As he does the rounds, he feels the past rising up to meet him ― and encounters the complicit silences of a people controlled by the Church.

The Wrong Kind of Bark (Reading Ladder Level 3)

Finlay is a real dreamer, and he’s always getting things wrong. But when he brings his puppy into class it looks like he might have done the right thing after all. The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick…

Animal architects

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9781426333279

Collation

48 p. ; ill. ; 21,5 cm

Series Title

National geographic readers

Call Number

591 ROM a

Tiga dalam kayu

Di masa depan, perpustakaan tak ubahnya pekuburan prahistoris. Di sanalah kita bertemu dengan seorang gadis, dan sebelas buku yang menceritakan sejarah dengan cara masing-masing. Cerita dalam buku-buku itu sering terasa ganjil, kadang terasa begitu asing, kadang pula sebaliknya: terasa dekat, seperti kita tahu tentang apa sebetulnya cerita-cerita itu. Setiap buku menyajikan cerita yang sepenuhn…

Jakarta sebelum pagi

“Jam tiga dini hari, sweter, dan jalanan yang gelap dan sepi .... Ada peta, petunjuk; dan Jakarta menjadi tempat yang belum pernah kami datangi sebelumnya.” Mawar, hyacinth biru, dan melati. Dibawa balon perak, tiga bunga ini diantar setiap hari ke balkon apartemen Emina. Tanpa pengirim, tanpa pesan; hanya kemungkinan adanya stalker mencurigakan yang tahu alamat tempat tinggalnya. Ket…

The mortal immortal

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9786231342287

Collation

110 p. ; 16 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

800 SHE m

Kapan nanti

Kami menyukai hari-hari di ruang cuci. Kami masuk dalam keadaan kotor dan keluar dengan tangan-tangan yang bersih. Suara-suara pelan memantul di dinding ruang cuci, tapi tidak ada yang perlu bicara karena kata-kata akan ditelan suara mesin yang bergetar menabrak dinding-dinding dan menggilas lantai-lantai. Di dalam ruang cuci, kami ditelan dan ditenggelamkan dan dimuntahkan kembali dengan kotor…

The giving tree

"Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy." So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tr…

The pilgrims and the first thanksgiving

In graphic novel format, tells the devastating story of the Pilgrims first year in America up until their Harvest Festival