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August, 1911: The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincent Peruggia. Exactly what happens in the two years before its recovery is a mystery. Many replicas of the Mona Lisa exist, and more than one historian has wondered if the painting now in the Louvre is a fake, switched in 1911. Present day: art professor Luke Perrone digs for the truth behind his most famous ancestor: Peruggia. His search attracts…
Coketown is no place for imagination. There are facts and figures and absolutely nothing else, or so Thomas Gradgrind thinks. When the circus appears in town, it brings Sissy Jupe with it. A young girl who has been abandoned by her father and is taken in by Thomas Gradgrind. Full of fun and energy, will Sissy save the Gradgrind children from a miserable life of facts and figures before it's too…
With daily beheadings and famous buildings being burnt to the ground, Paris during the Revolution is not the safest place to be. When Dr Manette is released from prison and reunited with his daughter, everything seems to finally be getting better. But his daughter's fiancé is keeping some dangerous secrets that lead the family on a deadly adventure. How long can 'happy ever after' really l…
Who can help a mean old man to love Christmas? How about a ghost? (…or three!) Scrooge’s heart is colder than snow, he’s richer than half the banks in England and meaner than, well, everyone. But when three seriously spooky ghosts turn up to take him on an adventure through time, he soon learns that being cold isn’t cool. Can he change his ways before it’s too late?
Set against the backdrop of Japanese colonization in Korea, young Kim Sunja’s life takes an unexpected turn when she becomes pregnant out of wedlock. The daughter of a humble boardinghouse owner in a small fishing village near Busan, Sunja faces a future filled with uncertainty—until fate intervenes. A compassionate young minister, Baek Isak, offers her marriage and a new life in Japan. But…
Mod Aki adalah sebuah rumah di atas bukit. Sekian lama ia ditinggalkan Eli dan keluarganya. Mod Aki merasa kesepian. Apa yang berhasil membuat Mod Aki merasa gembira lagi. Kenangan hidup dengan bebas dan lepas yang Mod Aki miliki di bukitnya perlahan pergi bersama dengan waktu. Musim berubah, orang-orang berganti, tapi kenangan itu selalu ada di sana. Keriaan nyantian, tarian, dan aroma masa…
A book about growing up which has delighted generations of young readers. The illustrations by Ella Bailey are perfect for the modern audience. This edition includes extra material for young readers.