When young Pip accidentally meets a convict out in the marsh one Christmas Eve, he has no idea that his life is about to change--forever. The amazing events following that encounter, and the strange tale of Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Estella, have made Great Expectations a must-read since it was first serialized in 1860. Now, young readers can enjoy Dickens’s engrossing story in…
A little magic can take you a long way. After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a hou…
The Secret Seven are siblings Peter and Janet, and Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. Together they are The Secret Seven - ready to solve any mystery, any time - in Enid Blyton's classic series of 15 mystery novels.In book four, something mysterious is going on at Tigger's Barn, and the Secret Seven are intrigued. Peter thinks it's all just gossip, but Jack isn't so sure when he overhears a …
Lima sekawan adalah Julian, Dick, George, Anne dan - tentu saja - Timmy si anjing! Kemanapun mereka pergi pasti ada petualangan yang seru dan mengasyikkan! Bagaimana mereka memecahkan misteri kali ini?!? Dengan Hutan Bisikan dan Tebing Tangis-nya, pulau itu betul-betul seram dan... terlarang. Dan Lima Sekawan tidak sengaja terdampar di pulau itu. Di sana mereka menemukan patung-patung yang s…
Life in the community where Jonas lives is idyllic. Designated birthmothers produce newchildren, who are assigned to appropriate family units. Citizens are assigned their partners and their jobs. No one thinks to ask questions. Everyone obeys. Everyone is the same. Except Jonas. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex …
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.
In the darkening embers of a Communist utopia, life in a desolate Hungarian town has come to a virtual standstill. Flies buzz, spiders weave, water drips and animals root desultorily in the barnyard of a collective farm. But when the charismatic Irimias - long-thought dead - returns, the villagers fall under his spell. Irimias sets about swindling the villagers out of a fortune that might al…
Peter Rabbit is off to visit his friend Squirrel Nutkin! On his way, he comes across many familiar friends and asks all sorts of questions about their homes . . . Will Peter find out he and his friends are more similar than he thought? Join Peter Rabbit on this adventure story in this brilliant new board book format with flaps to lift and holes to peep through.
Di tengah kota kecil yang dipenuhi aturan moral ketat, seorang wanita muda berdiri di mimbar hukuman. Di dadanya, tersemat huruf "A" merah menyala — bukan sekadar simbol dosa, tapi lambang keberanian menghadapi penghakiman dunia Hester Prynne tidak tunduk pada rasa malu. Ia tetap tegar, memeluk anak hasil cinta terlarang, dan memilih diam demi melindungi pria yang dicintainya.
Taking the form of a chronological diary from 1600 to the present, this book leads the reader through the centuries, year by year, following the musicians' overlapping and interweaving lives. The composers' own worlds, public and private, spring to life in extracts from contemporary letters and journals, and in hundreds of illustrations, many in full color. An informative introduction traces…