Pedro Martin has grown up hearing stories about his abuelito--his legendary crime-fighting, grandfather who was once a part of the Mexican Revolution! But that doesn't mean Pedro is excited at the news that Abuelito is coming to live with their family. After all, Pedro has 8 brothers and sisters and the house is crowded enough! Still, Pedro piles into the Winnebago with his family for a road tr…
Todd Anderson and his friends at Welton Academy can hardly believe how different life is since their new English professor, the flamboyant John Keating, has challenged them to "make your lives extraordinary! " Inspired by Keating, the boys resurrect the Dead Poets Society--a secret club where, free from the constraints and expectations of school and parents, they let their passions run wild. As…
"Life is worth living as long as there's a laugh in it"
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family’s history that began before he was born — a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam — and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelatio…
Novel remaja Korea, lebih kuat dari film dan menegangkan seperti drama! "Almond" adalah novel yang memberi harapan kepada orang seperti saya yang percaya bahwa hati dapat mengendalikan kepala. Di akhir musim dingin yang panjang, tibalah musim semi. Di musim semi, saat tanaman tumbuh, emosi pun tumbuh. Jika emosi tumbuh, maka dunia pun ikut tumbuh. Selama membaca tulisan ini, hatiku selalu be…
“Tukang potong kep sedang mencari kepala anak-anak.” Aku bergeming. Tak merasa perlu gemetar seperti ketika pertama kali me - ngetahui kep itu artinya apa. “Ah, yang macam beginian cuma cerita omong kosong saja,” aku menyahut begitu dengan nada tak acuh. Sendy jadi tersinggung. Ia mendelik, mengangkat kepalanya, dan memelototiku, “Baik, kalau tidak percaya. Coba saja kalau tidak pe…