A funny, heart-shattering novel about a fierce parrot, a big-hearted boy and a spirited elderly widow, all learning to live fully-fledged lives.
Born in the back of a pet store, Alastair the African grey parrot dreams of escape, to fly off with his beloved sister, Aggie. But when Aggie is purchased by 12-year-old Fritz, and Alastair is adopted by Mrs Albertina Plopky, Alastair's hopeful vision for the future crash-lands. In-between anxiously plucking his feathers, chewing a few books, and finding his own poetic voice, Alastair plots his way to Aggie and their flight to freedom.
This debut novel is a heart-felt, ... |
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From the Bestselling author of "The Goldfish boy". ... The brand new read-in-one-sitting mystery from the author of unforgettable bestseller "The Goldfish Boy".
Maxwell is always in trouble. He's a total menace to his teachers and big sister, but has a soft side, too: he rescued his dog, Monster, from being run over and checks on his elderly neighbour after school.
One day, while looking through a mysterious cabinet of curiosities, Maxwell finds himself erased from his life: it's as if he's never been born. At first, being able to walk around without being yelled at is great, but ... |
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Complete and unabridged.
A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Shipwrecked off the coast of Trinidad, Robinson Crusoe - a young man with a thirst for adventure - finds himself washed up on a remote tropical island with nothing but a few tools and animals for company. Cast away for thirty years, he must battle cannibals, mutineers and the elements in a tale so convincing that many readers at the time believed it to be non-fiction.
A true page-turner, "Robinson Crusoe" is one of the most enduring novels in the English language and its unique blend of extraordinary realism and brilliant drama continues to ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by Oliver Francis.
A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... A compelling story of a brutal double murder and its aftermath.
An impoverished ex-student, Rodion Raskolnikov, kills a pawnbroker and her sister, apparently for financial gain. But as he encounters friends and family, strangers and adversaries, Raskolnikov is compelled to face the true forces that have led him to murder. His struggle with himself and those around him becomes a battle of the individual against society, radicalism against tradition, and ultimately the will of man against the mysteries of divine ... |
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The truth is more than skin deep. ... When Lucy wakes up cancer-free. It should be a dream come true. But trapped in a new body and faced with a life she didn't choose, Lucy begins to question whether living as somebody else is really living. And as her new life unfold, she discovers that cheating death comes at a price... How far would you go to stay alive? ... |
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Grundlos wird Josef K. an seinem 30. Geburtstag verhaftet und verhort. Die Umstande sind grotesk, niemand kennt das Gesetz, und das Gericht bleibt anonym. Die "Schuld", erfahrt Josef K. hafte ihm an, ohne dass er dagegen etwas tun konne. Verbissen, aber erfolglos versucht er, sich gegen die zunehmende Absurditat und Verstrickung zu wehren in den Wind und wird schliesslich ein Jahr spater vor den Toren der Stadt exekutiert.
Franz Kafka hat mit diesem Roman ein Jahrhunderwerk geschaffen, das auf beispielhafte Weise die wesentlichen Existenfragen des modernen Menschen neu formuliert. ... |
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Life, death and everything in between. ... Lily wakes up one crisp Sunday morning on the side of the road. She has no idea how she got there. It is only when a police car arrives, and she sees her own body, that she realises she is in fact... dead. But nobody can see or hear her, however hard she tries. So what is she supposed to do next? Then Lily is given once-in-a-deathtime opportunity. Will she take it?
"Wonderful... a near perfect piece of writing - funny and tender and wounded and furious."
Matthew Crow, author of "In Bloom" ... |
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From the author of "Am I Normal Yet?". ... Amber, Evie and Lottie: three girls facing down tough issues with the combined powers of friendship, feminism and cheesy snacks. Both hilarious and heart-rending, this is Amber’s story of how painful - and exhilarating - love can be, following on from Evie's story in "Am I Normal Yet"?
All Amber wants is a little bit of love. Her mum has never been the caring type, even before she moved to California, got remarried and had a personality transplant. But Amber's hoping that spending the summer with her can change all that.
And then there's prom ... |
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"One of the best written and most thought-provoking book I've read for a long time!".
Anthony Horowitz ... Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the "Hunger Games" twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge... This thrilling final instalment of this ground-breaking trilogy promises to be one of the most talked-about books of the year. ... |
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Dover Thrift Editions. ... Fitzgerald's first novel, This Side of Paradise (1920) was an immediate, spectacular success and established his literary reputation. Perhaps the definitive novel of the "Lost Generation", it tells the story of Amory Blaine, a handsome, wealthy Princeton student who half heartedly involves himself in literary cults, "liberal" student activities and a series of empty flirtations with young woman. When he finally does fall truly in love, however, the young woman rejects him for another.
After serving in France during the war, Blaine returns to embark on a career in ... |
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