Illustrated by John Dillow. ... "Lennie was still staring at the door where the woman had stood. "Oh, she's really pretty", he said and smiled. George turned round to face him, took hold of one of his ears and shook him. "Listen to me, you fool", George said fiercely. "Don't even look at that woman. I don't care what she says and what she does. I've see dangerous women before, but nobody as dangerous as her." From the Book The tragic story of George and Lennie, who move from one farm to another, looking for work. George is clever but Lennie's size and slowness are ... |
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A magical secret. A mythical hunt. And a love that could risk everything. In the dark, gothic town of Wickdon, Maggie Welty lives in an old creaking manor. Maggie's mother is an alchemist who has recently left town, leaving Maggie with just her bloodhound for company. But when Maggie spots a legendary ancient fox-creature on her porch, her fate is changed forever. Whoever tracks down and kills the hala in the Halfmoon Hunt will earn fame and riches - and if Maggie wins the hunt, she knows her mother will want to celebrate her. This is her chance to bring her home. But the rules state that only teams of two can join ... |
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Hannibal meets Mistborn in Marina Lostetter's "The Helm of Midnight", the dark and stunning first novel in a new trilogy - "The Five Penalties", that combines the intricate worldbuilding and rigorous magic system of the best of epic fantasy with a dark and chilling thriller. In a daring and deadly heist, thieves have made away with an artifact of terrible power - the death mask of Louis Charbon. Made by a master craftsman, it is imbued with the spirit of a monster from history, a serial murderer who terrorized the city. Now Charbon is loose once more, killing from beyond the grave. But these ... |
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Sixteen-year-old Olivia Prior is missing three things: a mother, a father, and a voice. Her mother vanished all at once, and her father by degrees, and her voice was a thing she never had to start with. She grew up at Merilance School for Girls. Now, nearing the end of her time there, Olivia receives a letter from an uncle she's never met, her father's older brother, summoning her to his estate, a place called Gallant. But when she arrives, she discovers that the letter she received was several years old. Her uncle is dead. The estate is empty, save for the servants. Olivia is permitted to remain, but must ... |
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Four siblings. A country in ruin. One quest to save them all. Vira is desperate to get out of her mother's shadow and establish her legacy as a revered queen of Ashoka. But with the country's only quarry running out of magic - a precious resource that has kept Ashoka safe from conflict - she can barely protect her citizens from the looming threat of war. And if her enemies discover this, they'll stop at nothing to seize the last of the magic. Vira's only hope is to find a mysterious object of legend: the Ivory Key, rumoured to unlock a new source of magic. But in order to infiltrate enemy territory and ... |
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Нора обича животните и е много щастлива, че е станала стажант в Детективското бюро за животни. Заедно с пенсионирания детектив морж Карл Бернер и хиперактивната норка Миря тя е готова да разследва всички случаи на животни в малкото градче Нордлунд. Но един ден котето на едно момиче от нейния клас изчезва. И самата Нора е заподозряна! Моржът Карл Бернер изглежда най-заинтересован от хрупането на сушена риба, докато Миря иска да арестува всички. Могат ли Нора и нейните приятели от Детективското бюро за животни наистина да успеят да разгадаят мистерията на коткокрадеца? Ендре Люн Ериксен е автор на голям брой известни и ... |
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A Magnus Bane Story. ... A beautiful gift edition of The Midnight Heir, taken from The Bane Chronicles. Magnus thought he would never return to London, but he is lured by a handsome offer from Tatiana Blackthorn, whose plans involving her beautiful young ward, Grace - are far more sinister than Magnus even suspects. In London at the turn of the century, Magnus finds old friends, and meets a very surprising young man. ... |
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It looked like love. It felt like love. But this isn't a love story. Amelie fell hard for Reese. And she thought he loved her too. But she's starting to realise that real love isn't supposed to hurt like this. So now she's retracing their story, revisiting all the places he made her cry. Because if she works out what went wrong, perhaps she can finally learn to get over him."A powerful, vital gut-punch." Laura Bates ... |
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This book is in British English. ... Stuart is 17 years old and lives in Leeds. He has left school but he has no job and no money. He wants the motorbike that his friend Martin is selling. How will he find the money to buy Martin’s bike? Included CD contains audio versions of all the chapters of the book. Free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets at www.macmillanreaders.com . ... |
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Книга предколеден календар с повече от 140 капачета. Обратното броене до Коледа започва! Последвайте семейство Писанкови в тяхната подготовка за светлия празник, като разгърнете тази мила книга с капачета на всяка страница. Отворете кухненските шкафове и чекмеджетата, кутиите с ядки и сушени плодове, за да помогнете на котенцата да направят коледните сладки. Надникнете през прозорчетата на къщите в селцето, докато семейство Писанкови и техните приятели пеят коледни песни на съседите си. А накрая отворете коледните подаръци под елхата! Илюстрации: Унионг Сио. Книжката е част от поредицата Семейство Писанкови от Луси ... |
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Lisa and Alice are friends. They are on a plane. They are watching a film. Lisa and Alice are on holiday. They are going to an island in Greece. Matt Lepardi and Claudia Carmen are in the film. Matt and Claudia are famous film stars. They are Lisa and Alice's favourite film stars. The friends' holiday is starting well. But then... This book is in British English. ... |
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Под научната редакция на д-р Петър Илинов. За рационалното хранене на детето не е достатъчно само да се подберат необходимите хранителни продукти в правилно съотношение и количество. Голямо значение за по-бързото и пълно усвояване на хранителните вещества има кулинарната обработка на продуктите. Нейната основна цел е да запази максимално хранителната им стойност, като направи храната не само полезна, но и вкусна, разнообразна, по-лесна за приемане и смилане. ... |
