From the genius of New York Times bestselling author David Levithan , author of Every Day, Marly's Ghost and co-author of Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist, comes a collection of short stories (tracks) celebrating love in all of its wonderful, life-affirming and at times heart-breaking forms. It's the perfect collection for Valentine's Day. A resentful member of a high school Quiz Bowl team with an unrequited crush. An extraordinary "snow day" that changes two lives forever. A Valentine's Day in the life of Every Day's protagonist "A". 19 Love Songs was born from Levithan' ... |
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One night. One apartment. Eight people. What could possibly go wrong? Twins Sam and Ilsa have spent most of their high school years throwing parties for friends - and now they've prepared their final extravaganza, just before graduation. The rules are simple: each twin gets to invite three guests, and the other twin doesn't know who's coming until the partygoers arrive. With exes, new crushes and old friends on the guest list, secrets are bound to emerge. And romance may flourish in unexpected places. ... |
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Това е историята на писател, изпаднал в творческа криза и решил да пише за първия човек, когото срещне на улицата. Попада на осемдесетгодишната Мадлен Трико, чийто живот ще опише, както и живота на семейството ѝ - семейство Мартен. Мадлен е имала любов с Ив, който обаче по мистериозни причини заминава за САЩ, а тя среща Рене, за когото се омъжва. Двамата имат две дъщери: Валери и Стефани, които не се разбират. Стефани живее в чужбина, Валери е омъжена за Патрик, от когото има две деца - Жереми, апатичен тийнейджър, и потайната Лола. И двамата претърпяват развитие. От някои намеци се разбира, че въпросният писател в ... |
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This compilation of easy-to-play ragtime favorites features 24 rollicking melodies by "The Big Three" of ragtime - Scott Joplin, James Scott and Joseph Lamb - plus pieces by Eubie Blake, Tom Turpin and other artists. Popular tunes include "Maple Leaf Rag", "The Entertainer" and "Tiger Rag". Novices of all ages will delight in these simplified arrangements of carefully selected pieces. The editor provides suggested fingerings and comments on each piece that include background on the composers and tips for performance. Along with the twenty-four piano arrangements, this collection ... |
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Dickens wrote of David Copperfield: "Of all my books I like this the best". Millions of readers in almost every language on earth have subsequently come to share the author's own enthusiasm for this greatly loved classic, possibly because of its autobiographical form. Following the life of David through many sufferings and great adversity, the reader will also find many light-hearted moments in the company of a host of English fiction's greatest stars including Mr Micawber, Traddles, Uriah Heep, Creakle, Betsy Trotwood, and the Peggoty family. Few readers, arriving at the end of David Copperfield, will ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. It was just a normal Friday evening in Moreland Road. Jason was listening to his iPod and couldn't hear his mother shouting. Nina wasn't sure how to tell her husband about her news. Maggie smiled as she thought about her holiday romance in Chile. Sam looked worried – money trouble again. Then that evening something happened which changed all of their lives. ... |
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Един забележителен роман, вдъхновен от действителен случай, пропит от страдание, любов и изцеление, историята на три поколения жени и на една тайна, която трябва да бъде разказана. Вера, Нина и Гили пътуват заедно от Израел до Голи Оток, наричан още Адриатическия Алкатраз, където Вера е била измъчвана като враг на народа в Титова Югославия. Това необичайно пътешествие е филтрирано през обектива на Гили, която се опитва да направи филм, но всъщност разкрива сложните изисквания на романтичната и родителската страст. Давид Гросман безстрашно изследва дълбините на човешкото сърце и живата тъкан на семейството."Това е ... |
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A gripping new romance from the team that brought you New York Times bestseller "Five Feet Apart". Can you find true love after losing everything? Kyle and Kimberly have been the perfect couple all through high school, but when Kimberly breaks up with him on the night of their graduation party, Kyle's entire world upends - literally. Their car crashes and when he awakes, he has a brain injury. Kimberly is dead. And no one in his life could possibly understand. Until Marley. Marley is suffering from her own loss, a loss she thinks was her fault. As Kyle and Marley work to heal each other's wounds, ... |
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A Big History of Everything from the Big Bang to the first stars, to our solar system, life on Earth, dinosaurs, homo sapiens, agriculture, an ice age, empires, fossil fuels, a Moon landing and mass globalization. And what happens next... ... "I have long been a fan of David Christian. In "Origin Story", he elegantly weaves evidence and insights from many scientific and historical disciplines into a single, accessible historical narrative." Bill Gates Most historians study the smallest silver of time. But what would it look like to study the whole of history, from the Big Bang through the present day ... |
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Escape. Delete. Disappear. ... Everyone tells Kat that her online personality - confident, funny, opinionated - isn't her true self. Kat knows otherwise. The internet is her only way to cope with a bad day, chat with friends who get all her references, make someone laugh. But when she becomes the target of an alt-right trolling campaign, she feels she has no option but to Escape, Delete, Disappear. With her social media shut down, her website erased, her entire online identity void, Kat feels she has cut away her very core: without her virtual self, who is she? She brought it on herself. Or so Wesley keeps telling ... |
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Поглед от другата страна. Най-малко познатият континент, който е открит от хората последен. Празен континент, който принадлежи на всички и където можем да живеем с по-малко неща, отколкото имаме у дома. Сцена на различни истории, утвърждаващи вечното човешко желание да опознаваме и преодоляваме собствените си възможности. Днес Антарктида повдига тревожни въпроси за това дали светът около нас се променя или нашето виждане за него се променя. Уникално илюстрираната книга за малки и големи читатели показва какво се случва, когато погледнем на всичко от друг ъгъл. Няма много места по света, където човек да не е бил преди. ... |
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A small boy creates a shelter for his sadness, a safe space where Sadness is welcome, where it can curl up small, or be as big as it can be, where it can be noisy or quiet, or anything in between. The boy can visit the shelter whenever he needs to, every day, sometimes every hour, and the two of them will cry and talk or just sit, saying nothing. And the boy knows that one day Sadness may come out of the shelter, and together they will look out at the world, and see how beautiful it is. A poignant and heart-warming picture book exploring the importance of making space and time for our own griefs, small or large, ... |
