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Freaky Funky Crazy Creepy!: Tales for curious children
By Kaye Roberts-Palmer. 2015
For one night only - discover secret, wondrous tales of unwary children thrown into wild adventures full of astonishments and…
peril! On this fierce, stormy night Strix the old attic cat will reveal his freaky, funky, crazy creepy tales filled with captain's curses, tempest tailors, lost dragons, ghosts, superhero grannies and much more. Come along and prepare to be amazed, amused and astounded - if you dare! Freaky Funky Crazy Creepy! is a selection of fun, adventurous tales for children 7 to 10 years.When the Drumming Stops
By Steven Wishnia. 2012
Bass player and rapidly aging punk rocker Underend Vicodini is an unlikely hero. He loves New York City like nobody's…
business but does it still love him despite his lack of affluence and influence? His former band, The Gutter Astronomers, was riding high in the 1980s, releasing albums and touring across the country playing to packed nightclubs filled with eager fans, but the Great Recession finds the band members middle-aged and struggling not to drown in the seas of gentrification and disillusion. When lead singer Mickey gets an offer to reunite the band, he jumps at it. But can the old bandmates overcome their acrimonious break up? Can they get back into it without shredding their lives? Can Underend Vicodini find inner peace and, more importantly, a reasonably priced apartment below 14th Street or in Brooklyn? Steven Wishnia is a New York-based musician and journalist. Born on the Lower East Side, he grew up in Brooklyn, New England, Edinburgh, and Long Island. He has played in numerous bands, including the False Prophets, an eclectic punk group that recorded two albums released by Alternative Tentacles. After the False Prophets broke up in 1987, he earned an MA at New York University's School of Journalism, writing for failing newspapers before working for many years as news editor at High Times. Recipient of two New York City Independent Press Association awards, he currently works as a freelance writer and editor, most often for AlterNet.org and Junior Scholastic, and often performs musically with artist Mac McGill.Sadri Returns to Bali
By Elisabeth Waldmeier, Susan Tuttle Laube. 2002
The Galungan festival in Bali marks the victory of dharma (order) over adharma(disorder). It is celebrated by the Balinese Hindus,…
who believe that duringthese ten days of prayers, offerings, and feasting, their revered ancestors return to their former homes to be welcomed and entertained. Using this entrancing setting, Swiss illustrator and painter Elisabeth Waldmeier relates the exhilarating festival of the fun-loving Balinesc people through the eyes of a former child dancer, Sadri, who descends to his previous home to participate in the annual rapturous village celebrations. A delightful story accompanying enchanting and detailed illustrations, this book will captivate both children and adults alike.El gran secreto
By L. Ronald Hubbard. 2013
Fanner Marston est a punto de descubrir la clave para conseguir el control absoluto del universo. El nico problema es…
que est loco de atar: un enloquecido Anthony Quinn con muchos humos. Impulsado por la avaricia y el ansia de poder, lo nico que le preocupa es llegar a la antigua ciudad de Parva y encontrar el gran secreto del poder absoluto. Pero est escrito en los muros de Parva. . . y no creern lo que dice.Pretty Paper
By David Ritz, Willie Nelson. 2016
Willie Nelson's inspiring Christmas fable, based on his holiday classic "Pretty Paper." More than fifty years ago, Willie Nelson's beloved…
Christmas song "Pretty Paper" first hit the airwaves. And for all these years, Willie has wondered about the real-life Texas street vendor, selling wrappings and ribbons, who inspired his song. Who was this poor soul? What did his painful trials say about our loves, our hopes, our dreams in this holiday season--and in the rest of our lives?It's the early sixties and Willie Nelson is down and out, barely eking out a living as a singer-songwriter. The week before Christmas, he spots a legless man on a cart, selling wares in front of Leonard's Department Store in Fort Worth, Texas. The humble figure, by the name of Vernon Clay, piques Willie's curiosity, but Vernon is stubbornly private and--despite Willie's charming queries--has no interest in telling his story. Willie is tenacious, though, and he eventually learns that Vernon is a fellow musician, a fine guitarist and singer.When Vernon disappears, he leaves behind only a diary, which tells an epic tale of life-altering tragedies, broken hearts, and crooked record men, not to mention backroad honky-tonks, down-home cooking, and country songwriting genius. Deeply moved and spurred on by Vernon's pages, Willie aims to give the man one last shot at redemption and a chance to embody the holiday spirit.From the Hardcover edition.Crossroads, The
By L. Ron Hubbard. 2008
Explore new worlds. Frustrated with a government that pays him to bury surplus produce in order to "fix" the economy…
while city folk starve, farmer Eben Smith decides to take matters into his own hands. He piles up his wagon with ripe fruits and vegetables and sets out for the first time to barter his goods in the big city.Being Eben's first city trip and all, the way soon becomes uncertain. But when Eben comes across a strange crossroads, he discovers that he's fallen into a nexus in time. Soon he's bartering a lot more than goods with different cultures in alternative realities . . . accidentally wreaking havoc and chaos in each. ALSO INCLUDES THE FANTASY STORIES "BORROWED GLORY" AND "THE DEVIL'S RESCUE" "Once again another collection of larger than life stories to lose yourself for a couple of hours." --Gil T's Pleasure Blog* An International Book Awards FinalistsGreat Secret, The
By L. Ron Hubbard. 2008
Boldly go to worlds where no one has gone before. Fanner Marston was raised a slave as a child, became…
a petty street thief as a teen, and now masters his own craft and crew as a grown man. He's also gone completely mad. Driven by privation, with a vicious greed and slavering lust for power, Marston alone of forty men has survived the perilous trek through a blistering desert to the magical city of Parva, where legend says a secret awaits which will give him absolute control over the Universe. However, Marston finds the key to all power is not at all what he expected. . . ALSO INCLUDES THE SCIENCE FICTION STORIES "SPACE CAN," "THE BEAST" AND "THE SLAVER""Tremendous attention to detail ... audiences will find themselves captivated from beginning to end."--Publishers Weekly starred reviewGreed
By L. Ron Hubbard. 2008
Captivating new worlds. Once there had been a single government of Earth controlled by the western races, but the long-oppressed…
people of Asia finally struck back with a "cohesion projector." In an instant, the device established a solid, invisible wall of space--creating a dividing line between the superpowers, with the Asiatic Federation inside and the United Continents outside.Both powers are tenuously perched on the brink of war until George Marquis Lorrilard comes along. A sometime lieutenant of the pitiful handful of space guards known as the United Continents Space Navy, he's used the experience to become a space exploiter. Far less driven by altruism than by the ferocious thirst and hunger of greed, Lorrilard sets a course to change forever the fate of Earth and the stars. ALSO INCLUDES THE SCIENCE FICTION STORIES "FINAL ENEMY" AND "THE AUTOMAGIC HORSE""...enjoyable, entertaining, and lighthearted..."--BooklistReady, Freddy! The Penguin Problem (Ready, Freddy! #19)
By Abby Klein. 2010
Nueve Días para Navidad: Un Cuento de México
By Marie Hall Ets, Aurora Labastida. 1959
El cuento de la emoción de una niña mexicana al acercarse la Navidad, desde su publicación original en 1960 y…
ganador la medulla Caldecott, ha sido disfrutada por generaciones de jóvenes lectores. Ceci no puede contener su alegría de poder participar, este año por privera vez, en las posadas, una de las fiestas navideñas tradicionales que se celebra en México por el correr de nueve días. Este año le toca a ella encabezar la procesión de velas que representa el viaje de María y José a Belén. Mamá la lleva al viejo mercado para elegir su propia piñata. Ceci queda deslumbrada con la colorida gama de opciones, y después de haber elegido su favorita, tiene dudas sobre el destino de su piñata una vez que la posada se lleve a cabo. Con ilustraciones evocadoras de la época navideña, este libro se ha convertido en un clásico internacional. “El niño más pequeño, será totalmente transportado por esta historia”, comentó The Atlantic, y lectores de toda eda quedarán encantados del punto de vista de una niña de la cultura mexicana.How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow
By Monica Sweeney, Feronia Parker-Thomas. 2016
The Sun and the Clouds are best friends. Together they keep the world warm, the gardens growing, and the sky…
full of beautiful rainbows. But one day they get into a fight and refuse to be in the sky together. And that means there are no longer any rainbows. Without rainbows, the colors start disappearing until Earth was left with no color ... except for one little forgotten box of crayons in one little school desk. Determined to save the rainbows and fix the Sun and Clouds’ friendship, the crayons draw rainbows all over town. Their attempts go unnoticed. Soon they realize that they’re going to have to do something big to get the attention of the former friends. So, the crayons create the biggest rainbow they can and hope it’s enough to bring color back to the world.How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow teaches the importance of teamwork and perseverance through seven crayons with unique personalities and their desire to see the world in color.Flight of the Reindeer: The True Story of Santa Claus and His Christmas Mission
By Robert Sullivan, Glenn Wolff. 2010
Children have believed the legend forever: On one evening each year a jolly old elf and eight reindeer fly all…
night long to deliver gifts around the world. The fact is, solid evidence abounds. Robert Sullivan, a senior editor at Life magazine, diligently gathered documentation from scientists, historians, zoologists, and Arctic explorers to prove that Santa is not just a myth. First, the reindeer: Do they really fly? "We used to think it was just extended leaping," says Tony Vecchio, director of the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, Rhode Island. "But recent evidence has confirmed that it is true flight." And Santa Claus? "He's just as real as the gifts he brings," reports Will Steger, the famed Arctic explorer. The gorgeous illustrations, convincing photos, and charming text make this book a special holiday gift.Journal d'une fille presque cool Voici Maddi–Oups!
By B Campbell, Rosa Matilda. 2017
Salut Garçons et Filles Presque Cools, Certains d’entre vous ont peut-être déjà lu le Journal d’une fille presque cool-Ma Nouvelle…
école. Vous vous êtes déjà demandé pourquoi Maddi avait dû quitter son ancienne école? Qu’a-t-il pu se passer de si terrible ? Dans ce livre, vous rencontrerez une Maddi un peu plus jeune et moins sage et découvrirez ce qui lui est arrivé dans son ancienne école (avant qu’on ne lui demande de la quitter) Nous espérons que vous aimerez ce livre, qui précède la série du Journal d’une fille presque cool. Vive les gamins presque cools !El increíble caso de Barnaby Brocket
By John Boyne. 2011
El autor de El niño con el pijama de rayas nos deleita con la deliciosa historia de Barnaby Rocket, un…
niño muy especial en una familia demasiado normal. Esta es la historia de Barnaby, un niño especial que pertenece a una familia demasiado normal; más aún, tremendamente normal, aburridamente normal. Para los Brocket todo cambia el día en que nace Barnaby. Su madre se da cuenta de que algo va mal cuando empieza a notar los dolores del parto... Pero lo peor está por llegar: ¡su bebé sale disparado y se queda flotando en el techo de la habitación! El diagnóstico es concluyente: Barnaby no obedece a las leyes de la gravedad, su estado natural es flotar. Sus padres, desesperados, no saben qué hacer con él; de nada sirven las súplicas del niño, que asegura que quiere quedarse en el suelo pero no puede. Al final solo queda una solución: dejar que se vaya volando... Y al cabo de un minuto habíaascendido tanto quesu voz se perdió en el cielo. Su madre, su perroy la maravillosa ciudad de Sidney desaparecieronbajo sus pies, y, al no tener colchón que leimpidiera seguir flotando, Barnaby Brocket subió ysubió, sin saber qué le sucedería a continuación. La crítica ha dicho...«El sentido del humor y la delicadeza con la que Boyne transmite su mensaje hace que esta historia sea inolvidable y encantadora.»Publishers Weekly «Deliciosamente extravagante. Con un maravilloso reparto de personajes, esta novela es una celebración a la diferencia.»The BooksellerDoggone Dogs!
By David Catrow, Karen Beaumont. 2008
From the "New York Times"-bestselling creators of "I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!" comes a tail of 10 mischievous, lovable,…
and delightfully ungainly dogs, who find themselves in one hilarious antic adventure after another.Evening Class: Friendship, holidays, love – the perfect read for summer
By Maeve Binchy. 1996
'Warm, witty and with a deep understanding of what makes us tick, it's little wonder that Maeve Binchy's bewitching stories…
have become world-beaters' OK MagazineThe Italian evening class at Mountainview School is like hundreds of others starting up all over the city. But this class has its own special quality - as the focus for the varied hopes and dreams of teacher and pupils alike.Aidan Dunne needs his new evening class project to succeed almost as much as his pupils do. They too are looking for something more: Bill to find a way to keep spendthrift Lizzie at his side, and Fran to make sure that young Kathy finds her way out from behind the kitchen sink. The key to their success lies with the Signora. Her passion has drawn her from Ireland to Italy and back home again with a burning desire to share her love of all things Italian - and a secret hidden in her heart...The Weekend: The international bestseller, shortlisted for the Stella Prize 2020
By Charlotte Wood. 2020
A #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER One of The Times books of the year: 'Ripples with wit, insight and vitality' 'The Weekend…
is so great I am struggling to find the words to do it justice... Wood is an agonisingly gifted writer: I am now going to read all her other books!'Marian Keyes'It was refreshing to encounter a novel that so profoundly sympathises with women on the forbidding cusp of being classified as "elderly". Wood ably conveys that older women didn't used to be old, and that the experience of ageing is universally bewildering'Lionel Shriver (Observer, Books of the year) 'Riveting' Elizabeth Day 'A perfect, funny, insightful, novel about women, friendship, and ageing. I loved it'Nina Stibbe 'Authentic, funny, brutally well-observed... As with the novels of Elizabeth Strout or Anne Tyler, these are characters not written to please, but to feel true'The Sunday Times 'Glorious... Charlotte Wood joins the ranks of writers such as Nora Ephron, Penelope Lively and Elizabeth Strout' Guardian'The Weekend triumphantly brings to life the honest, inner lives of women' Independent'A lovely, lively, intelligent, funny book' Tessa Hadley 'One sharp, funny, heartbreaking and gorgeously-written package. I loved it' Paula Hawkins'One of those deceptively compact novels that continues to open doors in your mind long after the last page' Patrick GaleSylvie, Jude, Wendy and Adele have a lifelong friendship of the best kind: loving, practical, frank and steadfast. But when Sylvie dies, the ground shifts dangerously for the remaining three.These women couldn't be more different: Jude, a once-famous restaurateur with a spotless life and a long-standing affair with a married man; Wendy, an acclaimed feminist intellectual; Adele, a former star of the stage, now practically homeless. Struggling to recall exactly why they've remained close all these years, the grieving women gather for one last weekend at Sylvie's old beach house. But fraying tempers, an elderly dog, unwelcome guests and too much wine collide in a storm that brings long-buried hurts to the surface - a storm that will either remind them of the bond they share, or sweep away their friendship for good.Chatterbox Bear
By Pippa Curnick. 2019
Meet Gary the bear - he just can't stop chatting! A laugh-out-loud-funny story about friendship and understanding.Gary the bear is…
a chatterbox, but when nobody wants to listen he sets sail in search of new friends. Soon Gary arrives on an island full of birds . . . the problem is they don't understand a word of Bear! Gary has to learn that words are not the only way to communicate and make new friends.This sunny and bright picture book is bursting with energy and humour.From the illustrator of Lucie Goose, shortlisted for the Evening Standard Oscar's First Book Prize.Show and Tell: Independent Reading Green 5 (Reading Champion #638)
By Damian Harvey. 2020
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed…
with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)When Bindi has to take something to school for Show and Tell, Dad has a brilliant idea... but what is inside the box?Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.Show and Tell: Independent Reading Green 5 (Reading Champion #638)
By Damian Harvey. 2020
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed…
with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)When Bindi has to take something to school for Show and Tell, Dad has a brilliant idea... but what is inside the box?Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.