Chanda's mother is not herself, her younger sister is acting out, and her best friend needs help. A powerful story set amid the African HIV/AIDS pandemic.In this sensitive, swiftly paced story, readers will find echoes of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD as Chanda, a 16-year-old, astonishingly perceptive girl living in the small city of Bonang in Africa, must confront the undercurrents of shame and stigma associated with HIV/AIDS.Through his artful style and dramatic storytelling, Allan Stratton captures the enduring strength of loyalty, the profound impact of loss, and a fearlessness that is powered by the heart. Above all, it is a story about living with truth. Views: 46
After months of entrapment in a shopping centre, Nox, Taylor and Lizzy are desperate to uncover the secret of the Disappearance. But there is more to the new world than they ever suspected, and the danger is only just beginning.
They quickly learn they are not the only survivors to roam the broken city. Saving those they love will mean risking everything – and time is running out.
This is the thrilling sequel to Carousel. Views: 46
Рассказ вошёл в сборники: A Medicine For Melancholy (Лекарство от меланхолии) The Stories of Ray Bradbury (И грянул гром: 100 рассказов) Views: 46
When the dragon Jaax receives word that a human infant has been found in the province of Oescienne, he doesn’t dare believe it. Humans have been extinct for centuries, trapped by a terrible curse and left to live out their existence in the form of dragons. Despite his doubts, however, Jaax assumes responsibility for the baby girl only to discover that what he has been seeking for so many years has finally been found . . .Jahrra knows all about the legends and sagas of Oescienne, but never in her wildest dreams would she believe that she played a part in one of them. She’s far too busy dodging the bullies at school and seeking out new adventures with her friends to worry about what secrets her dragon mentor might be keeping from her, or that her every move is being watched by something living in the forest surrounding her home.But the secrets run deep, and as Jahrra fights to earn her place in this extraordinary world, she will begin to unravel the truth of it all: that she isn’t as safe as she thought she was, that danger lurks around every corner, and that her role in this unfurling tale is far more significant than she could possibly imagine. Views: 46
David has been protecting his bookworm next door neighbor ever since their freshmen year of high school. Delilah has been trying, unsuccessfully, to avoid her former best friend and neighbor ever since David picked popularity over her. But the mask that David has been wearing is getting tight and all he wants is his former friends back in his life. Make matters worse is the deal that he made with Aimee as a means to protect Delilah and her friends from this Mean Girl and her friends. Things change when Delilah’s sisters decide to give her a make-over than nobody will be able to miss. Suddenly the bookworm is the center of attention and the self-proclaimed Queen Bee and resident Mean Girl doesn’t like how everything is beginning to slip away. When Aimee breaks their deal, it’s David’s chance to get his best friend back. Does Delilah decide to let David back in her life? Can David win back Delilah’s trust? Will their surrounding cast and crew of friends be able to handle the changes taking place in their own lives all because of the Bookworm Next Door and David’s decision? *This edition is the combined edition of the entire Bookworm Next Door series. It contains all of the short stories and novellas combined with new material and a never-before-seen ending. Some language is used. Some scenes have been altered from the originals stories. Some adult situations are referenced.** Views: 46
Rosemary Bliss's family has a secret. It's the Bliss Cookery Booke—an ancient, leather-bound volume of enchanted recipes like Stone Sleep Snickerdoodles and Singing Gingersnaps. Rose and her siblings are supposed to keep the Cookery Booke under lock and whisk-shaped key while their parents are out of town, but then a mysterious stranger shows up. Aunt Lily rides a motorcycle, wears purple sequins, and whips up exotic (but delicious) dishes for dinner. Soon boring, nonmagical recipes feel like life before Aunt Lily—a lot less fun.So Rose and her siblings experi-ment with just a couple of recipes from the forbidden Cookery Booke.A few Love Muffins and a few dozen Cookies of Truth couldn't cause too much trouble . . . could they?Kathryn Littlewood's culinary caper blends rich emotional flavor with truly magical wit, yielding one heaping portion of hilarious family adventure. Views: 46
SUMMARY:
The culmination of a saga twenty-two years in the making.
They call themselves Rihannsu—the Declared. To the Federation, they are the Romulans. By any name they are adversaries as formidable as they are inscrutable. Self-exiled from Vulcan in ages past, they retain an ancient martial philosophy and a code of conduct that has sustained them through centuries of hardship, warfare, and thwarted ambition.
Now their empire is gearing for war once again. Armed with the revolutionary Sunseed technology, which can destabilize entire stars, a Romulan vessel is warping toward the heart of the Federation. Its target: Earth’s sun.
But this offensive comes at a perilous time, as a growing number of Romulan worlds are joining a revolution—one led by the renegade Commander Ael t’Rllaillieu of the warbird Bloodwing, with the aid of Captain James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise and the Hamalki physicist K’s’t’lk, the Federation’s foremost authority on Sunseed technology. As the threat to Earth looms ever larger, Bloodwing and Enterprise lead an armada toward the Romulan homeworld for a final reckoning that will decide the future of the Rihannsu people. Views: 46
