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Call Me Alastair by Cory Leonardo
A funny, heart-shattering novel about a fierce parrot,a big-hearted boy and a spirited elderly widow, all learning tolive fully-fledged lives.Born in the back of a pet store, Alastair the African grey parrotdreamsof escape, to fly off with his beloved sister, Aggie.But when Aggie is purchased by 12-year-old Fritz, and Alastairis adopted by Mrs Albertina Plopky, Alastair's hopeful vision forthe future crash-lands.In-between anxiously plucking his feathers, chewing a few books,and finding his own poetic voice, Alastair plots his way to Aggieand their flight to freedom.This debut novel is a heart-felt, bird's-eye view of love andwhat it means to break free from the cages we build for ourselves-and the courage it may take to finally let go.
The Sky is Falling by Sidney Sheldon
Washington TV anchorwoman Dana Evans (from Best Laid Plans) suspects the accidents befalling the rich Winthrop family, killing all five members, were murders. Like Chicken Little and the sky falling, she chases clues across the world to unravel an international conspiracy. The inheritance goes to charity, so money is not the motive. Her Sarajevo ward Kemal gets expelled, a prosthetic arm, then often naps afternoons under care of kindly new housekeeper. Unseen agents follow her, bug hotel rooms, while an evil mastermind voice overhears taped conversations and supervises regular secret auctions, inviting armed wealthy customers. Witnesses and informants die before, and after meetings. Friends become foes, nobody can be trusted.
THE KITE RUNNER BY KHALED HOSSEINI
The Kite Runner of Khaled Hosseini's deeply moving fiction debut is an illiterate Afghan boy with an uncanny instinct for predicting exactly where a downed kite will land.Growing up in the city of Kabul in the early 1970s, Hassan was narrator Amir's closest friend even though the loyal 11-year-old with "a face like a Chinese doll" was the son of Amir's father's servant and a member of Afghanistan's despised Hazara minority.But in 1975, on the day of Kabul's annual kite-fighting tournament, something unspeakable happened between the two boys.
WITHOUT MERIT BY COLLEN HOOVER
Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes the only thing it deserves is forgiveness.The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. The once cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother’s former nurse, the little half-brother isn’t allowed to do or eat anything fun, and the eldest siblings are irritatingly perfect. Then, there’s Merit.Merit Voss collects trophies she hasn’t earned and secrets her family forces her to keep. While browsing the local antiques shop for her next trophy, she finds Sagan. His wit and unapologetic idealism disarm and spark renewed life into her—until she discovers that he’s completely unavailable. Merit retreats deeper into herself, watching her family from the sidelines when she learns a secret that no trophy in the world can fix.Fed up with the lies, Merit decides to shatter the happy family illusion that she’s never been a part of before leaving them behind for good. When her escape plan fails, Merit is forced to deal with the staggering consequences of telling the truth and losing the one boy she loves.
Evil is coming
Something is wrong in Niceville. . . A boy literally disappears from Main Street. A security camera captures the moment of his instant, inexplicable vanishing. An audacious bank robbery goes seriously wrong: four cops are gunned down; a TV news helicopter is shot and spins crazily out of the sky, triggering a disastrous cascade of events that ricochet across twenty different lives over the course of just thirty-six hours. Nick Kavanaugh, a cop with a dark side, investigates. Soon he and his wife, Kate, a distinguished lawyer from an old Niceville family, find themselves struggling to make sense not only of the disappearance and the robbery but also of a shadow world, where time has a different rhythm and where justice is elusive. . . .Something is wrong in Niceville, where evil lives far longer than men do.Compulsively readable, and populated with characters who leap off the page, Niceville will draw you in, excite you, amaze you, horrify you, and, when it finally lets you go, make you sorry you have to leave.Read the first thirty-five pages. Find out why Harlan Coben calls Carsten Stroud the master of “the nerve-jangling thrill ride.”From the Hardcover edition.
Robinson crusoe
Shipwrecked Robinson Crusoe is alone on a desert island. Are there wild animals in the forest? Cannibals?If he wants to stay alive, Robinson Crusoe must start to do things he never thought of doing before: build a house, weave baskets,, tame goals, raise grain, sew anima-l skin clothes.He has no one to help him, no one to talk to. He has to decide for himself what to do. Then he has to do it.How does Robinson Crusoe stay alive and safe on his island?
FRANKENSTEIN
“I had desired it with an ardor. . . but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.”Consumed by the desire to discover the secret of life, Victor Frankenstein, a man with unremitting curiosity and hunger for knowledge, infuses a spark of life into the inanimate body created from stolen body parts. But as the dull yellow eyes of the creature open, Victor is chilled to the marrow. Appalled by his work, he runs away.What happens as his creation, the monster, turns into a murderer, seeking out his creator, demanding companionship? Will Victor Frankenstein create another monster?This Gothic novel that explores the destructive thirst for knowledge, has been encased in this beautiful deluxe edition that will be a perfect addition to any library.This classic collectible is a must-read for all!This Gothic novel that explores the destructive thirst for knowledge, has been encased in this beautiful deluxe editionThis epic and mystifying tale will keep the readers hooked for hoursThe varied themes and thought-provoking ideas will take the reader on an incredible journeyThis covetable deluxe edition comes with gilded edges, a ribbon bookmark, and beautiful endpapersIt is perfect for gifting and will make a good addition to any library
Goosebumps horrorland
Julie est passionnee par la photographie. Un jour, dans un vide-grenier, elle tombe sur un vieux Polaroid qu'on lui offre bien volontiers. Ravie, elle prend Reena, sa meilleure amie, en photo. Or, sur le cliche, les yeux sont rouges et incandescents. Helas, bientot, ils le deviennent pour de bon et brulent Reena, atrocement... Julie se rend compte que cet appareil est un cadeau empoisonne. Par tous les moyens, elle va essayer de s'en debarrasser ! Une deuxieme aventure... Julie recoit une etrange invitation: un sejour gratuit dans le celebre parc d'attractions Horrorland ! Sur place, elle constate que sa premiere aventure est loin d'etre terminee...
Japanese Children Book 3D
Explores the characters of magic and myth. This title features fairies who take to the air on fluttering wings, while pixies, gnomes, goblins and trolls career across the pages. It also lets you peer through the acetate walls of the Elven Castle to see the magical interior and marvel at the enchanted tree and transforming flowers.
The old man and the sea
This short novel, already a modern classic, is the superbly told, tragic story of a Cuban fisherman in the Gulf Stream and the giant Marlin he kills and loses — specifically referred to in the citation accompanying the author's Nobel Prize for literature in 1954.
The Collini Case
The internationally bestselling courtroom drama centering on a young German lawyer and a case involving war crimes A bestseller in Germany since its 2011 release—with rights sold in seventeen countries—The Collini Case combines the classic courtroom procedural with modern European history in a legal thriller worthy of John Grisham and Scott Turow. Fabrizio Collini is recently retired. He’s a quiet, unassuming man with no indications that he’s capable of hurting anyone. And yet he brutally murders a prominent industrialist in one of Berlin’s most exclusive hotels. Collini ends up in the charge of Caspar Leinen, a rookie defense lawyer eager to launch his career with a not-guilty verdict. Complications soon arise when Collini admits to the murder but refuses to give his motive, much less speak to anyone. As Leinen searches for clues he discovers a personal connection to the victim and unearths a terrible truth at the heart of Germany’s legal system that stretches back to World War II. But how much is he willing to sacrifice to expose the truth?