In a perfect world, Jonas begins to see the flaws… The Giver is the classic award-winning novel that inspired the dystopian genre and a major motion picture adaptation for 2014 starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift. It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. No one in the community wants for anything. Everything needed is provided. And at twelve years old, each member of the community has their profession carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders. Twelve-year old Jonas has never thought there was anything wrong with his world. But from the moment he is selected as the Receiver of Memory, Jonas discovers that their community is not as perfect as it seems. It is only with the help of the Giver, that Jonas can find what has been lost. And it is only through his personal courage that Jonas finds the strength to do what is right… The Giver is the award-winning classic of bravery and adventure that has inspired countless dystopian writers as the forerunner of this genre.
In Nazi-occupied Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen is called upon for a selfless act of bravery to help save her best friend from a terrible fate. Winner of the Newbery Medal, newly reissued in the Essential Modern Classics range. “They plan to arrest all the Danish Jews ➤ подробнее about Number the Stars.
This is the story of love, commitment and the flowering of the human spirit against the background of South Africa’s apartheid ➤ подробнее about Journey To Jo'burg.
This beautiful HarperCollins Children's Classics edition of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan is the perfect addition to any bookshelf. One night, the mythical Peter Pan appears in the nursery of Wendy, John and Michael Darling and an extraordinary adventure begins ➤ подробнее about Peter Pan.
Go back in time with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams for a whizz-bang epic adventure of action, laughter and secret plots – and the extraordinary friendship between a little boy and a huge gorilla that just might save the day… 1940. Britain is at war with Nazi Germany ➤ подробнее about Code Name Bananas.
The classic story of finding fun on the farm from the Nation's favourite storyteller, gorgeously re-illustrated by Sam Usher ➤ подробнее about The Birthday Duck.
It all started with the school rabbit… Snowflake is the school rabbit, and Snowflake is trouble. At least that's what Tommy thinks. And when Snowflake unexpectedly comes to stay just before Christmas and everything starts to go wrong, it looks like Tommy might be right ➤ подробнее about The Curse of the School Rabbit.