Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there's a hundred thousand dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett's son, Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.
Let It Snow is a collection of three moving holiday romances by John Green, Lauren Myracle and Maureen Johnson. An ill-timed storm on Christmas Eve buries the residents of Gracetown under multiple feet of snow and causes quite a bit of chaos ➤ подробнее about Let It Snow. Three Holiday Romances.
Salinger's style creates an effect of conversation, it is as though Holden is speaking to you personally, as though you too have seen through the pretences of the American Dream and are growing up unable to see the point of living in, or contributing to, the society around you ➤ подробнее about The Catcher in the Rye.
'"You talk as if a god had made the Machine," cried the other. "I believe that you pray to it when you are unhappy. Men made it, do not forget that."' E.M. Forster is best known for his exquisite novels, but these two affecting short stories brilliantly combine the fantastical with the allegorical ➤ подробнее about The Machine Stops.
When photographer Callie has life-changing news, she - and her whole family - learn that love is not just about word. It is about deeds. After all, love means being there, through everything ➤ подробнее about The Love Verb.
Джон Грин - один из самых популярных современных американских писателей. Читателям наверняка известны его романы "В поисках Аляски", "Бумажные города" ➤ подробнее about The Fault in our Stars.
Adrian Mole is an adult. At least that's what it says on his passport. But living at home, clinging to his threadbare cuddly rabbit 'Pinky', working as a paper pusher for the DoE and pining for the love of his life, Pandora, has proved to him that adulthood isn't quite what he expected ➤ подробнее about The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole.