"Aged only eleven, Olaudah Equiano was cruelly snatched away from his home in Africa and sold into slavery. He spent much of the next ten years at sea, travelling to the far corners of the globe, witnessing horrendous cruelty and occasional kindness, experiencing daring adventure...
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Jessica is a good student who hates school because she is bullied by the "cool" girls and she is startled and grateful when Annie, the new girl in her southern Ontario high school, seeks her out on the first day of tenth grade and defends her from the bullying -- it is a friendsh...
"Edgewood High School students Mouse, Drew, and Jenna access a teacher's dating site under false identities. Things escalate and all three are able to access nude pictures of their law teacher. When the photos go viral, they all deny being the leak. But someone has to take the fa...
A year after their royal wedding, King Edvard and Queen Paige receive an invitation to attend the wedding of Princess Myra of Sangyoon. Upon their arrival, Paige finds Myra is unhappy about her arranged marriage and is secretly in love with Alu, a young elephant handler. When the...
Chess prodigy Sophie Peshka inherited her love of the game from her grandmaster father. But now that he has been imprisoned in the dungeons of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg by powerful Empress Catherine the Great, Sophie must use all her strategic skill and cunning to help ...
Jessica is a good student who hates school because she is bullied by the "cool" girls and she is startled and grateful when Annie, the new girl in her southern Ontario high school, seeks her out on the first day of tenth grade and defends her from the bullying--it is a friendship...
Walk into any museum, or open any art book, and you'll probably be left wondering: where are all the women artists? A Big Important Art Book (Now with Women) offers an exciting alternative to this male-dominated art world, showcasing the work of dozens of contemporary women artis...
"Una inolvidable historia de amor entre una enfermera y un joven soldado idealista en la Italia de la I Guerra Mundial. Por el Premio Nobel de Literatura Ernest Hemingway. No amaba a Catherine Barkley, ni se le ocurría que pudiera amarla. Aquello era como el bridge, un juego don...
Desde hace unos cincuenta años, la especie humana ya no se limita a rascar un poco la tierra, ha llegado a la dermis, a la carne viva, y nadie conoce lo que pasará en el futuro.? Teo, el adolescente que se curó gracias al viaje iniciático que realizó por todas las religion...
A ghostly voice promises to help Karam, a new immigrant to the UK, deal with the bully at school. But there is a price to pay in this chilling thriller that's not for the faint-hearted ... A brilliantly accessible short story with a reading age of 6, designed to help severely str...
There are two sides to every story. It's friends-at-first-sight for Jessie and Annie, proving the old adage that opposites attract. Shy, anxious Jessie would give anything to have Annie's beauty and confidence. And Annie thinks Jessie has the perfect life, with her close-knit f...
"Get set for an epic quest, an epic quest to get your dog Ross. Ross is not just any dog. He is your best bud. One day, Ross vanishes. Where did he go? It is all up to you to get to the bottom of this. You must find Ross and bring him back!
Gold and gems. Getting rich. Just think of it. Think of finding old chests full of gold and gems--and all of it is for you. Well, I am Jim. I want to tell you of my epic quest for just that.
Darcy Moon's biggest problems include finding enough money to buy Skippity Chips, fitting in to the cool crowd and her mum's hairy armpits - until she finds out she is an Earth Guardian who has to save the local swamp from disaster, that is. The local frogs are disappearing, the ...
"Trust me! features original contributions by 50 of Australia's best known children's authors, poets and illustrators. Stories and poems cover all genres, mystery, romance, crime, fantasy, SF, humour and more. Contributors include: Andy Griffiths, Shaun Tan, Gary Crew, Phillip Gw...
A celebration of the books that influenced some of the most acclaimed authors from Australia and the world.