Jack's Talent
Title | Jack's Talent PDF eBook |
Author | Maryann Cocca-Leffler |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 2007-07-10 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780374336813 |
On the first day of school, as the children in Miss Lucinda's class introduce themselves and name their special talent, Jack wonders if he is good at anything.
Jake's First Day
Title | Jake's First Day PDF eBook |
Author | Twinkl Originals |
Publisher | Twinkl |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2019-05-29 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
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It’s the first day of school and Jake is feeling nervous. He'd rather stay at home and play. Will an exciting day with his new class change his mind? Join Jake and his new friends as he finds out that starting school can be a real adventure. Download the full eBook and explore supporting teaching materials at www.twinkl.com/originals Join Twinkl Book Club to receive printed story books every half-term at www.twinkl.co.uk/book-club (UK only).
Caraval
Title | Caraval PDF eBook |
Author | Stephanie Garber |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 2017-01-31 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1250095255 |
The acclaimed New York Times bestseller Welcome, welcome to Caraval--Stephanie Garber's sweeping tale of the unbreakable bond between two sisters. It's the closest you'll ever find to magic in this world... Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett's father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over. But this year, Scarlett's long-dreamt of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval's mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season's Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner. Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But she nevertheless becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic with the other players in the game. And whether Caraval is real or not, she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over, a dangerous domino effect of consequences is set off, and her sister disappears forever. Welcome, welcome to Caraval . . . beware of getting swept too far away. New York Times bestseller #1 IndieNext Pick Publishers Weekly Flying Start Entertainment Weekly Best 10 YA Books of 2017 Teen Vogue Best YA Book of the Year Amazon Best Book of the Year Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year BuzzFeed Best Book of the Year "The Hunger Games meets The Night Circus. Grade: A-." --Entertainment Weekly "Impressive, original, wondrous." --USA Today "Spellbinding." --US Weekly "Magnificent." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "I lost myself in this world." --Sabaa Tahir, author of An Ember in the Ashes "Beautifully written." --Ren e Ahdieh, author of The Wrath and the Dawn "Shimmers with magic." --Marie Rutkoski, author of The Winner's Curse "Darkly enchanting." --Kiersten White, author of And I Darken "Decadent." --Roshani Chokshi, author of The Star-Touched Queen "Like stepping into a living dream." --Stacey Lee, author of Outrun the Moon "Destined to capture imaginations." --Kirkus Reviews "Ideal for fans of The Night Circus, Stardust, and The Hunger Games." --School Library Journal
Once Upon a Broken Heart
Title | Once Upon a Broken Heart PDF eBook |
Author | Stephanie Garber |
Publisher | Flatiron Books |
Pages | 357 |
Release | 2021-09-28 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1250268389 |
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART marks the launch of a new series from Stephanie Garber about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings . . . until she learns that the love of her life will marry another. Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic, but wicked, Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing. But after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game — and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’d pledged. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after, or the most exquisite tragedy.
The Prince of Shadow
Title | The Prince of Shadow PDF eBook |
Author | Curt Benjamin |
Publisher | Astra Publishing House |
Pages | 406 |
Release | 2002-09-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1101157488 |
Llesho was seven when the Harn invaded his family’s mountain kingdom of Thebin. Sold into slavery on Pearl Island, he was, as far as he know, the sole survivor of his royal family. When Llesho was ten, the old man called Lleck secretly began to undertake the boy’s education. But when Llesho was fifteen, Lleck died, and his spirit visited the boy while he worked the pearl beds, revealing his true destiny to him. All six of his older brothers were still alive! Llesho must win his freedom, find and rescue his brothers, and with their help raise an army against the evil Harn. But as a pearl diver he would never be allowed off the island. So llesho petitioned his lord to be trained as a gladiator, thus taking the first step on a road that would lead to conflicts with sorcerers, encounters with the avatars of gods, and a dangerous journey in search of the widely scattered family he had never expected to see again…
Room
Title | Room PDF eBook |
Author | Emma Donoghue |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 101 |
Release | 2017-05-07 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 178682177X |
Kidnapped as a teenage girl, Ma has been locked inside a purpose built room in her captor's garden for seven years. Her five year old son, Jack, has no concept of the world outside and happily exists inside Room with the help of Ma's games and his vivid imagination where objects like Rug, Lamp and TV are his only friends. But for Ma the time has come to escape and face their biggest challenge to date: the world outside Room.
The Art of Naughty Dog
Title | The Art of Naughty Dog PDF eBook |
Author | Naughty Dog Studios |
Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1616554770 |
Naughty Dog are responsible for developing some of the most iconic games of this generation including Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Daxter and Uncharted. Now they invite you on a 30-year retrospective tour with this beautifully designed volume. Charting their 30-year history from being the precocious pup of the gaming world, to their current status as one of the industry's pedigree breeds, The Art of Naughty Dog is a comprehensive guide to one of the most influential game developers in the world. This volume collects decades of production art, essays and inside stories.