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Queen Victoria and Her Enormous Empire
Автор: Alan MacDonald Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2009 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 апреля 20132012-04-25
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Everybody knows Victoria married a chap called Albert and wore black clothes — all the time. But did you know that Victoria went on her holidays in disguise, and was best pals with her rude Scottish servant? This title provides information on everything you ever wanted to know about the woman with the enormous empire.
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William Shakespeare and His Dramatic Acts
Автор: Andrew Donkin Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2010 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 апреля 20142013-04-25
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You've probably heard of William Shakespeare... He is dead famous for: writing a few plays — having a bit of a way with words creating characters like romantic Romeo and murderous Macbeth. But have you heard that William: did a seven-year vanishing act — nearly had his head chopped off by the Queen — nicked an entire theatre? Yes, even though he's dead, William's still full of surprises. Now you can get the inside story with William's secret diary, find out the news of the day in the Shakespearean Sun and prepare to be amazed as the curtain is raised on Shakespeare's most dramatic acts. This title is Dead Funny — Dead Gripping — Dead Famous.
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Inkdeath
Автор: Cornelia Funke Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2009 Страниц: 736 Дата загрузки: 21 июля 20102012-02-16
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Life in the Inkworld has been far from easy since the extraordinary events of Inkspell, when the story of Inkheart magically drew Meggie, Mo and Dustfinger back into its pages. With Dustfinger dead, and the evil Adderhead now in control, the story in which they are all caught has taken an unhappy turn. Even Elinor, left alone in the real world, believes her family to be lost — lost between the covers of a book. But as winter comes on there is reason to hope — if only Meggie and Mo can rewrite the wrongs of the past and make a dangerous pact with death.
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Inkspell
Автор: Cornelia Funke Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2006 Страниц: 688 Дата загрузки: 28 мая 20092011-08-11
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Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of the extraordinary events of Inkheart, and the story whose characters strode out of the pages, and changed her life forever. But, for Dustfinger, the fire-eater, torn from his world of words, the need to return has become desperate.
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret: A Novel in Words and Pictures
Автор: Brian Selznick Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2007 Страниц: 534 Дата загрузки: 10 октрября 20102008-06-18
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ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugoâ s undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message all come together... in «The Invention of Hugo Cabret».
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Ice Shock
Автор: M. G. Harris Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2009 Страниц: 384 Дата загрузки: 15 декабря 20112010-06-23
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Josh is back home, trying to resume his normal life and make sense of his Mayan adventures. But soon it becomes clear that being back in Oxford doesn't mean Josh can escape his destiny. He's evenmore certain now that his father's death was no accident — and he's starting to wonder if he can really trust his closest allies. But when he finds out a shocking secret, that's when the real adventure begins...
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Robbery for Rascals
Автор: Terry Deary Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2009 Страниц: 208 Дата загрузки: 17 сентября 20142013-03-18
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After sending dozens of innocent people to jail, cruel Judge Fumble decides to rest at his country mansion. But he must ensure that the Fumble fortune remains safe on the journey home... On the other side of town, the students of the world's first Crime Academy are getting set for another lesson in crime — this time from the greatest highway robber Wildpool has ever seen. The second book in an hilarious new adventure series from Terry Deary Books, this funny should be against the law.
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Classes in Kidnapping
Автор: Terry Deary Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2009 Страниц: 208 Дата загрузки: 17 сентября 20142013-03-18
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From the bestselling author of «Horrible Histories» comes this fantastic, hilarious new series! The doors to Wildpool's first workhouse are now open and Mr and Mrs Humble run it with an iron fist. So much so, the poor would rather be back on the streets! With the help of a few disguises, a lesson in ransom notes and most importantly... a hostage — Master Crook's Crime Academy's students are ready for another adventure.
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Mortal Engines
Автор: Philip Reeve Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2009 Страниц: 304 Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 20112012-09-14
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MORTAL ENGINES launched Philip Reeve's brilliantly-imagined creation, the world of the Traction Era, where mobile cities fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic future.The first instalment intrduces young apprentice Tom Natsworthy and the murderous Hester Shaw flung from the fast-moving city of London into heart-stopping adventures in the wastelands of the Great Hunting Ground. Repackaged with a stunning double cover and eye-catching new brand look that features the famous recycled 'Old-Tech' of Reeve's fantastic world.
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Predator's Gold
Автор: Philip Reeve Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2009 Страниц: 336 Дата загрузки: 16 мая 20122014-08-27
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Fleeing from an Anti-Tractionist sect, the Green Storm, Tom and Hester are left drifting in the frozen Ice Wastes, slowly dying of cold after the Jenny Haniver's engines have failed. They are saved at the last minute, finding Anchorage, a once-beautiful ice city hat has fallen on hard times. Crippled by plague, there are barely fifty souls on Anchorage now, and the teenage margravine has made a desperate choice. They are heading for America, the Dead Continent...
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Infernal Devices
Автор: Philip Reeve Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2009 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 24 июля 20102011-07-18
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Anchorage has become a static settlement on the shores of the Dead Continent, and its inhabitants have been living peacefully for sixteen years. But now trouble is approaching — in a limpet sub, and fast. The Lost Boys are back, and they'll do anything to get what they want. Tom and Hester's daughter Wren is their eager dupe, bored and desperate for adventure. When the theft of the mysterious Tin Book of Anchorage goes wrong, Wren is snatched away in the limpet, who knows where. Tom and Hester set off to rescue her, but this is the end of their quiet life on Anchorage. The journey will stir up old needs, old secrets — and send them back into perilous waters...
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Anastasia
Автор: Carolyn Meyer Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2010 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 11 октрября 20132013-02-29
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Vividly imagined accounts of queens and princesses from the past. In 1914, Grand Duchess Anastasia, youngest daughter of the Tsar, leads a privileged life in the grand palaces of Russia. The First World War and the Bolshevik revolution are just about to erupt. With the royal family arrested and exiled to Siberia, the life Anastasia knows is swept away forever. Spanning the last four years of Anastasia's life, My Royal Story offers a fascinating insight into a childhood spent in one of Russian history's darkest hours.
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Victoria
Автор: Anna Kirwan Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2010 Страниц: 208 Дата загрузки: 17 августа 20122014-03-18
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The young Queen Victoria was brought up hidden from the world that she would one day govern. In 1829, aged ten, Princess Victoria is a lonely little girl, but she is about to make a startling discovery. She is closer to the throne than she ever imagined. Spanning a year in Victoria's life, My Royal Story offers a fascinating insight into the childhood of a young princess.
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The Mysterious Benedict Society
Автор: Trenton Lee Stewart Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2009 Страниц: 480 Дата загрузки: 12 апреля 20132012-02-19
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Are You a Gifted Child Looking For Special Opportunities?' Dozens of children answer this peculiar newspaper advert and are then put through a series of mind-bending tests. Only four children — Reynie, Kate, Sticky and Constance — succeed. They are all orphans, exceptionally talented, and honest. Their mission is a secret. To accomplish it they will have to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules. But what they'll find in the hidden labyrinth of the school's underground tunnels is more than your average school supplies. The New York Times bestseller now available in paperback!
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The Ruby in the Smoke
Автор: Philip Pullman Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2009 Страниц: 240 Дата загрузки: 22 марта 20122012-02-19
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Soon after Sally Lockhart's father drowns at sea, she receives a strange anonymous letter. The dire warning it contains makes a man die of fear at her feet. Determined to discover the truth about her father's death, Sally is plunged into a terrifying mystery in the dark heart of Victorian London, at the centre of which lies a deadly blood-soaked jewel.
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The Shadow in the North
Автор: Philip Pullman Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2009 Страниц: 304 Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 20112012-09-14
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Sally is twenty-two, and running her own financial consultancy — a thoroughly modern woman in a world of pompous men — but she's about to be thrown headlong into a vicious web of murder, mystery and pure evil. When a client's lost investment appears suspicious Sally investigates. Soon she is ensnared in a whirl of high-society danger and deceit, which can lead her in only one direction — to the terrifying secret of the Shadow in the North.
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Firefight
Автор: Alex Wheeler Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2009 Страниц: 160 Дата загрузки: 26 февраля 20112011-05-06
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Deadly assassin X-7 has never failed to complete a mission — until now. Unmasked and unarmed, he narrowly escapes from the Rebels with his life and little else. His cover may be blown, but he's not returning to Commander Rezi Soresh until his target has been eliminated. This time, he has a new plan. He'll gather six of the best pilots in the galaxy — all of them roguish mercenaries who care nothing about money — and turn them loose on Red Squadron.He counts on his pilot's mercenary instincts to keep them in line. But one of them has a secret that could cost X-7 his victory.
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The Tiger in the Well
Автор: Philip Pullman Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2009 Страниц: 464 Дата загрузки: 26 февраля 20112013-03-16
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Sally is 25, and somebody wants to destroy her. She receives divorce papers from a man she has never met, let alone married — yet his trap is so well laid that she is powerless to prove otherwise. When custody of her precious daughter is awarded to this evil stranger, it is the beginning of a terrifying struggle in which Sally will have to fight, with a gun if necessary, for the freedom of her family. The third instalment of the quartet.
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The Tin Princess
Автор: Philip Pullman Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2009 Страниц: 304 Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 20112012-09-14
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Jim Taylor, Sally's oldest friend, is engaged as bodyguard to a princess. But Crown Princess Adelaide of Razkavia not what you'd expect. She's the slum-girl Jim has been searching for ever since she vanished ten years ago. Now her life is in mortal danger, and together they must battle against unknown enemies in a country where no one can be trusted. This dramatic story of love, loyalty and venture is the final novel in the quartet.
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The Vampire Is Just Not That into You
Автор: Vlad Mezrich Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2009 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 апреля 20132012-04-25
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Fed up with puncture wounds in your neck 'and' having a broken heart? Finding it hard to resist the charm of alabaster skin and golden eyes? Desperate to conquer your urge to fall for the undead? Vlad Mezrich has been a vampire for centuries, and he knows a thing or two about vampire-mortal love affairs. Now in one handy volume he shares his secrets. A quick read through this and the heart pounding, bloodsucking days of falling for vampires will be over.
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