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The Uprisers: A Hungarian Historical Fiction
ISBN: 9781463602079 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In The Uprisers, after eleven years of brutal communist leadership, a young girl and her brother join a grass roots campaign to end oppression in Hungary. The siblings are followed by thousands of other students, professors, and local workers, and what begins as a peaceful march ends in a brutal massacre. One will perish and the other will make it safely to America. In the U.S., the battle is not over, and our protagonist is put in the middle of yet one more fight to save the honor of the "Old Country." Ten years later the hero returns home on a job assignment, immediately impacted by the...
In The Uprisers, after eleven years of brutal communist leadership, a young girl and her brother join a grass roots campaign to end oppression in Hung...
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67,26 zł |
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Mutiny and the Mouse: Seymour in the Pacific
ISBN: 9780615669779 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an sea story about Seymour, a mouse who finds himself on a British Navy sailing ship, the Revenge, under the command of Sir Francis Drake in the early 1590's, heading for the Pacific Ocean to fight the Spanish. He has never been on a ship before, much less a naval vessel, and he has quite a lot of adjusting to do, both with the crew and the mice that are aboard. As Seymour adjusts to life upon a naval vessel, he realizes that something amazing has happened: not only can he understand the other mice that live aboard, he can understand the Captain and his crew When the sailors discover...
This is an sea story about Seymour, a mouse who finds himself on a British Navy sailing ship, the Revenge, under the command of Sir Francis Drake in t...
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31,36 zł |
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Sigurd and His Brave Companions: A Tale of Medieval Norway
ISBN: 9780816678266 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych.
Written during Sigrid Undset's time in New York,...
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77,75 zł |
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The Forgotten Room: A Sequel to Frances Hodgson Burnett's 'the Secret Garden'
ISBN: 9781482582871 / Angielski / Miękka / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'The Secret Garden, ' written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and published in 1911, has been beloved by generations. Made into a stage play and numerous movies, this enchanting story remains a popular classic today. 'The Forgotten Room' begins a few months after the original concludes, continuing the stories of Mary, Colin, Dickon and the rest of the beloved characters from 'The Secret Garden.' This is the story of what happens next to the people of Misselthwaite Manor. Mary finds another secret, learns more about herself her friends, gets a tutor, nearly succumbs to her parents' fate, and faces...
'The Secret Garden, ' written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and published in 1911, has been beloved by generations. Made into a stage play and numerous m...
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33,65 zł |
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Hakon of Rogen's Saga
ISBN: 9780816681273 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych.
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51,82 zł |
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A Slave's Tale
ISBN: 9780816681280 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych.
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51,82 zł |
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The Silent Deal: The Card Game, Book 1
ISBN: 9780989394703 / Angielski / Miękka / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. WHEN VIKTOR AND ROMULUS, two peasant boys, dig into their town's strange past, they awaken the wrath of a mysterious overlord. As the blood brothers struggle to survive, their search for answers takes them through gambling parlors, fortune-teller dens, and moonlit forests full of monsters and men alike. But even with the help of their friends, can they escape the dark experiments that their foe is creating in Staryi Castle? ** THE SILENT DEAL is an explosive mix of mystery, adventure, and magic, whose wide cast includes gypsies, gamblers, fire-jugglers, and thieves. The Card Game awaits... **...
WHEN VIKTOR AND ROMULUS, two peasant boys, dig into their town's strange past, they awaken the wrath of a mysterious overlord. As the blood brothers s...
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62,78 zł |
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Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine
ISBN: 9781416927532 / Angielski / Twarda / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Prince Albert comes up with a royally creative solution to Queen Victoria's modesty concerns in this true story that reveals an overlooked splash of history. Poor Queen Victoria She loves to swim, but can't quite figure out how to get to the water without her devoted subjects glimpsing her swimming suit. (Because, of course, such a sight would compromise her regal dignity.) Fortunately for the water-loving monarch, it's Prince Albert to the rescue with an invention fit for a queen This quirky tale about the longest reigning monarch in British history is as fun as it is authentic,...
Prince Albert comes up with a royally creative solution to Queen Victoria's modesty concerns in this true story that reveals an overlooked splash of h...
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57,00 zł |
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Fleshmarket
ISBN: 9780340855577 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is Edinburgh, 1822, and young Robbie is eight years old when he witnesses his mother's pain and subsequent death from an operation - without anaesthetic - to remove a tumour from her breast at the hands of Dr Knox. Haunted by this terrible event, Robbie, his hapless father and baby sister Essie attempt to move on with their lives. But when Robbie's father loses all their money and disappears, Robbie is left to look after himself and his sister in the Edinburgh slums. Somehow he falls in with Burke and Hare, the two men whom Knox employs to 'collect' bodies for medical research. Robbie sees...
It is Edinburgh, 1822, and young Robbie is eight years old when he witnesses his mother's pain and subsequent death from an operation - without anaest...
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46,63 zł |
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Wulf the Saxon: A Story of the Norman Conquest
ISBN: 9780486475950 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Return to the days of the Norman invasion of England and fight alongside a nobleman serving the last of England's Anglo-Saxon monarchs. Wulf of Steyning, a Saxon thane loyal to King Harold Godwinson, boldly captures a castle in the Welsh wars, risks his life to rescue his shipwrecked sovereign, and combats Norsemen at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. Wulf and his comrades resolutely stand by King Harold in a series of adventures that climax at the Battle of Hastings.
Generations of readers have thrilled to this tale of loyalty and courage in eleventh-century Britain and Normandy. Author G.... Return to the days of the Norman invasion of England and fight alongside a nobleman serving the last of England's Anglo-Saxon monarchs. Wulf of Steyni...
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85,26 zł |
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One False Note (the 39 Clues, Book 2) [With 6 Game Cards]
ISBN: 9780545060424 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The highly-anticipated Book 2 of the #1 bestselling The 39 Clues series.
THIS JUST IN Amy and Dan Cahill were spotted on a train, hot on the trail of one of 39 Clues hidden around the world. BUT WAIT Police report a break-in at an elite hotel, and the suspects ALSO sound suspiciously like Amy and Dan. UPDATE Amy and Dan have been seen in a car . . . no, in a speedboat chase . . . and HOLD EVERYTHING They're being chased by an angry mob? ? When there's a Clue on the line, anything can happen. The highly-anticipated Book 2 of the #1 bestselling The 39 Clues series.
THIS JUST IN Amy and Dan Cahill were spotted on a train, hot on the trai... |
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59,79 zł |
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Auslander
ISBN: 9780747594192 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Peter's parents are killed, he is sent to an orphanage in Warsaw. German soldiers decide that Peter is racially valuable - he is a 'Volksdeutscher.' But the apparently Aryan boy is not quite the specimen they think he is. Deciding he doesn't want to be a Nazi, Peter elects to take a very dangerous risk.
When Peter's parents are killed, he is sent to an orphanage in Warsaw. German soldiers decide that Peter is racially valuable - he is a 'Volksdeutsche...
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46,63 zł |
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The Betrayal
ISBN: 9780747599104 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this follow-up to "By Royal Command," Lucy is asked to continue her work on behalf of Queen Elizabeth I. But will her romance with Tomas, the queen's fool, get in the way? There's also Mistress Juliette, the mysterious new lady-in-waiting. Could she be a threat to the queen? Or is Lucy simply jealous of the attention that Tomas is paying her? A thrilling and romantic historical novel that will give all teenage readers an accurate sense of the Elizabethan period.
In this follow-up to "By Royal Command," Lucy is asked to continue her work on behalf of Queen Elizabeth I. But will her romance with Tomas, the qu... |
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38,17 zł |
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The Desperate Journey
ISBN: 9780863158810 / Angielski / Miękka / 161 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ten-year-old twins Kirsty and David Murray love their crofting life in the north of Scotland. They collect shellfish, milk the cows, and help their father grow oats and vegetables. One day the countess's men come and burned their house, saying they would have to leave.
The family traveled across Scotland to Glasgow. City life is dirty and overcrowded, and work in the mills is hard and dangerous. Then a chance comes to join a ship that will sail for Hudson Bay in Canada...and once again they start a long, perilous journey. Will they survive the treacherous Atlantic crossing, and what will... Ten-year-old twins Kirsty and David Murray love their crofting life in the north of Scotland. They collect shellfish, milk the cows, and help their fa...
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41,44 zł |
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Treason
ISBN: 9781849391214 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Adventure, friendship, treason, and betrayal a rich and exciting historical novel of the Tudor periodWill Montague is a page to Prince Edward, the son of King Henry VIII. As the King's favorite, Will gains many enemies in Court. When his enemies convince the King that Will's father has committed treason and he isthrown into Newgate Prison, Will flees Hampton Court and goes into hiding in the back streets of London. Lost and in mortal danger, he is rescued by a poor boy, Nick Drew. Together they must brave imprisonment and death as they embark on a great adventure to set Will's father free."
Adventure, friendship, treason, and betrayal a rich and exciting historical novel of the Tudor periodWill Montague is a page to Prince Edward, the son...
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41,44 zł |
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Coram Boy
ISBN: 9781854598943 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Set in the eighteenth century, Coram Boy is a tale of two cities and a tale of two boys: Toby, saved from an African slave ship, and Aaron, the illegitimate heir to a great estate. It's also a tale of fathers and sons: slave-trader, Otis, and his son Meshak; and landowner Sir William Ashbrook and the son he disinherits. Set in the eighteenth century, Coram Boy is a tale of two cities and a tale of two boys: Toby, saved from an African slave ship, and Aaron, ... |
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57,00 zł |
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Beowuff and the Dragon Raiders
ISBN: 9781906132392 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Viking dog Beowuff is all bark and no bite, a disgrace to the memory of his fierce ancestors Beowuff and his weak-witted bench-mate Arnuf find themselves washed up at the Sine Carne monastery where a peace loving order of "meatless monks" work the earth. But the bewildered brothers are under attack from a ruthless pack of Dragon raiders--thieving heathens with the scent of monk-gold in their savage snouts. Will this day be the order's last? Some of Beowuff's adventures may sound familiar to history lovers because they echo the ancient tale of Beowulf (1000 A.D.), one of the... Viking dog Beowuff is all bark and no bite, a disgrace to the memory of his fierce ancestors Beowuff and his weak-witted bench-mate Ar... |
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52,61 zł |
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The House That Wasn't There
ISBN: 9781519758927 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There's a new trade in the city - one that deals in children. On a cold November morning in 1890's Edinburgh, Christie McKinnon and her pal Donal discover a young boy is missing from home. And he's not the only one - someone is stealing children and taking them to a mysterious house on Deadman's Lane. With an eye on a good story, Christie sets out to investigate, but the house is not all it seems to be...
THE HOUSE THAT WASN'T THERE is book #2 in this historical adventure series. There's a new trade in the city - one that deals in children. On a cold November morning in 1890's Edinburgh, Christie McKinnon and her pal Donal disc...
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49,32 zł |
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The Dragon and the Raven: or, The Days of King Alfred
ISBN: 9780615837444 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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40,74 zł |
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In Freedom's Cause
ISBN: 9780615840864 / Angielski / Miękka / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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53,39 zł |