Forbidden City
ISBN: 9780440226796 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Seventeen-year-old Alex Jackson comes home from school to find that his father, a CBC news cameraman, wants to take him to China's capital, Beijing. Once there, Alex finds himself on his own in Tian An Men Square as desperate students fight the Chinese army for their freedom. Separated from his father and carrying illegal videotapes, Alex must trust the students to help him escape.
Closely based on eyewitness accounts of the massacre in Beijing, Forbidden City is a powerful and frightening story. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Seventeen-year-old Alex Jackson comes home from school to find that his father, a CBC news cameraman, wants to take him to China's capital, Beijing. O...
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Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
ISBN: 9780440415992 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Third Sister in the Tao family, Ailin has watched her two older sisters go through the painful process of having their feet bound. In China in 1911, all the women of good families follow this ancient tradition. But Ailin loves to run away from her governess and play games with her male cousins. Knowing she will never run again once her feet are bound, Ailin rebels and refuses to follow this torturous tradition. As a result, however, the family of her intended husband breaks their marriage agreement. And as she enters adolescence, Ailin finds that her family is no longer willing to support...
Third Sister in the Tao family, Ailin has watched her two older sisters go through the painful process of having their feet bound. In China in 1911, a...
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The Blossom and the Firefly
ISBN: 9781524737924 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Ground Zero
ISBN: 9780702306747 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ground Zero is a number one New York Times bestseller The plot starts at a heart-pounding pace and never relents… A contemporary history lesson with the uplifting message that humanity’s survival depends on us working for, not against, one another. A must-have. — School Library Journal In time for the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, master storyteller Alan Gratz (Refugee) delivers a pulse-pounding and unforgettable take on history and hope, revenge and fear - and the stunning links between the past and present. ...
Ground Zero is a number one New York Times bestseller The plot starts at a heart-pounding pace and never relents… A con...
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Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
ISBN: 9780312380076 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Young Fu arrives with his mother in bustling 1920s Chungking, all he has seen of the world is the rural farming village where he has grown up. He knows nothing of city life. But the city, with its wonders and dangers, fascinates the 13-year-old boy, and he sets out to make the best of what it has to offer him. When Young Fu arrives with his mother in bustling 1920s Chungking, all he has seen of the world is the rural farming village where he has grown up.... |
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Vedavalli and the Prince: A Historical Tale of Betrayal, and Revenge and Love
ISBN: 9798890664808 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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45,54 zł |
Like Water on Stone
ISBN: 9780385743983 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. -Evocative and hopeful, - says Newbery Honor-Winner Rita Williams-Garcia of this intense survival story set during the Armenian genocide of 1915.
It is 1914, and the Ottoman Empire is crumbling into violence. Beyond Anatolia, in the Armenian Highlands, Shahen Donabedian dreams of going to New York. Sosi, his twin sister, never wants to leave her home, especially now that she is in love. At first, only Papa, who counts Turks and Kurds among his closest friends, stands in Shahen's way. But when the Ottoman pashas set in motion their plans to eliminate all Armenians,... -Evocative and hopeful, - says Newbery Honor-Winner Rita Williams-Garcia of this intense survival story set during the Armenian genocide of 1915. <...
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A Beautiful Lie
ISBN: 9781408805756 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This novel is set in India in 1947 at the time of Partition. Although the backdrop is this key event in Indian history, the novel is even more far-reaching, touching on the importance of tolerance, love and family. The main character is Bilal, a boy determined to protect his dying father from the news of Partition.
This novel is set in India in 1947 at the time of Partition. Although the backdrop is this key event in Indian history, the novel is even more far-rea...
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The Adventures of Grandma Mimi and Her Boys
ISBN: 9781644162934 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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51,82 zł |
Vicious Spirits
ISBN: 9781984812391 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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52,00 zł |
A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix
ISBN: 9781250853509 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Along the River: A Chinese Cinderella Novel
ISBN: 9780385738965 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bestselling Chinese American author Adeline Yen Mah weaves her authentic accounts of life in China into an absorbing novel about a Chinese girl and her vision of a previous life.
After a fall, CC is whisked away to a hospital. As she drifts in and out of consciousness, she is haunted by vivid dreams that seem strange--yet somehow familiar. Thus begins CC's emotional journey back to a privileged life lived eight hundred years ago during the Song dynasty. CC is the daughter of a wealthy and influential man, but she finds herself drawn to a poor orphan boy with a startling ability to... Bestselling Chinese American author Adeline Yen Mah weaves her authentic accounts of life in China into an absorbing novel about a Chinese girl and he...
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52,04 zł |
Singapore's Runaway: The Price of Freedom
ISBN: 9798854176002 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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54,45 zł |
Time Machine 3: Sword of the Samurai
ISBN: 9781596876149 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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56,15 zł |
Time Machine 21: Caravan to China
ISBN: 9781596876323 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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56,15 zł |
A Prince of Vietnam in Korea
ISBN: 9780986213755 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Yoona Chang is only sixteen years old but her world is already getting turned upside down. A devastating war threatens the Koryeo kingodm of ancient Korea that Yoona calls home. One day a mysterious and handsome stranger arrives in Yoona's village. He is a prince of Vietnam. Yoona does not know it yet but she will soon set off on an adventure that forever changes her life. Yoona Chang is only sixteen years old but her world is already getting turned upside down. A devastating war threatens the Koryeo kingodm of ancien... |
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56,33 zł |
The Silence of Bones
ISBN: 9781250763679 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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56,33 zł |
The Forest of Stolen Girls
ISBN: 9781250821157 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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56,33 zł |