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Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories
ISBN: 9780060507831 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These six stories from acclaimed author Chris Crutcher are about athletes, but are not simply sports stories. Here he presents characters from some of his best-loved novels, as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities, in tales of love, death, bigotry, heroism, and coming of age. Ages 11+
These six stories from acclaimed author Chris Crutcher are about athletes, but are not simply sports stories. Here he pre... |
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65,81 zł |
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Skin and Other Stories
ISBN: 9780141310343 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By turns shocking, ironic, humorous, and touching, these 11 stories are filled with bizarre twists and unexpected delights from one of the world's foremost storytellers.
By turns shocking, ironic, humorous, and touching, these 11 stories are filled with bizarre twists and unexpected delights from one of the world's for...
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49,35 zł |
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The Umbrella Man and Other Stories
ISBN: 9780142400876 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Is it really possible to invent a machine that does the job of a writer? What is it about the landlady's house that makes it so hard for her guests to leave? Does Sir Basil Turton value most his wife or one of his priceless sculptures? These compelling tales are a perfect introduction to the adult writing of a storytelling genius.
Is it really possible to invent a machine that does the job of a writer? What is it about the landlady's house that makes it so hard for her guests to...
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45,23 zł |
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The Human Fly and Other Stories
ISBN: 9780142403631 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New York Times bestselling author T.C. Boyle speaks to a brand-new audience in this anthology of his classic, richly imagined short fiction about teenagers.
His many, varied novels are part of the American literary landscape but one of the best ways to appreciate T. C. Boyle is through his richly imagined short fiction. Boyle's kaleidoscopic humor and wit, his keen, unforgiving take on American life, and his all-too-human protagonists all combine to make his a singular voice. Here is a collection of classic Boyle stories about teenagers (including the O. Henry Award-winning... New York Times bestselling author T.C. Boyle speaks to a brand-new audience in this anthology of his classic, richly imagined short fiction ...
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49,39 zł |
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Every Man for Himself: Ten Short Stories about Being a Guy
ISBN: 9780142408131 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this diverse and original collection, ten well-known writers, including Mo Willems, Walter Dean Myers, and Ron Koertge share stories about the trials and tribulations of being a guy. Illustrations.
In this diverse and original collection, ten well-known writers, including Mo Willems, Walter Dean Myers, and Ron Koertge share stories about the tria...
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45,23 zł |
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On the Fringe
ISBN: 9780142500262 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lacey is afraid to death that standing up for the school "freak" will destroy her popularity. Gene, mocked one time too many, heads for class with a loaded rifle. High school can be a war zone of popularity and persecution, where no one really looks at the kids on the fringe. In this powerful and timely collection, some of today's most acclaimed authors bring to life eleven stories of outsiders facing the constant struggle of hate and acceptance.
"Kids who are geeks, unathletic, poor, emotionally fragile, loners, or unattractive by current standards form the heart of this collection of... Lacey is afraid to death that standing up for the school "freak" will destroy her popularity. Gene, mocked one time too many, heads for class with a l...
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28,77 zł |
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Kissing Tennessee: And Other Stories from the Stardust Dance
ISBN: 9780152051273 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mason and Carrie Marie can't get up the courage to ask each other to dance. Russ's girlfriend has died, and now he's just trying to live without her. Peggy Lee has grown up with Tennessee--how can she ever think of him as more than a friend?
In these moving tales and others, Kathi Appelt captures the sometimes amusing, sometimes touching missteps of some unforgettable students, who come together one last time for the most memorable night of their young lives. Mason and Carrie Marie can't get up the courage to ask each other to dance. Russ's girlfriend has died, and now he's just trying to live without her. ...
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32,89 zł |
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Who Do You Think You Are?: Stories of Friends and Enemies
ISBN: 9780316753203 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This critically acclaimed collection includes sixteen stories by such diverse and distinguished authors as Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Gish Jen, Sandra Cisneros, and Maya Angelou.
This critically acclaimed collection includes sixteen stories by such diverse and distinguished authors as Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Gish Jen, Sandra...
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49,35 zł |
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Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
ISBN: 9780374518684 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Who better to investigate the literary spirit world than that supreme connoisseur of the unexpected, Roald Dahl? Of the many permutations of the macabre or bizarre, Dahl was always especially fascinated by the classic ghost story. As he realtes in the erudite introduction to this volume, he read some 749 supernatural tales at the British Museum Library before selecting the 14 that comprise this anthology. "Spookiness is, after all, the real purpose of the ghost story," Dahl writes. "It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts." For this superbly disquieting collection, Dahl... Who better to investigate the literary spirit world than that supreme connoisseur of the unexpected, Roald Dahl? Of the many permutations of the ma... |
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69,97 zł |
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Visions: 19 Short Stories
ISBN: 9780440202080 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Imagine...
Nineteen superb stories by today's best-known authors of young adult novels, coming together to create a window of the mind, a vision illuminating the joys and sorrows of young people. These nineteen splendid stories range from tales of tender romance and the delights of mystery and fantasy to the struggles of death, divorce, and growing up. Here are recollections from the past, stories of today, and visions of the future.
Imagine...
Nineteen superb stories by today's best-known authors of young adult novels, coming together to create a window of the mind, a vision i... |
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32,89 zł |
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Shattered: Stories of Children and War
ISBN: 9780440237655 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As bullets ring and bombs are dropped, children watch mostly from the sidelines, but occasionally in the direct line of fire. Unaware of the political issues or power struggles behind the battle, all they know are the human, emotional consequences of this thing called war. This collection examines all of war s implications for young people from those caught in the line of fire to the children of the veterans of wars long past.
Critically acclaimed author Jennifer Armstrong brings together 12 powerful voices in young people's literature to explore the realities of war from a child's... As bullets ring and bombs are dropped, children watch mostly from the sidelines, but occasionally in the direct line of fire. Unaware of the political...
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28,77 zł |
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No Easy Answers: Short Stories about Teenagers Making Tough Choices
ISBN: 9780440413059 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This anthology features stories about individuals who find themselves in situations that test their strength of character. They are called upon to make moral choices, face the consequences of their actions, and consider what it means to "do the right thing. " From computer blackmail, peer pressure, and gang violence to drug use, unwanted pregnancy, guilt and atonement, these characters face decisions that may affect the rest of their lives. There are many tough choices; there are no easy answers.
From the Hardcover edition.
This anthology features stories about individuals who find themselves in situations that test their strength of character. They are called upon to mak...
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41,12 zł |
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Ten Top Stories
ISBN: 9780553269796 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here is a brilliant new kind of anthology. The editor presented students with the most popular stories published in the last several years. Then he said, -Choose the best, choose the ones that grip you in a vise of excitement and won't let you go, the ones that leave you with a sense of mystery and strangeness, the ones that rock you with laughter, the ones that really mean something to you as young adult.- The result is the brightest, freshest, most original collection of proven popular stories published in decades.
Here is a brilliant new kind of anthology. The editor presented students with the most popular stories published in the last several years. Then he sa...
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28,77 zł |
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Classic Tales and Fables for Children
ISBN: 9781573929394 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Renowned Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy had an abiding interest in children and in children's literature. At the age of twenty-one, he started a school for peasant children on his family's estate, and after returning from a stint in the military, he founded another, experimental school with the motto, "Come when you like, leave when you like."
Fascinated by the simple charm and the fresh innocence with which the children of his schools told stories, several years later, when Tolstoy began writing about his own childhood, he emulated the uncomplicated narrative style and disarming directness... Renowned Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy had an abiding interest in children and in children's literature. At the age of twenty-one, he started a school ...
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65,81 zł |
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Chronicles of Avonlea, in Which Anne Shirley of Green Gables and Avonlea Plays Some Part ..
ISBN: 9781408655047 / Angielski / Miękka / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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92,15 zł |
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What They Found: Love on 145th Street
ISBN: 9780375845451 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. WALTER DEAN MYERS returns to the world of 145th Street: Short Stories to show how love can be found, and thrive, in the most unlikely places. Curtis finds love in Iraq as he struggles to stay alive in a war he doesn't want to fight, and Letha discovers her own beauty in the love of her child. There is the "good daughter" who realizes that there's only one way to help her brother and her family. Other stories center on the daily drama of the Curl-E-Que beauty shop, or capture the slapstick side of passion.
From the Hardcover edition.
WALTER DEAN MYERS returns to the world of 145th Street: Short Stories to show how love can be found, and thrive, in the most unlikely places. C...
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41,12 zł |
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How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity
ISBN: 9780061154980 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A girl thought to be a boy steals her sister's skirt, while a boy thought to be a girl refuses to wear a cornflower blue dress. One boy's love of a soldier leads to the death of a stranger. The present takes a bittersweet journey into the past when a man revisits the summer school where he had "an accidental romance." And a forgotten mother writes a poignant letter to the teenage daughter she hasn't seen for fourteen years. Poised between the past and the future are the stories of now. In nontraditional narratives, short stories, and brief graphics, tales of anticipation and... A girl thought to be a boy steals her sister's skirt, while a boy thought to be a girl refuses to wear a cornflower blue dress. One boy's love of a... |
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74,05 zł |
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Fire: Tales of Elemental Spirits
ISBN: 9780142419458 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After Water comes Fire - five stories from Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson about the necessary yet dangerous element. In these tales, a boy and his dog are unexpected guests on a dragonrider's first flight. A slave saves his village with a fiery magic spell. A girl's new friend, the guardian of a mystical bird, is much older than he appears. A young man walks the spirit world to defeat a fireworm. A mysterious dog is a key player in an eerie graveyard showdown. These five short stories are full of magic, mystery, and wonder.
"This collection of beautifully crafted tales... After Water comes Fire - five stories from Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson about the necessary yet dangerous element. In these tales,...
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57,62 zł |
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Further Chronicles of Avonlea: Which Have to do with Many Personalities and Events in and About Avonlea, The Home of the Heroine of Green Gables, Inc
ISBN: 9781447402930 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This antiquarian volume contains a collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery, and constitutes a sequel to the "Chronicles of Avonlea." It contains numerous stories relating to the inhabitants of the fictional Canadian town of Avonlea and its surrounding region, one of which stars and is narrated by Anne Shirley, a character from one of Montgomery's previous works. This lovely collection is a veritable must-read for fans and collectors of Montgomery's work, and it would make for a worthy addition to any bookshelf. The chapters of this text include: "Aunt Cynthia's Persian Cat," "The...
This antiquarian volume contains a collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery, and constitutes a sequel to the "Chronicles of Avonlea." It contai...
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138,25 zł |
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145th Street: Short Stories
ISBN: 9780307976109 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults New Bonus Content: The first week of his senior year, everything changed. That's when Mack met Kitty. She hadn't finished the sonnet she wrote for him, but she had finished Mack. From that minute on, he was stupid in love. That's just Kitty and Mack. But everybody on the block has a story to tell. A salty, wrenchingly honest collection of stories set on one block of 145th Street. We get to know the oldest resident;... An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults New Bonus Content: |
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49,35 zł |
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