Книги жанра детская проза
From the author of “The Snow Goose”.“I was aware, from the very beginning, that I was a most unusual cat…”Thomasina is the beloved pet cat of 7-year-old Mary Ruadh, whose strict father is the town's vet. When Thomasina falls ill, her father sees no other option but to put the cat down. Heartbroken by his cruelty, Mary stops speaking to her father and falls dangerously ill herself.Meanwhile, Thomas…
A sixth title in the popular Bridesmaids series aimed at 6 – 8 year old girls, but not excluding the boys!Milly’s brother is getting married to a girl in England and Milly is coming over with him to be bridesmaid. When she sees her outfit – red velvet and furry accessories, she thinks she’s in some kind of a time warp! After all, she’s a trendy little Australian miss! But when the snow starts to f…
Available by popular demand, the latest installment of the beloved, award-winning Pushing the Limits seriesTough and independent, seventeen-year-old Abby lets very few people into her inner circle. It's common knowledge in her Kentucky town that she deals drugs, but not even her closest friends know why. But when a deal goes south and Abby's suddenly in danger, she finds herself reluctantly forced…
A mini-series of titles aimed at 6 – 8 year old girls on the theme of bridesmaids – a role that every little girl longs to play!The Grumpy BridesmaidIzzy is fed up. Her sister is getting married on the same day as her pony club Gymkhana. The day she was supposed to ride Crackers in the Chase Me Charlie Competition. Not even being a bridesmaid can cheer her up until her sister announces she wants a…
I looked down at the paper, still touching the tip of my shoe.I reached for it, flipping the page over to look. Scrawls of ink outlined a drawing of a girl lying on a bench. A sick feeling started to twist in my stomach, like motion sickness. And then the girl in the drawing turned her head, and her inky eyes glared straight into mine.On the heels of a family tragedy, the last thing Katie Greene w…
An eighth title in the popular Bridesmaids series aimed at 6 – 8 year old girls, but not excluding the boys!Buffy is always playing tricks on her friends and trying to make them jump. She has a wicked streak in her. She’s been asked to be a bridemaid at a wedding where the bride and groom have an equally weird sense of humour – they dress in gothic style, so Buffy has to too! However, for a girl w…
Никита мечтал поехать на море, но его отправили в деревню – на все лето. Он еще никогда не оставался один так надолго – ему ведь всего семь! С новой бабушкой очень страшно. Она ведет себя так, как будто Никита уже совсем взрослый. Но именно потому с ней так здорово разговаривать, мечтать и смотреть на звезды с крыши. И однажды бабушка открывает Никите свою тайну: оказывается, она знает, как добрат…
A seventh title in the popular Bridesmaids series aimed at 6 – 8 year old girls, but not excluding the boys!Sophie looks as if butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth. She was going to make the perfect bridesmaid. But Sophie has a new puppy and she is determined not to leave him behind when she goes to the wedding. It’s a good job she has a big basket of flowers – just big enough, in fact, to hide a lit…
A fifth title in the popular Bridesmaids series, aimed at 6 – 8 year old girls [but not including the boys, of course!]Jess is a talented young athlete. When her athletics teacher asks her to be a bridesmaid at their wedding, she jumps at the chance! But this is a wedding with a difference – the bride and groom are to run in a marathon and Jess has to run part of the way with them! But when a traf…
The coronation is over.But the battle has just begun.Nerissa Marin has won her crown. But can she keep it? Already, her ties to the human realm are driving a wedge between Nerissa and her people. When word arrives that her part-human prince consort, Lo, has been poisoned, she makes the difficult choice to leave Waterfell and return landside. As the royal courts debate her decision, even more distu…
I'm breathless. Just before I walk into the classroom, I glance over my shoulder.Lo's eyes are deep and piercing. I feel the weight of them hovering, watching. Holding me motionless as time, too, stands still.I force myself to peel my gaze away from his compelling stare, making my feet obey weak commands to enter the classroom… one in front of the other, like a drone.Something hot pulses across th…
Forbidden to LoveDoomed to Fail Savannah Colbert has never known why she’s so hated by the kids of the Clann. Nor can she deny her instinct to get close to Clann golden boy Tristan Coleman. Especially when she recovers from a strange illness and the attraction becomes nearly irresistible. It’s as if he’s a magnet, pulling her gaze, her thoughts, even her dreams.Her family has warned her to have no…
Another winning Jean Ure story for younger readers, about one small puppy in need of some love…One small puppy just needs a loving home…Ginger and James are two of a kind! Both just want to be loved and cared for… even if one is just a puppy, and one is a boy who just wants a puppy.When Ginger’s young owner gets fed up with caring for him, and James’ gets fed up with his parents caring for the new…
The first in a charming new series of magical books for younger readers about Freddy Frogpurse, the fun-loving, Wizzbang Wizard.Freddy pointed his magic wand at the sofa. “Wizzbang-a-dust-up! Get-me-a-gust-up!” he said out loud.Freddy Frogpurse has come to his Great Uncle Sneezer’s house to learn how to be a wizard. His house dragon, Odds and Ends, nags at him to practise more, but Freddy just wan…
Что ждет двух городских девочек, которые с мамой и папой впервые в жизни отправились на летние каникулы в деревню? Об этом вы узнаете, прочитав книгу. Эта увлекательная история унесет вас в детство, в теплые солнечные воспоминания, а именно, в ту самую пору, когда каждый день наполнен яркими событиями и новыми открытиями.