Книги жанра детская проза
Inspired by the true story of Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army, this is a stunning new novel of identity and loss by Michael Morpurgo, biggest UK children’s author and the bestselling, award-winning writer of War Horse, now a smash West End and Broadway hit as well as an Oscar-nominated movie.Michael doesn’t remember his father, an RAF pilot lost in the war. And his French …
Having a sister who is blonde and pretty and popular can be tricky if you’re like Meg – serious, hardworking, and, well, plain.But when Molly becomes seriously ill, Meg, no longer jealous, has to face up to something quite different: that Molly is not going to come home from the hospital, that Molly is going to die. Difficult to accept at the best of times, and when Meg has to cope with all the pr…
Заключительная книга Юрия Орлова, написанная по мотивам стихотворений известного детского поэта Владимира Орлова. Здесь пудель Теша научился летать и проявил незаурядные способности в сыскном деле. А Вова придумывает концовку к своей страшной сказке, в которой разбойникам находятся правильные дела.
Среди главных героев этой книжки – мальчик с ДЦП и девочка с аутизмом.Вместе с необычными друзьями – лошадкой-иппотерапевтом Камелией, козодоем Бароном и грифоном Пончиком – дети путешествуют не только по окрестностям иппоцентра, но и по разным звёздам и планетам. Они попадают в невероятные приключения и в конце концов зажигают во Вселенной волшебный Маяк Надежды…Сказка учит доброму и непредвзятом…
The second hilarious book in Barry’s AFTERWORLDS sequence – comic fantasy perfect for fans of Pratchett and Douglas Adams.There’s panic up in Heaven. They have mislaid the BOOK OF DOOM – the most important object in existence. Oopsy.They think Satan might have stolen it, the sneaky little devil, so to save the world – plus, you know, quite a lot of embarrassment, fifteen year old Zac and his angel…
Какими были в детстве наши знаменитые предки, легендарные правители Киевской Руси: княжна Лыбедь, сестра основателей Киева Кия, Щека и Хорива, княгиня Ольга, князь Святослав, креститель Руси князь Владимир, дочь Ярослава Мудрого, будущая королева Франции, княжна Анна? Как росли, чему учились, в каких домах жили, во что одевались? Обо всем этом вы узнаете, прочитав книгу Е. Чудиновой. А еще непреме…
Three tales of wit and wonder from the children’s classic author of ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’.Unlikely hero Alberic is on a seemingly endless search for wisdom. He learns much along the way but will his journey ever satisfy him?In the second tale, a boy is drawn to a mysterious painting of a princess far away who’s left bereft of her kingdom. Can he be the knight in shining armour and win back her l…
В новой книге Екатерины Тимашпольской речь пойдёт о… Нет-нет, не подумайте, что в обычной школе существуют дикари и принцессы, хотя… Катя Ершова, юная учительница начальных классов, тоже не предполагала, что её ждёт столько приключений. Вместе с детьми Катя искала старинный клад, танцевала на балу, читала стихи в парке, участвовала в музыкальном конкурсе, искала крысу по кличке Игорь, пекла блины …
Nine-year-old Alice must write about herself for a school assignment, and in doing so, she sorts out her feelings about her somewhat prickly single mother, the father she has never met, her flamboyant paternal grandmother and the rest of her sometimes confusing life.Alice doesn’t see how she can write her life story as a class assignment.. How can she fit nine years into a couple of pages? Her pet…
It is 1953, Coronation year, and Sally finds herself having to stay with her crabby old nextdoor neighbour. Her mum’s seriously ill in hospital, her dad’s abroad, and her brother is doing his National Service, and when the grandfather clock breaks into a million pieces, her life goes terribly wrong…A young girl’s struggle to mend her mother’s favourite grandfather clock set against Coronation year…
A thrilling and moving novel about an extraordinary animal caught up in a very human war, for anyone who loved The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips or The Butterfly Lion…It’s 1945. Elizabeth's father is fighting with the German army on the eastern front. Her mother works at Dresden zoo, where her favourite animal is a young elephant named Marlene. When the zoo director tells her the dangerous animal…
Cresta's diary starts: «My mum! She has boys on the brain!» This is a fun, pacey diary-based story told through the eyes of a typical contemporary girl of 14 in an 'AB FAB' kind of family.Cresta and Charlie are seriously embarrassed by their parents who insist on behaving like teenagers… Cresta's mother and her boyfriend play loud music when she's trying to work, and keep her awake at night with t…
A hilarious, touching and extraordinary new fable from David Walliams, number one bestseller and one of the fastest growing children’s author across the globe.Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich. Really, really rich. Joe's got his own bowling alley, his own cinema, even his own butler who is also an orangutan. He's the wealthiest twelve-year-…
‘Utterly original. Amanda Foody has a wicked imagination.’ Stephanie Garber, Sunday Times bestselling author of Caraval Reality is in the eye of the beholder…Even among the many unusual members of the travelling circus that has always been her home sixteen year old Sorina stands apart as the only illusion-worker born in hundreds of years.This rare talent allows her to create illusions that others …
The unforgettable debut novel by co-author with John Green of Will Grayson, Will GraysonTo be together with someone for twenty years seems like an eternity. I can’t seem to manage twenty days…How do you stay together?Paul has been gay his whole life and he’s confident about almost everything. He doesn’t have to hide his feelings like best friend Tony or even cope with loving the wrong guy like his…