Namaku Raib, usiaku 15 tahun, kelas sepuluh. Aku anak perempuan seperti kalian, adik-adik kalian, tetangga kalian. Aku punya dua kucing, namanya si Putih dan si Hitam. Mama dan papaku menyenangkan. Guru-guru di sekolahku seru, teman-temanku baik clan kompak. Aku sama seperti remaja kebanyakan, kecuali satu hal. Sesuatu yang kusimpan sendiri sejak kecil. Sesuatu yang menakjubkan. Namaku Raib. Da…
Midah initially came from a respectable and religious family. However, due to injustices at home, she chose to escape, finding herself lost in the harsh streets of Jakarta in the 1950s. She emerged as someone who refused to surrender to her circumstances, even though she was just a singer known as “the sweet one with golden teeth,” performing as part of a street group that traveled from one…
Ever since it was first published in 1951, this novel has been the coming-of-age story against which all others are judged. Read and cherished by generations, the story of Holden Caulfield is truly one of America's literary treasures.
The Arden Shakespeare has long been acclaimed as the established scholarly edition of Shakespeare's work. Now being totally reedited for the third time, Arden editions offer the very best in contemporary scholarship. Each volume provides a clear and authoritative text, edited to the highest standards; detailed textual notes and commentary on the same page of the text; full contextual, illustrat…
A captivating narrative of narrow escapes, romance amid revolution, and heroic deeds on the battlefield, Victor Hugo's expansive 1862 novel delves into the depths of the Parisian underworld. It follows ex-convict Jean Valjean, who spent 19 years in prison for stealing bread, as he strives for redemption by aiding the oppressed. However, his every attempt is relentlessly pursued by Inspector Jav…
Precious Ramotswe, a kind and cheerful woman of traditional build, is the founder of Botswana’s first and only female-run detective agency. Her methods may not be conventional, and her manner not exactly Miss Marple, but she’s got warmth, wit and canny intuition on her side, not to mention Mr J. L. B. Matekoni, the charming proprietor of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. And Precious is going to…
In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the coming-of-age story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran’s last emperors,…
Narrator Suzy Jackson's confident and vibrant delivery perfectly complements Sanderson's high-stakes, action-packed space opera, bringing to life the humor and bravery of Spensa's young friends and the quirky spaceship MBOT, while also capturing the struggles of past generations. In this thrilling first book of a new series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, Spensa dreams of becomin…
"A stunning graphic memoir...a wholly original achievement in the form." —The New York Times Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing t…
Elizabeth dan Darcy sama sekali tidak memiliki kecocokan bahkan sejak mereka belum saling mengenal. Elizabeth menilai Darcy sebagai pria yang sok, angkuh dan mengesalkan, sementara Darcy menganggap Elizabeth tidak anngun dan terlalu sering berprasangka. Cukup lama mereka saling bermusuhan, bahkan sering kali melontarkan sindiran-sindiran pedas terhadap satu sama lain. Kebencian itu tanpa merek…
Rara Mendut, wanita rampasan yang menolak diperistri oleh Tumenggung Wiraguna demi cintanya kepada Pranacitra. Dibesarkan di kampung nelayan pantai utara jawa, ia tumbuh menjadi gadis yang trengganis dan tak pernah ragu menyuarakan isi pikirannya. Sosoknya dianggap membangkang tatanan di lingkungan istana, dimana perempuan diharuskan bersikap halus dan patuh. Tetapi ia tak gentar, baginya lebih…
Inilah kemegahan cinta yang tulen, yang pernah berakar; dan pernah berantakan, tapi kini kembali menggaung, karena nurani yang tidak pernah menyerah. Ia dipijak, dianiaya, diperkosa, dan dipaksa untuk mati, tapi tak pernah ia merasa kalah, tak pernah ia binasa... Novel ini berkisah tentang kehidupan seorang geisha asal Manado. Pasti, sebuah novel adalah wilayah tempat imajinasi dimanjakan mena…
Tartuffe adalah drama komedi lima babak karya Moliere yang legendaris. Drama ini bercerita tentang Tartuffe, seorang munafik yang berpura-pura menjadi seorang suci yang sangat taat dan selalu mengatasnamakan Tuhan atas segala yang ia lakukan. Salah seorang korban Tartuffe adalah Orgon, bangsawan kaya di Paris. Akibat tipu daya Tartuffe, ia mengusir anak laki-lakinya dan mewariskan seluruh harta…
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
Few have failed to be charmed by the witty and independent spirit of Elizabeth Bennet in Austen’s beloved classic Pride and Prejudice. When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his…
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Set in the Deep South, this Newbery Medal-winning novel tells the story of the great coon dog, Sounder, and the poor sharecroppers who own him. During the difficult years of the nineteenth century South, an African-American boy and his poor family rarely have enough to eat. Each night, the boy's father takes their dog, Sounder, out to look for food and the man grows more desperate by the day…
Ravishingly beautiful and emotionally incendiary, Tar Baby is Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison's reinvention of the love story. Jadine Childs is a black fashion model with a white patron, a white boyfriend, and a coat made out of ninety perfect sealskins. Son is a black fugitive who embodies everything she loathes and desires. As Morrison follows their affair, which plays out from the Caribbe…
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted "gin was the national drink and sex the nation…
On Christmas Eve, three spirits come to visit Scrooge, a man who is selfish and only thinks of himself and money. They take him on a journey to the shadows of Christmases past, present and future and he learns lessons he will never forget. Includes activities at the end of the story.
Joe Keller and Herbert Deever, partners in a machine shop during the war, turned out defective airplane parts, causing the deaths of many men. Deever was sent to prison while Keller escaped punishment and went on to make lots of money. In a work of tremendous power, a love affair between Keller's son, Chris, and Ann Deever, Herbert's daughter, the bitterness of George Keller, who returns from t…
Patty McGee helps teachers transform student writers by demonstrating what to do to build tone, trust, motivation, and choice into daily lessons, conferences, and revision suggestions.
Designed for students studying the new Language A Language and Literature syllabus for the IB Diploma, this comprehensive and accessible guide is authored by an experienced IB English teacher. It caters to both Standard and Higher Level students, providing a lively and well-organized coursebook available in print and e-book formats. Key features include: essential concepts for studying language…
Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, the #1 New York Times bestseller A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love. “Just as good, if not better, than Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling f…
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