Kama Sutra

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Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Ages 14 and up
Abmessung: 9,25 in
Von Green, John

Produktbeschreibung

Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Ages 12 and up
Von Scott, Michael

Der 6. und letzte Teil der ''Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel''. Das Ende eines unglaublich spannenden und rasanten Fantasy-Abenteuers.

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The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak was the best-selling debut literary novel of the year 2007, selling over 400,000 copies. The author is a prize-winning writer of children's books, and this, his first novel for adults, proved to be a triumphant success. The book is extraordinary on many levels: moving, yet restrained, angry yet balanced -- and written with the kind of elegance found all too rarely in fiction these days. The book's narrator is nothing less than Death itself, regaling us with a remarkable tale of book burnings, treachery and theft. The book never forgets the primary purpose of compelling the reader's attention, yet which nevertheless is able to impart a cogent message about the importance of words, particularly in those societies which regard the word as dangerous (the book is set during the Nazi regime, but this message is all too relevant in many places in the world today).

Nine-year-old Liesel lives with her foster family on Himmel Street during the dark days of the Third Reich. Her Communist parents have been transported to a concentration camp, and during the funeral for her brother, she manages to steal a macabre book: it is, in fact, a gravediggers? instruction manual. This is the first of many books which will pass through her hands as the carnage of the Second World War begins to hungrily claim lives. Both Liesel and her fellow inhabitants of Himmel Street will find themselves changed by both words on the printed page and the horrendous events happening around them.

Despite its grim narrator, The Book Thief is, in fact, a life-affirming book, celebrating the power of words and their ability to provide sustenance to the soul. Interestingly, the Second World War setting of the novel does not limit its relevance: in the 20th century, totalitarian censorship throughout the world is as keen as ever at suppressing books (notably in countries where the suppression of human beings is also par for the course) and that other assault on words represented by the increasing dumbing-down of Western society as cheap celebrity replaces the appeal of books for many people, ensures that the message of Marcus Zusak?s book could not be more timely. It is, in fact, required reading -- or should be in any civilised country. --Barry Forshaw

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Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Ages 12 and up
Gewicht: 207 gr / Abmessung: 20 cm
Von Asher, Jay

Als Clay Jensen von der Schule nach Hause kommt, findet er auf der Türschwelle ein mysteriöses Paket mit seinem Namen. Als er es öffnet, findet er eine Reihe von Kassetten, aufgenommen von Hannah Baker, seiner Klassenkameradin und heimlichen Liebe. Hannah hat vor zwei Wochen Selbstmord begangen. Und auf den Bändern erfährt Clay dreizehn Gründe, warum sie es tat. Er selbst ist einer von ihnen ... "Thirteen reasons why" ist das brillante Erstlingswerk von Jay Asher.

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Produktbeschreibung

Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Ages 12 and up
Von Oliver, Lauren

Eine Welt, in der Liebe als Krankheit angesehen wird, die Fortsetzung zu ''Delirium''. Nach ihrer Flucht aus Portland versteckt sich Lena in der Wildnis und schließt sich einer Gemeinschaft von Invaliden an. Schwach und voller Trauer um Alex, kämpft Lena, um zu überleben und dann mit neuer Kraft gegen ihre Unterdrücker zu kämpfen.

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Fighting for survival in a shattered world? the truth is her only hope.

The thrillingly dark sequel to New York Times bestseller, DIVERGENT.

I have done bad things. I can?t take them back, and they are part of who I am.

Tris has survived a brutal attack on her former home and family. But she has paid a terrible price. Wracked by grief and guilt, she becomes ever more reckless as she struggles to accept her new future.

Yet if Tris wants to uncover the truth about her world, she must be stronger than ever? because more shocking choices and sacrifices lie ahead.