Dead End takes place during the summer after the American schoolboy Jack Gantos fires his father`s war trophy, a Japanese sniper rifle. As punishment he must stay in the house except as sent by his mother to help their elderly neighbor Miss Volker write obituaries and a history column for the town newspaper. Among other things, that work uncovers a murder mystery...

The story is narrated by a sixteen-year-old cancer patient named Hazel, who is forced by her parents to attend a support group, where she subsequently meets and falls in love with the seventeen-year-old Augustus Waters, an ex-basketball player and amputee

The story is narrated by an introspective teenager who goes by the alias of "Charlie." He describes various life experiences through a series of letters to an anonymous stranger

Lauren Kate is an internationally bestselling author of young adult fictions. Like sand in an hourglass, time is running out for Luce and Daniel. To stop Lucifer from erasing the past they must find the place where the angels fell to earth. Dark forces are after them, and Daniel doesn’t know if he can do this—live only to lose Luce again and again

The epic saga of the world of the Seven Kingdoms. About the world of the harsh land of eternal cold and happy land of eternal summer. About the world of dangerous adventures, subtle political intrigue and great deeds. About the world of Lords and heroes, dragons, warriors and mages, warlocks, and murderers - all of whom fate has brought in fulfillment of prophecy

This volume - Europe, North & South America - consists of three books. This book contains accounts of the journeys of Pehr Kalm, with detailed information on the cultural and natural history of both southeastern England and, above all, the eastern regions of North America

Travel with Nick and his sister Mona as they and their parents visit Korea. Join them as they explore Seoul, a city that has been the capital of Korea for six hundred years. Journey with them as they travel to mountains, beaches, palaces, temples and museums

This volume - Europe, Southern Africa, East, Southern & Southeast Asia - contains Carl Peter Thunberg`s fact-filled journals from his various sojourns in Europe but principally his detailed descriptions from South Africa, Java, Sri Lanka and Japan. They provide an entertaining text with multidisciplinary observations of great value for cultural and natural history

The concluding volume eight, entitled encyclopedia, contains factual information presented in reference form (text and maps) under the following three headings: biographies with maps, index volumes one to seven and iLinnaeus.org. The index covering approximately 5,500 indexed printed pages, resulting in around 150,000 specific search terms and a considerable number of cross references or references to modern biological nomenclature. It is in volume eight that general facts and search facilities relating to all the volumes and www.iLinnaeus.org are to be found

Come explore the exciting city of Seoul with Kurt and Elise. Let them introduce you to the many facets of Seoul, a city steeped in history, a city where the modern and the traditional exist side by side