Harry Haller is a sad and lonely figure, a reclusive intellectual for whom life holds no joy. He struggles to reconcile the wild primeval wolf and the rational man within himself without surrendering to the bourgeois values he despises. His life changes dramatically when he meets a woman who is his opposite, the carefree and elusive Hermine. The tale of the Steppenwolf culminates in the surreal...

Rabbit loves carrots a little too much. In fact, his carrots are crowding him out of his cozy burrow. When his friends offer to help, they're just asking for trouble, a lot of trouble! This charming and lovingly illustrated children's book, by acclaimed author Katy Hudson (A Loud Winter's Nap and Bear and Duck), shows how friendships get us over the rough spots in life, even if the going gets a...

The third book in the Moomin Lands series is a unique new encounter with the cute Moomin family and their many friends. The book includes the stories 'Invisible Child', 'Dad and the Sea', 'At the End of November'.

One morning in December, the long winter sleep of the Moomin family was interrupted. The world outside the walls of the house changed beyond recognition: something white and mysterious covered the entire Moomin Valley, there and there were dreamers and gemuls, hung with gifts and packages with festive snacks and drinks. Everyone was in excited anticipation of something headed for Moomin...

Written in 1914, The Trial is the terrifying tale of Josef K., a respectable bank officer who is suddenly and inexplicably arrested and must defend himself against a charge about which he can get no information. Whether read as an existential tale, a parable, or a prophecy of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the madness of totalitarianism, Kafka's nightmare has resonated with...

Podkin and his fellow rabbits have been sheltering in Dark Hollow after their battle with Scramashank. Paz tends to the rabbits with sleeping sickness; Crom meets with the war council . . . Podkin has nothing to do! Frustrated, Podkin goes exploring and discovers an abandoned underground chamber. Armed with the Gift of Dark Hollow, Podkin learns to moonstride, and Paz is rewarded with a magical...

In a classic fantasy world of anthropomorphic rabbits, three young siblings are on the run from the villainous Gorm tribe who have killed and enslaved their clan. Podkin, once destined to be clan leader, has always been spoiled, but now he must act bravely as he, his older sister, and baby brother flee for their lives. Facing pursuit and treachery, the three collect allies in their search for...

Eighth-grader Tilde could not even imagine that one day her photo would end up on the 'Scary Girls' Instagram page. It is already quite difficult for the girl to adapt in a new school, and this event adds even more troubles. School beauty Yasmin also did not expect that one of her photos could be interpreted as scary, but when she found herself under this hashtag on Instagram, she was very...

A ghost lives in an abandoned house on the outskirts of the city. He is terribly lonely, since there are no people around to visit in the evening. Turn off the night lamp for someone who fell asleep with a book, cover the child with a blanket. And then, returning home, sleep sweetly for the whole day. Ghost has lost sleep since all his neighbors moved out. However, one day everything changes....

Every morning, Judy Moody measures Stink and it's always the same: three feet, eight inches tall. Stink feels like even the class newt is growing faster than he is. Then, one day, the ruler reads - can it be? - three feet, seven and three quarters inches! Is Stink shrinking? He tries everything to look like he’s growing, but wearing up-and-down stripes and spiking his hair aren't fooling...

nne of Green Gables, published in 1908 by Lucy Maud Montgomery, is the beloved classic story of an orphan girl, Anne Shirley, who is adopted by the Cuthberts, a family living on Prince Edward Island in Canada. With her wit, charm, and strong spirit, Anne quickly wins the hearts of everyone she meets and learns to navigate the world around her, eventually growing into an independent young woman....