A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales,...

This publication is suitable for everyone who wants to learn the Kazakh language and easily understand Kazakh speech. In this manual, you will find the main grammar topics, useful vocabulary for practicing spoken language, exercises for training and answers to them at the end of the publication. The material in the manual is presented as clearly and accessibly as possible, and a large number of...

The theme of Hrabal's famous prose is the life of Jan Dítet, a waiter, later a hotelier and finally a traveler during a time of political upheaval. It is a book about Czechness, the greatness and ugliness within us, which was made into a film by Jirí Menzel in 2006.

The original version of the great anti-war novel was confiscated by the Russian secret service in 1949 and has now been found in Russian archives. Found, edited and provided with a documentary appendix by Carsten Gansel. A book, back from 70 years as a prisoner of war.

Dina Rubina is one of the few authors who continues to sell well in times of crisis. Her prose tends to speak to the reader like a real friend or sister - close and heartfelt. She seems to hug you while reading. The novel 'On the Upper Maslovka' has gone through many reprints and has been filmed.

Hear ye! Hear ye! Everyone knows that Judy Moody has a mood for every occasion, and now a visit to Boston has put our famous third grader in a revolutionary mood. When Judy meets an English girl named Tori at the Tea Party ship, she is gobsmacked to learn how many liberties her British friend enjoys - her very own phone, private loo, and pounds of allowance. When a day of cheerfully doing her...

In the second volume, Sherlock Jr. and his friend Walter called Watson will be among the suspects themselves! While visiting the British Museum, the boys discover that a priceless chess piece - the bishop - has his head knocked off! When the museum guards, alerted by a young detective, converge, the messenger figurine ... is lost in the general commotion! Won't deduction fail Sherlock and...