king esme reasons to go outside
King Esme Reasons to Go Outside
A heartwarming and uplifting debut about the power of friendship, facing your fears, and finding the courage to step into the rest of your life Pearl Winter hasn't been outside in forty-three years. Since she arrived in Dartmoor as a teenager, her isolated cottage has been her whole world. A place of safety. But now Pearl is utterly alone - except for the postman, the local crows, and her memories of the summer when her life turned upside down. Connor Matthews feels like a stranger in his own home. Since his mother's death he's been adrift - from the life that's been mapped out for him, and from his dad's new girlfriend, who is busy painting him out of the family, one wall at a time. But when Connor takes a summer job as Pearl's gardener, their unexpected friendship opens the door to a fresh start for them both. If they can just take the first step . . .
3730 Руб.
King Esme Reasons to Go Outside
Pearl Winter hasn't been outside in forty-three years. Since she arrived on Dartmoor as a girl, an isolated family cottage has been her whole world. A place of safety. But now fifty-nine-year-old Pearl is utterly alone - except for the postman, the local crows, and memories of the summer of 1976. Teenager Connor Matthews feels like a stranger in his own home. Since his mother's death he's been adrift from his remaining family, troubled by the reality of moving on, and unable to see a future ahead. But when Connor begins a summer job as Pearl's gardener, an unexpected friendship opens the door to a fresh start for them both. If only Pearl and Connor can take the first steps . . .
2058 Руб.
Macfarlane Tamara Amazing Esme
A gorgeous new series introducing the dazzling circus acrobat, Esme Miranda-Maclinkey, and her trusty side-kick, Donk - the ugly but loveable donkey! Follow the wildly imaginative adventures of Esme as she leaves behind her circus home for the first time to spend the summer with her cousins Magnus, Cosmo and Gus at Maclinkey Castle where it's easy to get lost and where you can discover all sorts of weird and wonderful animals in unlikely places - there are porcupines in beds, lizards in drawers and giraffes on the loo. It's all a little wonderful and a lot overwhelming and when her pet donkey, Donk, turns up in a parcel sent from her parents, the fun really begins. When hundreds of baby penguins hatch in Esme's top floor bedroom, the children have to figure out how to get them outside. Esme and her cousin have the ingenious idea of building a helter skelter around the castle turret, but this is just the start - soon Maclinkey Castle is turned into a full-on Fairground Circus with a big wheel, Bumper Bears, and the show stopping Flying Tigers starring Esme herself!
1865 Руб.
Isayama Hajime Attack on Titan 8
The expedition outside the wall was Eren's chance to prove himself. But it failed, and the female Titan is free once more! With his squad dead, Eren faces a royal summons. Will Mikasa and Armin have to betray their king to save their friend' And can they discover the female Titan's identity before she kills again'.
1764 Руб.
Isayama H. Attack on Titan 8
The expedition outside the wall was Eren's chance to prove himself. But it failed, and the female Titan is free once more! With his squad dead, Eren faces a royal summons. Will Mikasa and Armin have to betray their king to save their friend' And can they discover the female Titan's identity before she kills again'.
1764 Руб.
Isayama H. Attack on Titan 8
The expedition outside the wall was Eren's chance to prove himself. But it failed, and the female Titan is free once more! With his squad dead, Eren faces a royal summons. Will Mikasa and Armin have to betray their king to save their friend' And can they discover the female Titan's identity before she kills again'.
1764 Руб.
O`Farrell Maggie The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
Edinburgh in the 1930s. The Lennox family is having trouble with its youngest daughter. Esme is outspoken, unconventional, and repeatedly embarrasses them in polite society. Something will have to be done. Years later, a young woman named Iris Lockhart receives a letter informing her that she has a great-aunt in a psychiatric unit who is about to be released. Iris has never heard of Esme Lennox and the one person who should know more, her grandmother Kitty, seems unable to answer Iris's questions. What could Esme have done to warrant a lifetime in an institution? And how is it possible for a person to be so completely erased from a family's history?
1280 Руб.
Walker Adrian J. The Last Dog on Earth
Every dog has its day… And for Lineker, a happy go lucky mongrel from Peckham, the day the world ends is his: finally a chance to prove to his owner just how loyal he can be. Reg, an agoraphobic writer with an obsession for nineties football, plans to wait out the impending doom in his second floor flat, hiding himself away from the riots outside. But when an abandoned orphan shows up in the stairwell of their building, Reg and Lineker must brave the outside in order to save not only the child, but themselves…
2188 Руб.
The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Reader. Книга для чтения.
Go back in time to explore the reasons why travelers thousands of years ago wrote about the amazing works of art and architecture that we now know as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World..Discover how they were created and who was involved through authentic information, stunning images and interesting facts...
1980 Руб.
Barker RJ Blood of Assassins
To save a king, kill a king… The assassin Girton Club-foot and his master have returned to Maniyadoc in hope of finding sanctuary, but death, as always, dogs Girton's heels. The place he knew no longer exists. War rages across Maniyadoc, with three kings claiming the same crown - and one of them is Girton's old friend Rufra. Girton finds himself hurrying to uncover a plot to murder Rufra on what should be the day of the king's greatest victory. But while Girton deals with threats inside and outside Rufra's war encampment, he can't help wondering if his greatest enemy hides beneath his own skin.
2052 Руб.
Asher J. 13 Reasons Why
You can't stop the future. You can't rewind the past. The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.Clay Jensen returns home from school one day to find a mysterious box with his name on it, outside his front door. Inside he discovers a series of cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker - his classmate and crush. Only, she committed suicide two weeks earlier. On the first tape, Hannah explains that there are 13 reasons why she did what she did - and Clay is one of them.If he listens, Clay will find out how he made the list - what he hears will change his life forever. .
457 Руб.
Asher J. 13 Reasons Why
You can't stop the future. You can't rewind the past. The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.Clay Jensen returns home from school one day to find a mysterious box with his name on it, outside his front door. Inside he discovers a series of cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker - his classmate and crush. Only, she committed suicide two weeks earlier. On the first tape, Hannah explains that there are 13 reasons why she did what she did - and Clay is one of them.If he listens, Clay will find out how he made the list - what he hears will change his life forever. .
457 Руб.
Evans V., Dooley J. The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Level B1+/B2
Go back in time to explore the reasons why travelers thousands of years ago wrote about the amazing works of art and architecture that we now know as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. .Discover how they were created and who was involved through authentic information, stunning images and interesting facts. . .
1980 Руб.
Evans V., Dooley J. The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Level B1+/B2
Go back in time to explore the reasons why travelers thousands of years ago wrote about the amazing works of art and architecture that we now know as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. .Discover how they were created and who was involved through authentic information, stunning images and interesting facts. . .
1980 Руб.
Williams K. The Babysitters Coven
Seventeen-year-old Esme Pearl has a babysitters club. She knows its kinda lame, but what else is she supposed to do? Get a job? Gross. Besides, Esme likes babysitting, and shes good at it. And lately Esme needs all the cash she can get, because it seems like destruction follows her wherever she goes. Lets just say she owes some people a new tree. Enter Cassandra Heaven. Shes Instagram-model hot, dresses like she found her clothes in a dumpster, and has a rebellious streak as gnarly as the cafeteria cooking. So why is Cassandra willing to do anything, even take on a potty-training two-year-old, to join Esmes babysitters club? The answer lies in a mysterious note Cassandras mother left her: "Find the babysitters. Love, Mom." Turns out, Esme and Cassandra have more in common than they think, and theyre about to discover what being a babysitter really means: a heroic lineage of superpowers, magic rituals, and saving the innocent from seriously terrifying evil. And all before the parents get home.
564 Руб.
Williams K. The Babysitters Coven
Seventeen-year-old Esme Pearl has a babysitters club. She knows its kinda lame, but what else is she supposed to do? Get a job? Gross. Besides, Esme likes babysitting, and shes good at it. And lately Esme needs all the cash she can get, because it seems like destruction follows her wherever she goes. Lets just say she owes some people a new tree. Enter Cassandra Heaven. Shes Instagram-model hot, dresses like she found her clothes in a dumpster, and has a rebellious streak as gnarly as the cafeteria cooking. So why is Cassandra willing to do anything, even take on a potty-training two-year-old, to join Esmes babysitters club? The answer lies in a mysterious note Cassandras mother left her: "Find the babysitters. Love, Mom." Turns out, Esme and Cassandra have more in common than they think, and theyre about to discover what being a babysitter really means: a heroic lineage of superpowers, magic rituals, and saving the innocent from seriously terrifying evil. And all before the parents get home.
564 Руб.