They call them the Unadoptables but families come in all shapes and sizes. The remarkable. The extraordinary. The brave. Way back in the autumn of 1880, five babies are discovered at the Little Tulip Orphanage in most unusual circumstances. Those babies are Lotta, Egbert, Fenna, Sem and Milou. The vile matron calls the children "the unadoptables" but this talented gang of best friends know that their individuality is what makes them so special - and so determined to stay together. When a sinister gentleman tries to get them in his clutches, the children make a daring escape across the frozen canals of ... |
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Every empire demands revolution. Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than she thought. Luca needs a turncoat. Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet's edge between treason and orders. Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace, while Luca focuses on what really matters: getting her uncle off her throne. Through assassinations and massacres, in bedrooms and war rooms, Touraine and Luca will haggle ... |
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Втора книга от "Вещиците: Полунощ" ... И една тайна, по-страшна и вълнуваща дори от топлината на домашното огнище и енигматичната атмосфера на старото имение на Първа улица. И колкото по-дълго остава в града, толкова повече нараства изкушението да разбере всичко за тайнствения тъмнокос мъж, забелязван от мнозина в градината. Мъжът, който е свързан със семейство Мейфеър от самото начало на родовата им история и чието име не бива да се споменава. Но дали тази пагубна страст ще се окаже по-силна от предупрежденията и от любовта? Ан Райс е автор на готически и религиозни книги с над сто милиона продадени копия ... |
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A home full of love. A house full of secrets. Trevor found himself unable to resist the call home when he inherited a tumbledown cabin from his grandfather. He's come back to live the simple life but nothing here is simple. There's Callie, the sullen local teenager who seems to know more than she should about Trevor's grandfather's death. And there's Natalie, the deputy sheriff intent on making a point and lingering in Trevor's mind long after she's left his porch. In a bid to unravel Natalie and Callie's secrets and to find out what really happened to his grandfather, Trevor is about to ... |
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Number 1 New York Times bestselling author. They can only hurt you if you try to teach them. ... The Unteachables are a notorious class of misfits, delinquents, and academic train wrecks. They're so bad they've been removed from the student body and isolated in room 117. Their teacher is Mr. Zachary Kermit, the most burned-out teacher in all of Greenwich. He's living for retirement, but the superintendent has his own plans to torpedo that idea - and it involves assigning him to the Unteachables... The Unteachables never thought they'd find a teacher who had a worse attitude than they did. And Mr. Kermit ... |
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The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller. This book is a special edition of "Quick Reads" series. ... She gave you everything. But what does she want in return? When Lizzie’s daughter Meg is given a life-saving heart transplant, Lizzie feels hugely grateful to the nameless donor. Then she receives a letter from the donor’s mother, Karen, asking to meet, and it seems like the least she can do. But as soon as Karen is welcomed into their lives, Lizzie feels something isn’t right. And before long, she can’t help but worry that by inviting Karen in, she might have put Meg in danger... ... |
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Автоматичната химикалка от серията The Mandalorian на Cool Pack е изработена от пластмаса с непрозрачен корпус, гладко полирано покритие и цветен дизайн. Химикалката пише меко и гладко, благодарение на гел мастилото си. Линията оставена от нея е в син цвят с дебелина 0.5 mm. Тя разполага с щракащ механизъм и гумичка за триене на върха си. Има сменяем пълнител, който може да закупите отделно. Химикалката е идеално допълнение към всеки ученически несесер . Внимание! При поръчка ще получите химикалка с дизайн, избран на случаен принцип. ... |
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Ученическата раница "Dark Tweed" на "Hartis" е част от серията "Kaos". Тя е с атрактивен дизайн, който ще се хареса на учениците. Има ергономичен гръб от дишаща материя и регулируеми, широки презрамките с ергономична форма. Снабдена е с 2 основни отделения, предназначени за учебници, помагала и тетрадки . Освен това в задното отделение има джоб за лаптоп 15", малък джоб за mp3 плеър или телефон и извод за слушалки. Раницата разполага с голям преден джоб за допълнителни принадлежности и аксесоари, в който има органайзер с обособени отделения за химикалки , моливи или флумастери . ... |
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Автоматичната химикалка Gradient Dark от Colorino Kids е изработена от пластмаса с непрозрачен корпус, гладко покритие и цветен дизайн. Химикалката пише меко и гладко, благодарение на гел мастилото си. Линията оставена от нея е в син цвят. Химикалката разполага с щракащ механизъм, сменяем пълнител и гумичка за триене на върха си. Тя е идеално допълнение към всеки ученически несесер . Важно! Цветът на продукта може да се различава от показания на снимката. При поръчка ще го получите в цвят на случаен принцип. ... |
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Rowan: I'm in the business of creating fairy tales. Theme parks. Production companies. Five-star hotels. Everything could be all mine if I renovated Dreamland. My initial idea of hiring Zahra was good in theory, but then I kissed her. Things spiraled out of control once I texted her using an alias. By the time I realized where I went wrong, it was too late. People like me don't get happy endings. Not when we're destined to ruin them. Zahra: After submitting a drunk proposal criticizing Dreamland's most expensive ride, I should have been fired. Instead, Rowan Kane offered me a dream job. The catch? I had ... |
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Fire is like a rumour. You might think you've extinguished it but one creeping, red tendril, one single wisp of smoke is enough to let it leap back into life again. Especially if someone is watching, waiting to fan the flames ... New school. Tick. New town. Tick. New surname. Tick. Social media profiles? Erased. There's nothing to trace Anna back to her old life. Nothing to link her to the "incident". At least that's what she thinks ... until the whispers start up again. As time begins to run out on her secrets, Anna finds herself irresistibly drawn to the tale of Maggie, a local girl accused of ... |
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300 years before "A Game of Thrones" dragons ruled Westeros. The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work, the inspiration for HBO's upcoming "Game of Thrones" prequel series House of the Dragon. Centuries before the events of "A Game of Thrones", House Targaryen - the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria took up residence on Dragonstone. "Fire & Blood" begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, ... |
