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Книги издательства «Puffin»
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Turn the wheel and play I spy with Moomin and his friends! This chunky novelty book is perfect for little hands. |
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Don't miss the major film of The 5th Wave by Sony Pictures starring Chloe Grace Moretz (If I Stay). Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances. (Entertainment Weekly). The 5th Wave is the award-winning and bestselling first book in an epic series from award-winning Rick Yancey that's perfect for fans of The Hunger Games. The 1st Wave: Took out half a million people. The 2nd Wave: Put that number to shame. The 3rd Wave: Lasted a little longer. Twelve weeks... Four billion dead. In The 4th Wave, You can't trust that people are still people. And The 5th Wave? No one knows. But it's coming. On a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs. Runs from the beings that only look human, who have scattered Earth's last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan may be her only hope. Now Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up. A modern sci-fi masterpiece... Should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires. (USA Today). Wildly entertaining... (Justin Cronin, The New York Times Book Review). The pace is relentless. (Heat). Chilling. (Sun). Nothing short of amazing. (Kirkus (starred review)). This book's scary! (Teen Now (5 starred review)). This is Damn and Wow territory...One of the best books I've read in years. (Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author)... a twisty survival story that borrows elements from romance, horror and dystopian fiction. (Wall Street Journal). Breathtakingly fast-paced and original. (Melissa De La Cruz, New York Times bestselling author of the Blue Bloods series). An epic sci-fi adventure about a terrifying alien invasion. You'll read it in one sitting. (Bookseller). Heartfelt, violent, paranoid epic, filled with big heroics and bigger surprises. (Booklist (starred review)). Gripping. (Publishers Weekly). Borrow this one from your teen's nightstand while they're at school. (People Magazine). Winner of the 2014 Red House Children's Book Award. 2014 Children's Choice Book Awards Finalist for Teen Book of the Year. A YALSA 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults. A YALSA 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers. A Booklist 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults. A VOYA 2013 Perfect Ten. An Amazon Best Book of the Year. Books in the series: The 5th Wave (Book 1), The Infinite Sea (Book 2), and The Last Star (Book 3). |
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Escape to Christmas Past is a colouring book filled with highly detailed line artwork that brings to life. A Christmas Carol in an entirely unique way. Evocative scenes and characters from Charles Dickens' famous story of Ebenezer Scrooge and Marley's ghost, threaded with imaginative, delicate patterns all clearly outlined in pen and ink, make ideal compositions to colour. Pivotal extracts from the story are scattered throughout for inspiration, and there are spaces left within some of the compositions for individual design and embellishment. This is a highly original colouring book for older children and adults alike. Handy-sized square format, easily portable — take it anywhere! |
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A big skeleton, a little skeleton and a dog skeleton live in the dark cellar of a dark house on a dark hill. The skeletons venture out of their cellar one night to find someone to scare, but everyone is in bed so they amuse themselves by scaring each other and playing with the skeleton animals that live in the zoo. |
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Connie Pickles is fulfilling her destiny. She's in Paris, and she has big plans. She will fall in love with someone other than William. She will find her long lost grandparents. She will become tres chic. But sometimes even destiny doesn't go to plan... Sabine Durrant has the laugh-out-loud humour of Louise Rennison, the sharp perception of Anne Fine and the instant girl-appeal of a younger Bridget Jones. |
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When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother go digging in the gravel pit, the last thing they expect to find is a Psammead — an ancient Sand-fairy! Having a Sand-fairy for a pet means having one wish granted each day. But the children don't realize all the trouble wishes can cause. This is a timeless classic with an introduction by Quentin Blake, award-winning illustrator and first-ever Children's Laureate (1999-2001). |
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Orla is very excited about entering the local photo competition — especially since it's her chance to show that she can be as good at something as her sister. When she forgets to even take the lens cap off the camera though, it isn't a good sign! But when little chocolate brown kitten Flames comes into the picture, it looks like Orla's dreams of winning the competiton might just come true... |
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For Mibs Beaumont's family, the day of their thirteenth birthday could be an adventure or a disaster. It's when they get their savvy — an extra-special talent and know-how. Her brother Rocket is Mr Electric, he can send static shocks from the other side of the room, just for fun... But on Mibs' special day, their Poppa lies in a coma in hospital, and she has to reach him. The only way to get there is on the pink Bible bus, so, adventure or disaster, Mibs is getting on that bus. And who could guess what might happen then? |
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Fifteen-year-old Billi SanGreal never meant to make history. Dragged at the age of ten into the modern-day Knights Templar by her father, the Grandmaster, Billi's the first girl ever to be a Templar warrior. Her life is a rigorous and brutal round of weapons' practice, demon killing and occult lore — and a lot of bruises. But then temptation is placed in Billi's path — an alternative to her isolated life. But temptation brings consequences. In this case — the tenth plague — the death of all first borns and so Billi must choose her destiny. And as she soon discovers, death isn't even the worst. |
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Gone are the days when Ginger was an outsider, always on the fringes of friendship. She's swapped puppy fat and pigtails for make-up and hair straighteners and never looked back — until now. Ginger and Shannon are best mates, but when they befriend lonely Emily, everything changes. Even the saxophone-playing boy in the trilby hat can't help — he's part of the problem... Are Ginger and Shannon drifting apart or can they stay best friends for ever? |
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Percy Jackson — now in stunning graphic novel form! Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. That's when things started really going wrong. Now I spend my time fighting with swords, battling monsters with my friends, and generally trying to stay alive. This is the one where Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt — and making Zeus angry is a very bad idea. Can Percy find the lightning bolt before a fully-fledged war of the Gods erupts? |
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Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2015. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 233 x 153 mm. Language: English Brand New Book. Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother s mysterious death, he s lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he s tracked down by an uncle he s never met — a man his mother claimed was dangerous. His uncle tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years. When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision. Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die |
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After a horse-riding scare, Gina has lost all her confidence and wants nothing more to do with riding. But when magic pony Comet turns up at the pony rescue centre that her mum runs, Gina finds her love of horses comes cantering back! |
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Thirteen-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has constructed a supercomputer from stolen fairy technology. In the wrong hands it could be fatal for humans and fairies alike. But no need to worry, Artemis has a brilliant plan. He's not going to use the computer; he's just going to show it to a ruthless American businessman with Mafia connections. His bodyguard, Butler, will be with him. What could possibly go wrong? |
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The epic journey of Odysseus, the hero of Ancient Greece... After ten years of war, Odysseus turns his back on Troy and sets sail for home. But his voyage takes another ten years and he must face many dangers — Polyphemus the greedy one-eyed giant, Scylla the six-headed sea monster and even the wrath of the gods themselves — before he is reunited with his wife and son. Brilliantly retold by award-winning author, Geraldine McCaughrean. |
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Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth; Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse; Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief; Peter Jackson and the Sea of Monsters; Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian |
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Poppet and Katsuma are on the hunt for Mrs. Snoodle. Join them on their search as they travel around the Moshi World in the fangtastic Moshi Monsters 2015 Official Annual. It's packed full of stories, puzzles, activities, comics and everything you need to know about the ever-expanding Moshi world. It's the perfect Christmas gift for all Moshi Monsters fans! |
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