Dari penulis yang telah menginspirasi jutaan orang di seluruh dunia dengan buku-bukunya, Tuesday with Morrie, dan The Five People You Meet in Heaven,kini hadir dengan novel terbarunya, The Time Keeper—fabel tentang manusia pertama yang menghitung waktu di bumi. Orang yang kelak menjadi sang Penjaga Waktu. Dialah pencipta jam pertama di dunia. Dia dihukum karena mencoba mengukur anugerah terbesar dari Tuhan, diasingkan ke dalam gua hingga berabad-abad dan dipaksa mendengarkan suara orang-orang yang minta diberi lebih banyak waktu. Lalu dia kembali ke dunia kita, dengan membawa jam pasir ajaib dan sebuah misi: menebus kesalahannya dengan mempertemukan dua manusia di bumi, untuk mengajarkan makna waktu pada mereka.
"Laki-laki tua yang lemah seperti ini, begitu kurus, kering tetapi dalam kematiannya begitu banyak darah…" Suara Hercule Poirot menghilang. Si tua Simeon Lee mengundang seluruh keluarganya untuk bersama-sama merayakan Natal di Gorston Hall. Dia menciptakan hiburan bagi dirinya sendiri dengan mempermainkan nafsu serakah mereka. Permainan ini ternyata mengusik kekuatan dan nafsu terpendam yang akhirnya membawa kematiannya. Hercule Poirot menghadapi kasus pembunuhan yang direncanakan dengan sangat cermat dan dilaksanakan dengan brilian, tetapi... ada terlalu banyak darah!
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ...This beautiful collection features twelve gorgeously romantic stories set during the festive period, by some of the most talented and exciting YA authors writing today. The stories are filled with the magic of first love and the magic of the holidays.
“I’ve left some clues for you.If you want them, turn the page.If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.”So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York? Could their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?Rachel Cohn and David Levithan have written a love story that will have readers perusing bookstore shelves, looking and longing for a love (and a red notebook) of their own.
On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick's clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn't doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife's head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media--as well as Amy's fiercely doting parents--the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he's definitely bitter--but is he really a killer?As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn't do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a passionate tale of friendship, betrayal, and romance.At twenty-two years old, aspiring musician Sydney Blake has a great life: She’s in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her good friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers Hunter cheating on her with Tori—and she is left trying to decide what to do next.Sydney becomes captivated by her mysterious neighbor, Ridge Lawson. She can’t take her eyes off him or stop listening to the daily guitar playing he does out on his balcony. She can feel the harmony and vibrations in his music. And there’s something about Sydney that Ridge can’t ignore, either: He seems to have finally found his muse. When their inevitable encounter happens, they soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than one…From #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a passionate tale of friendship, betrayal, and romance—and the enchanting music that inspires one young woman to put her life back together.
Monsters. Mad Scientists. Danger.Dark forces are converging on the sleepy town of Autumn’s Hallow. Monsters in the woods, mad scientists on the loose and sinister minions lurk. Four young friends must band together to uncover a secret plot that threatens them, the town they live in and the people they love. It’s up to Blaine Davis, Daschle Gaunt, Shelley Merry and Drake Harker, heirs to fantastic powers to stop an evil that threatens to consume the world. Can the Monster Squad thwart the evil Victor von Frankenstein in time? Find out in Book 1 of an exciting new series!New Generation Publishing’s 2014 Children’s Book of the Year Award Winner
