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Looking for Alaska / An Abundance of Katherines / Paper Towns / The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFour critically acclaimed, award-winning modern classics from #1 New York Times-bestselling author John GreenThis John Green deluxe box set includes Printz Award–winning Looking for Alaska, Printz Honor book An Abundance of Katherines, Edgar Award–winning Paper Towns, and #1 New York Times–bestselling The Fault in Our Stars... -
![Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia by Herman Parish, Lynn Sweat]()
Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia by Herman Parish, Lynn Sweat
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLearn to read with the classic Amelia Bedelia!Ever since Amelia Bedelia made her debut in 1963, young readers have been laughing out loud at the antics of this literal-minded but charming housekeeper.The doctor is out! But Amelia Bedelia is ready to help a crowd of grouchy patients... -
![Step Up by Monica McKayhan]()
Step Up by Monica McKayhan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIndigo Summer and her boyfriend, Marcus Carter, have stayed solid through plenty of drama. Now Marcus is a senior, and he's already received his acceptance letter from Harvard. Indigo knows how hard he's worked for this chance... -
![Revenge of the Vinyl Cafe by Stuart McLean]()
Revenge of the Vinyl Cafe by Stuart McLean
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe world can be a perilous place. And the seemingly friendly world of Canada’s favourite fictional family is no different. Everyone is afraid of something: Dave, for example, is afraid of dolls, germs and Mary Turlington. Sam, on the other hand, is afraid of bees, UFOs, and “mewpilated” cows. Morley’s fears—public nudity and drop-in visits—are slightly less peculiar... -
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![Selected Poems of Miguel Hernández by Antonio A. Gómez Yebra]()
Selected Poems of Miguel Hernández by Antonio A. Gómez Yebra
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMiguel Hernández is, along with Antonio Machado, Juan Ramón Jiménez, and Federico García Lorca, one of the greatest Spanish poets of the twentieth century... -
![Novel Ideas: Judy Blume's Fudge Series: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing/Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great/Super Fudge/Fudge-A-Mania/Double Fudge by Crystal Rende]()
Novel Ideas: Judy Blume's Fudge Series: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing/Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great/Super Fudge/Fudge-A-Mania/Double Fudge by Crystal Rende
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNovel Ideas: Judy Blume's Fudge Series is an easy to use guide that will ensure your student will become a successful reader and writer! It will also engage the student in the learning process and provide creative opportunities to apply their new knowledge... -
![3 stepbrothers by Animallover55]()
3 stepbrothers by Animallover55
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTori lived with her dad and little sister. She never expected to have a stepmother, much less a stepbrother. But whats worse is not only one stepbrother, not two either. No three stepbrothers. But it gets worse, the three boys just happen to be the three triplet sport stars of the school. The same three boys that have gone out with nearly all those girls that wear short short skirts... -
![Triplets For The Billion-Heir by Layla Valentine]()
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![Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney]()
Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"An exhilarating, multi-layered new play."—The Guardian"Stirring and stylishly told . . . McCraney's crispest and most confident work."—Daily News"Greatly affecting. . . . It takes a brave writer to set his language against the plaintive beauty of the hymns and spirituals . . -
![Keepin' The Faith by Beth Rinyu]()
Keepin' The Faith by Beth Rinyu
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI had always been a good girl ruled by my catholic guilt, until one little slip-up in college led me down a different path. Now, I’m just trying to be the best mom I can to my little girl, making ends meet - cleaning houses by day, hosting sex toy parties at night, and holding out hope that Prince Charming truly does exist. Then I met him - handsome, successful, and hardworking... -
![Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm by Herman Parish]()
Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm by Herman Parish
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAmelia Bedelia is helping out at the library!She may not know the difference between a stegosaurus and a thesaurus, but Amelia Bedelia will go to any lengths to make reading fun... -
![García Márquez: Crónica de una muerte anunciada by Stephen M. Hart]()
García Márquez: Crónica de una muerte anunciada by Stephen M. Hart
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEsta Novela se basa en un hecho histórico acontecido en la tierra natal del autor. Sin embargo, en García Márquez la dialéctica entre realidad y mito es tan fecunda que eleva el hecho a categoría de metáfora universal sobre la condición humana... -
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![The Foreigner by Larry Shue]()
The Foreigner by Larry Shue
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat does a shy Englishman in search of rest do when he visits a fishing lodge in Georgia? In Larry Shue's hilarious farce, Charlie Baker, a proofreader by day and boring husband by night, adopts the persona of a foreigner who doesn't understand English... -
![Divas by Rebecca Chance]()
Divas by Rebecca Chance
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStunning good looks, a gorgeous fiancé, a bottomless trust fund, London's leading It Girl, Lola Fitzsimmons, leads a charmed life, a pampered princess whose rich father funds her every whim... -
![Lend Me a Tenor by Ken Ludwig]()
Lend Me a Tenor by Ken Ludwig
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA concert in Ohio in 1934 is jeopardized when the lead Italian tenor falls into a drunken'stupor. So the impresario's diminutive assistant blacks up and goes on as Otello. The tenor awakens, dons his costume, and thence follows a hilarious comedy involving two Otellos, a volatile Italian wife, an outrageous bellhop and a cynical impresario... -
![Contos de Aprendiz by Carlos Drummond de Andrade]()
Contos de Aprendiz by Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings'Contos de aprendiz', de Carlos Drummond de Andrade, foi publicado quando o autor já estava próximo dos 50 anos. Até então, o poeta mineiro nunca tinha se aventurado como contista. Essa edição, com novo projeto gráfico e prefácio escrito pelo escritor e jornalista José Castello, faz parte das comemorações do centenário de nascimento do poeta mineiro... -
![Maeve Binchy: Three Complete Books: The Lilac Bus; Firefly Summer; Silver Wedding by Maeve Binchy]()
Maeve Binchy: Three Complete Books: The Lilac Bus; Firefly Summer; Silver Wedding by Maeve Binchy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeloved on both sides of the Atlantic, bestselling Irish writer Maeve Binchy has been acclaimed by critics and readers alike for her heartwarming, beautifully crafted takes celebrating Ireland, its people, and the journey of life itself... -
![30 Days of No Gossip by Stephanie Faris]()
30 Days of No Gossip by Stephanie Faris
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a middle school gossip queen change her ways, or will she lose her BFF for good? Find out in this M!X original novel.Maddie Evans prides herself on being the gossip queen of Troy Middle School. She is the first person her classmates go to when they need the latest news on the ins-and-outs of her middle school and Maddie never disappoints... -
![Oh, David! A Diaper David Book by David Shannon]()
Oh, David! A Diaper David Book by David Shannon
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCaldecott Honor artist David Shannon is back with an all-new, original board book that lets young readers see what the star of the bestselling No, David! books did as a troublemaking toddler. Oh, David! What have you done now?! Whether it's time to get dressed, eat breakfast, or go to sleep, this youngster can always find a way to make a little trouble... -
![Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You & The Actor's Nightmare by Christopher Durang]()
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You & The Actor's Nightmare by Christopher Durang
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You" is a black comedy about Catholicism."An Actor's Nightmare" is also a black comedy; a one-hander. An unprepared actor in an unnamed play is forced to take the place of a leading actor... -
![Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang]()
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNominated for six Tony Awards®, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is one of the most lauded and beloved Broadway plays of recent years. Vanya and his adopted sister Sonia live a quiet life in the Pennsylvania farmhouse where they grew up, but their peace is disturbed when their movie star sister Masha returns unannounced with her twenty-something boy toy, Spike... -
![The School for Wives / The Learned Ladies by Molière]()
The School for Wives / The Learned Ladies by Molière
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe School for Wives concerns an insecure man who contrives to show the world how to rig an infallible alliance by marrying the perfect bride; The Learned Ladies centers on the domestic calamities wrought by a domineering woman upon her husband, children, and household. “Wilbur...makes Molière into as great an English verse playwright as he was a French one” (John Simon, New York)... -
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![My Now or Never Diary by Liz Rettig]()
My Now or Never Diary by Liz Rettig
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKelly Ann has only just come to her senses and realised that G, the boy she's fancied all year, is a total nerd and Chris, the boy next door who's been in love with her all year, is actually the man for her. But does that mean she'll live happily ever after with Chris, discovering the joys of sex and smugly advising her friends in the ways of true love? Of course not... -
![Hans steek die Rubicon oor by Rudie van Rensburg]()
Hans steek die Rubicon oor by Rudie van Rensburg
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHans loop op 90 nié met ’n loopring nie. Sy orige kinders maneuvreer hom vanuit hul tuistes oorsee in Huis Madeliefie in, maar Hans skop nog kliphard, en gou lei hy ’n ouetehuisopstand teen die onhoudbaar drakoniese matrone. Dis daggakoekies, ontkleedansers en vet sports net waar jy kyk in hierdie hoogs komiese roman oor oudword op eie terme... -
![The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni]()
The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe NHB Drama Classics series presents the world's greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions (focussing on the play's theatrical and historical background, together with an author biography, key dates and suggestions for further reading) and the complete text, uncluttered with footnotes... -
![Fancy Nancy and the Too-Loose Tooth by Jane O'Connor]()
Fancy Nancy and the Too-Loose Tooth by Jane O'Connor
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNancy touches upon a subject near and dear to all in this Fancy Nancy story from the beloved New York Times bestselling author-illustrator team Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser. Nancy absolutely must have her first tooth fall out at school. That way she will be sure to receive the special tooth-holder necklace from the school nurse... -
![...Who Needs Enemies? by Alan Dean Foster]()
...Who Needs Enemies? by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCollection of short stories. Swamp Planet ChristmasSnake EyesBystanderWhat do the Simple Folk do?.. -
![Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang]()
Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBruce and Prudence are deeply into therapy. Prudence's macho therapist is urging her to be more assertive while Bruce's wacky female therapist wants him to meet women by placing a personal ad. She does not fully comprehend that Bruce has a male lover who is not pleased by Bruce's desire to date a woman: Prudence... -
![East is East (NHB Modern Plays) by Ayub Khan-Din]()
East is East (NHB Modern Plays) by Ayub Khan-Din
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSalford 1970: the Khan children, caught between bellbottoms and arranged marriages, are buffeted this way and that by their Pakistani father's insistence on tradition, their English mother's laissez-faire and their own wish to be citizens of the modern world... -
![Explicit Love Story by Lee Sae In, Dimitri Dairi]()
Explicit Love Story by Lee Sae In, Dimitri Dairi
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSemua orang menganggapku ahli dalam berpacaran. Bahkan, pertanyaan mendetail tentang cara berciuman dan melakukan hubungan intim juga datang menghampiriku. Sejujurnya, aku merasa sedih setiap kali pertanyaan seperti itu muncul karena sebenarnya aku adalah "tong kosong yang nyaring bunyinya"... -
![More Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lola Douglas]()
More Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lola Douglas
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the critically acclaimed author of True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet comes this incredibly fun sequel. Just when Morgan Carter is falling in love with the simple life she built incognito in Fort Wayne, Indiana, her true identity as an infamous Hollywood starlet is outed and she's forced to return to LA... -
![Der böse Geist Lumpazivagabundus, oder Das liederliche Kleeblatt. Zauberposse mit Gesang in drei Akten. by Johann Nestroy]()
Der böse Geist Lumpazivagabundus, oder Das liederliche Kleeblatt. Zauberposse mit Gesang in drei Akten. by Johann Nestroy
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDie Machtprobe zwischen Fortuna und der Liebesfee Amorosa beschert drei Handwerksgesellen das große Los. Wie der trunksüchtige Schuster Knieriem, der brave Tischler Leim und der prunkliebende Schneider Zwirn mit ihrem Haupttreffer zurecht- oder nicht zurechtkommen, das ist Gegenstand dieser »Zauberposse«, die zu Nestroys populärsten Stücken gehört... -
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![Alice MacLeod, Realist at Last by Susan Juby]()
Alice MacLeod, Realist at Last by Susan Juby
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsdeAR gooSE, Thank you for your letter. Too bad you won't be able to write. I guess you'll be too busy moving on. Me too. First of all, I'm quite busy socially. Very busy socially. Plus, my screenwriting is really taking off. I'm basically in discussions with some people. Producer-types. You know. They say moviemaking is the new novel writing. I'm pretty much on the vanguard of that whole thing... -
![Tango: A Play in Three Acts by Sławomir Mrożek]()
Tango: A Play in Three Acts by Sławomir Mrożek
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn Tango, as in Mrozek's earlier plays, perfect logic is energetically applied to illogical ends. Arthur lives with his Bohemian family in appalling disorder: His mother sleeps with a vulgar hoodlum; his father looks the other way, meanwhile writing avant-garde plays; and his grandmother plays cards incessantly... -
![Quelle tête! by Robert Munsch]()
Quelle tête! by Robert Munsch
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAshley hates when her mother braids her hair because it takes too long. Things get better however when Ashley's grandmother arrives and has a suggestion... -
![Nuts: Every Family is a Little... by A.J. Cosmo]()
Nuts: Every Family is a Little... by A.J. Cosmo
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat’s the worst part of being in a family of squirrels? They drive you nuts! Hop along with Wally as he braves dinner disasters, bossy grown-ups, confusing cousins, and a less than perfect gift exchange to learn that there's more to his family's nutty holidays than opening presents... -
![Eloísa está debajo de un almendro by Enrique Jardiel Poncela]()
Eloísa está debajo de un almendro by Enrique Jardiel Poncela
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLa estética renovadora del humor de Enrique Jardiel Poncela (1901-1952) alcanzó una de sus mayores cimas con 'Eloísa está debajo de un almendro' (1940)... -
![Ex-Factor by Elisa Dane]()
Ex-Factor by Elisa Dane
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNevaeh Evan’s life is uprooted after her father’s death, when she moves in with her aunt and cousin, Livvie. Her plan to lay low at her new high school isn’t working. Her friend’s jerky boyfriend keeps asking her out, the guy she likes treats her like garbage, and the thought of tumbling again makes her want to hurl... -
![The School for Husbands by Molière, Richard Wilbur]()
The School for Husbands by Molière, Richard Wilbur
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe School for Husbands is a comedy in three acts and in verse.The intrigue of this comedy is the radical contrast between the ideas of two brothers about educating their children: one of them is very strict while the other is indulgent... -
![November by David Mamet]()
November by David Mamet
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDavid Mamet's Oval Office satire depicts one day in the life of a beleaguered American commander-in-chief.It's November in a Presidential election year, and incumbent Charles Smith's chances for reelection are looking grim. Approval ratings are down, his money's running out, and nuclear war might be imminent... -
![Jacques and His Master: An Homage to Diderot in Three Acts by Milan Kundera]()
Jacques and His Master: An Homage to Diderot in Three Acts by Milan Kundera
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJacques and His Master is a deliciously witty and entertaining play by Milan Kundera, the acclaimed Franco-Czech author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being and The Book of Laughter and Forgetting . A highly original variation on Enlightenment philosopher Denis Diderot's novel Jacques le Fataliste , Jacques and His Master has been successfully staged all over the world... -
![Solo quería bailar by Greta García]()
Solo quería bailar by Greta García
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSolo quería bailar narra en primera persona la historia de Pili, una bailarina sevillana que está en la cárcel porque acabó jarta (como ella dice) de la institución y su burocracia, y se volvió terrorista, aunque no una tan buena como a ella le hubiese gustado... -
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![Detroit by Lisa D'Amour]()
Detroit by Lisa D'Amour
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a "first ring" suburb outside a midsize American city, Ben and Mary fire up the grill to welcome the new neighbors who've moved into the long-empty house next door. The fledgling friendship soon veers out of control, shattering the fragile hold that newly unemployed Ben and burgeoning alcoholic Mary have on their way of life―with unexpected comic consequences... -
![The Minor by Denis Fonvizin]()
The Minor by Denis Fonvizin
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWritten in a time where education was a defining difference between the rich and the poor this story is about the Prostakov family so ignorant and brutish that they survive only through the industry of their ill-treated serfs. The plot centers on the tyrannical mother's attempts to educate her spoiled and loutish son for the civil service and to marry him to an heiress... -
![La nona by Roberto Cossa]()
La nona by Roberto Cossa
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLa nona (1977) de Roberto Cossa es ya un texto fundamental del teatro argentino. Como pocas piezas de nuestra escena sintetiza un tiempo y una poética centrales para la creación del teatro moderno entre nosotros... -
![Deep in my soul by Antonia J. Corrales]()
Deep in my soul by Antonia J. Corrales
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA novel in which the feelings and emotional intrigue, together with social criticism soaked with irony and humor, make up a story that evokes great works such as Out of Africa, Fried Green Tomatoes, Like Water for Chocolate, The Bridges of Madison County .. -
![Anfitrion - La Comedia de La Olla by Plautus]()
Anfitrion - La Comedia de La Olla by Plautus
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAquest volum conté dues de les comèdies més conegudes i representades de Plaute. En l’Amfitrió, Plaute recrea de manera hilarant un dels mites clàssics més coneguts: la concepció d’Hèrcules per part de Júpiter, un episodi ple d’equívocs que acaba convertit en una tragicomèdia... -
![مرگ در میزند by Woody Allen]()
مرگ در میزند by Woody Allen
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings«مرگ یک تصویر نمادین از نبودنه و همون طور که خودتون میدونین چیزی که نباشه نمیتونه وجود داشته باشه... بنابرین مرگ وجود نداره و فقط یک توهمه» وودی آلن نویسنده، بازیگر ، کارگردان و آهنگساز آمریکایی متولد 1935 نیویورک. در سال 1977 با فیلم آنی هال موفق به کسب اسکار کارگردانی و فیلمنامه شد. او تا پایان سال 2009، 42 فیلم ساخته که اکثر آن ها مورد استقبال گرم منتقدان و روشنفکران قرار گرفته است...
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