When three delinquents
hole up in an abandoned general store after their most recent robbery,
to their great surprise, a letter drops through the mail slot in the
store's shutter. This seemingly simple request for advice sets the trio
on a journey of discovery as, over the course of a single night, they
step into the role of the kindhearted former shopkeeper who devoted his
waning years to offering thoughtful counsel to his correspondents.
Through the lens of time, they share insight with those seeking
guidance, and by morning, none of their lives will ever be the same.
By acclaimed author Keigo Higashino, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store is a work that has touched the hearts of readers around the world.
Goodreads Synopsis:
Trouble is haunting Cassidy Blake . . . even more than usual.
She
(plus her ghost best friend, Jacob, of course) are in Paris, where
Cass's parents are filming their TV show about the world's most haunted
cities. Sure, it's fun eating croissants and seeing the Eiffel Tower,
but there's true ghostly danger lurking beneath Paris, in the creepy
underground Catacombs.
When Cass accidentally awakens a
frighteningly strong spirit, she must rely on her still-growing skills
as a ghosthunter -- and turn to friends both old and new to help her
unravel a mystery. But time is running out, and the spirit is only
growing stronger.
And if Cass fails, the force she's unleashed could haunt the city forever.
Alice was beginning
to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having
nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was
reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is
the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations?"
So
begins the tale of Alice, following a curious White Rabbit down a
rabbit-hole and falling into Wonderland. A fantastical place, where
nothing is quite as it seems: animals talk, nonsensical characters
confuse, Mad Hatter's throw tea parties and the Queen plays croquet.
Alice's attempts to find her way home become increasingly bizarre,
infuriating and amazing in turn. A beloved classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has continued to delight readers, young and old for over a century.
The Dead must stay buried.
Karthia
is nothing like it used to be. The kingdom's borders are open for the
first time in nearly three hundred years, and raising the dead has been
outlawed. Odessa is determined to explore the world beyond Karthia's
waters, hoping to heal a heart broken in more ways than she can count.
But with Meredy joining the ocean voyage, vanquishing her sorrow will be
a difficult task.
Despite the daily reminder of the history they
share, Odessa and Meredy are fascinated when their journey takes them
to a land where the Dead rule the night and dragons roam the streets.
Odessa can't help being mesmerized by the new magic--and by the girl at
her side. But just as she and Meredy are beginning to explore the new
world, a terrifying development in Karthia summons them home at once.
Growing
political unrest on top of threats from foreign invaders means Odessa
and Meredy are thrust back into the lives they tried to leave behind
while specters from their past haunt their tenuous relationship.
Gathering a force big enough to ward off enemies seems impossible, until
one of Queen Valoria's mages creates a weapon that could make them
invincible. As danger continues to mount inside the palace, Odessa fears
that without the Dead, even the greatest invention won't be enough to
save their fates.
In this enthralling, heartrending sequel to
Reign of the Fallen, Odessa faces the fight of her life as the
boundaries between the Dead and the living are challenged in a way more
gruesome than ever before.
Harry Potter is midway
through his training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to
get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International
Quidditch Cup. He wants to find out about the mysterious event that's
supposed to take place at Hogwarts this year, an event involving two
other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for
a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old wizard. But
unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal - even by wizarding
standards. And in his case, different can be deadly.
Good morning. Do NOT
get stuck in the comments section of life today. Make, do, create the
things. Let others tussle it out. Vamos!
Before he inspired the world with Hamilton and
was catapulted to international fame, Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspiring
his Twitter followers with words of encouragement at the beginning and
end of each day. He wrote these original sayings, aphorisms, and poetry
for himself as much as for others. But as Miranda’s audience grew, these
messages took on a life on their own. Now Miranda has gathered the best
of his daily greetings into a beautiful collection illustrated by
acclaimed artist (and fellow Twitter favorite) Jonny Sun. Full of
comfort and motivation, Gmorning, Gnight! is a touchstone for anyone who needs a quick lift.
The day after they moved in, Coraline went exploring....
In Coraline's family's new flat are twenty-one windows and fourteen doors. Thirteen of the doors open and close.
The
fourteenth is locked, and on the other side is only a brick wall, until
the day Coraline unlocks the door to find a passage to another flat in
another house just like her own.
Only it's different.
At
first, things seem marvelous in the other flat. The food is better. The
toy box is filled with wind-up angels that flutter around the bedroom,
books whose pictures writhe and crawl and shimmer, little dinosaur
skulls that chatter their teeth. But there's another mother, and another
father, and they want Coraline to stay with them and be their little
girl. They want to change her and never let her go.
Other
children are trapped there as well, lost souls behind the mirrors.
Coraline is their only hope of rescue. She will have to fight with all
her wits and all the tools she can find if she is to save the lost
children, her ordinary life, and herself.
Critically acclaimed and award-winning author Neil Gaiman will delight readers with his first novel for all ages.
