No Fear Shakespeare Graphic Novels is a series based on the translated texts of the plays found in No Fear Shakespeare. The original No Fear series made Shakespeares plays much easier to read, but these dynamic visual adaptations are impossible to put down. Each of the titles is illustrated in its own unique style, but all are distinctively offbeat, slightly funky, and appealing. Each book features an illustrated cast of characters, helpful plot summary, line-by-line translations of the play and illustrations that will enhance your understanding of the story and characters.

In America's Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers arebeing broken down for parts, Nailer, a teenage boy, works the lightcrew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota--andhopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or chance, hediscovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recenthurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life:Strip the ship for all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor, abeautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life. . .. In this powerful novel, award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupidelivers a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set in a vivid and raw,uncertain future.

Building on the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the second part of Tolkien’s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring a striking black cover based on Tolkien’s own design, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth. Frodo and the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; and at the Falls of Rauros, Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs. Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin – alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.

每个人都无法逃避死亡。我们都知道。 十六岁的泰莎身患白血病，生命只剩寥寥数月，死亡对于她来说比任何人都更真实。 她列了一个清单——她在死之前想要完成的十件事情。 在生命即将终止之前的几个月，她经历了从未经历的事情，感受了来自各方面的爱，在死亡面前，她勇敢而感性，做了很多没有生病之前不敢做的事情，她与父亲、弟弟、原本疏远的母亲、要好的女友、新结识的男友的关系也变得与往日大不相同，因为爱，死亡变得不那么可怕。 得到自己想要的并不是件容易的事，而得到了之后还可能会发现这些并不是你真正需要的。有时候，珍贵的东西往往藏在你不注意的小角落。 这是一本振奋人心的小说，字里行间透着强烈的生命真实感，同时也充满了愉悦。通过直面死亡，让我们为能够拥有生命而欢欣鼓舞。 Tessa has just a few months to

Beranabus and Dervish are gone. Bec has formed an unholyalliance with Lord Loss. Kernel is blind, held on Earth against hiswill. Grubbs is mad with grief and spinning out of control. The demons are crossing. The Disciples are falling. The Shadow is waiting. Welcome to the end. Steel your stomachs and grit your teeth--the tenthbook in the saga of the battle between Earth and the hoardes of theDemonata waiting to destroy our world will be blood-curdling,bone-rending, and truly terrible. Bec, Kernel, and Grubbs areprepared for the fight of their lives. Are you?

在美国的佛罗里达州，有一个叫雅各布的男孩。在他小的时候，爷爷让他看了几张奇异的照片，还给他讲了照片上人物的奇异故事，但他只是半信半疑。 雅各布十六岁那年，爷爷很蹊跷地死去了。在爷爷死亡的现场，只有他看见了一个恐怖怪异的生命体。爷爷在弥留之际告诉他，这个世界很危险，只有一个遥远的小岛能保护他。爷爷来不及告诉他小岛的具体位置，只说了几个词：一只大鸟，一个圆圈，在老人墓的另一边，爱默生，一封信，1940年9月3日。 爷爷死去之后，雅各布陷入了病态，每日噩梦连连，而且反复做着同一个噩梦。他的家人把他强制送到了精神病诊所。为了寻求真相，雅各布逃脱出来，按图索骥踏上了前往神秘海岛的探索之旅，但他没有想到，真相远远比爷爷讲的还要离奇可怖…… A mysterious island.An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collect

Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkien's classic masterpiece, telling the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits' epic encounters with Gandalf, Gollum, dragons and monsters, in the quest to destroy the One Ring. When they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness have sold more than 150 million copies around the world. This new boxed set, published to mark the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, offers readers a new opportunity to discover Tolkien's remarkable world of Middle-earth and to follow the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits' part in the epic quest for the Ring -- beginning with Bilbo's fateful visit from Gandalf and culminating in the dramatic climax between Frodo and Gollum atop Mount Doom and Bilbo's departure to the Grey Havens.

As demonic Fomorii ravage their land, Bec and a band of warriorcompanions leave their devastated rath to answer a plea for help.An orphaned priestess-in-training, Bec hopes the journey will helpher solve the mysteries of her birth. But fighting demons has asteep price...

Mila has an exceptional talent for reading a room—sensing hidden facts and unspoken emotions from clues that others overlook. So when her father’s best friend, Matthew, goes missing from his upstate New York home, Mila and her beloved father travel from London to find him. She collects information about Matthew from his belongings, from his wife and baby, from the dog he left behind and from the ghosts of his past—slowly piecing together the story everyone else has missed. But just when she’s closest to solving the mystery, a shocking betrayal calls into question her trust in the one person she thought she could read best. * “Teeming with complex adult problems—infidelity, marital collapse, the death of a child—this thought-provoking coming-of-age story requires that readers be at least as mature as Mila as she confronts unpleasant truths. … Mila’s sharp observations of the people she meets and the winter landscape add a fresh, poetic aura to her discoveries and the novel as a w

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To celebrate The Hobbit’s 75th anniversary of publication, a pocket-sized hardback of J.R.R. Tolkien’s timeless classic, perfect for little Hobbits everywhere. Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services – as a burglar – on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo’s life is never to be the same again. The Hobbit became an instant success when it was first published in 1937, and 75 years later Tolkien’s epic tale of elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, myth, magic and adventure, with its reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins, has lost none of its appeal. Now, for the first time, the classic hardback edition is available in a one-off special pocket-sized edition. Featuring the distinctive cover illustration painted by Tolkien himself, plus his own drawings in the book, this edition will be the per

The Burning Legion has been defeated, and eastern regions ofKalimdor are now shared by two nations: the orcs of Durotar, led bytheir noble Warchief, Thrall; and the humans of Theramore, led byone of the most powerful mages alive -- Lady JainaProudmoore. But the tentative peace between orcs and humans is suddenlycrumbling. Random attacks against Durotar's holdings suggest thatthe humans have renewed their aggression toward the orcs. Now Jainaand Thrall must avert disaster before old hatreds are rekindled --and Kalimdor is plunged into another devastating war. Jaina's search to uncover the truth behind the attacks leads herto a shocking revelation. Her encounter with a legendary, long-lostwizard will challenge everything that she believes and illuminatethe secret history of the world of...

This official tie-in photo guidebook is packed with exclusivephotographs and in-depth text offering a sneak peek at the highlyanticipated new film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, directed byPeter Jackson. Join the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the wizard and theCompany of Dwarves on their Quest to recover treasure stolen by theDragon, Smaug the Magnificent. Leaving the comfort of Bilbo’s homethey must face many perils before they can claim their long-lostgold – Trolls, Elves, Goblins, Wargs, and worse… Richly illustrated with more than 100 colour photos fromthe film, and featuring a brand new fold-out map charting thejourney from Bag End to Wilderland, The Hobbit: An UnexpectedJourney Visual Companion begins the Quest for the Lonely Mountainin spectacular style.

Film tie-in edition of the bestselling classic work of fantasy of Bilbo Baggins’ adventures in Middle-earth, featuring the complete story as shown in the film trilogy, with a striking cover image from Peter Jackson’s film adaptation and drawings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey ‘there and back again’. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon… The prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century.

The perfect gift for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent, this boxed set of the paperback editions of James Dashner's New York Times bestselling series includes The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, and The Death Cure. The Maze Runner motion picture featuring the star of MTV's Teen Wolf, Dylan O’Brien; Kaya Scodelario; Aml Ameen; Will Poulter; and Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and hits theaters September 19, 2014! Also look for James Dashner’s newest book The Eye of Minds, book one in the Mortality Doctrine series. If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human. When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone. Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade. Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive. Everything is going to change. Then a girl arrives. The first girl

LaVaughn is fifteen now, and she's still fiercely determined togo to college. But that's the only thing she's sure about. Loyaltyto her father bubbles up as her mother grows closer to a new man.The two girls she used to do everything with have chosen a pathLaVaughn wants no part of. And then there's Jody. LaVaughn can'tbelieve how gorgeous he is...or how confusing. He acts like he's inlove with her, but is he?

地球正在遭受入侵，只是没有人知道这件事情。 杰克、瑞秋、托比亚、卡西和马可偶然遇到一艘失事飞船和一个垂死的飞行员。 没想到，因为这次偶遇，他们被赋予了一种神奇的力量——他们可以变成任何他们碰到的动物。 也因为这个神奇的力量，他们变成了动物变形人，在这个隐蔽的战争中保护美丽的星球。 但是，他们的敌人也非常强大。敌人可以变成任何一个他们想要变成的人，甚至是杰克他们亲密的人。 在这一次次战争中，动物变形人们能否胜出呢？ 独特的故事视角，丰富的想象力，惊险刺激的故事情节，小读者们爱不释手。

All three parts of the epic masterpiece 'The Lord of the Rings' in one paperback. Features brand new packaging, the definitive edition of the text, fold-out flaps with the original two-colour maps, and a revised and expanded index. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power -- the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring -- the ring that rules them all -- which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as the Ring is entrusted to his care. He must leave his home and make a perilous journey across the realms of Middle-earth to the Crack of Doom, deep inside the territories of the Dark Lord. There he must destroy the Ring forever and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. Since it was first published in 1954, 'The Lord of the Rings' has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworld

Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkien’s classic masterpieces behind the films, telling the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits’ epic encounters with Gandalf, Gollum, dragons and monsters, in the quest to destroy the One Ring. When they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness have sold more than 150 million copies around the world. This new boxed gift set, published to celebrate the release of the first of Peter Jackson’s three-part film adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, contains both titles and features cover images from both films. It offers readers a new opportunity to discover Tolkien’s remarkable world of Middle-earth and to follow the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits’ part in the epic quest for the Ring – beginning with Bilbo’s fat

The thrilling conclusion to #1 bestselling Shiver trilogy fromMaggie Stievater. then. When Sam met Grace, he was a wolf and she was a girl. Eventuallyhe found a way to become a boy, and their love transformed fromcurious distance to the intense closeness of shared lives. now. That should have been the end of their story. But Grace was notmeant to stay human. Now she is the wolf. And the wolves of MercyFalls are about to be hunted in one final, spectacular kill. forever. Sam would do anything for Grace. But can one boy and one lovereally change a hostile, predatory world? The past, the present,and the future will all collide in one pure moment - a moment ofdeath or life, farewell or forever.

The Hobbit is the unforgettable story of Bilbo, a peace-loving hobbit, who embarks on a strange and magical adventure. A timeless classic. Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services – as a burglar – on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo’s life is never to be the same again. Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as J. R.R. Tolkien’s classic tale, ‘The Hobbit’. Since its first publication in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each new generation of readers all over the world, and its hero, Bilbo Baggins, has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals of fiction.

Partly autobiographical, this is first of the internationallyacclaimed trilogy by Judith Kerr telling the unforgettable story ofa Jewish family fleeing from Germany at the start of the SecondWorld WarSuppose your country began to change. Suppose that withoutyour noticing, it became dangerous for some people to live inGermany any longer. Suppose you found, to your complete surprise,that your own father was one of those people.That is what happenedto Anna in 1933. She was nine years old when it began, too busywith her schoolwork and toboganning to take much notice ofpolitical posters, but out of them glared the face of Adolf Hitler,the man who would soon change the whole of Europe – starting withher own small life.Anna suddenly found things moving too fast forher to understand. One day, her father was unaccountably missing.Then she herself and her brother Max were being rushed by theirmother, in alarming secrecy, away from everything they knew – homeand schoolmates and well-loved toys – right out o