The Pearl is a haunting and timeless tale of the dangers of unexpected wealth by Nobel prizewinner John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath. It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic, outspoken, first. Kino is a desperately poor Mexican pearl diver. But when he finds 'The Pearl of the World' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is …
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a historical fantasy epic that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British Empire
Dante’s Inferno meets Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul—perhaps at the cost of their own. Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek: The story of a hero’s descent to t…
Maus is the story of Vladek Spiegelman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe, and his son, a cartoonist who tries to come to terms with his father, his father's terrifying story, and History itself. Its form, the cartoon, succeeds perfectly in shocking us out of any lingering sense of familiarity with the events described, approaching, as it does, the unspeakable through the diminutive. It is, …
FINALIST for the 2022 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction A BEST BOOK OF 2022 Oprah Daily ・ TIME Magazine ・ Washington Post ・ Publishers Weekly ・ All the Lovers in the Night is acute and insightful, entertaining and engaging; it will make readers laugh, and it will make them cry, but it will also remind them, as only the best books do, that sometimes the pain is worth it. …
The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, “each the other’s world entire,” are sustained by love. Awesome in the totality of its vision, it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that…
Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to figh…
Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event, that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan und…
Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality their lives are changed profoundly and for ever. Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic…
A mentally challenged man receives an operation that turns him into a genius...and introduces him to heartache.
The journey into the past does not come without risks: customers must sit in a particular seat, they cannot leave the café, and finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold . . . Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s beautiful, moving story explores the age-old question: what would you change if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for…
Cleopatra and Frankenstein is an astounding and painfully relatable debut novel about the spontaneous decisions that shape our entire lives and those imperfect relationships born of unexpectedly perfect evenings.
Di sini, di tempatku, orang tua sangat suka jika anak-anak mereka membaca. Orang tua akan membelikan anak-anak mereka buku apa saja. Tidak peduli anak-anak mereka suka atau tidak. orang tua ingin anak-anak punya banyak buku. Anak0anak disuruh membaca. Anak-anak kadang seperti dipaksa banyak membaca.
Good night, Gorilla . . . Good night, Elephant . . . It’s bedtime at the zoo, and all the animals are going to sleep. Or are they? Who’s that short, furry guy with the keys in his hand and the playful grin?
Lilo dan Mama hendak ke festival kuliner. Namun, mobil Mama mogok. Nala, tetangga Lilo, mengajaknya untuk pergi dengan sepeda. Rupanya, Lilo menemukan begitu banyak hal menarik dengan bersepeda. Apa saja, ya?
Erin ingin mencoba Siger Pepadun milik Kak Reni. Gawat, puncak mahkota siger menghilang. Bagaimana bisa? Dag, dig, dug, apa yang Erin harus lakukan?
Di tengah hutan, Rimba si harimau kecil mengaum sendirian. Monyet, gajah, dan rusa bermain bersama keluarga mereka. Rimba pun bertekad mencari keluarganya. Ia menelusuri hutan, sungai, dan bukti. Akankah usaha Rimba berhasil?
DEB! Mati Listrik! Lumpia bom Emi holang dari piringnya. Dicarinya pencuri lumpia ke seluruh penjuru rumah! mampukah Emo menemukan siapa pencurinya?
Nyak dapat pesanan nasi ulam. Dul menawarkan diri mangantarkannya. ternyata nasi ulamnya banyak sekali. Siapa yang memesan nasi ulam sebanyak ini?
Waktu seperti sirop dari Pak Dokter! Glek. Glek. Glek. Ternyata rasanya tak pahit sama sekali. Tenggorolan Budi terasa lega. Wah. minuman ajaib apakah ini?
Hari ini ada yang ulang tahun. Kungkang akan datang untuk memberikan kejutan. Namun, Kungkang sangat lambat! Makannya sangat lambat. Jalannya sangat lambat. Aduh, apakah Kungkang akan datang terlambat?
Adi enggan membantu Amak membuat bika bakar. Dipilihnya bermain prajurit hikau dan ungu. Menurutnya, memasak adalah pekerjaan perempuan. Namun, sesuatu terjadi saat Adi asyik bermain. Dapatkah Adi menyelesaikannya?
When we last left our hero, Max Crumbly, he had crash-landed on top of a Mighty Meat Monster pizza after taking a late-night tumble through the vents at South Ridge Middle School - and he was completely surrounded by three ruthless criminals! Will Max be shredded to bits like mozzarella cheese on the hard and crunchy pizza crust of doom? Can his friend and sidekick, computer whiz Erin, help …
Begitulah Greta memperkenalkan diri di sekolah barunya. Iya benar, Greta punya kekurangan. Dia gagap. Karena itu dia sering pindah sekolah karena sering diejek teman-temannya. Akibatnya, Greta jadi tidak pede dan mudah curiga. Untung ada Olivia, yang dengan sabar bersedia menjadi sahabat Greta. Apa yang dilakukan Olivia agar Greta jadi pede? Akankah gagap Greta sembuh?
Saat sedang asyik berjemur di balkon rumahnya, seekor kucing bernama Zorbas mendapati seekor burung camar terjatuh kepayahan di dekatnya. Tumpahan minyak dari kapal tanker di laut telah melengketkan bulu-bulu burung camar betina yang hampir bertelur itu, membuatnya tak mungkin meneruskan terbangnya. Sebelum meninggal, ia meminta si kucing berjanji untuk merawat telurnya sampai menetas dan lanta…
Tirsa duduk mematung di tengah hiruk pikuk suasana Kampung Sikka. Dengan mata sayu, dia memandangi orang-orang yang hendak berburu cacing laut. Anak-anak mengiringi kemeriahan itu dengan melantunkan lagu Ole O Ina Nona. Oh, batin Tirsa tersiksa! Nada-nada itu membangkitkan jutaan kenangan serta kerinduan yang teramat dalam di benaknya.
Rumah tua itu akan dijual. Keluarga hantu mulai panik. Ke mana mereka akan pindah? Ke atas pohon? Bagaimana kalau hujan? Mereka tidak ingin menjadi hantu jalanan lagi. Mereka harus segera beraksi!
The Bad Guys are about to have a very bad day! Mr Wolf and his bad, bad buddies have messed with the wrong guinea pig. And this nasty little furball wants revenge. Will they survive? Will they be heroes? And will they just stop trying to eat each other?
The BAD GUYS are back, and they're ready to do more good deeds, whether you you want them to or not! 10,000 chickens are trapped in a high-tech cage farm! Who could possibly save them? Well, how about a WOLF, a SHARK, a PIRANHA and a SNAKE . . . who's also known as 'The Chicken Swallower'? What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
Discover the world of science with this essential series that will capture children's imagination while laying the foundation for future learning