This rich collections of essays on the appropriation of indonesian national heroes and international feminist icon Kartini provides an incisive insight into the multiple ways of her briliant letters have been read, interpreted and used.
One fatal prophecy. Seven brace demigods. A quest to find -- and close -- the doors of death.Annabeth and her friends Piper, Jason and Leo have landed at camp Jupiter with one mission in mind. The time has come for Roman and Greek demigods to unite. With Percy Jackson, Hazel and Frank by their side, they must combine forces to find -- and close -- the Doors of Death.But Annabeth is hiding a sec…
A true story of courage and heroism by the three young American friends who foiled a terrorist attack on a train bound for Paris.
Heroes are thought to be gone from the land. So why have the bards begun singing of them once more? For fable newcomers and dedicated fans alike, Blood of Heroes delves into a never-before-glimpsed era, telling the tale of a band of adventures who come together to defend a kingdom in desperate need. The city of Brightlodge is awash with Heroes from every corner of Alibon, all eager for their ne…
A collection of nineteen Greek myths and legends
Twelve-year-old Tom Elm, his raccoon friend Roderick, Percival, Abbey, and Barclay Bone, warrior-priest Randolf, and forest-woman Lorimar join in a quest to find the pieces of the Spark that can save Dreaming - and the Waking World - from
adapted by Elizabeth Rudnick ; based on the motion picture screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely.
Percy Jackson and The Battle of the Labyrinth is the fourth exciting adventure in Rick Riordan's bestselling series. *Now with a thrilling new cover look.*Half Boy. Half God. ALL Hero.Honestly, blowing up another school was the last thing I wanted to do.As the son of a Greek God, I've had my share of near-death disaster - and now my arch enemy Luke wants to invade our camp via an ancient labyri…
A thousand deadly monsters. Three battling demigods. One fatal decision.Hazel looked behind Hecate at the middle gateway. She saw Percy and Annabeth sprawled helplessly before those black-and-silver doors. A massive dark shape, vaguely humanoid, now loomed over them, its foot raised as if to crush Percy.'What about them?' Hazel asked, her voice ragged. 'Percy and Annabeth?'Hecate shrugged. 'Wes…
When the small community of Holliswood is thrown into chaos by the arrival of a terrifying outlaw who deliberately instigates problems for the purpose of filming his crimes for television, modern superhero Daniel X assembles an all-star team to help protect fellow citizens.
Everyone is after Arthur Penhaligon including strange pirates, shadowy creatures, and Drowned Wednesday, whose gluttony threatens both her world and Arthur's.
ThunderClan's darkest hour is upon them and Fireheart, the warrior cat, must protect his clan from a threat unlike any the forest has ever seen, as the time comes for prophecies to unfold and heroes to rise.
As Wild Chalklings threaten the American Isles and Rithmatists are humanity's only defense, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students learn the magical art that he would do anything to practice.
After learning that the residents of the retirement home where he volunteers are secretly monsters and have stolen what appears to be his life essence, middle-schooler Chris recruits his friends to help get it back.
Profiles a variety of men and women who have shown some form of heroism, from the man who captured Blackbeard the pirate and members of the resistance against Hitler to cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and a surgeon in war-torn Beirut.
Three superheroes in the Crescent Moon Kingdoms bound together by a series of magical murders must work together in a race against time to prevent a sorcerer's plot from destroying the world.
The Marvel Heroes of Reading line of early readers is designed to offer reluctant readers, specifically boys, books that they will want to read by featuring characters they love. The series is broken into three levels that invoke the rigorous training courses their favorite Marvel heroes must engage in to perfect their super powers
Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen-all of them-and they're stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood-the blood of Olympus-in order to wake. The de…
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Destiny: The Life of Prince Diponegoro of Yogyakarta, 1785-1855. This book is a completely revised version of The Power of Prophecy; Prince Dipanagara and the End of an Old Order in Java, 1785-1855 (2007). A vivid biography of Indonesia’s foremost national hero, it tells the story of a remarkable figure whose life spanned his native Java’s troubled transition to the modern world. It will be…
Summary: Three superheroes in the Crescent Moon Kingdoms bound together by a series of magical murders must work together in a race against time to prevent a sorcerer's plot from destroying the world