The Encounter
10 best books like The Encounter (Bill Myers): War with the Newts, Kristy's Great Idea, The Truth About Stacey, Into the Cold Fire, The Secret Scroll, Dášeňka, čili život štěněte, Krakatit, Poems and Stories, Fables, Vol. 18: Cubs in Toyland, Fables, Vol. 17: Inherit the Wind
| Author | Karel Čapek |
| ISBN | 0945774109 |
Faking News! Newts Trump Humans!
I'd become rather blasé when it comes to apocalyptic science fiction. I thought I knew them all, those brave new worlds that writers invent to symbolise the immediate danger of human self-destruction out of sheer stupidity?
Think again, Lisa!
The...
| Author | Ann M. Martin |
| ISBN | 0590224735 |
Kristy thinks the Baby-sitters Club is a great idea. She and her friends Claudia, Stacey, and Mary Anne all love taking care of kids. A club will give them the chance to have lots of fun - and make tons of money.
But nobody counted on crank calls, uncontrollable two-year-olds, wild pets, and parents...
| Author | Ann M. Martin |
| ISBN | 0590251589 |
The truth about Stacey is that she has diabetes. Nobody knows... except her friends in the Baby-sitters Club.
But even they don't know the real truth about Stacey. Stacey's problem is her parents. They won't admit she has the disease, and they drag her to practically every doctor in America!
Seeing...
| Author | Lynne Ewing |
| ISBN | 0786806540 |
Serena is being targeted by the Dark Side. Her power to read minds is what they need in order to destroy the Daughters of the Moon. And Serena has always had a rebellious side to her that may not be able to resist the seductive temptation of the Dark Side -- and Stanton, their sexy, mesmerizing leader. Set...
| Author | Lynne Ewing |
| ISBN | 0786807091 |
Catty has always wanted to find out who her birth mother was, and amazingly enough, she has the power to allow her to do just that. When Catty goes back in time, she not only manages to meet her mother, but she also inherits a secret scroll that is the key to destroying the Atrox once and for all. Catty will have...
Dášeňka, čili život štěněte
Een enorm zoet en schattig boek over een kleine pup genaamd Dasja. In het eerste stuk zien we hoe Dasja opgroeid van kleine hummel naar iets met veel energie en veel brutaliteit. Ik vond het heerlijk om deze stukjes te lezen en de illustraties maakten alles nog leuker. Ook de volgende hoofdstukken waren...
| Author | Karel Čapek |
| ISBN | 0685513386 |
Krakatit is a novel on the risks about the abuse of science for human gain. The hero is a chemist Mr. Prokop, who was able to produce exceptionally powerful explosive. He calls it "Krakatit," after the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa. A special feature of Krakatit is that erupts seemingly without cause....
| Author | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| ISBN | 0395689996 |
A collection of Tolkien’s short “fairy tales” and poems. Pauline Baynes' illustrations enhance the stories. I wanted to re-read Tales from the Perilous Realm, but my library doesn't have it. This book has several of the same stories.
Farmer Giles of Ham is about a simple farmer who finds...
Fables, Vol. 18: Cubs in Toyland
The most harrowing epic since the inception of the series starts when Snow and Bigby's cub Therese receives a Christmas gift from an unknown admirer. This red plastic boat may hold the key to a deep, disturbing secret that will incite a series of soul-crushing events for the denizens of Fabletown. Plus,...
Fables, Vol. 17: Inherit the Wind
| Author | Bill Willingham |
| ISBN | 1401235166 |
A #1 New York Times Bestseller.
The tights and capes have been stored away forever, but it remains to be seen if Haven and its refugee inhabitants have survived the onslaught of. Where do the Fables go from here? Bigby and Snow White's cubs try to move forward after learning a hard lesson about...
| Author | Naoshi Komi |
| ISBN | 4088806506 |
ついに始まる万里花の結婚式。誓いのキス目前、乱入したのは楽。万里花の母の軍勢からの万里花救出は成功するか！？ 普段の生活に戻った楽達。だが万里花の影響で、小咲や千棘の楽に対する思いに変化が！？.
| Author | Kathy Reichs |
| ISBN | 0099543850 |
The Virals are put to the ultimate test when they find a geocache containing an ornate puzzle box. Shelton decodes the cipher inside, only to find more tantalizing clues left by "The Gamemaster." A second, greater geocache is within reach—if the Virals are up to the challenge.
But the hunt...
The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 1
| Author | Nakaba Suzuki |
| ISBN | 1612629210 |
When they were accused of trying to overthrow the monarchy, the feared warriors the Seven Deadly Sins were sent into exile. Princess Elizabeth discovers the truth - the Sins were framed by the king's guard, the Holy Knights - too late to prevent them from assassinating her father and seizing the throne!...
Doodling for Cat People: 50 inspiring doodle prompts and creative exercises for cat lovers
| Author | Gemma Correll |
| ISBN | 1600584578 |
Doodling for Cat People sparks the imagination and spurs cat lovers to explore, experiment, and brainstorm ways to draw and doodle their favorite furry friends with a cute and clever art style.
You are perpetually covered in cat fur. Your shelves are full of feline-themed books, knickknacks,...
| Author | Shizuru Seino |
| ISBN | 1427802963 |
Talk about stuck between a rock and a hard place! Not only is Chiemi locked inside the tennis club storage shed, but Hirata's locked in there with her--and he's completely under the control of his raging hormones! A dumb-bell upside the head may temporarily solves the libido issue, but the problem of...
The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 2
| Author | Nakaba Suzuki |
| ISBN | 1612629237 |
SIN VS VIRTUE
To save her kingdom, Princess Elizabeth has pinned her last hope on the infamous traitors, “The Seven Deadly Sins” and has set out on a journey with Meliodas—the Dragon Sin of Wrath—to seek out the rest of his fellow knights and former friends. Deep within an uninviting...
Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls
| Author | Ann M. Martin |
| ISBN | 0590227637 |
Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne and Stacey have had some strange adventures since they started the Baby-sitters Club. But nothing's been as spooky as what's going on right now. The baby-sitters have been getting mysterious phone calls when they're out on their jobs. When a phone rings and they pick up, there's...
Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens, Vol. 1
| Author | Eri Takenashi |
| ISBN | 1604962674 |
Quirky take on the magical girl genre. A young man is carving a small statue out of the remnants of a shin-boke-a god tree. It was cut down, and he wanted to use it for his school project. To his suprise a shinto goddess uses it to manifest into this world after a long sleep. She's horrified at the tree being...
