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Detectives in Togas (original title: Caius ist ein Dummkopf; "Caius is an Idiot") is a children's book written by Henry Winterfeld, and translated from the German by Richard and Clara Winston. Set in ancient Rome , the story follows a group of schoolboys who try to solve several crimes: the attack on their teacher and the desecration of a ...
Wringer was praised by critics for its ability to address deep issues for middle schoolers, as did its precursor, Maniac Magee.In a School Library Journal review of Wringer, Tim Rausch cited the novel for "Humor, suspense, a bird with a personality, and a moral dilemma familiar to everyone," characters who are "memorable, convincing, and both endearing and villainous," and a "riveting plot."
The title Lost Names was translated very differently into the Korean language. The "Lost" on the title to the Koreans meant "forcibly taken away", but Kim does not desire for that to be the depiction of the title, he simply meant lost. His favorite scene in Lost Names is the chapter "Once Upon a Time, on a Sunday."
15-year-old Bee Branch lives in Seattle with her father Elgin, a computer genius who works for Microsoft, and mother Bernadette, an agoraphobic stay-at-home parent. . Bernadette delegates the task of making their arrangements to a personal assistant in India named Manjula, and has ongoing feuds with some of the other mothers at Bee's private school, the main instigator being their neighbor Audre
In the Midst of Winter (Spanish: Más allá del invierno) is a 2017 novel by Chilean author Isabel Allende. It is the twenty-third book by Allende, who has made a name for herself as one of the eminent writers of magical realism . [ 1 ]
These funny, cute, deep, silly, and hard 'who knows me better' questions will make for the perfect game to playfully quiz your family, friends, and partner. 65 "Who Knows Me Better" Questions to ...
In the midst of a wartime evacuation, a British aeroplane crashes on an isolated island. The only survivors are boys in their middle childhood or preadolescence . A fair-haired boy named Ralph and a fat boy nicknamed Piggy find a conch shell, which Ralph uses as a horn to gather the survivors.
"Friends" ran from 1994 to 2004, and to this day, is a binge-worthy series that stands the test of time, taking fans through the journey of six best friends living in New York City.