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SpongeBob SquarePants, Volume 2: Friends Forever
Stephen Hillenburg - 2003
Deep down in the Pacific Ocean in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom lives a lovable, optimistic, and well-meaning sea sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants He works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab making everyone's favorite Krabby Patty Burgers, and lives in a pineapple with his pet snail, Gary, He doesn't mean to, but he's terrific at creating problems for himself and everyone else around him, because he just tries too darn hard But no matter what silly mess SpongeBob gets himself into, he's always got a positive outlook about practically everything, which makes him downright irresistible
Borderland: A Journey Through the History of Ukraine
Anna Reid - 1997
A thousand years ago it was the center of the first great Slav civilization, Kievan Rus. In 1240, the Mongols invaded from the east, and for the next seven centureies, Ukraine was split between warring neighbors: Lithuanians, Poles, Russians, Austrians, and Tatars. Again and again, borderland turned into battlefield: during the Cossack risings of the seventeenth century, Russia’s wars with Sweden in the eighteenth, the Civil War of 1918–1920, and under Nazi occupation. Ukraine finally won independence in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Bigger than France and a populous as Britain, it has the potential to become one of the most powerful states in Europe.In this finely written and penetrating book, Anna Reid combines research and her own experiences to chart Ukraine’s tragic past. Talking to peasants and politicians, rabbis and racketeers, dissidents and paramilitaries, survivors of Stalin’s famine and of Nazi labor camps, she reveals the layers of myth and propaganda that wrap this divided land. From the Polish churches of Lviv to the coal mines of the Russian-speaking Donbass, from the Galician shtetlech to the Tatar shantytowns of Crimea, the book explores Ukraine’s struggle to build itself a national identity, and identity that faces up to a bloody past, and embraces all the peoples within its borders.
LOVING OUR PARENTS
Abdul Malik Mujahid - 2014
It also has detailed and authentic accounts from both the Noble Qur’an and the Prophet’s Sunnah on our duties and obligations to those who have sacrificed so much to raise and educate us. In addition, it provides clear warnings of the penalties from Allah Almighty in this world and the Hereafter for abusing and disrespecting our parents. This is an essential publication for those who want to know the Divine Injunctions on not only how to treat their mothers and fathers, but also their grandparents, close relatives and elders.
J.K.Rowling
Colleen Sexton - 2005
K. Rowling wrote her first story at age six. From then on, writing was her passion. In 1990, an idea popped into her head that changed her life. She envisioned an orphaned Harry Potter, who learns he is a wizard. Rowling began to write amazing tales and became one of the world's most famous authors.
Nancy Drew
Andrew Fleming - 2011
No; she's out to solve one of the greatest mysteries ever: the death of movie star Dehlia Draycott. But the bigger mystery is how our perky; plaid-clad sleuth will fit in with the text-messaging teen queens of mean she meets at Hollywood High.
Words You Will Never Read
Jessica Katoff - 2017
Written as a catharsis in the months following the loss of her father in late 2016, Jessica has taken pen to page to say things he and others will never read, either because they can't, or just won't. Containing entirely new works, this is a can't miss release.
And Her Soul Out Of Nothing
Olena Kalytiak Davis - 1997
Both contemporary and other-worldly, Davis's lyrical poetry is a fearless expression of the spirit which defines the very essence of our beings.
Pokemon Diamond And Pearl: The Official Pokemon Scenario Guide
Future Press
Check out the 80 page Pokedex, complete with the newest Pokemon, all of this plus a double sided poster too. Exclusive Poster - A large double sided poster with exclusive Pokmon art. Full Walkthrough with Maps - Each area of the new Sinnoh region will be comprehensively covered so players will be able to find all the new Pokmon.
An Unlikely Friendship: A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley
Ann Rinaldi - 2007
How did these two women--one who grew up in a wealthy Southern home and became the wife of the president of the United States, the other who was born a slave and eventually purchased her own freedom--come to be such close companions? With vivid detail and emotional power, Ann Rinaldi delves into the childhoods of these two fascinating women who became devoted friends and confidantes amid the turbulent times of the Lincoln administration.
The Seventh Tower
Garth Nix - 2001
A veil was created over the world, upholding the rule of magic. One war ended...and another silently began.Tal has spent his whole life in the darkness. He knows nothing else of the world. Far below the Castle, there lives an Icecarl warrior named Milla. Her fate and Tal's are irreversibly linked. Together they will discover the secrets behind the veil -- and the forces desperately tryingto tear it apart.From dream worlds to nightmare visions, brilliant magic to fierce combat, this is an epic story of darkness, light, and all the shadows in between.
Untraceable
Сергей Лебедев - 2020
The story of who did it, and how these horrendous contaminants were developed, captivates and terrifies in equal measure. It has inspired acclaimed author Sergei Lebedev’s latest page-turning novel. At its center is a scheming chemist named Professor Kalitin, obsessed with developing an absolutely deadly, undetectable and untraceable poison for which there is no antidote. He becomes consumed by guilt over the death of his wife, the first accidental victim of his Faustian pact to create the ultimate venom, and the deaths of hundreds of test subjects. After he defects from the Soviet Union to spend his “retirement” years in the West, two Russian secret agents are dispatched to assassinate him. In this fast-paced, genre-bending novel, Lebedev weaves tension-filled pages of stunningly beautiful prose exploring the historical trajectories of evil. From Nazi labs, Stalinist plots, the Chechen Wars, to present-day Russia, Lebedev probes the ethical responsibilities of scientists supplying modern tyrants and autocrats with ever newer instruments of retribution, destruction and control. Lebedev, one of Russia’s most important and exciting writers, has never been better.
Secrets We Told The City: Poems
J.R. Rogue - 2017
Rogue & Kat Savage.
Help! I'm a Classroom Gambler
Pete Johnson - 2006
Lessons are actually quite interesting when you have more at stake than just whether you'll get through it without being sent to the head. Harvey and his fellow gamblers start to bet on how many times the supply teacher will give a nervous twitch, how often the Head will blow his nose and lots of other possible outcomes. All of a sudden, school is fun - but then the gambling craze starts to spread and Harvey realises it's all getting out of control...A brilliant subversive look at classroom pranks and what goes on under the teacher's nose.
Accidentally Knocked Up
Kelly Star - 2021
The pampered, silver spoon son of one of the wealthiest families in town.He's always been a thorn in my side. I can't get rid of him... because he's my brother's best friend.But one night changes everything. One night, a night of Masquerade, and I end up with his baby inside me.Now I'm scared. Can JJ and I take off our masks long enough to make this work? Or is it all a disguise?
Return to Brookmere
Rose Estes - 1982
The reader, as Brion the elf, must drive out a horde of monsters from his father's castle and locate a treasure hidden in the dungeon.