A compelling and intimate exploration of the complexity of a bicultural immigrant experience, To See and See Again traces three generations of an Iranian (and Iranian-American) family undergoing a century of change--from the author's grandfather, a feudal lord with two wives; to her father, a freespirited architect who marries an American pop singer; to Bahrampour herself, who grows up balanced…
The acclaimed author of Little Broken Things returns with another “race-to-the-finish family drama” (People) about a single mother who becomes embroiled in a mystery that threatens to tear apart what’s left of her family. Jessica Chamberlain, newly separated and living with her two sons in a small Iowa town, can’t believe that a tragedy in another state could have anything to do with…
Universal change is often the ultimate result of one individual’s lightbulb moment—an invention that triggers a ripple effect across countries, continents, or even out into space. Know-It-All Great Inventions looks at fifty of these great ideas that really did change the world. It covers a wide range, from early days (the wheel) through materials (the invention of steel and plastic) to comm…
In book three of the series, Sabrina and Daphne Grimm tackle their most important mystery: Who kidnapped their parents more than a year ago? Sabrina enters the hideout of the Scarlet Hand, the sinister group of Everafters who are keeping her parents prisoner. She has a chance to rescue her mom and dad but is foiled by the most famous fairy-tale character in the world. With the help of her littl…
Before Carrie Bradshaw hit the big time in the City, she was a regular girl growing up in the suburbs of Connecticut. How did she turn into one of the most-read social observers of our generation? The Carrie Diaries opens up in Carrie's senior year of high school. She and her best friends -- Walt, Lali, Maggie, and the Mouse -- are inseparable, amid the sea of Jens, Jocks and Jets. And then …
In Parvana's Journey, the Taliban still control Afghanistan, but Kabul is in ruins. Parvana's father has just died, and her mother, sister, and brother could be anywhere in the country. Parvana knows she must find them. Despite her youth, Parvana sets out alone, masquerading as a boy. She soon meets other children who are victims of war -- an infant boy in a bombed-out village, a nine-year-old …
Afghanistan, masa rezim militer Taliban. Ibu kota Kabul porak poranda akibat perang berkepanjangan. Kesewenangan penguasa membuyarkan denyut kehidupan warga. Sekolah dibubarkan, segala bentuk hiburan ditiadakan, dan perempuan dilarang keluar rumah sendiri tanpa burqa yang mengungkung tubuh. Parvana adalah gadis kecil biasa berumur 11 tahun bermasa depan gemilang. Ayahnya seorang terdidik lul…
DESCRIPTION Seorang anak yang takkan menunjukkan emosi maupun mempertanyakan perintah apa pun. Seorang anak yang hanya takut ketakutannya tersingkap.... Pada hari-hari tergelap Perang Dunia II, Churchill membutuhkan seorang anak berjiwa ksatria seperti itu. Tugasnya adalah menerobos tanpa dicurigai ke dalam wilayah-wilayah musuh yang terdalam. Membunuh pria atau wanita satu demi satu atau r…
Novel ini diangkat dari kisah nyata perjalanan hidup seorang ilmuwan Muslim besar Abad Pertengahan, ibny Khaldun, Sang Mahaguru. Ditulis oleh seorang Guru Besar Filsafat dan sastrawan asal Maroko, novel ini mampu menyajikan pergolakan psikologis dan sepak terjang ibnu Khaldun dengan bahasa yang indah. Ketokohan dan sisi manusiawi ibnu Khaldun ditenun dalam jalinan cerita yang memukau sehingga s…
Tahun 1291 Masehi, Jerusalem jatuh ke tangan orang-orang Muslim. Sejumlah Kesatria Templar berhasil meloloskan diri dari kota dengan menggunakan kapal The Falcon Temple. Mereka membawa serta sebuah rahasia besar yang telah terpendam selama ribuan tahun. Sejak itu, mereka menghilang tanpa jejak. **** Di Manhattan masa kini, empat orang penunggang kuda berpakaian seperti Kesatria Templar me…