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The Lightning Thief
The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood.

2005 103 ed.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

by Roald Dahl

Ce Vieux monsieur et cette vieille dame sont les parents de Mr. Bucket.

1964 221 ed.
Hamlet
Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

[Enter two Sentinels first, Francisco, who paces up and down at his post; then Bernardo, who approaches him.]

1603 2377 ed.
Danny, The Champion of the World
Danny, The Champion of the World

by Roald Dahl

WHEN I WAS four months old, my mother died suddenly and my father was left to look after me all by himself.

1975 96 ed.
Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl

by Eoin Colfer

HO Chi Minh City in the summer. Sweltering by anyone's standards. Needless to say, Artemis Fowl would not have been will...

1999 93 ed.
Loving
Loving

by Danielle Steel

THE air was so still in the brilliant summer sun that you could hear the birds, and every sound for miles, as Sarah sat ...

1980 130 ed.
The Corrections
The Corrections

by Jonathan Franzen

The madness of an autumn prairie cold front coming through.

2001 70 ed.
The Yearling
The Yearling

by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Her name was Lana, and she came to the ranch house like the doe-eyed orphan she was, cradled in the boss's arms minutes ...

1938 66 ed.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying

by William Faulkner

Jewel and I come up from the field, following the path in single file.

1915 62 ed.
My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper

by Jodi Picoult

WHEN I WAS LITTLE, the great mystery to me wasn't <i>how</i> babies were made, but <i>why</i>.

2004 63 ed.
Wonder
Wonder

by R. J. Palacio

Médicos vieram de cidades distantes só para me ver, parados ao lado da minha cama sem acreditar.

2001 55 ed.
The Opal Deception
The Opal Deception

by Eoin Colfer

The J. Argon Clinic was not a state hospital.

2005 46 ed.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle

by Jeannette Walls

I WAS SITTING IN a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rootin...

2005 32 ed.
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant

by Anne Tyler

Al borde de la muerte Perla Tull tuvo una extrana ocurrencia.

1982 49 ed.
The Face on the Milk Carton
The Face on the Milk Carton

by Caroline B. Cooney

Janie finished her essay.

1990 24 ed.
Hold Tight
Hold Tight

by Harlan Coben

Marianne nursed her third shot of Cuervo, marveling at her endless capacity to destroy any good in her pathetic life, wh...

2008 49 ed.
Lies In a Mirror
Lies In a Mirror

by Peter Charleton

There is a lie behind every crime.

2006 3 ed.