Athena The Wise

Hen a mortal named Heracles transfers to the Academy, Athena understands what he's going through. She started there a few months ago herself. Not only does Heracles need help fitting in, he also has to complete twelve "labors" or be kicked out of school! When Athena's dad, Principal Zeus, asks her to secretly look after the new boy, she winds up capturing mythical beasts and shoveling poop. It …

Persephone The Phony

As Persephone's mother encourages her to do, she often "goes along to get along" instead of doing what she really wants. But when she meets Mount Olympus Academy bad-boy Hades, she finally feels she has found someone with whom she can be herself. He's the first person who actually listens to her, and she finds herself liking him, despite the fact that the other goddess-girls think he's bad news…

Kamu Bertanya : Pertanyaanmu, Jawaban-Jawaban Tuhan

Mungkin kamu merasa bahwa pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang benar-benar ingin kamu ajukan tidak dapat terjawab. Pertanyaan-pertanyaan itu teralalu sulit, terlalu memalukan; dan mungkin kamu sebaiknya tidak mengajukannya. William Edgar memilih dua puluh empat pertanyaan semacam itu-pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang ditanyakan oleh kaum muda seperti kamu-dan memberikan jawaban yang alkitabiah, masuk akal, …

The Sonnets

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

978-0-451-52727-1

Collation

lviii, 208 hal.; 17 cm.

Series Title

Signet Classics

Call Number

823 Sha s

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