Lights, camera, cassidy: hacked

When I heard that our next episode was going to be filmed in the rain forest (and cloud forest) of Costa Rica, I was thrilled. I mean, who wouldn't want a chance to experience the tropical forests and exotic animals firsthand? But now that I'm here, I'm a little less tahn excited. Logan is acting all weird - like he doesn't want to be doing the show with me. And on top of that, someone has hack…

Winter dreams and the invincible summer

"On the day George W. Bush took his oath as the 43rd President of the United States, I began my life as an illegal alien. It was a conscious decision and it felt a lot like I was crossing a line, invisible to others, though unmistakable in the eyes of the law. But this is America, I thouhgt: life follows a different kind of logic here." Micky R. Rompa is a twenty-something Indonesian immigra…

The Fifth Mountain

Fleeing from persecution, 23-year-old Elijah takes refuge with a young widow and her son in the colourful, chaotic Middle Eastern town of Akbar. Already struggling to maintain his sanity in a chaotic world of tyranny and war, he is now forced to choose between a new-found love and an overwhelming sense of duty.

The Pilgrimage

What are you searching for? In his first major book, which paved the way for his bestselling phenomenon The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho documents the experiences of his pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela on a contemporary quest for ancient wisdom. Guided by a mysterious companion, he takes the road to Santiago, going through a series of trials and tests along the way. Why is the road to the…

The Throne of Fire

So the Egyptian gods are still running loose in the modern world; a bunch of magicians called the House of Life wants to stop them; everyone hates my sister Sadie and me; and Apophis, the giant snake of Chaos, is rising. We have five days to revive the sun god Ra to battle the forces of Chaos - a feat no one has ever achieved. If we fail, the world ends. No pressure. Here's our story. I…

The Serpent's Shadow

My brother Carter and I would like to apologize straight away for the inconvenience. The earthquakes, rebellions, riots, floods and, of course, the giant snake of Chaos, Apophis, who swallowed the sun. I'm afraid most of that was our fault. Now we must do what no magician has ever done; defeat Apophis. Our only hope is an ancient spell - but the magic has been lost for millennia. We either f…

The Red Pyramid

My name is Carter Kane. I guess it started in London, the night our dad blew up the British Museum. He exploded the ancient Rosetta Stone and unleashed Set, the Egyptian god for chaos - Le'ts see. Rosetta Stone in a billion pieces. Dad imprisoned in a coffin. The evil god Set has his sights on our family, and Carter and I have to run. Cairo? Paris? American South-west? Here we come. We must …

Wrecking Ball

An unexpected inheritance gives Greg Heffley's family a chance to make big changes to their house. But they soon find that home improvement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Once the walls come down, all sorts of problems start to crop up. Rotten wood, toxic mold, unwelcome critters, and something even more sinister all make Greg and his family wonder if the renovations are worth the trouble.…

The Meltdown

When snow shuts down Greg Heffley's middle school, his neighborhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball fights. And in the crosshairs are Greg and his trusty best friend, Rowley Jefferson. It's a fight for survival as Greg and Rowley navigate alliances, betrayals, and warring gangs in a neighborhood meltdo…

Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

978-1-4197-4027-5

Collation

217 hal.; ilus. : 21 cm.

Series Title

Rowley Jefferson's Journal

Call Number

823 Kin d