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The Rosie Effect
₱200.00“with the wife project complete, don settles into a new job and married life in new york. but it’s not long before certain events are taken out of his control and it’s time to embark on a new project. as he tries to get to grips with the requirements of starting a family, his unusual research style gets him into trouble. to make matters worse, he has invited his closest friend to stay with them, but gene is not exactly the best model for marital happiness.” –publisher.
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The Librarian Of Auschwitz
₱175.00For readers of the tattooist of auschwitz and the choice: this is the story of the smallest library in the world – and the most dangerous. ‘it wasn’t an extensive library. in fact, it consisted of eight books and some of them were in poor condition. but they were books. in this incredibly dark place, they were a reminder of less sombre times, when words rang out more loudly than machine guns…’ fourteen-year-old dita is one of the many imprisoned by the nazis at auschwitz. taken, along with her mother and father, from the terezín ghetto in prague, dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. when jewish leader freddy hirsch asks dita to take charge of the eight precious books the prisoners have managed to smuggle past the guards, she agrees. and so dita becomes the secret librarian of auschwitz, responsible for the safekeeping of the small collection of titles, as well as the ‘living books’ – prisoners of auschwitz who know certain books so well, they too can be ‘borrowed’ to educate the children in the camp. but books are extremely dangerous. they make people think. and nowhere are they more dangerous than in block 31 of auschwitz, the children’s block, where the slightest transgression can result in execution, no matter how young the transgressor… the sunday times bestseller for readers of the boy in the striped pyjamas, the tattooist of auschwitz and the choice. based on the incredible and moving true story of dita kraus, holocaust survivor and secret librarian for the children’s block in auschwitz.
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Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief
₱220.00After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
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The Magic Of Reality
₱400.00The magic of reality, with its explanations of space, time, evolution and more, will inspire and amaze readers of all ages – young adults, adults, children, octogenarians.
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Four: A Divergent Collection
₱250.00Readers first encountered tobias eaton as “four” in divergent. his voice is an integral part of allegiant. readers will find more of this charismatic character’s backstory told from his own perspective in four: a divergent collection. when read together, these long narrative pieces illuminate the defining moments in tobias eaton’s life. the first three pieces in this volume – “the transfer,” “the initiate,” and “the son” – follow tobias’s transfer from abnegation to dauntless, his dauntless initiation, and the first clues that a foul plan is brewing in the leadership of two factions. the fourth story, “the traitor,” runs parallel with the events of divergent, giving readers a glimpse into the decisions of loyalty – and love – that tobias makes in the weeks after he meets tris prior. exclusive scenes included!
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The In Between
₱220.00Coming to netflix this april. a heartbreaking story perfect for fans of if i stay and five feet apart. after bouncing around in foster homes for most of her childhood, seventeen-year-old tessa jacobs doesn’t believe she deserves love–not from her adoptive parents, and certainly not from anyone at school. but everything changes when she has a chance encounter with skylar, a senior from a neighboring town who’s a true romantic. their budding relationship quickly leads to the kind of passion you only see in the movies. as her heart begins to open, tessa starts to believe she might be deserving of love after all. when tragedy strikes, tessa wakes up alone in a hospital room with no memory of how she got there. and then she learns the horrifying news: skylar is dead. as tessa searches for answers, skylar’s spirit reaches out to her from the other side. desperate to see him one last time, tessa must race against the clock to uncover the shocking truth of their relationship–a truth that might just lead to the afterlife itself.”this story and marc had such a big impact on me. somehow my heart breaks and swells all at the same time while reading this. a powerful telling of love and loss.” –joey king, star and producer of the in between
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My Legendary Girlfriend
₱180.00Celebrate mike gayle’s 25th year of publishing with this special anniversary edition of his first ever novel! meet will kelly. english teacher. film fan. pot noodle expert. ex-boyfriend. still in love with the one, will is desperate to discover if there can be an-other one. in his decrepit flat where he can’t even manage to cook spaghetti hoops without setting off the communal smoke alarm, his lifeline is the telephone. will realises that with a single call, friends can either lift him from the depths of despair or completely shatter his hopes. there’s alice (who remembers his birthday), simon (who doesn’t), kate (the previous tenant of his rented hovel). and of course his ex, aggi. the inimitable aggi. his legendary girlfriend. or is she? a hilarious, original story for anyone who has ever been dumped, or lived in a dump, ‘full of belly-laughs and painfully acute observations’. (independent on sunday)
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Billy And Me
₱150.00A gloriously romantic novel about fame, friendship and falling in love, from the no. 1 bestselling author and queen of the castle – perfect for fans of jojo moyes, sophie kinsella & cecelia ahern ‘gloriously romantic’ jill mansell ‘warm and romantic, this will brighten up your day’ closer sophie may has a secret. one that she’s successfully kept for years. it’s meant that she’s had to give up her dreams of going to university and travelling the world to stay in her little village, living with her mum and working in the local teashop. but then sophie unexpectedly meets the gorgeous billy buskin – a famous actor with ambitions to make it to the top. as they begin to grow closer, sophie finds herself whisked away from the comfort of her life into billy’s glamorous – but ruthless – world. after years of shying away from attention, can sophie handle the constant scrutiny that comes with being with billy? how much is she prepared to give up along the way? and is their love strong enough to keep them together against the odds? charming, heart-warming and utterly romantic, billy and me is an unforgettable story that will completely capture your heart. ___________ ‘wonderfully warm and cosy. the perfect comfort read to curl-up with and enjoy’ ali mcnamara ‘tons of charm and genuine warmth’ star magazine ‘a sweet and sparkling debut from a lovely lady. sure to be a hit’ carole matthews only the most hard-hearted could fail to root for sophie as she falls for a-lister billy and must take on the mad, bad world of showbiz. this sweet debut reminded me of last night at chateau marmont’ louise candlish ‘if you’re looking for a romantic read and a summer treat that’ll take you on a journey and leave you feeling like you’ve made a new friend, you’ll love billy and me’ vanessa greene ‘this is one juicy read’ now ‘must read’ sunday mirror
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Animalcolm
₱100.00From david baddiel, the brightest new star of children’s books and winner of the lollies award, comes a laugh-out-loud adventure for every child who ever wondered what it might be like to be a bit of an animal… malcolm doesn’t like animals. which is a problem because his family love them. their house is full of pets. what the house is not full of is stuff malcolm likes. such as the laptop he wanted for his birthday. the only bright spot on the horizon is the year six school trip, which malcolm never thought his parents would pay for. and yet there he is, on the bus, heading to… oh no. a farm. over the next days, malcolm changes. he learns a lot about animals. more, in many ways, than he would like. he learns what it’s really like to be an animal. a whole series of animals, in fact… it does make him think differently. and speak differently. and eat differently. and, um, smell differently. but will he end up the same as before? because sometimes the hardest thing to become is… yourself.
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Inkspell
₱220.00Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without meggie thinking of the extraordinary events of inkheart, and the story whose characters strode out of the pages and changed her life for ever. but for dustfinger, the fire-eater, torn from his world of words, the need to return has become desperate. when he finds a crooked storyteller with the magical ability to read him back, he sets in motion a dangerous reversal that sees the characters of inkheart transported to a charmed inkworld, about to be fought over by rival rebels and princes.
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The Sh!te Before Christmas
₱150.00One month to go. one stressed mum. can she pull off the perfect family christmas? it’s the most wonderful time of the year… like every mum, tara wants a perfect christmas for her family – but no-one else is lifting a finger and she’s losing her elf-ing mind. from a vaping teen, explosive potty training and a disastrous nativity, to a distracted husband acting very out of character, the final straw is tara’s glamorous, feckless mother moving herself back in for the holidays. can tara pull off the holly jolly christmas of her dreams? will she deck the halls and not her family? or is this a christmas catastrophe waiting to happen…
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I See You
₱150.00When zoe walker sees her photo in the classifieds section of a london newspaper, she is determined to find out why it’s there. there’s no explanation, no website: just a grainy image and a phone number. she takes it home to her family, who are convinced it’s just someone who looks like zoe. but the next day the advert shows a photo of a different woman, and another the day after that. is it a mistake? a coincidence? or is someone keeping track of every move they make . . . i see you is an edge-of-your-seat, page-turning psychological thriller from one of the most exciting and successful british debut talents of 2015
