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Twenty-year-old Taguchi Hiro has spent the last two years of his life living as a hikikomori—a shut-in who never leaves his room and has no human interaction—in his...
"Typee: A Romance of the South Seas" by Herman Melville is a classic adventure novel set in the South Pacific. The protagonist, Ishmael, joins a whaling ship and becomes shipwrecked on the island of Typee. He lives among the Typee tribe and experiences their unique culture and way of life, falling in love with a beautiful native girl. However, Ishmael must make a choice between staying with the tribe or returning to civilization. The novel blends
...Sweet summer has taken a rotten turn . . .
After a tough year, Lucy, Freddy, and Herb...
Obert Skye, author of the bestselling Leven Thumps series, delivers a delightful mixture of offbeat mystery and laugh-out-loud humor in this thoroughly inventive adventure complete with comic-style illustrations, the first in a trilogy.
Ten-year-old Perry Owens has learned everything he needs to know from comic books. So when Perry receives a troubling message from his favorite uncle, Zeke, he knows exactly what’s wrong. Obviously,
...Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this exciting eighth installment in the renowned Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, the Lambchop family journeys to the land down under, Australia!
Stanley and his brother, Arthur, have just won a trip to Australia! They fly down under on a private jet and go diving in the Great Barrier Reef. But when Arthur launches him into the air for a
...Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this awesome ninth installment in the renowned Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, the Lambchops pack their bags for the US capital, Washington D.C.!
Stanley's been chosen to receive a medal of honor in the nation's capital! But once in Washington, DC, Stanley gets swept away by a crowd and separated from his family. Now he's on the run in
...Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this stupendous sixth installment in the renowned Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, the Lambchops look for answers in Africa!
When a flat skull is discovered in Africa, Stanley Lambchop decides to travel there with his brother, Arthur, and their father, George. Maybe studying the skull will give them clues to Stanley's flatness. But once
...Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this fantastic fifth installment in the renowned Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, Stanley, the flattest kid on Earth, gets mailed to Mexico!
When Stanley's mother needs the secret ingredient for a special recipe, Stanley mails himself to Mexico to track down its mysterious maker. But when a band of spies threatens to steal the secret, Stanley's
...Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this terrific tenth installment in the renowned Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, the Lambchops travel to the Lone Star State!
In this easy-to-read and incredibly hilarious chapter book, Stanley and his friends head to the big state of Texas to visit their pal Eduardo. From rocking out onstage at a music festival, to riding a horse, to parasailing
...Jesse Palladino is used to moving on. As a street musician backpacking through Europe, he's never in one place for long. Which is why it's so surprising he can't seem to move on from Lucy, the girl he fell for in Florence. They parted ways when Lucy returned home to start college, but every crowded piazza and winding cobblestone street reminds Jesse of...
18) Stray Decorum
My dog Tapeworm Johnson needed legitimate veterinary attention. It had been two years since she received annual shots. I read somewhere that an older dog can overdose on all these vaccinations, and I have found—I share this information with every dog owner I meet—that if you keep your pet away from rabid foxes, raccoons, skunks, bats, and people whose eyes rotate crazy in their sockets, then the chances of your own dog foaming at
...20) Stockholm Noir
What could be more peaceful than a city made up of a series of islands surrounded by crystal-clear water? But like any big, international metropolis, Stockholm has a dark side—fed...