The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he’s packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike. And strike it does. For in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments…
How do you punish an immortal?By making him human.After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disoriented, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus’s favour.But Apollo has many enemies – gods, monsters…
The second title in Rick Riordan’s Trials of Apollo series – set in the action-packed world of Percy Jackson.The god Apollo, cast down to earth and trapped in the form of a gawky teenage boy as punishment, must set off on the second of his harrowing (and hilarious) trials.He and his companions seek the ancient oracles – restoring them is the only way for Apollo to reclaim his place…
When snow shuts down Greg Heffley’s middle school, his neighbourhood 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 neighbourhood meltdown. When the snow clears, will Greg and Rowley…
My mom kept running to each bouquet, tearing open the card and reading the writing on it out…
I was a god, once. Until I was cast out by my father, Zeus.Now I’m an awkward mortal teenager called Lester. My way out. A series of scary and dangerous trials, of course. For my third mission, I must, journey through the labyrinth to free an oracle who only speaks in puzzles. Defeat a vicious and bloodthirsty roman emperor the most vicious of three very vicious and bloodthirsty roman…
In his latest book, What Young India Wants, Chetan Bhagat asks hard questions, demands answers and presents solutions for a better, more prosperous India.Why do our students regularly commit suicide?Why is there so much corruption in India?our political parties ever work together?Does our vote make any difference at all?We love our India, but shouldnt some things be different?All of us have asked these questions at some time or the…
My name is not actually Penny Dreadful. It is Penelope Jones. The ‘Dreadful’ bit is my dad’s JOKE. But I am definitely not dreadful… it’s just sometimes people don’t appreciate the brilliance of my ideas! I mean, it was a BRILLIANT IDEA to hunt a VAMPIRE and Cosmo said Mr. Bentley-Bucket was only pretending to be human. Also Grandma Overall who does not see the BRIGHT SIDE needed cheering…
Percy Jackson and The Titan’s Curse marks the return of demigod son of Poseidon, Percy Jackson, as he embarks on a mission to save his kidnapped friend Annabeth. The book opens with Percy, Thalia and Annabeth travelling to Westover Hall to help the half-bloods, Nico and Bianca. Artemis comes to their aid when Dr. Thorn springs a surprise attack on them. However, even though they survive they realize Annabeth…
The debut of a phenomenal new middle-grade talent. In all the ways that matter, Mark is a normal kid. He’s got a dog named Beau and a best friend, Jessie. He likes to take photos and write haiku poems in his notebook. He dreams of climbing a mountain one day. But in one important way, Mark is not like other kids at all. Mark is sick. The kind of…
An anthology with a collection of some of the most endearing romances in Indias history, including that of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal and Prithviraj Chauhan and Samyogita among others. A collection of Indias favourite classic love stories, this book gives us a glimpse into the fascinating world of princes and princesses and will hold young readers spellbound from start to finish Great characters, courageous heroes, conflict, sacrifice, all…
The book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3 The Last Straw is a part of the book series – ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ written by Jeff Kinney. The book series revolves around the kid Greg Heffley who is naughty, honest and charming in his own way. The book has been written to portray the journey of Greg whose life is laden with exciting and adrenaline pumping adventures….