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We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea
"We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea" is a gripping maritime adventure adapted for upper-intermediate English language learners that tests the courage and resourcefulness of four siblings. The story follows the Walker children—John, Susan, Titty, and Roger—who are given permission to stay on a small sailboat called the Goblin while it is anchored in a quiet river. However, when the anchor drags and…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780194791939
- Collation
- i + 88 hlm.: ilus.; 13 x 20 cm
- Series Title
- Oxford Bookworms
- Call Number
- 823 RAN w
The Book Of Lost Things
Set against the backdrop of World War II and the personal tragedy of wartime London, the story follows David, a twelve-year-old boy deeply traumatized by the death of his mother. He grows resentful and isolated after his father quickly remarries. David seeks refuge in his books, only to begin hearing their whispers. He is violently transported to a dangerous, magical, and distorted land that…
- Edition
- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-442-42934-5
- Collation
- 339 hlm.: 13 x 20 cm
- Series Title
- Novel
- Call Number
- 823 CON t
The Life a Banana
The Life of a Banana is a moving and often humorous coming-of-age story centered on Xing Li, a British-born girl of Chinese descent who is struggling with her identity. She is often labeled a "banana"—yellow on the outside, white on the inside—a term for people who are ethnically Asian but culturally Westernized. Following the sudden death of her mother, 12-year-old Xing Li and her older…
- Edition
- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-9-814-62503-6
- Collation
- 269 hlm.: 13 x 20 cm
- Series Title
- Novel
- Call Number
- 823 WON t
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