Dear Readers, September greetings! With the 2014-2015 academic year afoot, I hope you’ve all settled into your school or work routines. This month’s Share issue provides a wide selection of titles for youngsters and youths with exciting new fantasy (future movie) additions, plus you’ll want to find out all about the tempting Children’s Festival promotion’s offers. As always, we have product novelties for kids and adults alike such as the Link Siam watches that I’m definitely adding to my treasures. And, topping things off, Asia Books turns 45 this year so we’ve got a BIG BONUS planned for you!
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9780007535651 DESERT GOD By WILBUR SMITH Hardback
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9780099546689 The Story Of The Jews: Finding The Words (1000 Bce-1492) By SIMON SCHAMA Paperback
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9781408842089 Writing on the Wall: Social Media - The First 2,000 Years By Tom Standage Paperback
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9780753519882 THE VIRGIN WAY By RICHARD BRANSON Trade Paperback
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9781440239120 GUN DIGEST 2015 (69TH ED.) By JERRY LEE Paperback
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9780785185536 MARVEL'S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: THE ART OF THE MOVIE SLIPCASE Hardback
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9786167800332 EXPLORING BANGKOK: AN ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL GUIDEBOOK By ROBIN WARD Paperback
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9781909612310 REEF FISHES OF THE INDO-PACIFIC By BERGBAUER & KIRSCHNER Paperback
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9780230710160 EDGE OF ETERNITY By KEN FOLLETT Hardback
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9781405275514 MINDCRAFT HANDBOOK BOX SET (4-BOOK) Hardback
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fantasy is all around # Step into the animal kingdom 9781783120147 THE TOTALLY AMAZING ATLAS OF THE WORLD By JEN GREEN Hardback
9780679893608 THE CAT IN THE HAT'S GREAT BIG FLAP BOOK By DR. SEUSS Hardback
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Hold the world in your hands with this bright, colorful and highly interactive atlas! Designed specifically to make the vast reaches of our planet tangible for a young audience, it presents the world as a place rich in discoveries that readers themselves can make on its pages. Divided by continent, there are lavish gatefolds with textured artworks that show biomes and terrains as well as wildlife, and further maps that show people, places and political boundaries. You can discover people, creatures and amazing physical and manmade features, and find out how every part of our planet is both vital and connected.
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9781409356554 SOPHIE POP-UP PEEKABOO! By MICHAEL BOND Hardback
3-5 Celebrate the season with favorite Disney and Disney• Pixar characters! This updated edition of the top-selling storybook collection includes new stories with popular characters from films like Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph, and Tangled. This enchanting volume of 18 tales brings the magic of Christmas to life with over 250 beautiful full-page and spot illustrations plus silvergilded pages!
9781409350545 LEGO LEGENDS OF CHIMA CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA Hardback AGEs
6-10 9780545656047 GERONIMO STILTON AND THE KINGDOM OF FANTASY #6: THE SEARCH FOR TREASURE By GERONIMO STILTON Hardback
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9781782952664 ELLIS'S MAGICIAL BAKERY#1: BEST CAKE FOR A BEST FRIEND By ELLIE SIMMONDS Paperback
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9781408850275 THE BRAVEST PRINCESS By E.D. BAKER Paperback
9781484700266 DISNEY PRINCESS DEAR PRINCESS Hardback 9780141348803 GEORGE'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINS (COLOUR EDN) By ROALD DAHL Paperback
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9780857550989 THE WITCH WITH AN ITCH By HELEN BAUGH Paperback
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9780007513765 THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT By OLIVER JEFFERS Paperback
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9781409566861 THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ By L. FRANK BAUM Hardback 9780230767119 MY MAGNETIC FAIRY PALACE By JOY GOSNEY Hardback
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9780385388894 THE MAZE RUNNER BOXED SET By JAMES DASHNER Paperback
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9780007486922 THIS MOOSE BELONGS TO ME By OLIVER JEFFERS Paperback with CD
9781608871858 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE ULTIMATE VISUAL HISTORY Hardback AGEs
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9781441315816 THE NIGHT SKY: STORIES OF THE SKY By AMBER TUNNELL Hardback
9781447266938 HELLO SCHOOL By HELLO ROZELAAR Hardback AGEs
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9781484708316 BIG HERO 6: HIRO AND TADASHI Hardback AGEs
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9780316323314 MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC: COLLECTIBLE POSTER BOOK By MIRANDA SKEFFINGTON Paperback
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9780545540605 SISTERS By RAINA TELGEMEIER Paperback AGEs
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# Make you own fantastic 9780545504904 CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS AND THE TYRANNICAL RETALIATION OF THE TURBO TOILET 2000 By DAV PILKEY Hardback
9780141356914 THE WIMPY KID SCHOOL PLANNER By JEFF KINNEY Hardback AGEs
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9780857534316 JACQUELINE WILSON DREAM JOURNAL By JACQUELINE WILSON Hardback
9780316332682 THE BOXTROLLS: MAKE YOUR OWN BOX TROLL By LAIKA Paperback
9781409332732 MAKE YOUR OWN SKELETON By DK Hardback AGEs
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9781408847473 MY TREE LITTLE PIGS STICKER SCENES Paperback
When the Incredible Robo-Plunger defeated the evil Turbo Toilet 2000, George and Harold thought their toilet troubles were over. Unfortunately, their porcelain problems were only beginning . . . Just when you thought it was safe to flush . . . The Turbo Toilet 2000 strikes back! The carnivorous commode known for devouring everything in its path has built up a real appetite . . . for REVENGE! Join Captain Underpants for another epic showdown of Wedgie Power vs. Potty Power as our tighty-whitey-wearing superhero GOES TO ELEVEN!
9780141345871 THE 5TH WAVE #2: THE INFINITE SEA By RICK YANCEY Paperback AGEs
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The hugely anticipated second book in in the phenomenal new series that began with The 5th Wave - from Carnegie-shortlisted Rick Yancey. Cassie Sullivan and the rest of Earth's remaining human survivors, the situation was already desperate when the 5th Wave hit. It's about to get worse. No one yet knows the depths to which Earth's conquerors - the Others - will sink in order to rid the Earth of the human infestation, nor have they guessed the heights to which the human spirit can reach. Characters introduced in Book One will come to the fore - and others will face the ultimate test.
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9781941815120 KINFOLK VOLUME 13 By KINFOLK Paperback
THE IMPERFECT ISSUE What is perfection, anyway? The Fall 2014 issue of Kinfolk explores the beauty of imperfection across food, people, ideas and more, showcasing the narratives these notions encompass. Nothing is perfect and it's often the most highly flawed things that give life its charm. So-called flaws should be embraced, diversity should be revered and eccentricity encouraged. The Imperfect Issue puts things society might deem rough around the edges under a microscope to explore their true character. Whether it's mismatched eyes, patched-up clothing or a broken plate, such unusual features often reveal lives lived to the fullest and rich with stories.
9780091945114 BAKE ME A CAKE AS FAST AS YOU CAN By MIRANDA GORE BROWNE Hardback
9781409345022 THE MEAT cookBOOK By DORLING KINDERSLEY Hardback
9781409356585 GOLF: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE By DORLING KINDERSLEY Hardback
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9781908843623 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2015 By GUINNESS Hardback
The latest edition of the Guinness World Records book celebrates the landmark 60th anniversary.Exciting new design to help reluctant readers, with a look and feel inspired by tablet technology Dozens of new topics and spreads, plus details of how readers can become record-breakers themselves Free app: see it 3D Available for free to every reader, the latest edition of our See It 3D Augmented Reality app brings the book to life with more exciting, interactive digital content.
9780062265708 THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG CHRONICLES: CLOAKS & DAGGERS Hardback
9780091959807 THE JOSE MOURINHO QUOTE BOOK Hardback
9781743604625 ULTIMATE SIGNSPOTTING By LONELY PLANET Paperback
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Houses for all Regions: CRAN Residential Collection is the first in a series on international residential architecture produced by The Images Publishing Group in partnership with the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The projects are divided into four climate zones: arid/semi-arid, temperate, arctic/ cold-climate and tropical/sub-tropical, each illustrating how architects adapt their designs to accommodate the challenges posed by the local topography and variations in climate, underlines the sensitivity of today’s architects to the natural environment, as well as the care and attention paid to interior design and everyday living.
9789881296665 MODERN NATURE: NEW INTERPRETATION ON NATURAL & STORAGE SPACE Hardback
9781409355724 LEGO ARCHITECTURE: THE VISUAL GUIDE Hardback
9781592539765 ILLUSTRATION SCHOOL: LET'S DRAW! KIT By SACHIKA UMOTO Hardback
9789814523400 EAT & GO: BRANDING & DESIGN FOR TAKEAWAYS & RESTAURANTS By WANG SHOAQIANG Hardback
Along with providing appealing and cutting-edge graphic design, convenience and practicality, they must also create packaging that is suited to the distinctive features of the food it will contain. This book showcases the latest graphic design innovations for restaurants takeout services.
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9781864705980 HOUSES FOR ALL REGIONS: CRAN RESIDENTIAL COLLECTION Hardback
9784897377551 DISPLAY, COMMERCIAL SPACE & SIGN DESIGN 41 Hardback
9781849941518 BOTANICAL SKETCHBOOK: INSPIRATION AND GUIDE TO KEEPING A SKETCHBOOK By MARY ANN SCOTT Paperback
9781742707815 MEN IN THIS TOWN: london, TOKYO, SYDNEY, MILAN, NEW YORK By GIUSEPPE SANTAMARIA Hardback
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9780593070178 SHOPAHOLIC TO THE STARS By SOPHIE KINSELLA Trade Paperback
Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) is in Hollywood! Her life has been leading to this moment! She’ll be hanging out with the stars when she finally meets superstar Sage Seymour whom husband Luke manages. And getting Minnie through the hurdles for A-List pre-school will require help. Becky dreams of being a celebrity stylist but finds it's tough in Tinseltown. Luckily best friend Suze comes to keep her company and they embark on the Hollywood insider trail though things don’t quite work out as expected. When Becky's big chance comes, it’s one money can't buy. So what will it cost?
From Jane Green, bestselling author of Tempting Fate and The Accidental Husband, comes a stunning new novel about a shattered marriage and devastating betrayal. A perfect stranger wants Grace Chapman’s perfect life. Grace lives with husband and bestselling author Ted in a picture-perfect farmhouse on the Hudson River. Then Ted’s new, organized, passionate and eager-to-learn assistant Beth walks into their lives making herself indispensable to Ted and family. But Grace soon feels side-lined in her home - and marriage - by this ambitious younger woman. Is Grace just paranoid or is there more to Beth than first thought?
9780340897003 US by David Nicholls Trade Paperback
9780718179212 COMMAND AUTHORITY By CLANCY & GREANEY Paperback
9780751541205 THE FIRST PHONE CALL FROM HEAVEN By MITCH ALBOM Paperback
9781455533275 THE QUEST By NELSON DEMILLE Paperback
9781447270317 BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR By JEFFREY ARCHER Paperback
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9781447258629 SAVING GRACE By JANE GREEN Trade Paperback
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9781405918350 THE MAYAN SECRETS By CLIVE CUSSLER Paperback
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Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's webcomic offering hilarious and informative answers to important, but hardly thought of, questions. To answer fans’ strange questions like “How fast can you hit a speed bump, driving, and live?” and “How many humans would a T Rex rampaging through New York need to eat a day?,” Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations and consults nuclear reactor operators. His answers are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity with comics that often predict humankind's complete annihilation or at least a really big explosion.
9781846145063 THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING: CAPITALISM VS. THE CLIMATE By NAOMI KLEIN Trade Paperback
The most important book yet from the author of the international bestseller The Shock Doctrine, a brilliant explanation of why the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core “free market” ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake our political systems.
9780812981483 Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth By REZA ASLAN Trade Paperback
9780241004265 WORLD ORDER By HENRY KISSINGER Hardback
9781846558245 SAPIENS By YUVAL NOAH HARARI Trade Paperback
9780812999112 HOW WE LEARN By BENEDICT CAREY Trade Paperback
9780241180020 SENSE OF STYLE By STEVEN PINKER Trade Paperback
9780593071328 MARSHMALLOW TEST By WALTER MISCHEL Trade Paperback
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9781848549586 WHAT IF: SERIOUS SCIENTIFIC ANSWERS TO ABSURD HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS By RANDALL MUNROE Paperback
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9780749471668 THE MANAGEMENT OF LUXURY: A PRACTITIONER'S HANDBOOK By BERGHAUS, ET.AL. Hardback
The Management of Luxury provides experienced luxury managers and researchers with insightful marketing and management perspectives on the luxury market. It is a book for those who marvel at the industry unlike any other; those who consider managing in it as a constant balance between trusting the conventional and trying the innovative to enable the extraordinary. Including case studies on iconic brands such as Burberry, Louis Vuitton, and Leica, The Management of Luxury equips readers with innovative insights and perspectives to better understand the nature of the luxury industry so they can more effectively manage businesses in the luxury market.
9781629560403 A NEW ERA IN BANKING By MORENO, ET.AL Hardback
9781591846680 OPEN SECRET: The Global Banking Conspiracy That Swindled Investors Out of Billions By ERIN ARVEDLUND Hardback
9780749471507 EXECUTIVE FINANCE AND STRATEGY: How to Understand and Use Financial Information to Set Strategic Goals By RALPH TIFFIN Paperback
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9781455558582 HOW GOOGLE WORKS By SCHMIDT, ET.AL Trade Paperback
Both Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg helped grow Google from a young start-up to a global icon, they relearned everything they knew about management. How Google Works is the sum of those experiences distilled into a fun, easy-to-read primer on corporate culture, strategy, talent, decision-making, communication, innovation, and dealing with disruption. The authors explain how the confluence of three seismic changes - the internet, mobile, and cloud computing - has shifted the balance of power from companies to consumers.
9781626561984 THE SECRET: What Great Leaders Know and Do By BLANCHARD & MILLER Hardback
9781118877241 THE FUTURE OF WORK: Attract New Talent, Build Better Leaders, and Create a Competitive Organization By JACOB MORGAN Hardback
9781118896655 INBOUND MARKETING: Attract, Engage, and Delight Customers Online By HALLIGAN & SHAH Paperback
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9786162870392 คู่มือสร้างโมเดลธุรกิจ โดย OSTERWALDER & PIGNEUR ปกอ่อน
หนังสือภาษาไทยมีจำ�หน่ายที่: • สาขาเซ็นทรัลเวิลด์ • สาขาเซ็นทรัลแจ้งวัฒนะ • สาขาสยามดิสคัฟเวอรี่ • สาขาอารีย์ ลาวิลล่า • สาขาเซ็นทรัลปิ่นเกล้า • สาขาแฟชั่นไอร์แลนด์ • สาขาฟิวเจอร์ปาร์ครังสิต • สาขาซีคอนสแควร์ • สาขาเซ็นทรัลอุดรฯ • สาขาเชียงราย แอร์พอร์ต • สาขาสนามบินดอนเมือง
9786169087823 เปลี่ยนแปลง โดย ประเสริฐ เอี่ยมรุ่งโรจน์ ปกอ่อน
9786167591292 หนุ่มหน้าห้องหัวใจแกร่ง โดย แบรด โคเฮน, ลิซา ไวซอคกี ปกอ่อน
9789740212942 ดอกไม้ไร้ราก โดย อันฉี หมิน ปกอ่อน
9786163540034 ปล่อยคนพวกนั้น กินเค้กซะ หรือไม่ก็กินกันเอง โดย สตีเฟ่น คลาร์ก ปกอ่อน
9786169200116 หยามเหยียด โดย อัลแบร์โต โมราเวีย ปกอ่อน
9786169205203 กลับมาแล้วครับ By ทีมูร์ แฟร์เมส ปกอ่อน
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9788280342003 ROYAL PORCELAIN FROM SIAM: UNPACKING THE RING COLLECTION By HABU & ROONEY HARDBACK
Over one hundred years ago, chestfuls of colorful Bencharong porcelain, custom-made in China for the Siamese Royal Court, arrived in Oslo. In 19 04 Norwegian sea captain Theodor Ring donated 250 pieces of the porcelain, acquired during his Royal Siamese Navy service, to two Norwegian museums. Long forgotten, these lavish treasures from King Chulalongkorn's Thailand have finally been unpacked again. In this book, international experts examine the Ring Collection in light of new research indicating the time and environment in which it originated. Richly illustrated, Royal Porcelain from Siam reveals the distinguished Thai contribution to the world history of ceramics.
9781909612266 INDO-CHINA: A JOURNEY THROUGH EVERY COUNTRY By BOWDEN & SHIPPEN Paperback
This book introduces an endlessly fascinating region that combines rapid change with enduring hospitality; modern cities with ancient temples; urban experiences with breathtaking scenery. There are delicious foods, warm and welcoming people and unmissable ancient sites in each of the region’s five countries, such as Cambodia’s Angkor, Laos’s Vat Phou, Myanmar’s Bagan, Thailand’s Ayutthaya and Vietnam’s Hue. Each country has its own mystery and intrigue, whether it's the floating villages of Inle Lake or the ethnic hill villages of northern Thailand and Laos, as well as marvellous beaches and abundant wildlife. The sights you will see are memorable and enduring.
9789814561068 SCENES OF THAILAND: A WATERCOLOUR ALBUM By EDRIC HSU Paperback
9786167800301 THAILAND SMALL HOTELS: BANGKOK 2 Paperback
9786167339429 ON TRACK: HENRY GITTINSRAILWAY PIONEER IN SIAM & CANADA By PAUL GITTINS Paperback
9780804844451 25 TROPICAL HOUSES IN SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA Paperback
9780804844109 MASTERING MUAY THAI: KICK-BOXING By JOE E. HARVEY Hardback
9789814516228 PERANAKAN SNACKS & DESSERTS Paperback
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9780804844666 THAILAND'S BEST STREET FOOD: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO STREETSIDE DINING IN BANGKOK, CHIANG MAI, PHUKET AND OTHER AREAS By CHAWADEE NUALKHAIR Paperback
9781742204260 LONELY PLANET: MOROCCO (11TH ED.) Paperback
9780804843867 JOURNEY THROUGH BALI & LOMBOK By PAUL GREENWAY Paperback
9781409329589 EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES: THE NETHERLANDS (3RD ED.) Paperback
9781409341987 THE ROUGH GUIDE: BEIJING (5TH ED.) Paperback
9781409329312 EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES: CHINA (5TH ED.) Paperback
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The real fantasy when imagination comes alive
Dwarf-eating trolls are outwitted by one possessing a mysterious ring. A deity’s son embarks on a quest to save others like him. A viking and dragon save hundreds of other flying beasts from a crazed man. Surrounded by graveyards and swamps, a young girl struggles to keep secret her power and a family curse. The latest winners of a youths’ fight to the death must compete with all the previous games’ champions. Failing to fit into any of her world’s virtuous factions, one woman discovers her divergence may save everyone.
The fantasy books have never lost their charms. They have fascinated the readers of all ages, from generation to generation. And some have gone further; they have flown from the pages into the screen to captivate a larger audience.
Are you familiar with the plots briefed here? You may know the titles of them by now or even realize that they are fantasy books that have been made into movies in the recent past. Fantasy books have never lost their charm. They have fascinated readers of all ages, from generation to generation. And some have gone further; they have flown from book pages onto the screen to captivate a larger audience.
This year two more book-inspired films await us: The Maze Runner and The Giver. Before catching this cinematic duo, let’s get to know more about the original stories. Read the books beforehand and you may be able to fill in the movie’s blanks and appreciate the director’s plot twist! 18
Another book, The Giver, is written by Lois Lowry, author of more than thirty young adult books. Lowry has received countless awards including two Newbery Medals for Number the Stars and The Giver. The haunting The Giver begins with “It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened." It then takes us into a seemingly ideal world without conflict, poverty, unemployment, divorce, injustice, or inequality. It is a time in which family values are paramount, teenage rebellion is unheard of, and even good manners are a way of life. In December, each twelveyear-old receives a life assignment from the Elders. While Jonas’s friends are named Caretaker of the Old and Assistant Director of Recreation, Jonas is chosen for something special. Led to the man known only as the Giver, he begins to learn of the dark secrets underlying his world’s fragile “perfection.” This provocative story of a boy who experiences something incredible and undertakes something impossible questions every value we have taken for granted and reexamines our deepest beliefs. Eager to get these two literary picks? See the box below and get a chance to win some free copies. Have a good time with the books!
9780385385206 The Maze Runner (Movie Tie-in) By James Dashner Paperback
in the same series… THE SCORCH TRIALS (THE MAZE RUNNER 2)
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New York Times bestselling The Maze Runner is written by James Dashner who also authored the 13th Reality series and the Mortality Doctrine. Dashner’s inspiration for this title comes from two books he’d read when he was younger, Lord of the Flies and Ender's Game. In The Maze Runner, Dashner introduces us to Thomas who wakes up in a lift remembering only his first name. When the lift’s doors open up on an expanse called the Glade, Thomas is welcomed by the Gladers who, like him, don’t know why or how they got there. All they know is that the surrounding maze’s stone doors open every morning and close every night and that every 30 days a new boy comes up in the lift. However, the very next day, the Glade’s first girl is sent up with a surprising message signalling Thomas might be more important than he could ever guess. With his newfound friends, Thomas works to unlock the dark secrets buried within his mind to find a way out.
THE SCORCH TRIALS (THE MAZE RUNNER 2)
THE DEATH CURE (THE MAZE RUNNER 3)
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in the same series… THE GIVER
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