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The Village by the Sea (A Puffin Book)Paperback – July 2, 2015
₨1,245.00₨775.00Add to CartA story of survival set in a small fishing villlage near Bombay. Lila and Hari, aged 13 and 12, struggle to keep the family, including two young sisters, going when their mother is ill and their father usually the worse for drink. When Hari goes to Bombay to find work, Lila seems to be responsible for everything. Although the book paints a picture of extreme poverty, it demonstrates the strength of the family even in the most extreme circumstances and offers a powerful picture of another culture.
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Ladybird Learners My First NumbersBoard book – International Edition, July 10, 2015
₨1,245.00₨875.00Add to CartThis fun board book introduces young children to first concepts and themes. A great introduction to first numbers with fun little rhymes to teach your toddler how to count from numbers one to ten. Little ones will be encouraged to look and find, and talk with parents about what they can see. Count the items together in this fun, beautifully illustrated book. There is lots of opportunity to extend your child’s vocabulary with rhythm and rhyme. A colourful board book packed with big learning ideas for curious little minds. Look out for other titles in the series: My First Animals: Ladybird Learners, My First ABC: Ladybird Learners; My First Colours: Ladybird Learners
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The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles Book 1)Paperback – 5 May 2011
₨1,445.00₨799.00Add to CartThe Red Pyramid: the first book in Rick Riordan’s The Kane Chronicles.Percy Jackson fought Greek Gods. Now the Gods of Egypt are waking in the modern world…’I GUESS IT STARTED THE NIGHT OUR DAD BLEW UP THE BRITISH MUSEUM . . .’CARTER AND SADIE KANE’S dad is a brilliant Egyptologist with a secret plan that goes horribly wrong. An explosion shatters the ancient Rosetta stone and unleashes Set, the evil god of chaos . . .Set imprisons Dr Kane in a golden coffin and Carter and Sadie must run for their lives. To save their dad, they embark on a terrifying quest from Cairo to Paris to the American South-west and discover the truth about their family’s connection to the House of Life: an Egyptian temple of magic that has existed for thousands of years.The pharaohs of ancient Egypt are far from dead and buried. And neither, unfortunately, are their gods . . .Rick Riordan has now sold an incredible 55 million copies of his books worldwidePraise for the Percy Jackson series:’Witty and inspired. Gripping, touching and deliciously satirical…This is most likely to succeed Rowling. Puffin is on to a winner’ – Amanda Craig, The Times’Puns, jokes and subtle wit, alongside a gripping storyline’ – Telegraph’Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats’ – New York TimesRick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief was the overall winner of the Red House Children’s Book Award in 2006.The Percy Jackson series:The Lightning Thief; The Sea of Monsters; The Battle of the Labyrinth; The Titan’s Curse; The Last Olympian Heroes of Olympus:The Lost Hero; The Son of Neptune; The Mark of AthenaThe Kane Chronicles:The Red Pyramid; The Throne of Fire; The Serpent’s Shadow
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Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer (Book 1)Hardcover – 6 Oct. 2015
₨1,445.00₨799.00Add to CartThe first book in the incredible new series from the author of Percy Jackson, the Kane Chronicles and Heroes of Olympus.My name is Magnus Chase. I’m orphaned and living rough on the streets of Boston. And things are about to get much worse.My day started out normally enough. I was sleeping under a bridge when some guy kicked me awake and said, ‘They’re after you.’ Next thing I know, I’m reunited with my obnoxious uncle, who casually informs me that my long-lost father is a Norse god.Nothing normal about that. And it turns out the gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Apparently, if I can’t find the sword my father lost two thousand years ago, there will be doom. Doomsday, to be precise.A fire giant attacking the city?Immortal warriors hacking each other to pieces?Unkillable wolves with glowing eyes?It’s all coming up.But first I’m going to die. This is the story of how my life goes downhill from there…
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Kids Like Me: Voices of the Immigrant Experience Paperback – March 15, 2006
₨1,975.00₨999.00Add to CartWhether fleeing the ravages of war or coming in search of opportunities, the story of immigration remains the principal narrative of our times.As our neighborhoods grow more diverse, a splendid variety of cultures, values and traditions become an important part of our classrooms and schools. In Kids Like Me, 26 personal narratives celebrate the experience of young people making a new home in a strange community-finding common ground as they make new friends, learn English, share their cultural identities, their challenges, successes and dreams. Kids Like Me provides a youthful perspective on the important themes of crossing cultures, immigration and citizenship and learning to appreciate differences. These stories are intended to foster intercultural awareness and sensitivity and encourage individual and community action to assist newcomers in their adjustment. While written to help youth understand their classmates and friends, Kids Like Me also includes discussion questions, self-directed activities and research ideas for teachers and other mentors that can be used in classrooms, youth clubs and community settings. Richly illustrated with photos and maps of each home country, the text presents countless opportunities to explore and understand different cultures and new friends. Young people who have come from all over the world share their stories and invite their new neighbors to see that in so many ways these kids are just like me.
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Hex and the Single Girl Paperback – Import, November 6, 2006
₨999.00₨445.00Add to CartEmma Hutch is a witch who puts her supernatural powers to good use by styling herself as the ultimate matchmaker. Although she can’t always promise true love, a ring or even commitment, she can guarantee that all-important first date between one of her clients and the object of his or her affections. The problem is, she spends so much time chasing after other people’s love interests, she has no time for her own. Until, that is, she meets Liam Dearborn, Manhattan’s most eligible bachelor, who’s intent on putting Emma under his own powerful spell.
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RecklessPaperback – Import, January 1, 2008
₨1,245.00₨445.00Add to CartWhen Jenny Humphrey arrived at Waverly Academy, the student body immediately started buzzing about her and her body. She quickly caught the eye of three of the hottest guys on campus, kissed two of them, and made one her boyfriend: the adorable Easy Walsh. Too bad Easy just happened to belong to somebody else—Jenny’s roommate, Callie Vernon.It didn’t take long for powerful Tinsley Carmichael to tell Callie their sweet-faced new roommate was really a manipulative skank. So what if Tinsley herself stole a guy out from under their other roommate Brett Messerschmidt’s perky little nose? Then Callie and Tinsley threw Jenny and Brett out of their ultra-exclusive club. And just like that, it was war.Now the four roommates have been split up across enemy lines—Jenny and Callie are living together in Dumbarton 303, and Brett and Tinsley are seemingly miles away downstairs. What will happen when Easy sneaks in to see Jenny…but finds Callie instead? And what if Brett discovers the one secret Tinsley’s kept hidden for years?Everyone at Waverly is watching and whispering. With girls this wild, anything can happen, but only one can be it.