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STARGIRL by Jerry Spinelli

First Edition cover STARGIRL Author : Jerry Spinelli Published year : 2000 Language : English Pages : 186 Cover Artist by Jerry Spinelli "Nobody has the time; the time cannot be owned"_ Jerry Spinelli "The trouble with the miracles is, they don't last long."_Jerry Spinelli The story started with the arrival of new-goofy-classmate, Stargirl. I mean what kind of people has a name of Stargirl. It can't be her true name! And then just as eccentric as her name, Stargirl start her own strange ritual in the public like singing happy birthday to each kid whom has the birthday in canteen, she brings ukulele to the school, and has a rat pet sitting in her shoulder. The coming of Stargirl in Mica High School is phenomenal. Soon, she quickly become popular and then invited to become Cheerleaders. Right after she is cheering, their basketball team which always ordinary and seldom to win, suddenly unbeatable. The team is loved by the entire stu

The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner Author : Khaled Hosseini First Published in 2003 Language : English, Bahasa Indonesia "And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too." "There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood." "It's wrong to hurt even bad people. Because they don't know any better, and because bad people sometimes become good," The Kite Runner sudah berada di bookshelf saya sejak 2 tahun yang lalu, namun belum pernah ada mood untuk mulai membacanya. Kemudian saat akhirnya kemarin-kemarin saya iseng menemukan mainan baru yang ternyata lama, Google play book, akhirnya saya mendownload the Kite Runner for the starter. I always fond of ibooks and never found any enjoyment reading in any e-book reading application in Android platform, so i finally give it try Google Play Book. The Kite Runner yang saya baca, kebetulan saya hanya menemukan yang berbahasa ingris, dan men

The Mortal Instruments #6 : City of Heavenly Fire

Cover City of Heavely Fire The Mortal Instruments : City of Heavenly Fire Author : Cassandra Clare First published in May 2014 Synopsis: Shadowhunters and demons square off for the final showdown in the spellbinding, seductive conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series. Darkness has descended on the Shadowhunter world. Chaos and destruction overwhelm the Nephilim as Clary, Jace, Simon, and their friends band together to fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary’s own brother. Sebastian Morgenstern is on the move, systematically turning Shadowhunter against Shadowhunter. Bearing the Infernal Cup, he transforms Shadowhunters into creatures of nightmare, tearing apart families and lovers as the ranks of his Endarkened army swell. Nothing in this world can defeat Sebastian—but if they journey to the realm of demons, they just might have a chance… Lives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world will change. Who will sur