Choroba nastoletniej Macddy jest bardzo rzadka. Ma alergię na cały świat. Od siedemnastu lat jest uwięziona w domu. Kontaktują się z nią wyłącznie mama i pielęgniarka. Pewnego dnia Maddy wygląda przez okno i widzi... jego. Jest wysoki, szczupły, ubrany na czarno. Ich spojrzenia się spotykają. Obserwuje go z oddali. Już wie, że jej życie właśnie się zmieniło. Nieodwracalnie. I wie, że to będzie katastrofa.
Kiedy Sunny samozwańczy nerd poznaje Cirrus, jest pod wrażeniem jej pewności siebie i luzu. Gdy więc Cirrus omyłkowo sądzi, że czaderski pokój z gitarami elektrycznymi i starymi plakatami należy do Sunny'ego, chłopak nie przyznaje się, że w rzeczywistości to dawny pokój jego starszego brata Greya. Za to tak jakby przypadkowo i zupełnie niechcący oznajmia, że jest wokalistą rockowej kapeli Nim się obejrzy, tkwi po uszy w swoim kłamstwie. Co gorsza, wciąga w nie najlepszych kumpli, wymusza na nich założenie fikcyjnego zespołu muzycznego, a sam zaczyna ubierać się w stare rockowe ciuchy Graya. No ale to chyba nie wystarczy, że taka niesamowita dziewczyna jak Cirrus zobaczyła w nim kogoś więcej niż zahukanego nerda, prawda? Sunny już ma wyjawić prawdę, kiedy Cirrus wyraża chęć posłuchania jego muzyki. Chłopak nie ma wyboru: musi wcielić się w rolę rockmana
The blockbuster debut adult thriller from New York Times bestseller David Yoon. Three friends. One broken world. And a quest to save it. 'A high-speed, edge of your seat adventure with stakes higher than you can measure' Sylvain Neuvel, author of SLEEPING GIANTS
Frank Li is a high school senior living in Southern California. Frank's parents emigrated from Korea, and have pretty much one big rule for Frank - he must only date Korean girls. But he's got strong feelings for a girl in his class, Brit - and she's not Korean. His friend Joy Song is in the same boat and knows her parents will never accept her boyfriend, so they make a pact- they'll pretend to date each other in order to gain their freedom. Frank thinks fake-dating is the perfect plan, but it leaves him wondering if he ever really understood love - or himself - at all. David Yoon's debut novel is a quirky, authentic, heartbreaking romantic comedy and a refreshingly different take on race, immigrant communities, friendship and family.
A man wakes up in an unknown landscape, injured and alone. He used to live in a place called California, but how did he wind up here with a head wound and a bottle of pills in his pocket? He navigates his surroundings, one rough shape at a time. Here lies a pipe, there a reed that could be carved into a weapon, beyond a city he once lived in. He could swear his daughter’s name began with a J, but what was it, exactly? Then he encounters an old man, a crow, and a boy—and realizes that nothing is what he thought it was, neither the present nor the past. He can’t even recall the features of his own face, and wonders: who am I? Harrowing and haunting but also humorous in the face of the unfathomable, David Yoon’s City of Orange is a novel about reassembling the things that make us who we are, and finding the way home again.
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.Frankly in Love, a Level 3 Reader, is A2 in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing first conditional, past continuous and present perfect simple for general experience. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages.Frank Li has Korean parents, but he feels that he's American. At high school, he falls in love for the first time with Brit, the girl of his dreams. But there's a problem: Brit is not Korean...Visit the Penguin Readers websiteExclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.