Self-serving adults and broken dreams push a teenage boy trapped in a dead-end town closer and closer toward the abyss.Reiji's life is as miserable as the small town he can't escape. The most interesting thing that's ever happened there is a double suicide down by the river. Does Reiji have any power over his fate, or will he too fall into the abyss?Author Esemori reveals a terrible secret from his youth. Reiji gets closer to Nagi while his best friend Chako longs to get closer to him, but it's not Reiji who ends up trying to seduce her. Meanwhile, Reiji's teacher Shiba tries to bribe him to continue their illicit relationship.
Drake has to stop an evil wizard in this action-packed, bestselling series Pick a book. Grow a Reader This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, hi
Take your LEGO® robotics skills to the next level.You ve learned the basics of LEGO® robotics, and now you re ready for more. Mastering LEGO® MINDSTORMS teaches you everything you need to know to level up your robotics engineering skills, using examples compatible with the LEGO® MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor and SPIKE Prime sets. In no time, you ll be programming autonomous robot vehicles, interactive games, LEGO® musical instruments, and more.Rather than feature step-by-step instructions for building a handful of models, you ll find essential information and expert tips and tricks for designing, building, and programming your own robotic creations. The book teaches the fundamentals of writing text-based code for your robots using the popular Python programming language; shows how to harness gears, linkages, and other mechanisms to create all kinds of motion; and explores sophisticated programming techniques for popular applications such as line following and obstacle avoidance, using both Python and Scratch-based Word Blocks. As you learn, loads of challenges and open-ended projects will inspire you to try out ideas.
This is the perfect story to read together this Mother's Day! My mummy looks normal, like any other mummy . . . but she's not. Because she can turn into a fairy. All she has to do is stamp her feet three times, clap her hands, wiggle her bottom and
Starts with the history of cottage gardening, then follows with a chapter on planning and design, introducing the main styles and familiar features, then looking at each feature in more detail. Over 300 colour photos.
Smart switchSonoff TX is a touch and intelligent light switch. It can be operated by means of an application via WiFi network or classic, by means of touch. You can switch on the light in the selected room in the house, regardless of where you are. Made of high quality materials, such as heat-resistant ABS and tempered glass, it provides safety and fits perfectly into any room. Gentle backlighting of the switch, subtly emphasizes its design and makes it visible at night.Control for all household members With the help of the application, you can easily share your lighting control with other users.ServiceUsers can remotely operate connected devices via the free eWeLink application available on iOS and Android platforms. Thanks to the network connection, the synchronization of the device status is immediate, so that the app always displays current data. This allows you to keep full control over the excessive power consumption in your home.Smart controlYou can set your own time schedules to automatically turn on/off your devices at or after a certain time.Mobile controlThanks to the ability to control the lighting with the application, you can easily switch on or off the light in your home while you are away. The application is very easy to use, allows you to select a specific switch. You no longer have to worry about the light left on. ModelT0EU2C-TXVoltage90~250 V ACMax. voltage2 A (channel)Max. load power400 WColourWhiteWiFi802.11 b/g/nEncryption WiFiWPA-PSK/WPA2-PSKMaterialTempered glass / ABSNumber of channels2Mounting hole dimensions86 mm x 86 mm x 32 mm
Will this Queen with mind-control powers incite good or evil? Fumi Nishioka lives with Kyutaro Horikita and his family of "Sweepers," people who specialise in cleaning the minds of those overcome by negative energy and harmful spirits. Fumi has always displayed mysterious abilities, but will those powers be used for evil when she begins to truly awaken as a Queen? After sacrificing himself fully to his snake, Kyutaro narrowly avoids vanishing altogether. Now he's taken on all the powers of his snake and knows the true location of the Casket! But will the Genbu Sweepers venture to open that door when Fumi's life could be at stake?
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 112, Publishers: Penguin Books, Author: Anne Boyer, ISBN-13: 9780141990217, Date of issue: 2019
The Elder Isles - an ancient land where chivalry and the realm of fairie exist side by side. A land of mystery, strange beauty, high adventure and arcane magic. Kings are at war, opposing magicians devise ever more cunning stratagems. It is a land where princesses and changelings both can become embroiled in political rivalries and the quest for the grail.The Gollancz Black Books have proved to be an immensely successful formula for getting well loved stories into the hands of people who also love well made books. Jack Vance's Complete Lyonesse is a perfect addition to the series and contains Madouc the novel for which Vance won the World Fantasy Award.
A social butterfly makes friends with a wallflower-whether he's ready or not!Junta Shiraishi blends into the background so much that even his classmates fail to spot him. His goal is to make the most of his high school years, but that pesky invisibility gets in the way...until Nagisa Kubo notices him! Kubo's playful teasing kicks Shiraishi out of his comfort zone and begins a friendship-or maybe something more?Shiraishi invites Kubo out for her birthday, but he can't find the perfect time to give the birthday girl her gift. As summer comes to a close, Shiraishi and his friends get ready for the annual fireworks show. But when Shiraishi gets lost in the crowd at the event, he is plagued by a painful childhood memory. Can his friends find him in time for the fireworks and pull him out of his rumination?
Such a Long Journey is set in (what was then) Bombay against the backdrop of war in the Indian subcontinent and the birth of Bangladesh, telling the story of the peculiar way in which the conflict impinges on the lives of Gustad Noble, an ordinary man, and his family. It was the brilliant first novel by one of the most remarkable writers to have emerged from the Indian literary tradition in many years. It was shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize, and won the 1992 Commonwealth Writers Prize.
Gordon the Big Engine always thought that he knew best. But when his whistle wouldn't stop blowing one day, the other engines teased him. Gordon didn't feel quite so grand, after that!
