2017 Reads

James Henry Trotter lives with two ghastly hags. Aunt Sponge is enormously fat with a face that looks boiled and Aunt Spiker is bony and screeching. He's very lonely until one day something peculiar happens. . . At the end of the garden a peach starts to grow and GROW AND GROW. Inside that peach are seven very unusual insects - all waiting to take James on a magical adventure. But where will they go in their GIANT PEACH, and what will happen to the horrible aunts if they stand in their way? There's only one way to find out . . .

Charlie Bucket's wonderful adventure begins when he finds one of Mr. Willy Wonka's precious Golden Tickets and wins a whole day inside the mysterious chocolate factory. Little does he know the surprises that are in store for him! (back cover)

Fantastic Mr. Fox is on the run! The three meanest farmers around are out to get him. Fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr. Fox and his family surrounded. What they don’t know is that they’re not dealing with just any fox–Mr. Fox would never surrender. But only the most fantastic plan ever can save him now.

What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted? To the Gregg family, hunting is just plain fun. To the girl who lives next door, it's just plain horrible. She tries to be polite. She tries to talk them out of it, but the Greggs only laugh at her. Then one day the Greggs go too far, and the little girl turns her Magic Finger on them. When she's very, very angry, the little girl's Magic Finger takes over. She really can’t control it, and now it's turned the Greggs into birds! Before they know it, the Greggs are living in a nest, and that's just the beginning of their problems…

In this collection, Hidalgo returns to the writing of the realistic short story while remaining true to the style of the travel essays, which some critics believe to be her most inspired work.

โครงการสร้างสถานีอวกาศขององค์การนาซ่าแห่งสหรัฐอเมริกา กำหนดแล้วเสร็จในเดือนกันยายน ค.ศ.2005 (แต่เลื่อนออกไปอีกหลายปี) ซึ่งเป็นเพียงสถานีอวกาศเพื่อเริ่มโครงการต่อเนื่องต่าง ๆ ยังไม่อาจเรียกว่า "พิชิตอวกาศ" อย่างแท้จริง แต่โครงการของ "โรอัลด์ ดาห์ล" เสร็จสมบูรณ์ ให้เด็กและผู้ใหญ่เดินทางผจญภัยอย่างตื่นเต้นเร้าใจ จำนวนนับล้าน ๆ คน มาตั้งแต่ ค.ศ. 1972 นับเวลาได้ 30 ปี แล้ว และคุณเป็นผู้มีโอกาสดีคนหนึ่ง ที่จะได้เดินทางไปพร้อมกับยานวิเศษ ซึ่งโรอัลด์ ดาห์ล สร้างขึ้นเพื่อนักอ่านของเขาโดยเฉพาะ! โปรดเตรียมตัวเดินทางสู่อวกาศ พร้อมกับ "มิสเตอร์วองก้า" (ซึ่งก็คือโรอัลด์ ดาห์ล ปลอมตัวมานั่นเอง) ขอให้สนุกและปลอดภัย!

Danny’s life seems perfect: his home is a gypsy caravan, he’s the youngest car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. And when Danny discovers his father’s secret, he’s off on the adventure of a lifetime. Here’s Roald Dahl’s famous story about a 9-year-old boy, his dad, and a daring and hilarious pheasant-snatching expedition. Just as important, it’s the story of the love between a boy and his father who, in Danny’s own words, is “the most marvelous and exciting father a boy ever had.”

May lalaki. May babae. Pero hindi ’to k’wento ng pag-ibig. Ng romantikong pag-ibig. Para sa sumulat, ito ay k’wento ng pamamaalam, ng pagyakap at pagtanggap sa buong konsepto nitong binalot ng realidad ng seksualidad, mga ’di naipadalang liham, at mga panaginip na nakaangkla sa mga gunita ng nakalipas. Pero baka sa'yo, bilang mambabasa, iba ang kahulugan ng nobelang 'to. Balikan ang naglahong alindog ng Imus sa saliw ng gimig ni Ely Buendia at ng Eraserheads, ng mga awit ng The Beatles at ni Morrissey, ng pighati at paglalambing ni Coltrane, Ellington, at Davis, ng walang kapares na tinig ni Rico J. Puno at panulat ni Rey Valera, ng kapayakan at aesthetisismo ng dekada '90, at ng latay na pakikipagtipan ng 1956 Sori Yanagi Butterfly stool sa blankong C120 cassette tape para mabigyang sagot ang 'sang tanong na kumakalmot sa eskinita ng lumbay: ANO NGA BA TALAGA ANG KULAY NG PAMAMAALAM Book Cover Design by Wiji Lacsamana

Describes a trivia game in which actors' appearances in movies are linked to the movies of Kevin Bacon

In the first book of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, \#1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, introduces us to Greg Heffley: an unforgettable, unlikely hero that every family can relate to. Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Greg. He finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. Greg is happy to have Rowley Jefferson, his sidekick, along for the ride. But when Rowley's star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend's newfound popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion. The hazards of growing up before you're ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. But as Greg says: “Just don’t expect me to be all “Dear Diary” this and “Dear Diary” that.” Luckily for us, what Greg Heffley says he won’t do and what he actually does are two very different things.

The highly anticipated sequel to the \#1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling book! Secrets have a way of getting out, especially when a diary is involved. Whatever you do, don’t ask Greg Heffley how he spent his summer vacation, because he definitely doesn’t want to talk about it. As Greg enters the new school year, he’s eager to put the past three months behind him . . . and one event in particular. Unfortunately for Greg, his older brother, Rodrick, knows all about the incident Greg wants to keep under wraps. But secrets have a way of getting out . . . especially when a diary is involved. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules chronicles Greg’s attempts to navigate the hazards of middle school, impress the girls, steer clear of the school talent show, and most important, keep his secret safe.

Kaga-graduate lang nila ng college nang matagpuan umanong bugbog-sarado at tadtad ng saksak ang katawan ni Aaron, matalik na kaibigan ni Eman. Pero hindi kumbinsido si Eman na si Aaron nga ang bangkay na ibinurol at inilibing ng ama at kapatid nito. Dahil walang naniniwala sa kanya, mag-isang sinaliksik ni Eman kung ano ang totoong nangyari sa nawawalang kaibigan - na naghatid sa kaniya sa mga kwentong nagsisimula sa dekada '50 at pinamamahayan ng mga manananggal, ng mga tagaapagtanghal ng salamangka, at ng mga lalaking basta na lang nawawala.

Smaller and Smaller Circles is unique in the Philippine literary scene - a Pinoy detective novel, both fast-paced and intelligent, with a Jesuit priest who also happens to be a forensic anthropologist as the sleuth. When it won the Carlos Palanca Grand Prize for the English Novel in 1999, it proved that fiction can be both popular and literary. F.H. Batacan has a degree in Broadcast Communication and a master's degree in Art Studies, both from the University of the Philippines in Diliman. She has worked as a policy researcher, broadcast journalist, web designer, and musician, and is currently a journalist based in Singapore. She previously won a prize for her short story "Door 59" in the 1997 Palanca awards, and her work has appeared in local magazines, as well as in the online literary magazine Web del Sol.

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Ang pamatay na beshie story 2nd Prize, Dulang Pampelikula, Palanca 2016 John and Mark are gay beshies for life whose friendship is put to the test when one of them has a terminal illness and asks the other to help him stage his fake death, wake, and funeral as his dying wish. The result is a comedy of "deadly" proportions.

A Gurkha called Amar, travels to Donsol, Sorsogon, to rescue a beautiful maiden named Sita.

"Makakareleyt ka sa kahulugan ng destiny." - Jun Cruz Reyes Tungkol sa paglalakbay ng isang lumang-luma at naaagnas na bente pesos ang nobelang ito. Kilalanin ang mga tauhan na sina Ryan the Virgin, ex-komadronang Manang Agripina, magdyowang Bekbek at Ferdie, si Joy na adik sa Kpop, Johnson the hired killer, ang Itang si Honey Faye at ang taong grasang si Nixon, si The Sword Swallower, ang artistang si Kaye Abad, at marami pang iba. Kilalanin ang esensiya ng kanilang mga buhay. Kilalanin sila. Sapagkat sila at ang ating sarili ay iisa. Mula sa panulat ng Palanca awardee na si Andrian Legaspi, ang mga kuwento ang mag-uugnay sa mga mambabasa sa diwang Filipino, na nakabaon nang malalim na malalim sa ating mga pagkatao.