Diary of Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck Kinney Jeff Penguin Group

У Грега Хеффли полоса неудач. Его лучший друг, Роули Джефферсон, бросил его, и найти новых друзей в средней школе оказывается непростой задачей. Чтобы изменить свою судьбу, Грег решает совершить прыжок веры и положиться в своих решениях на волю случая. Изменит ли ход событий бросок костей, или жизни Грега суждено стать просто еще одной историей о невезении? Она идеально подходит для читателей старше 8 лет, а также для тех, кто читает неохотно. Вы также можете увидеть Грега на большом экране в любом из трех фильмов "Вимпи Кид", собравших огромные кассовые сборы • Книга на английском языке • Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task

"Дневник удивительного дружелюбного ребенка. Роули Джефферсон" заставит вас покатываться со смеху, от автора бестселлеров номер один Джеффа Кинни! • Привет, меня зовут Роули Джефферсон, и это моя книга. Теперь у меня есть дневник, такой же, как у моего друга Грега • Лучший друг Роули Грег Хеффли описал свои школьные годы в журнале "Тринадцать дневников слабака". Теперь настала очередь Роули изложить свою версию истории • Но Роули согласился попутно рассказать и историю Грега. (В конце концов, Грег говорит, что однажды он станет богатым и знаменитым, и миру нужно будет знать, как ему это удалось) • Но рассказы Роули о Греге, возможно, были не совсем тем, что имел в виду его друг • A DIARY OF A WIMPY KID STORY that will have you rolling with laughter, from number one bestselling author Jeff Kinney! • Hi my name is Rowley Jefferson and this is my book

Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is an inspiring and tragic account of an ordinary life lived in extraordinary circumstances that has enthralled readers for generations. This Penguin Classics edition is edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler, translated by Susan Massotty, and includes an introduction by Elie Wiesel, author of Night • 'June, 1942: I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support.' • In Amsterdam, in the summer of 1942, the Nazis forced teenager Anne Frank and her family into hiding. For over two years, they, another family and a German dentist lived in a 'secret annexe', fearing discovery. All that time, Anne kept a diary

Channelling a razor-sharp satire through the everyday mishaps of the immortal comic character Mr Pooter, George and Weedon Grossmith's The Diary of a Nobody is edited with an introduction and notes by Ed Glinert in Penguin Classics • Mr Pooter is a man of modest ambitions, content with his ordinary life. Yet he always seems to be troubled by disagreeable tradesmen, impertinent young office clerks and wayward friends, not to mention his devil-may-care son Lupin with his unsuitable choice of bride. In the bumbling, absurd, yet ultimately endearing character of Pooter, the Grossmith brothers created a wonderful portrait of the class system and the inherent snobbishness of the suburban middle-class suburbia - one which sends up the late Victorian crazes for Aestheticism, spiritualism and bicycling, as well as the fashion for publishing diaries by anybody and everybody

Nikolai Gogol's short fiction, collected here as The Diary of a Madman, The Government Inspector and Selected Stories, deeply influenced later Russian literature with powerful depictions of a society dominated by petty bureaucracy and base corruption. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Ronald Wilks, and an introduction by Robert A. Maguire • This volume includes a selection of Gogol's most admired short fiction and his most famous drama. A hilarious and biting political satire, 'The Government Inspector' has been popular since its first performance and was regarded by Nabokov as the greatest Russian play ever written. The stories gathered here, meanwhile, range from comic to tragic and describe the isolated lives of low-ranking clerks, lunatics and swindlers

The hilarious international bestselling novel that has had pensioners ditching their sticks and zimmers to follow the age-defying, youth inducing antics inside The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1/4 Years Old . . . 'Terrific. This geriatric Adrian Mole made me laugh' Woman and Home 'Funny and touching' BBC Radio 4 Meet Hendrik Groen. An octogenarian in a care home who has no intention of doing what he's told, or dying quietly. To that end, he creates the Old-But-Not-Dead Club and with his fellow members sets about living his final years with careless abandon. Such anarchism infuriates the care home director but pleases Eefje, the woman who makes Hendrik's frail heart palpitate. If it's never too late to have fun, then can it ever be too late to meet the love of your life? 'So much more than just a comedy' John Boyne 'A story with a great deal of heart' Graeme Simsion, The Rosie Project 'Amusing and wickedly accurate

Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the prime suspect. But the crazy thing is he's innocent. Or at least sort of • The authorities are closing in, but when a surprise blizzard hits, the Heffley family is trapped indoors. Greg knows that when the show melts he's going to have to face the music, but could any punishment be worse than being stuck inside with your family for the holidays?

With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction • "The Secret Life of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4", 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 • Adrian Mole is a 13 year old boy. Adrian writes a diary about his school, his family and, of course, love. "There's a new girl in our class

In this newly translated classic of spiritual literature, Bernanos considers what it really means to be humble, charitable and loving • This quiet, imaginative novel is a study of faith in an increasingly hostile world. Through intimate journal entries, the author reveals the private life and struggles of a young, withdrawn, devout and sickly priest in northern France. Though his beliefs are sincere and profound, his enthusiasm quickly collides with the indifference and cowardice of his parishioners. Conversations with a confused young girl, an atheist doctor, a grieving countess, her spiteful teenage daughter and a soldier illustrate the priest's own despair, doubts, joys, torments and ultimate appeal to grace

Eighty-five-year-old Hendrik Groen is fed up to his false teeth with coffee mornings and bingo • Along with fellow members of the Old-But-Not-Dead Club, he embarks on a wild spree of octogenarian anarchy. But the home's director will not stand for any more drunken bar crawls, illicit fireworks or geriatric romance. The good name of the care home will not be disgraced • But when Hendrik learns of a plan to close the home down he realises life outside it could be much worse. He and the gang must stop the closure before it's too late. Or drop dead trying

Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it’s cracked up to be? Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressuresof boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older - all without his best friend, Rowley, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or will he have to face the ugly truth?

It's summer vacation, the weather's great, and all the kids are having fun outside. So where's Greg Heffley? Inside his house, playing video games with the shades drawn • Greg, a self-confessed "indoor person", is living out his ultimate summer fantasy: no responsibilities and no rules. But Greg's mom has a different vision for an ideal summer... one packed with outdoor activities and "family togetherness" • Whose vision will win out? Or will a new addition to the Heffley family change everything?