After previous assignments in London, the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, and the Australian rain forest, this final adventure in the Hunchback Assignments series finds our hero, shape-shifting, masked spy Modo, on his most personal quest. Along with fellow spy Octavia Milkweed, they search for Modo's biological parents. But when the Clockwork Guild find Modo's parents first, Octavia and Modo chase them across Europe and North America to the Island of Doom. Joined by memorable characters from the first three books--some lovable, and some who are terrifying and evil--Modo and Octavia dash towards a thrilling conclusion.
Bestselling author and Orange Prize winner Ann Patchett's first work of non-fiction is a book about her long friendship with the critically acclaimed, and recently deceased author, Lucy Grealy.
What would his mates in Sheffield say if they knew he was going unisex for the first time? After a few minutes she came back, carrying an old fashioned cut throat razor. For a time there was silence as she concentrated on the job in ...
绝美情史
脸的岁月
Mr Bad Face
When Dawn has a fast-growing tumor removed shortly after birth, it not only reshapes the left half of her face, leaving it deconstructed and paralyzed; it reshapes her entire life.
Book 3 in THE HUNCHBACK ASSIGNMENTS Ages 10 - 14 Talk of ancient Egyptian ruins hidden deep in the Australian rainforest readches Mr Socrates, and immediately he, his faithful servant, Tharpa, and his young agents, Modo and Octavia, leave ...
An upcoming starlet who is horribly disfigured trying to save her friends is given an unexpected second chance if she will help Death do away with her friends, in a novel based on the characters in the two Final Desination films. Original.
The little known, brilliant original text by Gaston Leroux has been immortalized by screen and stage adaptations. One of the greatest horror stories of all time, The Phantom of the Opera makes compulsive reading.
This final adventure finds our hero, shape-shifting, masked spy Modo, on his most personal quest.