Ali Cronin Knihy

Chalani a baby z maturitného ročníka si užívajú život plným priehrštím – nechýbajú žúrky, alkohol, sex, ale aj nádeje a sklamania. Niektorí z nich však túžia po ozajstnej láske a každý z partie má svoje tajomstvo. Pre divokú Ashley vzťahy veľa neznamenajú, je zástankyňou voľného životného štýlu. Je to skutočne tak? Netúži aj ona po veľkej láske? Môže aj dievča na jednu noc snívať o chlapcovi, s ktorým by boli len jeden pre druhého? Dostane Ashley šancu dokázať príťažlivému vysokoškolákovi Dylanovi, že si zaslúži jeho pozornosť?

Sedemnásťročná Sára bola posledná z partie, ktorá nemala NAOZAJSTNÉ skúsenosti s chalanmi. To sa ale zmenilo a teraz prežíva svoju prvú veľkú lásku. Na dovolenke v Španielsku stretla perfektného chalana - Joea a všetko je super...aspoň zo začiatku. Z ničoho nič však Joe zmizne, nezdvíha telefón, neodpovedá na správy. Čo ak Sáru len využíva? Podarí sa jej odhaliť pravdu?

Parta sedmi středoškoláků rozhodně ví, jak si pořádně užívat života. Každý z nich ale řeší nějaké trable – s láskou, se školou, s rodiči. Cass je krásná, milá a oblíbená, navíc z bohaté rodiny a má šanci studovat na prestižní univerzitě. Co když ale ani tohle nestačí? Neshody s klukem, s mámou a nakonec i s kamarády – zvládne Cass vše vyřešit? A proč jí nikdo nevěří, že žádná "slečna dokonalá" neexistuje?

Francis Chisholm is a compassionate and humble priest whose vocation emerged from a crucible of suffering. His parents were murdered in anti-Catholic riots in Scotland, his guardians mistreat him, and his sweetheart commits suicide. He is sent to China where he establishes a flourishing Catholic mission amid desperate poverty, civil war, plague, and the hostility of his superiors. Recognized as A.J. Cronin's best novel, The Keys of the Kingdom is a gripping and thoughtful tale of a man called to do good in an imperfect world.

From the author of The Stars Look Down and The Citadel, and the creator of Dr Finlay's Casebook.

Penguin Readers is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders.

From the author of The Stars Look Down and The Citadel, and the creator of Dr Finlay's Casebook

Vigil in the Night represents something of an event for fans of A. J. Cronin. Here, published for the first time in book form, is his poignant and moving tale of two nurses"of Anne, who devoted herself to serving others, and of her younger sister, Lucy, who meant to get everything in life for herself. When Lucy's negligence causes the tragic death of a young patient, Anne takes the blame to protect her young sister"an act that threatens to destroy the brilliant nursing career that lies before her. But then Anne meets an idealistic young surgeon who takes an interest in her, and although one of the oldest and most honored traditions of the medical profession is that the relationship between doctors and nurses remain strictly impersonal, doctors and nurses are, after all, human beings"and sometimes that tradition breaks down.