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The Girl From The Sea
(Paperback)
Molly Knox Ostertag; Illustrated by Molly Knox Ostertag
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R345
R280
Discovery Miles 2 800
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From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel
about family, romance, and first love. Fifteen-year-old Morgan has
a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where
she lives. She's desperate to finish high school and escape her sad
divorced mother, her volatile little brother, and worst of all, her
great group of friends...who don't understand Morgan at all.
Because really, Morgan's biggest secret is that she has a lot of
secrets, including the one about wanting to kiss another girl. Then
one night, Morgan is saved from drowning by a mysterious girl named
Keltie. The two become friends and suddenly life on the island
doesn't seem so stifling anymore. But Keltie has some secrets of
her own. And as the girls start to fall in love, everything they're
each trying to hide will find its way to the surface...whether
Morgan is ready or not. A gorgeous coming of age story in graphic
novel form, celebrating what it means to be different Molly Knox
Ostertag was named one of Forbes 30 under 30 in 2020 Stunning full
colour illustrations throughout
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Blue Lock 1
(Paperback)
Muneyuki Kaneshiro; Illustrated by Yusuke Nomura
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R291
Discovery Miles 2 910
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After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles
to regroup. But what's missing? An absolute Ace Striker, who can guide
them to the win. The Japan Football Union is hell-bent on creating a
striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, and who can be
the decisive instrument in turning around a losing match... and to do
so, they've gathered 300 of Japan's best and brightest youth players.
Who will emerge to lead the team... and will they be able to out-muscle
and out-ego everyone who stands in their way?
Grace and her friends must protect a newly hatched dragon from
mysterious evildoers. When Grace moves to Hong Kong with her mum
and new stepdad, her biggest concern is making friends at her fancy
new boarding school. But when a mysterious old woman gifts her a
dragon egg during a field trip, Grace discovers that the wonderful
stories of dragons she heard when she was a young girl might
actually be real - especially when the egg hatches overnight. The
dragon has immense powers that Grace has yet to understand. And
that puts them both in danger from mysterious forces intent on
abusing the dragon's power. And now it's up to Grace and her school
friends to uncover the sinister plot threatening the entire city!
An epic dragon fantasy series for 8+ readers! Beautifully
illustrated throughout Perfect for fans of Wings of Fire
Nikki Maxwell authors an advice column for the school newspaper in
this fifth book of the "New York Times "bestselling Dork Diaries
series.
Nikki Maxwell develops a sudden interest in student journalism that
may or may not (okay, definitely does) have to do with the fact
that mean girl Mackenzie has started writing a gossip column. And
there just might be some juicy info involving Nikki's crush,
Brandon, that Nikki doesn't want Mackenzie reporting to the world.
So Nikki joins the school newspaper staff--and ends up as an advice
columnist It's fun at first, answering other kids' letters. But
when Miss Know-It-All's inbox is suddenly overflowing with pleas
for guidance, Nikki feels in need of some help herself. Fortunately
she has BFFs Chloe and Zoey on her side--and at her keyboard
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