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Brought to you by Puffin. An out-of-this-world new adventure from
bestselling author of THE DANGER GANG and THE CHRISTMASAURUS, Tom
Fletcher. George, Neila and Bash are the worst band on Earth.
George wants them to be brilliant - but Neila has stage fright, and
Bash is too distracted by his obsession with stars, aliens and
faraway planets. But what they lack in talent and confidence, they
make up for in heart. They're determined to blow their friends away
at their school Battle of the Bands contest. But the moment they
start to play... They're beamed up into space!!! Now the kids face
an even bigger challenge: Battle of the Bands, but the
intergalactic version. They're competing against alien bands from
every galaxy! And if they don't win, they might never make it home
again... Can the worst band on Earth become the best band in the
universe? An intergalactically awesome tale of celebrating
difference, believing in yourself, and the power of friendship. (c)
Tom Fletcher 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
Emmanuel Kelly was born and abandoned into war-torn Iraq. He was
raised at an orphanage before being adopted and brought to
Australia for life-changing surgery. Emmanuel's sheer passion for
singing, for life, and for 'dreaming big' in the face of huge
obstacles led him to achieve his dream of becoming a singer. This
is his inspiring story. Emmanuel Kelly nacio y fue abandonado en
una zona en guerra en Irak. Se crio en un orfanato hasta que unos
anos mas tarde fue adoptado y comenzo una nueva vida en Australia.
Su pasion por cantar, por la vida, por sonar a lo grande frente a
enormes obstaculos, le estan llevando a realizar su sueno y
destacar en el mundo de la musica. Esta es su inspiradora historia.
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From the author of You Should See Me in a Crown, Leah Johnson
delivers a stunning novel about being brave enough to be true to
yourself, and learning to find joy even when times are unimaginably
dark. Olivia is an expert at falling in love . . . and at being
dumped. But after the fallout from her last breakup has left her an
outcast at school and at home, she's determined to turn over a new
leaf. A crush-free weekend at Farmland Music and Arts Festival with
her best friend is just what she needs to get her mind off the
senior year that awaits her. Toni is one week away from starting
college, and it's the last place she wants to be. Unsure about who
she wants to become and still reeling in the wake of the loss of
her musician-turned-roadie father, she's heading back to the music
festival that changed his life in hopes that following in his
footsteps will help her find her own way forward. When the two
arrive at Farmland, the last thing they expect is to realize that
they'll need to join forces in order to get what they're searching
for out of the weekend. As they work together, the festival becomes
so much more complicated than they bargained for. Olivia and Toni
will find that they need each other, and music, more than they ever
could have imagined. Packed with irresistible romance and
irrepressible heart, bestselling author Leah Johnson delivers a
stunning and cinematic story about grief, love, and the remarkable
power of music to heal and connect us all.
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