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A Polari-Prize-winning author presents an unforgettable story about
a boy facing up to bullying - and his own truths. James loves
dancing, poetry, and Mariah Carey (not in that order, though,
because Mariah would obviously be first!). His teacher, Mr
Hamilton, is getting married to his boyfriend and it seems that
James will be part of a surprise choir performance at the wedding.
But James's father seems uncomfortable about the plan, and a lot of
other things - like any mention of Mr Hamilton, and James's
dancing, and how James talks about his new friend Joel. Meanwhile,
a different boy has been harassing James at school and calling him
gay, and it's getting worse every day. James can find relief with
his beloved Nan, she's been having worrying falls, and James can't
tell anyone, or she might be sent to a faraway care home. The
secrets are building up, and James is starting to lose his
characteristic spark. Can he find the strength to let the truth
out? A joyful, raw and timely novel about family, friends, enemies,
and being true to who you really are. Perfect for fans of Alex
Gino, A.M. Dassu, and The Boy At the Back of the Class. Ian
Eagleton is the author of Nen and the Lonely Fisherman, which was
shortlisted for The Bookseller's Book Of The Year - Discovery
Category 2022
The highly anticipated sequel to the beloved cult classic about
family, friendship and first love, from award-winning author
Benjamin Alire Saenz. This lyrical novel will enrapture readers of
Love, Simon, John Green and Call me by your Name. A love story like
no other. In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the
Universe, two boys fell in love. Now they must discover what it
means to stay in love and build a relationship in a world that
seems to challenge their very existence. Ari has spent all of high
school hiding who he really is, staying silent and invisible. He
expected his senior year to be the same. But something in him
cracked open when he fell in love with Dante, and he can't go back.
Suddenly he finds himself reaching out to new friends, standing up
to bullies and making his voice heard. And, always, there is Dante
- dreamy, witty Dante - who can get on Ari's nerves and fill him
with desire all at once. The boys are determined to forge a path
for themselves in a world that doesn't understand them. But when
Ari is faced with a shocking loss, he'll have to fight like never
before to create a life that is truthfully, joyfully his own.
An edge-of-your-seat adventure packed full of puzzles, spooks and
mystery! When Claude's little sister, Amity, runs off in forbidden
Badwell Woods - where children disappear - Deliah, Sam and Claude
follow her to a mysterious mansion. Inside, time has frozen in the
1930s and an invitation promises a devious party game. Not long
after they find a terrified Amity, hiding from 'ghosts', the floor
beneath their feet starts to twist and turn: the rooms are changing
places. The house has rearranged itself like a giant Rubik's cube.
To escape, they must solve the puzzle - and the century-old mystery
of a girl who disappeared ... A fabulous twist on a timeless
haunted house adventure from the acclaimed author of the Milton the
Mighty series Scooby-Doo meets The Mysterious Benedict Society via
Escape Room Full of friendship, teamwork and logic versus instinct
- all wrapped up in a book with thrills, heart and bags of
atmosphere Perfect for readers aged 9 and up
Natuurlik wil ons almal graag gewild wees. Maar Clemens die kat wil
regtig he ALMAL moet van hom hou – en daarom is dit vir die ander
diere op die werf kinderspeletjies om hom met flikflooiery en
komplimente ’n gat in die kop te praat. Clemens doen alles om hulle
guns te wen … maar teen watter prys? ’n Storie oor gewildheid,
groepsdruk, selfvertroue en ware geluk.
Learn about immigration in the United States! Discover terms
related to immigration such as visas and borders. This 32-page
full-color book covers key ideas like diversity and democracy.
Perfect for use in the classroom or at-home learning explore the
immigration process, the challenges immigrants face, and the
benefits of moving to the United States. Includes a short fiction
piece to help students relate to the topic and engaging text
features such as a glossary, useful discussion questions, and a
Civics in Action activity designed to get students thinking and
talking about social issues.
Learn how to help others in your community. This exciting
nonfiction book describes the many ways that volunteers make a
difference, from cleaning up parks to helping in food banks.
Perfect for young readers, the book includes a short fiction story
related to the topic, discussion questions, a connected activity,
and more useful features. This 24-page full-color book explores the
various ways people volunteer and encourages students to give back.
It also covers important themes such as community and empathy, and
includes an extension activity for Grade 1. Perfect for the
classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool to explore volunteerism,
donating, and helping others.
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Now an Oscar nominated film starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay.
'My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.'
Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go.
Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school - and he's dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all?
WONDER is a funny, frank, astonishingly moving debut to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page.
The danger rises and the deception grows in the heart-stopping
fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Impostors series!
It's time to come out of hiding... Frey has spent her life in a
family of deceivers, a stand-in for her sister, manipulated at her
father's command. Free from them at last, she is finding her own
voice - and using it to question everything her family stood for.
Tally was once the most famous rebel in the world. But for over a
decade, she's kept to the shadows, allowing her myth to grow even
as she receded. Now she sees that the revolution she led has not
created a stable world. Freedom, she observes, has a way of
destroying things. As the world is propelled further into conflict
and conspiracy, Frey and Tally join forces to put a check on the
people in power, while still trying to understand their own power
and where it belongs. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and
Divergent Fans of The Uglies will delight in seeing main character
Tally make her big return to the page. The Uglies series has been
optioned as a blockbuster movie.
Met die aanbreek van die nuwe skooljaar, is Greg ywerig om die
afgelope drie maande agter hom te sit ... veral een insident. Wat
jy ook al doen, moenie vir Greg Heffley vra hoe hy sy vakansie
spandeer het nie, want hy wil definitief nie daaroor praat nie.
Ongelukkig weet Greg se ouer broer, Rodrick, van die geheim wat
Greg graag wil wegsteek. Maar geheime het ´n manier om uit te lek
... veral as´n dagboek ter sprake is.
'Barnes is a master of puzzles and plot twists' E. Lockhart, author
of We Were Liars Intrigue, riches, and romance abound in this
thrilling sequel to the global bestselling The Inheritance Games.
Perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson. A DEADLY GAME.
A PUZZLE TO SOLVE. A FORTUNE AT STAKE. One step forward. Avery
thought that solving the riddle left by billionaire Tobias
Hawthorne would reveal why he left her - a complete stranger - his
entire fortune. Two steps back. But as the cryptic clues tale an
unexpected twist and the handsome and enigmatic Hawthorne grandsons
continue to pull her in different directions, Avery can't help but
wonder who she can really trust and who is just looking out for
themselves. What happens when the truth just hides more secrets?
Soon Avery realizes this game is no longer just about money and
power. Now she's playing for her life. 'Impossible to put down'
Buzzfeed DON'T MISS THE FINAL GAMBIT - THE EXPLOSIVE CONCLUSION TO
THE INHERITANCE GAMES SERIES - COMING AUGUST 2022!
From the bestselling author and rewilding pioneer Isabella Tree,
When We Went Wild is a heartwarming, sustainably printed picture
book about the benefits of letting nature take the lead, inspired
by real-life rewilding projects. Nancy and Jake are farmers. They
raise their cows and pigs, and grow their crops. They use a lot of
big machines to help them, and spray a lot of chemicals to get rid
of the weeds and the pests. That's what all good farmers do, isn't
it? And yet, there is no wildlife living on their farm. The animals
look sad. Even the trees look sad! One day, Nancy has an idea...
what if they stopped using all the machines, and all the chemicals,
and instead they went wild? The author's own experience of
rewilding her estate at Knepp has influenced conservation
techniques around the world that are bringing nature back to the
countryside and bringing threatened species back from the brink.
Ivy Kids brings you beautiful, sustainably printed books to rewild
your child, nurture creativity, and foster a deep connection with
the living world. Winner of the Sustainability Award at the
Independent Publishers Awards 2022, Ivy Kids books are
planet-friendly, printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper,
locally to where they will be sold. Praise for When We Went Wild:
'A charming inoculation of pure wild life - just what Dr. Earth
ordered.' CHRIS PACKHAM 'This book would sit brilliantly on any
nature-loving child's bookshelf' BBC WILDLIFE MAGAZINE 'Charms
young readers with the power of rewilding' NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
TRAVELLER 'I love this book. It actually made me cry' PAM AYRES,
Sunday Times best-selling author & presenter. 'A gorgeous and
true fable that will delight and inspire the next generation of
young rewilders.' PATRICK BARKHAM, Author & Guardian
journalist. Praise for Wilding, the author's bestselling memoir:
'This must be the most inspirational nature book of the year...a
narrative of conservation, courage, vision and miracles... The
story of what happened is thrilling... the Knepp Conservation
Project is world-famous: a beacon of hope... Read this book and
marvel.' - Bel Mooney, 'The Year's Best Books on Nature', Daily
Mail
Before Stinkville, Alice didn't think albinism-or the blindness
that goes with it-was a big deal. Sure, she uses a magnifier to
read books. And a cane keeps her from bruising her hips on tables.
Putting on sunscreen and always wearing a hat are just part of
life. But life has always been like this for Alice. Until
Stinkville. For the first time in her life, Alice feels
different-like she's at a disadvantage. Back in her old
neighborhood in Seattle, everyone knew Alice, and Alice knew her
way around. In Stinkville, Alice finds herself floundering-she
can't even get to the library on her own. But when her parents
start looking into schools for the blind, Alice takes a stand.
She's going to show them-and herself-that blindness is just a part
of who she is, not all that she can be. To prove it, Alice enters
the Stinkville Success Stories essay contest. No one, not even her
new friend Kerica, believes she can scout out her new town's
stories and write the essay by herself. The funny thing is, as
Alice confronts her own blindness, everyone else seems to see her
for the first time. This is a stirring small-town story that
explores many different issues-albinism, blindness, depression,
dyslexia, growing old, and more-with a light touch and lots of
heart. Beth Vrabel's characters are complicated and messy, but they
come together in a story about the strength of community and
friendship. This paperback edition includes a Q&A with the
author and a sneak peek at the upcoming The Blind Guide to Normal.
The explosive YA thriller, with over a million TikTok views and
counting... From the author of Last One To Die. The students at
Morton Academy are high-achievers, selected based on academic
excellence. So when a series of murders target the school's
brightest and best, the pressure is on. Someone is determined to
stop at nothing to clear their path to the top. But who is it? And
can they be stopped? A high-school slasher with a lethal twist,
perfect for fans of Karen McManus, Holly Jackson and Gossip Girl.
Have you read Cynthia Murphy's thrilling debut Last One to Die? The
Midnight Game coming Jan 2023.
A debut middle-grade adventure about a young teen who goes on a
treasure hunt for undersea riches to help his ailing abuelo.
Twelve-year-old Fernando "Fin" joins his grandfather on a secret
quest to find a long-lost treasure swept to sea. But when their
first mission takes a near-deadly turn, leaving his abuelo weak and
unable to speak, Fin's left to navigate the hunt alone. Well, not
exactly alone--his boring, totally unadventurous dad agrees to help
out. With danger lurking at every turn, Fin dives into the mission
in order to save Abuelo's life. But between Dad's constant
worrying, unwanted diving babysitters, and harrowing encounters in
the deep sea, the boy finds himself in a race against time to
locate the treasure. If he can't succeed? He fears he might lose
Abuelo for good. S.A. Rodriguez's Treasure Tracks is a fast-paced
story filled with heart and humor about the bonds of family, the
meaning of a legacy, and most of all, the discovery of true
treasure.
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