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The thrilling sequel to Victoria Schwab's New York Times
bestselling City of Ghosts! Trouble is haunting Cassidy Blake . . .
even more than usual. She (plus her ghost best friend, Jacob, of
course) are in Paris, where Cass's parents are filming their TV
show about the world's most haunted cities. Sure, it's fun eating
croissants and seeing the Eiffel Tower, but there's true ghostly
danger lurking beneath Paris, in the creepy underground Catacombs.
When Cass accidentally awakens a frighteningly strong spirit, she
must rely on her still-growing skills as a ghosthunter -- and turn
to friends both old and new to help her unravel a mystery. But time
is running out, and the spirit is only growing stronger. And if
Cass fails, the force she's unleashed could haunt the city forever.
New York Times bestselling author Victoria Schwab returns to the
spooky and heart-pounding world of City of Ghosts, delivering
thrilling new adventures and an unforgettable spin on friendship.
(Because sometimes, even psychic ghost best friends have
secrets...) For fans of The Day I Fell Into a Fairy Tale, R L Stine
and Scullduggery Pleasant
Tumi visits her Gogo in Soweto for the holidays. She and her twin cousins often help Gogo in her spaza shop. Gogo's Goodies is the oldest spaza in all of Soweto and Gogo's pride and joy. When Gogo leaves for a few days, Tumi has one of her crazy ideas: They will open the shop and run it themselves and earn loads of money! But they’ve never had to do it without Gogo, and things quickly get out of hand, making the spaza more famous than ever . . .
When the walls begin to speak, it is unwise to ignore what they have to say...
At the bidding of their cold-hearted stepmother, twin sisters Scarlet and Ivy are sentenced to board for a year at Rookwood School. The headmaster is cruel, the hallways are drafty, and there seems to be a thief afoot. When the finger of suspicion is pointed at Scarlet, she'll do whatever it takes to clear her name--including some late-night detective work.
But in the darkness of Rookwood, mysteries of the past come to light. The walls are talking of secrets past, and it's up to Scarlet and Ivy to listen to their story...
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Can You See Me?
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Libby Scott, Rebecca Westcott
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With diary entries written by eleven-year-old Libby Scott, based on
her own experiences of autism, this pioneering book, written in
collaboration with esteemed author Rebecca Westcott, has been
widely praised for its realistic portrayal of autism. Tally is
eleven years old and she's just like her friends. Well, sometimes
she is. If she tries really hard to be. Because there's something
that makes Tally not the same as her friends. Something she can't
cover up, no matter how hard she tries: Tally is autistic. Tally's
autism means there are things that bother her even though she
wishes they didn't. It means that some people misunderstand, her
and feel frustrated by her. People think that because Tally's
autistic, she doesn't realise what they're thinking, but Tally sees
and hears - and notices - all of it. And, honestly? That's not the
easiest thing to live with. The first book written in collaboration
with Libby Scott When Libby's mum shared a short piece of Libby's
writing online it soon went viral, with tens of thousands of people
saying that Libby's writing helped them understand autism for the
first time This fictionalised portrayal of a young autistic girl is
written by Rebecca Westcott, in close collaboration with Libby
Scott, making it a truly original and inspirational book that will
give readers of all ages a deeper understanding of what it's like
to be autistic Perfect for fans of The Goldfish Boy, Wonder and The
Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time BOOKS BY LIBBY SCOTT
AND REBECCA WESTCOTT Can You See Me? (2019) Do You Know Me? (2020)
Ways To Be Me (2021)
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Patina
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Jason Reynolds; Illustrated by Selom Sunu
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2018 Audie Award Finalist for Middle Grade
A YALSA 2018 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Selection
ALSC 2018 Notable Children's Recordings List
A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates
as she tries to outrun her personal demons in this follow-up to the
National Book Award finalist Ghost by New York Times best-selling
author Jason Reynolds.
Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds,
with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are
also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team - a team
that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their
acts together. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to
prove, not only to each other but to themselves.
Patina, or Patty, runs like a flash. She runs for many reasons - to
escape the taunts from the kids at the fancy-schmancy new school she's
been sent to since she and her little sister had to stop living with
their mom. She runs from the reason why she's not able to live with her
"real" mom any more: Her mom has The Sugar, and Patty is terrified that
the disease that took her mom's legs will one day take her away
forever. So Patty's also running for her mom, who can't. But can you
ever really run away from any of this? As the stress builds up, it's
building up a pretty bad attitude as well. Coach won't tolerate bad
attitude. No day, no way. And now he wants Patty to run relay...where
you have to depend on other people. How's she going to do that?
Imagine a school where you meet your own unicorn and have amazing adventures together! That's what happens for the girls at Unicorn Academy on beautiful Unicorn Island.
Isla, her unicorn Buttercup and their friends are determined to find evil Ms Willow before she can drain any more magic into the Frozen Lake. But Valentina is behaving oddly, and it's not just because the head of the academy is her aunt. Does she know something about Ms Willow that the others don't?
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