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A story for music lovers about true friendship and finding your own
beat. Psst! Do you want to know a secret? Everyone thinks I’m
just the guitar player in the school ROCK BAND. But I also have a
musical talent that NO ONE (except my new best friend Flynn) knows
about. It’s finally time for me to step up and BE BRAVE…
Checklist for the craziest year EVER: Join a SECRET
society ✓ Take on the head teacher (GULP!) ✓
Put on the most SPECTACULAR show the school has ever seen! ✓
’n Sneeustorm veroorsaak dat Greg Heffl ey se skool moet sluit, en sy buurt
verander in ’n ysige slagveld. Vyandige groepe baklei om grondgebied, bou
enorme sneeuforte en voer epiese sneeubalgevegte. En Greg en sy getroue beste
vriend, Rowley Jefferson, beland in die spervuur.
Greg en Rowley moet bondgenootskappe, verraad en oorlogbendes in
’n stryd om oorlewing trotseer terwyl die buurt in chaos verval. Sal Greg en
Rowley as helde uit die stryd tree wanneer die sneeu smelt? Gaan hulle hierdie
dag oorleef?
Libby was born with a heart three sizes too big. She takes daily
shots, can't do monkey bars, and doesn't always read social cues.
But having Turner Syndrome doesn't mean she can't be a scientist
when she grows up. Besides her big sister Nonny, Libby's hero is
astronomer Cecilia Payne, who discovered what stars are made of.
When Nonny comes home to stay and tells Libby that she and her
husband Thomas are having a baby, Libby knows what to do: She'll
make Cecilia Payne the subject of her entry into a contest, and
give all the first-place prize money - twenty-five thousand
dollars! - to Nonny's growing family. But it'll take more tenacity
than she's ever needed to help take care of the sister who has
always taken care of her, all while navigating school with a unique
set of challenges.
A bag of chips. That's all sixteen-year-old Rashad is looking for. What he finds instead is a fist-happy cop, Paul, who mistakes Rashad for a shoplifter, mistakes Rashad's pleadings that he's stolen nothing for belligerence, mistakes Rashad's every flinch at every punch the cop throws as further resistance and refusal to STAY STILL as ordered. But how can you stay still when someone is pounding your face into the pavement?
There were witnesses: Quinn - a varsity basketball player and Rashad's classmate who has been raised by Paul since his own father died in Afghanistan - and a video camera. Soon the beating is all over the news and Paul is getting threatened with accusations of prejudice and racial brutality. Quinn refuses to believe that the man who has basically been his saviour could possibly be guilty. But then Rashad is absent. And absent again. And again. And the basketball team - half of whom are Rashad's best friends - start to take sides. As does the school. And the town. Simmering tensions threaten to explode as Rashad and Quinn are forced to face decisions and consequences they had never considered before.
Two very different boys, one new family, a shared struggle and a
big secret. Tommy is talented, cool, a young offender, and
dyslexic. Ryan is smart, uncool, well-behaved, and dyslexic. The
two develop an unlikely friendship. As Ryan helps Tommy to read, a
secret is revealed that will change their lives forever.
Prize-winning Malcolm Duffy's third novel explores the joys and
challenges of dyslexia in a story full of his hallmark heart and
humour. For 12+. Reviews for Read Between the Lies: 'A grippingly
unfolding domestic drama... The book's two engaging narrators learn
and teach the value of empathy with others' Sunday Times Children's
Book of the Week 'An honest, open family drama shining a light on
dyslexia' Sunday Express 'An engaging book for young readers...
with lies, secrets, and dyslexia at the heart of the
story'Armadillo Magazine
New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller!
In New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson’s second novel in the Truly Devious series, there are more twists and turns than Stevie Bell can imagine. No answer is given freely, and someone will pay for the truth with their life.
The Truly Devious case—an unsolved kidnapping and triple murder that rocked Ellingham Academy in 1936—has consumed Stevie for years. It’s the very reason she came to the academy. But then her classmate was murdered, and her parents quickly pull her out of school. For her safety, they say. She must move past this obsession with crime.
Stevie’s willing to do anything to get back to Ellingham, be back with her friends, and solve the Truly Devious case. Even if it means making a deal with the despicable Senator Edward King. And when Stevie finally returns, she also returns to David: the guy she kissed, and the guy who lied about his identity—Edward King’s son.
But larger issues are at play. Where did the murderer hide? What’s the meaning of the riddle Albert Ellingham left behind? And what, exactly, is at stake in the Truly Devious affair? The Ellingham case isn’t just a piece of history—it’s a live wire into the present.
At Miss Molly's School of Kindness, three naughty fox cubs find out
how to be kind to others, kind to themselves, and the importance of
being kind to the planet. A perfect way to start conversations with
children about kindness, with humour, a fun story, and a cast of
lively animal characters.
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Freddy is certainly not a Teddy, but that won't stop him from being
the star of the Teddy Bears' Picnic in this inspiring story about
inclusion, friendship and staying true to yourself. Freddy is
Jonah's favourite stuffed toy, but no one knows quite what Freddy
is - a funky duck, a peculiar platypus, a punk rock penguin? When
Jonah's teacher announces that they're going to have a Teddy Bears'
Picnic, it seems that if Jonah wants to take Freddy, Freddy will
have to go in disguise! Jonah and Freddy try all of their best
Teddy Bear disguises, but nothing can quite cover up the fact that
Freddy is a little different. What should Jonah do? He loves
Freddy, but should he still take Freddy to the picnic if he doesn't
look like all the other teddies? Find out what happens when Jonah
stands up for himself and for his beloved Freddy in a heart-warming
story that will resonate with any child who has ever felt like
they're a little different. A celebration of inclusivity and being
kind to others, Freddy the Not-Teddy will inspire young readers to
express themselves just as they are!
Rafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film
version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring
Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca. After
sixth grade, the very worst year of his life, Rafe Khatchadorian
thinks he has it made in seventh grade. He's been accepted to art
school in the big city and imagines a math-and-history-free fun
zone. Wrong! It's more competitive than Rafe ever expected, and to
score big in class, he needs to find a way to turn his boring life
into the inspiration for a work of art. His method? Operation: Get
a Life! Anything he's never done before, he's going to do it, from
learning to play poker to going to a modern art museum. But when
his newest mission uncovers secrets about the family Rafe's never
known, he has to decide if he's ready to have his world turned
upside down. James Patterson's winning follow-up to Middle School:
The Worst Years of My Life is another riotous and heart-warming
story about living large.
A brave, beautifully told story of an Afro-American teen dealing
with colourism, racism and bullying - but given hope by the power
of an inspirational and kind teacher. Maleeka suffers every day
from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they're not
getting at her about her homemade clothes or her good grades, it's
about her dark, black skin. When a new teacher, whose face is
blotched with a startling white patch, starts at their school,
Maleeka can see there is bound to be trouble for her too. But the
new teacher's attitude surprises Maleeka. Miss Saunders loves the
skin she's in. Can Maleeka learn to do the same? Features a new
introduction by New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds. A
powerful, unflinching and hopeful story that redefined young adult
literature by presenting characters, voices, and real world
experiences that had not been fully seen before See Sharon G.
Flake's The Life I'm in if you liked this!
An action-packed, laugh-out-loud, high-energy story for boys and
girls featuring adults taken over by aliens and a brave group of
kids who must work together as a team to stop them! From TV
personalities and Diversity street dance superstars, brothers
Ashley and Jordan Banjo. Brothers Trey and Jax spend after-school
hours rehearsing with their street dance collective the Fly High
Crew, until the evening they see a green beam of light flash out of
the sky and are thrown into an out-of-this-world adventure! Aliens
have landed and are mind-controlling all the teachers and adults:
can the Fly High Crew work together as a team and save the day?
Written in collaboration with Alexandra Sheppard Full of fantastic
art by Dionna Gary Bunn For fans of Tom Fletcher and Alesha Dixon.
Rafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film
version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring
Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca. It's
a dog-eat-dog world, and Rafe Khatchadorian is just trying to live
in it. Life in middle school is finally starting to seem bearable -
until Rafe spots his grandmother standing in the free-meal line at
the local soup kitchen. To help earn some money for the family,
Rafe concocts a brilliant plan - a dog-walking business that soon
turns into a huge money-making neighbourhood empire. He'll even
have extra cash to buy his own WormHole Deluxe Multi-Platform
GameBox! That is, until two terrible twins launch the Great Dog War
by sabotaging Rafe's flyers and stealing his customers. Plus, his
bratty kid sister Georgia has skipped a grade - so now she's in all
of Rafe's classes. Throw a kid a bone!
*The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated bestselling Wimpy
Kid book - now in paperback!* Big changes are in store for Greg
Heffley and his family. They are making home improvements! But with
unwelcome critters, toxic mould and the walls coming down, soon
Greg discovers renovations aren't all they are cracked up to be.
When the dust finally settles, will the Heffleys be able to stay .
. . or will they need to get out of town? ABOUT DIARY OF A WIMPY
KID: * 50% words, 50% cartoons, 100% hilarious! * Hilarious stories
that all readers can't wait to get their hands on * Laughter
guaranteed * 200 million copies sold worldwide 'Kinney is right up
there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors
on the planet' - Independent *Don't miss Diary of an Awesome
Friendly Kid , to read Greg's best friend Rowley's side of the
story! *
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