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Bernie Bee feels like a failure. She's a bee but she can't fly.
However, when her home and her friends are in danger, Bernie
discovers that she has what truly counts - courage.
Kris Jones is just fourteen when her mother suffers a stroke and
slips into a coma from which she never fully recovers. A few years
later, Kris's mom dies. The burden then falls on the shoulders of
Kris's older sister to take care of the family, but the effort does
not succeed. The family breaks apart, and amid the turmoil Kris
must cope with attending a dangerous high school, longing to return
to her Catholic school and the safety it provided. When Kris's
grandma dies as well, Kris has no choice but to move in with her
father. Though her instincts warn against the move, she has no idea
that she's about to become a victim of child molestation. She soon
finds herself in a foster home, and her father finds himself in
prison. Despite battles with alcohol, drugs, and the legal system,
Kris finds the will to keep chasing her dreams. She works and
struggles, showing true courage when she comes out of the closet
and starts living as openly gay. Today, she is free.
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Prawns at Dawn (Paperback)
William Anthony; Designed by Kris Jones
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R214
R193
Discovery Miles 1 930
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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It's all kicking off in Reef Lawn. Fish foes Keeth and Erika have
had enough of each other - and it's come down to prawns at dawn.
For the winner, their life can return to normal. But for the loser,
it's game over in Reef Lawn.
Boring Rick has a boring life in a boring junk factory. But when a
sense of adventure changes Boring Rick, there is no turning back as
things get out of control. Maybe being boring wasn't so bad in the
first place.
Grome is the monster that all other monsters fear. This is because
he is the one that wakes them up in the morning with a big
trombone. But one day the trombone goes missing...
Grome is the monster that all other monsters fear. This is because
he is the one that wakes them up in the morning with a big
trombone. But one day the trombone goes missing...
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Odd Gardeners (Paperback)
John Wood; Designed by Kris Jones
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R215
R194
Discovery Miles 1 940
Save R21 (10%)
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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It is the day of the gardening contest. But the gardeners are quite
odd this year. Sanam has snails in her pockets. Winifred glues
clocks on her hands. But all that is nothing compared to what Prue
is hiding...
Bernie Bee feels like a failure. She's a bee but she can't fly.
However, when her home and her friends are in danger, Bernie
discovers that she has what truly counts - courage.
Pete tries to join in and play with the other dinosaurs, but he
finds that his little arms make this difficult for him. Will he
find a game he can play?
Thump and Bump were bored with thumping this and bumping that. They
wanted something fun to do. Nothing worked until Thump picked up a
small rock and had an ideaaEURO|
Upon discovering that all the plastic gnomes in his local garden
centre are actually real gnomes, Norman Normal's life becomes
anything but normal.
Nathan Chase's world is turned upside down after a chance encounter
with a secret agent and a shadowy organisation known as RUIN. The
future of the world is in his hands - and the chase is on. Can
Nathan stop the storm of the century?
Asher really doesn't like turnips. But one day they start to appear
everywhere! Is it magic or just another Arthur prank?
Kris Jones is just fourteen when her mother suffers a stroke and
slips into a coma from which she never fully recovers. A few years
later, Kris's mom dies. The burden then falls on the shoulders of
Kris's older sister to take care of the family, but the effort does
not succeed. The family breaks apart, and amid the turmoil Kris
must cope with attending a dangerous high school, longing to return
to her Catholic school and the safety it provided. When Kris's
grandma dies as well, Kris has no choice but to move in with her
father. Though her instincts warn against the move, she has no idea
that she's about to become a victim of child molestation. She soon
finds herself in a foster home, and her father finds himself in
prison. Despite battles with alcohol, drugs, and the legal system,
Kris finds the will to keep chasing her dreams. She works and
struggles, showing true courage when she comes out of the closet
and starts living as openly gay. Today, she is free.
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