I'm Tracy Beaker the great inventor of extremely outrageous dares. I thought I was going to live happily ever after with Cam as my foster-mum. Ha Ha! It hasn't turned out like that. Cam's so mean, she won't buy me designer clothes, so all the other kids at school laugh at me.
Ellie, Magda and Nadine all try to change their looks, with drastic consequences.
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
Fourteen-year-old Marina and sixteen-year-old Jed accompany their parents' religious cult, the Believers, to await the end of the world atop a remote mountain, where they try to decide what they themselves believe.
A previously banned work based on a true scandal finds an impoverished village targeted by a blood-selling operation that leads to a catastrophic outbreak of AIDS and decimates an entire community.
Grace was adopted by Canadian parents after being abandoned as a baby in China - Years later, as teenager, she realises that she needs to find out about her birth parents in China for her own peace of mind.
When Stacy is paired with a Chinese girl at school who is accused of theft, she must come to terms with her own Chinese and American heritage.
Nine o'clock. That is when Ellie has to be home. When she is out with her friends Magda and Nadine she meets a boy who is interested in her. Will Russell stay interested in a girl who has to be home by nine?
Ten-year-old Dolphin is determined to stay with her family, no matter what, but when her sister goes to live with her newly-discovered father, sending their mother further into manic-depression, Dolphin's life takes a turn for the better.
Jade is so used to agreeing with Vicky, her larger than life best friend, that when a tragic accident occurs, she can hardly believe that Vicky is dead. Whether Jade is in lessons, out running or tentatively trying to make new friends, Vicky's presence haunts Jade as she struggles to come to terms with her death.
Charlie thinks history is boring, until her class begins a project on the Victorians and she discovers Lottie. Charlie and Lottie lead a double life but then Charlie does something truly wicked and things start to go terribly wrong.
Where do baby apes sleep? In apricots! I'm Elsa, and that's one of my jokes (I tell LOTS of jokes and I'm going to be a big star one day). I do my best to cheer my family up - but no one seems to laugh much any more. Not since we lost our lovely house and had to move into a bed and breakfast hotel.
When seventh-grader Amalee uses an inheritance to make a movie about endangered species, she discovers a link with the mother she never knew.
When seventh-grader Amalee uses an inheritance to make a movie about endangered species, she discovers a link with the mother she never knew.
The streets of New York have erupted in celebration of Wild Card Day - the annual event held every September 15th to remember the dead and cherish the living. It is a day for fireworks, street fairs and parades, for political rallies and memorial banquets, for drinking and fighting in the alleys. With each passing year, the festivities become larger and more fevered. And this year - 1986, the…
When a Swiss couple and their four sons are shipwrecked on an isolated island, they
As a war between the humans and the Partials looms, Samm finds himself trapped beyond a toxic wasteland, and Kira finds herself under the control of Dr. Morgan who is desperate to save the Partials.
She made her way down the cliff, and on to the beach. At the edge of the waves, she stopped, shaking her wet paws. She knew that somewhere ahead was her person, but far, far away. She miaowed plaintively; stood staring at the moving blur of uncrossable sea. She led the way to safety, out of the blazing hell of blitzed Coventry. People touched her for luck; feared her as an omen of disaster. Whe…
Kami sekeluarga akan pindah rumah. Aku akan meninggalkan sekolah dan teman-temanku di sini. Aku merasa takut. Apakah teman-teman baruku baik? Apakah di tempat baru menyenangkan?
Kanin si kelinci terluka dan tersesat di hutan. Syukurlah Ozlan menemukan dan menolongnya. Ozlan membawa Kanin ke rumahnya untuk dirawat dan beristirahat. Sesampai di rumah Ozlan Kanin heran sekali. Ia tidak menyangka rumah Ozlan seperti itu. Kira-kira apa yang menyebabkan Kanin terheran-heran melihat rumah Ozlan? Selain kisah tentang Ozlan dan Kanin ada pula kisah tentang kebingungan Ozlan mem…
This series explores the world of machines and takes a detailed look at how they operate. Highly technical and realistic artwork is presented with cutaways and exploded views to help children understand how various components work.
A glorious sequel to William and the Missing Masterpiece! Someone has stolen the Gold Cuckoo Awards from the famous Cuckoo film studios, and only William is debonair enough to schmooze the stars and learn who the culprit is. But every cat has his own feline fatale to contend with, and our hero is no exception... Mischief, glamour and romance await in William Heads to Hollywood!
Taking as its starting point a child's natural desire to understand the world, this series is designed to entertain and inform. This book focuses on castles and their history, and each spread investigates a specific theme or topic, with answers to questions, plus additional snippets of information.