Author: Kate Gilby Smith Publisher: Orion Children's Books ISBN: 9781510108370 Category : Languages : en Pages : 304
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Have you ever thought what it might be like if you were famous in the future? A brilliant middle-grade adventure for fans of Ross Welford - a story about friendship, courage and embracing our talents even when they make us stand out. Since she was a baby, strange things have happened to Alex. On the day she was born, hordes of people surrounded the hospital. Complete strangers turn up in droves on her first day of school and watch through the gates. Clapping crowds stand with binoculars to watch her stage debut ... as a camel in the school nativity play. It's only when a mysterious boy called Jasper appears in her life and gate-crashes her twelfth birthday party that Alex realizes that these people have all been travelling back in time to see her - sometime in the future she becomes famous! But she has no idea why. So when Jasper disappears, Alex herself will have to brave time travel to discover what's happened to him ... and to unravel the secret of her unexpected destiny.
Author: Kate Gilby Smith Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 1510108386 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 180
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'A wonderful time-travelling adventure with more twists and turns than the hands of a clock on a helter-skelter. Alex and Jasper are a fantastic dynamic duo, and the book has genuine friendship and warmth at the heart of a timey-wimey mystery. I loved it.' - L.D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency Have you ever thought what it might be like if you were famous in the future? A brilliant adventure for fans of Ross Welford - a story about friendship, courage and embracing our talents even when they make us stand out. On the day Alex was born, crowds surrounded the hospital. On her first day of school, people spied from the gates. And recently, strangers came to watch her perform in her school play ... as the llama. But why? Alex has always been a nobody. Then a mysterious boy named Jasper starts at school and he alone seems to know the answer. But before he can tell Alex, he disappears ... into the future. Can Alex brave traveling into the future to discover what's happened to him and to unravel the secret of her own astonishing destiny ... before time runs out? Winner of the Awesome Book Awards 2023 'A great idea, pulled off with real panache ... the whole thing is a delight' Anthony McGowan, author of Lark 'A joyous, inventive and original rollicking adventure' Liz Hyder, author of Bearmouth 'A brilliant page-turning, time travelling adventure, full of heart and filled with courage and friendship' Jess Butterworth, author of Running on the Roof of the World 'A super original concept and a book brimming with imagination. And I loved that ending!!!' Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear
Author: Kate Gilby Smith Publisher: Orion Children's Books ISBN: 151010853X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 203
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'A rollicking espionage adventure' Financial Times 'A fun-filled ride with spies and care homes! I loved it!" Maisie Chan, author of Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths Olive Jones has just inherited her grandmother's memories - through a mysterious new device called a Memoriser. But her grandma has left her a mystery in those memories. And now it's up to Olive to solve it. After her grandmother's funeral, Olive learns she has inherited something unexpected: her grandmother's memories. Olive is surprised - her grandmother wasn't a cuddly, affectionate kind of grandmother. Curious about what she might discover, Olive sets out to 'watch' the memories. But before she can, they're stolen right from under her nose. Olive can't understand why anybody would want to steal the memories. As far as she'd known, her grandmother had always lived an utterly ordinary life. Following the trail of the thief, Olive begins to discover that her grandmother's life wasn't what she thought. As she unravels the secrets lurking in her grandmother's past, she discovers clues Grandma Sylvie left her. It's up to Olive to solve the mystery of the memory thief, and in the process, learn about the incredible life and adventures of the grandmother she has never really known. A contemporary story for 9+ readers with a futuristic twist, perfect for fans of Ross Welford.
Author: Alex Kotlowitz Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0307814289 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 336
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This is the moving and powerful account of two remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes, a public housing complex disfigured by crime and neglect.
Author: Jess Butterworth Publisher: Algonquin Books ISBN: 1616208198 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 241
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A story of adventure, survival, courage, and hope, set in the vivid Himalayan landscape of Tibet and India that introduces young readers to a fascinating part of the world and the threat to its people's religious freedom.
Author: Tamsin Winter Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1474939503 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 268
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... I am Miss Nobody. Rosalind hates her new secondary school. She's the weird girl who doesn't talk. The Mute-ant. And it's easy to pick on someone who can't fight back. So Rosalind starts a blog – Miss Nobody; a place to speak up, a place where she has a voice. But there's a problem... Is Miss Nobody becoming a bully herself?
Author: Jodi Picoult Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1451635818 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 384
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Sixteen-year-old Prince Oliver, who wants to break free of his fairy tale existence, and fifteen-year-old Delilah, a loner obsessed with Prince Oliver and the book in which he exists, work together to seek Oliver's freedom.
Author: Harry Heape Publisher: Faber & Faber ISBN: 0571353517 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 291
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Indiana Bones is a shaggy dog with a difference. He's got superpowers and can sniff out criminals and - with his young friend and owner Aisha - solve mysteries that would flummox the world's more expert detectives!In their first case, they are on the trail of treasure hidden centuries ago by a legendary knight known as The Lonely Avenger, an adventure which takes them all the way to Egypt and the pyramids.A hugely inventive new series from one of the funniest author/illustrator teams in the business.
Author: Toby Ord Publisher: Hachette Books ISBN: 031648489X Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 480
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This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the central challenge of our time. If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Our species could survive for billions of years - enough time to end disease, poverty, and injustice, and to flourish in ways unimaginable today. But this vast future is at risk. With the advent of nuclear weapons, humanity entered a new age, where we face existential catastrophes - those from which we could never come back. Since then, these dangers have only multiplied, from climate change to engineered pathogens and artificial intelligence. If we do not act fast to reach a place of safety, it will soon be too late. Drawing on over a decade of research, The Precipice explores the cutting-edge science behind the risks we face. It puts them in the context of the greater story of humanity: showing how ending these risks is among the most pressing moral issues of our time. And it points the way forward, to the actions and strategies that can safeguard humanity. An Oxford philosopher committed to putting ideas into action, Toby Ord has advised the US National Intelligence Council, the UK Prime Minister's Office, and the World Bank on the biggest questions facing humanity. In The Precipice, he offers a startling reassessment of human history, the future we are failing to protect, and the steps we must take to ensure that our generation is not the last. "A book that seems made for the present moment." —New Yorker
Author: Kate Gilby Smith
Author: Kate Gilby Smith
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