Lyle Hertzog and his friends Marilla and Dave expect to spend another dull holiday passing time at the local Qwikpick convenience store. Then an article in their hometown paper catches their eye--the sludge fountain at the nearby sewage plant is being retired. With this news, the three friends decide they're not just normal kids who don't have Christmas plans: they're the Qwikpick Adventure Society. Their first mission: to see the "poop fountain" before it fades from glory.
Told with the mix of journal entries, doodles, and handwritten notes that has made the Origami Yoda books so appealing, this is another great series from a master chronicler of middle school.
A humorous and heart-warming story about a little sister, a big sister, a cat, a dad and... a new girlfriend!Bitsy, or 'Jelly Baby' as she's sometimes called, has been doing just fine living with Dad and big sister Em since Mum died. The housework may not always get done, and dinners might not always be at the table, but none of them ever minded!Until one day Dad brings home a girlfriend - and everything changes. Now it looks like it might be down to the Jelly Baby of the family to keep it from falling apart...
THE SELECTION changed the lives of thirty-five girls forever. Now, only one will claim Prince Maxon's heart...
It's swoon meets the Hunger Games in the third instalment of THE SELECTION series!
For the four girls who remain at the palace, the friendships they've formed, rivalries they've struggled with and dangers they've faced have bound them to each other for the rest of their lives.
Now, the time has come for one winner to be chosen.
America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown - or to Prince Maxon's heart. But as the competition approaches its end and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realises just how much she stands to lose - and how hard she'll have to fight for the future she wants.
The breathtaking third title in THE SELECTION series will make you swoon!
The Selection gets fierce as rivals stake their claim on the prince.
Six girls, one life-changing prize...
America Singer will leave her pre-destined life for a world of glamour and luxury, if she wins...
But surviving The Selection is tough. Rivals are battling to become Prince Maxon's bride as the threat of rebel violence just beyond the palace walls escalates into war.
Only six girls are left and sworn friendships are tested to breaking point. America's feelings for Maxon grow stronger, but she suspects darker mysteries in his royal past. With ex-lover Aspen waiting for her in the shadows, where do her loyalties truly lie?
Thirty-five beautiful girls. Thirty-five beautiful rivals...
It's the chance of a lifetime and 17-year-old America Singer should feel lucky. She has been chosen for The Selection, a reality TV lottery in which the special few compete for gorgeous Prince Maxon's love.
Swept up in a world of elaborate gowns, glittering jewels and decadent feasts, America is living a new and glamorous life. And the prince takes a special interest in her, much to the outrage of the others.
Rivalry within The Selection is fierce and not all of the girls are prepared to play by the rules. But what they don't know is that America has a secret - one which could throw the whole competition... and change her life forever.
"It was the summer Rosemary Bliss turned ten that she saw her mother fold a lightning bolt into a bowl of batter and learned - beyond the shadow of a doubt - that her parents made magic in the Bliss Bakery." - A delicious new novel for girls, the first in a trilogy.The Bliss family cook book is a closely guarded secret. Centuries old and filled with magical recipes, it has been used for years to keep things running smoothly in the town of Calamity Falls. But when eleven-year-old Rose Bliss and her three siblings are left in charge of the family bakery, one magical mishap follows another until the town is in utter chaos!Treat yourself to big helping of this hilarious magical adventure.
Everyone's favourite world-famous fashion icon, HELLO KITTY, is starring in her very own fiction series!
Come join Hello Kitty and her friends in a series all about fun and friendship!
Each book in the series will be a collectible adventure with a fun lesson about how to be a great friend.
Everyone's favourite world-famous fashion icon, HELLO KITTY, is starring in her very own fiction series!
Come join Hello Kitty and her friends in a series all about fun and friendship!
Each book in the series will be a collectible adventure with a fun lesson about how to be a great friend.
"My name is Harriet Manners, and I am still a geek."MODEL MISFIT is the sequel to award-winning No. 1 UK debut GEEK GIRL.Harriet Manners knows a lot of facts.She knows that humans have 70,000 thoughts per day.She knows that Geek + Model = a whole new set of graffiti on your belongings.And that the average person eats a ton of food a year, though her pregnant stepmother is doing her best to beat this.But Harriet doesn't know where she's going to fit in once the new baby arrives. And with her summer plans ruined, modelling in Japan seems the perfect chance to get away.Can Harriet cope with the craziness of Tokyo, her competitive model flatmates and her errant grandmother's 'chaperoning'. Or seeing gorgeous Nick everywhere she goes?Will geek girl find her place on the other side of the world?The sequel to the award-winning debut GEEK GIRL.
"My name is Harriet Manners, and I'll always be a geek."It's the hilarious third book in the bestselling award-winning GEEK GIRL series!Harriet Manners knows more facts than most.She knows that New York is the most populous city in the United States.She knows that its official motto is 'Ever Upward'.She knows that one in thirty-eight people living in the US lives there.But she knows nothing whatsoever about modelling in the Big Apple and how her family will cope with life stateside. Or 'becoming a brand' as the models in New York say. And even more importantly, what to do when the big romantic gestures aren't coming your way from your boyfriend...Does geek girl go too far this time?The laugh out loud follow-up to award-winning debut GEEK GIRL and MODEL MISFIT will have you in stitches!
Hot weather, hot guys, hot girls - hot drama!Good guy Carter is about to find out that hell has no fury like an ex-girlfriend scorned...Carter and Lilah seem like the perfect It Couple - sexy, beautiful and madly in love - but their relationship is about to brutally unravel before everyone's eyes in Dream Point, Florida.Carter has always been a good guy, and while Lilah has a troubled past, she's been a loyal girlfriend. So when smart, sexy Jules turns up at a senior-year bash, Carter doesn't intend to succumb to temptation... and he doesn't intend for Lilah to find out.But by the end of the summer, the line between right and wrong will be blurred beyond recognition. And nothing in Dream Point will ever be the same.Lust, love, danger, revenge, betrayal and hot Florida weather that makes everything sexier!
Meet the funniest kid in fiction and follow his life's ups and downs told through laugh-out-loud letters, emails, texts and more!Meet the funniest kid in fiction and follow his life's ups and downs told through laugh-out-loud letters, emails, texts and more!Her Majesty, hi thereMy name is Harry Riddles and I don't normally do this kind of thing, but I think we might need some help. ...Harry 'Shoutykid' Riddles has a few problems: he needs money to make his movie, My Pet Zombie, his dad needs a job before they lose their home, and the school play is going to end in disaster unless there are some major changes to the leading actors! But Harry isn't giving up easily - he decides to write to anyone who might be able to help get his life back on track, including, the Queen, the Prime Minister and Harry Styles from One Direction! A hilarious new series starring a stand-out comic character.
