Bridesmaid in Training is the second in the Notebooks of a Middle-School Princess, a funny, heart-warming illustrated Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot.
Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison still finds it hard to believe that she's a princess! Not only does she get to live in an actual palace with her newly discovered family and two fabulous poodles, but she also gets her very own pony!
Of course, not everything is going exactly as she imagined . . . her half-sister, Mia, is very busy learning how to run the country while trying to plan a wedding, and her father is getting remarried himself – to Mia's mother! – and spends most of his time 'renovating' the summer palace, although Grandmère says he is just hiding from the wedding madness. Olivia hardly gets to see either of them.
Fortunately Grandmère has her own plans for Mia's wedding, and needs Olivia's help to pull them off. Just when Olivia starts to think that things are going to work out after all, the palace is invaded by a host of new cousins and other royals who all seem to be angry at Olivia (although Grandmère says they are just jealous).
As the day of the wedding gets closer and closer, Olivia becomes more and more worried. For such a carefully planned event, it seems as if a LOT of things are going wrong . . . Can Olivia keep this royal wedding from becoming a royal disaster?
Olivia chronicles her transformation from ordinary girl to princess in her notebook, with illustrations from author Meg Cabot, who studied Fine Arts as an undergraduate.
One day, a weaver ant family’s world is turned upside down when their home is destroyed. With only a few belongings on their backs, they set off in search of a new one, meeting many creatures on the way. Some are kind, some are not so kind. Some of the places are warm, some are cold. Sometimes the creatures they meet are friendly, sometimes they are not. But none of the places feel quite right. Will the weavers ever find somewhere they can call home again? This beautiful picture book explores the importance of home and welcoming new people into communities.
Praise for Victoria Turnbull’s previous books:
‘Utterly magical storytelling’ —The Bookseller
‘As an artist, Turnbull has two crucial gifts: the power of imagination and the ability to make emotions visible’—Publishers Weekly
‘Incandescent’—Kirkus
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?
""The Skin I’m In is very much the same
book about colorism, self-love, and self-worth that it was twenty
years ago, and it is still as relevant as it is for today’s
world"" Carrie McClain, Black Nerd Problems
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
The Skin I'm In has garnered much praise and awards
including the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent,
Publishers Weekly Author to Watch, New York Public Library Top
Ten Book for the Teen Age, YALSA Best Books for Young Adult Readers
See Sharon G. Flake's The Life I'm in if you
liked this!
It's always tough being the new kid in town.But when Katelyn starts at Wolf Springs High she realizes that her new life might not be so bad. And Cordelia Fenner and her irresistible cousin seem extra friendly.Katelyn suspects that there is more to the Fenner Family than meets the eye. And in a town full of secrets, who can she trust?
In this fourth book in the New York Times bestselling series, Frank Einstein (kid-genius scientist and inventor) and his best friend, Watson, along with Klink (a self-assembled artificial intelligence entity) and Klank (a mostly self-assembled and artificial almost intelligence entity), once again find themselves in competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival—this time in a quest to unlock the power behind the science of life with Frank’s newest invention the EvoBelt, which allows the user to evolve into other forms of life.
The last year of elementary school is big for every kid. In this novel, equal parts funny and crushing, utterly honest and perfect for boys and girls alike, Christine Gouda faces change at every turn, starting with her own nickname—Tink—which just doesn't fit anymore. Readers will relate to this strong female protagonist whose voice rings with profound authenticity and absolute novelty, and her year's cringingly painful trials in normalcy—uncomfortable Halloween costumes, premature sleepover parties, crushed crushes, and changing friendships. Throughout all this, Tink learns, what you call yourself, and how you do it, has a lot to do with who you are. This book marks beloved author Karen Romano Young's masterful return to children's literature: a heartbreakingly honest account of what it means to be between girl and woman, elementary and middle school, inside and out—and just what you name that in-between self.
Who knows you well? Your best friend? Your boyfriend or girlfriend? A stranger you meet on a crazy night? No one, really?
Mark and Kate have sat next to each other for an entire year, but have never spoken. For whatever reason, their paths outside of class have never crossed.
That is until Kate spots Mark miles away from home, out in the city for a wild, unexpected night. Kate is lost, having just run away from a chance to finally meet the girl she has been in love with from afar. Mark, meanwhile, is in love with his best friend Ryan, who may or may not feel the same way.
When Kate and Mark meet up, little do they know how important they will become to each other – and how, in a very short time, they will know each other better than any of the people who are supposed to know them more.
Told in alternating points of view by Nina LaCour and David Levithan, the bestselling author of Every Day and co-author of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn) and Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green), You Know Me Well is a deeply honest story about navigating the joys and heartaches of first love, one truth at a time.
All I want for Christmas is . . . a new GEEK GIRL story!
Harriet Manners knows a lot about Christmas:
She knows that every year Santa climbs down 91.8 million chimneys.
She knows that Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was almost definitely a girl.
She knows that the first artificial Christmas trees were made out of goose feathers.
But this Christmas is extra special for Harriet, because four days ago she had her First Ever Kiss.
Now she just needs to work out what's supposed to happen next . . .
A romantic festive treat from the internationally best-selling award-winning author of the GEEK GIRL series. Also includes a BONUS previously unpublished GEEK GIRL short story TEAM GEEK!
How stupid do you have to be to fall out of a top floor window?
Or was Stolly trying something else - up on cloud nine, even then?
Stolly has always been so alive, so inspiring, taking risks, hiding nothing, notorious for being the school's most imaginative liar (or fantatist, as he calls it). But now he's lying in a hospital bed and Ian, his best friend who's as close as a brother, is watching, waiting and remembering . . .
A characteristically funny, moving, life-affirming novel about a most remarkable character and the truly inspirational effect he has on everyone he meets.
The Inventory is home to most incredible technology the world is
NOT ready for: invisible camouflage, HoverBoots, indestructible metals
and, most deadly of all, Russian giant war robot: Iron Fist.
