The Bradley family are constantly escaping from a centuries old curse which means that every home they ever live in is destroyed. They have just moved to their thirteenth house and Noah wants this one to work out - he desperately wants himself and his deaf brother Billy to put down roots. But the curse returns - so he must find a way to break it.
Amelia Hester McLeod is named after two of her mums favourite explorers. Two amazing, bold, awesome women: Amelia Earhart and Lady Hester Stanhope. But Amelia herself doesnt always feel very brave or very bright. She lives on the tiny Scottish island of Dark Muir, her mum has walked out on her and shes about to start at a whole new, scary school. Her dyslexia means shes a target for the school bullies, too. When she makes a wish on her birthday to be reunited with her mum, she finds herself disappearing and reappearing elsewhere on the island, where she finds clues and snapshots of her parents past. Can she harness this strange magic to find her mum, wherever in the world she is? Will her Dad, sad and silent since her mums departure, start to pay her more attention? Will she find the courage to forge her own path, like the fearless female explorers she was named after?
For fans of Jacqueline Wilson and Wonder, this is a novel about a girl whose mum has dwarfism. But it's not just about that. It's about love, family, friendship, and how to be happy. It's about all of us.
I guess you can call Leo a worrier. He worries about everything and that's not about to change. How will he cope when all eyes are on him? Prompt thoughtful discussions and develop higher-level comprehension skills with Reflect - a series of emotionally powerful fiction and non-fiction with realistic settings.
Zabawna i ciepła opowieść o miłości, rodzinie i o tym, co oznacza bycie innym. Sydney uważa, że jej mama Amy jest najlepsza na świecie – pomimo że jest inna niż wszystkie. Pozostali ludzie rosną, a Amy osiągnęła wysokość 124 cm i ani milimetra więcej. Według Sydney to całkiem w sam raz – wystarczająco wysoko, by sięgnąć do lodówki z lodami w supermarkecie, i wystarczająco nisko, by być wyjątkowym. Tata dziewczynki zmarł, gdy miała pięć lat, ale jej wspomnienia o nim, miłość mamy oraz towarzystwo starszej siostry Jade sprawiają, że Sydney nigdy nie czuje się samotna. Kiedy rodzina jest zmuszona do przeprowadzki, życie staje się bardziej skomplikowane. Sydney i Jade muszą nawiązać nowe przyjaźnie, stawić czoła szkolnym łobuzom i pojąć, o co właściwie chodzi z tym dorastaniem. A Sydney wcale nie chce rosnąć, jeśli miałoby to oznaczać, że przerośnie swoją mamę.