Worst day

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Features Author Manny Scott Publisher ASCD Release date 20170805 Pages 114 ISBN 1-4166-2491-0 ISBN 13 978-1-4166-2491-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days As seen on TV, accident-prone Mildred Hubble is the Worst Witch at Miss Cackle's Academy. She's always getting her spells wrong and landing herself in trouble. But Mildred is now in the last term of 4th Year and determined to prove that she's not as useless as everyone thinks - could it be First Prize for the worst witch after all? Mildred Hubble is the original Worst Witch. Her adventures began in 1974 and have been in print every since. Hugely successful, in 2016 Mildred's escapades with best friends Maud and Enid, were adapted for TV to much acclaim, with a second series to come in spring 2017. Jill Murphy started putting books together (literally with a stapler), when she was six. The Worst Witch was first published in 1974 and this much-loved classic has been enjoyed by readers for more than 40 years. Jill Murphy also written and illustrated several award-winning picture books for younger children. The Worst Witch series includes: The Worst Witch, A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch, The Worst Witch All at Sea, The Worst Witch Saves the Day and The Worst Witch to the Rescue and The Worst Witch and the Wishing Star. Features Summary As seen on TV, accident-prone Mildred Hubble is the Worst Witch at Miss Cackle's Academy. She's always getting her spells wrong and landing herself in trouble... Author Jill Murphy Publisher Puffin Release date 20180830 Pages 208 ISBN 0-14-135509-3 ISBN 13 978-0-14-135509-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Hold on to your broomstick for magical mayhem! Jill Murphy's much-loved classic The Worst Witch -the original story of life at a magical boarding school - is full of fun and perfect for readers aged 5 - 9 years. Mildred Hubble is a trainee at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, but she's making an awful mess of it. She keeps getting her spells wrong and crashing her broomstick. And when she turns Ethel, the teacher's pet into her worst enemy, chaos ensues... 'Millions of young readers have fallen under the spell of Jill Murphy's Worst Witch' - Sunday Express Jill Murphy was born in London in 1949. From a very early age she was drawing and writing stories, and was already putting books together (literally, with a stapler) by the time she was six. She went on to study at Chelsea, Croydon and Camberwell Schools of Art. Jill worked in a children's home for four years and as a nanny for a year, before becoming a freelance writer and illustrator. The Worst Witch stories, of which this is the first, are some of Puffin's most successful titles. If you'd like to read more of Mildred's disastrous adventures at Miss Cackle's Academy The Worst Witch Strikes Again, A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch, The Worst Witch All at Sea, The Worst Witch Saves the Day,The Worst Witch to the Rescue and The Worst Witch and the Wishing Star are also available from Puffin and are perfect for children aged 5-9. Features Summary Mildred Hubble is a trainee at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, but she's making an awful mess of it. She keeps getting her spells wrong and crashing her broomstick... Author Jill Murphy Publisher Puffin Release date 20130905 Pages 128 ISBN 0-14-134959-X ISBN 13 978-0-14-134959-6

At 18 years of age, Lucius has graduated and is ready to start his career as a Bounty Hunter! But it begins on the worst day of all, the Brotherhood's most precious possession has been stolen. Lucius must work together with his tutor Satori and his brother Marinus to retrieve the Nightshade Jewel before its too late! by Mark Jonathan Read (Author) Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Hardcover: 116 pages Publisher: Blurb (February 4, 2018) Language: English ISBN-10: 1367825067 ISBN-13: 978-1367825062 Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days THE BRAND NEW NOVEL - AND A NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! - FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR DEBBIE MACOMBER. Debbie Macomber: Meet friends you'll call family. *** It's never too late to start again. Two unlikely friends find the strength in each other to overcome their painful pasts. Shay Benson adored her younger brother. She did all she could to keep Caden on the straight and narrow. But one day her best intentions got Shay into the worst trouble of her life. By protecting Caden, Shay sacrificed herself. Drew Douglas adored his wife. But since losing Katie, all he could do was focus on their two beautiful children; everything else came a distant second. Shay and Drew are each in need a fresh start, and when they meet by chance it's an unexpected blessing for them both. Drew helps Shay to get back on her feet, and she reignites his sense of purpose. But when a devastating secret is uncovered, Shay and Drew's new lives are threatened. It will take all of their strength, faith and trust to protect the bright future they dream of. 'This is perfect holiday reading from a master of romantic women's fiction' CultureFly Features Summary THE BRAND NEW NOVEL - AND A NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! But one day her best intentions got Shay into the worst trouble of her life. By protecting Caden... Author Debbie Macomber Publisher Arrow Books Ltd Release date 20170718 Pages 384 ISBN 1-78475-872-8 ISBN 13 978-1-78475-872-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days A hilarious, magical new novel from award-winning author Wendy Mass is the first in a series of birthday themed books! It's Amanda's 11th birthday and she is super excited. But from the start, everything goes wrong. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, Leo, with whom she's shared every birthday, have fallen out and this will be the first birthday they haven't shared together. When Amanda turns in for the night, glad to have her birthday behind her, she wakes up happy for a new day. Or is it? Her birthday seems to be repeating itself. What is going on?! And how can she fix it? Only time, friendship, and a little luck will tell... Features Summary It's Amanda's 11th birthday and she is super excited. But from the start, everything goes wrong. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend have fallen out... Author Wendy Mass Publisher Scholastic Release date 20150402 Pages 267 ISBN 1-4071-4680-7 ISBN 13 978-1-4071-4680-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days It's the best of times and the worst of times. You're welcoming a new addition to the family, but you're now officially old. You're also an eternal babysitter. On the plus side, you can enjoy spoiling the little darlings rotten and hand them back at the end of the day before the nappies start overflowing. Features Summary It's the best of times and the worst of times. You're welcoming a new addition to the family, but you're now officially old. You're also an eternal babysitter... Author Mike Haskins (Author), Clive Whichelow (Author) Publisher Summersdale Publishers Release date 20170713 Pages 96 ISBN 1-78685-047-8 ISBN 13 978-1-78685-047-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days A gripping thriller you won't be able to put down, perfect for fans of SUSIE STEINER and CLARE MACKINTOSH'SO enjoyable. Great characterisation... tense, grippy plot. An EXCELLENT read!' MARIAN KEYESHow could your good friend become your worst enemy? Being held hostage at gunpoint by her childhood friend is not Dr Heather Gilmore's idea of a good day at work. It only gets worse when she hears that her nineteen-year-old daughter Leah has been kidnapped.Sergeant Claire Boyle wasn't expecting to get caught up in a hostage situation during a doctor's appointment. When it becomes apparent that the kidnapping is somehow linked to the hostage-taker, a woman called Eileen Delaney, she is put in charge of finding the missing girl.What happened between Eileen and Heather to make Eileen so determined to ruin her old friend? Claire Boyle must dig up the secrets from their pasts to find out - and quickly, because Leah is still missing, and time is running out to save her. Features Summary How could your good friend become your worst enemy? Compelling police procedural for fans of MISSING PRESUMED and I SEE YOU Author Sinead Crowley Publisher Quercus Publishing Release date 20170601 Pages 352 ISBN 1-78429-343-1 ISBN 13 978-1-78429-343-7

 Hard Cover in excellent condition. Released 2018. Torn apart by war, Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach are thousands of miles apart, both struggling for their lives. Gerhard – despite his objections to the Nazi regime – is fighting for the Fatherland, hoping to one day have the opportunity to rid Germany of Hitler and his cronies. But as his unit is thrown into the hellish attrition of the Battle of Stalingrad, he knows his chances of survival are dwindling by the day. Meanwhile Saffron - recruited by the Special Operations Executive and sent to occupied Belgium to discover how the Nazis have infiltrated SOE's network – soon finds herself being hunted by Germany's most ruthless spymaster. Confronted by evil beyond their worst imaginings, the lovers must each make the hardest choice of all: sacrifice themselves, or do whatever they can to survive, hoping that one day they will be reunited. Courtney's War  is an epic story of courage, betrayal and undying love that takes the reader to the very heart of a world at war.  

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The Stranger Game is a dark, suspenseful, and twisty novel that is Gone Girl for teens. Perfect for fans of Lauren Oliver and E. Lockhart. When Nico Morris's older sister mysteriously disappears, her parents, family, and friends are devastated. But Nico can never admit what she herself feels: relief at finally being free of Sarah's daily cruelties. Then the best and worst thing happens: four years later, after dozens of false leads, Sarah is found. But this girl is much changed from the one Nico knew. She's thin and drawn, when Sarah had been golden and athletic; timid and unsure, instead of brash and competitive; and strangest of all, sweet and kind, when she had once been mean and abusive. Sarah's retrograde amnesia has caused her to forget almost everything about her life, from small things like the plots of her favorite books and her tennis game to the more critical-where she's been the last four years and what happened at the park on the fateful day she vanished. Despite the happy ending, the dark details of that day continue to haunt Nico, and it becomes clear that more than one person knows the true story of what happened to Sarah... Features Summary The Stranger Game is a dark, suspenseful, and twisty novel that is Gone Girl for teens. Perfect for fans of Lauren Oliver and E. Lockhart. When Nico Morris's older sister mysteriously disappears... Author Cylin Busby Publisher Balzer and Bray Release date 20161024 Pages 288 ISBN 0-06-235460-4 ISBN 13 978-0-06-235460-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Just after ten o'clock on Thursday, 7 May 2015 Nick Robinson stared down the lens of camera 5 in the BBC's Election Night Studio to explain to millions the significance of an exit poll that shocked the country and heralded an earthquake in British politics. That moment was a personal milestone for the BBC's Political Editor, who had been discharged from hospital just hours earlier following weeks of treatment for cancer and the loss of his voice after surgery. In the year leading up to that night Nick kept a journal recording the events he reported on day after day to millions of viewers and listeners, and which he continued to monitor, often from his hospital bed as he fought to get fit in time for election night. This is Nick's behind-the-scenes account of his encounters with David Cameron, who many wrote off before the shock victory he called his 'sweetest'; Ed Miliband, who turned abuse & ridicule into respect before leading Labour to its worst defeat in a generation; Nick Clegg, who led his party into power and then to humiliation and near oblivion; Nigel Farage, who rose so fast and then fell at the final hurdle; Alex Salmond, whose public clash with Nick led to thousands protesting outside the BBC's Scottish HQ, and Nicola Sturgeon, whose stunning success as SNP leader has put Scottish independence back on the map. The result is an extraordinary narrative, characterized by Nick Robinson's trademark insight, analysis and backstage gossip, of an adrenaline-fuelled year which culminated in a captivating election that transformed Britain's political landscape. Features Summary Just after ten o'clock on Thursday, 7 May 2015 Nick Robinson stared down the lens of camera 5 in the BBC's Election Night Studio to explain to millions the significance of an exit poll that shocked the country and heralded an earthquake in British politics... Author Nick Robinson Publisher Bantam Press Release date 20150606 Pages 400 ISBN 0-593-07518-8 ISBN 13 978-0-593-07518-0

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Dublin Since 1922 tells the story of Ireland's capital city since independence. Richly illustrated throughout, it unfolds around hundreds of dates in the city's history, beginning with the founding of the Irish state - when Dublin had the worst slums in Europe - and ending in the last days of the Celtic Tiger. Through major events, Carey charts nearly a century of the capital's history, from the Civil War, the Eucharistic Congress and President Kennedy's visit, to the 1986 earthquake, the Stardust disaster and the changing faces of the St Patrick's Day parade. Brought to life are the figures who have shaped the city's identity - from Archbishop McQuaid to Tony Gregory, from Luke Kelly to Maeve Binchy - and the daily life of its people, through the books they read, the way they move around the city, the music they listen to, the crimes they commit and the unique experiences they have of simply being in the city of Dublin. A captivating celebration of people and place, this book makes essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how the character of a city - and its inhabitants - is shaped. Features Summary In word and image, the story of Ireland's capital city, from independence, told for the first time... 'A unique and fascinating history of a great city - jewels and Dublin gems on every page' Joe Duffy Author Tim Carey Publisher Hachette Books Ireland Release date 20160927 Pages 320 ISBN 1-4736-2002-3 ISBN 13 978-1-4736-2002-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days A new edition of the award-winning second novel in the Chaos Walking trilogy, with a bonus short story, The Wide, Wide Sea. Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor's new order. But what secrets are hiding just outside of town? And where is Viola? Is she even still alive? And who are the mysterious Answer? And then, one day, the bombs begin to explode...The new edition of this tense, shocking and deeply moving novel features a bonus short story, The Wide, Wide Sea. Introducing new characters and set before the events of The Ask and the Answer, it is a story of love and loyalty in a divided world. Features Summary A new edition of the award-winning second novel in the Chaos Walking trilogy, with a bonus short story, The Wide, Wide Sea. Author Patrick Ness Publisher Walker Books Ltd Release date 20140630 Pages 552 ISBN 1-4063-5799-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4063-5799-8

Hank Zipzer wants to be number one, not the one who always gets it wrong. He is a likeable, struggling hero who readers will adore.It's time for the annual Olympiad: the most anticipated day of the school year! When Hank Zipzer is chosen as his team's softball pitcher, the pressure is on. Can Hank lead his team to victory - even though he thinks he's the worst athlete in the history of the world? It is read by the author, Henry Winkler. It has running time tbc. Format:CD-Audio

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Everyone in Peter Powers' family has super awesome superpowers--except Peter. All he can do is make ice cubes and flash freeze little stuff. At least his brother and sister have finally stopped picking on him--mostly. But at school, an even more menacing bully has it out for Peter and his friends. As if that wasn't enough, Boulder City is being raided by robots! When his parents are captured, will Peter and his siblings be able to work together and save the day? Or will the town - and possibly the world - be iced? Join Peter Powers and his fantastic family for their second action-packed and fun-filled adventure to find out! Features Summary This is the second book in a new chapter book series of exciting stories about a young boy who has the worst superpower ever! Author Kent Clark (Author), Brandon T Snider (Author), Dave Bardin (Illustrator) Publisher Little, Brown Young Readers Release date 20170307 Pages 128 ISBN 0-316-35938-6 ISBN 13 978-0-316-35938-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days From Sunday Times bestselling author, Freda Lightfoot. 1943, when hundreds of US Marines arrive at a quiet Cornish town, two lives will never be the same again. Trapped in a small town resistant to change, Bette can't resist handsome GI, Chad. But when reality draws in, Bette realises that their love was based on empty promises...Meanwhile Bette's sister Sarah, is tormented by her possessive husband, but even his jealous attempts to keep her out of temptation can't prevent Sarah falling for officer Charlie. Caught in the very worst of times with the turmoil and upheaval of war all around them, can these sisters find a brighter future for tomorrow? A compelling family drama for fans for Maureen Lee and Katie Flynn. Praise for Freda Lightfoot 'Freda's book was a joy to read for her characters were so believable and richly drawn I really cared what happened to them and interspersed with the story was the arrival of the Americans, who caused such a furore in that small Cornish town as D Day approaches, And when World War 2 grinds to a halt, people's lives are changed for ever. It was a real page turner with a very satisfying end.' - Anne Bennettt Features Summary From Sunday Times bestselling author, Freda Lightfoot. 1943, when hundreds of US Marines arrive at a quiet Cornish town, two lives will never be the same again... Author Freda Lightfoot Publisher Mira Books Release date 20151014 Pages 384 ISBN 1-84845-422-8 ISBN 13 978-1-84845-422-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days An enchanting tale of courage and sacrifice for young readers and adults by the wildly popular George R.R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the series that inspired HBO's Emmy Award-winning GAME OF THRONES. Lavish illustrations by acclaimed artist Luis Royo enrich this captivating and heartwarming story of a young girl and her dragon. From ancient times the ice dragon was a creature of legend and fear, for no man had ever tamed one. When it flew overhead, it left in its wake desolate cold and frozen land. But Adara was not afraid. For Adara was a winter child, born during the worst freeze that anyone, even the Old Ones, could remember. Adara could not remember the first time she had seen the ice dragon. It seemed that it had always been in her life, glimpsed from afar as she played in the frigid snow long after the other children had fled the cold. In her fourth year she touched it, and in her fifth year she rode upon its broad, chilled back for the first time. Then, in her seventh year, on a calm summer day, fiery dragons from the North swooped down upon the peaceful farm that was Adara's home. And only a winter child-and the ice dragon who loved her-could save her world from utter destruction. Features Summary An enchanting tale of courage and sacrifice for young readers and adults by the wildly popular George R.R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the series that inspired HBO's Emmy Award-winning GAME OF THRONES... Author George R. R. Martin (Author), Luis Royo (Illustrator) Publisher Harper Voyager Release date 20141204 Pages 128 ISBN 0-00-811885-X ISBN 13 978-0-00-811885-3

Another rocket-paced thriller from John Gilstrap that pulls at the heart. What Bobby and Sue Martin want more than anything is to have a child of their own. After several failed attempts they decide to take a restorative camping trip. Never did they dream their prayers would be answered when a small, filthy, whimpering child stumbles into their campsite. The boy's violent kidnappers quickly appear - and in an explosive and chaotic struggle, the Martins are drawn into an unthinkable crime: the brutal murder of a cop...EVEN STEVEN takes place during one twenty-four hour period - a day you wouldn't wish upon your worst enemy.

The Fifth Season Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, masquerading as an ordinary schoolteacher in a quiet small town, comes home to find that her husband has brutally murdered their son and kidnapped their daughter. Mighty Sanze, the empire whose innovations have been civilization's bedrock for a thousand years, collapses as its greatest city is destroyed by a madman's vengeance. And worst of all, across the heartland of the world's sole continent, a great red rift has been been torn which spews ash enough to darken the sky for years. Or centuries. But this is the Stillness, a land long familiar with struggle, and where orogenes -- those who wield the power of the earth as a weapon -- are feared far more than the long cold night. Essun has remembered herself, and she will have her daughter back. She does not care if the world falls apart around her. Essun will break it herself, if she must, to save her daughter. Author N. K. Jemisin ISBN 9780356508191 Format Paperback Pages 469p.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days `A riveting account of the pre-First World War years... The Age of Decadence is an enormously impressive and enjoyable read.' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times `A magnificent account of a less than magnificent epoch.' Jonathan Meades, Literary Review The folk-memory of Britain in the years before the Great War is of a powerful, contented, orderly and thriving country. She commanded a vast empire. She bestrode international commerce. Her citizens were living longer, profiting from civil liberties their grandparents only dreamt of, and enjoying an expanding range of comforts and pastimes. The mood of pride and self-confidence is familiar from Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance marches, newsreels of George V's coronation and the London's great Edwardian palaces. Yet things were very different below the surface. In The Age of Decadence Simon Heffer exposes the contradictions of late-Victorian and Edwardian Britain. He explains how, despite the nation's massive power, a mismanaged war against the Boers in South Africa created profound doubts about her imperial destiny. He shows how attempts to secure vital social reforms prompted the twentieth century's gravest constitutional crisis and coincided with the worst industrial unrest in British history. He describes how politicians who conceded the vote to millions more men disregarded women so utterly that female suffragists' public protest bordered on terrorism. He depicts a ruling class that fell prey to degeneracy and scandal. He analyses a national psyche that embraced the motor-car, the sensationalist press and the science fiction of H. G. Wells, but also the Arts and Crafts of William Morris and the nostalgia of A. E. Housman. And he concludes with the crisis that in the summer of 1914 threatened the existence of the United Kingdom - a looming civil war in Ireland. He lights up the era through vivid pen-portraits of the great men and women of the day - including Gladstone, Parnell, Asquith and Churchill, but also Mrs Pankhurst, Beatrice Webb, Baden-Powell, Wilde and Shaw - creating a richly detailed panorama of a great power that, through both accident and arrogance, was forced to face potentially fatal challenges. `A devastating critique of prewar Britain... disturbingly relevant to the world in which we live.' Gerard DeGroot, The Times `You won't put it down... A really riveting read.' Rana Mitter, BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Features Summary `A riveting account of the pre-First World War years... The Age of Decadence is an enormously impressive and enjoyable read.' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times `A magnificent account of a less than magnificent epoch... Author Simon Heffer Publisher Windmill Books Release date 20181030 Pages 912 ISBN 0-09-959224-X ISBN 13 978-0-09-959224-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days One day a Georgia-born son of an Orthodox rabbi discovers that his enthusiasm for Judaism is flagging. He observes the Sabbath, he goes to synagogue, and he even flies to New York on weekends for a series of "speed dates" with nice, eligible Jewish girls. But, something is missing. Looking out of his window and across the street at one of the hundreds of churches in Atlanta, he asks, "What would it be like to be a Christian?" So begins Benyamin Cohen's hilarious journey that is "My Jesus Year"--part memoir, part spiritual quest, and part anthropologist's mission. Among Cohen's many adventures (and misadventures), he finds himself in some rather unlikely places: jumping into the mosh-pit at a Christian rock concert, seeing his face projected on the giant JumboTron of an African-American megachurch, visiting a potential convert with two young Mormon missionaries, attending a Christian "professional wrestling" match, and waking up early for a sunrise Easter service on top of Stone Mountain--a Confederate memorial and former base of operations for the KKK. During his year-long exploration, Cohen sees the best and the worst of Christianity-- #8212;from megachurches to storefront churches; from crass commercialization of religion to the simple, moving faith of the humble believer; from the profound to the profane to the just plain laughable. Throughout, he keeps an open heart and mind, a good sense of humor, and takes what he learns from Christianity to reflect on his own faith and relationship to God. By year's end, to Cohen's surprise, his search for universal answers and truths in the Bible Belt actually make him a better Jew. Features Summary The son of an Orthodox rabbi--who wants to reinvigorate his own flagging enthusiasm for Judaism--sets out to understand why Christians are so excited about Christianity... Author Benyamin Cohen Publisher HarperOne Release date 20090828 Pages 252 ISBN 0-06-124518-6 ISBN 13 978-0-06-124518-3

Nicholas and the Wild Ones How do you deal with a bunch of Wild Ones on your first day at school? Nicholas is faced with a gang of bullies including Big Charlie, Mean Jake, Wedgie Reggie and, worst of all, their girl leader, Cindy Crocker. But through a combination of artistic talent and inventiveness, Nicholas eventually wins the admiration of the Wild Ones and makes a surprising new friend. A fantastic picture story book about bullying, problem-solving and friendship from multi-award-winning author-illustrator Niki Daly. About the Author Niki Daly has won many awards for his work. His ground-breaking Not so fast Songololo, winner of a US Parent's Choice Award, paved the way for post-apartheid South African children's books. Since then, he has published widely and has given talks in several countries. Among his many books, Once Upon a Time was an Honor Winner at the US Children's Africana Book Awards, and Jamela's Dress was chosen by the ALA as a Notable Children's Book and by Booklist as one of the Top Ten African American Picture Books of 2000. Other books include Thank you, Jackson, The Herd Boy, Pretty Salma, No More Kisses for Bernard and Ruby Sings the Blues. Niki is married and lives in Cape Town, South Africa Author Niki Daly ISBN 9781431423040 Format Paperback Pages 40p.

Posey is about to start school, and she can’t help but feel a little nervous. Her mum won’t be walking her to the classroom, local boys have terrified her with stories of a monster, and â€" worst of all â€" she won’t be allowed to wear her pink tutu! Posey doesn’t think she can be brave without it, and feels more worried than ever. How will she survive her first day? This product ships within 3-5 working days.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Why is contemporary China such a politically contentious place? Relying on the memories of the survivors of the worst catastrophe of Maoist rule and documenting the rise of resistance and protest at the grassroots level, this book explains how the terror, hunger, and loss of the socialist past influences the way in which people in the deep countryside see and resist state power in the reform era up to the present-day repression of the People's Republic of China central government. Ralph A. Thaxton, Jr provides us with a worm's-eye view of an 'unknown China' - a China that cannot easily or fully be understood through made-in-the-academy theories and frameworks of why and how rural people have engaged in contentious politics. This book is a truly unique and disturbing look at how rural people relate to an authoritarian political system in a country that aspires to become a stable world power. Features Summary The book is about how memories of Mao era suffering, particularly memories of suffering and loss in the Great Leap Forward Famine, have seeped into the present day post-Mao reform period to shape the way in which rural famine survivors see and resist state power and injustice today. Author Ralph A. Thaxton Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20160804 Pages 488 ISBN 1-107-53982-X ISBN 13 978-1-107-53982-2