Fiona Wood è un'autrice celebrata per i suoi romanzi per giovani adulti. Prima di dedicarsi alla narrativa per giovani adulti, ha trascorso dodici anni come sceneggiatrice televisiva, creando di tutto, dalle soap opera ai drammi per adulti e ai programmi per bambini. Questo variegato background nella scrittura, unito ai suoi precedenti studi in arte e legge, ed esperienze nel marketing, nella gestione artistica e nel giornalismo, informa il suo approccio distintivo alla letteratura per giovani adulti. Il lavoro di Wood approfondisce le complessità dell'adolescenza, offrendo ai lettori voci autentiche ed esplorazioni approfondite delle esperienze giovanili.
How to Create Innovative Global Businesses and Transform Human Societies
Focusing on 36 remarkable innovators from 18 nations, this book highlights individuals whose groundbreaking ideas and unwavering determination are transforming global economic and social landscapes. It celebrates the impact of these visionary figures, showcasing their unique contributions and the diverse contexts in which they operate.
In this charming story of one guy's efforts to get it together when his life is falling apart, award-winning author Fiona Wood introduces an irresistible voice and a delightfully awkward character who is impossible to forget. 1. Kiss Estelle.2. Get a job.3. Cheer my mother up.4. Try not to be a complete nerd/loser.5. Talk to my father when he calls.6. Figure out how to be good. Nerd-boy Dan Cereill is not quite coping with a whole heap of problems, including a reversal of family fortune, moving, new-school hell, a mother with a failing wedding cake business, a just-out gay dad, and a massive crush on Estelle, the girl next door. His life is a mess, but for now he's narrowed it down to just six impossible things....
Szesnastoletnia Sib wybiera się na zieloną szkołę ? wraz z klasą ma cały semestr spędzić w spartańskich warunkach zagubionego w g�rach obozu, gdzie poza mn�stwem nauki czeka ją mn�stwo wysiłku fizycznego i groza wsp�lnego mieszkania z r�wieśnikami. Tego wszystkiego Sib mogła się oczywiście spodziewać. Czy jednak poradzi sobie, gdy do tych problem�w dojdzie głęboki kryzys w przyjaźni i coraz bardziej skomplikowana historia miłosna?