Designed specifically for high-school seniors, this pocket-size handbook offers essential guidance for navigating college life. It provides practical tips and advice to help students transition smoothly to campus, empowering them to face new challenges with confidence. Ideal as a thoughtful gift, it serves as a handy resource for those preparing for the next exciting chapter in their education.
*A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019* *A Booklist Editors' Choice for Books for Youth 2019* Perfect for fans of Sarah Mlynowski and Jenny Han, this heartfelt and humorous contemporary take on Sense and Sensibility follows two sisters--complete opposites--who discover the secrets they've been keeping make them more alike than they'd realized. For siblings as different as Plum and Ginny, getting on each other's nerves is par for the course. But when the family's finances hit a snag, sending chaos through the house in a way only characters from a Jane Austen novel could understand, a distance grows between them like never before. Plum, a self-described social outcast, finally has something in her life that doesn't revolve around her dramatic older sister. But what if coming into her own means Plum isn't there for Ginny when she, struggling with a hard secret of her own, needs her most?
Exploring the fascinating world of skulls, this non-fiction picture book delves into their various functions and significance. It highlights their roles in nature, science, and culture, offering readers an engaging look at how skulls contribute to understanding anatomy, evolution, and even art. The vibrant illustrations complement the informative text, making it accessible and appealing to readers of all ages.
She's never been the girl that gets the guy, let alone the girl that gets a hit song named after her.But when last summer's crush, smoking-hot musician Sebastian Delacroix-who has recently hit the mainstream big-time-returns home to play a local show, that's just what she gets.
When a girl who feels rotten about playing Second Banana in the annual food and nutrition pageant learns that the girl playing First Banana has stage fright, she suggests a solution to both problems.