From real-life flight attendant T. J. Newman, who wrote this book at 35,000 feet while crisscrossing the country on redeye flights when her passengers were asleep, FALLING is a high-concept thriller built around a chilling question Newman would ask pilots, only to watch their faces go pale with fear: What would you do if before a flight, terrorists kidnapped your family and told you that if you did not crash the plane, your family would be killed?
The brilliant follow-up to David Walliams' bestseller The World's Worst Children! Ten more stories about a brand new gang of hilariously horrible kids from everyone's favourite children's author, illustrated in glorious full colour by Tony Ross. If you thought you had read about the World's Worst Children already, you're in for a rather nasty shock. The beastly boys and gruesome girls in this book are even ruder, even more disgusting and WORSE than you could ever imagine! This gorgeous collection of ten stories from the master himself, David Walliams, will make you snort with laughter and thank your lucky stars that you don't know anyone like Gruesome Griselda or Fussy Frankie in real life. It also features a special appearance from fan-favourite Raj! Gloriously illustrated in full colour throughout by artistic genius Tony Ross, The World's Worst Children 2 is a side-splitting companion to David's blockbuster hit, The World's Worst Children, and the perfect gift for kids aged 9 and up.
If Naomi had picked tails, she would have won the coin toss. She wouldn't have had to go back for the yearbook camera, and she wouldn't have hit her head on the steps. She wouldn't have woken up in an ambulance with amnesia. She certainly would have remembered her boyfriend, Ace. She might even have remembered why she fell in love with him in the first place. She would understand why her best friend, Will, keeps calling her "Chief." She'd get all his inside jokes, and maybe he wouldn't be so frustrated with her for forgetting things she can't possibly remember. She'd know about her mom's new family. She'd know about her dad's fiancée. She wouldn't have to spend her junior year relearning all the French she supposedly knew already. She never would have met James, the boy with the questionable past and the even fuzzier future, who tells her he once wanted to kiss her. She wouldn't have wanted to kiss him back. But Naomi picked heads. After her remarkable debut, Gabrielle Zevin has crafted an imaginative second novel all about love and second chances. Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
My name is Harriet Manners and I am a geek. Ages:12+Harriet Manners knows that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear, a jiffy lasts 1/100th of a second, and the average person laughs 15 times per day. She knows that bats always turn left when exiting a cave and that peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. But she doesn't know why nobody at school seems to like her. So when Harriet is spotted by a top model agent, she grabs the chance to reinvent herself. Even if it means stealing her best friend's dream, incurring the wrath of her arch enemy Alexa, and repeatedly humiliating herself in front of impossibly handsome model Nick. Even if it means lying to the people she loves. Veering from one couture disaster to the next with the help of her overly enthusiastic father and her uber-geeky stalker, Toby, Harriet begins to realise that the world of fashion doesn't seem to like her any more than the real world did. As her old life starts to fall apart, will Harriet be able to transform herself before she ruins everything?
Ogni mattino Bod fa colazione con le buone cose che prepara la signora Owens. Poi va a scuola e ascolta le lezioni del maestro Silas. E il pomeriggio passa il tempo con Liza, sua compagna di giochi. Bod sarebbe un bambino normale. Se non fosse che Liza è una strega sepolta in un terreno sconsacrato. Silas è un fantasma. E la signora Owens è morta duecento anni fa. Bod era ancora in fasce quando è scampato all'omicidio della sua famiglia gattonando fino al cimitero sulla collina, dove i morti l'hanno accolto e adottato per proteggerlo dai suoi assassini. Da allora è Nobody, il bambino che vive tra le tombe, e grazie a un dono della Morte sa comunicare con i defunti. Dietro le porte del cimitero nessuno può fargli del male. Ma Bod è un vivo, e forte è il richiamo del mondo oltre il cancello. Un mondo in cui conoscerà l'amicizia dei suoi simili, ma anche l'impazienza di un coltello che lo aspetta da quattordici lunghissimi anni...
“Nei lunghi secoli della mia vita, non ho mai amato nessuno come te. Nessuno.” Sono state le ultime parole che mi ha detto Rhode. L’ultima volta in cui mi ha dichiarato il suo amore. L’ultima volta in cui ho visto il suo viso e i suoi intensi occhi azzurri. Ed è stata anche la prima volta in 592 anni in cui sono riuscita di nuovo a respirare. A sentire il sole sulla pelle, il profumo dell’aria. Ma tutto ha un prezzo: Rhode, il mio Rhode... ho dovuto dirgli addio, forse per sempre. Lui si è sacrificato per me. Si è sacrificato perché io, Lenah Beaudonte, potessi tornare di nuovo umana. Ha compiuto l’antico rituale magico, ed eccomi qui. Non sono più un vampiro della peggior specie. Non sono più la guida di una confraternita di vagabondi della notte, assetati di sangue e di vendetta. Sono libera. Il mondo è cambiato dall’ultima volta in cui l’ho visto. La mia nuova vita ora è a Wickham: una casa, nuovi amici, e poi lui, Justin. Non avrei mai pensato di innamorarmi di qualcuno che non fosse Rhode. Ma Justin è così... vivo. E forte, deciso e dolce allo stesso tempo. Più bello di quanto abbia mai potuto sognare. Eccitante. Non mi sarei mai aspettata di tornare ad avere sedici anni, di respirare ancora l'alito caldo di un bacio umano... Ma, in fondo, non avrei neppure mai pensato che un giorno il mio passato di sangue e di distruzione sarebbe tornato a cercarmi.
After inheriting the dark Van Alen Legacy, Schuyler fled to Florence--with her forbidden love, Jack. Now the two of them must embark on the mission Schuyler was destined to complete: to find and protect the seven gates that guard earth from Lucifer, lord of the Silverbloods.As the Blue Blood enclave weakens yet further, fate leads Schuyler closer to a terrifying crossroads--and a choice that will determine the destiny of all vampires.
Have you ever wondered what secrets lurk behind the closed doors of New York City’s wealthiest families? They're powerful, they're famous... they're undead. Schuyler Van Alen’s blood legacy has just been called into question—is the young vampire in fact a Blue Blood, or is it the sinister Silver Blood that runs through her veins? As controversy swirls, Schuyler is left stranded in the Force household, trapped under the same roof as her cunning nemesis, Mimi Force, and her forbidden crush, Jack Force. When one of the Gates of Hell is breached by Silver Bloods in Rio de Janeiro, however, the Blue Bloods will need Schuyler on their side. The stakes are high; the battle is bloody; and through it all, Carnavale rages on. And in the end, one vampire’s secret identity will be exposed in a revelation that shocks everyone.
Preparations are under way for the ball of the century. But as any true Blue Blood knows, it's the after-party that counts. And the cunning Mimi Force is getting ready to make sure her masquerade ball is the place to be for the Young, Fabulous and Fanged. But Schuyler Van Alen has more on her mind than fancy dresses, even if her crush Jack Force, is sure to make an appearance. She's getting closer to finding out what's been preying on the young vamps - and discovering the deadly secrets hiding under the masks. . . Rich with glamour, attitude and vampire lore, this second instalment in the Blue Bloods saga will leave readers thirsting for more.
With the stunning revelation surrounding Bliss's true identity comes the growing threat of the sinister Silver Bloods. Once left to live the glamorous life in New York City, the Blue Bloods now find themselves in an epic battle for survival. Not to worry, love is still in the air for the young vampires of the Upper East Side. Or is it? Jack and Schuyler are over. Oliver's brokenhearted. And only the cunning Mimi seems to be happily engaged. Young, fanged, and fabulous, Melissa de la Cruz's vampires unite in this highly anticipated fourth installment of the Blue Bloods series. /DIVDIV
