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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Learn the incredible story of Illinois senator and Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth and see what inspired her to follow the path that made her who she is today.In Every Day Is a Gift, Tammy Duckworth takes readers through the amazing--and amazingly true--stories from her incomparable life. In November of 2004, an Iraqi RPG blew through the cockpit of Tammy Duckworth's U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. The explosion, which destroyed her legs and mangled her right arm, was a turning point in her life. But as Duckworth shows in Every Day Is a Gift, that moment was just one in a lifetime of extraordinary turns.The biracial daughter of an American father and a Thai-Chinese mother, Duckworth faced discrimination, poverty, and the horrors of war--all before the age of 16. As a child, she dodged bullets as her family fled war-torn Phnom Penh. As a teenager, she sold roses by the side of the road to save her family from hunger and homelessness in Hawaii. Thro

Which animals are found in the savanna? How do animals take care of their young? What is metamorphosis? The Do You Know?? series provides in-depth looks at a wide range of popular subjects. Appealing to children who want to know everything, each thought-provoking book features ‧ 92 pages of engaging and educational answers to many popular questions ‧ Hundreds of labeled full-color illustrations ‧ An index to key terms Fans of this book will also enjoy other in the same series, including Dinosaurs and the Prehistoric World, Oceans and Marine Life, Space and Sky, and Vehicles and Transportation. ‧ Great family and classroom read-aloud book ‧ Educational books for kids 5 to 8 ‧ Nonfiction books for kids An indispensable resource for any child's library!

In The Making of Chinese-Sinophone Literatures as World Literature, Kuei-fen Chiu and Yingjin Zhang aim to bridge the distance between the scholarship of world literature and that of Chinese and Sinophone literary studies. This edited volume advances research on world literature by bringing in new developments in Chinese/Sinophone literatures and adds a much-needed new global perspective on Chinese literary studies beyond the traditional national literature paradigm and its recent critique by Sinophone studies. In addition to a critical mapping of the domains of world literature, Sinophone literature, and world literature in Chinese to delineate the nuanced differences of these three disciplines, the book addresses the issues of translation, genre, and the impact of media and technology on our understanding of “literature” and “literary prestige.” It also provides critical studies of the complicated ways in which Chinese and Sinophone literatures are translated, received, and reinveste

Traversing from the rapidly urbanising county-level city of Fuqing to the remote mountainous kingdom of Lesotho in Southern Africa, Searching for Sweetness is one of the first and most extensive ethnographies linking rural-to-urban migration in China with Chinese migration to Africa. Against the backdrop of China’s national struggle for modernity and globalisation, Sarah Hanisch examines Chinese migrant women’s complex and ever-shifting struggles for upward social mobility across different generations and localities in China and Lesotho. Embedding the women’s individual portraits into larger historical contexts, Hanisch illustrates how these women interpret and narrate their migratory and everyday experiences through and beyond powerful state metanarratives on ‘sweetness’ and ‘bitterness’. In her exploration of migratory identities and projects that have been overlooked by previous studies, Hanisch brings uniquely gendered, multi-sited, and intergenerational perspectives to existing sc

The Many Faces of Ruan Dacheng: Poet, Playwright, Politician in Seventeenth-Century China is the first monograph in English on a controversial Ming dynasty literary figure. It examines and re-assesses the life and work of Ruan Dacheng (1587–1646), a poet, dramatist, and politician in the late Ming period. Ruan Dacheng was in his own time a highly regarded poet, but is best known as a dramatist, and his poetry is now largely unknown. He is most notorious as a ‘treacherous official’ of the Ming–Qing transition, and as a result his literary work―his plays as well as his poetry―has been neglected and undervalued. Hardie argues that Ruan’s literary work is of much greater significance in the history of Chinese literature than has generally been recognised since his own time. Ruan, rather than being a transgressive figure, is actually a very typical late Ming literatus, and as such his attitudes towards identity and authenticity can add to our understanding of these issues in late Ming intel

Learn all about shapes in this dynamic follow-up to Colors: My First Pop-Up! in the Pop Magic series, an exciting line of preschool books from pop-up wizard Matthew Reinhart that makes learning fun!A

本書特色1. 成功大學教授、《海鷗詩刊》發行人馬忠良回憶一生，翔實記錄如何從一名山東流亡學生淪為二等兵，再由二等兵發憤成為大學教授的經歷。2. 英文版由作者費時八年自行翻譯完成，不僅是作者個人的生平經歷，更是1949年國府遷台歷史活生生的見證！序▎PrefaceThis memoir consists of three parts. In the first part, I describe how I, as a teenager, ran away from home in 1948, how I escaped from a Communists’ detention center located in the central eastern Shandong Province, how I survived by being a peddler selling shoes in Qingdao, how I was sort of student again, in an abandoned silk factory at a township, Changanzhen, and how I ran through the hilly lands to get to Fuzhou, and how I joined the army on the Penghu Islands. During the period of six years from 1948 to 1954, at one time, I was in danger of being killed falling off the rather steep cliff of a hill when retreating to the south in the Chinese Mainland, at the other, I almost died of typhus, the terrible disease spread on the Penghu Archipelago. As I ranked non-commissioned officer in the army, I once imagined that if I could be discharged from the army

The hilarious tie-in to the brilliant, award-winning Channel 4 comedy Derry Girls.敲碗第三季前，《北愛少女》艾琳日記搶先看！Set in Derry, Northern Ireland in the 1990s, Derry Girls is a candid, one-of-a-kind comedy about what it's like to be a teenage girl living amongst conflict.It's a time of armed police in armoured Land Rovers and British Army check points. But it's also the time of Murder She Wrote, The Cranberries, Salt-N-Pepa, Doc Martens and The X Files. And while The Troubles may hang over her hometown, Erin has troubles of her own, like the fact that the boy she's in love with (actually in LOVE with) doesn't know she exists. Or that her Ma and Aunt Sarah make her include her weirdo cousin Orla in everything she does. Or that head teacher Sister Michael refuses to acknowledge Erin as a literary genius. Not to mention the fact that her second best friend has ALMOST had sex, whereas Erin's never even kissed anyone yet. These are Erin's Troubles. Described by the Guardian as 'daft, profane and absolu

'Haunting. Geppetto's voice, full of wistful overemphases and bewildered revelation, is absorbing as he takes in the oddity of his situation. And the book, sentence by sentence, offers much in which to luxuriate.' - Sunday Times 'Profound and delightful.It is a strange and tender parable of two maddening obsessions; parenting and art-making' - Max Porter 'Strange, moving and musical, it's a delight' - A. L. Kennedy 'A re-imagining of Pinocchio, told from the viewpoint of the beast-entrapped Geppetto, it surprise and delights, and saddens and gladdens, from start to finish.' - Jane Graham I am writing this account, in another man's book, by candlelight, inside the belly of a fish.I have been eaten. I have been eaten, yet I am living still. 'Art objects live in the belly of this marvellous novel, images swallowed by text, sustained by a sublime and loving imagination.Like all Edward Carey's work The Swallowed Man is profound and delightful. It is a strange and tender parable of two madde

In this lyrical picture book from an award-winning poet, a young boy cherishes a neighborhood field throughout the changing seasons. With stunning illustrations and a charming text, this beautiful story celebrates a child's relationship with nature.There was a boynamed Emilewho fellin love with a field.It was wideand blue--and if you could haveseen itso would've you.Emile loves the field close to his home--in spring, summer, and fall, when it gives him bees and flowers, blossoms and leaves. But not as much in winter, when he has to share his beautiful, changeable field with other children...and their sleds. This relatable and lyrical ode to one boy's love for his neighborhood field celebrates how spending time in nature allows children to dream, to imagine...and even to share.

A determined Owl builds strength and confidence in this medieval picture book about the real mettle of a hero: wits, humor, and heart. Since the day he hatched, Owl dreamed of becoming a real knight. He may not be the biggest or the strongest, but his sharp nocturnal instincts can help protect the castle, especially since many knights have recently gone missing. While holding guard during Knight Night Watch, Owl is faced with the ultimate trial--a frightening intruder. It's a daunting duel by any measure. But what Owl lacks in size, he makes up for in good ideas. Full of wordplay and optimism, this surprising display of bravery proves that cleverness (and friendship) can rule over brawn.

能與夏亞抗衡的新機體――全裝甲型鋼彈Mk-II！ ©Ark Performance 2021 ©SOTSU・SUNRISE KADOKAWA CORPORATION ★寫實風格的作戰場面！大魄力的MSV機體激鬥！ ★本作品是以「強尼．萊汀」的人物形象為中心主軸， 加上豐富MSV機體的原創漫畫。

◎把貓頭鷹（！）烤來吃？把馬肝端上桌？用瑪瑙、金銀作成的器皿？光是滿漢全席，就分好幾種！？古代人吃飯，到底有多少講究？大至祭祀，小至好事發生，總之都離不開請客吃飯。該怎麼請客？怎麼被請？誰的屁股放哪裡？光是這些事，就是一部說不完的大歷史！－把貓頭鷹烤來吃？把馬肝端上桌？這麼狂野的菜色，歷史上還真的存在！發展自元明兩代宮廷的龍鳳八珍席，端上桌的甚至還有烤天鵝與孔雀──綜合滿蒙風味的一桌子菜，考驗的不只是廚師，還有饕客的舌頭、與膽量。－皇帝用什麼餐具？滿漢全席分好幾種？金製的餐具真的存在，而且有照片為證！銀製的筷子不希奇，用瑪瑙、用青玉製成的碗，一樣端上桌！而且，滿漢全席不但真的存在──而且，其實分成好幾種，甚至看預算客製化菜單都沒問題（心）能吃，更要懂吃！從菜色到座次安排，從用那些餐具到用不用桌子，「吃」這件事，不但複雜、更可以精緻；可以吃得風雅，更可以吃出一千個老先生來？◎請吃飯與請吃飯不一樣？皇帝請客吃什麼？孔子請客吃什麼？古代人吃請客一樣有那卡西！而且，划拳也得划起來！？除了硬體設備外，本書並整理出歷代的重量級菜單。從皇帝吃的，到孔子家吃的；從吃燒烤，到一邊吃、一邊划拳，一邊看「那卡西」──原來古代皇帝、大官、有錢人吃飯，還可一邊看表演；而且《紅樓夢》裡的鴛鴦喊酒令嬌俏可愛，漢代呂后的姪子不想喝酒，就被砍掉腦袋！另外，還有乾隆為什麼要找一千個老人進宮請客？皇帝請客，到底吃什麼？服務生怎麼安排？又有多粗本？孔子家代代請客都有規矩！六百桌的孔府家宴，吃什麼？喝什麼？又慶祝什麼？◎近百張國立故宮博物院‧紐約公共圖書館（NYPL）精選文物彩圖、古董照片而除了各種文獻、菜單的整理外，本書並精選國立故宮博物院Open Data專區，與紐約公共圖書館（NYPL）珍貴文物彩圖、古董照片，讓讀者不但可以想像、更可以實際看見幾百、甚至幾千年使用過的實際器皿、文物，也在精選名畫中看見古代的盛宴與各種細節。

Discover a world of insight and mindfulness in this playful board book introduction to Tarot!Help the littlest Tarot readers discover their inner world! As one baby journeys through the day, facing down the many challenges of being a tot, readers will get to know the Tarot deck and the insight and strength that can be drawn from each card. Tarot can be used as a form of meditation--filled with mindful moments and self-reflection, each of the 22 cards in the Major Arcane provide a chance to ground your little one in the moment.

在日常生活中運用間諜、臥底都在用的科學化套話技巧，除能獲取重要資訊，還能提升他人好感度與信任度，進而優化工作、家庭、與人際關係！任職情治單位逾20年的臥底行動專家，獨創R．E．A．D引導步驟，讓人對你打開心房，全盤托出！ 家人看起來心事重重，問他發生什麼事又不說……潛在客戶口風很緊，不知購買意願有幾成……醫師想得知病人有無隱瞞病史或足跡想得知心儀對象對自己的印象套話技巧適用的場合，遠比你想像得還要多！ 本書架構第一章　祕密的本質了解人類隱瞞事實的各種心理機制，是套話的第一步。第二章　科學化的套話方式利用直接引導和間接引導的技巧，創造情感連結，提升好感。第三章　和對方搭上線——拋餌、牽線、延續與對方展開對話，創造話題。第四章　R.E.A.D 引導模組間諜、情報人員都在用的專業套話技巧。R：研究及評估守密者。E：與守密者搭上線——釣鉤、牽線與延續。A：接觸隱藏資訊——深入祕密。D：轉移話題。第五章　實例示範以真實臥底行動為例，以生動的情境示範本書所傳授的套話技巧，幫助讀者融會貫通。

From the New York Times bestselling author of The White Queen and The Other Boleyn Girl... Princess Florizella may live in a classic fairy-tale world, but she’s no ordinary princess…Princess Florizella may live in a classic fairy-tale world, but she’s no ordinary princess…These three stories were originally published under the titles Princess Florizella, Princess Florizella and the Wolves and Princess Florizella and the Giant.They were originally dedicated to her daughter but have been reimagined in this edition which she has dedicated to her grandchildren.“Princess Florizella was friends with some of the princesses who had studied the Princess Rules, and behaved just as the Rules said they should. Florizella thought their hair was lovely: so golden and so very long. And their clothes were nice: so richly embroidered. And their shoes were delightful: so tiny and handmade in silk. But their days bored her to death…”Instead, Princess Florizella rides her horse, Jellybean, all over the ki

SELECTED FOR STYLIST'S FICTION YOU CAN'T MISS IN 2022 - 'AN ESSENTIAL READ' NAMED AS A BOOK OF 2022 BY ESQUIRE, STYLIST, SHEERLUXE AND FOYLES'A stone-cold masterpiece by a shocking new talent' OLIVIA LAING 'Pure delight ... A queer romance novel like no other' TATLER It s four in the morning, and our narrator is walking home from the club when they realise that it s February 29th the birthday of the man who was something like their first love. Piecing together art, letters and memory, they set about trying to write the story of a doomed affair that first sparked and burned a decade ago.Ten years earlier, and our young narrator and a boy named Thomas James fall into bed with one another over the summer of their graduation. Their ensuing affair, with its violent, animal intensity and its intoxicating and toxic power play will initiate a dance of repulsion and attraction that will cross years, span continents, drag in countless victims and culminate in terrible betrayal. At Certain Points

Princess Florizella may live in a classic fairy-tale world, but she’s no ordinary princess…This third volume in THE PRINCESS RULES series sees the feisty princess take her baby brother and best friend, Bennett, on another round of adventures together.Can they rescue their new-found friend the sea serpent from a travelling circus? And hold back the pirate, Five-fathom Freida. Or will Florizella’s worst fairygodmother prove that in a fairytale world, you really do have to be careful what you wish for?…

What exists in the space between the words and the pictures? How do the stories unfold? What happens between the first sketch and finished picturebook? Twelve of the world's finest contemporary picturebook makers generously share their experiences, challenges, doubts, sketches, illustrations, and invaluable insights into their creation process. They reveal the complex and time-consuming work that happens behind the scenes, in service of their stories and their readers. An inspiring collection of picturebook knowledge for anyone interested in this unique and dynamic art form.The editor of the book is Sam McCullen, who runs the Picturebook Makers blog and the picturebook platform dPICTUS. PICTUREBOOK MAKERS reveals the picturebook's immense creative potential, and celebrates outstanding international picturebooks and their creators. Featuring Jon Klassen, Kitty Crowther, Beatrice Alemagna, Shaun Tan, Eva Lindstroem, Blexbolex, Chris Haughton, Suzy Lee, Bernardo P.Carvalho, Isol, Manuel M

天剛亮，一對兄妹隨著科學家媽媽在婆羅洲的研究營地展開新的一天。從河上小船到濃密的叢林，他們記錄紅毛猩猩的行蹤，驚嘆雲豹的優雅，也忍受「世界最臭的花」的氣味。沿途，科學家們架設相機陷阱、觀察鳥類與昆蟲，並記錄下多樣的動植物。本書以漫畫分鏡結合知識解說，由牛津大學生態學教授 Owen Lewis 共同撰寫，讓讀者在輕鬆的閱讀中體驗野外調查的真實節奏與自然的奧妙。Join a brother and sister in Borneo as they help their mother and other scientists with their work in the jungle, and encounter orangutans, a very stinky flower and a clouded leopard. Find out what makes the jungle and the wildlife that lives there so special, and learn about the work being done to protect it. - Told in lively comic book style- Written in collaboration with Owen Lewis, Professor of Ecology at the University of Oxford, who has done extensive work in Borneo.- Perfect for school projects- Discover more books in the 24 hours in... seriesChapters in this book include:- Waking Up- Breakfast time- Around camp- To the boat and up the river- Into the jungle- Field notes: Biodiversity- Camera traps- Jungle bloodsuckers- A stinky surprise- Mist nets- Field notes: Birds- Cleo's entomology lab - Field not

Explore the big outdoors in these action-packed animal board books with sliders on every page. Published in collaboration with the National Trust, this brand new series of board books will inspire a love of nature in even the littlest of animal lovers. With vibrant artwork printed on white board, robust easy-to-use mechanisms for tiny hands and a rhyming text with friendly animal facts, these are the perfect books to captivate curious little explorers time and time again.In this first seaside book, there are crabs to find in rock pools, dolphins playing in the sea, turtles paddling underwater and many more sea creatures to bring to life with the moving parts. Other titles in the series include: Countryside

葛瑞絲與新夥伴湯姆首次出任務，卻被派往寧靜山村調查烏鴉擾人事件。這樣的小事，真需要他們嗎？隨著調查深入，村民口中的山中女巫與神祕烏鴉逐漸揭露驚人祕密。這場任務比他們想的更艱難，也更重要。Grace's family are wardens of the Griffin map, using its teleport technology to fight crime across Moreland. And now there's someone new on the team: Tom Eely, who has been training hard to become a warden.Grace and Tom reckon they're ready to tackle a mission together, but they're disappointed when Mum sends them to a quiet mountain village where ravens have been pestering the locals. Surely they won't be any opportunities to use their exciting gadgets or combat skills there?But as the pair investigate, the situation becomes more puzzling. Why does it seem like the ravens are protecting something? And are the villagers' tales of a mountain witch really to be believed? Grace and Tom will have to use all their wit, skill and courage if they want to solve the raven riddle ...Bestseller Vashti Hardy returns with another heartfelt and action-filled addition to the Griffin Gate series.

The Bad Guys are here again, in The Bad Box 2! Sure, they will save the world from ending, they get kidnapped by an alien with too many teeth, have a Jurassic misadventure, and they even get to join a league of superheroes! Do they face danger? Yes, always! But is it funny? Oh, yes, it is! When you are in bad company, it's all in a day's work for Mr. Wolf, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Shark.The four titles are:Episode #5: Intergalactic Gas Episode #6: Alien vs Bad GuysEpisode #7: Do You Think He-Saurus Episode #8: Superbad

Infiltrate top-secret bases, navigate laser networks and escape in high-speed pursuits as you delve into the world of espionage in this stylish selection of mazes. Each maze is more challenging than the last, from following snowy footprints to decrypting codewords, and all the answers are at the back if you get stuck.

This is the story of when Winnie met Wilbur. When Winnie moves in to her big house, it's much too quiet. Winnie invites her sisters to stay, then some unusual companions - and chaos ensues! Winnie wonders if she'll be alone forever - until she spots a scruffy black cat...A heart-warming and hilarious tale revealing the origins of a truly magical friendship. Korky Paul's intricate and spellbinding artwork is full of fun, mischief and mayhem! Scan the QR code in the book to hear the story with music and sound effects!The best-selling Winnie and Wilbur series has been bewitching readers both young and old since 1987 and Winnie and Wilbur have become favourite characters in homes and schools all over the world.

The hilarious new sequel to The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks by the bestselling creator of Hurrah for Gin.Lottie Brooks is back for spring term at secondary school and ready to face anything. No more trying to impress mean girl Amber. And absolutely no more being nicknamed Cucumber Girl.A lead role in the spring musical gives Lottie a chance to dazzle her mega-crush Daniel with her talent as a singing crab but it's not all singing and dancing at Kingswood High. Lottie's friendship with Molly and Jess seems to be falling apart no matter how hard she tries to keep her BFFs together.Is Lottie on track for another epic friendship fail?Readers LOVE Lottie Brooks:My daughter couldn't put it down and read it in 2 days. Read at breakfast, walking downstairs, tea time, in the bath.My 9-year-old daughter devoured it in two nights, and all I could hear from her was giggling and the occasional "Mum! Listen to this! This is SO me!".My 12 year old reluctant reader took this book, rea

塔妮莎．秋恩朋（Thanisa Choombala） 在英國完成高中和大學的學業，在加拿大的渥太華取得卡爾頓大學的語言學和應用語言的學士學位（B.A. in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics）。 回到泰國後，繼續在NIDA（National Institute of Development Administration：泰國國家發展管理研究所）進修並且完成語言學的碩士學位，目前在AIT（The Asian Institute of Technology：亞洲科技研究所）的語言中心擔任教師一職。 在Syntax Academy Thailand教英文，同時也是Radio Thailand FM88電台，擔任英文新聞播報員。 著有《寫給學了174次都學不會英文句型的人們》（懶鬼子英日語）婫拉媞妲．侖樂昂葛雅（Kunlathida Rungrueangkiat） 於芬蘭于韋斯屈萊大學取得文化傳播碩士學位。 泰國朱拉隆功大學英語文學碩士（副修戲劇）。 曾於中學時在芬蘭交換一年，深受當地環境所吸引，尤其對於芬蘭的英語教學深感興趣。投入研究芬蘭語及英語的文法表現，以及日常生活中的跨文化現象。 在許多大學的英語及跨文化傳播系所擔任客座講師，以及在青少年教育學院科學班舉辦英語教學活動，分享她的知識與經驗。【譯者介紹】梁震牧 國立臺灣大學人類學系碩士；國立臺灣師範大學國文學系學士。 以泰語為外語能力認證取得「教育部對外華語教學能力證照」。 國家考試103年度專技人員泰語導遊榜首，同年亦通過英語領隊考試。 著有《7天學會基礎泰語》（我識出版社）。

This is Slappy's world -- You only scream in it The terrifying next installment in the Goosebumps SlappyWorld arc

Did you know that scientists can tell how old a whale is from its earwax? Or that sharks existed before trees? Welcome to FACTopia, a world of perfectly amazing facts, all of which are verified by Encyclopaedia Britannica! Every fact in the book is connected to the next in an ingenious trail of information. Hop from topic to topic in unexpected and hilarious ways, and discover extraordinary facts about fungus, dreams, dogs, tyrannosaurs, planets, diamonds, bumblebees, robots, jellyfish, Egyptian mummies, and more. But there's not just one trail through these pages: sometimes your path branches and you can choose to jump to a totally different (but still connected) part of the book. Discover where your curiosity will take you! This wittily illustrated series makes the perfect gift to inspire and delight curious kids.

The thrilling conclusion to the epic middle grade fantasy trilogy from Katherine Applegate, the New York Times bestselling and Newbery Award-winning author of The One and Only Ivan (now a major motion picture!), The One and Only Bob, Wishtree, and Crenshaw!In the beginning, Byx's original quest was to discover if there were more of her kind, or if she was destined to become an endling--the last dairne alive. She did indeed find more dairnes, and along the way she also created allies among other creatures in her world, including humans, felivets, raptidons, and wobbyks.But Byx and her new friends soon learned that it wasn't just dairnes in jeopardy of extinction, but that everyone was at risk. With the world in unprecedented danger, Byx must rally creatures of all kinds to lead a revolution.Katherine Applegate's Endling series has so far earned a collective five starred reviews, and each of the prior books has debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. She once again delivers an act

The thrilling, twenty-years-in-the-making conclusion to the New York Times-bestselling Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner.The epic novels set in the world of the Queen's Thief can be read in any order.This beloved and award-winning series began with the acclaimed novel The Thief. It and four more stand-alone volumes bring to life a world of epics, myths, and legends, and feature one of the most charismatic and incorrigible characters of fiction, Eugenides the thief. Now more powerful and cunning than ever before, Eugenides must navigate a perilous future in this sweeping conclusion. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, Patrick Rothfuss, and Sarah J. Maas.Neither accepted nor beloved, Eugenides is the uneasy linchpin of a truce on the Lesser Peninsula, where he has risen to be high king of Attolia, Eddis, and Sounis. As the treacherous Baron Erondites schemes anew and a prophecy appears to foretell the death of the king, the ruthless Mede empire prepares to strike.The N

Join New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs in this first book in a hilarious, highly illustrated new middle grade series about a peasant boy who wants to be a knight, perfect for fans of Max & the Midknights.Tim is just a peasant, but he dreams big. He wants more out of life than to grow up to be a woodsman like his father. Unfortunately, the only route to success in the kingdom of Merryland is to be born a prince. Still, Tim is determined. He is brave and clever and always tries to do the right thing―even though he rarely gets the credit for it. Then news spreads that Princess Grace of the neighboring kingdom has been abducted by the evil Stinx and Prince Ruprecht needs a legion of knights to join him on his quest to rescue her. Tim finally has the lucky break he's been waiting for, the opportunity to change his station in life. And even though he doesn't know how to ride a horse or wield anything more deadly than a hoe, he's going to do whatever it takes to make sure his

Just when you thought it was safe to flush, the Turbo Toilet 2000 strikes back! The carnivorous commode known for devouring everything in its path has built up a real appetite... for REVENGE! Luckily, the fate of humanity is once again in the hands of George and Harold and their annoying nemesis Melvin Sneedly. Will Wedgie Power prevail? Or will the amazing Captain Underpants be flushed away forever?

• The #1 New York Times best-selling series with over 15.1 million copies in print worldwide — now in full color• Soon to be a major motion picture from DreamWorks• Aaron’s Pig the Pug series and Thelma the Unicorn series have been published by Scholastic Asia• Other titles that have been published by Scholastic Asia include Don’t Call Me Bear, Busting, Piranhas Don’t Eat Bananas, and I Need a Hug!Mr. Wolf. Mr. Shark. Mr. Snake. Mr. Piranha. They're Bad Guys, everybody knows that.They're scary and dangerous and well … just BAD.But these guys want to be HEROES.And they're going to prove it by doing good deeds … whether you want them to or not.Buckle up for the funniest, naughtiest and coolest book you'll ever read — now in full color!

**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021**A searing tale of a young woman re-discovering her troubled family history and finding herself in the process.In post-World War II England, 17-year-old Dottie Badoura Fatma Balfour knows nothing of her family origins, and little of their history – or the abuse her ancestors suffered as they made their home in Britain. But Dottie knows what her family means to her, and in the wake of her mother's death, she’s determined to keep the family together. She takes responsibility for her younger siblings, Sophie and Hudson.But as Sophie drifts from man to man, and the confused Hudson is absorbed into a world of crime, Dottie is forced to consider her own needs. Feeling rootless in England, she seeks a space for herself and an identity through books and begins to clear a path through life. Gradually, Dottie gathers the confidence to take risks, to forge friendships and to challenge the labels that have been forced upon her.For readers of Jh

Aziza's Secret Fairy Door and the Birthday Present Disaster is the third title in a fun and inclusive, young magical adventure series for readers of 6-8 from Lola Morayo. Inspired by fairies and magical creatures from world mythology it is gorgeously illustrated in black and white throughout by Cory Reid. Aziza notices that the Secret Fairy Door in her bedroom is covered in a cute ribbon tied in a very messy bow.It's a sure sign that she's about to go on a new adventure. Aziza opens the door and finds herself in the Palace just in time for Princess Peri's birthday party. Tiko is organizing the party and wants everything to be just right for his friend.There are party games, delicious food and lots of friends ready to celebrate. It's very exciting! But Peri needs Aziza's help when some special presents go missing. .. Packed with mischief, friendship and magic, Aziza is perfect for fans of Isadora Moon. Look out for other titles in the series: Aziza's Secret Fairy Door and the Mermaid's