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HEROES AND UNICORNS AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE. The first book in the award-winning, international hit fantasy adventure series for children age 9+, and fans of Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Eragon and Fireborn. Give the gift of adventure this Christmas!WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023!‘The most popular children’s fantasy hero since Harry Potter’ – The Daily TelegraphThirteen-year-old Skandar Smith has only ever wanted to be a unicorn rider. To be one of the lucky few selected to hatch a unicorn. To bond with it for life; to train together and race for glory; to be a hero.But just as Skandar’s dream is about to come true, things start to take a more dangerous turn than he could ever have imagined. A dark and twisted enemy has stolen the Island’s most powerful unicorn – and as the threat grows ever closer, Skandar discovers a secret that could blow apart his world forever . . .Get ready for unlikely HEROES, elemental MAGIC, sky battle

With Chtholly gone, Willem and the faerie soldier Nephren are thrown into darkness. Things should have ended then and there, but Willem finds himself waking up in a familiar room, an equally familiar

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★刻畫細膩的女巫魔法世界，融合藥草、毒藥與魔法治癒的獨特設定。★緊湊的懸疑情節，解開姐妹中毒謎團，搭配輕鬆幽默的魔法元素。★從敵對到信任的浪漫關係，展現溫馨又甜蜜的愛情發展。★深刻展現個人成長、家庭與重拾信任的主題。★融入巴基斯坦文化細節，增添故事色彩與真實感。適合喜歡溫馨奇幻、輕鬆魔法與浪漫成長故事的年輕成人讀者。《A Witch’s Guide to Love and Poison》是Aamna Qureshi所著的一本年輕成人奇幻小說，故事圍繞主角Bisma——一位生活在被稱為「被遺棄女孩們」的魔法森林中的年輕女巫。Bisma擁有使用藥草製作魔法藥劑和毒藥的能力，她用這些技能保護自己和她的姐妹們，這些女孩都是被社會遺棄或離家出走的孩子。當Bisma的姐妹們開始神秘中毒，她必須求助於她最不願意信任的人——鎮上富有且善良的藥劑師之子Xander，共同尋找解藥。兩人之間從相互厭惡到逐漸建立信任，故事中充滿了魔法冒險、親情羈絆，以及慢慢萌芽的浪漫情愫。書中也呈現了濃厚的文化元素和溫暖的人際關係，特別是姐妹間的深厚情誼。故事融合了輕鬆愉快的魔法氛圍和懸疑元素，讓讀者能感受到一個神秘而溫馨的奇幻世界。Brimful of charm' Heather Fawcett, New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of the Emily Wilde series'A tale as warm as a cup of spiced chai on a chilly evening' Sarah Mughal Rana, author of Hope AblazeBisma knows three things to be true: the Enchanted Forest will always be her home, she would go to the ends of the Earth to protect her sisters, and Xander Chapman is the most irritating guy she's ever met.Since finding a home in the Enchanted Forest, Bisma - a garden witch with a p

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Enjoy the complete Moongobble and Me collection from bestselling author Bruce Coville!Edward is bored with his life in the small town of Pigbone. But things get much more exciting when he accepts a jo

Best friends Astrid and Stella are back for another out-of-this-world adventure in Blast from the Past!, the fifth story in the graphic novel series from bestselling creators Hello!Lucky Fire up the turbo pumps, best friends Astrid and Stella are off on another high-flying adventure! Alert! Alert! The Friend Ship's been hacked! A pack of evil pugs have infected Bobo with a computer virus and taken Astrid and Stella hostage! Unable to rescue his friends alone, Bobo builds a sidekick--Zobo, a friendly new robot with a talent for smashing things. The two will have to work together to free Astrid and Stella from Pugnacious D and his hungry hounds. Their daring rescue mission goes awry when the team discovers that the pugs have united with Evil Screenius and Kittywonkus--villains from the crew's past bent on destruction. This terrible trio is bad to the bone, but--with the help of an old friend--Astrid and Stella just might be able to defeat them and escape the doghouse. With a focus on soc

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From multi-award winning, New York Times bestselling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, Now I See Autumn is one in a unique quartet of board books that playfully shows the changing seasons through a child’s eyes. The house. The tree.The garden. Me. Sparse and rhythmic text invites readers to explore a farm setting through different seasons, gently introducing everyday words.Envisioned as a set that also can be read as standalone stories, each of the four books in this series has identical text but a different visual treatment to show the time of year. In autumn, the tree sheds its russet leaves, the sky turns pink and gold, a sweet treat is a caramel apple and the perfect hat is plaid with flaps to cover your ears. Now I See Autumn celebrates all the wonderful things about the season from a kid’s point of view – and why it’s their favourite time of year.Collect them all:Now I See SpringNow I See SummerNow I See Winter

A Junior Library Guild SelectionA School Library Journal Best Book of the YearA New York Public Library Best Book of the YearA charming new chapter book series about a young Orthodox Jewish girl out to discover the truth about all the magical mysteries in her world, perfect for fans of Marya Khan and Zoey and Sassafras Miriam is the youngest in her family, and she is tired of being treated like the baby. So, using her superior detective skills, she sets out to debunk the fantastical things that people tell gullible kids, starting with the Tooth Fairy. When her first tooth comes loose, Miriam is determined to prove to her friends and family that the tooth fairy isn't real. She's going to lay the perfect trap . . . just as soon as her tooth actually comes out. But despite all her scheming, her investigation doesn't go to plan. Maybe, just maybe, the tooth fairy is real after all?

Confused about the news? Slip out of the room when friends talk current events? Now you can keep up with ease and learn to talk like a diplomat.Among the things you’ll soon be able to slip into everyd

本書以“物物互聯，感知製造，動態決策”為導向，聚焦物聯製造執行過程的主動感知與動態優化決策的核心問題，展開與其相關的基本理論、共性方法、優化模型和算法的闡述，體現了現有先進製造系統從自動化、數字化向智能化和智慧化發展的趨勢，為提升製造執行過程的透明性和對製造過程進行全方位的跟蹤、分析、優化和控制提供了較好的基礎知識。在本書的編寫過程中突出了基礎理論和應用實踐。在基礎理論方面，本書力求清晰闡述智能物

Maya's pet rabbit Pooey is missing! She needs to find her quick, before anyone notices, and she's got some very special help from Mind... but when things start to go wrong, can Maya and her Mind work together to save the day? From debut author-illustrator Sunita Chawdhary, filled with delightful artwork and packed with heart, this early reader is perfect for children aged 5 and up as they move into chapter books.

Grilling is cooking something on a grill or open fire, with a direct heat source, with the lid open. Little to no smoke is involved in the process and it's used for things that cook well over medium to high heats.Barbecuing is done with the lid closed, over a low, usually indirect heat, often involving smoking as part of the cooking method. It is used for larger cuts and joints that benefit from long cooking times and can handle the flavor of smoke.Grilling TipsA. When cooking steaks, use high, direct heat. This means cook times between 9 and 12 minutes for a medium steak.B. For burgers, use medium-to-high, direct heat. This means 8 to 10 minutes for a medium burger.C. For pork, use, direct heat. This means a thick-cut pork chop will be done in about 12 minutes.D. For chicken, use indirect heat. Sure, it's a longer cook time, but it ensures the chicken is cooked through, and keeps it from drying out. This means chicken breasts will be done in about 20-25 minutes.E. If applying sauce, u

It was an age without GPS and the Internet, without high-tech monitoring and instantaneous reporting. And it was a time when women simply didn't do such things. None of this deterred Sharon Sites Adam

In this New York Times Notable Book, "Mark Miodownik, a materials scientist, explains the history and science behind things such as paper, glass, chocolate, and concrete with an infectious enthusiasm."—Scientific AmericanWinner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science BooksWhy is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? These are the sorts of questions that renowned materials scientist and New York Times bestselling author Mark Miodownik constantly asks himself. Studying objects as ordinary as an envelope and as unexpected as concrete cloth, he uncovers the fascinating secrets that hold together our physical world.In Stuff Matters, Miodownik explores the materials he encounters in a typical morning, from the steel in his razor to the foam in his sneakers. Full of enthralling tales of the miracles of engineering that permeate our lives, his stories of analysis will make you see stuff in a whole new way."Stuff Matters is

We can learn from the ancient Celts, who were in tune with their environment and showed respect and reverence for all living things. By following their meditative practices we can tune in to our intui

From award-winning author Polly Ho-Yen, comes a beautifully illustrated story for readers aged 7+. Yara has only glimpsed the last dragon on Earth twice. She's got other things to worry about: her sister is in hospital, her parents are panicking, and her new teacher has labelled her a troublemaker and wants her out.But one evening, in the glow of the lights of the shopping centre in Milton Keynes, Yara finds herself being watched by the last dragon and, before it departs, it leaves her a gift: its only egg. Entrusted with the care of the last dragon egg, Yara discovers it is more powerful than she could ever have imagined. But there are others who want it and they'll stop at nothing to steal it for themselves...A moving story about bravery, self-belief and our responsibility to protect the natural world.

主角 Ita 對許多事物感到害怕：新同學、陌生的街道，尤其是水。但當她發現鎮上的河水會讓自己變成魚時，便展開一段與恐懼正面交鋒的奇異旅程。這段冒險不僅改變了她對自己的看法，也讓她看見重新連結家人的可能性。Polly Ho-Yen 以簡潔卻富情感的文字刻畫心境轉變，Sojung Kim-McCarthy 的插圖則溫柔呼應情節，讓故事更具溫度。全書兼具想像力與真摯情感，適合剛開始獨立閱讀的孩子細細品味。Ita is afraid of lots of things. She's afraid of talking to her classmates at her new school. She's afraid of walking through her new town.But most of all she is afraid of water. When one day she realises the river in her new town turns her into a fish, she is forced to face up to her fears. In doing so, can she bring her family together again?With themes of change, and deftly tackling the topic of fear for younger readers, this is another heart-warming and beautifully-written early reader by Polly Ho-Yen, filled with charming artwork by Sojung Kim-McCarthy.

From the author of the book that became the iconic The Social Network movie, here is the definitive take on one of the wildest stories ever -- the David-vs.-Goliath GameStop short squeeze, a tale of fortunes won and lost overnight, marking an unforgettable event in financial history. Bestselling author Ben Mezrich offers a gripping, beat-by-beat account of how a loosely affiliated group of private investors and internet trolls on a subreddit called WallStreetBets took down one of the biggest hedge funds on Wall Street, firing the first shot in a revolution that threatens to upend the establishment. It's the story of financial titans like Gabe Plotkin of hedge fund Melvin Capital, one of the most respected and staid funds on the Street, billionaires like Elon Musk, Steve Cohen, Mark Cuban, Robinhood co-CEOs Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, and Ken Griffin of Citadel Securities. Over the course of four incredible days, each in their own way must reckon with a formidable force they barely unde

How do students write programs and can this process be simulated? The author attempts to answer these questions with MARCEL, a student simulation program. The model of student programming is based on

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Dougherty and O’Donnell present readers with a collection of academic essays exploring the contemporary debate regarding the proper role for the Internet in a variety of higher education contexts. The

How is the internet transforming the relationships between citizens and states? What happens to politics when international migration is coupled with digital media, making it easy for people to be pol

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When she was very young, Irene Kacandes knew things about her father that had no plot, no narrator, and no audience. To her childhood self these things resembled beings who resided with her family, li

Conspiracy theories have always been with us, but in the age of the Internet, twenty-four-hour news programs of varying reliability, and ever-more incendiary talk radio, the crop of rumors, bombshells

Piracy explores the intellectual property wars from the advent of print culture in the fifteenth century to the reign of the Internet in the twenty-first. Written with a historian's flair for narrati

Wildly Successful Farming tells the stories of farmers across the American Midwest who are balancing profitability and food production with environmental sustainability and a passion for all things wi

Geoffrey G. O'Brien's third collection opens with a set of lyric experiments whose music and mutable syntax explore the social relations concealed in material things. O'Brien's poems measure the "vagu

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