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A companion to the New York Times bestselling series that began with Nat Enough!Clubs, group activities, sports -- they've never really been Nat's thing. She prefers playing with her pets, hanging with her friends, and drawing in her sketchbook. But this year, students are required to participate in an extracurricular activity. Flo tries her hand at puppetry, Zoe makes the volleyball team, and Nat dabbles with all sorts of activities, but nothing seems to be a good fit. While her friends are busy with other commitments, Nat's feeling left behind and more alone than ever. But when she meets a new student who's having the same difficulty finding a club, they decide to create one together. Could this be the solution to Natalie's dilemma, or are bigger problems yet to come?

The most magical things can happen even on the rainiest of days...How many people can you fit under one umbrella? It wasn’t even meant to rain the day the blue umbrella turned up, but for the people who used it that day, they found something more than just shelter: something truly amazing had happened. A community had come together, bound by kindness and friendship.

Three women. Three dates. One missing man...'Ingenious, heartwarming and romantic' SOPHIE KINSELLA'Surprising and deeply satisfying' EMILY HENRY8.52 a.m. Siobhan's looking forward to her date with Joseph. Breakfast on Valentine's Day surely means something ...so where is he?2.43 p.m. Miranda's hoping that a Valentine's Day lunch with Carter will be the perfect way to celebrate her new job. But why hasn't he shown up?6.30 p.m.Joseph Carter agreed to be Jane's fake boyfriend at a dreaded engagement party tonight. But he's not here... Meet Joseph Carter.That is, if you can find him. An unexpected love story, The No-Show is an utterly extraordinary tear-jearker of a book, a heart-breaking and joyful novel about dating, and waiting, and the ways love can find us. 'Such a clever, finely woven, sweet and heart-rending story' BOLU BABALOLA'A brilliant, multilayered, romantic stunner' LAUREN HO'It will break your heart in a million different ways' LOUISE O'NEILL'Beth O'Leary at her very best' L

9781788953382 Diary Of An Accidental Witch #1Monday 20th SeptemberI'M AT WITCH SCHOOL! Now would be a really good time to discover I can do magic... Bea Black has just moved to Little Spellshire, a town with a magical secret. When her dad accidentally enrols her at the local witch school, she has to get to grips with some interesting new classes, like, NOW! Also on her to do list? Make friends, look after the grumpy class frog AND do everything humanly magically possible to stay on a broom...9781788953399 Diary Of An Accidental Witch #2: Flying HighMonday 1st NovemberThere's only fifty days until the Winter Solstice, the longest and witchiest night of the year. But before that there's the Grand Tournament - the biggest and sportiest day in the witchy calendar! And I can't wait!Bea Black is all settled into her new life in Little Spellshire, a town with a magical secret. She's made tonnes of friends at witch school, learned how to levitate frogs (just about) and been working h

A chunky board book with handy tabbed pages to help young children turn the page and build book-confidence.Like all friends do, Pip and Posy sometimes get upset, feel cross and feel scared. This book explores how they cope when they feel these different emotions, and what they can do to help each other feel better.

Mirabelle's mum is a witch, her dad is a fairy, and she is a bit of both!Mirabelle is desperate for a brand-new pair of magical roller skates, but Mum and Dad say she's got to earn the money to pay for them herself. Earning money sounds tricky-how's she going to do it? Of course! She'll set up a business. But a business doing what.. . ?She has a go at dog-walking, but things get a little bit out of hand.And when 'things getting out of hand' include the dogs' leads, that's not good for business. Maybe something that keeps still would be easier. Something like making and selling enchanted charm bracelets!Can Mirabelle make a success of her get-rich-quick schemes? Or will being the boss end up being more trouble than it's worth?

A brilliantly funny story of facing your fears from the picture book team behind The Case of the Missing Cake. Terry is not an octopus. He's just a regular guy with a few extra arms.Yes, he loves tuna and yes, he'd love to visit Super Octopus Fantasea Adventure World. But octopuses live in the sea. And Terry is afraid of water.Maybe he should learn to swim?A very silly story about being brave, facing your fears and accepting who you really are.

Now in a gorgeous special-edition hardback: with an extra never-before-in-print mini-comic, beautiful endpapers and an exquisite foiled cover, this is an unmissable edition. Heartstopper is the bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel series about life, love, and everything that happens in between. *Also an acclaimed live-action Netflix series!*'Absolutely delightful.Sweet, romantic, kind. Beautifully paced. I loved this book.' RAINBOW ROWELL, author of Carry OnBoy meets boy.Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. Charlie and Nick are at the same school, but they've never met ...until one day when they're made to sit together. They quickly become friends, and soon Charlie is falling hard for Nick, even though he doesn't think he has a chance. But love works in surprising ways, and Nick is more interested in Charlie than either of them realised.By Alice Oseman, winner of the YA Book Prize, Heartstopper is about love, friendship, loyalty and mental illness. It encompasses all the small stories o

因應AI人工智慧時代來臨，全球商業科技人才需選用正確工具，才能迎向新的機會與挑戰! 本教材以大數據資料分析、文字探勘與機器學習等最新資訊科技在稽核應用為題，協助讀者了解資料分析與智能稽核最新發展。「JCAATs」為AI語言Python所開發的新一代稽核軟體，世界第一套可同時於PC或MAC環境執行，支援繁體中文、最視覺化且簡易的使用介面，讓非資訊技術背景者，也可輕鬆進行智能資料分析，透過內建之資料融合技術與OPEN DATA連結器等，快速地取得異質性資料即時分析，有效找出異常，提升職場競爭力。本書特色包含:提供最新智能稽核(Smart Audit)新知、稽核指令操作線上課程、實務案例演練資料庫與模擬試題練習。通過ICAEA國際電腦稽核教育協會認證，為JCCP及ICCP國際電腦稽核軟體應用師認證考試指定用書。購買書籍者，可免費上網申請JCAATs AI稽核軟體試用版及教學演練資料。本書提供完整實務案例演練資料，讀者可透過軟體上機實作，充分體驗最新智能稽核實踐方式，為會計師、稽核、法遵、風控、資安、各階管理者、大專院校師生等專業人士，學習資料分析與智能稽核之最佳參考資料。JACKSOFT並結合ICAEA國際電腦稽核教育協會提供完整的教學諮詢資源，適合商學院老師帶領學生學習如何善用AI工具，透過NO Code → Read Code → Write Code，循序漸進學習，快速進入新的數據分析與智慧稽核新環境，發揮專業價值。◎代理經銷 白象文化

本書以主題會話為軸線，隨句附上翻譯及單詞。會話詳細標註各音節聲調，由基礎發音開始，包括聲調、變調乃至台語文的特有的變調原則。不同於一般語言教材，本書將常用的功能詞、特殊句型作為獨立單元，同時就台語語法特點進行說明。書中導入線上辭典及輸入法工具等學習資源，蒐錄日常生活中常見的俚俗用語，利於學習者自學及日常情境活用。This book features topic-based conversations. Each sentence is provided with translation and vocabulary. Every syllable is marked with music notes indicating the tone pattern. Here you learn not only vowels and consonants, tones and tone sandhi of words, but also tone sandhi rules applied to the whole sentence.What makes this book unique: treating commonly used function words and special sentence patterns as independent units; explaining grammatical features; providing online resources, such as dictionaries and input methods. Slangs and idioms often used in daily life are also included.

The rapid developments of electronic communication in the past decades have resulted in a huge amount of clinical knowledge becoming readily available to patients and the general public. At the same time, with the increasing number of complaints and court cases relating to healthcare disputes, knowledge in healthcare ethics and law is increasingly important in the education, training and practices of lawyers as well. This book aims at helping healthcare practitioners (HCPs) to gain some basic and practical knowledge in the two important areas of clinical ethics and laws, so that they will become better practitioners upholding the standard of care, concentrate on taking care of their patients and stay away from unnecessary legal battles.

#1 New York Times bestseller Susan Elizabeth Phillips returns to her beloved Chicago Stars series with a romance between a Chicago Stars quarterback and one of the world's greatest opera singers--and

STEM – where we see it, how we use it, and why it matters.Discover how engineering is part of our daily lives with Everyday STEM Engineering – Civil Engineering.Engineering is all around us, from the roads on which we travel to the latest earthquake-proof buildings. It's even in space! Discover how civil and mechanical engineering helps us interact with society, see how engineering is helping to save the environment, and meet the inspirational engineers whose designs make our lives easier, including Roma Agrawal, Reyhan Jamalova, Sarah Guppy and David Aguilar. A "try this at home" section shows readers how to create a building made out of spaghetti, plus much more.With easy-to-understand text written by STEM expert Jenny Jacoby and lots of colourful artworks, photos and diagrams, readers can best explore where we encounter engineering and why it’s even important at all.The Everyday STEM series makes science relevant to tweens. Instead of telling kids STEM is important and is the key to

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This “hauntingly atmospheric” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), heart-stopping middle grade novel follows three of the Wolfskinder, German children left to fend for themselves in the final days of World War II, as they struggle to hold onto themselves and each other while surviving in the wild.Sometimes it’s good to be wild. Sometimes, you have to be.When the Russian Army marches into East Prussia at the end of World War II, the Wolf family must flee. Being caught by the Russians or the Americans would be the end for them. Liesl, Otto, and baby Mia’s father has already been captured, and they get separated from their mother in a blizzard after only a few days on the run.Liesl had promised Mama that she’d keep her brother and sister safe, no matter what. They’ll forage in the forests if they have to. Little do they know that there are hundreds of other parentless children doing the very same thing. And they far too quickly learn that, sometimes, to survive, you have to do bad things.Dan

An “inspiring” (Kirkus, starred review), “heartfelt” (The Horn Book, starred review) coming-of-age novel about a girl finding her way to activism in the early years of the AIDS pandemic, from award-winning author Ami Polonsky.Iris tries to act normal at school, going through the motions and joking around with her friends. But nothing is normal, and sometimes it feels like she’ll never laugh again. How can she, when her dad is dying of a virus that’s off-limits to talk about? When she knows that soon all she’ll have left of her kind, loving dad are memories, photos, and a binder full of the poems they used to exchange?In a sea of rage and grief, Iris resolves to speak out against the rampant fear, misinformation, and prejudice surrounding AIDS—and find the pieces of Dad that she never knew before. Along the way, Iris might just find new sides to herself.Critically-acclaimed author Ami Polonsky has crafted a lyrical, tender, earth-shattering novel that will stay with you long after you’v

From the author of Nowhere Boy—called “a resistance novel for our times” by The New York Times—comes a brilliant middle-grade survival story that traces a harrowing family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine that devastated Soviet Ukraine in the 1930s.Thirteen-year-old Matthew is miserable. His journalist dad is stuck overseas indefinitely, and his mom has moved in his one-hundred-year-old great-grandmother to ride out the pandemic, adding to his stress and isolation.But when Matthew finds a tattered black-and-white photo in his great-grandmother’s belongings, he discovers a clue to a hidden chapter of her past, one that will lead to a life-shattering family secret. Set in alternating timelines that connect the present-day to the 1930s and the US to the USSR, Katherine Marsh’s latest novel sheds fresh light on the Holodomor—the horrific famine that killed millions of Ukrainians, and which the Soviet government covered up for decades.An incredibly timely, page-turning story

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A major career survey of Yayoi Kusama, published in collaboration with M+, Hong Kong, to accompany M+’s first Special Exhibition, Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now, from 12 November 2022 to 14 May 2023A major career survey of Yayoi Kusama, one of the most widely admired and popular artists of our time, published in collaboration with M+, Hong Kong, to accompany M+’s first Special Exhibition, Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now, from 12 November 2022 to 14 May 2023.Yayoi Kusama is that rare thing: an artist who has achieved truly global acclaim. In a wide-ranging career spanning seven decades and multiple media, she has established profound connections with audiences around the world. Emerging at the forefront of artistic experimentation in Asia in the mid-20th century, Kusama soon became a central figure in the New York art scene of the 1960s. Today, Kusama continues to communicate her highly personal and spiritual world view through her art.Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now is the most comprehensive survey of

Alice Eclair, Spy Extraordinaire will whisk you away on a fabulous adventure, full of daring action and delicious cakes!Baker by day, spy by night – Alice Eclair leads an exciting double life!Inventors and artists have gathered in Paris for the World Fair. All eyes are on the aeroplane exhibition – these incredible machines will take humanity to new heights! Alice suspects that some of these inventors are in terrible danger, but no one will believe her. Surrounded by enemy spies, Alice will need to use every trick in the recipe book if she’s to keep her friends safe and stop France’s greatest invention from falling into the wrong hands.With a half-baked plan and a dash of daring, Alice must foil the enemy’s plot before the whole thing boils over…A Spoonful of Spying is Alice’s second adventure and can be read as a stand-alone novel, or enjoyed as part of the Alice Eclair, Spy Extraordinaire series. Look out for Alice’s first mission, A Recipe for Trouble!Perfect for fans of Robin Steve

Discover a mystical realm of cosmic abundance and beauty to color.Enter into the vastness of illusion, creativity, and mysticism. Fabiana Attanasio'sMythographic Color and Discover: Cosmic Spiritis a transcendent coloring exploration of the ancient arts through tarot, astrology, and the symbols of the universe. Unearth breathtaking interpretations of the 12 signs of the zodiac and 22 Major Arcana tarot cards, as well as bespoke New Age illustrations that capture the surreal, the celestial, and the earthly. Embark on a journey of inspiration with more than 40 hand-drawn illustrations to shade and brighten in the ethereal expanses ofMythographic Color and Discover: Cosmic Spirit.- Explore the world of divination in more than 40 stunningly detailed illustrations- Immerse yourself in artistry and imagination in extraordinary detail- Deepen your cosmic connections with an array of vivid depictions

Learn about the bold and courageous life of soccer champion and activist Megan Rapinoe in the new Who HQ Now format featuring newsmakers and trending topics.On July 7, 2019, Megan Rapinoe ran out onto the field to play in her third Women's World Cup final. Determined to succeed after having to sit out of the semifinals due to an injury, Megan scored the first goal of the match. Thanks to this goal, Team USA won the Women's World Cup and Megan added yet another victory to her impressive record. In her career, Megan has won Olympic gold medals, several World Cup trophies, ESPY Awards, and more. Not only is Megan a fierce competitor on the field, she's also a brave activist who stands up for the rights of LGBTQIA+ individuals like herself. Learn about Megan Rapinoe's incredible soccer career and inspiring life as an activist in this book for young readers!

本書是『ESP系列程式設計』使用ESP 32開發板，特別為大學課程之教學用書，主要教導新手與初階使用之讀者熟悉使用ESP32開發板，進入物聯網網路的連接、應用，並連接感測元件，可以將資料上傳到雲端。本書一個特點就是從最基本的GPIO使用到最後建立與設計整個雲端平台的架構與應用，全部含括在內。最先開始使用最基礎的溫溼度感測器，進而製作一個網際網路的物聯網的基礎應用，並應用LINE的工具，介紹訊息推播，可以即時告知使用者感測訊息，並且對於雲端平台的安裝、建置、設定、資料庫規劃、進而建立資料代理人(DB Agent)的機制，並且可以與MQTT Broker通訊與交換資料，並且可以透過異質語言，如Python，建立資料介面代理人程式(Data Visualized Agent)機制，拓展的物聯網的強大外掛能力，進而可以進行大數據運算與資訊視覺化的強大應用…等等。ESP 32開發板最強大的不只是它的簡單易學的開發工具，最強大的是它網路功能與簡單易學的模組函式庫，幾乎Maker想到應用於物聯網開發的東西，只要透過眾多的周邊模組，都可以輕易的將想要完成的東西用堆積木的方式快速建立，而且ESP 32開發板市售價格比原廠Arduino Yun或Arduino + Wifi Shield更具優勢，讓Maker不需要具有深厚的電子、電機與電路能力，就可以輕易駕御這些模組。筆者很早就開始使用ESP 32開發板，也算是先驅使用者，希望筆者可以推出更多的入門書籍給更多想要進入『ESP 32開發板』、『物聯網』這個未來大趨勢，所有才有這個系列的產生。

「暴風雨」是莎士比亞晚年作品之一。描述米蘭公爵普洛斯帕羅因鑽研法術，荒於政務，將王國交給弟弟安圖尼歐管理，然而野心勃勃的安圖尼歐卻篡謀奪位，將普洛斯帕羅與他年幼的女兒米蘭達棄於海上，最後漂流至荒島。然而普洛斯帕羅用魔法馴服了島上的精靈和妖怪，並展開復仇，終於恢復統治者的地位。1. 體積小，攜帶方便。2. 本字典七百餘頁，收錄單字、複合字、成語七萬餘，內容豐富。3. 含一萬五千日常用字。較常用字加星號＊，最常用字加雙星號＊＊，以資識別。4. 名詞按其定義加□C□U以表示可數、不可數。5. 單字下面第一個複合字前加符號「§」。6. 附錄新增「補充字」33頁。The Far East Mini English-Chinese Dictionary contains over 15,000 English entries, including compound words and idioms. The explanations in it are clear and simple, and it is easy to carry wherever you go. To aid language learners, commonly used words are marked with one asterisk, and the most commonly used ones are marked with two. Thirty-three pages of new words have been added to the Appendix. The mini dictionary is an excellent tool to help you improve your reading skills. The Kenyon and Knott Phonetic Alphabet (K.K.) is used.

The highly-anticipated sequel to The Proudest Blue; a NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER which explores sisterhood, and kindness, from trailblazer and Olympic medallist Ibtihaj Muhammad.I want a kind world. A world where kindness passes from one to another.When Faizah's teacher asks her class to imagine what kind of world they want to live in Faizah imagines a world where everyone is kind to one another, and tries to create that world in the school playground. But what Faizah wants most is to be like her big sister, Asiya. Will Faizah's classmates repay her kindness and find a way for her to match Asiya in time for school photo day?An important and uplifting story about celebrating each other's differences and similarities.

*Molly the maid returns in THE MAID'S SECRET – available to pre-order now*_________________________________________________________________Get swept away by the million-copy bestseller …*THE NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES & SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER*WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER*WINNER OF THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL CRIME FICTION*A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME PICK‘An escapist pleasure’ SUNDAY TIMES‘An instantly gripping whodunnit’STYLIST‘Smart, riveting, and deliciously refreshing ’ LISA JEWELL_________________________________________________________________It begins like any other day for Molly Gray, silently dusting her way through the luxury rooms at the Regency Grand Hotel.But when she enters suite 401 and discovers an infamous guest dead in his bed, a very messy mystery begins to unfold. And Molly’s at the heart of it – because if anyone can uncover the secrets beneath the surface, the fingerprints amongst the filth – it’s the maid .

A lyrical, heart-warming message of love from someone far awayWhen Big Bear and Little Bear have to say goodbye, Big Bear tells Little Bear about all the ways she'll send a hug from afar:I can change my hug into bird song early in the morning,or into the sea so I can wave at you when you are on the beach. Join Little Bear on his adventure to discover all the many different ways to feel a hug from a loved one, even when apart. A soothing and uplifting story for every child who is missing someone.

Our favorite sewer-loving secret agents between a rock and a hard place in InvestiGators: Braver and Boulder, the newest chapter in the hilarious full-colour New York Times-bestselling graphic novel adventure series from John Patrick Green.The InvestiGators are having a hard time keeping a low profile with their new headquarters being a giant robot towering over the city! How can they be SECRET agents if everyone recognizes them?But with their ears to the ground, Mango and Brash hear mysterious rumblings about BOULDER BUDDIES . . . are they just the latest fad or part of a mob-run scheme? And could a rocky relationship from the InvestiGators' past be hiding beneath the surface? Find out in their most stone-cold dangerous mission yet!

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be in an earthquake, or close to a volcano with it erupts? With lots of flaps to lift, this book takes you on a tour of shaking cities and rumbling volcanoes to discover why these forces happen, how they shape our planet, and how people live in places where they strike.

Make your own 3D decorations with this brilliant board book of press-out chinese zodiac animals from the British Museum!From tigers to monkeys and horses to dragons, this book features 25 unique, intricately foiled designs that can be slotted together to create 3D ornaments, hung up or threaded together to make an amazing garland. Each page is covered in shiny red foil, with foiled pieces which can be pressed out and coloured in to make a fun collection of personalised animals.Other titles in this fantastic series include:Birds, Easter Eggs, Butterflies, Unicorns, Christmas Decorations, Halloween, Flamingos, Llamas and Other Cool Things, Narwhals and Mermaids, Ancient Egypt, Dinosaurs, and Fantastic Creatures.

'Perfect for fans of Dog Man' Jamie LittlerWhen portals to parallel dimensions open up, the gang meet different versions of themselves - a whole universe of Bunnies! Evil Pig! Baby Bunny vs Monkey!The gang end up travelling to the very ends of existence . . . but will they make it back home to the Woods?'Perfect for fans of Dog Man' Jamie Littler'One of the best children's comics of all time' Starburst Magazine'The funniest thing around' Comicon'Wonderfully wacky, witty and wild!' Laura Ellen Anderson'Inventive, original and completely wacky' BookTrust

你有過超級倒楣的一天嗎？Justin 的星期一簡直災難連連：繼父是吸血鬼、爸爸開著馬桶車、貓可能被外星人綁走，還在新學校第一天就穿著快掉光的毛線泳褲站上10公尺跳台！？這才剛開始！Have YOU ever had a bad week? Start Monday with a bang in the hilarious new series taking the world by storm.His mum just married a vampire, his dad is driving a giant toilet on wheels, and his cat’s been abducted by aliens (probably). Justin Chase is having the WORST WEEK EVER! And that’s all before he’s even started his first day at a brand-new school.At least he has the perfect chance to show off his prowess in the swimming pool, right? Maybe not... As right now, he's dangling off the edge of a 10-metre-high diving tower in front of his entire class wearing nothing but rapidly disappearing crocheted trunks!And it's only... MONDAY!The first book in the hilarious new seven-part highly-illustrated series for fans of Tom Gates, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and the Treehouse series.

A perfect, gentle introduction to friendship and kindness. When Mala the Koala stomps into the forest, a little mouse suggests Mala will soon feel better if she starts to be kind. But how? wonders Mala.Soon she's sharing her lunch with some emu chicks, helping a baby bat and comforting her friend, Wombat - discovering, on her way, that kindness really is what makes the world go round. This easy-to-read rhyming story, with gorgeous artwork, is a perfect introduction to kindness.

本書延續《21% Monster》第一集的緊湊節奏，Darren 和 Marek 繼續對抗神祕組織 XSP，這個組織曾對他們進行基因改造，賦予他們非凡能力。Darren 擁有怪力，Marek 擁有異星智慧，但敵人更狡猾、更強大。這時，另一位實驗倖存者現身──Aurora，一名融合劍齒北極熊基因的少女，冷靜、強悍，目標明確：報仇。21% Monster: Ice Giant 結合動作場面與生物科技主題，角色互動充滿張力，是一部節奏明快、適合喜歡科幻冒險的中高年級讀者的作品。Genetically-modified teens try to bring down the organisation that made them, in this second action-packed installment in the 21% Monster series.The girl put her hands on her hips, cocked her head and answered: 'My name is Aurora María Ash-Valero and I'm here to kick your butt!"Since Darren Devlin and Marek Masters joined forces, there has only been one thing on their minds - taking down XSP, the secret organisation that transformed them into genetically-modified superhumans. Even with 21% monster Darren's incredible strength, and 19% alien Marek's super intelligence, XSP is more than a match for them.But what if there was another survivor of XSP's experiments? A tall, tough, athletic teen girl able to withstand sub-zero temperatures and track potentia

彼得潘與溫蒂的故事再次展開！溫蒂達林總覺得自己還沒準備好長大，直到傳說中的彼得潘和小精靈奇妙現身，帶她和弟弟們飛往永無島——那裡不需要長大，也充滿冒險。但在面對虎克船長和未知挑戰時，溫蒂開始懷疑，或許成長也有其意義。本書改編自迪士尼真人電影，內附精彩劇照。The official novelization for the Walt Disney Studios live action film Peter Pan & Wendy, coming to Disney+.Fly away on a journey to Neverland with this novelization of the Walt Disney Studios live action film Peter Pan & Wendy, coming to Disney+.Wendy Darling isn’t sure she’s ready to grow up. Growing up means no more nights in the nursery, sharing stories about the heroic Peter Pan with her younger brothers, John and Michael. Then, to Wendy’s surprise, Peter Pan himself appears, alongside his fairy companion Tinker Bell--and the pair whisks the children off to Neverland, a magical place where no one has to grow up. Once in Neverland, the children plunge headfirst into adventure, encountering Peter’s rival, Captain Hook, and his dangerous pirate crew. But as they team up with Peter’s loyal Lost Boys and the powerful Tiger Lily to match wits and swords

Epic monster battles featuring some of Godzilla’s fiercest rivals: Hedorah, Mothra, King Ghidorah, and Battra! Each story is an all-out, knockdown Kaiju brawl.First, Godzilla and Hedorah smash their way through New York City while the search for the only scientist who can stop the chaos goes on in the streets below. Then, Mothra, the ancient and beautiful guardian of nature and humanity, is trapped in Lake Ikeda, but when one Kaiju awakens, Godzilla is close behind.When Mars invades Earth, Godzilla surfaces from Tokyo Bay and is pulled into battle with the flying saucers. Captured and taken by the Martians, Godzilla is forced to fight in a gladiatorial arena, where the King of the Monsters faces its biggest challenge yet: King Ghidorah. In the finale, at a quiet beachside town ravaged by constant sewage spillages and toxic waste dumps, something is stirring. Deep under the rolling hills that surround Hackney-on-Sea, Battra is awakening, driven by a single goal: to destroy mankind and s

Besties Pizza and Taco are ready to rock out! They have a cool band name! And some instruments--sort of. Songs? Well, even without mad musical skills, how hard can it be? This super-silly graphic novel series by Stephen Shaskan hits a new high note! Pizza and Taco love music! They make lists, and they have tryouts to get more band members. They think they have all the ingredients to rock the scene. But maybe this garage band should stay in the garage!! This hilarious young graphic novel--with chapters--will tickle the funny bones of kids ages 5 to 8 and bolster their reading confidence. Young graphic chapter books are a great step on the way to graphic novels and longer chapter books. Don't miss the first four books in the series: Pizza and Taco: Who's the Best?Pizza and Taco: Best Party Ever!Pizza and Taco: Super-Awesome Comic!Pizza and Taco: Too Cool for School

The fifth volume of the emerging readers graphic novel series about three friends (a bunny, a worm, and a frog) whose adventures are driven by their very different personalities. Perfect for fans of Narwhal and Jelly and Elephant and Piggie!Blue, Barry, and Pancakes are best friends! They love epic poetry, wild rodeos, and going on TIME-BENDING adventures!One night, Blue is getting ready to read a poem to an audience of friends from around town when he's overcome with stage fright! The gang travels back in time to borrow a good luck charm from one of Blue’s poet ancestors in the hopes that it will make him feel brave. However, once Blue gets his first charm, he realizes he needs another one. And another one. Will Blue ever feel bold enough to take the stage, or will these three friends be looping back through time forever?Like all friends, Blue, Barry, and Pancakes can make mistakes, but at the end of the day, they always have each other’s backs. And tops, and sides, and fronts, too!

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a collection of steamy, STEMinist novellas featuring a trio of engineers and their loves in loathing--with a special bonus chapter! Under One RoofAn environmental engineer discovers that scientists should never cohabitate when she finds herself stuck with the roommate from hell--a detestable big-oil lawyer who won't leave the thermostat alone. Stuck with YouA civil engineer and her nemesis take their rivalry--and love--to the next level when they get stuck in a New York elevator. Below ZeroA NASA aerospace engineer's frozen heart melts as she lies injured and stranded at a remote Arctic research station and the only person willing to undertake the dangerous rescue mission is her longtime rival.