Twice a Bride

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Bill is bored. Not just a bit bored but really really bored. His owner Mrs Pickle is never bored. She's always busy reading, gardening, cooking or doing kung fu. But Bill finds it all very dull. Until one windy day, everything changes . . .Full of bold, wacky humour and animated illustrations, Liz Pichon takes us along a space adventure that pulls Bill out of his snooze-fest against all odds! A laugh-out-loud celebration of imagination and silliness, and a reminder that excitement can be found in the most ordinary of places.Perfect for fans of Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back, Rob Biddulph's Blown Away, or Liz's very own bestselling Tom Gates series, this story is bound to make you think twice before ever moaning to your friends or parents, 'I'm bored'!

Mehar, a young bride in rural 1929 Punjab, is trying to discover the identity of her new husband. She and her sisters-in-law, married to three brothers in a single ceremony, spend their days hard at work in the family's 'china room', sequestered from contact with the men. When Mehar develops a theory as to which of them is hers, a passion is ignited that will put more than one life at risk.Spiralling around Mehar's story is that of a young man who in 1999 travels from England to the now-deserted farm, its 'china room' locked and barred.In enforced flight from the traumas of his adolescence - his experiences of addiction, racism, and estrangement from the culture of his birth - he spends a summer in painful contemplation and recovery, before finally finding the strength to return 'home'.

A heartwarming middle-grade adventure about the bond between two brothers, their faithful horse, and a surprising legacy. A deserving follow-up to I Am Rebel from a beloved author twice short-listed for the Costa Children's Book Award Remember everything I taught you, Small Wonder. Take care of Leaf. Take care of Pebble. I've done all I can. The rest is up to you . . .Tick, called Small Wonder by his grandfather, lives peacefully at the edge of Ellia, along with his little brother and faithful horse. But then a deadly assassin arrives. Enemies are invading and the kingdom is in danger. Tick has six moons to get to Kings' Keep and warn their ruler. Traveling through forests and over mountains, encountering bandits and rogue knights, Tick is determined to honor his grandfather's last words of advice . . . Make it count.

A Newbery Honor WinnerANew York TimesBestsellerIn this first book inNew York Timesbestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale's Princess Academy series,Miri finds herself a sudden participant in a contest to find the next princess of the realm.Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have lived a simple life. Then word comes that the king's priests have divined her village the home of the future princess. In a year's time, the prince will choose his bride from among the village girls.The king's ministers set up an academy on the mountain, and every teenage girl must attend and learn how to become a princess. Soon Miri finds herself confronted with a harsh academy mistress, bitter competition among the girls, and her own conflicting desires. Winning the contest could give her everything she ever wanted--but it would mean leaving her home and family behind.

Named a Best Book of 2023 by the Los Angeles Times, Vulture, Esquire, NPR, and Kirkus Reviews A new collection--about loss, alienation, aging, and the strangeness of contemporary life--by the award-winning, and inimitable, author of The Book of Goose.A grieving mother makes a spreadsheet of everyone she's lost. Elsewhere, a professor develops a troubled intimacy with her hairdresser. And every year, a restless woman receives an email from a strange man twice her age and several states away. In the stories of Wednesday's Child, people strive for an ordinary existence until doing so becomes unsustainable, until the surface cracks and the grand mysterious forces--death, violence, estrangement--come to light. Even before such moments, everyday life is laden with meaning, studded with indelible details: a filched jar of honey, a mound of wounded ants, a photograph kept hidden for many years, until it must be seen. Yiyun Li is a truly original writer, an alchemist of opposites: tender and un

Oscar Book Prize 2022A laugh-out-loud cautionary tale (for children and grown-ups) written by Catherine Emmett and illustrated by David Tazzyman, bestselling illustrator of the Mr Gum series and You Can't Take an Elephant on a Bus. Digby David slammed the door, and dumped his bag upon the floor. "Daddy! I DEMAND a pet,Why have I not got one yet?"Digby David wants a pet, but not just any pet - it has to be TWICE as big as Reuben's guinea pig and even better than Lily Jean's cat.Digby David's Daddy does what he's told, and soon Digby has a guinea pig, which he loves with all his heart... for half a day. Digby demands bigger and better, Daddy's hair gets greyer and greyer, and when Digby's dog gets boring too, he insists Daddy buy him...a gorilla! A hilarious tale with a 'be careful what you wish for' message, especially if you wish for a gorilla and don't look after it properly.

The award-winning,New York Timesbestselling fantasy sensation that Madeline Miller called, “a miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling,”Piranesiis an intoxicating, hypnotic novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality from the author ofJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls lined with thousands upon thousands of statues. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; and waves thunder up staircases, while rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house.There is one other person in the house-a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has alwa

Join Tim and his friends on a treacherous journey across the seas in the laugh-out-loud funny, highly illustrated third book of the New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Tim series from Spy School author Stuart Gibbs.After helping Princess Grace foil the villainous Prince Ruprecht—twice!—junior knights Tim, Belinda, and Ferkle are on a new quest—this time to recover the Queen of Merryland’s precious golden fleece (and more importantly, the protective amulet in its pocket) from the Kingdom of Dinkum. The safety of all Merryland depends upon them.But first, they must face the deadly Sea of Terror and the dastardly perils it contains. Tim and his friends will have to use every ounce of bravery, valor, and intelligence they possess to navigate the treacherous waters—or else risk becoming flotsam on the waves.

Team Unihorn (and Woolly) is here to save the day! The crew gets a surprise visit from a fairy that causes chaos on Burlap Beach in the third book of this chapter book graphic novel series that will delight fans of Dog Man!Team Unihorn (and Woolly) is excited to enter Burlap Beach’s sandcastle competition, the perfect activity after saving their home not once, but twice. As the crew gets to work, Woolly discovers a tooth-shaped rock that Raina is sure is a real tooth. To settle their argument, Woolly puts the tooth-rock under his pillow that night…and wakes up to find it replaced with a shiny gold coin!Raina knows she’s struck gold and quickly sets out to get more money from the Tooth Fairy with any tooth-shaped item she can find. But when the fairy turns out to be a Megalodon upset that the tooth is fake, Team Unihorn (and Woolly) must rescue the beach yet again.

A new novel from celebrated British novelist Jon McGregor—twice longlisted for the Man Booker Prize—Reservoir 13 tells the story of a whole English village haunted by one family's loss.Midwinter in an English village. A teenage girl has gone missing. Everyone is called upon to join the search. The villagers fan out across the moors as the police set up roadblocks and a crowd of news reporters descends on what is usually a place of peace. Meanwhile, there is work that must still be done: cows milked, fences repaired, stone cut, pints poured, beds made, sermons written, a pantomime rehearsed.As the seasons unfold and the search for the missing girl goes on, there are those who leave the village and those who are pulled back; those who come together and those who break apart. There are births and deaths; secrets kept and exposed; livelihoods made and lost; small kindnesses and unanticipated betrayals. An extraordinary novel of cumulative power and grace, Reservoir 13 explores the rhythms

A lively retelling of the classic Aesop's fable for young English language learners, beautifully illustrated and full of character and humour. "Hello, I'm new here!" says Hare to slow, quiet old Tortoise. Hare talks very fast, and likes to run and jump, and before Tortoise can think twice, he has agreed to an impossible race. But maybe Hare is a little too confident, and Tortoise has a chance of winning after all? And maybe both Hare and Tortoise have some lessons to learn about determination, believing in yourself and winning and losing well. With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English. Beautifully produced, with world-class full-colour artwork throughout, this classic story is retold in a fluent and natural style, made highly accessible for English language learners. This is part of a series devised and edited in collaboration with acclaimed ELT consultant Peter Viney.CEFR: A1 Lexile: 440L Key Stage: EYFS, KS1

shortlisted for the prestigious Oscar Book Prize 2022A laugh-out-loud cautionary tale (for children and grown-ups) written by Catherine Emmett and illustrated by David Tazzyman, bestselling illustrator of the Mr Gum series and You Can't Take an Elephant on a Bus. Digby David slammed the door, and dumped his bag upon the floor. "Daddy! I DEMAND a pet,Why have I not got one yet?"Digby David wants a pet, but not just any pet - it has to be TWICE as big as Reuben's guinea pig and even better than Lily Jean's cat.Digby David's Daddy does what he's told, and soon Digby has a guinea pig, which he loves with all his heart... for half a day. Digby demands bigger and better, Daddy's hair gets greyer and greyer, and when Digby's dog gets boring too, he insists Daddy buy him...a gorilla! A hilarious tale with a 'be careful what you wish for' message, especially if you wish for a gorilla and don't look after it properly.

A new Anne Tyler novel destined to be an instant classic: a socially awkward mother of the bride navigates the days before and after her daughter's wedding.Gail Baines is having a bad day. To start, she loses her job—or quits, depending on whom you ask. Tomorrow her daughter Debbie is getting married, and she hasn’t even been invited to the spa day organized by the mother of the groom. Then, Gail’s ex-husband Max arrives unannounced on her doorstep, carrying a cat, without a place to stay and without even a suit.But the true crisis lands when Debbie shares with her parents a secret she has just learned about her husband-to-be. It will not only throw the wedding into question but also stir up Gail and Max’s past.Told with deep sensitivity and a tart sense of humor, full of the joys and heartbreaks of love and marriage and family life,Three Days in Juneis a triumph, and gives us the perennially bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer at the height of her powers.

Three runaway brides. Three snowbound estates. Three second chances at love this Christmas. Escape into a trio of clean, sweet Regency Christmas romances where hearts heal beside crackling fires and love finds even the most unlikely disguises. The Christmas Masquerade - Fleeing her own wedding, Lady Vivienne Redstone is mistaken for an American heiress at the Duke of Wintermere's Christmas house party. As the deception deepens, so does her connection to the duke who sees past her borrowed name to the woman beneath. The Christmas Runaway Bride - Lady Isabella Hartley trades her silk gowns for a charity school teacher's plain wool, hiding from a marriage she cannot face. But the Earl of Frostbourne's kindness to her orphaned pupils threatens to unravel both her disguise and her heart. Christmas with the Earl - Seeking solitude at her late sister's Yorkshire estate, Lady Eleanor Winthrop finds herself snowbound with its new heir, a wounded war hero with secrets of his own. Trapped togethe

Real life and fairy tales collide in book two of this funny and exciting middle grade series from #1 New York Times–bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz.Filomena Jefferson-Cho of nothing-ever-happens North Pasadena teams up with dashing Jack, adorable Alistair, and glamorous Gretel for another adventure in the land of Never After, this time to get the glass slipper back from Cinderella!Neither heroine nor victim, Cinderella is manipulative and cunning, doing anything to be Princess of Eastphalia. Her twin stepsisters, Hortense and Beatrice―Hori and Bea―have been maligned in reputation, their lives upended by Cinderella. For one, Prince Charming has been in love with Hori since they were children, but when King Gregor forces his son to throw a ball to pick a bride, Cinderella steals the spotlight and her happily ever after.While attempting to help her sister, bookish Bea is captured by a terrible beast. Spells abound, and evil will reign . . . or will it?

The globally bestselling Sunrise on the Reaping storms the big screen in November 2026! "Sunrise on the Reaping is a propulsive, heart-wrenching addition to The Hunger Games, adding welcome texture to the cruel world of Panem . This is the project of dystopian fiction: to shine a light in tyranny's greasiest corners and show how people - ordinary, determined human beings - might take it apart" - New York Times "Collins is an excellent writer, and there are moments of surprising lyricism. Sunrise on the Reaping contains enough both to snare new readers and to satisfy the most bloodthirsty fan" - Guardian As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem.This year, in honour of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.When Haymitch's name is called,

#1 USA Today Bestseller#1 New York Times Bestseller#1 Indie Bestseller#1 Publishers Weekly BestsellerA New York Times Editors' ChoiceAn Amazon Best Book of 2025The phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series: Haymitch's story.#1 USA Today Bestseller • #1 New York Times Bestseller • #1 Indie Bestseller • #1 Publishers Weekly Bestseller • A New York Times Editors' Choice"A propulsive, brutal Hunger Games prequel is here. And it's great." The New York TimesWhen you've been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.When Haymitch's name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He's torn from his family and

Their marriage has just become official, but In廥 has no intention of making it last forever. The manhwa adaptation of CHACHA KIM'S webnovel is now available in English print for the first time. Wedding bells are ringing, and In廥 Valeztena and C嫫cel Escalante are finally married. In廥 is a shockingly radiant bride, and the nobles who once scorned her now see her in a different light--including C嫫cel, who feels unsettled by all the attention on his dazzling new wife. But on the inside, In廥 remains determined to ultimately unravel this marriage and gain the freedom she could never obtain in her previous lives. The newlyweds begin their life together in Calztela, where C嫫cel is on military duty. The quaint coastal city may seem like a perfect honeymoon destination, but it also holds haunting memories from In廥's prior life. As she works to untangle herself from the past and keep her meticulous plans for the future in motion, In廥 finds that C嫫cel might make things more difficult than she expe

作為韓國首都的「首爾」，為何可以一玩再玩？跟著我們的腳步更深入探尋首爾好玩的地方、一起走進更在地的景點，報你知當地人才知道的資訊，更或者連當地人都不知曉的SECRET SPOT！【玩首爾要先知道的…】1.從交通入門…本書從探訪首爾最基礎的城市資訊引導入門，接著告訴你遊玩首爾最重要的交通工具，地鐵、公車接駁超方便。2.介紹最精華的首爾玩法…特別企劃讓你初步認識這座城市，來首爾不止逛街、購物，品嚐在地美食、內行人才知的秘密景點一一報你知。3.精選13個首爾A級景點…深入介紹首爾必看、必逛景點，讓你不止是走馬看花，更能瞭解它的背景或是有趣小知識！4. 一併跟你說A級景點周邊有什麼好玩的…逛完景點想找地方休息，跟著周邊延伸景點或餐廳介紹，幫你串聯一整天的旅行地圖。5.特別加送首爾近郊小旅行…腳步從市區跨到郊外，搭上地鐵、火車或巴士，輕鬆遊玩首爾周邊的仁川、坡州、水原與江陵。【這本書帶你玩好玩滿…】◎首爾旅遊資訊城市資訊、區域圖、地鐵圖、從機場進入市區、首爾市區交通◎特別企畫：快速瀏覽首爾必做清單四季美景、韓式料理、打卡甜點、樂園LET’S GO！◎分區汝矣島漢江公園(韓國生命之河)、首爾塔(明洞商圈)、首爾路7017(首爾站、南大門市場)、景福宮(光化門、孝子洞、付岩洞)、北村三清洞(昌德宮、仁寺洞、益善洞)、東大門(東大門DPP、清溪川、廣藏市場) 、弘大(合井、上水、延南洞、新村梨花一帶) 、梨泰院(漢南洞、龍山) 、梨花洞壁畫村(大學路) 、聖水洞(建大商圈、首爾林公園) 、COEX(江南、三成) 、新沙洞林蔭道(新沙洞、狎鷗亭) 、樂天世界塔(蠶室、樂天世界、奧林匹克公園)◎近郊小旅行仁川、坡州、江陵、水原華城【韓國的魅力究竟是什麼？】◎是偶像明星？紅遍全世界的BTS防彈少年團，風靡日本、台灣的TWICE，唱跳實力堅強卻擁有反轉形象的偶像魅力？還是韓劇裡的帥氣歐巴與美麗歐尼，讓你對首爾充滿粉紅幻想？◎是嗆辣美食？又紅又辣的韓式料理好吃在哪裡？你知道各種蔬菜都能變身韓式泡菜嗎？◎是韓貨當道？在台灣只要掛上韓妞愛用、MADE IN KOREA就能大賣，但你確定買到的商品真的都是「韓國製造」嗎？◎是設計美學？通訊軟體KAKAOTALK所設計的KAKAO Friends家族旗下萊恩獅子、粉紅桃子，為何能引起龐大購買商機，是韓國厲害的行銷手法？

BTS、BLACKPINK、《魷魚遊戲》、《寄生上流》、《我獨自升級》……韓流如何攻占全球各大影視、音樂排行榜，顛覆以往由西方主導流行文化的局面？韓流的盛況空前，不僅是粉絲的狂歡，更是文化、政治、歷史與科技共同交織創造的奇蹟！旅歐韓裔策展人，廣邀傳播與流行文化研究、人文社會學者，攜手指導TWICE等偶像明星的最強K-POP 編舞家、朴贊郁《下女的誘惑》《分手的決心》電影御用造型師、YouTube亞太地區藝人關係總監……等從業人員，深入內幕，解碼現象級潮流的成功密碼，探索韓流如何從地方崛起，橫掃亞洲、風靡全世界！在歷史的視野下，韓流文化的崛起彷彿一齣高潮迭起、令人屏息以待的高張力戲劇；從1950年代韓戰後被形容為「地表最貧窮的國家」（GDP甚至輸北韓），南韓在短短半個世紀內便迅速興起，不僅在經濟上締造「漢江奇蹟」，更成為引領潮流的超級文化強國！如今，無論打開Netflix還是各大串流平台，韓劇、韓國電影總是穩居排行榜前列，影響力早已突破亞洲，成為全球現象。甚至在2021年，牛津英文辭典收錄26個與韓國文化相關的詞彙，從「hallyu」（韓流）、K-drama（韓劇）、manhwa（韓漫）……到「hanbok」（韓服），無不顯示其在全球語境中的巨大影響力。這股現象級的文化風潮，背後究竟有怎樣的歷史背景與運作機制？英國V&A博物館亞洲區策展人羅莎莉‧金(Rosalie Kim)匯集全球韓流研究專家，探討影視、條漫、音樂與時尚等領域的內涵，揭示韓國如何將文化資源化為撼動全世界的強大力量。綜觀韓流崛起的敘事，也等於見證了一個國家如何從貧窮走向富裕、從威權走向民主、從亞洲小國走向科技與文化大國的故事！深受韓流文化影響的我們，除了懷抱著對韓流奇蹟的讚嘆與欽羨，更可以冷靜剖析其背後政治博弈、經濟投入與文化輸出的深層內涵。無論是狂熱的韓劇迷、Kpop粉絲，還是對文化研究感興趣，甚至是從事內容產業、希望解讀「韓國能，為什麼我們不能？！」的人們，都能在本書中得到無盡的啟發與洞見。♥歷史與政治的宏觀角度深入剖析韓國近代歷史，包括獨裁軍政府如何利用流行文化鞏固政權與轉移民眾對政治的關注，探索韓流作為國家軟實力崛起的策略與背景。♥解碼AR、VR等數位傳播技術的應用揭示韓流如何憑藉數位技術的創新，從區域性成功邁向全球擴張，成為文化輸出的佼佼者。♥現象級作品的深度解析分析《魷魚遊戲》《寄生

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