It went without saying that Olive was the most peculiar-looking girl in her class. But what happened to Olive Garnaut was not because she looked ever so slightly like an extraterrestrial, even a very pale one. Olive is an only child. She lives by the sea in a ramshackle old house with her mother, Mog, who’s successful, busy, and hardly ever home. Olive is very quiet and she doesn’t quite fit in. But she has a best friend, Mathilda, and that’s what matters. And then one day Mathilda decides to be someone else’s best friend. Just as life really can’t get much worse, Pip shows up. Brash, loud Pip is everything that Olive is not, and she’s about to cause Olive a whole heap of trouble – and open her up to a whole new world of possibilities.
A young fox named Ginger Green loves to invite friends over to her house to play, but her new friend Skye is very shy and Skye's father comes with her, which is a little weird--but after awhile Skye gains enough confidence to encourage him to leave her alone with Ginger.
Seven-year-old Ginger Green, a young fox, loves to have friends over to play, and today her playdate is Maisy--unfortunately Maisy is hyperactive and likes to do things like climb on the roof and make noise.
Ginger Green is BRIMMING with excitement, BURSTING to dance and BUSTING to play with her friends. But will she ever have a drama-free play date? There's no such thing, but don't worry because Ginger Green IS the Play Date Queen! So many things can go wrong on a play date. Isla won't share? Maisy is naughty? Edgar doesn't do dress-ups? Don't worry - stick with Ginger and you'll have a ball! Ginger is playing with Olivia today - and it's Christmas Eve! But will the girls end up on Santa's Naughty List? Find out in Ginger Green, Play Date Queen: The Naughty-Nice Friend! Play dates are a fabulous way to explore friendships and social etiquette in a way young readers will love. In this fun early-reader series, the clever Ginger Green navigates a range of tricky social situations with a lightness of touch and gentle humour. It's the perfect companion for any child who is making their way from picture books into chapter books.
Ginger Green is BRIMMING with excitement, BURSTING to dance and BUSTING to play with her friends. But will she ever have a drama-free play date? There's no such thing, but don't worry because Ginger Green IS the Play Date Queen! So many things can go wrong on a play date. Isla won't share? Maisy is naughty? Edgar doesn't do dress-ups? Don't worry - stick with Ginger and you'll have a ball! Ginger is playing with Zara and Georgie today. But what happens when three is a crowd? Find out in Ginger Green, Play Date Queen: The Twin Friends! Play dates are a fabulous way to explore friendships and social etiquette in a way young readers will love. In this fun early-reader series, the clever Ginger Green navigates a range of tricky social situations with a lightness of touch and gentle humour. It's the perfect companion for any child who is making their way from picture books into chapter books.
When Peggy's family hosts a dinner for her neighbors and their rowdy children, she is delighted when a crocodile unexpectedly invites himself to the affair.
A young fox named Ginger loves playdates, and today she has invited her new neighbor, seven-year-old Edgar over to play--but Edgar only wants to do what he calls "boy things" so Ginger is having trouble finding an activity they can share.
Ginger Green is BRIMMING with excitement, BURSTING to dance and BUSTING to play with her friends. But will she ever have a drama-free play date? There's no such thing, but don't worry because Ginger Green IS the Play Date Queen! So many things can go wrong on a play date. Isla won't share? Maisy is naughty? Edgar doesn't do dress-ups? Don't worry - stick with Ginger and you'll have a ball! Ginger is playing with Daya today. But what happens when Ginger gets Daya all wrong? Find out in Ginger Green, Play Date Queen: The Cute Friend! Play dates are a fabulous way to explore friendships and social etiquette in a way young readers will love. In this fun early-reader series, the clever Ginger Green navigates a range of tricky social situations with a lightness of touch and gentle humour. It's the perfect companion for any child who is making their way from picture books into chapter books.
Every playdate is different, and no playdate is perfect. But Ginger Green is the queen of playdates! Ginger brings creativity and energy to all of her playdates, and she loves playing with her friends in this series of beginning chapter books perfect for readers ready to transition past picture books.
A time-slip novel in which Maddie finds herself transported back to 1900 Australia, where she befriends a family of girls and is witness to a family secret and a family tragedy.
Ginger Green is BRIMMING with excitement, BURSTING to dance and BUSTING to play with her friends. But will she ever have a drama-free play date? There's no such thing, but don't worry because Ginger Green IS the Play Date Queen! So many things can go wrong on a play date. Isla won't share? Maisy is naughty? Edgar doesn't do dress-ups? Don't worry - stick with Ginger and you'll have a ball! In The Bendy Friend, Ginger saves a shopping trip from boredom with her VERY bendy friend Martha. Cartwheels, handstands and flips in the cereal aisle are fun, but what happens when they end up in the doctor's office? Find out in Ginger Green, Play Date Queen: The Bendy Friend! Play dates are a fabulous way to explore friendships and social etiquette in a way young readers will love. In this fun early-reader series, the clever Ginger Green navigates a range of tricky social situations with a lightness of touch and gentle humour. It's the perfect companion for any child who is making their way from picture books into chapter books.
Celia and Alice share everything - their secrets, their hopes and now their increasing horror that a killer is on the loose, abducting schoolgirls just like them. Three bodies have been found, each shrouded in hand-woven fabric. From within the depths of a police investigation, clues start to emerge. As Alice and Celia discover the truth, danger is closer than anyone knows. Who can be trusted at a time like this? "Cry Blue Murder" is a haunting and poignant psychological thriller that pushes the boundaries of trust and betrayal, from two exciting new voices in Australian young adult fiction.
A haunted house, a buried mystery, and a very angry ghost make this one unforgettable thriller.Jade loves the house she's just moved into with her family. She doesn't even mind being the new girl at the high school: It's a fresh start, and there's that one guy with the dreamy blue eyes. . . . But then things begin happening. Strange, otherworldly things. Jade's little brother claims to see a glimmering girl in his room. Jade's jewelry gets moved around, as if by an invisible hand. Kids at school whisper behind her back like they know something she doesn't. Soon, Jade must face an impossible fact: that her perfect house . . . is haunted. Haunted by a ghost who's seeking not just vengeance, but the truth. The ghost of a girl who ruled Jade's school -- until her untimely death last year. It's up to Jade to put the pieces together before her own life is at stake. As Jade investigates the mystery, she discovers that her new friends in town have more than a few deep, dark secrets. But is one of them a murderer?
After a solar eclipse opens a way between our world and a paranormal realm, and the dark side of first contact emerges, one woman’s loyalties will be tested in this gripping serialized adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Hollows series. Dr. Renee Caisson never expected that her scientific expertise would lead to a role playing interpreter between humans and the demonic-looking Neighbors. When the door between their worlds opened, she was drafted by the government to study the otherworldly beings and was able to prove her theory: the Neighbors had been to Earth before—and now they simply wanted to save their dying planet. At least, that’s the story, and everyone—both human and Neighbor—is sticking to it. The Neighbor in charge of the new portal’s operation, Noel, isn’t that sure anymore. Having succeeded in finding a new planet to inhabit, the leaders of her world have made the dark truth of their existence clear to her: the Neighbors forcibly tried to make a foothold on Earth in the past—and they can’t afford to fail again. But the Neighbors’ ability to magically teleport from place to place has convinced Major Jackson that the only way to keep control of the situation is to embrace it and tell the world of the Neighbors’ existence. Unfortunately, not everyone agrees.
Ready, player one? The newest addition to the nonfiction Eureka! series is a “biography” of a kid-favorite topic: video games. People just want to have fun! Games have been around for thousands of years, but with the first blips on a screen, they really got electric. Now video games are better than ever, ready for on-the-go, great for sharing with friends, and even with immersive virtual reality. Video Games is an entertaining and informative look at the development of an invention that keeps kids of all ages entertained. This STEAM nonfiction title is part of the Eureka! series, each book focusing on one groundbreaking, world-changing discovery that millions of people use every single day.
This book presents a comprehensive theory on glide-symmetric topological crystalline insulators. Beginning with developing a theory of topological phase transitions between a topological and trivial phase, it derives a formula for topological invariance in a glide-symmetric topological phase when inversion symmetry is added into a system. It also shows that the addition of inversion symmetry drastically simplifies the formula, providing insights into this topological phase, and proposes potential implementations. Lastly, based on the above results, the author establishes a way to design topological photonic crystals. Allowing readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the glide-symmetric topological crystalline insulators, the book offers a way to produce such a topological phase in various physical systems, such as electronic and photonic systems, in the future.
Humming is a ubiquitous and mundane act many of us perform. The fact that we often hum to ourselves, to family members, or to close friends suggests that humming is a personal, intimate act. It can also be a powerful way in which people open up to others and share collective memories. In religious settings such as Tibetan chanting, humming offers a mesmerising sonic experience. Then there are hums that resound regardless of human activity, such as the hums of impersonal objects and man-made or natural phenomena. The first sound studies book to explores the topic of humming, Humming offers a unique examination of the polarising categories of hums, from hums that are performed only to oneself, that are exercised in religious practice, that claim healing, and that resonate with our bodies, to hums that can drive people to madness, that emanate from cities and towns, and that resound in the universe. By acknowledging the quirkiness of hums within the established discourse in sound studies, Humming takes a truly interdisciplinary view on this familiar yet less-trodden sonic concept in sound studies.
Jade loves her new house. She doesn't even mind being the new girl at school: it's a fresh start, and there's that one guy with the dreamy blue eyes. . . But then things begin happening. Strange, otherworldly things. And kids at school whisper behind Jade's back, like they know something she doesn't...
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