From real-life flight attendant T. J. Newman, who wrote this book at 35,000 feet while crisscrossing the country on redeye flights when her passengers were asleep, FALLING is a high-concept thriller built around a chilling question Newman would ask pilots, only to watch their faces go pale with fear: What would you do if before a flight, terrorists kidnapped your family and told you that if you did not crash the plane, your family would be killed?
The brilliant follow-up to David Walliams' bestseller The World's Worst Children! Ten more stories about a brand new gang of hilariously horrible kids from everyone's favourite children's author, illustrated in glorious full colour by Tony Ross. If you thought you had read about the World's Worst Children already, you're in for a rather nasty shock. The beastly boys and gruesome girls in this book are even ruder, even more disgusting and WORSE than you could ever imagine! This gorgeous collection of ten stories from the master himself, David Walliams, will make you snort with laughter and thank your lucky stars that you don't know anyone like Gruesome Griselda or Fussy Frankie in real life. It also features a special appearance from fan-favourite Raj! Gloriously illustrated in full colour throughout by artistic genius Tony Ross, The World's Worst Children 2 is a side-splitting companion to David's blockbuster hit, The World's Worst Children, and the perfect gift for kids aged 9 and up.
If Naomi had picked tails, she would have won the coin toss. She wouldn't have had to go back for the yearbook camera, and she wouldn't have hit her head on the steps. She wouldn't have woken up in an ambulance with amnesia. She certainly would have remembered her boyfriend, Ace. She might even have remembered why she fell in love with him in the first place. She would understand why her best friend, Will, keeps calling her "Chief." She'd get all his inside jokes, and maybe he wouldn't be so frustrated with her for forgetting things she can't possibly remember. She'd know about her mom's new family. She'd know about her dad's fiancée. She wouldn't have to spend her junior year relearning all the French she supposedly knew already. She never would have met James, the boy with the questionable past and the even fuzzier future, who tells her he once wanted to kiss her. She wouldn't have wanted to kiss him back. But Naomi picked heads. After her remarkable debut, Gabrielle Zevin has crafted an imaginative second novel all about love and second chances. Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
'Mijn naam is Harriet Manners en ik ben een "geek". Ik weet dat omdat ik het net heb opgezocht in het woordenboek. Ik heb een vinkje gezet naast de symptomen die ik herken, en ze blijken allemaal op mij van toepassing! Eerlijk gezegd komt het niet als een enorme verrassing.' Harriet Manners weet best veel; zo weet ze dat een mens gemiddeld 15 keer per dag lacht, hommels niet kunnen lopen, en dolfijnen met één oog open slapen. Ze is geen nerd, maar een charmante allesweter - een geek, zeg maar. Er is alleen één ding waar ze absoluut niets van begrijpt: mode. Maar hier komt verandering in als ze op een dag wordt gecast als model en besluit dat dit dé kans is om van haar geeky imago af te komen. Terwijl ze in hilarische situaties belandt, komt ze erachter dat er niet bepaald een klik is met de modewereld. Maar kan ze nog teruggaan naar de oude Harriet die ze ooit was?
When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member of the family. A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod's life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?
Lenah Beaudonte is op het eerste gezicht een doorsnee zestienjarige: ze is nieuw op school, doet haar best erbij te horen en is verliefd op de aanvoerder van het lacrosseteam. Maar in werkelijkheid is de mooie Lenah meer dan vijfhonderd jaar oud en de aanvoerster van een clan geduchte vampiers. Na eeuwenlang haar bloedige instincten te hebben gevolgd, verlangt Lenah ernaar weer een mens van vlees en bloed te worden: het gewone meisje dat ze ooit was, voor ze door een vampier werd ‘ingelijfd’. Haar soulmate Rhode besluit haar te helpen en voert een levensgevaarlijk ritueel uit waardoor de transformatie mogelijk wordt. Na honderd jaar ontwaakt Lenah uit een soort winterslaap en neemt ze de plaats in die Rhode voor haar gecreëerd heeft. Alsof het leven als tiener op een privéschool nog niet stressvol genoeg is, voelt ze een tijdbom tikken: haar clan, die ze in de steek gelaten heeft, hoeft de crypte waar ze in zou moeten liggen, maar te openen om te ontdekken dat de vogel gevlogen is… En dat is niet haar enige probleem. Kan een ex-vampier overleven in deze moderne wereld, die zo vreemd voor haar is? En wat kan ze doen om haar nieuwe vrienden te beschermen tegen de bloeddorstige dreiging van haar voormalige volgelingen?
After inheriting the dark Van Alen Legacy, Schuyler fled to Florence--with her forbidden love, Jack. Now the two of them must embark on the mission Schuyler was destined to complete: to find and protect the seven gates that guard earth from Lucifer, lord of the Silverbloods.As the Blue Blood enclave weakens yet further, fate leads Schuyler closer to a terrifying crossroads--and a choice that will determine the destiny of all vampires.
Have you ever wondered what secrets lurk behind the closed doors of New York City’s wealthiest families? They're powerful, they're famous... they're undead. Schuyler Van Alen’s blood legacy has just been called into question—is the young vampire in fact a Blue Blood, or is it the sinister Silver Blood that runs through her veins? As controversy swirls, Schuyler is left stranded in the Force household, trapped under the same roof as her cunning nemesis, Mimi Force, and her forbidden crush, Jack Force. When one of the Gates of Hell is breached by Silver Bloods in Rio de Janeiro, however, the Blue Bloods will need Schuyler on their side. The stakes are high; the battle is bloody; and through it all, Carnavale rages on. And in the end, one vampire’s secret identity will be exposed in a revelation that shocks everyone.
Preparations are under way for the ball of the century. But as any true Blue Blood knows, it's the after-party that counts. And the cunning Mimi Force is getting ready to make sure her masquerade ball is the place to be for the Young, Fabulous and Fanged. But Schuyler Van Alen has more on her mind than fancy dresses, even if her crush Jack Force, is sure to make an appearance. She's getting closer to finding out what's been preying on the young vamps - and discovering the deadly secrets hiding under the masks. . . Rich with glamour, attitude and vampire lore, this second instalment in the Blue Bloods saga will leave readers thirsting for more.
With the stunning revelation surrounding Bliss's true identity comes the growing threat of the sinister Silver Bloods. Once left to live the glamorous life in New York City, the Blue Bloods now find themselves in an epic battle for survival. Not to worry, love is still in the air for the young vampires of the Upper East Side. Or is it? Jack and Schuyler are over. Oliver's brokenhearted. And only the cunning Mimi seems to be happily engaged. Young, fanged, and fabulous, Melissa de la Cruz's vampires unite in this highly anticipated fourth installment of the Blue Bloods series. /DIVDIV
