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Delving into the fascinating workings of the brain, this picture book presents an engaging exploration of the human body for young readers. Award-winning author Dr. Roopa Farooki combines humor and enthusiasm to introduce complex terms and concepts related to the brain and various body systems. Accompanied by vibrant illustrations from Viola Wang, the narrative explains how different brain parts function and collaborate. Additionally, an author's note offers practical tips for maintaining brain health, making it both educational and enjoyable.

Twins Ali and Tulip love solving medical mysteries. Can the twins solve the case of the sweetcorn superstar? A Double Detectives Medical Mystery: The Sweetcorn Superstar is at Oxford Reading Level 8, for readers aged 7-11. Readerful Rise's engaging books help older struggling readers read successfully, and encourage them to read more.

Every second of every day, something is happening in every tiny bit of your body, whether it's blood pumping to and fro, or a bit of information whizzing along your nerves at super speed... And if you think of your body as a machine, your brain would be the control room - with billions of buttons for all kinds of incredibly important jobs. With words by medical doctor and writer of acclaimed memoir Everything Is True, Roopa Farooki, and pictures by award-winning artist Viola Wang, this book explores how different bits of the brain work and (just as importantly) how they work together... As well as sharing handy tips for looking after your brain!

What do humans have in common with fish, snakes and birds? We all have a Skeleton: the collection of bones which gives our body its shape. This is a lively and charming look at what bones are made of, all the different jobs they do, what happens when one breaks and how children can keep their bones strong and healthy as they grow.

From the frontlines of the NHS, the story of a junior doctor's love, loss and grief through the Covid-19 crisis In February 2020, junior doctor Roopa Farooki lost her beloved sister to breast cancer. But just weeks later, she found herself plunged into another kind of crisis, fighting on the frontline of the battle taking place in her hospital, and in hospitals across the country. Everything is True is the story of Roopa's first forty days of the Covid-19 crisis from the frontlines of A&E, as, struggling through her grief, she battles for her patients' and colleagues' survival. Working thirteen-hour shifts, she returns home each evening to write through her exhaustion, chronicling the devastating losses and slowly eroding dehumanisation happening in real time on the ward. At once an unflinching insider's account of medicine in the time of coronavirus, and the devastating story of a sister's grief, Everything is True is an exhilarating memoir of holding on to that which makes us human against insurmountable odds

When a mysterious figure hurts one of their friends and then disappears, Ali and Tulip are straight on the case. Get ready for a fast-talking, quick-thinking, risk-taking, outrageous medical mystery adventure!

The story follows twins Ali and Tulip as they investigate their mother's unusual sleepiness and forgetfulness, suspecting her new boyfriend may be involved. Drawing on the medical knowledge they've gained from their mother, who works at a local hospital, the twins embark on a mission to uncover the truth behind their mother's condition, blending elements of mystery and family dynamics.

Wie schön könnte das Leben mit dreiundzwanzig sein: im Pub die Kumpels treffen, mit Mädchen knutschen ... Doch davon ist Asif weit entfernt. Sein Leben richtet sich ganz und gar nach den Bedürfnissen seiner autistischen Schwester Yasmin. Seit dem plötzlichen Tod ihrer Mutter ist Asif ganz allein für sie verantwortlich, denn seine andere Schwester Lila will von den Problemen zu Hause nichts wissen. Immer dreht sich alles nur um Yasmin - die nicht ahnt, welche Gefühle sie aufwühlt. Die Musik in Farben sieht und sich an so vieles erinnert, dass ihr manchmal der Kopf schmerzt. Die nicht glücklich ist, aber weiß, dass sie besonders ist. Und die einen verheerenden Plan hat.

Running away is easy. It's coming home that's hard.It's time to stop fighting, and go home' These are the words that persuade Aruna to walk out of her East London flat in the middle of breakfast, and keep on walking. Leaving behind her marriage to Patrick, her adoring husband, she gets on a plane to Singapore, running back home to the city she had run away from in the first place. And there she finds her childhood friend and former lover, Jazz, who has never stopped waiting for her to return. After years spent fleeing the ghosts of her past - the life she and Jazz had together, the terrible revelation that tore them apart, the troubling psychological diagnosis she would rather forget - Aruna is about to discover that running away is easy. It is coming home - making peace with herself, Jazz and those they have loved - that is hard. Set in London, Singapore and Malaysia, Half Life is an extraordinary, brutal yet also lyrical novel of love and conflict, friendship and sacrifice. 'A compelling tale . . . Farooki's hypnotic narrative is driven by a delicate, probing intensity, full of grace and poignancy.' Publishers Weekly (US)

Henna Rub, een bijdehante maar onhandelbare tiener, heeft begin jaren vijftig in Calcutta de rijke, romantische Ricky Karim weten te strikken. Halfslachtig accepteren ze hun liefdeloze verstandshuwelijk, dat de basis vormt voor een dubbelleven vol misleiding en bedriegerij. Hun dochter Shona houdt deze familietraditie in ere als zij er met haar geheime liefde Parvez vandoor gaat naar Londen, om terecht te komen in een appartementje boven een Indiase snoepwinkel.