The only thing she remembers is that they told to wait on a street corner until they came back for her.That was ten years ago. The day that she finally gives up waiting is the moment her life changes for ever. Imaginative, interesting and adventurous, like nothing I've read before!' 'Near impossible to put down...
There's a rift in the flock, and everyone is choosing sides! No matter which direction the flock heads in, though, there's trouble around every corner. Itex's 'by-half plan' to reduce the world's population is already in motion, and they have no intention of letting anything - or anyone - stand in their way!
Rafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca. Anything he's never done before, he's going to do it, from learning to play poker to going to a modern art museum.
Escaping ITEX in Florida, the Flock head west, with Max more burdened than ever by the knowledge that she's meant to save the world. But while their leader is keen to stay on the path leading to her destiny, Fang and the others are more interested in settling down and letting the chips fall where they may. With the Erasers eerily absent from their lives of late, has the Flock finally earned a bit of peace...or is this all just the calm before the storm?
Kwame Alexander and James Patterson join forces in New York Times bestseller, Becoming Muhammad Ali. A mixture of prose and verse, it follows the life of the young Ali up until age 17. Written with the cooperation and support of Muhammad Ali's estate, this is one of the best books of the year for younger readers.
Middle schooler Jamie Grimm has big dreams of being the best stand-up comic in the world âe" and he won't let the fact that he's in a wheelchair get in his way. After winning the New York state finals in the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic Contest, Jamie's off to Boston to compete in the national semi-finals. But when one of his best buddies runs into trouble at school and a sudden family health scare rears its head, Jamie has to put his comedic ambitions on hold and stand by the people he cares about. Can Jamie pass up the big competition for the sake of his friends and family?
Readers first met Five Lowrey in The Thirteen, a story of life, love, secret society intrigue and death on Ohio University's campus in the Fifties. Sphinxes follows Five from his graduation into the world of spies. Without a plan for the future, he enlists in the Army's Counterintelligence Corps to escape the draft. Five is well prepared for basic training by his fraternity's Hell Week ordeal. After basic training, Five learns the counter-espionage trade at Fort Holabird, Maryland. His special skills as an artist gain him command attention and ultimate assignment to an elite CIC unit. In the process, he falls in love with post librarian Peggy Muldoon. Five's first case takes him to France and to the Dordogne Valley with its medieval castles, prehistoric caves and quaint villages. With the help of Sureté agent Gigi Marchant, Five searches for a secret list of allied agents in Europe, terminates an assassin and helps find a missing CIC agent. As in The Thirteen, Five's role in this Cold War era story is filled with colorful characters, beautiful young women, love affairs, and fascinating detail.
In this blockbuster instalment of the bestselling Middle School series, Rafe and all the favourite characters from James Patterson's books for kids get caught up in a hilarious adventure - together for the first time!Rafe and Jimmy, two misunderstood troublemakers, are finally up to something good.
“Rafe Khatchadorian is the bad boy with a heart of gold,” The New York Times said about the mischievous star of James Patterson’s phenomenally successful Middle School series. Included in this paper-over-board boxed set is the #1 New York Times and #1 Indiebound bestseller that introduced the world to Rafe, along with his sparkplug sister Georgia’s point-of-view on her brother’s infamy. Rafe and Georgia’s complete set of escapades will provide countless hours of laughs for fans as well as newcomers to the series. Titles included are: Middle School, Dog's best friend Middle School, Just my rotten luck Middle School, Save Rafe! Middle School, How I Survived Bullies, broccoli and snake hill Middle School, My brother is a big, fat liar Middle School, Get me out of here! Middle School, The worst years of my life
This book encourages a bold new vision for workers, whether organized or not, that would signify a radical rethinking of social values and the concept of workplace rights and justice in the courtroom, the boardroom, and on the shop floor.