Dave Cousins crafts teen realism that combines action, humor, and heart, aiming to guide young readers through life's complexities. His writing stems from a personal belief in the power of stories to help navigate adolescence, a philosophy he hopes to pass on to his audience. Cousins' distinctive voice blends engaging narratives with relatable emotional depth, making his work a valuable resource for contemporary teens. He is known for creating compelling characters and situations that resonate deeply with his readership.
When Robin, Jake and Jess's robot babysitter, is involved in an accident he forgets who he is and believes that he is their new class teacher! But Robin is not your average teacher and people are getting suspicious...
When Grandma creates a robot babysitter for twins Jake and Jess, chaos ensues! Robin embarasses them in front of their friends (and enemies) and loves following the rules. Can the twins put aside their sibling squabbles and work together to get rid of their new robot babysitter?
Meet Laurence, fifteen years old and six feet tall. Very soon, he'll dress up as his mum and impersonate a dead man on the radio. Meet Jay, his six year old brother. He looks like an angel but thinks he's a dog. He'll sink his teeth into anyone who gets in the way. Today is Tuesday and the next fifteen days will change the boys' lives for ever.
Charlie is the captain of the local youth team, North Star Galaxy. He eats, sleeps, and breathes football. But when Colts steal all of North Star's best players, it's up to Charlie and his friends to save the team . . . Told in Charlie's own words and doodles - this book will make you laugh, groan, and cheer!
When Robin starts malfunctioning and Grandma goes missing, Jess and Jake have to work together to save the day!
This volume considers internal exile as a simultaneously twofold experience. It studies estrangement from one's society and, correlatively, from one's normative sense of self.
Charlie and his gang think they're heading for a week of football training but end up at a Survival Camp instead! Their leader Survival Clive, (once so dehydrated he sucked the sweat from his socks) dumps them in the middle of the forest. They've got just three days to get to base camp, and Charlie must use all his skill to make it back alive!
When Jake and Jess visit Robin in the Scottish countryside, they're surprised to see how well he has adapted to the wild. But when Grandma's plan to catch a gang of thieves backfires, will the robot's new skills save the day?
A groundbreaking and detailed presentation of the rich system of meditation traditions that have come to us through the Pali tradition of Buddhism. Meditations of the Pali Tradition, from consummate scholar of Pali Buddhism L. S. Cousins, explores the history of meditation practice in early or Pali Buddhism, which was established in various parts of South and Central Asia from the time of the Buddha and developed until at least the fourteenth century CE. Ranging in discussion of jhana (absorption) meditation in ancient India to the Buddhist practice centers of the Silk Road to the vipassana (insight) practices of our modern world, this rigorous and insightful work of scholarship sheds new light on our understanding of the practices that are today associated with the Theravada school of Buddhism and the insight meditation movement. Cousins demonstrates that there is much more to Buddhist meditation than mindfulness alone—concentration and joy, for example, are equally important.
Oz ist immer für einen Lacher zu haben. Es ist wirklich nicht seine Schuld, dass manche Leute so humorlos sind. Doch bei einem seiner Scherze geht der Schuss nach hinten los, und er setzt eine Kette von Ereignissen in Gang, die in ein einziges Durcheinander münden. Man muss es tatsächlich erlebt haben, wie Oz versucht, den Schaden zu begrenzen – auf seine eigene, einzigartige Weise. Oder anders ausgedrückt: Jeder kann einen Fehler machen, aber um alles zu versauen, muss man ein Genie sein. Auch seine größere Schwester Meg zieht Oz nicht aus dem Schlamassel – doch dann bekommt sie selbst ein Problem. Eines, das von Tag zu Tag größer wird … Oz schreibt seine Geschichte rückblickend in Form eines Briefes an Gonzo. Aber wer ist diese rätselhafte Gestalt? Erst allmählich nimmt sie Formen an.
