Download or read book Star of Silver Spires written by Ann Bryant and published by Usborne Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mia's ambition is to be a real musician. She'd love to enter a song she's written in the Silver Spires Star contest, but then she'd have to play live onstage too. And performing in public is her biggest fear ever - can she find the courage to overcome it? "Refreshing, fun and really re-readable!" - CITV

Download or read book Welcome to Silver Spires written by Ann Bryant and published by Usborne Books. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Starting at Silver Spires boarding school was really scary, especially sharing a dorm with five girls I'd never met. But now it's like having a sleepover with my best friends every day! There is one girl who's horrible to me though. She'd be different if she knew my secret, but there's no way I'm going to tell her--or anyone else. Because if I did, my nice fresh start here would be ruined before the first semester is even over! Katy x"--P. [4] of cover.

Download or read book First Term at Silver Spires written by Ann Bryant and published by Usborne Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katy is nervous about going to boarding school for the first time, especially as she's got a big secret to hide. The girls in her dorm seem really nice, but when someone sets Katy up for a fall, how will her new friends react? "Refreshing, fun and really re-readable!" - CITV

Download or read book Dreams at Silver Spires written by Ann Bryant and published by School Friends. This book was released on 2010 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crammed with the glamour and gossip of boarding-school life, this fabulously aspirational series from a well-loved author continues...A TV crew has come to Silver Spires to film a documentary! But Emily's more interested in her plan to make the school eco-friendly than the cameras popping up everywhere. The trouble is, putting her plan into action attracts the attention of the film crew - and the school's biggest attention-seeker, Jet, is not happy that Emily's stealing all the limelight. Emily's teachers aren't happy either, when they realize that her eco-efforts are taking priority over her classes. Will Emily's dreams be brought crashing down around her? Filled with secrets, hopes, dreams and, above all, the power of friendship, School Friends is addictive reading for girls everywhere.

Download or read book Rivalry at Silver Spires written by Ann Bryant and published by Usborne Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grace is at Silver Spires on a sports scholarship and feels the pressure to do well in competitions. But when someone starts writing hurtful messages saying she's just a show-off, she loses her nerve. Can she still come out on top? "Refreshing, fun and really re-readable!" - CITV

Download or read book Binky Under Pressure written by Ashley Spires and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Binky in all of his imaginary adventures.

Download or read book Binky the Space Cat written by Ashley Spires and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Binky’s blast-off into outer space (outside) to battle aliens (bugs) is delayed when he realizes he’s left something behind - and it’s not the anti-gravity kitty litter.

Download or read book Binky Takes Charge written by Ashley Spires and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Binky the space cat has been promoted to lieutenant. He’s now in charge of training the next generation of space cadets. But then he meets the new space kitten - who isn’t a kitten at all! Is someone trying to pull the fur over his eyes? Binky and Captain Gracie need to figure out the new cadet before the next alien attack!

Download or read book Mystery at Silver Spires written by Ann Bryant and published by Usborne Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bryony & her best friend Emily have heard mysterious noises in the middle of the night. Concerned that there might be an intruder, the girls tell their housemistress, who assures them that it is most likely just a bird or mouse in the loft. Then, one night, as she struggles to get to sleep, Bryony sees a strange shape by the window.

Download or read book Glitterland written by Alexis Hall and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed author of BOYFRIEND MATERIAL comes a deeply emotional romance about heartbreak, hope, and learning to love against all the odds. Once the golden boy of the English literary scene, now a clinically depressed writer of pulp crime fiction, Ash Winters has given up on hope, happiness, and—most of all—himself. He lives his life between the cycles of his illness, haunted by the ghosts of other people's expectations. Then a chance encounter throws him into the path of Essex-born Darian Taylor. Flashy and loud, radiant and full of life, Darian couldn't be more different...and yet he makes Ash laugh, reminding him of what it's like to step beyond the boundaries of his anxiety. But Ash has been living in his own shadow for so long that he can no longer see a way out. Can a man who doesn't trust himself ever trust in happiness? And how can someone who doesn't believe in happiness ever fight for his own? Alexis Hall's iconic Glitterland has been revised and expanded, with extensive bonus content and a stunning new cover by Elizabeth Turner Stokes. Bonus content includes: Author Annotations: Alexis Hall's insights and commentary threaded through the novel Shadowland: a brand new scene exploring Niall and Max's complex relationship The Glass Menagerie: an entertaining look at an in-universe Rik Glass novel A Letter from the Author discussing the experience of writing Glitterland Darian's Nanny Dot's Cottage Pie and Aftermath, brought together from the original release

Download or read book Waiting for the Flood written by Alexis Hall and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-02-20 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed author of BOYFRIEND MATERIAL comes a deeply moving romance about losing the life you always thought would be yours...and finding something beautiful in the wreckage of the past. Quietly heartbroken, Edwin Tully lives alone in the house he used to share with the man he once loved. He tends to damaged books and faded memories, trying to build a future from the fragments of the past. Then the weather turns, and the river spills into Edwin's quiet world, bringing with it Adam Dacre from the Environment Agency. An unlikely knight, this stranger with roughened hands and worn wellingtons offers Edwin the hope of something he thought he would never have again. As the two men are drawn together in their struggle against the rising waters, Edwin slowly lets down his guard as he comes to accept he can't shield his heart from everything—and perhaps he doesn't even need to try. Because love doesn't only leave scars...sometimes, it heals them, too. This lyrical, moving LGBTQIA+ romance contains never-before-seen content and exclusive bonus material—including a NEW novella, Chasing the Light, following Marius as he rediscovers love and the complicated joy of being truly alive. The World of SPIRES: Glitterland, book 1 Waiting for the Flood, book 2

Download or read book Over Scheduled Andrew written by Ashley Spires and published by Tundra Books. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debate. French film club. Bagpipes. Can Andrew do it all? From the award-winning creator of The Most Magnificent Thing comes a book about an charming chickadee who learns – with the help of a “deer” friend - that busy isn’t always better. Andrew loves putting on plays so he decides to join the drama club at school. Determined to make his performance the best it can be, he joins the debate club to practice his public speaking. He signs up for dance and karate to help with his coordination. Then he's asked to play for the tennis team and edit the school newspaper. Before long he's learning to play the bagpipes, attending Spanish classes and joining the French film club. Suddenly Andrew doesn't have time for anything or anyone else, not even his best friend Edie. And he definitely doesn't have time to sleep. Will Andrew figure out how to balance all his favorite activities and his best friend at the same time? A hilarious look at over-scheduling, a common issue many kids today face.

Download or read book Heads of the Colored People written by Nafissa Thompson-Spires and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the PEN Open Book Award * Winner of the Whiting Award * Longlisted for the National Book Award and Aspen Words Literary Prize * Nominated for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize * Finalist for the Kirkus Prize and Los Angeles Times Book Prize Named a Best Book of the Year by Refinery29, NPR, The Root, HuffPost, Vanity Fair, Bustle, Chicago Tribune, PopSugar, and The Undefeated In one of the season’s most acclaimed works of fiction, Nafissa Thompson-Spires offers “a firecracker of a book...a triumph of storytelling: intelligent, acerbic, and ingenious” (Financial Times). Nafissa Thompson-Spires grapples with race, identity politics, and the contemporary middle class in this “vivid, fast, funny, way-smart, and verbally inventive” (George Saunders, author of Lincoln in the Bardo) collection. Each captivating story plunges headfirst into the lives of utterly original characters. Some are darkly humorous—two mothers exchanging snide remarks through notes in their kids’ backpacks—while others are devastatingly poignant. In the title story, when a cosplayer, dressed as his favorite anime character, is mistaken for a violent threat the consequences are dire; in another story, a teen struggles between her upper middle class upbringing and her desire to fully connect with so-called black culture. Thompson-Spires fearlessly shines a light on the simmering tensions and precariousness of black citizenship. Boldly resisting categorization and easy answers, Nafissa Thompson-Spires “has taken the best of what Toni Cade Bambara, Morgan Parker, and Junot Díaz do plus a whole lot of something we’ve never seen in American literature, blended it all together...giving us one of the finest short-story collections” (Kiese Laymon, author of Long Division).

Download or read book The Thing Lou Couldn t Do written by Ashley Spires and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An endearing story about a little girl who doesnÍt think she can. ñUp there! The tree can be our ship!î one of LouÍs friends exclaims when they decide to play pirates. ñUmmm ƒî responds Lou. Usually she loves adventures. But this is new. Lou has never climbed a tree before. And she knows she canÍt do it. She doesnÍt even want to try. But this adventure does look fun, and when all her excuses run out, Lou realizes the bravest adventurers are those who TRY. An inspiring lesson for anyone whoÍs ever avoided something hard.

Download or read book Spare Dog Parts written by Alison Hughes and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stumpy tail, mismatched paws, a long, drooly snout and the biggest dog heart that ever beat. In a celebration of what makes a pet unique, a little girl imagines how an odd assortment of parts combined to make the perfect dog. With spare, inviting text from Alison Hughes and charmingly offbeat illustrations by award-winning illustrator Ashley Spires, this gorgeous picture book is sure to be an instant classic.

Download or read book Magic at Silver Spires written by Ann Bryant and published by School Friends. This book was released on 2010 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antonia has just started to love attending boarding school in England when her father decides she should go to in her home country of Italy instead. Antonia has to change his mind - but how?

Download or read book Star Wars Galaxy s Edge written by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and published by Insight Editions. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the cuisine from the exciting new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge themed lands at Walt Disney World and Disneyland, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook is the ultimate source for creating out-of-this-world meals and treats from a galaxy far, far away. Join intergalactic gourmet Strono “Cookie” Tuggs for a mouthwatering journey into the cuisine of Black Spire Outpost and beyond. From the swamps of Dagobah to the forests of Endor and the deserts of Jakku, chef extraordinaire Strono “Cookie” Tuggs has traveled countless light-years to compile the galaxy’s most delicious recipes into this unique volume. With Cookie as your guide, journey to the streets of Black Spire Outpost and discover delectable delicacies such as Braised Shaak Roast, Nerf Kebabs, Mustafarian Lava Buns, Huttese Slime Pods, Spicy Mandalorian Stew, and much more. Featuring seventy recipes—including sides, sauces, soups, breads, main courses, desserts, and drinks—this comprehensive cookbook is a hyperspace route to the tastiest treats in the galaxy, bringing a little taste of Black Spire Outpost right into your own home.