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Renegade: Book 3 (Hell's Underground #3)
by Alan GibbonsPaul has met his most audacious - and powerful - ancestor yet, Samuel Rector, who seemingly has the entire East End in thrall to him in the 1830s. His legion of 'rat boys' use terror and menace ordinarily, but with the demon seed inside them, their powers know no end. Their only match is Paul, the renegade, the one member of the Rector clan determined to strike each poisoned generation from the family history. But nobody is stronger than Lud, the King of London, struggling against imprisonment in his cell where the city's five gates meet.
Renegade (Silver Blackthorn Trilogy #2)
by Kerry WilkinsonSilver Blackthorn is a fugitive.Silver Blackthorn has committed treason.She is dangerous.Do NOT approach her.A large reward is on offer. Report any sightings to your nearest Kingsman.Long live the King.Silver Blackthorn is on the run.She fled Windsor Castle with eleven other teenagers, taking with her something far more valuable than even she realises: knowledge.With the entire country searching for the missing Offerings, Silver must keep them all from the vicious clutches of King Victor and the Minister Prime. Until now, no one has escaped the king and lived to tell the tale. Or have they?With expectations weighing heavily on the girl with the silver streak in her hair, will she ever find her way home?Following the breath-taking Reckoning, Renegade continues the excitement of the Silver Blackthorn Trilogy by bestselling author Kerry Wilkinson.
Rent a Bridesmaid
by Jacqueline Wilson Nick SharrattTilly can’t believe it when her best friend Matty is asked to be a bridesmaid. In Tilly’s favourite daydream, she’s wearing the most beautiful bridesmaid dress and walking down the aisle behind a bride. The one wedding she’d really love to attend is her own mum and dad’s - but it seems like that's never going to happen. So Tilly decides to make her own dream come true, and puts a notice in the local shop, advertising her services as a bridesmaid. And to her amazement, she gets a reply . . .A fabulous, funny and moving story about finding family and friendship in all sorts of places, from the mega-bestselling author of Tracy Beaker, Hetty Feather and Katy.
Representations of Children and Success in Asia: Dream Chasers (Children's Literature and Culture)
by Shih-Wen Sue Chen Sin Wen LauThis edited volume explores how success is conceptualized and represented in texts for young people in Asia. The essays in this collection examine how success for children relates to education, family, gender, race, class, community, and the nation. It answers the following questions: How is success for children represented in literature, cinema, and popular media? In what ways are these images grounded in the historical, political, and cultural contexts in which they are produced and consumed? How does childhood agency influence ideas about success in Asia? Highlighting the similarities and differences in how success is defined for children and young adults in Japan, South Korea, People’s Republic of China, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam, and India, this volume argues that success is an important keyword in the literary and cultural study of childhood in Asia.
Representations of Children and Success in Asia: Dream Chasers (Children's Literature and Culture)
by Sue Chen, Shih-Wen and Wen Lau, SinThis edited volume explores how success is conceptualized and represented in texts for young people in Asia. The essays in this collection examine how success for children relates to education, family, gender, race, class, community, and the nation. It answers the following questions: How is success for children represented in literature, cinema, and popular media? In what ways are these images grounded in the historical, political, and cultural contexts in which they are produced and consumed? How does childhood agency influence ideas about success in Asia? Highlighting the similarities and differences in how success is defined for children and young adults in Japan, South Korea, People’s Republic of China, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam, and India, this volume argues that success is an important keyword in the literary and cultural study of childhood in Asia.
Representing Children in Chinese and U.S. Children's Literature (Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present)
by Rebecca Morris Claudia NelsonBringing together children’s literature scholars from China and the United States, this collection provides an introduction to the scope and goals of a field characterized by active but also distinctive scholarship in two countries with very different rhetorical traditions. The volume’s five sections highlight the differences between and overlapping concerns of Chinese and American scholars, as they examine children’s literature with respect to cultural metaphors and motifs, historical movements, authorship, didacticism, important themes, and the current status of and future directions for literature and criticism. Wide-ranging and admirably ambitious in its encouragement of communication between scholars from two major nations, Representing Children in Chinese and U.S. Children’s Literature serves as a model for examining how and why children’s literature, more than many literary forms, circulates internationally.
Representing Children in Chinese and U.S. Children's Literature (Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present)
by Rebecca Morris Claudia NelsonBringing together children’s literature scholars from China and the United States, this collection provides an introduction to the scope and goals of a field characterized by active but also distinctive scholarship in two countries with very different rhetorical traditions. The volume’s five sections highlight the differences between and overlapping concerns of Chinese and American scholars, as they examine children’s literature with respect to cultural metaphors and motifs, historical movements, authorship, didacticism, important themes, and the current status of and future directions for literature and criticism. Wide-ranging and admirably ambitious in its encouragement of communication between scholars from two major nations, Representing Children in Chinese and U.S. Children’s Literature serves as a model for examining how and why children’s literature, more than many literary forms, circulates internationally.
Repta the Spiked Brute: Special 6 (Sea Quest #6)
by Adam BladeMax and Lia travel to the Sumaran settlement of Astar, which is under attack from a movingcity of inhabitants from the Primeval Sea. Then the city deploys a terrifying,disguised Robobeast, Repta the Spiked Brute.
Reptile Reawakened: Series 1 Book 3 (Team Hero #3)
by Adam BladeX-Men meets Beast Quest at the school for superheroes! An epic new adventure series from bestselling author Adam Blade!Hero Academy is being evacuated - the next phaseof your training will take place in the city. But stay vigilant: one of yourfellow students is not to be trusted. Anyone could be the secret agent of enemy forces from Noxx ...
The Reptile Room (A Series Of Unfortunate Events Ser.)
by Lemony Snicket Brett HelquistDear reader, There is nothing to be found in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events but misery and despair. You still have time to choose another international best-selling series to read. But if you insist on discovering the unpleasant adventures of the Baudelaire orphans, then proceed with caution… Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. In The Reptile Room the siblings endure a car accident, a terrible smell, a deadly serpent, a long knife, a brass reading lamp, and the re-appearance of a person they’d hoped never to see again. In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted.
Reptiles (Engage Literacy Gold Ser.)
by Kelly GaffneyWhat is a reptile? How are they different from other types of animals? Find out what makes snakes, turtles, crocodiles and other reptiles so amazing. Explore their life cycles, their behaviours, where they live and what features they all have in common.
Reptiles and Amphibians: Read It Yourself - Level 3 Confident Reader (Read It Yourself)
by LadybirdWhat do you know about reptiles and amphibians? Read all about colourful frogs, scaly snakes, snappy crocodiles, slimy salamanders and more amazing cold-blooded creatures. Reptiles and Amphibians is from Confident Reader Level 3 and is perfect for more confident readers aged from 6+ who can read simple stories with help.Each book has been carefully checked by educational and subject consultants and includes comprehension puzzles, book band information, and tips for helping children with their reading.With five levels to take children from first phonics to fluent reading and a wide range of different stories and topics for every interest, Read It Yourself helps children build their confidence and begin reading for pleasure.
Reptiles Break Rules: Band 7 Tturquoise (PDF) (Collins Big Cat Phonics For Letters And Sounds Ser.)
by Isabel ThomasCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary. Some reptiles like to surprise us and break all the rules! Discover the three-eyed reptile, the reptile that can grow a new tail and the reptile that can walk on water in this fascinating non-fiction book by Isabel Thomas. Turquoise/Band 7 books offer literary language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms. The focus sounds in this book are: /n/ kn, gn /m/ mb /r/ wr /s/ c, ce, sc /c/ x /zh/ sion /sh/ ti, ci Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.
Reptiles Break Rules: Phase 5 (Big Cat Phonics For Little Wandle Letters And Sounds Revised Ser.)
by Isabel Thomas Collins Big CatCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary. Some reptiles like to surprise us and break all the rules! Discover the three-eyed reptile, the reptile that can grow a new tail and the reptile that can walk on water in this fascinating non-fiction book by Isabel Thomas. Turquoise/Band 7 books offer literary language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms. The focus sounds in this book are: /n/ kn, gn /m/ mb /r/ wr /s/ c, ce, sc /c/ x /zh/ sion /sh/ ti, ci Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.
Rereading Childhood Books: A Poetics (Bloomsbury Perspectives on Children's Literature)
by Alison WallerChildhood books play a special role in reading histories, providing touchstones for our future tastes and giving shape to our ongoing identities. Bringing the latest work in Memory Studies to bear on writers' memoirs, autobiographical accounts of reading, and interviews with readers, Rereading Childhood Books explores how adults remember, revisit, and sometimes forget, these significant books. Asking what it means to return to familiar works by well-known authors such as Lewis Carroll, C. S. Lewis and Enid Blyton, as well as popular and ephemeral material not often considered as part of the canon, Alison Waller develops a poetics of rereading and presents a new model for understanding lifelong reading. As such she reconceives the history of children's literature through the shared and individual experiences of the readers who carry these books with them throughout their lives.
Rereading Childhood Books: A Poetics (Bloomsbury Perspectives on Children's Literature)
by Alison WallerChildhood books play a special role in reading histories, providing touchstones for our future tastes and giving shape to our ongoing identities. Bringing the latest work in Memory Studies to bear on writers' memoirs, autobiographical accounts of reading, and interviews with readers, Rereading Childhood Books explores how adults remember, revisit, and sometimes forget, these significant books. Asking what it means to return to familiar works by well-known authors such as Lewis Carroll, C. S. Lewis and Enid Blyton, as well as popular and ephemeral material not often considered as part of the canon, Alison Waller develops a poetics of rereading and presents a new model for understanding lifelong reading. As such she reconceives the history of children's literature through the shared and individual experiences of the readers who carry these books with them throughout their lives.
The Rescue: The Rescue (Guardians of Ga’Hoole #3)
by Kathryn LaskyThe owls of Ga'Hoole return in the third book of the series ready to battle new and far more dangerous threats. Based on Katherine Lasky's work with owls, this adventures series is bound to be a hit with kids. Join the owls in their quest to safeguard the owl kingdom from the encroaching evil!
Rescue: And Other Extraordinary Stories Of Animals In Wartime (Jon Scieszka's Trucktown Ser.)
by David LongAstonishing real-life rescue missions from on, under and above the earth from the award-winning team behind Survivors and Heroes.How far would you go to save a life? Scrambling from the wreckage of his school after an earthquake, a nine-year-old Sichuan boy rescued two unconscious friends. 'I was hall monitor,' he said afterwards. 'It is my job to look after my classmates.'Whether dragging a friend from a blazing car, masterminding a search far below the earth's surface, or recovering astronauts from an aborted space mission, Rescue reveals the ingenuity, courage and doggedness of the human spirit all over the world.Another unputdownable collection of eye-opening and moving true adventures, both contemporary and historical. Impeccably told by David Long and brought to vibrant life by illustrator Kerry Hyndman.Praise for the series:'True-story fans will love this.' Inis Children's Books Ireland 'Full of incredible real-life stories . . . Ultimately an inspirational book, beautifully illustrated.' Angels and Urchins'A great collection of harrowing, true survivor stories.' Kirkus
The Rescue of Ravenwood: From Costa Award-Winning author of Voyage of the Sparrowhawk
by Natasha FarrantFrom the Costa Award Winning author of Voyage of the Sparrowhawk comes an epic adventure with a call to arms: we must fight to save the most treasured things on our planet.Ravenwood. A place where things happen . . .On the top of the hill, overlooking the sea, that's where you'll find a magical place . . .To Bea and Raffy, Ravenwood is home. In its own way, the house rescued them, even if it did have a fallen-down tree taking up most of the kitchen. So the idea that it could be sold. Demolished even. Well, that's unthinkable. Then again, it's not like the children get a choice. But the truth is, we can all make our own choices, especially if we care enough . . .A beautiful, soulful, exciting story about holding onto what's precious, and guarding the extraordinary nature that surrounds us.Praise for Natasha:'Compelling, joyous, tear-jerking and delightful.' The Sunday Times'A modern classic.' Guardian'It deserves prizes.' New Statesman
The Rescue Princesses: The Enchanted Ruby (The Rescue Princesses)
by Paula HarrisonPrincess Scarlett has always longed for adventure. When two princesses come to stay at Bearbrook Castle, she takes her new friends to a secret island in the river to meet a special otter family. When a speeding boat injures a fluffy baby otter, the princesses must reunite him with his family. They'll need to learn some brilliant new ninja moves, and even solve a mystery!
The Rescue Princesses: The Golden Shell (The Rescue Princesses #12)
by Paula HarrisonPrincess Ella's a bit nervous about starting her new school. But Harebell Castle is great fun - especially as the girls all have their own pets! But when Ella's bunny, Daisy, disappears Ella needs the help of the Rescue Princesses. Perhaps the Golden Shell can show them where little Daisy is? They'll certainly need all their ninja moves to bring her home.
The Rescue Princesses: The Ice Diamond (The Rescue Princesses)
by Paula HarrisonPrincess Maya is delighted to welcome the Rescue Princesses to the Kingdom of Lepari. It's a beautiful land with snow leopards living in the mountains! These amazing animals are very rare, so when Maya and her friends discover that the big cats are in danger, they have to act fast. Can the magical Ice Diamond help the princesses to save the snow leopards...?
The Rescue Princesses: The Lost Gold (The Rescue Princesses)
by Paula HarrisonPrincess Isabella loves her rainforest kingdom and its amazing creatures. So she's very worried when treasure hunters start digging up the forest and scaring all the animals. A baby monkey becomes trapped and Isabella will need all her bravery to save it. Thank goodness she has the other Rescue Princesses to help her…
The Rescue Princesses: The Magic Rings (The Rescue Princesses)
by Paula HarrisonPrincess Lottie and her three friends are the new Rescue Princesses! And they're set for their first adventure… A beautiful foal has mysteriously disappeared from the palace stables. The girls have a plan of action but Lottie is worried. What if they're not brave enough? Or can't keep a secret? After all, it takes more than a few ninja moves to make a proper Rescue Princess...
The Rescue Princesses: The Moonlit Mystery (Rescue Princesses)
by Paula HarrisonPrincess Lulu is finding royal life very troublesome. Her mum wants her to behave like a proper princess, and now annoying Prince Olaf has come to stay. Lulu decides to escape into the Undala plains and visit the baby lion cubs who live there. But they've disappeared! All except Tufty, the cheekiest one, and he won't survive by himself. Lulu has to find his family fast, and she knows just who to call for help. It's time for the Rescue Princesses to spring into action!