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There's a reason it's called a crush! For the first time in her life, Natalie feels confident in her own skin. Her talents are being recognised, she has supportive friends and she's spending a ton of time with her crush, Derek! But when Derek tells Natalie that he wants to be just friends, Natalie's self-confidence quickly changes to self-loathing. As she attempts to recover from her broken heart, Natalie casts aside her talents and even her friends. With no one to turn to, Natalie will have to pull herself out of this mess on her own.

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Charlie and August go on vacation, but trouble always finds them! A hilarious fast-paced full colour graphic novel series from Ian Boothby and Nina Matsumoto. Charlie and August, the kitty duo who control the incredible Sparks costume, are exhausted. It's hard work saving people all the time! So what better way to relax than to get away to a beautiful tropical island? But when weird things start to happen and they discover that the island holds a surprising secret, they're blasted off on their craziest adventure ever. And this time they have to save themselves! Full colour pages throughout A fun tale about the power of friendship, loyalty and facing your fears For fans of Kitty Quest, Dog Man and The Bad Guys

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The Babysitters Club is now a major Netflix series! Revisit the best friends you'll ever have with this gorgeous, exclusive retro collection! Featuring books 1-6, Kristy's Great Idea, Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls, The Truth About Stacey, Mary Anne Saves the Day, Dawn and the Impossible Three, and Kristy's Big Day - all with their original covers, in a fantastic BSC tin case. From the award-winning author Ann M. Martin, a timeless series about the importance of friendship and unity. Perfect for existing and new fans alike.

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Now a major Netflix series! Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey are best friends and founding members of THE BABYSITTERS CLUB. Whatever comes up - cranky toddlers, huge dogs, scary neighbors, prank calls - you can count on them to save the day. Claudia has always been the most creative kid in her class... until Ashley Wyeth comes along. Ashley's really different: she wears hippie clothes and has multiple earrings, and she's the most fantastic artist Claudia has ever met. Ashley says Claudia is a great artist, too, but thinks she's wasting her artistic talent with The Baby-sitters Club. When Claudia starts spending more time with Ashley and missing BSC meetings, it becomes clear that Claudia has to make a decision - one of them has to go! BOOKS IN THE SERIES Kristy's Great Idea (book 1) Truth About Stacey (book 2) Mary Anne Saves the Day (book 3) Claudia and Mean Janine (book 4) Dawn and the Impossible Three (book 5) Kristy's Big Day (book 6) Boy-Crazy Stacey (book 7) Logan Likes Mary Anne (book 8) Claudia and the New Girl (book 9)

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This Wizarding World scratch art book is full of activities to unleash your imagination! Reveal what beasts Newt Scamander keeps in his suitcase, draw what a dragon could be guarding inside your own Gringotts vault, and find the Basilisk that is slithering around Hogwarts undetected! Including magical creatures from both the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films.

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Meet the Pokemon of Alola! Every amazing Pokemon featured in the 2017 Sun & Moon video games is included in this comprehensive handbook. You'll discover stats and facts about many Pokemon - and learn new things about some old favourites as well. With stats & facts for over 250 Pokemon, it's everything you ever wanted to know about the Pokemon of Alola!

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A bold, groundbreaking novel about coming out, coming into your own, and coming apart. Vanilla and Hunter have been dating since seventh grade. They came out together, navigated middle school together, and became that couple in high school that everyone always sees as a couple. There are complications and confusions, for sure. But most of all, they love each other. As high school goes, though, and as their relationship deepens, some cracks begin to show. Hunter thinks they should be having sex. Vanilla isn't so sure. Hunter doesn't mind hanging out with loud, obnoxious friends. Vanilla would rather avoid them. If they're becoming different people, can they be the same couple? Falling in love is hard. Staying in love is harder. an emotionally raw novel written entirely in verse

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In the SeaWing kingdom, a young prince learns he is an animus–capable of wonderful magic that comes with a terrible price. In the mind of a NightWing dragonet, a thousand futures unfold–and almost all of them, she knows, lead to disaster and destruction. And under three full moons and the watchful eyes of his NightWing mother and IceWing father, the most powerful dragon Pyrhhia will ever know is clawing his way out of his egg. Darkstalker, the dragon who will change the world forever.

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From bestselling author, Gale Galligan, comes a fun, high-energy Graphic Novel about friendship, family, and school! Cory's dance crew is getting ready for a major competition before they leave year nine. The crew captain gets increasingly intense about nailing the routine. And Cory's parents ground him for not taking his marks seriously. He ends up with a new tutor, Sunna, who he dismisses as a boring nerd. until he catches her secretly practicing cool yo-yo tricks. As his friendship with Sunna grows, he ends up missing practice and bailing on his crew. How is Cory supposed to balance the expectations of his parents, school, dance, and his new friend?

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Now a major Netflix series! Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey are best friends and founding members of THE BABYSITTERS CLUB. Whatever comes up - cranky toddlers, huge dogs, scary neighbors, prank calls - you can count on them to save the day. Babysitting isn't always easy though, and neither is dealing with strict parents, new families, fashion emergencies, and mysterious secrets. But no matter what, the BSC have what they need most: friendship. Raina Telgemeier, using the signature style featured in her acclaimed graphic novels Smile and Sisters, perfectly captures all the drama and humor of the original novel! BOOKS IN THE SERIES Kristy's Great Idea (book 1) Truth About Stacey (book 2) Mary Anne Saves the Day (book 3) Claudia and Mean Janine (book 4) Dawn and the Impossible Three (book 5) Kristy's Big Day (book 6)

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A war has been raging between the dragon tribes of Pyrrhia for years. According to a prophecy, five dragonets will end the bloodshed and choose a new queen. But not every dragonet wants a destiny. And when Clay, Tsunami, Glory, Starflight, and Sunny discover the truth about their unusual, secret upbringing, they might choose freedom over fate -- and find a way to save their world in their own way.Discover the first five thrilling installments in the bestselling Wings of Fire series, now in one red-hot boxed set: The Dragonet Prophecy;The Lost Heir; The Hidden Kingdom; The Dark Secret; and The Brightest Night.

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A true story from Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple award-winning author of Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts! Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What's going on? Raina Telgemeier once again brings us a thoughtful, charming, and funny true story about growing up and gathering the courage to face - and conquer - her fears.

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Now a major Netflix series! Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey are best friends and founding members of THE BABYSITTERS CLUB. Whatever comes up - cranky toddlers, huge dogs, scary neighbors, prank calls - you can count on them to save the day. Babysitting isn't always easy though, and neither is dealing with strict parents, new families, fashion emergencies, and mysterious secrets. But no matter what, the BSC have what they need most: friendship. Raina Telgemeier, using the signature style featured in her acclaimed graphic novels Smile and Sisters, perfectly captures all the drama and humor of the original novel! BOOKS IN THE SERIES Kristy's Great Idea (book 1) Truth About Stacey (book 2) Mary Anne Saves the Day (book 3) Claudia and Mean Janine (book 4) Dawn and the Impossible Three (book 5) Kristy's Big Day (book 6)

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Box Set: 12 Books Ages: 3 to 5 Stage 1: Starting to Read A Bob Books boxed set featuring 12 easy-to-read stories! Great for early readers, this boxed set includes twelve mini-books. This set is the perfect stepping stone to independent reading since it contains four level A books, four level B's, and four level C's. (Level A and Level B are the equivalent of the UK Pink Book Band, and Level C is equivalent to UK Red Book Band) In typical Bob Books style, these mini-books have lots of repetition, friendly illustrations, and silly stories. Bob Books First Stories is a great companion to Bob Books Set 1: Beginning Readers and Sight Words Year 1 and Sight Words Year 2. Inside the box you'll find: 12 easy-to-read books, 12 pages each Consistent sounds. All letters (except Q) introduced gradually in this set. Books with only two and three letter words All words can be 'sounded out' (phonics based) Each book introduces a few new letters Limited sight words 7 to 20 words per book ABOUT BOBS BOOKS Bob Books is America's no.1, award-winning, learning-to-read series trusted for over 40 years. Bob Books is a true first reader series, designed to make helping children learn to read simple and straightforward. The clean layout, short words, and simple phonics make learning to read a fun and natural step for a child that knows the alphabet. Companion workbooks extend children's reading journey by allowing them to practice the skills learned in the books. Bob Books is designed to give young children the tools to cross from learning letters to reading words. The award-winning beginning reader book sets start slowly and progress from books with three letter words, to books with more than one sentence per page. By meeting children at the right level, parents are often amazed at how quickly their child is able to sound out words when reading their first Bob Book. Bob Books covers four reading stages... Pre-Readings Skills Recognize shapes, patterns, and other pre-reading skills Stage 1: Starting to Read From learning the alphabet to sounding out your first words Stage 2: Emerging Readers Sentences become longer and sight words are introduced Stage 3: Developing Readers Words and sentences become longer, and new rules are introduced

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Dive in to this adventurous graphic novel all about saving the ocean from Caldecott-winning author-illustrator Dan Santat! With the humorous and heartfelt tones of Finding Nemo, The Aquanaut follows a group of determined characters on their entangled journey to save their family. First there's a band of sea creatures struggling to find their way to a fabled paradise and safe haven for marine life. Then there's a girl who lost her father at sea and is at risk of losing her uncle to his obsession with the legacy of a theme park. The unlikely group find their way to each other at AQUALAND, and stumble across what they are looking for in unexpected ways. Dan Santat is the Caldecott Medal-winning and New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Are We There Yet?, and After the Fall Fully illustrated in glorious colour throughout A graphic novel perfect for readers who want to save the oceans and the creatures within

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I, Geronimo Stilton, never expected to return to the Kingdom of Fantasy. But when I received a letter from Blossom, the Queen of the Fairies, asking for my help I had to respond.It turned out the Queen wanted to send me on a great quest to find the Heart of Happiness. But first, I had to find the Map of Paradise. It was just my luck that the map was hidden in the Land of the Ogres! Holey cheese, I had the most fabumouse adventure!

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Box Set: 12 Books Ages: 3 to 5 Covers: 26 letters Stage 1: Starting to Read In 12 playful books, familiar animal friends progressively introduce the 26 letters of the alphabet. Engaging, read-aloud stories inspire and motivate your child, while proven teaching principles inspire success. Your child will prepare for the magic of reading as My First Bob Books: Alphabet guides them through these stages: Learning the names of the letters Realizing that letters represent sounds Learning which letters represent which sounds Inside the box you'll find: 12 books for you to read to your child, 12 pages each Two letters per book Upper case and lower case Alliterating story so children can listen for letter sounds Alphabet hint inside each front cover ABOUT BOBS BOOKS Bob Books is America's no.1, award-winning, learning-to-read series trusted for over 40 years. Bob Books is a true first reader series, designed to make helping children learn to read simple and straightforward. The clean layout, short words, and simple phonics make learning to read a fun and natural step for a child that knows the alphabet. Companion workbooks extend children's reading journey by allowing them to practice the skills learned in the books. Bob Books is designed to give young children the tools to cross from learning letters to reading words. The award-winning beginning reader book sets start slowly and progress from books with three letter words, to books with more than one sentence per page. By meeting children at the right level, parents are often amazed at how quickly their child is able to sound out words when reading their first Bob Book. Bob Books covers four reading stages... Pre-Readings Skills Recognize shapes, patterns, and other pre-reading skills Stage 1: Starting to Read From learning the alphabet to sounding out your first words Stage 2: Emerging Readers Sentences become longer and sight words are introduced Stage 3: Developing Readers Words and sentences become longer, and new rules are introduced

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Rich, complex, affecting and beautiful, Wonderstruck is a staggering achievement from a uniquely gifted artist. In this groundbreaking tour de force, Caldecott Medalist and bookmaking pioneer Brian Selznick sails into uncharted territory and takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey. Ever since his mother died, Ben feels lost. At home with her father, Rose feels alone. Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his mother's room and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out alone on desperate quests to find what they are missing. Set fifty years apart, these two independent stories Ben's told in words, Rose's in pictures--weave back and forth with mesmerizing symmetry. How they unfold and ultimately intertwine will surprise you, challenge you, and leave you breathless with wonder. With over 460 pages of original artwork Wonderstruck is a stunning achievement from a gifted artist and visionary. A stunning gift book to be treasured for a lifetime. Don't miss Selznick's other novels in words and pictures, The Invention of Hugo Cabret and The Marvels, which together with Wonderstruck, form an extraordinary thematic trilogy! Wonderstruck is now a feature-length film starring Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams Brian's first book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, was the winner of the esteemed Caldecott Medal, the first novel to do so, as the Caldecott Medal is for picture books & made into a feature length film, HUGO, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Jude Law

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Box Set: 10 Books Ages: 5 to 6 Stage 2: Emerging Readers Sight words are common words that appear again and again in your children's reading material. Knowing these words 'by sight' is essential for reading fluency. This set provides more practice at the beginning reading level and introduces some of the most common easy sight words. Our method makes the process of learning to recognize sight words very simple for the young reader. Consistent short vowels and simple stories mean children sound out (decode) the story, and must memorize only three sight words per book. With plenty of repetition and context clues, your young reader will quickly master early sight words with the Sight Words Year 1 (Kindergarten) box set. Inside the box you'll find: 10 easy-to-read, hilarious small books, 12 pages each All stories told in three and four letter words, plus sight words Consistent short vowels mean easy decoding in the rest of the story Three new sight words introduced in each book 30 two-sided, sight words flash cards Sight words introduced: a, as, can, did, do, down, fly, get, go, goes, had, has, home, in, is, jump, look, not, off, on, over, ran, saw, she, some, they, to, was, went, who ABOUT BOBS BOOKS Bob Books is America's no.1, award-winning, learning-to-read series trusted for over 40 years. Bob Books is a true first reader series, designed to make helping children learn to read simple and straightforward. The clean layout, short words, and simple phonics make learning to read a fun and natural step for a child that knows the alphabet. Companion workbooks extend children's reading journey by allowing them to practice the skills learned in the books. Bob Books is designed to give young children the tools to cross from learning letters to reading words. The award-winning beginning reader book sets start slowly and progress from books with three letter words, to books with more than one sentence per page. By meeting children at the right level, parents are often amazed at how quickly their child is able to sound out words when reading their first Bob Book. Bob Books covers four reading stages... Pre-Readings Skills Recognize shapes, patterns, and other pre-reading skills Stage 1: Starting to Read From learning the alphabet to sounding out your first words Stage 2: Emerging Readers Sentences become longer and sight words are introduced Stage 3: Developing Readers Words and sentences become longer, and new rules are introduced

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and creator of Five Nights at Freddy's, don't miss this three-book boxed set, which includes an original print inspired by the trilogy! It's been 10 years since the horrific murders at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza tore the town of Hurricane, Utah, apart. Charlie, whose father owned the pizzeria, reunites with her childhood friends on the anniversary of the tragedy, and together they revisit the abandoned pizza place. After they discover a way inside, they realize that things are not as they used to be. The four animatronic mascots that once entertained patrons have a dark secret . . . one that sets Charlie and her friends on a path to unravel the many mysteries her father - and his twisted partner - left behind. This boxset makes the perfect gift for any 5NAF computer game fan. Includes all three books from the series in a slipcase: Silver Eyes Twisted Ones Fourth Closet

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Meet the Hound Heroes – Earth’s furriest, and funniest, superheroes! Fearless Captain Chihuahua big-hearted Great, Great Dane super-speedy Poodle Girl cyborg pup Power Pug and the lovable yet irritating Super Sheep Dog Together they are the Hound Heroes! In this graphic novel adventure, find out how the hounds become heroes when a spaceship crashes in their back garden, giving them superpowers! But they aren’t the only ones – local street cat The Claw also gains powers and she only wants one thing: to destroy the Hound Heroes... A super-funny, action-packed graphic novel for young readers. With hilarious colour illustration throughout!

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What happens when an online friend becomes a real-life nightmare? Roisin hasn't made a single friend since moving from Ireland to Massachusetts. In fact, she is falling apart under constant abuse from a school bully, Zara. Zara torments Roisin in person and on social media. She makes Roisin the laughingstock of the whole school. Roisin feels utterly alone... until she bonds with Haley online. Finally there's someone who gets her. Haley is smart, strong, and shares anti-mean-girl memes that make Roisin laugh. Together, they are able to imagine what life could look like without Zara. Haley quickly becomes Roisin's lifeline. Then Zara has a painful accident, police investigate, and Roisin panics. Could her chats with Haley look incriminating? Roisin wants Haley to delete her copies of their messages, but when she tries to meet Haley in person, she can't find her anywhere. What's going on? Her best friend would never have lied to her, right? Or is Haley not who she says she is... With twists, turns, and lightning-fast pacing, this is a middle-grade thriller about bullying, revenge, and tech that young readers won't be able to put down. Praise for Friend Me: "Friend Me is a heart-racing escalation from toxic teen power play and the dangers of social media to a darkly searing near-future thriller. A stunning debut." - Elizabeth Wein, New York Times bestselling author of Code Name Verity

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An all-new and completely original tie-in novel to the hit NETFLIX show. Why did Jughead and Archie have a falling out? What did Veronica's life look like in the Big Apple? And how long has Betty really been in love with Archie? Told from multiple points of view, your favourite characters tell their story their way.

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Let Pokemon show you how to master the fine art of living well — just like they do! These hilarious tips and life hacks feature your favourite Pokemon and impart life lessons about everything from embracing your style and exploring your hobbies to catching a Pokemon with a sandwich. With over 90 pages of sweet, funny and inspirational Poke-moments, this Guide to the Good Life is packed with precious Pokemon wisdom and humour!

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Join Ash and Pikachu on adventures together in every region from Kanto to Galar! These best buddies have made friends and faced enemies, battled and caught all types of Pokemon and overcome huge obstacles. Win or lose, their bond is strong—and their friendship is forever!

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