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From the bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse comes a deliciously feel-good story about making your dreams come true, set in sun-kissed southern Italy.'A tale full of wonderful characters, sunshine, food and romance. A winning recipe!' Katie Fforde--------------------------A summer escape she'll never forget . . .Lucia has worked hard as a lawyer in Wales, aiming for a big promotion she hopes will shortly come her way. Finally taking a well-earned break at her grandparents' house in southern Italy, the sunshine, lemon trees and her nonna's mouth-watering cooking make her instantly feel at home.But she's shocked to learn that her grandfather is retiring from the beloved family pizzeria and will need to sell. Lucia can't bear the thought of the place changing hands - especially when she discovers her not-quite-ex-husband Giacomo wants to take it over!Then bad news from home forces Lucia to re-evaluate what she wants from life. Is this her chance to carry on the family tradition and finally follow her dreams?-----------------------------Readers have fallen sure with Chasing the Italian Dream'The perfect escape''This book is like summer on a page''I loved getting whisked away to Italy'If you love Jo's books, her newest summer novel, Summer at the Ice Cream Cafe, is out now!

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American Indian Youth Literature Award: Middle Grade Honor Book! Hello/Boozhoo—meet Jo Jo Makoons! Full of pride, joy, and plenty of humor, this first book in an all-new chapter book series by Dawn Quigley celebrates a spunky young Ojibwe girl who loves who she is.Jo Jo Makoons Azure is a spirited seven-year-old who moves through the world a little differently than anyone else on her Ojibwe reservation. It always seems like her mom, her kokum (grandma), and her teacher have a lot to learn—about how good Jo Jo is at cleaning up, what makes a good rhyme, and what it means to be friendly. Even though Jo Jo loves her #1 best friend Mimi (who is a cat), she’s worried that she needs to figure out how to make more friends. Because Fern, her best friend at school, may not want to be friends anymore…The Heartdrum imprint centers a wide range of intertribal voices, visions, and stories while welcoming all young readers, with an emphasis on the present and future of Indian Country and on the strength of young Native heroes. In partnership with We Need Diverse Books.

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Her dad’s a villain. She’s his princess.And their world is about to crash. For Terry, family is everything. But it’s far from perfect… Billie Jo is the adored only child of wealthy villain, Terry, and Michelle, the drunken wife he hates. Knowing how much Billie Jo dreads her parents’ fights, Terry imagines that she’ll understand when he tells her he is going to leave Michelle to marry his pregnant secretary. But fate is about to deal a terrible hand and change everything in a way Terry has not planned for, leaving Billie Jo’s protected world in tatters. Set in a world of villains and chancers, Kimberley Chambers’ brilliant first novel is a rollercoaster read you will not want to put down.

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Melia is scientific and loves to create things in her backyard laboratory, but something is missing. Her inventions just aren’t quite right. Enter Jo, her new friend with an artistic spirit. When you add the arts to sciences, something magical happens! This whimsically illustrated picture book is the perfect introduction to the benefits of STEAM-focused curriculum.

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'A pure friendship story shines a beacon for kids going through difficult times.'  - Kirkus Reviews At first, Jo and Rus don’t realize how much they have in common - she’s a middle schooler who’s constantly bullied and he’s a high schooler in a rock band. But when a mysterious one-eyed cat brings the two of them together, they quickly learn they’re both outcasts trying to figure out what they really want from life in a world where the odds are stacked against them. It’s only by becoming friends they discover who they are, who they want to be and what it takes for every one of us to find our own happiness! Cartoonist Audra Winslow presents an all-new story about rolling with the punches when life doesn’t go your way and when you have to stand your ground, no matter the cost.

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'Jo Cox's selfless service to others made the world a better place' Barack Obama, 44th President of the United StatesTHE NUMBER 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A desperately tender account ... part love story, part grief memoir ... resolutely uplifting' Decca Aitkenhead, Guardian | 'Brave, inspiring, and full of love.' Daily Express | 'A chance to get to know the woman behind the headlines - a tiny ball of energy with a heart as big as a lion, a person who wanted to make a difference' Lorraine Kelly, SunJo Cox's murder in June 2016 shocked the world. In the aftermath of her tragic death her husband Brendan Cox urged us to remember Jo's life and what she stood for and not the manner of her death. In this inspiring and impassioned portrait of Jo - as daughter, mother, wife, sister, MP and campaigner - we see how much she gave and much more she had to give. The values she embraced of togetherness, inclusion and compassion are needed now more than ever. A touching and very human portrait of an extraordinary woman, whose legacy has already inspired others. This summer over 100,000 events were part of The Great Get Together in honour of Jo. 'We are far more united and have far more in common with each other than things that divide us.'All Brendan Cox's royalties will go to the Jo Cox Foundation.'Jo would have no regrets about her life, she lived every day of it to the full.'

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Alfonsina Strada, des de petita, sentia passió per anar amb bicicleta, tant que es va fer ciclista. Va haver de marxar de casa, va haver de vestir-se com un noi i lluitar contra les convencions socials per competir, però va aconseguir ser la primera dona ciclista a participar al Giro d?Itàlia (1924). Coneguda com la Reina del Pedal, avui és un símbol de lluita i resistència.

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‘A gripping but utterly heartrending read’ – The Sunday Times ‘A must-read for beauty fans and budding entrepreneurs alike’ – Glamour ‘Honest and inspiring’ – Good Housekeeping ‘Inspirational’ - Prima ‘A fantastic read… Honest and inspirational… Jo’s couragous story is not just for those who are fans of famous scents and fancy bags, but also for budding entrepreneurs’ – The Sun ‘Inspiring and insightful’ – Woman & Home ‘You won’t fail to be inspired by this scented story’ – YOU Jo Malone is the inspirational British businesswoman responsible for creating her globally renowned beauty business and, more recently, her new brand 'Jo Loves'. This, her first autobiography, tells in full her incredible journey from modest beginnings as a teenager, struggling with dyslexia and leaving school with no qualifications, to becoming an international brand name and one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs. Jo's lively story explores how her fascination with smell teamed with her natural ability to create world-famous blends such as 'Lime, Basil & Mandarin', revolutionised the way we think about fragrance. Her unique talent for pioneering innovation and originality within her field is unrivalled. Yet, despite her success, she has faced huge challenges with courage and determination, including being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 37 and told she only had nine months to live, and her decision to go it alone after selling the original Jo Malone brand to the Estee Lauder Corporation and walking away in 2006. Jo's commitment and down-to-earth approach to life, work and family makes her one of the most likeable and well respected personalities in British retail and her honesty, hard work and entrepreneurial grit are an inspiration to all.

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With more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! In this seventh book in the My Weirder-est School series, A.J. and his friends learn some very weird ways to prepare for a difficult test.Test scores are low and stress levels are high at Ella Mentry School. Wellness expert Ms. Jo-Jo has come to help A.J. and his friends relax so they can ace the upcoming Fundamental Arithmetic/Reading Test.But can turtle yoga and crystal salt lamps really help A.J. and his friends relax and focus? Or will the F.A.R.T. end up blowing them all away?Perfect for reluctant readers and all kids hungry for funny school stories, Dan Gutman’s hugely popular My Weird School chapter book series has something for everyone. Don’t miss the hilarious adventures of A.J. and the gang!

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From the author of THE NOH FAMILY, a second standalone YA novel that follows a Korean American teen as she navigates the treacherous world of nepo babies and cultural appropriation that is the Los Angeles music scene. Perfect for fans of Mary H. K. Choi, Maurene Goo, and Emiko Jean.

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Al Martí li agrada una nena. Ell és molt popular a l'escola, ella és rara. Ell és bo en esports, ella és única, encara que vol ser "normal". És difícil ser popular, és difícil ser diferent. I està bé ser un mateix.

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Tu i jo és el primer volum d?una antologia poètica de Jaume Subirana per a la gent jove. En aquestprimer llibre es recullen trenta poemes de diferents autors dissenyats d?una manera diferent, atrevida i suggerent sobre l?amor. Un disseny insòlit que sorprendrà, i que permetrà que els joves s?hi identifi quin i vegin la poesia amb uns altres ulls.

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Una abella empipadora entra volant per la finestra i espanta una nena, que l'atrapa i no sap què fer-ne... Una preciosa història que relata l'amistat que sorgeix entre la nena i l'abella, introduïnt els infants en la interdependència del món natural i el món artificial. Fent palesa la difícil situació de l'abella en perill de desaparèixer, el llibre mostra algunes accions senzilles que poden ajudar a restaurar la bellesa i l'equilibri del nostre medi.

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Other Rooms, the first publication to comprehensively feature Jo Ann Callis’s mid-1970s investigation of the nude body and sexuality, is a revelation; the work is provocative, seductive, and remarkably fresh. The artist’s playful, evocative use of constrictions and overlays on the human form, including twine, belts, tape, and other everyday materials are both humorous and fraught, offering an intensely personal assessment of the variable meanings of pleasure, eros, and the female nude as a staple of fine art photography. Callis has been an active artist since the 1960s, working in painting, sculpture, and photography, among other mediums, and is known for capturing complex and often opposing emotions in a single piece. Other Rooms is an exquisitely produced artist’s book containing Callis’s photographs of the human form from her 1976–77 provisionally titled series Early Color, as well as a selection of black-and-white photographs from the same period. In this intimate volume, Callis photographs her models nude, frequently in close proximity, and in anonymous and mysterious settings, juxtaposing tactile props like honey, sand, and fabric with skin. The photographs in Other Rooms are at once beautiful and discomfiting, delicate and raw, mysterious and thoughtful, and confirm Callis’s important place in the history of 1970s color photography.

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Encuadernación: CartonéJo hi vaig ser. És la frase que tota la vida repetirem cada vegada que algú parli de la manifestació del 10 de juliol del 2010. Aquell dia, un milió i mig de persones vam sortir al carrer per fer sentir la nostra veu: Som una nació. Nosaltres decidim.Aquest vol ser un llibre històric per a un dia històric. Les millors imatges del 10-J fetes pels mateixos protagonistes d?una jornada inoblidable. Petites històries que aquella tarda, totes juntes, van fer Història, en majúscula. Per convertir el 10/07/2010, un dia històric, en un llibre històric ha estat indispensable una mescla de tres ingredients: collaboració, talent i illusió. Gràcies a tots vosaltres, que us heu bolcat en el projecte, que ens heu enviat les vostres millors fotografies i que ens heu encomanat la força necessària per tirar endavant un llibre tan especial com aquest. Volem agrair també la collaboració especial d'Òmnium Cultural, que en tot moment ha donat suport a aquesta iniciativa editori

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A una nena li agrada un nen, però el nen no es fixa en ella, no la mira. Què pot fer? Els seus amics li aconsellen de tot: que es tregui les cues, les ulleres, el somriure, les pigues, les ales, que no sigui tan xerraire. El nen per fi s'ha fixat en ella, però, amb tant treure's coses, fins i tot han marxat els ocells del seu cap. I la nena se n'adona que ja no és ella i decideix recuperar les seves cues, les ulleres, el seu somriure, les seves pigues, les seves ales, les seves paraules...

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A modern-day graphic novel adaptation of Little Women that explores identity, friendships, and new experiences through the eyes of thirteen-year-old Jo March. A must-read for fans of Raina Telgemeier. With the start of eighth grade, Jo March decides it’s time to get serious about her writing and joins the school newspaper. But even with her new friend Freddie cheering her on, becoming a hard-hitting journalist is a lot harder than Jo imagined. That’s not all that’s tough. Jo and her sisters—Meg, Beth, and Amy—are getting used to a new normal at home, with their dad deployed overseas and their mom, a nurse, working overtime.And while it helps to hang out with Laurie, the boy who just moved next door, things get complicated when he tells Jo he has feelings for her. Feelings that Jo doesn’t have for him…or for any boy. Feelings she’s never shared with anyone before. Feelings that Jo might have for Freddie. What does it take to figure out who you are? Jo March is about to find out.

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-Jo sóc català, mama?Quan el seu fill li formula aquesta pregunta, Najat El Hachmi no sap què contestar. L'autora va deixar el seu país, el Marroc, quan només tenia vuit anys i des de llavors viu a Catalunya. Amb aquest llibre va decidir abordar amb profunditat i agudesa l'experiència de ser immigrant: la llengua, la qüestió de la identitat, la religió, les dones, el sentiment de pèrdua envers el Marroc i alhora de pertinença a Catalunya, el seu país d'adopció.Amb un català impecable i ric en matisos, amb una prosa capaç d'enganxar els lectors i una capacitat sorprenent per captar l'essència dels fets, Najat El Hachmi ens transmet l'esperança en un futur en el que es pugui respondre sense dificultats a la pregunta del seu fill. Un llibre fonamental per entendre com són els nous catalans del segle XXI.

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