My Parents Cancelled My Birthday

My Parents Cancelled My Birthday
Author: Jo Simmons
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2019-07-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1526606607

Perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and David Baddiel's Birthday Boy – a hilarious tale of wish fulfilment gone wrong that every child will relate to Tom can't wait for his LUCKY BIRTHDAY. It's an EPIC family tradition and he's dreamed up an UNFORGETTABLE party! Only, after several disasters involving a flattened Chihuahua and a curse from the tooth fairy, it's been CANCELLED. But Tom won't give up. With the help of his friends (and a pig painted like a zebra), Tom decides to throw himself the party he deserves. What could possibly go wrong?

I Swapped My Brother On The Internet

I Swapped My Brother On The Internet
Author: Jo Simmons
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2018-01-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1408877767

'I can get a new brother? On the internet?' Jonny muttered. 'Oh sweet mangoes of heaven!' Everyone has dreamed of being able to get rid of their brother or sister at one time or another – but for Jonny, the dream is about to become a reality with SiblingSwap.com! What could be better than someone awesome to replace Ted, Jonny's obnoxious older brother. But finding the perfect brother isn't easy, as Jonny discovers when Sibling Swap sends him a line of increasingly bizarre replacements: first a merboy, then a brother raised by meerkats, and then the ghost of Henry the Eighth! What's coming next?! Suddenly old Ted isn't looking so bad. But can Jonny ever get him back? A hilarious tale of wish fulfilment gone wrong that every child will relate to – perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart, My Brother is a Superhero and David Baddiel's The Parent Agency.

Grown and Flown

Grown and Flown
Author: Lisa Heffernan
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1250188954

PARENTING NEVER ENDS. From the founders of the #1 site for parents of teens and young adults comes an essential guide for building strong relationships with your teens and preparing them to successfully launch into adulthood The high school and college years: an extended roller coaster of academics, friends, first loves, first break-ups, driver’s ed, jobs, and everything in between. Kids are constantly changing and how we parent them must change, too. But how do we stay close as a family as our lives move apart? Enter the co-founders of Grown and Flown, Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington. In the midst of guiding their own kids through this transition, they launched what has become the largest website and online community for parents of fifteen to twenty-five year olds. Now they’ve compiled new takeaways and fresh insights from all that they’ve learned into this handy, must-have guide. Grown and Flown is a one-stop resource for parenting teenagers, leading up to—and through—high school and those first years of independence. It covers everything from the monumental (how to let your kids go) to the mundane (how to shop for a dorm room). Organized by topic—such as academics, anxiety and mental health, college life—it features a combination of stories, advice from professionals, and practical sidebars. Consider this your parenting lifeline: an easy-to-use manual that offers support and perspective. Grown and Flown is required reading for anyone looking to raise an adult with whom you have an enduring, profound connection.

Splitopia

Splitopia
Author: Wendy Paris
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2016-03-15
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1476725535

Packed with research, insights, and illuminating (and often funny) examples from Paris’s own divorce experience, this book is a “practical and reassuring guide to parting well.” —Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project Engaging and revolutionary, filled with wit, searing honesty, and intimate interviews, Splitopia is a call for a saner, more civil kind of divorce. As Paris reveals, divorce has improved dramatically in recent decades due to changes in laws and family structures, advances in psychology and child development, and a new understanding of the importance of the father. Positive psychology expert and author of Happier, Tal Ben-Shahar, writes that Paris’s “personal insights, stories, and research” create “a smart and interesting guide that can be extremely helpful for those going through divorce.” Reading this book can be the difference between an expensive, ugly battle and a decent divorce, between children sucked under by conflict or happy, healthy kids. This is “a compelling case that it’s high time for a new definition of Happily Ever After—for everyone” (Brigid Schulte, author of Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time).

Birthday Boy

Birthday Boy
Author: David Baddiel
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2017-09-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0008200491

A hilarious rollercoaster ride of pure entertainment for 9+ readers everywhere, Birthday Boy is the new Baddiel Blockbuster: featuring David’s inimitable and award-winning combination of wish-fulfilment, heart and hilarity, all brought to life by regular collaborator Jim Field’s witty, stylish illustrations.

When's My Birthday?

When's My Birthday?
Author: Julie Fogliano
Publisher:
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2017-09-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1626722935

Children excitedly discuss the details of their upcoming birthdays.

I Stole My Genius Sister's Brain

I Stole My Genius Sister's Brain
Author: Jo Simmons
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2020-08-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1526618559

Perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and David Solomons, this is a new hilarious adventure from the creative team behind the bestselling I Swapped My Brother On The Internet. Keith has entered the Junior Mega Brain quiz and he's determined to win. The problem is – he's not really a genius. Even worse, his sister Minerva actually is, and Keith will have to go head to head against her. Keith needs to get super smart and fast! Could he just steal Min's brain? Or will some awesome inventions, sneezing rabbits and fearsome flapjacks be the genius way to victory?

Mad Craze Middle School; the Case of the Crumpled Balls

Mad Craze Middle School; the Case of the Crumpled Balls
Author: V. L. Nabors
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2010-07-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0557441404

Three days remain before 12 yr. old Cuban Linn's 2-week holiday break and he couldn't be more excited. First, he'll hang out at the mall with the most popular girl at his school and other friends. Then, he'll play in his school's division championship basketball game. Finally Cuban and his cousin/best friend Jaria will celebrate their 13th birthday with a huge party. Unfortunately, Cuban has unknowingly stumbled into the middle of a crime at his school. He is now the prime suspect and could lose everything, including his freedom. Join Cuban and Jaria as they set out to clear his name. Will they find the perpetrator in time? It's middle school fun, craziness, and suspense for readers 9 through 15 years of age.

Social Q's

Social Q's
Author: Philip Galanes
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2012-11-27
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 145160579X

A series of whimsical essays by the New York Times "Social Q's" columnist provides modern advice on navigating today's murky moral waters, sharing recommendations for such everyday situations as texting on the bus to splitting a dinner check.

The Noru 2

The Noru 2
Author: Lola St.Vil
Publisher: Lola St.Vil
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2014-09-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

An impossible mission. A dangerous love triangle. And an evil determined to destroy them all...