This book is about a girl, Camilla Parke
Air-conditioner, cellphones, guitars, cars, camera, washing machine etc., are items used by everyone around the world on a daily basis. Yet how many know what makes these devices function? Presenting "How it works", a collection of items, gadgets and tools with a detailed analysis on their origin, their use and of course, how they work.
Upper Fourth Darrell Rivers is Head Girl of her class and her sister Felicity has joined Malory Towers. It looks set to be a wonderful term until Felicity makes friends with young trouble-maker June. With twins Connie and Ruth causing problems in their form too, Darrell's first term in charge is a big challenge . . . In the Fifth Now that Darrell Rivers and her friends are fifth-formers, i…
In the peaceful village of King's Abbot, a shocking murder shatters the quiet life of the wealthy Roger Ackroyd.
The world is big, and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.
Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust. Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life i…