It's the year 2000. I'm fourteen. I'm trying really hard to be a grunger right now. There were rumours the world was going to end. It hasn't as of yet but I still have reasons to believe that was true.
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Readers LOVE I Love You, I Love You, I Love You 'The nostalgic book of my dreams' 'I was crying along to their heartache and cheering along to their triumph' 'Hilarious, heart-breaking and swoon-worthy' ? ? ? It's the year 2000. Summer here in London is almost over. There are rumours the world is about to end, and yet my soft little universe is finally opening up, just getting started. When I see him I fall through the ground. He's just a boy but I am lost in a starburst galaxy. A rip tide. A hurricane. Sweet and delicious as crisp cherryade. I'm on fire. I'm in love…with my best friend. ? ? ? Your favourite authors love I Love You, I Love You, I Love You 'Bursts with energy' Matt Haig 'Just DELICIOUS' Kirsty Capes 'What a book!' Giovanna Fletcher 'Extraordinary' Lindsey Kelk 'Wonderful' Sophie Ellis-Bextor 'Glorious' Salena Godden 'Transporting' Sophie Dahl 'I loved it, I loved it, I loved it!' Dawn O'Porter
A magical illustrated new young fiction series for children aged 7-9 from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson! Meet Marnie Midnight – a little moth with BIG dreams! Marnie Midnight is SO excited to be starting at Minibeast Academy. She adores everything about the moon and she can’t wait to learn about its magic. But Marnie soon discovers that nobody believes in moon magic anymore! Marnie is determined to get to the bottom of this moon mystery. The little moth and her minibeast friends explore far and wide in their search for the truth. But will they survive a run-in with a rebellious rat or an out-of-this-world trip with the terrifying Early Bird … ? One thing is for sure, Marnie is a little bug having a BIG Adventure!
Marnie Midnight and the Great Critter Contest
Laura Ellen Anderson
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
2024
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The second in a magical illustrated new young fiction series for children aged 7-9 from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson! Marnie Midnight is a little moth with BIG dreams! Marnie is having so much fun at Minibeast Academy, a school for bugs tucked into a giant tree at the bottom of the museum gardens. And this term it's time for something really exciting – the Great Critter Contest! The contest sees minibug students set off to explore the school in teams, searching for clues. The winners get an incredible prize and Marnie and her team – best friends Floyd the bee (who is really an A) and Star the super-strong princess ant – are determined to be first to cross the finish line. But when Veronica gets into trouble and needs rescuing, Marnie and her team have to decide whether winning really is the most important thing …
Marnie Midnight and the Minibeast Mission
Laura Ellen Anderson
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
2025
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The third in a magical illustrated new young fiction series for children aged 7-9 from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson! "A hugely imaginative world with stunning illustrations” – Harriet Muncaster, author of Isadora Moon Marnie the little moon-loving moth and her friends are going on a camping trip! Marnie, Floyd and Star snuggle down for a good night’s sleep tucked up inside their leaf sleeping bags. But when they wake up they realise that they are no longer in the meadow … they're inside a HUMAN HOUSE! As the friends search for a way out of the giant house they stumble across all sorts of weird and wonderful things including a very playful cat and a whole swarm of perplexing wasps. Can the friends go on a MINIBEAST MISSION and make it back to school safely…?
The Instant Sunday Times BestsellerLearn how to recognise and resist the daily attempts to control and manipulate your mind.
The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller Learn how to recognise and resist the daily attempts to control and manipulate your mind. There is a war on for your mind. You may not notice, but you are surrounded by manipulators: advertisers, politicians, big tech, even the humble waiter who asks, ‘Still or sparkling?’ Free Your Mind is your field manual to surviving the information battlefield. In this indispensable book, Laura Dodsworth and Patrick Fagan draw on interviews with mind-control experts ranging from monks to magicians, infiltrate cults and forums to uncover their most deceptive techniques and expose the hidden tactics used to influence you, from social media to subliminal messages. Learn how to recognise the nudges, dispel efforts to brainwash you and always question those who say the choice is yours. If you don’t control your mind, someone else will.
'The fascinating story of ancient words â?¦ new revelations await' The Guardian 'A magisterial feat' New Scientist ________________________________
The epic story of how one ancient language went global, and the scientists on a quest through deep time to uncover it, from the author of international bestseller Pale Rider
A feminist YA horror-thriller-romance retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray by the TikTok sensation and author of The Society for Soulless Girls… Penny Paxton is the daughter of an icon. Her supermodel mother has legions of adoring fans around the world, and Penny is ready to begin her journey to international adoration, starting with joining the elite Dorian Drama School. When Penny’s new mentor offers her an opportunity she cannot refuse, to have a portrait painted by a mysterious artist who can grant immortal beauty to all his subjects, Penny happily follows in the footsteps of Dorian’s most glittering alumni, knowing that stardom is sure to soon be hers. But when her trusted mentor is found murdered, Penny realises she’s made a terrible mistake – a sinister someone is using the uncanny portraits to kill off the subjects one by one. As more perfectly beautiful students start to fall, Penny knows her time is running out . . . A seductive and searing exploration of beauty, identity, and what the pursuit of perfection can truly cost.
A gripping and atmospheric debut crime thriller set on an isolated Scottish islandâ?¦ On an Island full of secrets The truth lies in the dark
On an Island full of secretsThe truth lies in the darkA gripping and atmospheric debut crime thriller set on an isolated Scottish island...
On an Island full of secrets The truth lies in the dark A gripping and atmospheric debut crime thriller set on an isolated Scottish island… A mysterious death On a small island off the coast of Scotland, an isolated community is grieving. Eighteen-year-old Alan Ferguson was found at the foot of the lighthouse – an apparent suicide. Two detectives trapped on an island DIs Georgina Lennox and Richard Stewart are sent to investigate. But a raging storm keeps them trapped on the island for four days. And the locals don’t take kindly to mainlanders. A village full of suspects As George and Ritchie question the island’s inhabitants, they discover a village filled with superstition and shrouded in secrets. But someone wants those secrets to stay buried. At any cost. *Readers love THE WOLF TREE* ‘More twisted than you could imagine. Couldn't put it down.’ ? ? ? ? ? Reader Review ‘A page turner, intriguing and fascinating.’ ? ? ? ? ? Reader Review ‘Kept me guessing until the end.’ ? ? ? ? ? Reader Review ‘Right at the very end was a shocker I hadn't seen coming.’ ? ? ? ? Reader Review
International Lower Secondary Computing Student's Book: Stage 8
Laura Sach
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
2024
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Collins International Lower Secondary Computing series is structured around six themes relating to computing and digital literacy and offers learners a comprehensive and engaging approach to learning, enhanced by real-world applications. Each chapter is organised to develop essential skills, leading learners towards the creation of a final project. The project-based activities nurture creative skills and give learners the opportunity to make decisions and develop projects that matter to them. Stage 8 projects focus on everything from using Python, to creating an advertisement for a product, giving children the tools to build key computing and ICT skills, linking the five strands of theory to the practice of computing, and showing learners how computers work. Collins International Lower Secondary Computing series provides in-depth coverage of the Cambridge curriculum frameworks for Lower Secondary Computing (0860) and Lower Secondary Digital Literacy (0082) as well as the UK national curriculum for Computing at secondary level. Each chapter enables students to develop their computing and digital literacy skills through a fun, practical and relatable project. Stage 8 helps learners to create an advertisement for a product, use Python, design and program algorithms using AND, OR and NOT logic, create a troubleshooter to find and resolve a wide range of computer problems and use sound, video, images and text to create a virtual tour. Learners will build their understanding throughout the stage, using a rich variety of sources with an international focus to support their learning. With regular opportunities for discussion, group work, investigation and design, the Student’s Book and Workbook encourage active learning throughout. This includes ‘unplugged’ learning to explore concepts and foster computational thinking skills. Each chapter concludes with an opportunity for learners to build and showcase their own work, consolidating their learning through self or peer assessment and reflection. Clear explanations, visually engaging activities and ‘Key terms’ features are designed to support young learners, especially those with English as a second or additional language. The course includes the latest hardware and software information, additionally exploring Artificial Intelligence and AI images and empowers learners to navigate the online world safely by equipping them with crucial digital safety skills. Written by Laura Sach – a female expert with a breadth of computing experience across industry, education and research, and her culturally responsive approach provides teachers with an accessible and inclusive learning experience for all ages and inspires greater participation and tech career pathways for all. Will prepare students for a seamless transition to Lower Secondary Computing Stage 9.
International Lower Secondary Computing Student's Book: Stage 9
Laura Sach
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
2024
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Collins International Lower Secondary Computing series is structured around six themes relating to computing and digital literacy and offers learners a comprehensive and engaging approach to learning, enhanced by real-world applications. Each chapter is organised to develop essential skills, leading learners towards the creation of a final project. The project-based activities nurture creative skills and give learners the opportunity to make decisions and develop projects that matter to them. Stage 9 projects focus on everything from using Python, to creating a video game pitch deck, giving children the tools to build key computing and ICT skills, linking the five strands of theory to the practice of computing, and showing learners how computers work.Each chapter enables students to develop their computing and digital literacy skills through a fun, practical and relatable project. Stage 9 helps learners to create a web page, use Python, create a video game pitch deck, design a network for a global music star and create a piece of repetitive artwork.Learners will build their understanding throughout the stage, using a rich variety of sources with an international focus to support their learning.With regular opportunities for discussion, group work, investigation and design, the Student’s Book and Workbook encourage active learning throughout. This includes ‘unplugged’ learning to explore concepts and foster computational thinking skills. Each chapter concludes with an opportunity for learners to build and showcase their own work, consolidating their learning through self or peer assessment and reflection.Clear explanations, visually engaging activities and ‘Key terms’ features are designed to support young learners, especially those with English as a second or additional language.The course includes the latest hardware and software information, additionally exploring Artificial Intelligence and AI images and empowers learners to navigate the online world safely by equipping them with crucial digital safety skills.Written by Laura Sach, a female expert, who has a breadth of computing experience across industry, education and research, and her culturally responsive approach provides teachers with an accessible and inclusive learning experience for all ages and inspires greater participation and tech career pathways for all.
International Lower Secondary Computing Workbook: Stage 8
Laura Sach
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
2024
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The Collins International Lower Secondary Computing Stage 8 Workbook is written with a range of international contexts in mind and is designed to be used in lessons alongside the Student’s Book. As an essential companion to the Student’s Book, the Workbook offers a range of exciting activities to help students consolidate understanding, think creatively and plan practical tasks, and to record, evaluate and reflect on their learning, supporting metacognition.The clear and engaging pages offer a mix of fun and varied activities such as quizzes, ‘Rate your progress’ and reflection tasks as well as structured frameworks to record thoughts and ideas, and develop computational thinking and ensuring no learner is left behind.End-of-chapter reflection features help students to assess their progress and understand how they can improve.Following the same chapter and unit structure as the Student’s Book, the clearly signalled Workbook activities provide further practice and extension material for learners of all levels, to support and enhance learning.The Collins International Lower Secondary Computing series provides in-depth coverage of the Cambridge curriculum frameworks for Lower Secondary Computing (0860) and Lower Secondary Digital Literacy (0082), as well as the UK national curriculum for Computing at secondary level