Author: Sue Whiting
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 1760651451
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Chance is a black-and-white thinker until she realises that sometimes there are shades of grey. Chance is in Year 7 and thinks she has it all - a loving mother, dog Tiges, best friend and almost-sister next door. But when a reality TV team makes over her house, she discovers newspaper cuttings from the past that cause her to question the world as she knows it and everyone in it. Then she finds herself caught between two realities, identities and worlds. Face-to-face with the truth, Chance has a very difficult decision to make, which almost splits her in two. This powerful story explores what is true and what is fake in today’s world. And while Chance is all about the truth, she ponders whether "Maybe being truthful was really just a big lie." The Book of Chance by Sue Whiting, Highly Commended, 2021 Davitt Awards Best Children’s Crime Book
The Book of Chance
Author: Sue Whiting
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 1760651451
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Chance is a black-and-white thinker until she realises that sometimes there are shades of grey. Chance is in Year 7 and thinks she has it all - a loving mother, dog Tiges, best friend and almost-sister next door. But when a reality TV team makes over her house, she discovers newspaper cuttings from the past that cause her to question the world as she knows it and everyone in it. Then she finds herself caught between two realities, identities and worlds. Face-to-face with the truth, Chance has a very difficult decision to make, which almost splits her in two. This powerful story explores what is true and what is fake in today’s world. And while Chance is all about the truth, she ponders whether "Maybe being truthful was really just a big lie." The Book of Chance by Sue Whiting, Highly Commended, 2021 Davitt Awards Best Children’s Crime Book
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 1760651451
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Chance is a black-and-white thinker until she realises that sometimes there are shades of grey. Chance is in Year 7 and thinks she has it all - a loving mother, dog Tiges, best friend and almost-sister next door. But when a reality TV team makes over her house, she discovers newspaper cuttings from the past that cause her to question the world as she knows it and everyone in it. Then she finds herself caught between two realities, identities and worlds. Face-to-face with the truth, Chance has a very difficult decision to make, which almost splits her in two. This powerful story explores what is true and what is fake in today’s world. And while Chance is all about the truth, she ponders whether "Maybe being truthful was really just a big lie." The Book of Chance by Sue Whiting, Highly Commended, 2021 Davitt Awards Best Children’s Crime Book
What Do You Call Your Grandpa?
Author: Ashleigh Barton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780733340864
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
An inclusive picture book for grandparents everywhere. In every country around the world are grandpas short and tall. Though they go by different names, we love them one and all. From brilliant new talents Ashleigh Barton and Martina Heiduczek, comes a charming and heart-warming book that celebrates the many different ways we say grandpa. What Do You Call Your Grandpa? is a love letter to grandfathers and families from every corner of the globe. Young readers will learn how to say Grandpa in thirteen different languages including Hebrew, Welsh, Portuguese, Swahili, Mandarin, Maori, Flemish, Igbo, Hindi, Spanish, Italian, Tagalog, and Gurindji.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780733340864
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
An inclusive picture book for grandparents everywhere. In every country around the world are grandpas short and tall. Though they go by different names, we love them one and all. From brilliant new talents Ashleigh Barton and Martina Heiduczek, comes a charming and heart-warming book that celebrates the many different ways we say grandpa. What Do You Call Your Grandpa? is a love letter to grandfathers and families from every corner of the globe. Young readers will learn how to say Grandpa in thirteen different languages including Hebrew, Welsh, Portuguese, Swahili, Mandarin, Maori, Flemish, Igbo, Hindi, Spanish, Italian, Tagalog, and Gurindji.
MizFit: How to Build Muscle and Lose Weight Without Losing Your Mind
Author: Carla Birnberg
Publisher: Hyperink Inc
ISBN: 1614645981
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
My story about weight loss and finding my healthy living path is an uncomplicated one. I shed 35 pounds nineteen years ago and never looked back. Never regained. Never got off track. Maintained even when Master’s degree, marriage, and motherhood conspired to derail me. The more challenging piece to explain (and the question I’m most frequently asked) is how I’ve stayed on track and maintained my weight loss for so long. I know the statistic is hotly debated, but somewhere around 90% of all weight loss is regained within five years. The answer I give for the reason I’ve stayed in the tiny ten percent? I realized it was what’s on the inside that mattered. I gained the majority of my weight in college. I drank lots of soda (and various other things), ate many late-night junk food meals with friends, and basically enjoyed my college experience. If by “enjoyed” you mean I packed on pounds quickfastandinahurry—which I do. Unlike many of my peers I was pretty okay with my weight gain. The morning I discovered my pants no longer buttoned, did I commence dieting and self-flagellation? Nope. I bloused a sweatshirt over the top of my jeans and proceeded along my soda-drinking way. That said, when graduation loomed, and the time came to don interview suits, I was faced with the reality that none of them zipped. Not only could I not employ my fluffing-the-sweatshirt trick with a skirt-suit, but I’d grown while my bank account had not. Lacking the funds for new clothes, I commenced an exercise and revised eating routine, which after many months resulted in a fitter me. I discovered weight training. I rediscovered my old eating habits. I paid close attention to what I put inside my body. I thought I had it all figured out. I did not. I consumed lots of processed white flour (hello, bagels!), ate virtually no fat (fare thee well beloved salmon!), and was a lean, mean, and exhausted shell of my former self. When I finally grew tired of being tired I stepped back and recorded precisely how I felt after eating various foods. Breads and pastas? I was still famished, usually swollen, and broken out in a rash. In addition I was definitely, clearly lethargic. Fruits, vegetables, complex carbs, and lean proteins? I was a force to be reckoned with. I possessed boundless energy, my swelling/rashes disappeared, and after eating I was satiated. While all of this reads as a no-brainer, it transpired long before others were eating gluten-free and far before I realized when I feel healthier on the inside, everything else (including my outsides) follows suit. Weight-loss maintaining isn’t even a concept I consider these days. My focus, and the one that has facilitated my maintenance for close to two decades, is on fueling my insides and exercising in a way that allows me to live my life as energetically and healthfully (and rash-free) as possible. I approach healthy living as I do all areas of my life. I read. I research. I experience. I seek gurus. I talk to my peers. Yet I remember, at the end of it all, I am the expert of my own body. We may all have the same healthy living goal (longer, healthier lives), but it’s ok for each of us to construct our own path to get there. Are you ready? It’s time to start creating yours. -Carla Birnberg
Publisher: Hyperink Inc
ISBN: 1614645981
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
My story about weight loss and finding my healthy living path is an uncomplicated one. I shed 35 pounds nineteen years ago and never looked back. Never regained. Never got off track. Maintained even when Master’s degree, marriage, and motherhood conspired to derail me. The more challenging piece to explain (and the question I’m most frequently asked) is how I’ve stayed on track and maintained my weight loss for so long. I know the statistic is hotly debated, but somewhere around 90% of all weight loss is regained within five years. The answer I give for the reason I’ve stayed in the tiny ten percent? I realized it was what’s on the inside that mattered. I gained the majority of my weight in college. I drank lots of soda (and various other things), ate many late-night junk food meals with friends, and basically enjoyed my college experience. If by “enjoyed” you mean I packed on pounds quickfastandinahurry—which I do. Unlike many of my peers I was pretty okay with my weight gain. The morning I discovered my pants no longer buttoned, did I commence dieting and self-flagellation? Nope. I bloused a sweatshirt over the top of my jeans and proceeded along my soda-drinking way. That said, when graduation loomed, and the time came to don interview suits, I was faced with the reality that none of them zipped. Not only could I not employ my fluffing-the-sweatshirt trick with a skirt-suit, but I’d grown while my bank account had not. Lacking the funds for new clothes, I commenced an exercise and revised eating routine, which after many months resulted in a fitter me. I discovered weight training. I rediscovered my old eating habits. I paid close attention to what I put inside my body. I thought I had it all figured out. I did not. I consumed lots of processed white flour (hello, bagels!), ate virtually no fat (fare thee well beloved salmon!), and was a lean, mean, and exhausted shell of my former self. When I finally grew tired of being tired I stepped back and recorded precisely how I felt after eating various foods. Breads and pastas? I was still famished, usually swollen, and broken out in a rash. In addition I was definitely, clearly lethargic. Fruits, vegetables, complex carbs, and lean proteins? I was a force to be reckoned with. I possessed boundless energy, my swelling/rashes disappeared, and after eating I was satiated. While all of this reads as a no-brainer, it transpired long before others were eating gluten-free and far before I realized when I feel healthier on the inside, everything else (including my outsides) follows suit. Weight-loss maintaining isn’t even a concept I consider these days. My focus, and the one that has facilitated my maintenance for close to two decades, is on fueling my insides and exercising in a way that allows me to live my life as energetically and healthfully (and rash-free) as possible. I approach healthy living as I do all areas of my life. I read. I research. I experience. I seek gurus. I talk to my peers. Yet I remember, at the end of it all, I am the expert of my own body. We may all have the same healthy living goal (longer, healthier lives), but it’s ok for each of us to construct our own path to get there. Are you ready? It’s time to start creating yours. -Carla Birnberg
Dashing Dish
Author: Katie Farrell
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 0718021622
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The Dashing Dish is an inspirational cookbook full of healthy, innovative and simple recipes, most of which are gluten-free, sugar-free, and abundant in whole grains. Like many of us, chef and author Katie Farrell has struggled with her weight and healthy eating. As a teen, she went through yo-yo dieting and was prone to eating disorders. However, through God and a passion for cooking, she hit upon the formula that would transform her from unhealthy girl to confident woman. In warm, accessible language and beautiful photographs, Katie shares 100 recipes for clean eating. Every recipe is simple to make and delicious to eat. Katie uses gluten-free oat flour in place of wheat flour, cottage cheese and yogurt in place of fat, and Stevia in place of sugar. In The Dashing Dish, you will find: 100 healthy and wholesome dishes Nutritional information Simple and kid-friendly recipes Helpful tips and tricks The Dashing Dish is filled with one hundred healthy recipes that let you eat some of your most craved comfort foods in a healthy way. Her tips are practical, her tone inspirational. Anyone looking to eat better for the rest of their life will want to own this book.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 0718021622
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The Dashing Dish is an inspirational cookbook full of healthy, innovative and simple recipes, most of which are gluten-free, sugar-free, and abundant in whole grains. Like many of us, chef and author Katie Farrell has struggled with her weight and healthy eating. As a teen, she went through yo-yo dieting and was prone to eating disorders. However, through God and a passion for cooking, she hit upon the formula that would transform her from unhealthy girl to confident woman. In warm, accessible language and beautiful photographs, Katie shares 100 recipes for clean eating. Every recipe is simple to make and delicious to eat. Katie uses gluten-free oat flour in place of wheat flour, cottage cheese and yogurt in place of fat, and Stevia in place of sugar. In The Dashing Dish, you will find: 100 healthy and wholesome dishes Nutritional information Simple and kid-friendly recipes Helpful tips and tricks The Dashing Dish is filled with one hundred healthy recipes that let you eat some of your most craved comfort foods in a healthy way. Her tips are practical, her tone inspirational. Anyone looking to eat better for the rest of their life will want to own this book.
Reggie Red
Author: Josie Layton
Publisher: 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'
ISBN: 1499489617
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Reggie hears other girls in her class talk about dyeing their hair and wearing makeup for their class picture. This makes her feel bad about her own appearance, with her big, red mane and freckles. But try as she might, Reggie can’t seem to cover up her hair or features. Her mom passes down some family wisdom about inner beauty, which helps Reggie not only feel better, but also help another girl feel better too. This book about self-love and inner beauty will speak to young readers who might feel self-conscious as they compare themselves to peers.
Publisher: 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'
ISBN: 1499489617
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Reggie hears other girls in her class talk about dyeing their hair and wearing makeup for their class picture. This makes her feel bad about her own appearance, with her big, red mane and freckles. But try as she might, Reggie can’t seem to cover up her hair or features. Her mom passes down some family wisdom about inner beauty, which helps Reggie not only feel better, but also help another girl feel better too. This book about self-love and inner beauty will speak to young readers who might feel self-conscious as they compare themselves to peers.
Sherlock Bones and the Sea-Creature Feature
Author: Renee Treml
Publisher: Etch/Hmh Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0358309336
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
In this second book in the humorous, mystery-solving graphic novel series that's perfect for fans of Bad Guys, Sherlock Bones and his ragtag team hunt down a swamp monster! Sherlock Bones's home, the Natural History Museum, has added an exciting new exhibit, Reef to Shore, that includes a mangrove forest and shallow coral reef habitat, with touch tanks in between. When Sherlock overhears a that a swamp monster has been sighted, he gathers his team to investigate. At first Sherlock Bones suspects Nivlac, a quirky octopus with a talent for camouflage--and tank pranks. But then, loud bellowing leads Bones and team to the mangroves, where they find a horrifying long-haired green beast! Can they escape the creature--or is it too late for our beloved frogmouth bird skeleton and his ragtag mystery-solving team?
Publisher: Etch/Hmh Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0358309336
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
In this second book in the humorous, mystery-solving graphic novel series that's perfect for fans of Bad Guys, Sherlock Bones and his ragtag team hunt down a swamp monster! Sherlock Bones's home, the Natural History Museum, has added an exciting new exhibit, Reef to Shore, that includes a mangrove forest and shallow coral reef habitat, with touch tanks in between. When Sherlock overhears a that a swamp monster has been sighted, he gathers his team to investigate. At first Sherlock Bones suspects Nivlac, a quirky octopus with a talent for camouflage--and tank pranks. But then, loud bellowing leads Bones and team to the mangroves, where they find a horrifying long-haired green beast! Can they escape the creature--or is it too late for our beloved frogmouth bird skeleton and his ragtag mystery-solving team?
The Boy Who Stepped Through Time
Author: Anna Ciddor
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1761061887
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
An accidental trip back to the Roman Empire sets off a race against time to save a friendship - and a life. A thrilling time-slip adventure from a much-loved Australian author. When Perry steps into a crumbling ruin while on holiday in France, he is not expecting to be transported back 1700 years to Roman times. While he hunts desperately for a way home, he must blend in as a slave - even if it means eating mice for dinner! Gradually, Perry is caught up in the fascinating world of grand Villa Rubia and a life he could never have imagined. But when he makes a new friend, he thinks he might already know her terrible fate. Perry is faced with an impossible choice: to find his way home or stay and guard his friend's life - and risk being trapped in the past forever...
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1761061887
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
An accidental trip back to the Roman Empire sets off a race against time to save a friendship - and a life. A thrilling time-slip adventure from a much-loved Australian author. When Perry steps into a crumbling ruin while on holiday in France, he is not expecting to be transported back 1700 years to Roman times. While he hunts desperately for a way home, he must blend in as a slave - even if it means eating mice for dinner! Gradually, Perry is caught up in the fascinating world of grand Villa Rubia and a life he could never have imagined. But when he makes a new friend, he thinks he might already know her terrible fate. Perry is faced with an impossible choice: to find his way home or stay and guard his friend's life - and risk being trapped in the past forever...
52 Mondays
Author: Anna Ciddor
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 176087065X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
'We're going to look everywhere,' said Anna. And they did. When Anna sets out to find the doll of her dreams, her two younger sisters are eager to help. But it's not easy. This is 1960s Australia and there's no computer or internet yet. This is a time when teachers still write with chalk, cars have no seatbelts, and Mr Whippy sells ice-cream cones for half a penny. Anna and her sisters fill their days with fun, mischief and adventure - like the time Anna glues a block of wood to her middle sister's foot, then worries it will be stuck there forever! They celebrate birthdays and Passover together, cope with friends being mean, and feed peanuts to the bears at the zoo. But through it all, Anna never loses sight of her dream. Inspired by the author's real childhood, this is a warm, funny and fascinating family story from the author of The Family with Two Front Doors.
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 176087065X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
'We're going to look everywhere,' said Anna. And they did. When Anna sets out to find the doll of her dreams, her two younger sisters are eager to help. But it's not easy. This is 1960s Australia and there's no computer or internet yet. This is a time when teachers still write with chalk, cars have no seatbelts, and Mr Whippy sells ice-cream cones for half a penny. Anna and her sisters fill their days with fun, mischief and adventure - like the time Anna glues a block of wood to her middle sister's foot, then worries it will be stuck there forever! They celebrate birthdays and Passover together, cope with friends being mean, and feed peanuts to the bears at the zoo. But through it all, Anna never loses sight of her dream. Inspired by the author's real childhood, this is a warm, funny and fascinating family story from the author of The Family with Two Front Doors.
The Year the Maps Changed
Author: Danielle Binks
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063211629
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
Wolf Hollow meets The Thing About Jellyfish in Danielle Binks’s debut middle grade novel set in 1999, where a twelve-year-old girl grapples with the meaning of home and family amidst a refugee crisis that has divided her town. "Timeless and beautiful, and it deserves to be read by people of all ages." —Printz Award-winning author Melina Marchetta If you asked eleven-year-old Fred to draw a map of her family, it would be a bit confusing. Her birth father was never in the picture, her mom died years ago, and her stepfather, Luca, is now expecting a baby with his new girlfriend. According to Fred’s teacher, maps don’t always give the full picture of our history, but more and more it feels like Fred’s family is redrawing the line of their story . . . and Fred is feeling left off the map. Soon after learning about the baby, Fred hears that the town will be taking in hundreds of refugees seeking safety from a war-torn Kosovo. Some people in town, like Luca, think it’s great and want to help. Others, however, feel differently, causing friction within the community. Fred, who has been trying to navigate her own feelings of displacement, ends up befriending a few refugees. But what starts as a few friendly words in Albanian will soon change their lives forever, not to mention completely redrawing Fred’s personal map of friends, family, and home, and community.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063211629
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
Wolf Hollow meets The Thing About Jellyfish in Danielle Binks’s debut middle grade novel set in 1999, where a twelve-year-old girl grapples with the meaning of home and family amidst a refugee crisis that has divided her town. "Timeless and beautiful, and it deserves to be read by people of all ages." —Printz Award-winning author Melina Marchetta If you asked eleven-year-old Fred to draw a map of her family, it would be a bit confusing. Her birth father was never in the picture, her mom died years ago, and her stepfather, Luca, is now expecting a baby with his new girlfriend. According to Fred’s teacher, maps don’t always give the full picture of our history, but more and more it feels like Fred’s family is redrawing the line of their story . . . and Fred is feeling left off the map. Soon after learning about the baby, Fred hears that the town will be taking in hundreds of refugees seeking safety from a war-torn Kosovo. Some people in town, like Luca, think it’s great and want to help. Others, however, feel differently, causing friction within the community. Fred, who has been trying to navigate her own feelings of displacement, ends up befriending a few refugees. But what starts as a few friendly words in Albanian will soon change their lives forever, not to mention completely redrawing Fred’s personal map of friends, family, and home, and community.
A Swim in the Sea
Author: Sue Whiting
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925126334
Category : Children and the sea
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925126334
Category : Children and the sea
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description