Breakfast on Mars and 37 Other Delectable Essays will inspire students to think differently about the much feared assignment in elementary and middle schools around the country: essay writing.Rebecca Stern's fifth grade students were bored to death with e
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Caught between family life and school, Gabby's trials never seem to end ...If she's not dealing with her outrageously embarrassing mother Posy, or helping out with her troubled brothers at home, she's pursuing school hearthrob, Si, and making enemies of f
Starting over again in a new town is hard enough, but with her Dad gone, her Mum on the verge of a breakdown & a kid sister to look after, Kally's life is suddenly full of secrets. When the gorgeous Jem skates into Kally's life, things finally seem to
Anna's bruised and upset by the collapse of her parents' marriage. So much of the fallout - including responsibility for her wayward younger sister - seems to be heading in her direction. All she wants is to get the exam results she needs to get herself t
Charlotte doesn't want a lot - just to play rugby and for her Dad to be proud of her. But her brother Will's the rugby star of the family, only he's got very different stars in his eyes. Soon they're both keeping secrets and so is their mum! Plus Gran is
Jess has it all - gorgeous boyfriend, the lead in the school play (Lady Macbeth in Macbeth) and Ali, her dependable best friend. Then her mum is diagnosed with breast cancer and Jess's world is turned upside down. No-one understands what she's going throu
