In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack just wants to play by himself! In The Crazy Cousins, Jack’s in the mood for mooching around, not playing with his crazy cousins! But will his bad mood spoil the whole day? From the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin comes this fantastic and beloved first chapter-book series. Every story follows Jack, a friendly, everyday kid who loves playing with his best friend, Billie. Created to help build emotional literacy, every book in the Hey Jack! series explores a particular emotion – such as worry, happiness, excitement or disappointment – in a relatable way for young readers. Whether it’s about friends, family or feelings, there’s no challenge Jack can’t figure out! With more than ten million books in print around the world, best-selling author Sally Rippin has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Every Hey Jack! book is carefully designed with short chapters, decodable vocabulary and lots of illustrations, and there are no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. And there’s plenty of stories in the series to explore! For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Billie B Brown and School of Monsters series. Readers will love other books in the Hey Jack! series: The Winning Goal The Scary Solo The Robot Blues The Fire Truck The Big Mess The Class Party and many more!

Grandma. Nana. Gammy. Mimi. Grammy. Busia. Gigi. Yaya. There are so many names to call a grandma, but Construction Cousins call their grandma Gaga. The Construction Cousins, five little diggers who have a very special relationship with their grandparents, are back again! When they are getting ready for Christmas, one of the special gifts from Gaga breaks. Can the diggers find the spirit of Christmas and give something of themselves?

In this humorous tale, the Thompson brothers bring 'The Cousins" to a Dude Ranch. A wonderful experience for the Cousins and their family, and their girlfriends and boyfriend and their families, as well as the bodyguards and their families, all dressing and living back in the 1800's in their Western town, Western attire and Horses, whom the Cousins wished would have been Horsy Box trained, and become upset when out riding and learn they don't have rain gear in the saddle bags. Funny account of the Cousins and their bodyguards who didn't like the idea they didn't have rain gear in their saddle bags either. This story also brings the Cousins into college. The Thompson brothers decide to allow 'The Cousins' to have their own baseball stadium where there are truly "Angels in the outfield' with all kinds of supernatural happenings in order to protect 'The Cousins'.

A playful picture book bringing to life the special relationship shared between cousins. This story follows a child reflecting on their beautiful but crazy memories with their Cousins and encourages readers to think about their own special family members too. Through the story you will read about the adventures of this family and see how sad it is when the Cousins must go home! ‘Special, Special Cousins’ honors family relationships and takes readers back to the basics of reading and spending time with those you love.

Just when Cathy thinks it's safe to go back to real life again, cousin Courtney's back. She's in New York to film a new movie. Even worse, she'll be going to Cathy's school! And in no time, as always, things are racing out of hand!

New religions take hold through conquest, missionary effort and forced conversion but most effective is conversion through love and respect. The Marabout is about a young man, Dawud, who is determined to fully convert to Islam the king of the 13th Century Mandinkan empire of Mali. Abandoning his family’s tradition of service to Islam as marabouts in his home town of Audaghost, Dawud leaves his home and family to journey to Niani, the capital city of the Mandinkan Empire. The clash of the empire’s traditional religions and Islam leads to murder and attempted murder thrusting Dawud into a precarious existence in Niani until he meets a princess who follows the traditional religion. And as is often said, the rest is history.

This exuberant saga--winner of Book of the Year in Denmark--follows three generations of a wildly dysfunctional Norwegian family. A huge international success . . . ["Doghead"] combines rambunctiousness, salty humor, and poetic imagination--"Independent on Sunday" (UK).

WINNER OF THE 2020 LAUGH OUT LOUD AWARDS Packed full of stupendously silly, fantastically funny and hysterically hilarious poems, this brilliant anthology is edited by dynamic poet, Joshua Seigal. Featuring a diverse range of contributors and some brand new poems from Joshua himself, this book is perfect for anyone who needs a giggle or a belly laugh! 'I think any reader would find it hard not only to avoid laughing, but to stop themselves reading the poems aloud – they are absolutely begging to be performed!' (Library Girl and Book Boy) Poets include: A.F. Harrold, Raymond Antrobus, Andy Seed, Sue Hardy-Dawson, Adisa, Kat Francois, James Carter, Jay Hulme and Lewis Carroll. Packed with laugh out loud illustrations by Tim Wesson, this follow up to I Don't Like Poetry (which was shortlisted for the 2017 Laugh Out Loud Awards) is a marvellous mixture of subversive humour and insight into the world of children.

High school valedictorian and college-bound Chente Jimenez thinks he finally has his life together. But after he attends prom with his new boyfriend, Henry Hamilton, Chente returns home to find his first love, tennis coach Aaron Doss, in his mother’s kitchen. Coach Doss has been playing follow the leader all his life—until now. After leaving his bride-to-be at the altar, it appears Doss has finally found his voice and the freedom to pursue Chente. But when he shares his news with Chente, the unexpected update unleashes a chain of events for the high school senior and his family and friends as the faceless menace that has surrounded Chente for months manifests into real danger. Before the dust settles on his high school days, hearts will be broken, secret conspiracies will be exposed, and death’s fingers will grip the small town of Avalon. While navigating the final chapter of his high school life, Chente is about to experience the undeniable definition of truth, honor, and finally love. In this gripping novel, a bold voice and a fearless stance leads to explosive consequences for a high school senior and his loved ones.

This a story about a lady who lost her husband in Iraq. She has a tough time moving on but tries when she finds a clean cut man from up north that she really thinks she know until its almost too late. Her name is Debra Jones and she grew up around a loving family that loves her so much that they get involve and learns a that her new man has a past that he tries to cover up. Shes also a devoted mother of a precious daughter name Morgan who looks up to her and a brother name Robert that Debra adores. Debra was older than Robert but he was very protective over her. And Debra always looks to her crazy cousin Sherry for advice on life. Sherry was a mother also but enjoyed the party life. The man Debra falls in love with is a small business man that is very successful. His name is Allen. A very clean cut man with charm that could persuade a preachers wife to commit adultery. But there is something fishy about this gentleman that even the most anointed priest couldnt figure out.