A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom The preparations for Marin and JuJu\'s group cosplay steadily advance...until at long last, the costumes are complete That should just leave the photo shoot...but Wakana has a secret plan the other two don\'t know

From the winner of the Guardian Children\'s Prize, comes a story of Medieval times, told from an entirely new

Can ballet ever be reconciled with feminist

The new novel from the author of THE GREAT BELIEVERS, winner of the Carnegie Medal and a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award

- How does politics affect you in everyday life? - What is power and who has it?- Has the age of empire come to an end?- Is capitalism the only viable economic system? Politics is all around us. Global Politics: Myths and Mysteries teaches students that their understanding of the political world is already theoretical, and equips them with the tools to become critical and independent thinkers. Unlike

From bustling cosmopolitan cities to remote rural landscapes, this comprehensive volume explores the varied food and cooking of China with fascinating background information on the local geography and culinary history. Bringing together classic dishes, from the old imperial kitchens of Beijing to the tea houses of southern China, expert Terry Tan explores the diverse regions and introduces the reader

An introduction to celestial mechanics for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers new to the field Celestial mechanics--the study of the movement of planets, satellites, and smaller bodies such as comets--is one of the oldest subjects in the physical sciences. Since the mid-twentieth century, the field has experienced a renaissance due to advances in space flight, digital computing,

This classic bestselling Angelina Ballerina picture book about friendship, jealousy, and one big performance is back in a beautiful, refreshed hardcover edition! Angelina Ballerina has a part as a fairy in a grown-up ballet performance, and so does her cousin Henry. They are both so excited, but Angelina\'s excitement turns to jealousy during rehearsals when Henry becomes the favorite of the cast.

A New York Times bestseller USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller Now in hardcover, this book makes the perfect addition to any library and the perfect gift for fans When a tragic accident takes the life of 17-year-old Raven Roth\'s foster mom--and Raven\'s memory--she moves to New Orleans to recover and finish her senior year of high school. Starting over isn\'t easy. Raven remembers everyday

From the incredible imagination of Leigh Hobbs comes an original character and an old friend, in Horrible Harriet\'s wildest adventure

Blending reality and illusion with elegance and precision, the stories in this collection--one of Calvino\'s earliest--take place in a World War II-era and postwar Italy tinged with the visionary and fablelike qualities that would come to define this master storyteller\'s later style. A trio of gluttonous burglars invade a pastry shop; two children trespass upon a forbidden garden; a wealthy family

It\'s 1826, and Matthew Hervey of the 6th Light Dragoons is a prisoner of the Spanish, incarcerated in the fortress of Badajoz. As he plans his escape, his thoughts return to the year 1812 when he was a cornet in Wellington\'s Peninsula Army. While Hervey paces his prison cell, and re-lives the bloodshed of battles past, friends rush to his

Moving from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad to Oxford, and from the Museum of Alexandria to the Royal Society of London, the author shows that the scientists of the past not only did not understand what we understand about the world - they did not understand what there is to

The Geographical Tradition presents the history of an essentially contested tradition. By examining a series of key episodes in geography\'s history since 1400, Livingstone argues that the messy contingencies of history are to be preferred to the manufactured idealizations of the standard chronicles. Throughout, the development of geographical thought and practice is portrayed against the background

Like many national cinemas, the French cinema has a rich tradition of film musicals beginning with the advent of sound to the present. This is the first book to chart the development of the French film musical.The French film musical is remarkable for its breadth and variety since the 1930s; although it flirts with the Hollywood musical in the 1930s and again in the 1950s, it has very distinctive forms

Learn how to draw and color your own adorable world with the simple illustrations and easy-to-follow drawing steps in How to Draw Super Cute Things with Bobbie Goods. Perfect for beginners of all ages and bursting with humor, sweetness, and imagination, this book is sure to put a smile on your face! Get cozy, grab a pencil and your markers, and draw anything you can imagine in the most adorable art

Eight-year-old Jack and his little sister, Annie, are playing in the woods during their summer holiday, when they find a mysterious tree house full of books. But these are no ordinary books . . . And this is no ordinary tree house . . . Jack and Annie get more than they had bargined for when Jack opens a book about dinosaurs and wishes he could see them for real. They end up in prehistoric times with

With a new \"10 years later\" epilogue for every chapter, comes an eye-opening assessment of American power and deglobalization in the bestselling tradition of The World is Flat and The Next 100 Years. Near the end of the Second World War, the United States made a bold strategic gambit that rewired the international system. Empires were abolished and replaced by a global arrangement enforced by the

In this next-gen guide to canning and preserving, get all the classic techniques and recipes plus global flavors, meal-prep tips, and green-living wisdom for today\'s world. Preserving with a Purpose is not your mama\'s or grandma\'s canning and preserving book. In 125 scrumptious and foolproof recipes, Sarah Thrush--whose inspiring, informative, and frequently viral videos on TikTok @peeliesnpetals