Most Popular Books by Dyan Sheldon

An uplifting story about an extraordinary teacher nun with a passion for motorbikes

YA. Teenage Issues. ZiZi likes to think of herself as a girly girl: her wardrobe is almost exclusively pink, her daily makeup routine can take upwards of an hour and she loves a bit of a flirt. Her best friend Loretta is very different: all of her clothes are black, she doesn''t wear any makeup whatsoever and she doesn''t like the way ZiZi dumbs herself down for boys or her old-fashioned ideas about ''a woman''s place''. One day, they decide to make a bet. Can ZiZi stand looking like Loretta for longer than Loretta can bear dressing like ZiZi? As their summer unfolds often hilariously, the pair are surprised to find they have a lot to learn from each other.

Elena really wants to be the princess in the dance school ballet, dressed in the beautiful coral-coloured tutu with silver stars. But nasty, vain Sylvie gets the part, while Elena has to be - the frog What chance has she got to sparkle now?

This first picture book for parents to share with their children features a story about the friendship between a dog and a cat. Illustrations.

Amazingly, in 1900 28 percent of all cars were electric. By 1920 the electric car had all but vanished and gas-powered cars dominated the market. In this book, Schiffer explores how cultural factors, not technological ones, explain the rise of gas-guzzling cars. For this edition, Schiffer brings the history of the electric car into the present, arguing that despite the Detroit Big Three''s reluctance to make electric cars, their time has finally arrived.

Elmo is caught in the middle of a feud between her environmental activist mother and property developer Mr Bamber, who lives over the road. When the Bambers adopt Kuba, an angel undercover as a South American orphan, Elmo''s life will never be the same.

When she goes shopping with her mum, Mona wants everything she sees. But when her widest dreams come true, Mona discovers that is possible to have too much...

Enthralled by her grandmother''s story of seeing and hearing whales singing in the sea long ago, Lili hopes to see them herself and to hear their mysterious songs.

The smallest Angel rushes to witness the birth of Jesus.

La abuela de Lili le revela a su nieta el misterio de las ballenas, las que regalan su canto a quien cree en la poesía y la belleza.

The travels of 40-something feminist Dyan Sheldon and 22-year-old motorcycle courier Victor Sanchez. This book recounts how, excited by the possibility of romance and adventure, they both left Brooklyn in 1993 to travel for five months across the Americas.

Lilly dreamt about whales. In her dreams she saw them, as large as mountains and bluer than the sky. In her dreams she heard them singing.

A diary chronicle of a teenage girl''s changing family and romantic relationships.

Von D. Sheldon/G. Blythe. - Lilly erlebt, was Grossmutter ihr erzählt hat: manchmal singen Wale, und ihre Stimmen klingen wie der Wind. (ab 5).

Harry, der sprechende Kater vom Planeten Arcana, landet unfreiwillig bei der 12jährigen Hühnchen und sorgt unentwegt für trouble...

The witty sequel to ''Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen'' sees high school rivals Carla and Lola compete in the school election.

Sách trình bày băng tranh. Lý-Liên nghe bà nôi kê truyên cá voi - hôm sau nàng ra biên nhìn cá voi nhảy và hát

Marigold Liotta, Asher Grossman and Giorgiana Shiller have got it all--money, looks and good grades. Life couldn''t get much better ... until their principal, Dr Kilpaticky, decides it''s time to burst their bubble of advantage by assigning them tough community service placements as part of their school curriculum. And so the fun begins as Marigold finds herself tutoring a moody, silent nine year-old in a deprived part of town, Giorgiana is pushed to breaking point with an extremely sarcastic octogenarian in a nursing home and Asher is swamped with crying babies, flooded basements and the unemployed at a local community centre. With Dyan Sheldon''s trademark irony and superb comic timing, Bursting Bubbles is a lively and touching story about how helping others can change you--for the better.

Ella has no interest in running for class president at her suburban New Jersy high school, but her offbeat friend Lola tricks her into challenging the rich and overbearing Carla Santini in a less-than-friendly race.

Twelve-year-old Elmo Blue just wants to fit in. But his angel friend, Kuba, seems to have other ideas. Thanks to Kuba''s promptings, Elmo soon finds himself embroiled in a war against bully Eddie Kilgour.