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When her divorced father announces his imminent marriage to a woman with three daughters, Avery agrees to help with wedding preparations along with her reluctant stepsisters-to-be and endures a series of wacky blended family setbacks.

"This smart romance has an ending that delivers and an upbeat narrator that will appeal to fans of Meg Cabot’s The Princess Diaries."* It''s 1986 and sixteen-year-old Zoe Brenner''s world revolves around Depeche Mode, Judd Nelson, exercise-obsessed parents, and her best friend Jonah. Then one day, in a freak Fun-Dip choking accident, Zoe falls unconscious, and awakes in the year 2016. So much has changed, and Zoe needs Jonah to help her make sense of it all. But in this life, Zoe is the most popular girl in school, and she soon realizes this Zoe doesn''t associate with nerds like Jonah. As Zoe juggles new technology, attempts to hide her enthusiasm for poet blouses, and manages to keep her super jock boyfriend at bay, she tries to rekindle her friendship with Jonah and use her popularity for a good cause. Will she ever get back to 1986? And more importantly, does she want to? *--Booklist

The ideal L.A. fairy tale for fans of Once Upon a Time and L.A. Candy, from the author of Geek Charming. Sophie Greene gets good grades, does the right thing, and has a boyfriend that her parents— and her younger brother—just love. (Too bad she doesn’t love him.) Sophie dreams of being more like Devon Deveraux, star of her favorite romance novels, but, in reality, Sophie isn’t even daring enough to change her nail polish. All of that changes when Sophie goes to Florida to visit her grandma Roz, and she finds herself seated next to a wolfishly goodlooking guy on the plane. The two hit it off, and before she knows it, Sophie’s living on the edge. But is the drama all it’s cracked up to be? Watch a Video

Sixth grade is hard enough for Lucy B. Parker, but it gets so much worse when her mom announces that she’s going to marry Laurel Moses’s dad. Yes, that Laurel Moses—the TV-movie-music star who makes Hannah Montana look like some random kid from the sticks. Suddenly, Lucy’s life is turned upside down and sideways. All Lucy wants to do is get through the day without totally embarrassing herself too much, but that’s hard to do when you’re the less-pretty, less-talented not-quite sister of a mega superstar.

The ideal L.A. fairy tale for fans of Once Upon a Time and L.A. Candy! Inspiration for the Disney Channel TV movie, Geek Charming! Dylan Shoenfield is the princess of L.A.''s posh Castle Heights High. She has the coolest boyfriend, the most popular friends, and a brand-new ''it'' bag that everyone covets. But when she accidentally tosses her bag into a fountain, this princess comes face-to-face with her own personal frog: self professed film geek Josh Rosen. In return for rescuing Dylan''s bag, Josh convinces Dylan to let him film her for his documentary on high school popularity. Reluctantly, Dylan lets F-list Josh into her A-list world, and is shocked to realize that sometimes nerds can be pretty cool. But when Dylan''s so-called prince charming of a boyfriend dumps her flat, her life--and her social status--comes to a crashing halt. Can Dylan--with Josh''s help--pull the pieces together to create her own happily-ever-after?

Lucy B. Parker is running for class president! Sure, Lucy could let her frister (friend + sister), teen superstar Laurel Moses, campaign for her, but Lucy wants to win as Lucy, not as Laurel Moses'' less-pretty-less- talented stepsister. To make matters worse, Lucy''s feeling totally ignored by her dad and his girlfriend, who are preparing for their new baby. How is Lucy going to manage her famous frister, a soon-to-exist baby, and the campaign of the year all at once?

The ideal L.A. fairy tale for fans of Once Upon a Time and L.A. Candy, from the author of Geek Charming. Prom fever has infected LA—especially Cindy’s two annoying stepsisters, and her overly Botoxed stepmother. Cindy seems to be the only one immune to it all. But her anti-prom letter in the school newspaper does more to turn Cindy into Queen of the Freaks than close the gap between the popular kids and the rest of the students. Everyone thinks she’s committed social suicide, except for her two best friends, the yoga goddess India and John Hughes–worshipping Malcolm, and shockingly, the most popular senior at Castle Heights High and Cindy’s crush, Adam Silver. Suddenly Cindy starts to think that maybe her social life could have a happily ever after. But there’s still the rest of the school to deal with. With a little bit of help from an unexpected source and a fabulous pair of heels, Cindy realizes that she still has a chance at a happily ever after.

Lucy B. Parker life is turned upside down with the announcement of her mom''s wedding, which is happening in only a month.

Lucy B. Parker has finally settled into her new life in New York City, living with her new frister (friend + sister), superstar Laurel Moses. She''s got a new BFF in Beatrice, and she''s spending her summer vacation off in L.A. visiting Laurel on the set of her new movie and meeting teen heartthrobs left and right. Life is good, until Lucy develops a crush-and unlike previous crushes, this one is not on a character in a book or a movie, but on a real living breathing boy, Beatrice''s brother Blair. Unfortunately for Lucy, nothing ever seems to go as she plans. Because although Lucy dreamed that Blair would be her first kiss, it seems like someone else might beat him to it!

A fresh and funny twist on Snow White from the author of Cindy Ella and Geek Charming! The ideal L.A. fairy tale for fans of Once Upon a Time and L.A. Candy Simone never saw herself as the "cute girl"--she was always the chunky smartmouth. But after a year of avoiding her wicked almost-stepmonster through Zumba class, Simone''s now sporting a whole new retro style. And people keep acting oddly. One thing: her stepmonster seems to be trying to accidentally kill her, or at least fatten her back up. And so when Simone''s brother offers to let her move in with him and his six roommates for the summer, Simone jumps at the chance for some normalcy. Only living with seven very different college boys isn''t exactly going to help her land her very own happily ever after . . .

Lucy B. Parker has a problem. Specifically, everyone else''s problems. When the advice columnist for her school paper has a little meltdown, Lucy''s frister (that''s friend + sister), teen superstar Laurel Moses, suggests that Lucy become the new go-to girl for advice! Lucy''s not quite sure how that''s going to work, considering she''s usually the one asking for advice, but with the Sadie Hawkins dance coming up, it seems like everyone in her class needs some help.

"The Barkingtons are a happy family with a slightly mad air --and their story is individual and fun, with the Flavia Gag illustrations accenting the individuality. Five children, the oldest 11 and the youngest at the creeping stage, a mother who has time for a game of cards -- a daddy who is keeper at the zoo, and you have the setup for family adventures in granny''s big brownstone house."--Kirkus

Traces the history and experience of a country which is recovering its own identity after colonization, liberation, struggles and civil war. The record of the Zimbabwean government is examined, showing its early successes in such areas as improving health care and education.

Criminal Law in South Africa 4e offers a clear, comprehensive and applied explanation of the principles of criminal law in South Africa. This fourth edition text is revised and updated to reflect the extensive developments in South African- and international criminal law during the recent period.The text addresses the general principles of criminal law, as well as the elements of specific common law crimes and statutory offences. It includes discussion of organised and commercial crime, and international criminal law, as well as a chapter that broadly outlines the South African criminal procedure system. Legal theory is presented in light of the influence of the Bill of Rights, comparative law perspectives, international and transnational law, and the emerging decolonisation debate.A wealth of discussion points within the text offer critical perspective and analysis of moot and contentious issues. In a critical yet accessible manner, the text considers various developments that affect law reform, for example: constitutional aspects of the disciplinary chastisement of children, consent in the context of sexual offences, youth as a factor in determining criminal capacity, the scope of the crime of public violence, and the impact of cyber criminality on general principles and specific offences.Designed to support understanding, the text succinctly explains criminal law principles with numerous case illustrations, and balances theoretical depth with a focus on the application of principles. This approach is supported by an annexure that demonstrates a methodology for solving problems in criminal law.Criminal Law in South Africa 4e serves as core material for courses in criminal law, at the undergraduate level of the LLB programme. Additional teaching presentation and assessment resources are available to support teaching and learning.

This is a new release of the original 1942 edition.

De 12-jarige Lucy heeft het niet gemakkelijk: ze is vlak voor de brugklas gedumpt door haar twee beste vriendinnen, na een ongeluk met een stijltang moet ze noodgedwongen met een pet op naar school en dan kondigt haar moeder ook nog aan dat ze verliefd is. .. op de vader van Laurel Moses, de grootste tienerster van Amerika! Hoe moet Lucy, die alleen talent lijkt te hebben voor blunders, zich staande houden als het stiefzusje van een superster? Ze mailt naar tv-psycholoog dr. Maude voor advies, maar als die steeds niet antwoordt, moet Lucy zelf oplossingen bedenken voor haar problemen.

Sixteen-year-old Annabelle Jacobs never asked to be famous, but as the daughter of one of the biggest TV stars in the world, she is. Growing up is hard enough. Having to do it in public because her mother is a famous actress? Even harder.

Provides an innovative and accessible introduction to the principles and application of criminal law in South Africa.

Bridget Jones voor tieners De twaalfjarige Lucy mag mee naar Los Angeles, waar haar stiefzusje Laurel in een film speelt. Ze verheugt zich op een week vol glitter en glamour, maar dat valt behoorlijk tegen. Laurel is alleen maar met zichzelf bezig, en tot overmaat van ramp wordt Lucy door een roddelblad gelinkt aan de populaire filmster Connor. En dat is niets voor Lucy, want dankzij een combinatie van klunzigheid en dikke pech belandt ze altijd van de ene in de andere hilarische situatie. Een superhumoristisch boek speciaal voor meiden vanaf 10 jaar.

Lucy unexpectedly assumes the duties of the school advice columnist and offers up her best recommendations in the weeks leading up to the Sadie Hawkins dance.

A dictionary describing the appearance, power, and abilities of more than seventy mythical creatures. Also includes tales and verses about their adventures.