Author : Subhadra Sen Gupta
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 49,34 MB
Release : 2014-11-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9351188736
‘How would you feel if you had no friends? Not one.’ Fourteen-year-old Akash wins a scholarship to one of the most expensive schools in Delhi, and is thrilled when he is immediately accepted into the ‘cool’ gang of the class. But soon he discovers that his new friends aren’t exactly what they seem to be.
Author : Tim Collins
Publisher : The Salariya Book Company
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 24,16 MB
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1912006677
These hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history. Meet Roderick – a scrawny, unremarkable teenager keeping a diary of his life in the Middle Ages. When he’s chosen to become a knight on a quest to find a holy relic (the fingers of St Stephen), Roderick is determined to prove his honour and graduate from zero to hero. ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter.
Author : Subhadra Sen Gupta
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 47,81 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8184755740
Rohin is fifteen and; despite his father’s wishes; wants nothing to do with science in school. But what does he want to do instead? On vacation at his grandparents’ rambling haveli in Lucknow; he stumbles upon the secret diary of fifteen-year-old Hassan Ali; or Hasnu; reluctant cook’s apprentice; the despair of his father and black sheep in a long line of illustrious chefs to the nawabs of Lucknow. As Rohin reads the story of Hasnu’s doomed culinary career; he decides he has to track down Hasnu and find out what happened to the Bekaar Bawarchi. Did he escape the kitchen? What did he do instead? And how did he tell his father he didn’t want to be a cook? Rohin’s search unearths some hilarious stories—of spotted eggs; how a famous actress demanded a hot meal; the disappearance of a khandani khazana; of friends and kitchens... And one day Rohin realizes what it is he wants to do with his own life.
Author : Paro Anand
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 43,73 MB
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9351181855
I, Arjun Bhasin, am a genius. I’ve just been diagnosed with it. Once upon a time, I was an average Joe, neither at the top nor at the bottom. Heck, I was even the middle sibling! But all it took was one test, just one, to change my life. Suddenly, I was important. I was a GENIUS. Everyone was waiting anxiously to hear the pearls of wisdom that would drop from my mouth. Only one problem I didn’t know what I was a genius at. If you think geniuses have it all, I bet you haven’t met someone like me. I’d give anything to be a normal thirteen-year-old again. At least I wouldn’t be dragged everywhere, from museums to theatre classes to horse races, to find out my ‘geniosity’. At least my best friend wouldn’t act like I’ve got a contagious disease. At least I wouldn’t be a freak . . . Still want to know more? Take a peek into this secret diary to find out what happens when an ordinary boy suddenly becomes the World’s Worst Genius.
Author : Tim Collins
Publisher : The Salariya Book Company
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 37,36 MB
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1912233193
These hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history. Anne Mansfield is a 14-year-old girl in Victorian England obsessed with collecting dinosaur fossils and frustrated by the lack of respect she receives from scientists. Seizing the opportunity to search for fossils in the USA, she finds herself being sucked into the notorious Bone Wars, a rivalry between American professors wanting to be the first to make new discoveries by whatever means necessary. Can Anne overcome her mistakes, the dangers of the West and the prejudices and petty infighting of her male peers to make a name for herself as Britain’s greatest dinosaur hunter? ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter.
Author : Subhadra Sen Gupta
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 26,73 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0143331752
A light-hearted story that will appeal to teenagers with its breezy language and fun attitude.
Author : Tim Collins
Publisher : The Salariya Book Company
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 38,56 MB
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1912904233
This series of hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history in frazzling situations. Robert, a boy living in Southwark in early 17th century London, finds himself employed as an actor in the Globe theatre, playing roles written by the greatest playwright of the age: William Shakespeare. But when the coronation of a new king, James I, threatens the future of the theatre, Robert has to come up with a cunning plan to save the company. If he doesn’t succeed, Robert will have to go back to collecting dog poo for a living. ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter.
Author : Tim Collins
Publisher : The Salariya Book Company
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 32,58 MB
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1913337170
This series of hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history in frazzling situations. Suki is a 14-year-old girl in 16th century Japan who wants to become a samurai warrior like her father and brother. Despite her disastrous training, when a party of bandits threaten her village whilst the men are away at war, Suki has to defeat them. Will she prove herself a legendary samurai, or will it all end in disaster? ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter.
Author : Tim Collins
Publisher : North Star Editions, Inc.
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 35,29 MB
Release : 2018-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1631631934
Meet Ellie—an enthusiastic, bumbling teenager who is fascinated with Mars. When a misunderstanding lands her in the astronaut training program for the first human mission to Mars, Ellie is determined to prove her worth.
Author : Tim Collins
Publisher : The Salariya Book Company
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 29,75 MB
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1912904942
This series of hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history in frazzling situations. Alexander is a fourteen-year-old boy living in Athens in the 5th century BC. He wants to be a great warrior like his father, but he can barely lift a spear. When he’s tasked with accompanying a great Greek warrior, Dracon, to the Olympic Games in Oympia, he might just get his chance to prove himself in the sporting arena instead of on the battlefield. Will he become an Olympian legend or will the Greek poets be composing songs about how terrible he is? ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter.
