Strike is an action-packed football book about chasing your dreams and standing up for what you believe in.Place the ball. Pick your spot. Three steps back.Breathe.Owen is closer than ever to achieving his dream: becoming a professional footballer. All he has to do is stay focused. No distractions. Just football.But when a hidden note tucked inside his new boots reveals a cry for help from the factory workers who made ...

Kick is the game-changing bestselling debut that invited readers to dream big.Winner of the Brandford Boase AwardNominated for the CILIP Carnegie MedalShortlisted for over 20 regional book awardsAll he can see is the football, waiting for one final kick.It's now or never.Budi wants to be a footballer. But instead of wearing the boots, he makes them in a f...

In a world struggling to exist, only the strongest will survive. The explosive, action-packed new adventure from the award-winning author of Kick and Pop!Ash has always lived in Last Village, lonely since the day his father left and never came back.The world is unbearably hot, water is drying up, and life is hard. After a vicious thunderstorm, Ash wakes to find that the village's water has completely run out, and all the o...

An outrageous theft. A huge reward. Two friends on the run. An uproariously funny, action-packed new adventure about the power of courage, standing up for what's right, and fizzy drinks, from the award-winning author of Kick.Queenie de la Cruz stares out at the ocean and dreams of a world beyond her small-town. She's about to get her wish...When the priceless recipe to the world's most popular drink - thought to be lost forever - w...

Hidden in the heart of the rainforest lies a secret... can three friends survive long enough to find it? An action-packed jungle adventure, perfect for fans of Katherine Rundell's The Explorer and M.G. Leonard's Twitch.Billionaire beauty mogul Anura Hegarty has pledged to acquire as much of the rainforest as possible to preserve it. But when armed guards appear and bring in portable terrariums to capture wildlife, Jessica and her friend Renata rea...

An outrageous theft. A huge reward. Two friends on the run. An uproariously funny, action-packed new adventure about the power of courage, standing up for what's right, and fizzy drinks, from the award-winning author of Kick.Queenie stares out at the ocean and dreams of a world beyond her small-town. She's about to get her wish...When the priceless recipe to the world's most popular drink - thought to be lost forever - washes up at...

This wide-ranging collection of articles by some of the most renowned names in the subject explores the tumultuous events of the final year of the First World War.In 2018, the world commemorated the centenary of the end of the First World War. In many ways, 1918 was the most dramatic year of the conflict. After the defeat of Russia in 1917, the Germans were able to concentrate their forces on the Western Front for the first time in the war, and the German offensive...

Jack and Johnny are best friends and they both have their hearts set on getting the awesome new Tesla electric bike!The Story of the Kidtrepreneur and the Boy Who Worked More teaches kids, tweens and teenagers valuable lessons about entrepreneurship, ambition, and friendship, as the two best friends strive for their ultimate goals… a sweet...

How to Use Pro Tools 10 is a detailed step-by-step guide which will help anybody get a better comprehension of how to enhance their digital audio workflow successfully and creatively.For anybody who is new to Pro Tools 10, this guide will help to explain dynamic processing, studio effects, and audio track plug-ins that help bring your mix to a professional sound quality level.Popular techniques that have been used in digital recording studios are now found in softw...

This third edition of Collaboration: What Makes It Work is an example of the enduring importance of collaboration.Reaction to the first edition, published in 1992, showed that researchers and practitioners alike found it a useful tool. They appreciated its emphasis on providing a practical reference for decision-making that built upon credible, research-based information. The twenty-first century has brought with it rapid changes and increasingly complex c...