Baby Love by Jacqueline Wilson (55795899) Sent away to save them from shame, Laura meets girls just like herself, whose families have given up on them – and they become a family for each other at the most difficult time in all their lives. When her family learns her secret, they are horrified. Laura isn't prepared for what she learns next – and doesn't even know how it could have happened. Things start to change for Laura – first her moods and then her body. One night, Leon walks Laura home – and her life will never be the same again. She's never had any sort of boyfriend before. When Laura meets a French exchange student, Leon, she is flattered by his interest in her. Meeting her teammates, Adjoa, Ibrahim, Oscar and Min, Ami learns from the Host that they have been chosen to save the world and they must work together to find the Answer.īut, as he locks them inside the first room, they quickly realise this is no ordinary game.įrom a cavernous library of dust to an ancient Mayan tomb, and a deserted shopping mall stalked by extinct animals to the command module of a spaceship heading to Mars, the perils of The Escape seem endless.Ĭan Ami and her friends find the Answer before it's too late? Escape Room by Christopher Edge (55795901)Ī heartbreaking, compelling and timely story for older readers about teen pregnancy, family trouble and unlikely friendships, set in 1960. When 12-year-old Ami arrives at The Escape, she thinks it's just a game – the ultimate escape room with puzzles and challenges to beat before time runs out. The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill (55795903) The orphans have heard a whisper that they will save the day, but just how, they will have to find out. The orphans, though, know this can't be: the Ogress, along with a flock of excellent crows, secretly delivers gifts to the people of Stone-in-the-Glen.īut how can the orphans tell the story of the Ogress' goodness to people who refuse to listen? And how can they make their deluded neighbours see the real villain in their midst? When one of the orphans goes missing from the Orphan House, all eyes turn to the Ogress. Only the clever orphans of the Orphan House and the kindly Ogress at the edge of town can see how dire the town's problems are. After all, he is a famous dragon slayer (At least, no one has seen a dragon in his presence). The people put their faith in the mayor, a dazzling fellow who promises he alone can help. Fires, floods and other calamities have caused the townsfolk to lose their library, their school, their park and all sense of what it means to be generous and kind. Stone-in-the-Glen, once a lovely town, has fallen on hard times. The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill The Girl Who Talked to Trees by Natasha Farrant (55795905) With a conservation message and facts about tree science alongside the magic and wonder of seven beautifully-imagined original stories, this full-colour gift book enchants and reminds us of the importance of trees in our lives. As she tumbles into its magic world, she makes it a promise.įrom deep roots to high branches, a Persian garden to an underwater forest, from tulip trees to wild apples to vengeful box, she listens to the trees telling stories for all time. Olive's best friend is a 400-year-old oak tree, and it is in danger. This game is available for $9.99 from the App Store.The Girl Who Talked to Trees by Natasha Farrant While you won't be able to play this game in the car, it still provides hours of fun sitting extremely still so as not to anger the tilt-sensors. Overall this is a solid game with good performance/graphics. You also cannot pause the game, go to the home screen, and reopen it to start playing again (this might be an SDK issue, rather than a specific SMB problem). So, be sure to change the sound settings before you start trying to play this game in a very quiet library or doctor's office. A bigger complaint about the game: when you have the silent switch flipped on (meaning that the phone shouldn't make ANY noise), the game overrides this and plays the sounds anyway. First off, the game is extremely hard to control with the tilt-sensors - perhaps an update with some refined calibration is in order. The graphics are beautiful, and it definitely pushes the system, but I do have some complaints about the game. First off, this game costs $9.99 - a little steep at first glance, but totally worth it after you notice that it comes with 100+ levels. Super Monkey Ball from SEGA definitely has some good qualities, however it does have some bad qualities as well. After the WWDC '08 Keynote, everyone wanted this iPhone game - it received almost as much hype as the iPhone itself.
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