New Releases by Susan Saunders

''The essential mid-life mum makeover. From fitness to sleep and even your social life, a brilliant new book by two 50-something mothers reveals how to protect your health and happiness'' Daily Mail ''Educational and informative'' Woman''s Way An essential handbook for making the second half of your life happy, healthy and disease-free. Diseases of older age take root decades before symptoms appear. For a longer, happier life, we need to plan ahead - but what exactly should we do? For five years, Annabel Streets and Susan Saunders immersed themselves in the latest science of longevity, radically overhauling their lives and documenting their findings on their popular blog. After reading hundreds of studies and talking to numerous experts, Annabel and Susan have compiled almost 100 short cuts to health in mid and later life, including: how, when and what to eat; the supplements worth taking; when, where and how to exercise; the most useful medical tests; how to avoid health-threatening chemicals; the best methods for keeping the brain sharp; and how to sleep better.

This is the worst news ever for the Sleepover Friends: Patty may be moving-to Alaska! What will happen to Kate, Lauren, and Stephanie if Patti''s not around to keep everyone happy? Kate and Stephanie will end up fighting, and Lauren might not be able to keep the old Sleepover Friends together. Well, one thing''s for sure: Their next Friday night sleepover will have to be extra special. Just in case it''s Patti''s last one-ever!

Kate has won first prize in a raffle-six tickets to Wilderness World! And Kate''s parents have offered to take the family and the Sleepover Friends for their upcoming spring vacation. But with four people in Kate''s family, there are only two tickets left for the Sleepover Friends-so one of them won''t be able to go! How can Kate choose between her best friends? Fortunately, the girls come up with a plan: They''ll do odd jobs to earn money for one more ticket. But they only have two weeks. And raising the money turns out to be a lot harder than they''d expected!

It''s the Sleepover Friends'' turn to be exchange students with their new friends at Walden Elementary for a week, and everyone''s looking forward to the reunion. There''s plenty to do out in the country-lots of clean air, good food . . . and Sleepovers, too! Then Kate discovers that the girl she''s staying with has four brothers and sisters who are total terrors. They''re rude and rowdy, and they love to make a mess . . . out of her things! Poor Kate-this is one Sleepover exchange she''d like to change back!

There''s a new science teacher at Riverhurst Elementary, Mr. Quincy Talbot. He''s tall and blond and handsome-a real Q.T. Pie, as the Sleepover Friends nickname him. Then they find out that Q.T. Pie expects them to dissect animals. Yuck! Patti says it''s a necessary part of science, but Lauren can''t stand the thought, and refuses to do it. Suddenly Lauren finds herself leading a SAVE THE FROG crusade. And before she knows what''s happening, she''s fighting for other causes, too, like school dances, gym equipment, and three kinds of milk shakes in the cafeteria. Has Lauren gone off the deep end?

Kate''s parents have invited some old friends to stay with them for a week, including their thirteen-year-old son, Denny. Kate''s sure he''ll be stuck up, just like all seventh-grade boys. Stephanie happens to like older boys-Donald Foster in particular. But with beautiful, popular Michelle Olson after him, Stephanie doesn''t have a chance. So why not fix up Michelle with Denny? First the Sleepover Friends must make him over into the kind of guy Michelle would like. But suddenly Kate seems to be jealous-has she decided that a certain seventh-grade boy isn''t so bad after all?

Stephanie has had it with her baby brother and sister. All they do is sleep, cry, and eat-but for some reason everyone thinks they''re adorable. Kate knows exactly how she feels, since she has to put up with her own little sister, Melissa the Monster. But then the Sleepover Friends notice something strange is going on. Stephanie starts spending a lot of time with Melissa-styling her hair, taking her shopping for clothes, teaching her how to dance. And Kate wants to know why Stephanie is suddenly trying to be the perfect big sister-to her little sister!

Examines the life of the pioneer anthropologist who popularized the field and used her ideas to promote world unity and peace.

Kids will love discovering the floor plan of the White House, a list of presidential perks, and lots of interesting info about all the presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama. (Did you know he is the only president born in Hawaii?) Each page is jam-packed with trivia, fun facts, and information on the historical events of each presidency.

The kids in Ms. Brandt''s class create a special report on the United States of America, with each child doing research on ten states. There''s a double-spread map of the whole U.S. and a page for every state jam-packed with trivia, interesting facts, handwritten captions, and jokes. At the end of the book is a map showing how the United States grew over time, a spread on the presidents and what states they hailed from, as well as a "bibliography" of books the kids used in their research. Written by a team of well-known author/artists, this 64-page Smart About History book is a great guide for kids.

Meet the All-American pups of Buxton, U.S.A. Jake, Sheena, Fritz, Rosie and Tracker. They''re cute. They''re cuddly. They''re frisky. And they just can''t stay out of trouble! Jake, Sheena, Tracker, and Fritz are on the trail of their new friend, a puppy named Rosie, who has headed off to the big, scary city to find her lost owner. Will the puppies find Rosie before the dog pound catches them all?

Life changes for two puppies, Rosie and Fritz, when a young girl and her unusual pet arrive at their house.

On a summer visit to her grandfather''s ranch in Texas, 12-year-old Jamie impulsively spends all her money on a wild filly and tries to figure out how to train her. A frightening turn of events shows Jamie there is more to her grandfather and Lucky Lady than she ever imagined.

In their latest adventure, the club is looking for Robert''s family legend, Cousin Jedediah-a blood thirsty pirate.

Cassie and Hillary vie with each other for the privilege of riding Birchwood Stable''s new Lipizzan horse in an important horse show.

While on a camping trip, the members of the Black Cat Club are haunted by a troublemaking ghost.

To help her human friends understand the circumstances of her death, the ghost Alice takes them back to 1899, to the pond where her fatal accident occurred.

Cousins Dana and Tyler Chapin must rescue a dolphin raised in captivity from the vast and dangerous waters of the Atlantic Ocean, while the fate of their family''s environmental and animal protection operation hangs in the balance.

When a huge oil spill spells environmental disaster for the Atlantic coast, twelve-year-old Dana and her parents join forces with local commercial fishermen to save the area''s sea creatures.

Andrew, the youngest member of the Black Cat Club, gets into serious trouble when his new pen pal turns out to be a ghost who takes possession of the unsuspecting second-grader.

The unfriendly ghost of Spirit Lake has a score to settle with Alice, the Black Cat Club''s ghostly member.

In their latest adventure, the club is looking for Robert''s family legend, Cousin Jedediah-a blood thirsty pirate.

Ein spannendes Abentuerspiel mit unterschiedlichen Handlungsabläufen zum Selberlösen. Jede der Wahlmöglichkeiten eröffnet ein neues Abenteuer. Du entscheidest selbst.

Everyone at Pony Camp is looking forward to the trail ride - everyone except Pam. Pam''s terrified because her slow, steady horse is hurt, and she has to ride Dandy - the wildest horse in the stable.

Story set at horse riding school. 7-10 yrs.

While at a special conference at a nearby college, shy Patti discovers that Lauren went behind her back and entered Patti''s essay in a contest, and now the award-winning girl must read it in front of hundreds of students.

While at her after-school job, Lauren learns that nasty Ginger Kincaid is working at the shop next door, and to make matters worse, Ginger is out to make Patti her new best friend.

One memorable summer afternoon in a small town, a girl who is disgusted that her older sister is marrying and settling down listens to a story told by a contemporary of her grandmother''s, and from that moment on views life a little differently.