Most Popular Books by Hadley Dyer

Award-winning author Hadley Dyer’s YA debut is smart, snarky, and emotionally gripping, about a rebellious cop’s daughter who falls in love with an older man, loses her best friend, and battles depression, all while trying to survive her last year of high school. Feisty and fearless George Warren (given name: Frances, but no one calls her that) has never let life get too serious. Now that she’s about to be a senior, her plans include partying with her tight-knit group of friends and then getting the heck out of town after graduation. But instead of owning her last year of high school, a fight with her best friend puts her on the outs of their social circle. If that weren’t bad enough, George’s family has been facing hard times since her father, a police sergeant, got injured and might not be able to return to work, which puts George’s college plans in jeopardy. So when George meets Francis, an older guy who shares her name and her affinity for sarcastic banter, she’s thrown. If she lets herself, she’ll fall recklessly, hopelessly in love. But because of Francis’s age, she tells no one—and ends up losing almost everything, including herself. This is a gorgeous, atmospheric, and gut-wrenching novel that readers won’t soon forget.

A young child navigates grief after losing a beloved family pet and learns what it means for a loved one’s presence to remain even after they are gone. Angus may be gone, but memories of him are still here: his tail wagging under the dinner table, his nails clicking on the floor, and his hopeful sniff when snacks are being prepared. Angus’s presence is felt everywhere, until one day . . . it’s not. In this poignant and beautiful picture book, a child journeys through grief and learns how to keep memories of a beloved dog close.

Economic inequality affects everybody. No matter how rich or poor you are, economic inequality impacts every aspect of your life—the place where you live, the opportunities you experience, the healthcare you get, the education you receive. More Than Money breaks down why the rich seem to be getting richer while the rest of us are struggling to just get by. With vivid, energetic illustrations, the use of graphs and charts, and tips for how to investigate topics of interest, readers learn the most important issues and ideas in economics to better understand the consequences of inequality. *A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Winner of the CLA Children''s Book of the Year Award and CBC Radio''s Young Canada Reads It’s a long, hot Halifax summer in 1959 and twelve-year-old Rosalie Norman has a guilty secret. Her no-nonsense, authoritarian mother has broken her ankle—and it’s all Rosalie’s fault. But news that Johnny, her teenaged cousin, has vanished pushes the accident from everyone’s minds. As Rosalie and David—her strange new neighbour—search the city for Johnny, Rosalie discovers something about the love and the secrets that bind her family.

This groundbreaking book examines public space - what it is, why it’s important, how to protect and expand it, and much more.

Kids will love reading about these clever and sociable primates! Through beautiful images and descriptive text, kids will learn about the lives of chimpanzees in their African habitats, including what they eat and how they use tools. Kids will also learn why these adorable creatures are endangered and what people all over the world are doing to help save them.

There are only three species of manatees on Earth, and all three species are at risk. Fast-moving boats, water pollution, and cold weather pose a constant threat to these gentle marine mammals. Beautiful images of these appealing animals help young readers learn about manatee bodies and behaviors, their habitats around the world, and what''s being done to save them.

This book examines the different stages in the life of ants.

Featuring stunning images and detailed text, Rainforest Food Chains examines the delicate balance of life maintained in lush Southeast Asian tropical rain forests. Readers will learn how the plants and animals in a rain forest rely on one another to survive. Highlights include: rainforest photosynthesis; how rainforest plants and animals have adapted to survive; and dangers to rain forests and their inhabitants.

Children will enjoy learning about lions, hyenas, giraffes, and zebras, their habitat, and the plants and animals they eat. Other topics include dangers to the food chain, how the plants make food, and the relationship between herbivores, carnivored, and omnivores.

This book describes food chains in Australia''s outback and discusses how the outback is threatened by the actions of people.

Learn the different styles of fishing, the necessary equipment, and some helpful hints on how to get the fish.

Most recognized for their spotted coats, leopards are beautiful and muscular cats! The stunning photography in Endangered Leopards displays these animals in their natural habitats, and the informative text reveals the superior hunting skills, what they eat, and how mothers care for their cubs. Unfortunately, leopards are in danger of becoming extinct! This book tells how people are trying to keep these cats alive by protecting leopards in nature preserves and studying them in zoos.

Offers tips and techniques for urban gardening and includes an overview of the how and why of the movement.

Entre romance secrète et affirmation de soi, un roman drôle et doux-amer sur le passage à l''âge adulte, porté par une écriture aussi nerveuse que brillante. "La vie est un mauvais écrivain, disait mon père. Chacun de nous la réécrirait différemment s’il en avait la possibilité." Depuis le début de l''année, Georgie met les pieds dans le plat: elle a déjà fait pleurer le nouveau mec en vue du lycée - deux fois - et elle n''a pas pu s''empêcher de frapper cette peste qui ne cessait de la provoquer. Impulsive, pleine d''humour sarcastique et de répartie, rien ne semble pouvoir atteindre la jeune fille de dix-huit ans... jusqu''à ce qu''elle perde ses amis et en même temps ses repères. Une rencontre avec un garçon plus âgé va alors éveiller en elle des sentiments inconnus.

En dejlig tudebog om umulig kærlighed mellem en ung pige og en mand, der er 12 år ældre end hende. George har aldrig taget livet alt for alvorligt. Nu går hun ind til sit sidste år i highschool og drømmer bare om at feste igennem med vennerne, tage sin eksamen og rejse væk fra sin lille by. Men alting former sig helt anderledes, problemerne hober sig op i hendes liv, hun bliver uvenner med sin vennekreds, hendes far kommer til skade, og måske hænger hendes universitetsplaner i en tynd tråd. Men så møder hun Francis. Han er i slutningen af 20''erne, og George falder med et brag, men på grund af hans alder fortæller hun det ikke til nogen. Og ender med at miste alting. »Her så langt væk« er en sjov, smuk og sørgelig roman om den store kærlighed, svær at slippe, endnu sværere at glemme.

This book introduces baseball, a team sport, discussing the field, the players, the rules of the game, and much more.

A wide variety of plants and animals live, visit, and feed in wetlands, but wetlands are fast disappearing. This informative book describes life in a specific wetland--the marsh. Beautiful images and detailed text explain which plants and animals live in this habitat and how they interact with one another. Readers will learn about: wetland herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores; how wetland animals survive the changing seasons; the importance of wetlands to migrating animals; and dangers to wetlands.

Il est captivant dobserver des fourmis en train de transporter leur nourriture. Encore plus étonnante est lorganisation de vie de ces insectes dans leur colonie, où trois castes se côtoient : les ouvrières, les mâles et la reine. Cette dernière peut vivre plusieurs semaines sans manger alors quelle prend soin des ufs quelle a pondus. Après plusieurs générations, la colonie compte quelque 10 000 ouvrières! Un univers fascinant!