Most Popular Books by Hilary McKay

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Premio Andersen 2022: miglior libro oltre i 15 anni. Un romanzo stimolante, divertente, triste e commovente, che parla di Clarry e dei suoi amici ma anche di grandi temi universali. Clarry Penrose è bendisposta verso il mondo e verso tutti, anche verso suo padre che non ama i bambini, soprattutto non le bambine, e che non si preoccupa della sua educazione perché non serve. L''unica cosa importante per una ragazzina è comportarsi bene. Ma Clarry vuole una vita sua, vuole tuffarsi in mare dalla scogliera e nuotare, come suo fratello Peter e ancor di più come il suo affascinante e intrepido cugino Rupert. E vuole anche andare a scuola. Dopotutto ha sempre fatto i compiti per il fratello finché lui non è stato mandato in collegio. Tutto d''un tratto scoppia la Prima Guerra Mondiale, e niente è più come prima. Rupert si arruola e anche Simon, il miglior amico di Peter, con conseguenze devastanti. Clarry ne è sconvolta, ma entra così nel grande mondo reale, crudele ma pieno di opportunità.

There are no pets allowed in Paradise House. So when Kathy arrives with a secret rabbit there are big problems for everyone. Nathan and Anna do their best to help, but in the end it is Danny who comes up with a plan for Keeping Cotton Tail that just might work!

The children are saved from the dreaded School Holiday Club in the nick of time!They owe their escape to the elderly Miss Kents who live in the basement of Paradise House. The Miss Kents have agreed to look after them. How can the children thank their rescuers enough? They hatch a plan that they think will appeal to old ladies. But things don''t go quite as planned. Will the surprise be spoilt?

Lulu is all boxed up—literally! Featuring all six of Lulu’s adventures, beginning readers will love this brand-new, boxed set in a handy carrying case. Join Lulu and her friends as they work together to save animals in their neighborhood. A fun, breezy series for youngsters starting to read chapter books. The boxed set includes Lulu and the Duck in the Park, Lulu and the Dog from the Sea, Lulu and the Cat in the Bag, Lulu and the Rabbit Next Door, Lulu and the Hedgehog in the Rain, Lulu and the Hamster in the Night, and a limited-edition sticker sheet.

“Possibly the finest writer of our time.” —Elizabeth Wein, New York Times bestselling author of Code Name Verity All three of Hilary McKay’s “vivid and lively” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) books about the misadventures of Binny Cornwallis, together for the first time in one charming paperback boxed set. Mayhem, love, and laughter run riot in three heartwarming adventures from award-winning author Hilary McKay. Binny Cornwallis’s perfect world is turned upside down after her father dies, when money becomes tight and her horrible aunt gives away her beloved dog, Max. But Binny has the warmth of her busy and loving mother, her musical older sister, and her hilarious little brother, who is always busy with his experiments. And his wetsuit. And his chickens. And she never stops looking for Max. Life is never dull in the Cornwallis house, and Binny is also faced with crushes, frenemies, new schools, a case of missing chickens, a possible ghost, and a seriously witchy neighbor in this funny and endlessly endearing boxed set. This set includes: Binny for Short, Binny in Secret, and Binny Bewitched.

Being snowed in at school is bad enough, but being stuck with the horrible dinner ladies who cook up the most revolting food is a catastrophe! Can Bagdemagus, the magical school cat, help Class 4b escape?

"Tom and Ellie (and Whiskers the cat) have to go and live with Aunt Tab. That''s bad. Everything in her house is sticky with treacle. That''s worse (and really yucky). Then they find out she''s a witch. Will Tom and Ellie come to a sticky end? "--Back cover. Suggested level: primary.

Just where did Beetle get his hamster from? He''s always been desperate for one, and now it''s his to play with - but what did he have to do to get it? No one must ever find out

At preschool Bella learns all about Christmas -- that Santa Claus will come in his sleigh pulled over the snow by his reindeer. And he will bring a huge brown sack full of presents. Bella tells her beloved cat, Black Jack, about it when she gets home. But when Santa actually comes to her preschool, Bella is bitterly disappointed. He doesn''t seem to be the real thing at all -- no sleigh, no snow, no reindeer, and, worst of all, no present for Black Jack in his huge brown sack. Was that Christmas? Bella sobs to her mother on the way home from the school party.So Bella''s family has to show her all the things that still have to be done before it is really Christmas, like baking mince pies, buying presents for her mother and father, icing the cake, and getting the Christmas tree.This is a delightful story for small children about all the wonderful things that make Christmas so special, told and illustrated by an award-winning author-and-artist team.

Although she is afraid, Sophie is determined to confront the dragon that she thinks she hears downstairs at night.

Carlos is tired of how his family treats him so he decides to run away with the help of his best friend Pablo.