‘Glows with warmth and wit’ Jenny McLachlan, author of Flirty Dancing‘A witty, feel-good romp of a book’ Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse‘So warm and funny with characters who feel like friends’ Keris Stainton, author of Starring KittyElektra James is back and her life is more hilariously chaotic than ever!Elektra is hoping for BIG things this year... She's finished her first feature film (even if her character was unexpectedly killed off ha...

‘Glows with warmth and wit’ Jenny McLachlan, author of Flirty Dancing‘A witty, feel-good romp of a book’ Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse‘So warm and funny with characters who feel like friends’ Keris Stainton, author of Starring KittyElektra James is back and her life is more hilariously chaotic than ever!Elektra is hoping for BIG things this year...

'Funny, heart-warming and just properly brilliant.' Maximum Pop‘Glows with warmth and wit’ Jenny McLachlan‘A witty, feel-good romp of a book. Waiting For Callback is my new favourite teen read!’ Emma CarrollWhen Elektra is discovered by an acting agent, she imagines Oscar glory can't be far away, but instead lurches from one cringe-worthy moment to the next! Just how many times can you be rejected for the part of 'Dead Girl Number Three' without losin...

'There's something in this book for every reader- bits to make you laugh, bits to make you cry and plenty of life-affirming, upbeat moments that make it the perfect tonic. More please!' Emma CarrollElektra has finally landed a part in a film. It’s the dream. Well … until she works out that Straker is a movie so dystopian that within weeks most of the cast and all of the crew wish that the world had actually ended (preferably in scene one). And whi...

The shocking and scandalous story of Messalina—the third wife of Emperor Claudius—one of the most controversial women to have inhabited the Roman world.The lubricious image of the Empress Messalina as a ruthless, predatory, and sexually insatiable schemer—derived from the work of male historians such as Tacitus and Suetonius—has taken deep root in the Western imagination.Here, the classicist Honor Cargill-Martin puts this traditional narrative of Messalina ...

Move over Henry VIII, it's the Queens' time to shine. Uncover the truth about these bold and brilliant Queens with this fresh, feminist guide to their lives.We all know Henry VIII had six wives. But these ladies are FAR too interesting to only be known as wives. Did you know that Catherine of Aragon rallied her troops in full armor while heavily pregnant? Or that it was Catherine Parr who persuaded the king to return his daughters Mary and Elizabeth - two of Britis...

Written by “the new Mary Beard,” classicist Honor Cargill-Martin flips the script in this enchanting anthology of eight Greek myths where women take center stageIn She Speaks, passionate classicist Honor Cargill-Martin redresses this imbalance by retelling eight classic Greek myths, this time from an all-female perspective.Written in first-person, we hear from the astute sorceress Medea and her pivotal role in the quest for the Golden Fleece; disco...

Classicist Honor Cargill-Martin once again puts women at center stage in this beautiful collection of eight illustrated Norse myths and legends.A Children's Book Council's Kids Favorites Award winner!Discover your favorite Norse myths - with a twist. This time you'll hear from the female characters in their own words.Meet Freyja, the enchanting goddess who forges a peace treaty between the Aesir and Van...

Move over Henry VIII, it's the Queens' time to shine. Uncover the truth about these bold and brilliant Queens with this fresh, feminist guide to their lives.We all know Henry VIII had six wives. But these ladies are FAR too interesting to only be known as wives. Did you know that Catherine of Aragon rallied her troops in full armor while heavily pregnant? Or that it was Catherine Parr who persuaded the king to return his daughters Mary and Elizabeth - two of British...

This is the story of Messalina – third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious women to have inhabited the Roman world.The scandalous image of the Empress Messalina as a ruthless and sexually insatiable schemer, derived from the work of Roman historians such as Tacitus and Suetonius, has taken deep root in the Western imagination. The stories they told about her included nightly visits to a brothel and a twenty-four-hour sex competition with a prostitute. Tales like ...

The ghost of witching legend Minerva Moon is in Bea's house! Can Bea find a way to convince the ghost to return to her own diary--and prevent total classroom chaos in the process?Witching legend Minerva Moon IS IN BEA'S HOUSE! Or at least her diary ghost is. Bea need to get her to go back into HER diary and stop reading BEA'S (which she is finding VERY funny and Bea is not)!Bea hoped Ms. Sparks might be able to help, but it turns out the non-witchy inspecto...

This boxed set for children ages 6-9 includes books 1-4 in the delightful and humorous chapter book series. With black-and-white illustrations throughout.Books 1-4 in the delightful and humorous chapter book series are part of this boxed set for children ages 6-9. Includes New Girl, Halloween Ball, Flying High, and Secret Spells.Told through Bea's diary entries, the Diary of an Accidental Witch series inv...