Synopses & Reviews
andlt;Bandgt;Popularity has its pitfalls, and Polly is discovering them firsthand in this middle-grade M!X novel.andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Polly Pierce likes being the second-most popular girl at Winston Academy, right after her BFF, Kelsy. Popularity comes with special privileges, like a seat at the best table in the cafeteria and a coveted spot on the planning committee for the schooland#8217;s big talent show competition, Groove It Up! And since all Polly has to do is agree with whatever Kelsy says, being popular is easyand#8212;even if kids do call her and#8220;Plastic Pollyand#8221; behind her back.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;But when a freak accident takes Kelsy out of the picture, Polly is suddenly in charge of the Groove It Up! committee. Sheand#8217;s not prepared for her new statusand#8212;and neither is anyone else. Backstabbing friends, an intimidating crush, and diva demands from an injured Kelsy all threaten to derail Pollyand#8217;s plans. Can she prove to everyoneand#8212;and herselfand#8212;that she has a personality of her own?
Synopsis
Geographie generale: quatrieme annee (4e edition) / F. Schrader et L. Gallouedec
Date de l'edition originale: 1914
Ce livre est la reproduction fidele d une uvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l opportunite d acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF.
Les uvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique.
En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles.
Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction.
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Synopsis
G ographie g n rale: quatri me ann e (4e dition) / F. Schrader et L. Gallou dec
Date de l' dition originale: 1914
Le pr sent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la litt rature Fran aise mise en place avec la BNF.
HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi un catalogue de titres indisponibles, la BNF ayant num ris ces oeuvres et HACHETTE LIVRE les imprimant la demande.
Certains de ces ouvrages refl tent des courants de pens e caract ristiques de leur poque, mais qui seraient aujourd'hui jug s condamnables.
Ils n'en appartiennent pas moins l'histoire des id es en France et sont susceptibles de pr senter un int r t scientifique ou historique.
Le sens de notre d marche ditoriale consiste ainsi permettre l'acc s ces oeuvres sans pour autant que nous en cautionnions en aucune fa on le contenu.
Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr
Synopsis
andlt;bandgt;In middle school, popularity is powerand#8212;and in this modern spin on a Robin Hood tale, Coco Sherwood is bringing justice to the social scene.andlt;/bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;At Briar Green Middle School, you are either a Somebody, a Sorta-body, or a Nobody. Twelve-year-old Coco Sherwood falls directly in the Nobody categoryand#8212;the kids who are considered the misfits and outcasts of the school. Itand#8217;s not fair. Itand#8217;s not right. And itand#8217;s time to even the score.andlt;BRandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; With clever planning and sneaky tactics, Coco becomes the Robin Hood of Briar Green. Girls who never thought they had a chance to be noticed are now making cheer squad and turning into beauty queens. But when Coco takes on the ultimate challengeand#8212;taking down Popular Girl #1 Dijon Randleand#8212;her dream of equality on the middle-school social ladder may turn into a nightmare. Can Coco and the rest of the Nobodies triumph in a world where popularity is power? Or will the Somebodies winand#8212;again?
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Jenny Lundquistandlt;/bandgt; is the author of andlt;i andgt;Seeing Cinderella andlt;/iandgt;and andlt;i andgt;Plastic Pollyandlt;/iandgt;. She grew up in Huntington Beach, California, and earned a degree in Intercultural Studies at Biola University. Jenny has painted an orphanage in Mexico, taught English at a university in Russia, and hopes one day to write a book at a cafand#233; in Paris. Jenny and her husband live in northern California with their two sons and Rambo, the worldand#8217;s whiniest cat.