Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey (Samanci Ozge)(Paperback)

Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey (Samanci Ozge)(Paperback)

Growing up on the Aegean Coast, Ozge loved the sea and imagined a life of adventure while her parents and society demanded predictability. Her dad expected Ozge, like her sister, to become an engineer. She tried to hear her own voice over his and the religious and militaristic tensions of Turkey

My Grandmother: An Armenian-Turkish Memoir (Cetin Fethiye)(Paperback)

Growing up in the small town of Maden in Turkey, Fethiye Cetin knew her grandmother as a happy and respected Muslim housewife called Seher. Only decades later did she discover the truth. Her grandmother's name was not Seher but Heranus. She was born a Christian Armenian. Most of the men in her

Small Revolution in Germany (Hensher Philip)(Paperback / softback)

A Small Revolution in Germany is about growing up, or refusing to accept what growing up means; it's about the small dishonest pacts that people make with their own futures; and it's about the rare and joyous refusal to be

Growing Up in Wartime (Powell Jillian)(Paperback)

Find out what life was like for the children growing up during World War II. With photographs straight from the archives of the Imperial War Museum, Jillian Powell looks at rationing, schooling and evacuation and how the daily lives of children were affected by the war. Collins Big Cat Progress

Growing Up for Boys (Frith Alex)(Paperback / softback)

Likely Tale, Lad - Laughs & Larks Growing Up in the 1970s (Pannett Mike)(Paperback / softback)

My Mother, the Psychopath - Growing up in the shadow of a monster (Rayne Olivia)(Paperback / softback)

Wait, What?: A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up (Corinna Heather)(Paperback)

'This extremely modern guide to growing up excels in its field.' - Kirkus (starred review) From Heather Corinna, founder and director of Scarleteen.com, and Isabella Rotman, cartoonist and sex educator, comes a graphic novel guide that covers essential topics for preteens and young teens about

Small Revolution in Germany (Hensher Philip)(Pevná vazba)

A Small Revolution in Germany is about growing up, or refusing to accept what growing up means; it's about the small dishonest pacts that people make with their own futures; and it's about the rare and joyous refusal to be

Gone to the Woods: A True Story of Growing Up in the Wild (Paulsen Gary)(Paperback / softback)

Growing Up Spiritually (Hagin Kenneth E.)(Paperback)

Moor (Geltinger Gunther)(Paperback)

It's the early 1970s and Dion Katthusen, thirteen, is growing up fatherless in a small village in northern Germany. An only child plagued with a devastating stutter, Dion is ostracized by his peers and finds solace in the company of nature, collecting dragonflies in a moor filled with myths and

Magdalen (Conlon-McKenna Marita)(Paperback / softback)

Esther Doyle is a young Irish girl growing up in a small fishing community in Connemara in the 1950s. Her life is a stable one, bound by the slow rhythms of farming life and the joy of looking after her handicapped sister

Girl from Guildford Street - Growing up in working class Birmingham 1957-1968 (Holte Grace Caroline)(Paperback / softback)

Quiet Power - Growing Up as an Introvert in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Cain Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Toxteth Tales - Growin' up in Liverpool 8 (Hayter Ken)(Paperback / softback)

Ken Hayter's warm, funny, poignant tales of growing up in Toxteth will strike a chord with anyone interested in the social history of Liverpool, whether they are old enough to remember how it was, or would like to have a fascinating peek into the

Little Lord (Borgen Johan)(Paperback)

Wilfred - alias Little Lord - is a privileged young man growing up in upper-class society in Kristiania (Oslo) during the halcyon days before the First World War. Beneath the strikingly well-adjusted surface, however, runs a darker current; he is haunted by the sudden death of his father and driven

My Body's Changing: A Boy's Guide to Growing Up (Ganeri Anita)(Paperback / softback)

An easy-to-understand and reassuring guide to puberty and growing up for

Little Book of Growing Up (Parker Victoria)(Paperback)

Florence Nightingale (Zemlicka Shannon)(Paperback)

Growing up in a wealthy family that believed nursing wasn't a respectable job, Florence Nightingale was determined to help others. After more than sixty years of service as a nurse, she had helped to make nursing an honorable profession, left behind safer, cleaner hospitals, and saved countless

I Dare You (Wykes Reece)(Paperback)

Two bored gorillas decide to play a game of dares. Eating dares. Who will end up the big-bellied winner, and who the sore-bellied loser? This dry, funny picture book debut is pitch perfect for children who love outsmarting their

Asking About Sex & Growing Up (Cole Joanna)(Paperback)

Joanna Cole's Asking About Sex & Growing Up is the perfect book to provide answers to preteens' questions about sex. Writing especially for kids ages 8-12, the author uses a question-and-answer format to offer straightforward information on a wide variety of subjects related to sex and

I'll Show You (Rose Derrick)(Paperback)

In 2012, Derrick Rose was on top of the world. After growing up in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, Rose achieved an improbable childhood dream: being selected first overall in the NBA draft by his hometown Chicago Bulls. The point guard known to his family as 'Pooh' was a phenom, winning the

Hackney Child (Daniels Hope)(Paperback / softback)

A brilliantly written true story of growing up in Hackney in the 1970s and 80s, surviving poverty, alcoholic parents and the care