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Three 14-year-old friends with very different interests befriend a 12-year-old Ugandan refugee whose gift for design takes off in the high-fashion world of 21st-century London.
When Mary Adams sees Millais’ depiction of the tragic Ophelia, a whole new world opens up for her. Determined to find out more about the beautiful girl in the painting, she hears the story of Lizzie Siddal – a girl from a modest background, not unlike her own, who has found fame and fortune against the odds. Mary sets out to become a Pre-Raphaelite muse, too, and reinvents herself as Persephone Lavelle. But as she fights her way to become the new face of London’s glittering art scene, ‘Persephone’ ends up mingling with some of the city’s more nefarious types and is forced to make some impossible choices. Will Persephone be forced to betray those she loves, and even the person she once was, if she is to achieve her dreams?
A million girls would kill for the chance to meet The Point, but Nina's not one of them. She's the new assistant to the lead singer's diva fiancee, and she knows it's going to suck. Heading off on tour with the hottest band in the world, Nina's ready for paparazzi and drama--but soon discovers there's more to The Point than just guitars and girls.
"The first book in a highly original and clever new crime series featuring Queen Elizabeth II as an amateur detective who solves crimes in secret and behind the scenes, in between her royal duties"--
Hoping to get over her first love, Mary heads with her socialite friend Kitty to Venice. There she finds herself faced with a terrible dilemma when Kitty's aristocratic fiancé, Arthur Malmesbury, declares his love for her. Should Mary make her way to fame, fortune and financial independence by marrying him, or stay loyal to her friend? Back in London, she hears dark rumours about Arthur and decides to turn him down. But can she warn Kitty about his true nature before it's too late?
A search for the truth about her father's death takes schoolgirl Peta Jones to a dangerous place, where she discovers that what some people will do for money, she will do for hope.
When best friends Nonie, Edie and Jenny meet a young African refugee girl wearing a pair of pink fairy-wings and sketching a dress in the Victoria and Albert Museum, they get the chance to do soething truly wonderful - and make all their fashion dreams come true. Threads by Sophia Bennett, the prize-winning, rags-to-riches story of friendship, fashion and compassion, is now available i hardback this October with an exclusive jacket design by top Brtish Fashion designer, Giles Deacon. £1 per book will be donated to The Save the Children Fund, a charity registered in England and Wales (213890) and Scotland (SC039570).
What happens if you betray your best friend on TV in front of millions? The whole world lines up to judge you. It was all so good. Sasha and Rose are best friends in a band, singing together. Right up to the finals of Killer Act, when the judges tell them one of them must go. Suddenly their friendship is put to the ultimate test. On TV in front of millions. . . Two girls. One huge mistake. Can they ever forgive each other?
This book will introduce young readers to the lives and work of the world's most renowned and inspirational artists. As well as biographical information, this book will look at the creative practices of these women who broke boundaries and exceeded all expectations. As well as biographical entries on over thirty artists, this book will contain unique interviews with living artists including Rachel Whiteread, Yayoi Kusama and Paula Rego. The aim of this book is to reveal the struggles and successes of these artists, demystify the art world, build confidence and inspire a new generation.
Crow has been asked to do a high street collection. But Edie is worried about slave-children making the clothes, while Nonie is distracted by a gorgeous dancer at the Royal Ballet, whom Jenny thinks she should forget . . . But when fashion giant Miss Teen tells Edie to abandon her new campaign, the friends have some serious problems to solve that will test their loyalties to the limit. It seems their fashion fairytale is unravelling . . . From couture heaven in Paris to Bead Central in Mumbai, the girls are on a fashion adventure to find out if their dream is worth saving.