Bøger af L B Anne

"Zuri!" her mom calls. "That's me!" she used to respond. Now she says, "The Great!" It's her superhero name. But there's one problem. No one knows how great she is. Zuri searches the neighborhood for ways to show people her greatness. When she overhears that her aunt may cut her beautiful afro, Zuri has a big idea. "This is a job for Zuri the Great!" Determined to save her aunt's hair, Zuri creates a new hair product. In doing so, she learns a valuable lesson: It's not the good she does for others to see that makes her great; it's the good she does when no one is watching.

"Seventh grade is nothing by drama!"Lolo and Winkle are middle schoolers now, and Winkle is having a ball. He's making new friends and just got the leading role in the school play. But things aren't working out so great for Lolo. Lolo finds she is no longer the smartest kid in the class, there are bullies in middle school too, and her friends have outgrown her. Seventh grade was supposed to be the best year ever. Besides, she had a plan for fitting in at her new school: Don't raise your hand all the time in class. Act like you like the things they like, then you won't seem weird. Bring candy. Everyone likes the person with candy. When her plan doesn't work. Lolo turns to Winkle for help. Lolo soon finds the help she needs involves just being Lolo and not trying so hard to fit in.This fifth installment of the Lolo and Winkle series is full of humor as it navigates through the joys and worries of attending a new school, changes with friends and family, and the mischief the siblings are known for.

The school year has ended but Lolo isn't exactly safe from Winkle's big ideas. She imagines their trip to London being filled with nothing but worry-free fun. Wrong! Winkle finds out about a treasure hunt and talks Lolo and their cousin, Muff into taking part, believing he'll win the ten-thousand-dollar grand prize. Besides, what could go wrong? They're a part of someone else's game. But whose? Winkle disappears, and Lolo and Muff must decipher clues left by the kidnapper to get him back. But things go from bad to worse. To save Winkle, Lolo must muster the courage to face the thing that paralyzes her with fear: heights!

Things have been a little quiet around the Williams residence. That all changes when a movie ignites a notion in Winkle that the zombie apocalypse is coming. Lolo again finds herself caught in the middle of one of Winkle's big ideas as he assembles a diverse group of uncanny friends to prepare for the zombie takeover. Lolo believes it's all in fun until the school bully says she's seen one and demands membership in the club. Between drills on the beach, martial arts training, and secret meetings, a solid friendship grows among the ten members. There's only one problem: Nothing you do can prepare you for coming face to face with a real zombie.

Second grade's hilarious curly hair lover is back, and she's got a new product to try out!"You'll laugh and shake your head, because Zuri hasn't learned her lesson." Arc ReaderZuri is not a stranger to trouble, but this time she's in a tangled mess with Beetle-faced Josh! Not only that, she thinks she's lost Pickle as her best friend forever. In this third installment of the Curly Girl Adventures series, Zuri is taught a lesson by her teacher, Mr. Bugby, and her parents. They got her good this time. Pre-order your copy!

Being Winkle's sister isn't easy, but it's never boring. "LOLO!" Winkle screams when he's in trouble or excited, and Lolo has never understood why. But things have changed. Now he screams, "Release the Kraken!" and Lolo doesn't know whether to laugh or run. Winkle tries to keep out of trouble as the school year comes to an end, but trouble always has a way of finding him. This time trouble comes in the form of basketball, BB guns, and a bully. When Winkle runs home screaming, Lolo takes matters into her own hands and must decide if some friendships are worth keeping. Join Lolo in finding out what it means to "Release the Kraken!"

To save the people she loves, Sheena must dare to look where she's most afraid and put her trust in angels. The mystery continues in this second installment of the Sheena Meyers series. Sheena learns her family has been hiding something from her. Something BIG. Ever since the day she first saw the being in the hospital, another world now exists for Sheena. A world where the Murk is carried with the wind, angels send text messages, and she is almost killed while witnessing a kidnapping. Now Sheena and her two best friends, Chana and Theodore, begin a dangerous investigation to answer Sheena's three big questions: Who am I? What do I believe? Are we danger? The truth is unsettling and remarkable and will turn their world upside down. Sheena must call on her courage and fight for her classmates. Can one thirteen-year-old save missing children and stop an evil that plagues the city?

When being invisible is all they've ever known, a genius kid from Brooklyn changes their world."This is an inspiring story of a boy who is tired of being overlooked. There are so many people who wish they were seen and heard, aren't there?" ARC Reviewer"This is a great book to read with your children. It teaches kids that they are unique and should not be afraid to be who they are." ARC ReviewerEveryone has a secret. Mine is a little different because it involves academics. My teachers think I'm uninterested in school. That's only half true. I admit, school is BORING! I doodle through my lessons because I know everything they're teaching.But the truth is-and it's also my secret-I'm a bonafide genius.Don't tell my mom because she doesn't know yet. The problem is, even twelve-year-old geniuses have bullies to deal with. My friends and I are not just bullied but classified as "nerd zone" and ignored.On a positive note, I'm going to change all that with a message that will put us in front of the world. So listen up. There's a lot more to us than the color of our skin, disabilities, looks, or anything else you try to judge us on.But will the message get to the one person who needs to hear it most?Get your copy today!

"There are moments that change a kid's life forever ... Before Sheena Meyer ever saw the archangel save her father. Before the strangest night of her life in the field, witnessing a battle between angels and the Murk. Before she found out she had to die ... There was a vision. Sheena didn't know it, but that vision would determine her future. Sheena thought she knew how things worked--things like figuring out middle school and how to be a teenager. But most thirteen-year-olds didn't know about dark hope-stealing forces or the secrets below a city. Sheena comes from a long line of gleamers, and that's okay. But now she's having visions that are leading to something big-a future she doesn't want to see come to pass. All Sheena wants is a break from it all, to spend time with friends and enjoy her last year of middle school, and a life without danger. But first, she has to convince the angels"--

"There is a secret that came into being during the age of gleamers. This secret has affected the lives of children all over the world. Contained in its mystery is not only the truth but a warning. The day will come when that warning determines the course of the gleamer. That day is now ... Giftings have a price. Thirteen-year-old Sheena Meyer found out the secret attached to being the last gleamer. All the while, the rise of Phoenix means more trouble for Sheena and her friends. Now, Sheena searches desperately for what will keep her alive. But can she fight her destiny?"--