Books with author Charlotte Cotter

Welcome to ancient China! Join Mulan, her family, and friends as you explore the history and culture of this great civilization. How long is the Great Wall of China? What amazing contributions did the Chinese people make in science, technology, and the arts? What traditions are still practiced in China today? Embark on a journey of discovery with your friends from Mulan, and learn about China’s dynasties, flora and fauna, martial arts, and so much more!

What if your favorite YouTuber's life was a lie? What if you were the one to expose it? YouTuber LilyLoves has an amazing life: a rockstar boyfriend, a totally Insta-worthy London flat and a collection of beauty products that seems to grow daily (thanks, PO Box). Sixteen-year-old Melissa's life is way less amazing—LilyLoves is the only thing getting her through it. She's Lily’s biggest fan and spends hours each night watching her videos and liking her posts. Melissa wants that life for herself—or at least to look like she has it. As Melissa starts to grow in confidence—and followers—she discovers a crushing secret about Lily—the ultimate YouTube lie. Does she share Lily’s secret and crush her fame? Or will they both continue to live a lie, both online and off?

When Luna's family win an island, Luna thinks it will solve everything AND she can finally get a donkey! But things don't go entirely to plan - no one expects Luna's younger brother to win a Sheep Pageant, for example - and the secret festival they hold soon spirals out of control. But the island is beautiful, and the family are happy, and maybe Luna will get her donkey after all...

When Franny and her older sister, Valentine, are summoned by their aunt Theodora from foggy San Francisco to sunny New York City for one summer, they are taken to timeless locales like Bemelmans Bar and the Sherry-Netherland and instructed on how to be a lady by their chaperone, Clover, Aunt Theodora's protégé. Franny is thrilled by all of the sophisticated outings, but Valentine has more pressing concerns. Boys! As they wander around New York City going lingerie shopping and learning about the simple elegance of a cucumber sandwich, they unearth secrets about Aunt Theo's romantic past and even have a few romantic adventures of their own, in Charlotte Silver's The Summer Invitation.

Jeffrey has a huge problem! Jeffrey has just caused a nasty car accident and although he doesn’t know it, this experience comes with powerful gifts and messages should he choose to receive them. From his hospital bed, his consciousness moves between the states of wakefulness and sleep and it is during one of his sleep episodes that he experiences a life review which shakes him to his core. From the perspective of the observer, he feels grief, sadness, anger, frustration and hopelessness, with precious few respites of joy, as he watches helplessly the trend line his life has been creating and it’s not a pretty picture. Because the accident has temporarily immobilized him in his hospital bed, it is just the catalyst he needs, to seriously assess how he’s chosen to lead his life up ‘til now and to see the painful consequences of those choices. A surprising and life changing revelation In one of his dream states, he meets a spiritual wise man who gently asks him probing questions while alternately infuriating and comforting Jeffrey as he rides the rollercoaster of his life review. Because he thought ‘constructive criticism’ was the road to self-improvement, he’s surprised to learn that his inner-critic has wreaked havoc with his personal development. Some surprising insights He’s about to learn that he has all the inner power he needs to turn his life around, creating self-acceptance, well- being, more joy – something of which he’s in short supply - peace and harmony. It’s a rough road he travels in this dream state as he begins a self-help journey of spiritual awakening, slowly realizing that this inner power is much different and vastly more powerful than what the outer world generally means when they use the word ‘power.’ He learns among other things: Why struggling with a problem keeps him stuck That he doesn’t have to have a solution to a problem to have peace over it, because he is able to trust, solutions are coming Slowly and sometimes painfully, he begins to realize there are about ten components which enable the transformation of his life, beginning and ending with NOW. Thankfully and with profound gratitude, self-acceptance and worthiness begin to grow within him. Can self-mastery and enlightenment even be possible? Could his life get much worse or much, much better? Can he turn around a life time of habitual thinking and feeling? He’s about to find out.

Meet nine amazing talents whose passions shone early. Every kid is good at something. But imagine being so passionate about it that grown-ups flock to see you in action. Wonder Kids explores the lives of nine young talents whose amazing abilities attracted widespread attention. Phillis Wheatlely, a black slave in colonial Boston, was 14 when her first poem was published. A young Stevie Wonder was wowing audiences with his harmonica solos at the age of 12. And silent-film star Buster Keaton was hurtling through the air on a vaudeville stage when he was only 3. Other child prodigies featured are: Maria Gaetana Agnesi, an Italian linguist fluent in seven languages by age 13(1718-1799) Clara Schumann, a German pianist who made her professional debut when she was 9 years old (1819-1896) Fanny Mendelssohn, a German composer whose work as a teen caught the ear of Queen Victoria (1805-1847) Dai Vernon, a Canadian child-magician who went on to become the only conjurer to fool Houdini (1894-1992) Wang Yani, a Chinese artist who began touring with her paintings of monkeys when she was just 4 years old (1975-present) Terence Tao, an Australian mathematician who attended university at age 9(1975-present). Compelling profiles tell the stories of how these young wonders' abilities were discovered and developed, and of how they used their gifts as they grew up. Complete with captivating photographs and links to their works, Wonder Kids is a true celebration of not-so-tiny talent.