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Books with author Georgina Phillips

  • The Science of Survival: OUCH!: Extreme Feats of Human Endurance

    Georgina Phillips

    language (Macmillan Children's Books, Sept. 4, 2008)
    Snakes alive, people get up to some weird stuff! This fast-paced, entertaining and informative book is packed with stories of extreme human endurance throughout history. Read about amazing escapologist Harry Houdini, arctic explorer Ernest Shackleton, the crew of Apollo 13, the scientists who experimented on themselves for the sake of research and the people who survived getting lost in the wilderness. This book also contains lots of bizarre information about people who'll do anything to get into the record books - having the longest fingernails ever has its drawbacks!
  • THE HIDDEN SUMMER

    Gin Phillips

    Paperback (Independently published, July 11, 2019)
    After a falling out between their mothers, 13-year-old best friends Nell and Lydia are forbidden from seeing each other for the whole summer. Nell struggles with the thought of not only losing her best friend, but also losing the only person in whom Nell finds refuge from the difficulties she faces at home. Determined to find a place of their own, Nell and Lydia spend the summer hiding out in an abandoned golf course where Nell and Lydia find mysterious symbols scattered throughout the grounds. As they reveal the secret of the symbols, Nell discovers she isn't the only one seeking haven and begins to uncover what’s really been hidden all along, finally allowing herself to be truly seen.Hidden Summer is a quietly beautiful coming of age story about self-discovery, family, and friendship. An elegantly written children’s book debut from an award-winning author in the vein of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and for fans of Moon Over Manifest.
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  • The Hidden Summer

    Gin Phillips

    eBook (Puffin Books, June 13, 2013)
    After a falling out between their mothers, 13-year-old best friends Nell and Lydia are forbidden from seeing each other for the whole summer. Nell struggles with the thought of not only losing her best friend, but also losing the only person in whom Nell finds refuge from the difficulties she faces at home. Determined to find a place of their own, Nell and Lydia spend the summer hiding out in an abandoned golf course where Nell and Lydia find mysterious symbols scattered throughout the grounds. As they reveal the secret of the symbols, Nell discovers she isn't the only one seeking haven and begins to uncover what’s really been hidden all along, finally allowing herself to be truly seen.Hidden Summer is a quietly beautiful coming of age story about self-discovery, family, and friendship. An elegantly written children’s book debut from an award-winning author in the vein of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and for fans of Moon Over Manifest.
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  • Ouch!: Extreme Feats of Human Endurance

    Georgina Phillips

    Paperback (Pan Macmillan, July 9, 2010)
    Do not try these bizarre stunts at homeSnakes alive, people get up to some weird stuff! This fast-paced, entertaining, and informative book is packed with stories of extreme human endurance throughout history. It includes tales of amazing escapologist Harry Houdini, arctic explorer Ernest Shackleton, the crew of Apollo 13, the scientists who experimented on themselves for the sake of research, and the people who survived getting lost in the wilderness. This book also contains lots of bizarre information about people who will do anything to get into the record books—having the longest fingernails ever definitely has its drawbacks!
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  • A Little Bit of Spectacular

    Gin Phillips

    Hardcover (Dial Books, May 5, 2015)
    An authentic coming-of-age story about finding magic in the every day—perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead, Joan Bauer, and Wendy Mass.Olivia and her mom have just moved in with her grandmother, and Olivia has exactly zero friends at her new school. But after a strange message on the bathroom wall of a café catches her eye, Olivia decides that Birmingham, Alabama, may be a little more interesting than it seems. So begins a search for answers that takes her all over the city. Luckily, her mission isn’t solitary for long, thanks to her newfound friendship with Amelia, a girl just odd enough to be intriguing.What the girls discover isn’t the earth-shattering revelation they were hoping for, but it may be just as compelling. After all, sometimes the journey really is more important than the destination. Especially when it leads you back home.
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  • Ouch!: Extreme Feats of Human Endurance

    Georgina Phillips

    Paperback (Macmillan UK, July 9, 2010)
    Do not try these bizarre stunts at homeSnakes alive, people get up to some weird stuff! This fast-paced, entertaining, and informative book is packed with stories of extreme human endurance throughout history. It includes tales of amazing escapologist Harry Houdini, arctic explorer Ernest Shackleton, the crew of Apollo 13, the scientists who experimented on themselves for the sake of research, and the people who survived getting lost in the wilderness. This book also contains lots of bizarre information about people who will do anything to get into the record books—having the longest fingernails ever definitely has its drawbacks!
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  • A Little Bit of Spectacular

    Gin Phillips

    eBook (Dial Books, May 5, 2015)
    An authentic coming-of-age story about finding magic in the every day—perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead, Joan Bauer, and Wendy Mass.Olivia and her mom have just moved in with her grandmother, and Olivia has exactly zero friends at her new school. But after a strange message on the bathroom wall of a café catches her eye, Olivia decides that Birmingham, Alabama, may be a little more interesting than it seems. So begins a search for answers that takes her all over the city. Luckily, her mission isn’t solitary for long, thanks to her newfound friendship with Amelia, a girl just odd enough to be intriguing.What the girls discover isn’t the earth-shattering revelation they were hoping for, but it may be just as compelling. After all, sometimes the journey really is more important than the destination. Especially when it leads you back home.
  • THE HIDDEN SUMMER

    Gin Phillips

    eBook
    After a falling out between their mothers, 13-year-old best friends Nell and Lydia are forbidden from seeing each other for the whole summer. Nell struggles with the thought of not only losing her best friend, but also losing the only person in whom Nell finds refuge from the difficulties she faces at home. Determined to find a place of their own, Nell and Lydia spend the summer hiding out in an abandoned golf course where Nell and Lydia find mysterious symbols scattered throughout the grounds. As they reveal the secret of the symbols, Nell discovers she isn't the only one seeking haven and begins to uncover what’s really been hidden all along, finally allowing herself to be truly seen.Hidden Summer is a quietly beautiful coming of age story about self-discovery, family, and friendship. An elegantly written children’s book debut from an award-winning author in the vein of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and for fans of Moon Over Manifest.
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  • The Hidden Summer

    Gin Phillips

    Hardcover (Dial Books, June 13, 2013)
    After a falling out between their mothers, 13-year-old best friends Nell and Lydia are forbidden from seeing each other for the whole summer. Nell struggles with the thought of not only losing her best friend, but also losing the only person in whom Nell finds refuge from the difficulties she faces at home. Determined to find a place of their own, Nell and Lydia spend the summer hiding out in an abandoned golf course where Nell and Lydia find mysterious symbols scattered throughout the grounds. As they reveal the secret of the symbols, Nell discovers she isn't the only one seeking haven and begins to uncover what’s really been hidden all along, finally allowing herself to be truly seen.Hidden Summer is a quietly beautiful coming of age story about self-discovery, family, and friendship. An elegantly written children’s book debut from an award-winning author in the vein of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and for fans of Moon Over Manifest.
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  • The Hidden Summer

    Gin Phillips

    Paperback (Puffin Books, June 12, 2014)
    After a falling out between their mothers, 13-year-old best friends Nell and Lydia are forbidden from seeing each other for the whole summer. Nell struggles with the thought of not only losing her best friend, but also losing the only person in whom Nell finds refuge from the difficulties she faces at home. Determined to find a place of their own, Nell and Lydia spend the summer hiding out in an abandoned golf course where Nell and Lydia find mysterious symbols scattered throughout the grounds. As they reveal the secret of the symbols, Nell discovers she isn't the only one seeking haven and begins to uncover what’s really been hidden all along, finally allowing herself to be truly seen.Hidden Summer is a quietly beautiful coming of age story about self-discovery, family, and friendship. An elegantly written children’s book debut from an award-winning author in the vein of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and for fans of Moon Over Manifest.
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  • First Facts About Prehistoric Animals

    Gina Phillips

    Hardcover (Kidsbooks, Dec. 1, 1991)
    Gives brief information on dinosaurs, meat and plant eaters, marine reptiles, flying lizards, giant birds, cats, the giant sloth, and the woolly mammoth
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  • First Facts About Giant Sea Creatures

    Gina Phillips

    Hardcover (Kidsbooks, Dec. 1, 1991)
    Gives brief information on the barracuda, marlin, sailfish, sun fish, Portuguese man-of-war, manta ray, whale, turtle, grouper, moray eel, shark, and giant oar fish
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