Books with author Robin Stevens

Wolf’s mother is obsessed with saving the world’s honeybees, so it’s not too surprising when she announces that she’s taking her Save the Bees show on the road—with the whole family. Wolf thinks it’s a terrible plan, and not just because he’ll have to wear a bee costume—in public. He likes his alternative school and hates the idea of missing weeks of classes. His teenage stepsister doesn’t want to leave her boyfriend, and one of his little half sisters has stopped talking altogether, but Wolf’s mom doesn’t seem to notice. She’s convinced that the world is doomed unless ordinary people take extraordinary action. It isn’t until the kids take some drastic action of their own that she is forced to listen when Wolf tells her that dragging the family around the province in a beat-up Ford panel van may not be the best idea she ever had.

For LGBTQ people and their supporters, Pride events are an opportunity to honor the past, protest injustice, and celebrate a diverse and vibrant community. The high point of Pride, the Pride Parade, is spectacular and colorful. But there is a whole lot more to Pride than rainbow flags and amazing outfits. How did Pride come to be? And what does Pride mean to the people who celebrate it?

Since his girlfriend dumped him, Jayden has been avoiding school-and life in general. When his eccentric uncle Mel invites him to help with his biology research at an Australian university, he figures he has nothing to lose. Once he arrives, he discovers Mel is obsessed with finding a new species of lizard and is determined to be the first to discover it. Unfortunately, this means an expedition into the scorching desert heat of the Australian outback...with the increasingly paranoid Mel and an unfriendly biology student named Natalie. Then disaster strikes, and Jayden and Nat find themselves many miles from civilization fighting for their survival.

Give 2 people the same information and the results and output can be totally different. One can become a millionaire and happy. The other one can stay poor and unhappy with the exact same information.If you want to discover why, then keep reading…At work, you have a lot of decisions to make and questions to answer. You get distracted by colleagues and minor tasks all the time, which prevents you from doing the important stuff.So, you´re wondering what you can learn from the successful millionaires and billionaires. Imagine that you use the same models, thinking systems and act in the same way as these successful and extremely rich leaders. This will have a great positive influence on how people perceive you, your career trajectory and of course on your income.Here is a tiny fraction of what you´ll discover:Discover the successful personal thought models of Elon Musk, Albert Einstein and Ray Dalio (page 73)Avoid these 9 common mistakes of new leaders (page 64)How to leverage and keep your high team’s performers of your team on board (page 90)The ´Rise-In-Leadership-Level-Technique´. Use this to free up mental energy and resources for the most important decisions. Positive Side effect: You will become less tired very quickly (page 58)Use this ´US-Navy-principle´ as the foundation of your decision making. It will save time, energy and costs, while increasing your profits and salary (page 88)The key difference between the small group of highly successful people, and the average Joe, according to this successful billionaire) (page 73).Hint: it´s not related to your intelligence and not related to your net worthThe ´3-step-Emotional-Control-Manual´ for sound unbiased decision making which most great leaders apply unconsciously (page 291)How one of the greatest presidents of the United States evaluated each task and decision. This insight will do wonders for your productivity and decision-making speed. (page 62)How to simplify your internal decision-making process to become more productive (page 173)How to recognize the 7 facial expressions in 1 second so you know exactly what to say in a difficult conversation (page 196)And much, much moreYou don´t need a master’s degree in psychology, math or philosophy. The practical examples, straight from the office floor, written in plain English and will give you the tools you need to apply these models and techniques right away.Maybe you feel like you´re not a born leader? Don´t worry, scientific research among identical twins shows that 20% of trait is born and 80% is learned and developed during life.To prepare you mentally as a leader you´ll get access to 4 programs and summaries. The following programs are designed to upgrade your self-awareness, thinking models and your emotional intelligence:A summary of 29 mental models, some used by billionaires, former presidents and leaders throughout history.The 5-minute a day Self-Awareness and Reflection PlanAll the Stoic quotes in an easy to print format, to give you your daily portion of inspiration.The 4-week-EQ-Booster-Program, to improve your Emotional Intelligence in just 20 minutes a daySo, if you´re ready to be the leader you want and need to be, scroll-up and click ´Add to cart´.

Sixteen-year-old Dylan has never met her father. She knows that her parents were just teenagers themselves when she was born, but her mother doesn't like to talk about the past, and her father, Mark, has never responded to Dylan's attempts to contact him. As far as Dylan is concerned, her family is made up of her mother, Amanda; her recently adopted younger sister, Karma; and maybe even her best friend, Toni. And then, out of the blue, a phone call: Mark will be in town for a few days and he wants to meet her. Amanda is clearly upset, but Dylan can't help being excited at the possibility of finally getting to know her father. But when she finds out why he has come―and what he wants from her―the answers fill her with still more questions. What makes someone family? And why has her mother been lying to her all these years?

Cassidy Silver is not having a good year. Her engineer father is in the Middle East, her artist mother is too busy to listen to the painful details of her daughter's grade seven life, her genius younger brother is being bullied, and her best friend Chiaki has abandoned her to hang out with the meanest girls in school. Then Cassidy meets Victoria, who is telekinetic -- she can move objects with her mind. Cassidy, desperate to not be the only ordinary person in her family, thinks learning telekinesis could be the answer to all her problems. But is Victoria telling the truth? And is telekinesis really the solution?

Abortion is one of the most common of all medical procedures. But it is still stigmatized, and all too often people do not feel they can talk about their experiences. Making abortion illegal or hard to access doesn't make it any less common; it just makes it dangerous. Around the world, tens of thousands of women die from unsafe abortions every year. People who support abortion rights have been fighting hard to create a world in which the right to access safe and legal abortion services is guaranteed. The opposition to this has been intense and sometimes violent, and victories have been hard won. The long fight for abortion rights is being picked up by a new generation of courageous, creative and passionate activists. This book is about the history, and the future, of that fight.

Since his girlfriend dumped him, Jayden has been avoiding school-and life in general. When his eccentric uncle Mel invites him to help with his biology research at an Australian university, he figures he has nothing to lose. Once he arrives, he discovers Mel is obsessed with finding a new species of lizard and is determined to be the first to discover it. Unfortunately, this means an expedition into the scorching desert heat of the Australian outback...with the increasingly paranoid Mel and an unfriendly biology student named Natalie. Then disaster strikes, and Jayden and Nat find themselves many miles from civilization fighting for their survival. Also available in Spanish.

When Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong set up their very own secret detective agency at Deepdean School for Girls, they struggle to find any truly exciting mysteries to investigate. (Unless you count the case of Lavinia's missing tie. Which they don't.) Then Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the Gym. She assumes it was a terrible accident - but when she and Daisy return five minutes later, the body has disappeared. Now Hazel and Daisy not only have a murder to solve: they have to prove one happened in the first place. Determined to get to the bottom of the crime before the killer strikes again (and before the police can get there first, naturally), Hazel and Daisy must hunt for evidence, spy on their suspects and use all the cunning and intuition they can muster. But will they succeed? And can their friendship stand the test? 'Ripping good fun' The Times 'A skilful blend of golden era crime novel and boarding school romp . . . The novel works both as an affectionate satire and an effective murder mystery, and Stevens can go places Enid Blyton never dreamt of . . . Top class' Financial Times 'Plotting is what sets this book apart; this is about who was where at the time of the murder, and it's about finding the chink in the alibi' Telegraph

A sailing trip to the Caribbean might sound great, but sixteen-year-old Rachel can't stand being trapped on a small boat with her family. She misses her best friend and feels guilty about leaving her older sister Emma, who lives in a group home. Her father is driving her crazy with his schedules and rules, her brother is miserable, and there is never anyone her own age around. Worst of all, there is nowhere to go when her parents fight. While their boat is being repaired, the family spends a few weeks in a small Bahamian community, where Rachel and Tim discover a secret which turns their world upside down and threatens to destroy the fragile ties that hold their family together.

For LGBTQ people and their supporters, Pride events are an opportunity to honor the past, protest injustice, and celebrate a diverse and vibrant community. The high point of Pride, the Pride Parade, is spectacular and colorful. But there is a whole lot more to Pride than rainbow flags and amazing outfits. How did Pride come to be? And what does Pride mean to the people who celebrate it?