How does it feel to turn a year older? A child runs through a spectrum of emotions on the best day of the year, their birthday! A child runs through a spectrum of emotions on the best day of the year-their birthday! Early-morning excitement gives way to shyness at the arrival of guests, hunger for cake, a craze for arts and crafts, and some real piñata problems. So how can a kid possibly answer that age old question: "How does it feel to be a year...

Today, Abbey is going to sleep at her grandmother's house, but the grandmother has started to cook a lot of delicious food from Suriname and the girl is bored. Who will eat that much of dahlpuri roti, chicken satay, banana soup and chicken pie? Abbey decides to throw a surprise party. Everyone is invited! Relatives, friends and neighbors from the neighborhood come to dance, eat and get to know each other better. Yippee!

Patsy Pig plans a surprise birthday party for her friend Albert, giving careful instructions to all their friends, but she forgets to invite the guest of honor.

Publisher Annotation: It’s your birthday, and little do you know that an unwelcome guest has joined in on the festivities. A friendly cockroach has snuck undetected into the house, and has proceeded to join in on all of your fun party games. You were so excited to finally spot him napping on top of your birthday cake, having eaten his fill, that you couldn’t help but scream! You think he’s gone when your dad sucks him up in the vacuum cleaner...

Nancy is furious when she cannot go to her friend Bree's butterfly-themed birthday party, but her family's outing might just be extraordinary enough to make her feel better. Includes facts about butterflies.

'Sharp writing… great plot' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley Reviewer '[I] couldn't put it down. A twisty read [and] I had no clue' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley Reviewer The locked-room thriller that will keep you up all night. Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley. New Orleans: live music, endless drinks, brightly-coloured attractions, the perfect place for a party… The bride-to-beThe best friendThe cousinThe mother-in-lawThe sisterThe groom's friend...

"For fans of Lucy Foley and Liane Moriarty, She Started It is a hot, twisty summer thriller about a group of young women whose Caribbean bachelorette party takes a sinister turn. It's Lord of the Flies meets And Then There Were None...but with Instagram and too much prosecco"--

When the little mouse, Contrary Mary, appears to be unhappy at her most unusual birthday party, her father knows just what to do to get her to laugh.

"A woman's birthday party takes a dark turn in a poignant, heart-stopping new novel from the reigning queen of suspense, NYT and USA Today bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, The Breakdown, and Bring Me Back"--

On the last day of school, Ivy, her classmates, and teachers dream of summer as they clean and prepare for the last party of the school year.