Louie the dog has just had a bath
- & he is NOT happy about it He smells all wrong Determined to get his Special Smell back he
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Louie the dog has just had a bath
- & he is NOT happy about it He smells all wrong Determined to get his Special Smell back he
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Raina just wanted to be a normal girl but one night after Girl Scouts she trips & falls severely injuring her two front teeth What follows is a long & frustrating journey with on-again off-again braces surgery embarrassing headgear & even a retainer with fake teeth attached & on top of all that there's still more to deal with a major earthquake boy confusion & friends who turn out to not be so friendly ...

A Guardian Irish Times Book of the Year Smile has all the features for which Roddy Doyle has become famous the razor-sharp dialogue the humour the superb evocation of childhood
- but this is a novel unlike any he has written before When you finish the last page you will have been challenged to re-evaluate everything you think you remember so clearly Just moved in to a new apartment alone for the first time in years Victor Forde goes every evening to Donnelly's pub for a pint a slow one One evening his drink is interrupted A man in shorts & pink shirt brings over his pint & sits down He seems to know Victor's name & to remember him from school Says his name is Fitzpatrick Victor dislikes him on sight dislikes too the memories that Fitzpatrick stirs up of five years being taught by the Christian Brothers He prompts other memories too
- of Rachel his beautiful wife who became a celebrity & of Victor's own small claim to fame as the man who says the unsayable on the radio But it's the memories of school & of one particular Brother that he cannot control & which eventually threaten to destroy his sanity

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Just moved in to a new apartment alone for the first time in years Victor Forde goes every evening to Donnelly's pub for a pint a slow one One evening his drink is interrupted A man in shorts & pink shirt brings over his pint & sits down He seems to know Victor's name & to remember him from school Says his name is Fitzpatrick Victor dislikes him on sight dislikes too the memories that Fitzpatrick stirs up of five years being taught by the Christian Brothers He prompts other memories too
- of Rachel his beautiful wife who became a celebrity & of Victor's own small claim to fame as the man who says the unsayable on the radio But it's the memories of school & of one particular Brother that he cannot control & which eventually threaten to destroy his sanity Smile has all the features for which Roddy Doyle has become famous the razor-sharp dialogue the humour the superb evocation of childhood
- but this is a novel unlike any he has written before When you finish the last page you will have been challenged to re-evaluate everything you think you remember so clearly

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A gorgeous historical novel following the fictional life of the young woman who would become Leonardo Da Vinci's greatest work Renaissance Italy is a world of riches open to any man who dares to conquer it In the life of young Lisa the doors to this world remain closed Promised in her youth to a widower as a loving wife & mother she is resigned to an unremarkable existence clinging only to the memory of being Lovely Lisa to the now great Leonardo Da Vinci But when their paths cross again her portrait will become his masterpiece & her smile will capture the imagination of the world Particularly suitable for struggling reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 13 ...

This special boxed set contains Telgemeier's 1 New York Times-bestselling & Eisner award-winning graphic memoir Smile & its companion Sisters Raina wants to be a normal 12-year-old But when she trips & falls severely injuring her two front teeth she begins a long frustrating journey with braces surgery hideous headgear & even a retainer with fake teeth attached & on top of all that there's a major earthquake boy confusion & friends who turn out to be not so friendly Raina can't wait to be a big sister but once Amara is born she realizes things won't be quite what she had expectedor hoped Despite Amara's cuteness she is a cranky grouchy baby & mostly prefers to play by herself Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years but when a baby brother enters the picture & their parents' relationship starts to struggle they realize they must figure out how to get along They are sisters after all ...

Night is falling & your tamed critters have somehow escaped their enclosure! Head into the forest & tempt them back with juicy lightning bugs in Smile a game of gathering cute creatures for three to five players In every game of Smile you & your fellow players attempt to lure your critters back by taking turns placing fireflies on their cards one at a time But be careful! Wild critters are equally enamored with your fireflies but will give you negative points Wisely spend your fireflies to attract the best critters while saving enough to bid in future rounds Just remember In the end you&ll be surrounded by a collection of cute smiling creatures — for better or worse! Players 3-5 Playing time 30 minutes Ages 8 ...

Tracklist One Feathered Shoal Took By Crows Magical Breath Dance With The Silver Butterfly Morning Gusano's Travels Dragon Soul Millwall Powam Song ...

This achingly jawdropping book follows the evolution of dentistry throughout the world from the Bronze Age to the present day presenting captivating & grim illustrations of the tools & techniques of dentistry through the ages Organized chronologically The Smile Stealers interleaves beautiful & gruesome technical illustrations & paintings from the Wellcome Collection&s unique archive of material from Europe America & the Far East with seven authoritative & eloquent themed articles from medical historian Richard Barnett A comprehensive review of the development of the trade & discipline of dentistry it covers topics as diverse as the very first dentures (produced by the Etruscans in the seventh century bce); the smile revolution in 18th-century portraiture; & the role of dentistry in forensic science
- all in one beautifully illustrated volume Extending the cult of the medically macabre begun by its predecessors The Sick Rose & Crucial Interventions The Smile Stealers is guaranteed to appeal to lovers of the horrific & the beautiful alike as it probes the growth of dentistry
- from pulling out bad teeth to reconstructing jaws & from painful action to pain-free interventions & the pursuit of the perfect smile

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