Books by Lisa Williamson

An incredible new Young Adult title from the bestselling author of THE ART OF BEING NORMAL.

In July 1865, the celebrated surgeon Dr James Barry died in London after a long and distinguished career in the British Empire. He had lived alone, and a charlady took on the task of laying out his body. Barry was well-known. A fiery, red-haired man, he was a gifted physician - a...nd a determined and pugnacious character. He had been Surgeon to the Forces in British South Africa, where he performed the world's first successful modern Caesarean birth. He had pushed through much-needed medical reforms. He had quelled an outbreak of cholera in the West Indies. He had visited the Crimea and argued violently with Florence Nightingale. A charlady came running from the room; she had startling news. Dr Barry had clearly been born a woman! And so Margaret Bulkley's secret was finally revealed. Here is the incredible True Adventures of a young person who defied all the odds to achieve their aim.
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Get to know some of your favourite heroes and celebrities on FIRST NAMES terms! These are fun, lively and highly illustrated biographies that introduce you to some truly amazing individuals, who lived truly incredible lives.

Harry Lionsey is one of a group of secret guardians. Humans share the earth with all the many secret races of myths and legends and it is Harry's job to protect all those who live if the Gate City. Be you human, faerie, shifter or sprite as long as you are on the side of good he ...will help and defend you but if you are out to harm the watch out. Doesn't matter what race you are if you harm the innocent he will find you and stop you. This is a collection of short stories. This first book brings together all the previously published short stories and now includes a never before seen novella.
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Before Malala Yousafzai (1997&;) became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, she was just a girl fighting for her education in Pakistan. When Malala was growing up, her father encouraged her to be politically active and speak out about her educational rights. When she did, she was ...shot by a member of the Taliban and the story received worldwide media coverage. Protests and petitions from around the world helped to pass an educational-rights bill in Pakistan, and Malala used this platform to continue her activism and fight for women&;s rights. Inspiring and moving, Malala Yousafzai tells the story of one girl&;s bravery in her fight for equal rights. It includes a timeline, a glossary, and an index.
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