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Welcome to volume III of my memoirs—with me, Holly Hopkinson, still in the middle of flipping nowhere, and still on the brink of MULTIPLE CATASTROPHES, like my parents announcing that we might be moving STATESIDE. Good thing my sister is still into organising protests, thank you very much. PLUS Mum is about to lose what little money we have left on a vegetable shop, there's been a biscuit-fight fiasco in the village, and a family secret I uncovered means my suitcase is packed, my goodbyes are prepared—life is cruel at 12.

Max just wanted a skateboard... not a superpower. After a failed job interview at Chipotle and a crazy encounter with a mysterious taco truck, Max finds himself cursed (or blessed?) with the strangest gift of all: everything he touches turns into tacos. His toothbrush? Taco. His math homework? Taco. His mom? Oh no. As Max tries to navigate his taco-fied world, he discovers that sometimes the things we want most come wrapped in the things we least expect. It’s messy. It’s saucy. It’s hilarious. And it might just change everything.

Mole's best friend, the Lumpy-Bumpy Thing, has found a hat. On it there's a label that reads Warning! Do Not Touch! The Lumpy-Bumpy Thing picks up the hat and puts it on his head. But Mole is worried. 'Quick! Take it off!' he cries. 'It could be dangerous!' Suddenly, a bunny hops out of the hat, and then another, and another! Soon, there are too many bunnies to count! What can Mole and the Lumpy-Bumpy Thing do now?

The coronavirus pandemic changed everyone’s lives, but some more than others. Here, one high-schooler shares his fresh perspective. Offering a witty account of life during the pandemic, high-school sophomore JohnGabriel Duque guides listeners through the events, thoughts, and feelings of the first week of the coronavirus lockdown from the perspective of a 16-year-old boy. For future generations, Duque shares an inside look at his family’s experience, writing in the moment as he witnesses history in the making.