Ugenia Lavender

Ugenia Lavender #1

by Geri Halliwell, Rian Hughes (Illustrator)

Thoughtful, brave and sassy, Ugenia Lavender is one amazing kid. With loads of energy, tons of attitude and brainwaves like thunderbolts of lightning, Ugenia leaps into adventures that are as packed with personality as their creator, Geri Halliwell.

Each book in the series contains three stories plus Ugenia's Big News, Top Tips and extra Brain Squeezer puzzle pages.

Book 1 - How will Ugenia Lavender fit in as the new girl at school? Does she ever discover the meaning of the 'lovely illness'? And can she rescue celebrity chef, Uncle Harry, from a big mix-up?

Genres: Childrens

160 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2008

About the author

Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell (born 6 August 1972) is an English pop singer-songwriter, clothes designer, author and actress. Halliwell came to international prominence in the 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of girl group the Spice Girls. On 30 May 1998, Halliwell left the Spice Girls due to depression and differences within the group. In 2007, it was announced that the Spice Girls had reunited, and that Halliwell had rejoined the group. Together they embarked on the Return of the Spice Girls tour and released a Greatest Hits album. Halliwell has reportedly amassed a $30 million fortune during her last two years in the group.[5]

In 1999, Halliwell launched her solo career and released her debut album Schizophonic, it spawned three number ones at the UK Singles Chart: "Mi Chico Latino," "Lift Me Up," and "Bag It Up," while the lead single, "Look at Me," peaked at number 2. In 2001, Halliwell followed up with her second album, Scream If You Wanna Go Faster; the first single, "It's Raining Men," was a major hit worldwide, it peaked at number 1 in the UK and peaked in the top 10 in over 27 countries, becoming Halliwell's biggest hit to date. Halliwell released her third studio album, Passion, in 2005. Geri has been nominated for four Brit Awards (in 2000 and 2002). After a few years of relative obscurity, in April of 2010, Halliwell announced that she had started working on new music.[6] In April 2013, the Nine Network announced that she would become the fourth judge on Australia's Got Talent.[7] On 12 September 2013, it was announced that Halliwell would return to the music industry in Australia with the release of her first solo single in nearly eight years, "Half of Me".[

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This will always be the book which kick-started my love for reading, and so it has a very special place in my heart.

[Hajar]

it is a very good thing to read i read ugenia lavender home alone

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

not a bad book acturly

[V knihach · Rating 4 out of 5]

Útly paperback, u nás preložený v roku 2009 o_o, napísaný ryšavou členkou najpopulárnejšej dievčenskej popovej skupiny ´90. rokov, sme si s Pauli prečítali pred pár mesiacmi.
Ako sa jej\nám páčil?
Knižka obsahuje tri príbehy/kapitoly o hlavnej hrdinke Eugénii.
V prvom príbehu sa zoznamujeme. Eugénia s rodičmi žila v Afrike a sťahovaním do Anglicka sa jej život komplikuje. Nový domov, žiadny priatelia, škola, kde je divnou cudzinkou…
Druhý príbeh sa venuje zázračnej chorobe, ktorú prvýkrát zažíva každý na začiatku puberty. Ešte to mláďatká človeka netušia, ale táto choroba sa prejaví až niekoľko krát za život :)
V závere knižky zažijeme dobrodružstvo s Eugéniou a jej strýkom. Ide o celkom napínavý zážitok.
Stránky sú obohatené o čiernobiele ilustrácie Riana Hughesa. Po každom príbehu je pár strán, niečo ako Eugéniin zápisník, či denník a ´Skvelý tip´ k príbehu. Na konci knižočky nájdete malý kvíz, ktorý sa zameriava na pozornosť čitateľa. Čo je veľké plus, na zadnej strane obálky sú obrázky tvárí postáv s ich menami. Keďže postavy nám boli na začiatku neznáme, mohli sme im priradiť tváre už pri prvej zmienke o nich… skvelá pomôcka. Najmä mená dievčat a chlapcov zo školy sa nám neplietli.
Geri používa jednoduchý jazyk starších detí, sú použité väčšie písmenká a aj v príbehoch by sa nejedno dievča, aspoň sčasti, mohlo nájsť.
Na knižke Mladé letá neuvádzajú vekové odporúčanie, ja by som však knižku nechala na malé žabky, aby si ju prečítali samy, čiže okolo 7 rokov a viac…11 ročné slečny už ale čítajú, myslím, iný typ knižiek :D

[Jane Ridgewood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy read with bigger words (i.e. ingenious) scattered in the text. I love that Halliwell included bigger terminology for certain expressions by the leading protagonist. It didn’t feel ‘dumbed down’. Granted some of the narrative is a bit repetitive, but I really feel this is a great start for a young reader.

Cool attributes to the book are ‘newsletters’ from Ugenia herself at the end of each of the three stories. She also includes an ‘Ingenious Top Tip” from the main character. As well at the end of this book (and I believe all in the series) readers can participate in “Brain Squeezers”. Helpful memory building exercises that pertain to the stories they just read.

[Michaela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bola napínavá a pekná .(+_+)

[LH Carter · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this reread and now I am going to part with this book. I loved this book when I was younger and I think it still stands as a fun book that teaches life lessons to children.

[Manouka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Timeless classic. References to the culture while having character. British slander check. Damien Hirst slander check. Perfect book.