A 12-year-old boy has set a world record after discovering the largest European wasp nest on a property Down Under. Jordan Waddingham scoured through bushland at Karoola, north east of Launceston in Tasmania to unravel the plague of wasps after his mother Stephanie offered him $20 to locate the nest.
bildungsroman (plural bildungsromans or bildungsromane) A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
Bildungsroman 1910, from Ger. Bildungsroman, from Bildung education, formation, growth (from Bild picture, image, figure; O.H.G. bilade) + roman novel (see romance). A novel set in the formative years, or the time of spiritual education, of the main character. Bildungsromans Synonyms, Bildungsromans Antonyms | Thesaurus.com. Dictionary.com.