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The Cat And The King
by Nick SharrattNick Sharratt's fabulously funny début novel, THE CAT AND THE KING, tells the story of a gentle, unworldly King and his very clever cat, and is illustrated throughout in two colours with Nick's irresistible wit and humour. The cat and the King must find a new home after their castle burns down in an Unfortunate Incident with a dragon. They choose Number 37 Castle Close, and the cat introduces the King to all sorts of new experiences, from washing-up to shopping. Then danger looms when the pesky, fire-breathing dragon makes its return.
The Boy and the Tiger and other stories for 9 to 11 year olds (Pie Corbett's Storyteller)
by Ray Burrows Corrine BurrowsDon't just read - read aloud! With a treasure-trove of favourite tales, each accompanied by an audio retelling from a professional storyteller, this book gives children the perfect opportunity to read aloud, listen along, follow text, read together and do all the things they need to build their literacy skills! They'll meet tigers, giants and much more in this captivating collection.
Ash (PDF)
by Malinda LoIn the world of ASH, fairies are an older race of people who walk the line between life and death, reality and magic. As orphaned Ash grows up, a servant in her stepmother's home, she begans to realise that her beloved mother, Elinor, was very much in tune with these underworld folk, and that she herself has the power to see them too. Against the sheer misery of her stepmother's cruelty, greed and ambition in preparing her two charmless daughters for presentation at court, and hopefully royal or aristocratic marriage, Ash befriends one of these fairies - a mysterious, handsome man-who grants her wishes and restores hope to Ash's existence, even though she knows there will be a price to pay. But most important of all, she also meets Kaisa, a huntress employed by the king, and it is Kaisa who truly awakens Ash's desires for both love and self-respect... ASH is a fairy tale about possibility and recognizing the opportunities for change. From the deepest grief comes the chance for transformation.
Magic Lemonade (Blue Bananas)
by Joyce Dunbar Jan McCaffertyA fun and engaging illustrated book about Zoe and her magic lemonade for Egmont’s Blue Banana series, written by Joyce Dunbar and illustrated by Jan McCafferty who has illustrated many books by Enid Blyton. With her tablecloth gown and clothes-peg crown, Zoe looks like a Queen. But she needs magic lemonade to convince her friends. Blue bananas are illustrated books for NC Level 2 readers learning to tackle longer prose for the first time with the support of extensive illustrations and speech bubbles. They are carefully designed with education in mind, supporting children’s understanding of vocabulary and punctuation. Blue Bananas explore the feelings and emotions of characters in a clear fashion.
Fairest Of All (Whatever After #1)
by Sarah MlynowskiIn this fresh, funny new middle grade series, bestselling YA author Sarah Mlynowski writes for a younger audience for the first time! In each book, Abby and her younger brother Jonah visit the magic mirror in their basement at night, and the mirror transports them inside a different fairy tale. In the first magical adventure, Abby and Jonah find themselves tangled in Snow White's story. But when they stop Snow from eating the poisoned apple, they ruin her fairytale! In order for Snow White to get her happy ending, it's up to Abby and Jonah to make things right.
Kill Or Capture (Edge: Task Force Delta)
by Craig Simpson David CousensThe news isn't good: 347 prisoners have escaped from a prison in Kandahar. One of the prisoners is Jabir Hassani -- a Taliban warlord and old enemy of Major Connor. Now Connor and his Delta Force unit must bring back two men kidnapped during the break out, and kill or capture Hassani, who is planning to kill the Afghan president. But the Taliban warlord also has another, much bigger target in his sights... Craig Simpson is the author of the critically acclaimed "Special Operations" series. This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. EDGE - for books kids can't put down.
Where Are My Lambs? (PDF)
by Francesca Simon Emily BolamIt's time for bed but Mother Sheep can't find her lambs, Tilly and Tam, anywhere! Where in Potter's Barn could they be hiding? An ideal story to read at Easter! Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey.
Keeper of the Realms: Crow's Revenge (Keeper of the Realms)
by Marcus AlexanderBook one in this new fantasy adventure series, Keeper of the Realms.'I've just had a flesh-eating giant tearing around my house and now I'm in this strange land I don't know anything about!'CHARLIE KEEPER has been forced from her home by a bloodthirsty and terrifying stranger. But in escaping she discovers her house holds the gateway to the REALM OF BELLANIA - a place of myth, magic . . . and an evil Lord with a very bad attitude.NOW its fate rests squarely upon Charlie's shoulders. But before she can untangle the mystery that will save Bellania, she needs the answer to a life-changing secret her guardian, the dastardly Mr Crow, has been keeping from her . . . Just who is Charlie Keeper? A contemporary fantasy adventure for 10+ with elements of The Wizard of Oz and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.Discover more at www.keeperoftherealms.com+ Previously published as Who is Charlie Keeper?
Keeper of the Realms: Blood and Fire (Keeper of the Realms)
by Marcus AlexanderThe final book in this fun fantasy adventure series, Keeper of the Realms - Lemony Snicket meets The Wizard of Oz!'Keepers have and forever will be charged with the most dangerous tasks'Charlie Keeper went to sleep thinking the battle was over. She should have known better.The mighty dragons, known as the Winged Ones, are trapped outside Bellania. Guarded by the barbaric Stomen they cannot return - leaving the ruthless Lord Bane free to rampage across the mystical realm. Only a lost pendant can free them and only Charlie Keeper can find it. But time is running out and Bane's army of monstrous creations grows more deadly by the day . . . The odds are stacked against Bellania's youngest keeper. Could the next battle be her last?** A contemporary fantasy adventure for 10+ with elements of The Wizard of Oz, Lemony Snicket and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. ** Perfect for fans of Tolkien's The Hobbit and Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell's The Edge Chronicles. ** 'I would rather read Crow's Revenge than Harry Potter!' - Michael B, Year 7About the author:After several incident-filled years of travelling the world Marcus Alexander decided to pack in all serious attempts at reaching maturity and instead embraced the much more suitable world of parchment scribbling for a living. Marcus has a fondness for causing mischief, knows how to run really, really fast when he's in trouble and knows how to duck out of sight when someone points the long, bony finger of blame. Find out more about him and Charlie's adventures at www.keeperoftherealms.comAlso Available:Keeper of the Realms: Crow's Revenge (book 1)Keeper of the Realms: The Dark Army (book 2)
Secrets of the Henna Girl
by Sufiya AhmedLife as Zeba knows it could be over for good . . .Zeba Khan is like any other sixteen-year-old girl: enjoying herself, waiting for exam results . . . and dreaming of the day she'll meet her one true love.Except her parents have other plans.In Pakistan for the summer, Zeba's world is shattered. Her future is threatened by an unthinkable - and forced - duty to protect her father's honour. But does she hold the secrets that will help her escape?** Sufiya Ahmed's stunning debut teenage book explores the illegal practice of forced marriage in Britain.** 10 million under 18s in the world become child brides every year.** The UK government's Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) receives over 1,700 calls from at-risk annually. Up to 15% of victims of forced marriage are male.
Cartoon Kid Strikes Back! (Cartoon Kid)
by Jeremy StrongCasper and his friends have an amazing ZEEOWWW! WHIZZ! SPLATT! secret - THEY ARE ALL SUPERHEROES!Which will come in very handy this Sports Day when a dog named JAWS is let off his lead. . . AARRGHHH!And what happens when Casper's vacuum cleaner swallows a HAMSTER? Find out in not just one, but THREE Cartoon Kid adventures. WHAM-BAM-JELLY-AND-JAM!
Cartoon Kid - Emergency! (Cartoon Kid)
by Jeremy StrongA new laugh-out-loud adventure in the funny and popular Cartoon Kid series by Jeremy Strong. Casper and his friends have a not-so-well-kept secret . . . they're all SUPERHEROES! That's right; no emergency is moo, sorry, TOO big for Mr Butternut's class, not even a herd of playground invading COWS! And when the school lunch trolley is raided by some pesky packed-lunch robbers, can Casper the Cartoon Kid save the day?Praise for Jeremy Strong:'A real talent for silliness and slapstick' - Sunday Times'Comedy and general fizz are Jeremy Strong's trademarks' - Independent** Three funny stories in one book for 7+ by Jeremy Strong, the award-winning author of The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog and My Brother's Famous Bottom.** Artwork mixed with text and comic strips make this series perfect for reluctant readers.** Sales for Jeremy Strong are now over 7 million copies!** Brilliant revamped Krazy Klub website at jeremystrong.co.uk.
The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog Goes for Gold!
by Jeremy StrongGUESS what's coming to town!? The Animal Games! There'll be show jumping for horses AND rabbits and Discus for Dogs - so of course I have to enter Streaker. Mum says a CARROT is more obedient than my dog but I think she can do it - Streaker can go for GOLD!** The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour-Dog won the Red House Children's Book Award.** Jeremy Strong is one of Britain's top 20 most-borrowed children's authors from the library. ** Sales for Jeremy Strong are now over 7 million copies!** www.jeremystrong.co.uk for free stuff and fun stuff!
Shark Wars: Into the Abyss (Shark Wars)
by E J AltbackerThe third adrenaline-pumping title in the new Shark Wars series. Perfect for boys and girls of 8+ and all fans of Beast Quest. This is Star Wars underwater!Gray and his shark clan have defeated the maniacal emperor Finnivus and his vicious Indi Shiver armada. But Finnivus is still plotting. This is the ruler who feasts on the heads of every shark he conquers, after all. When Finnivus's gangs of soldier fish strike, Gray and his friends endure a loss bigger than any before. And this time there's no one left to tell Gray what to do. He's got to lead the rebels into battle for the ultimate fight of good against evil - everything depends on Gray now!Dive further into the Shark Wars adventure at www.sharkwarsseries.comE.J. Altbacker, the author of the brilliant new Shark wars series, is a hollywood screenwriter whose credits include work on various television programmes including Spider-man and Extreme Ghostbusters. He holds an MA in screenwriting from the American Film Institute.
Shark Wars: Kingdom of the Deep (Shark Wars #4)
by E J AltbackerSave Your Friends. Rule the Ocean.Peace has finally come to the Big Blue and with it a revelation: Gray is not the last megalodon in the ocean after all. Gray swims deeper into the mystery of his family heritage, uncovering the myth of the megalodons and a legend that goes back to prehistoric times. But when the scheming Mako Velenka breaks free from her underwater prison, the peace Gray and Barkley have fought so hard to win is threatened.
Bodyguard: Ransom (Bodyguard #2)
by Chris BradfordBodyguard: Ransom is a bullet-proof thriller by Chris Bradford, bestselling author of the Young Samurai books. it's Lee Child for younger readers - Cherub meets Jason Bourne, a surefire winner for fans of Robert Muchamore and Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider books. Connor Reeves is a bodyguard, trained in surveillance, anti-ambush technique, hostage survival and unarmed combat. He's already proven himself saving the American President's daughter from terrorists in Bodyguard: Hostage. Now he is on board the mega-yacht of a media mogul. His job: to protect the twin daughters of this wealthy man. His challenge: pirates storm the yacht and Connor is in very stormy waters . . .
Bodyguard: Hunter, Killer, Survivor (Bodyguard #3)
by Chris BradfordIN AFRICA ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE. Teenage martial arts expert Connor Reeves is tasked with protecting a foreign ambassador's family on safari. Considered the perfect assignment, the holiday turns to hell when their convoy is ambushed by gunmen. Fleeing through the bush, Connor and his assigned family become the prey in a shoot-to-kill hunt across the African plains. As they fight for their survival, Connor realizes the gunmen are the least of their problems. For no amount of bodyguard training can prepare him for the wilds of Africa and one prowling hungry leopard...
The Diary of a Killer Cat (Puffin Modern Classics #25)
by Anne FineEveryone loves the wickedly dry sense of humour of The Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine. Okay, Okay. So hang me. I killed the bird. For pity's sake, I'm a cat.Poor Ellie is horrified when Tuffy drags a dead bird into the house. Then a mouse. But Tuffy can't understand what all the fuss is about. Who on earth will be the next victim to arrive through the cat-flap? Can soft-hearted Ellie manage to get her beloved pet to change his wild, wild ways before he ends up in even deeper trouble?The hilarious antics of Tuffy and his family as told by the killer cat himself. 'Anne Fine knows how to make readers laugh' GuardianAnne Fine has written numerous highly acclaimed and prize-winning books for children and adults. The Tulip Touch won the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award; Goggle-Eyes won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal; Flour Babies won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year; and Bill's New Frock won a Smarties Prize. Anne Fine was named Children's Laureate in 2001 and was awarded an OBE in 2003.
Me And My Monsters: Monsters in the Basement (Me & My Monsters)
by Rory GrowlerEddie and his family have just moved into their new home at 12 St Olave's Avenue. But what they don't know, is that their house is already inhabited by three furry monsters - Fiend, Haggis and Norman! They live in the basement and are the naughtiest, stinkiest, craziest friends Eddie could wish for! But how long can he keep them a secret from his parents and sister?
Me And My Monsters: Monster Mess (Me & My Monsters)
by Rory GrowlerTen-year-old Eddie couldn't believe it when he found three furry monsters living in the basement of his house. Fiend, Haggis and Norman are the naughtiest, stinkiest, craziest friends he could wish for!But now his Mum, Dad and sister are in on the secret too, can the Carlson family learn to live with their newly adopted monsters? When Fiend, Haggis and Norman make one mess too many, Eddie's Mum tells them they need to learn to clean up . . . OR ELSE. Can Eddie teach the monsters to be tidy?
Me & My Monsters: Monster School (Me & My Monsters)
by Rory GrowlerEddie can't believe it when he finds THREE FURRY MONSTERS living in his basement. Fiend, Haggis and Norman are the stinkiest, craziest friends he could wish for!Eddie's school report is due and he's determined to stop his mum and dad from reading it. Luckily, his parents are too busy teaching the monsters (who have suddenly decided to improve their minds) to notice. Will Eddie be able to intercept his school report? And can Fiend, Haggis and Norman really learn anything useful...
Me & My Monsters: Monster Manners (Me & My Monsters)
by Rory GrowlerEddie can't believe it when he found THREE FURRY MONSTERS living in his basement. Fiend, Haggis and Norman are teh stinkiest and craziest friends he could wish for! When Eddie sees a chance for the monsters to live upstairs he decides to teach them human manners so they can stay for good. But when Fiend, Haggis and Norman start acting like serious grown-ups the whole family want things to go back to normal - QUICKLY!
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1)
by Marissa MeyerA forbidden romance.A deadly plague.Earth's fate hinges on one girl . . .CINDER, a gifted mechanic in New Beijing, is also a cyborg. She's reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's sudden illness. But when her life becomes entwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she finds herself at the centre of a violent struggle between the desires of an evil queen - and a dangerous temptation. Cinder is caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal. Now she must uncover secrets about her mysterious past in order to protect Earth's future.This is not the fairytale you remember. But it's one you won't forget.
Sherlock Holmes: The Adventures (The\annotated Bks. #0)
by Arthur Conan DoyleThrough the foggy streets of Victorian London to the deepest countryside, the world's most famous private detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his trusty companion Dr Watson attempt to solve the unsolvable.Using his astounding methods of deduction, Holmes outwits the most cunning of thieves and most villainous of murderers in some of his best-known cases including 'The Speckled Band' and 'Silver Blaze'.Sixteen original classic Sherlock Holmes adventures
Fever (Parallon Trilogy)
by Dee ShulmanFever is first book in the gripping Parallon Trilogy by award-winning author and illustrator Dee Shulman.Two worlds. Two millennia. One love . . . A fearless Roman gladiator. A reckless twenty-first-century girl. A mysterious virus unites them . . .152 AD. Sethos Leontis, a skilled and mesmerising fighter, is unexpectedly wounded and lies dangerously close to death.2012 AD. Eva is brilliant - but troubled. Starting her new life at a school for the gifted, a single moment in the lab has terrifying results.An extraordinary link brings Sethos and Eva together, but it could force them apart - because the fever that grips them cannot be cured and falling in love could be lethal . . . Can love survive when worlds collide and threaten time itself?www.feverbook.co.uk'Full of twists, immaculately researched, it is very exciting and unpredictable' Independent on Sunday 'It's a great ride with evocative settings and intense emotion' SFX (4 stars)'WOW ... that rare gem of a book that I can't stop thinking about and will read again and again...Outstanding! It's 10 times better than Twilight' Waterstones, Cardiff.'Vivid . . . captivating and passionate' London and South East Libraries'It's a page-turning intellectual teen read that ANY adult would enjoy. Open the page, open your mind and go with the flow. TIP TOP TERRIFIC!' Waterstones, Thanett'Completely addictive and if I could have read it in one sitting I would have done . . . an excellent and compulsive read which has left me wanting more **** ' goodreads.com (4 stars)'Oh my god! What a book . . . This is one of the best love stories I have read' Best Books (5 stars)'I had my socks blown off by this book - it was so addictive and just so much fun! I stormed through it, loving every second . . .' The Book Addicted GirlDon't miss Delirium - the next instalment in the Parallon TrilogyAbout the author:Dee Shulman writes in a studio overlooking a school quadrangle that bears a striking resemblance to the one at St Magdalene's. She has a degree in English from York University and went on to study Illustration at Harrow School of Art.She has written and /or illustrated about 50 books, including the popular, highly original My Totally Secret Diary series. She has been translated into many languages, including Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Welsh, Dutch, and Finnish. Her books have frequently been highly recommended in the press and on radio and she's been shortlisted for numerous awards. Fever is her first book for teenagers.Dee is based in London and is available for school, bookshop, online and festival events in the UK.