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Pride and Prejudice: Lit For Little Hands (Pulp! The Classics Ser.)
by Austen Jane Jane AustenLock Up Your Daughters... Darcy's in Town! Mrs Bennett is on a mission to marry off her five daughters to rich men. Enter, Mr Charles Bingley and his rather fit friend, Darcy. Love, loathing and bittersweet romance follow…
Robinson Crusoe: Aus, The Life And Surprising Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe Of York, Mariner (1893) (Pulp! The Classics #4)
by Daniel DefoeOne man's love of the sea leaves him stranded on a desert island with nothing but a few goats, a bible and a parrot for company. Will he ever escape? Will his new pal Friday learn to efficiently press a goatskin jerkin? Or will solitude send him totally barmy? Pulp! The Classics is a new imprint that gives the nation's favourite classic novels original retro covers in a pulp fiction style - with a dash of wry humour. Redesigned and reset, using the original unabridged text from some of the best writers that have ever lived, Pulp! The Classics promises readers their favourite books with stunning and highly original jackets.
The Metamorphosis: Change really BUGGED him! (Pulp! The Classics Ser.)
by Franz KafkaChange really BUGGED him! Poor old Gregor. One day he's depressed about his dreary travelling salesman gig, the next, he's roaching around the apartment and disgusting his family. All that's left is creeping the walls and eating garbage. How's his sis ever going to find a sugar daddy with her grotty bro in tow?
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus: Large Print
by L. Frank BaumWho is Santa Claus? We all know he is real, but where did he come from, and how does he deliver presents to all the children of the world? In this wonderful book, L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, tells the true story of Santa Claus, from being found as a baby in the woods to making the first toy the world has ever seen (a carving of his cat Blinkie), to the invention of the dolly, the Christmas stocking, the Christmas tree, his battles with the evil Awgwas and being granted the mantle of immortality so he can keep bringing joy to children for ever. Beautifully written, and with glorious new illustration by John Shelley, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus brings the magic of the Oz books to the life of Father Christmas. Introducing unforgettable characters like the Master Woodsman, Necile the Wood-Nymph and little Mayrie, who just wants a toy of her own, this is a book for children of all ages, and is as immortal as Santa Claus himself.
Letts KS3 Revision Success — KS3 ENGLISH COMPLETE COURSEBOOK (PDF)
by Collins UK Publishing Staff Letts Ks3 StaffLetts Revision improves exam confidence Matched to the requirements of the National Curriculum, this complete coursebook prepares students for Key Stage 3 English with confidence. The variety of activity types ensures every student stays motivated throughout their revision to help them achieve the best results. * Lively magazine-style layout communicates all the essential information in an accessible way. * Plenty of practice questions reinforce understanding and improve performance. * Hands-on activities for every topic provide a more varied revision approach. Revision Guides: Simple and concise explanations of every topic are explored through different activity types. Workbooks: A mixture of question styles help children can get closer to a 'real' test experience. Practice Test Papers: Test-style questions test understanding and improve performance.
Letts 11+ Poetry - Practice Workbook With Assessment Tests: For Independent School Entrance (PDF)
by Letts Common Letts Common EntranceSuitable for the 2020 tests. However you like to learn, Letts will get you through! Get practising for the 11+ Independent School Entrance Exams with the Letts 11+ Poetry Practice Workbook with Assessment Tests. This incredibly simple yet effective poetry workbook is divided into three easy sections: Understanding a Poem, Assessment, then Example Answers and Guidance.
The Book of Lost Things Illustrated Edition: A Novel
by John Connolly'Once upon a time, there was a boy who lost his mother . . .' As twelve-year-old David takes refuge from his grief in the myths and fairytales so beloved of his dead mother, he finds the real world and the fantasy world begin to blend. That is when bad things start to happen. That is when the Crooked Man comes. And David is violently propelled into a land populated by heroes, wolves and monsters, his quest to find the legendary Book of Lost Things.
The Bone Collector: The thrilling first novel in the bestselling Lincoln Rhyme mystery series (Lincoln Rhyme Thrillers #1)
by Jeffery DeaverThe first instalment of the bestselling Lincoln Rhyme series and inspiration for the 1999 thriller movie starring Angelina Jolie.Their first case, their worst killer...New York City has been thrown into chaos by the assaults of the Bone Collector, a serial kidnapper and killer who gives the police a chance to save his victims from death by leaving obscure clues. Baffled, the cops turn to the one man with a chance of solving them - Lincoln Rhyme.Left paralysed by a debilitating accident, ex NYPD cop Rhyme has to dig deep into the only world he has left - his astonishing mind - to have any hope of solving the case. With the help of a young police officer, Amelia Sachs, he starts to close in on the killer. But as he edges closer to the truth, the Bone Collector is closing in on Lincoln Rhyme himself.'This is a novel that will chill your blood on the warmest day of any summer holiday. Keep looking over your shoulder . . .' - Independent on Sunday
Tapas and Tears
by Chris HigginsJaime never wanted to go on the school exchange trip to Spain in the first place. She finds life awkward enough as it is and, because of her embarrassing blushing habit, she tries to avoid drawing attention to herself. Living in someone else's home, and in a foreign country, is way out of her comfort zone! But she reluctantly has agreed to stay with the carefully selected and colourfully-named Concepción Inmaculada. After all, a girl named after the Virgin Mary has got to be quiet, kind and gentle ...Wrong! Concha is a scary, rebellious, boy-mad loner with a mind of her own. Jaime is going to have to be prepared for anything and everything! Olé!
Impact Techniques in the Classroom: 88 activities to engage your students
by Danie BeaulieuMany teachers admit to feeling that they spend the majority of lesson time doing anything and everything but teaching. Impact Techniques in the Classroom offers a variety of quick and simple activities to be conducted as a group or on a one-on-one basis (and a few with the help of the parents) that will allow you to devote more time to teaching, all the while saving your energy and keeping the attention of your students. All ages
David's Secret Soccer Goals (PDF)
by Caroline LevineDavid is much like any other boy who loves playing soccer, but when the chance comes up to go and stay at Champions Soccer Camp, David has to face up to his biggest embarrassment, wetting the bed. David stands up bravely to his sister's taunts and a nervous visit to the doctor, but will he be able to control his bed wetting in time for Camp? David's Secret Soccer Goals is a warm and sensitive look inside the mind of a boy with bed wetting problems. It delicately highlights the fears and worries that a child in this position can go through, whilst also giving practical advice on how to deal positively with the situation.
Night of the Living Ted (Night of the Living Ted #1)
by Barry HutchisonWhen Lisa Marie and her step-brother Vernon pop into town to get their dad a birthday present, they discover the Create-a-Ted shop is offering free Halloween bears! Making two grisly bears for themselves and choosing an Elvis bear named Bearvis for Dad, they head home. That night the shopkeeper brings the bears to life for nefarious purposes … but Vernon’s bear, Grizz, doesn’t want to be a slave to humans – he wants to rule the world! Converting the shopkeeper’s Stuff-U-Lator into a machine for turning living matter into stuffed bears, he begins to prowl the streets. Can the children and Bearvis save themselves – and the world – from being stuffed?
Into the Grey
by Celine Kiernan'The scream was awful - a horrible desolate cry ... the child led my unresisting brother up the path and further into the tangled garden. Out of my sight.' My name is Patrick Finnerty. I am fifteen and I'm losing my brother. A ghost is stealing him away. I know how crazy that sounds. But my brother, my twin, is going to die; I'm watching him die. No one else can see what's happening. What can I do? The answers seem to lie within the memory of a dream - between this world and the next. Within The Grey. But I don't want to go into The Grey. I don't want to. I've seen what it's like …
Benny and Babe
by Eoin ColferSequel to the No. 1 Bestseller Benny & Omar Benny, the sports-mad, carefree lad whose adventures in Tunisia have convinced him that he can take on the world, suffers a severe blow to his pride when he meets Babe. He may be a wise guy, but she is at least three steps ahead of him. And he's on her territory. Benny is visiting his grandfather in the country for the summer holidays and finds his position as a 'townie' make him the object of much teasing by the natives. Babe is the village tomboy, given serious respect by the all the local tough guys. She runs a thriving business, rescuing the lost lures and flies of visiting fishermen and selling them at a tidy profit. Babe just might consider Benny as her business partner. But things become very complicated, and dangerous, when Furty Howlin also wants a slice of the action. And that's not the only problem for Benny. A disco reveals a transformed Babe– can they still be friends now that she is a real girl? Benny and Babe was shortlisted for the Reading Association of Ireland Award 2001.
Fields of Home (Children Of The Famine Ser. #3)
by Marita Conlon-McKennaThe final book in the famine trilogy For Eily, Michael and Peggy the memory of the famine is still strong. But Mary-Brigid, Eily's first child, has the future to look forward to. What kind of future is it? Ireland is in turmoil, with evictions, burnings, secret meetings, fights over land. Eily and her family may be thrown off their farm. Michael may lose his job in the big house. And Peggy, in America, feels trapped in her role as a maid. Will they ever have land and a home they can call their own? Eily, Michael and Peggy have once shown great courage. Now this courage is called on again … The other titles in the Famine trilogy are Under the Hawthorn Tree and Wildflower Girl. A study guide to Under the Hawthorn tree is also available.
The Broken Spell (Demon Notebook Ser. #2)
by Erika McGannWhen you don’t know who to trust… Trainee witch Grace and her four best friends love to have fun with their spells. So when the dazzling Ms Gold comes along offering to help the talented young coven, they jump at the chance. Before long they are becoming blonde bombshells, creating cute pets out of thin air, not to mention taking fabulous flying lessons! But the daring friends make a magical mistake that drags the past into the present. Suddenly Grace has to work out who she can really trust... An ancient enchantment, a test of loyalty, and a true friendship. But has Grace learned enough to smash an ancient spell and save the girls – and herself? Sequel to the hugely popular The Demon Notebook.
Marooned in Manhattan
by Sheila AgnewNew York City. Evie Brooks had seen it on the TV, but suddenly finds herself leaving her home in Dublin and moving to Manhattan to her American uncle Scott, after the death of her mother. Never owned a pet more substantial than a goldfish, Evie is intrigued by Scott's NYC veterinary practice, and before long, Evie is working as an assistant in the clinic. Between the pets, their owners, Scott and his lawyer girlfriend, the Summer quickly becomes a whirlwind of change and activity! And then Evie has to make a huge choice: will she stay in New York, or return to live in Ireland with her godmother, Janet?
Central Park Showdown (Evie Brooks Ser. #2)
by Sheila AgnewWith the arrival of her father from Australia, Evie’s life is thrown into turmoil. Not only has she to contend with a new woman in Scott’s life, but now she has to face the prospect of a custody battle between her uncle and her father. Evie really wants to stay with Scott and, in true Evie style, is determined to stand up for herself - by firing her lawyer! Her father’s lawyer is prepared to play dirty, and Evie is devastated when Scott is falsely accused of beating her. Can Evie’s friends rally and convince her father to withdraw his application for custody? ‘a great way for a 10+ year old to discover New York City’ ‘speckled with humour throughout … an incredibly moving story and a real page-turner’ LoveReading4Kids.co.uk on Evie Brooks is Marooned in Manhattan
Lawless
by Jeffrey SalaneWhen M crash-lands at the elite Lawless School, it is not what she was expecting. She's soon learning safe-breaking and computer-hacking. Not to mention how to jump off moving trains and steal priceless paintings! Surrounded by trainee criminals, she'll have to keep her wits about her (just as well they're razor-sharp). But will she be good - or bad - enough for Lawless?
The Fincredible Diary of Fin Spencer: Stuntboy (PDF)
by Ciaran MurtaghFin Spencer begins writing a diary--when he's a famous stuntboy, he can sell his memoirs and make lots of money! But he soon realizes it's not a normal diary--it can change the past! When Fin writes what he SHOULD have done, that's what everyone remembers. At first, it's great! Fin stands up to the school bully and wins the talent show. But sometimes things backfire--Fin falls out with his best friend and ends up at a Charlie Dimples concert with a load of six-year-old girls listening to "My Swishy Wishy!" Can Fin control the diary, or will it control him?
The Jam Doughtnut That Ruined My Life (A Roman Garstang Disaster Ser. #1)
by Mark LoweryA jam-fuelled week of disaster is set in motion by a single doughnut! Roman Garstang is obsessed with food - particularly Squidgy Splodge raspberry-jam doughnuts - but he is about to learn that things are not always as sugar-coated as they might seem. Because of his Monday-morning jam doughnut, Roman's week takes a very sticky turn . . . By Friday Roman has been banned from eating for 24hrs, narrowly avoided a faceful of warm toddler-wee, accidentally shoplifted, been given a lift in a getaway van, styled his teacher's guinea pig with a blue mohawk, started an OAP riot . . . and still barely managed to scoff a crumb - or lick - of a single doughnut. Who knew jam could be so deadly?
Jinx's Magic: Book 2 (Jinx #2)
by Sage BlackwoodJinx can do brilliant magic and he is becoming better than his wizard master, Simon. But someone or something is slowly killing the deep forest that Jinx loves, and destroying his people as well. It's up to Jinx to save them, but he is still struggling to understand his gifts, and his powers come from the very forest that is being destroyed. Before long, Jinx realizes that the terrifying Bonemaster, with his equally brilliant magic, is involved. When the Bonemaster captures Simon, Jinx sets off on an adventure through the forest to protect all he holds dear, and to try to hold on to his own precious magic.
Blue: Book 1 (Blue #1)
by Lisa GlassSurfing is sixteen-year-old Iris's world, and when the ultra-talented Zeke walks into her life, it soon becomes her passion. Over one amazing summer, as she is drawn into his sphere, she experiences love, new friendships, but also loss, with an intensity she never dreamed of. But is Zeke all he seems? What hides beneath his glamorous and mysterious past? When Iris decides to try for her own surfing success, just as her ex-boyfriend comes back into her life, she will test her talent, and her feelings for Zeke, to the limit...
Bunny Trouble (Guinea Pigs Online #5)
by Jennifer Gray Amanda SwiftFuzzy and Coco's owners are organising an Easter Fair at the Rescue Centre. They bring home a naughty little bunny called Binny in the hope that she will learn to behave. Then she can find a new owner at the fair. But Binny is determined to cause havoc in Middleton Crescent. Her antics lead to Eduardo's capture by the humans - and then he's taken to be adopted at the fair! Can Fuzzy and Coco rescue Eduardo and find a new home for Binny?
The Ice Factor (Guinea Pigs Online #6)
by Jennifer Gray Amanda SwiftThe weather outside is cold and snowy, but Fuzzy and Coco are as warm as toast in the house, enjoying their favourite TV shows. Fuzzy loves the cookery programmes, while Coco is a huge fan of The Ice Factor, a celebrity skating competition. But some of their furry friends are not so lucky - it's freezing out in the copse, and someone has been stealing the animals' food! Fuzzy and Coco have to do something - can they use the skills they've learnt from their favourite TV shows to help their friends?