Gridzbi Spudvetch!

Gridzbi Spudvetch! PDF Author: Mark Haddon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780744531725
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 201

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Gridzbi Spudvetch!

Gridzbi Spudvetch! PDF Author: Mark Haddon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780744531725
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 201

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Boom!

Boom! PDF Author: Mark Haddon
Publisher: David Fickling Books
ISBN: 0375893644
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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An explosive, highly charged, and hilarious middle-grade adventure from Mark Haddon, acclaimed author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. From the moment that Jim and his best friend, Charlie, bug the staff room and overhear two of their teachers speaking to each other in a secret language, they know there's an adventure on its way. But what does "spudvetch" actually mean, and why do Mr. Kidd's eyes flicker with fluorescent blue light when Charlie says it to him? Perhaps Kidd and Pearce are bank robbers talking in code. Perhaps they're spies. Perhaps they are aliens. Whatever it is, Jimbo and Charlie are determined to find out. There really is an adventure on its way. A nuclear-powered, one-hundred-ton adventure with reclining seats and a buffet car. And as it gathers speed and begins to spin out of control, it can only end one way . . . with a BOOM!

A Dictionary of Writers and their Works

A Dictionary of Writers and their Works PDF Author: Christopher Riches
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019251850X
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 1431

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Over 3,200 entries An essential guide to authors and their works that focuses on the general canon of British literature from the fifteenth century to the present. There is also some coverage of non-fiction such as biographies, memoirs, and science, as well as inclusion of major American and Commonwealth writers. This online-exclusive new edition adds 60,000 new words, including over 50 new entries dealing with authors who have risen to prominence in the last five years, as well as fully updating the entries that currently exist. Each entry provides details of a writer's nationality and birth/death dates, followed by a listing of their titles arranged chronologically by date of publication.

The School Librarian

The School Librarian PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : School librarians
Languages : en
Pages : 204

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The Junior Bookshelf

The Junior Bookshelf PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 300

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The Sea of Tranquility

The Sea of Tranquility PDF Author: Mark Haddon
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008343101
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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A magical celebration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing from the bestselling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.

Contemporary Authors

Contemporary Authors PDF Author: Lisa Kumar
Publisher: Contemporary Authors
ISBN: 9780787667023
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 488

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A biographical and bibliographical guide to current writers in all fields including poetry, fiction and nonfiction, journalism, drama, television and movies. Information is provided by the authors themselves or drawn from published interviews, feature stories, book reviews and other materials provided by the authors/publishers.

Children's Books of the Year

Children's Books of the Year PDF Author: Madeleine Lindley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780853534495
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time PDF Author: Mark Haddon
Publisher: Anchor Canada
ISBN: 0307371565
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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A bestselling modern classic—both poignant and funny—narrated by a fifteen year old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing emotions. Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic. Everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. At fifteen, Christopher’s carefully constructed world falls apart when he finds his neighbour’s dog Wellington impaled on a garden fork, and he is initially blamed for the killing. Christopher decides that he will track down the real killer, and turns to his favourite fictional character, the impeccably logical Sherlock Holmes, for inspiration. But the investigation leads him down some unexpected paths and ultimately brings him face to face with the dissolution of his parents’ marriage. As Christopher tries to deal with the crisis within his own family, the narrative draws readers into the workings of Christopher’s mind. And herein lies the key to the brilliance of Mark Haddon’s choice of narrator: The most wrenching of emotional moments are chronicled by a boy who cannot fathom emotions. The effect is dazzling, making for one of the freshest debut in years: a comedy, a tearjerker, a mystery story, a novel of exceptional literary merit that is great fun to read.

The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea

The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea PDF Author: Mark Haddon
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307498190
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 79

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From the phenomenally bestselling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time comes Mark Haddon’s first collection of poems. That Mark Haddon’s first book after The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is a book of poetry may surprise his many fans; that it is also one of such virtuosity and range will not. The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea reveals a poet of great versatility and formal talent. All the gifts so admired in Haddon’s prose are in strong evidence here – the humanity, the dark humour, and the uncanny ventriloquism – but Haddon is also a writer of considerable seriousness, lyric power, and surreal invention. This book will consolidate his reputation as one of the most imaginative writers in contemporary literature.