Author: Mal Peet
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781781128053
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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An utterly stunning, powerful and unforgettable novella by the highly acclaimed and much missed Mal Peet. Featuring sensitive full colour illustrations by talented rising star, Emma Shoard. When a man returns to his childhood home and visits the derelict tree house in which his father once chose to live, he recalls the past unravelling of his family, the unspoken strangeness of their lives, and the impact on his own adult life. Beautiful, sparse and insightful storytelling. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 14+
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Author: Siobhan Dowd
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448172594
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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Darra is an omen of unluck: a thirteenth child. To appease the dark god, Dond, and bring good fortune to her small island community, Darra must be sacrificed at the age of thirteen - by drowning. On the eve of her final birthday, Darra begins to dream of the twin brother she has watched from afar but never met, and dares to hope that she might escape her fate . . . The scouring wind and remorseless waves which beat against Darra's island world are matched in Pam Smy's powerful, wild and emotive illustrations. The Ransom of Dond is our final story from Siobhan, and a book to be treasured.
Author: Mustapha Hussain
Publisher: Utusan Publications
ISBN: 9789676116987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : ms
Pages : 460
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The memoirs of Mustapha Hussain, from his coming of age in a Minangkabau Malay community in Perak to his part in the formation of the Young Malays Union.
Author: Enid Blyton
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
ISBN: 1444922998
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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Meet Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timothy. Together they are THE FAMOUS FIVE - Enid Blyton's most popular adventure series. All 21 titles also available as audiobooks! In book five, the Famous Five go on a caravan holiday. When they stumble across a circus troupe, the gang are thrilled. But some of the circus people have more sinister plans than just clowning around... Fantastic new cover art by Laura Ellen Anderson will draw young readers into this accessible timeless classic.
Author: Siobhan Dowd
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448173361
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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After Shell's mother dies, her obsessively religious father descends into alcoholic mourning and Shell is left to care for her younger brother and sister. Her only release from the harshness of everyday life comes from her budding spiritual friendship with a naive young priest, and most importantly, her developing relationship with childhood friend, Declan, charming, eloquent and persuasive. But when Declan suddenly leaves Ireland to seek his fortune in America, Shell finds herself pregnant and the centre of a scandal that rocks the small community in which she lives, with repercussions across the whole country. The lives of those immediately around her will never be the same again.
Author: Anita Ganeri
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0593124111
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Bring history home and meet some of the world's greatest game changers! Get inspired by the true story of a famous researcher who studied chimpanzees. This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level. In July 1960, Jane Goodall went into the wilderness in Tanzania to study chimpanzees. For years she camped out with the chimps, observing their behavior and making amazing discoveries! Jane had always been fascinated by animals and knew she wanted to make learning more about them her life's work. Find out how this girl who loved animals became one of history's greatest trailblazers! Trailblazers is a biography series that celebrates the lives of amazing pioneers, past and present, from all over the world. Get inspired by more Trailblazers: Neil Armstrong, Jackie Robinson, Jane Goodall, Harriet Tubman, Albert Einstein, Beyoncé, and Simone Biles. What kind of trail will you blaze?
Author: Albert Barrère
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : French language
Languages : en
Pages : 556
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Author: Siobhan Dowd
Publisher: David Fickling Books
ISBN: 0375849351
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Ted and Kat watched their cousin Salim board the London Eye. But after half an hour it landed and everyone trooped off–except Salim. Where could he have gone? How on earth could he have disappeared into thin air? Ted and his older sister, Kat, become sleuthing partners, since the police are having no luck. Despite their prickly relationship, they overcome their differences to follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their cousin. And ultimately it comes down to Ted, whose brain works in its own very unique way, to find the key to the mystery. This is an unput-downable spine-tingling thriller–a race against time.
Author: Kevin Brooks
Publisher: gr8reads
ISBN: 9781781124512
Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A brutally honest and effective story about adolescent boredom and destructive friendships, from Carnegie medalist Kevin Brooks.
