Shockingly Good Stories

Shockingly Good Stories PDF Author: R.A. Spratt
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 1761043374
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 239

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Book Description
Fairytales as you've never read them before! A side-splittingly hilarious collection of stories. Read them aloud to delight your friends, or read them silently and annoy everyone else on the bus when you randomly burst out laughing. Featuring fractured fairytales, Friday Barnes mysteries and anecdotes told by the world's most glamorous flying pig, Nanny Piggins, this is the perfect book for bedtime, long car rides or when your leg is caught in a bear trap and you're waiting for the emergency services to arrive.

Shockingly Good Stories

Shockingly Good Stories PDF Author: R.A. Spratt
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1760148288
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 239

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From R.A. Spratt, bestselling author of Friday Barnes, comes this collection of twenty short stories perfect for fans of Roald Dahl, David Walliams and Paul Jennings. Featuring fractured fairytales told by none other than Nanny Piggins, previously unpublished Friday Barnes mysteries and a bunch of other hilarious and highly original tall tales. This book will delight kids from seven to seventy, whether they’re after a bedtime story, entertainment for a long car ride or distraction in the doctor’s waiting room!

100 Jolts

100 Jolts PDF Author: Michael A. Arnzen
Publisher: Raw Dog Screaming Press
ISBN: 9780974503127
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164

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Book Description
Arnzen has honed his craft to deliver the highest voltage using the fewest words in this collection of 100 short stories, guaranteed to stun.

The Adventures of Nanny Piggins

The Adventures of Nanny Piggins PDF Author: R. A. Spratt
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316230987
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Mary Poppins meets Babe in this hilarious novel about three children under the watch of their wonderfully quirky nanny, who happens to be a pig! Yes, a pig. A fabulously sassy and impeccably dressed pig as a matter of fact! With her insatiable urge to eat chocolate (and feed chocolate to everyone she loves), her high-flying spirit, and her unending sense of fun, Nanny Piggins takes Derrick, Samantha, and Michael on a year of surprises, yummy treats, and adventures they'll never forget. Paired with Dan Santat's charming illustrations, comedian and children's TV writer R.A. Spratt's wildly funny debut novel will have adults and kids alike laughing and rooting for the feisty porcine nanny and her three lovable human charges.

Friday Barnes, Girl Detective

Friday Barnes, Girl Detective PDF Author: R. A. Spratt
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
ISBN: 1626722986
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273

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Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was an eleven-year-old girl! When Friday Barnes, girl genius, solves a bank robbery, she uses the reward money to send herself to Highcrest Academy, the most exclusive boarding school in the country—and discovers it's a hotbed of crime! Soon she's investigating everything from disappearing homework to the terrifying Yeti haunting the school swamp. But the biggest mystery yet is Ian Wainscott, the handsomest (and most arrogant) boy in school who inexplicably hates her. Will the homework be found? Can they ever track down the Yeti? And why is Ian out to ruin her? With black-and-white art throughout, Friday Barnes, Girl Detective is the launch of an exciting new mystery series that "will keep readers laughing from start to finish." (Publishers Weekly)

Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan

Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan PDF Author: R. A. Spratt
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316201901
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167

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The world's most fabulous nanny pig is back in this side-splitting sequel to The Adventures of Nanny Piggins! When Mr. Green announces his diabolical plan-he has decided to get married-his children are horrified. Because if he finds a wife, he'll get fire their beloved nanny. Breakfast without chocolate? Never! Someone must stop him, and Nanny Piggins is just the pig to do it! R.A. Spratt's delightfully funny follow-up to her award-winning debut is chock-full of surprising adventures for the feisty Nanny Piggins and the adorable children, from being blasted out of a cannon with an arrogant armadillo to dueling a Gypsy Queen over a pit of fire. Dan Santat is back again with his quirky and wonderfully charming illustrations that capture the fun and high-flying spirit of these hilarious stories.

Shockingly Good Stories

Shockingly Good Stories PDF Author: R.A. Spratt
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 1761043374
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 239

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Book Description
Fairytales as you've never read them before! A side-splittingly hilarious collection of stories. Read them aloud to delight your friends, or read them silently and annoy everyone else on the bus when you randomly burst out laughing. Featuring fractured fairytales, Friday Barnes mysteries and anecdotes told by the world's most glamorous flying pig, Nanny Piggins, this is the perfect book for bedtime, long car rides or when your leg is caught in a bear trap and you're waiting for the emergency services to arrive.

Elevation

Elevation PDF Author: Stephen King
Publisher: Scribner
ISBN: 1982102322
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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From legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting story about “an ordinary man in an extraordinary condition rising above hatred” (The Washington Post) and bringing the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine together—a “joyful, uplifting” (Entertainment Weekly) tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences, “the sign of a master elevating his own legendary game yet again” (USA TODAY). Although Scott Carey doesn’t look any different, he’s been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs the same in his clothes and out of them, no matter how heavy they are. Scott doesn’t want to be poked and prodded. He mostly just wants someone else to know, and he trusts Doctor Bob Ellis. In the small town of Castle Rock, the setting of many of King’s most iconic stories, Scott is engaged in a low grade—but escalating—battle with the lesbians next door whose dog regularly drops his business on Scott’s lawn. One of the women is friendly; the other, cold as ice. Both are trying to launch a new restaurant, but the people of Castle Rock want no part of a gay married couple, and the place is in trouble. When Scott finally understands the prejudices they face—including his own—he tries to help. Unlikely alliances, the annual foot race, and the mystery of Scott’s affliction bring out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others. “Written in masterly Stephen King’s signature translucent…this uncharacteristically glimmering fairy tale calls unabashedly for us to rise above our differences” (Booklist, starred review). Elevation is an antidote to our divisive culture, an “elegant whisper of a story” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), “perfect for any fan of small towns, magic, and the joys and challenges of doing the right thing” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

Nanny Piggins and the Rival Ringmaster 5

Nanny Piggins and the Rival Ringmaster 5 PDF Author: R.A. Spratt
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 1742744443
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297

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Book Description
In book five of her enthralling adventures, Nanny Piggins discovers some startling truths about the ruthless Ringmaster, provides counselling to a Moldovan princess with pre-wedding jitters, inadvertently wins a Nobel Prize while impersonating her sister and catches up with her favourite 4-tonne friend, Esmeralda the forgetful elephant.

Aching God

Aching God PDF Author: Mike Shel
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781985746152
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 598

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"Closer, mortal. You are here, finally, to feed the Aching God..." The days of adventure are passed for Auric Manteo. Retired to the countryside and isolated with his scars and riches, he no longer delves into forbidden ruins seeking dark wisdom and treasure. But just as old nightmares begin plaguing his sleep, he receives an urgent summons back to that old life. To save his only daughter, he must return to the place of his greatest trauma: the haunted Barrowlands. Along with a group of inexperienced companions and an old soldier, he must confront the dangers of the ancient and wicked Djao civilization. He has survived fell beasts, insidious traps, and deadly hazards before. But how can he contend with the malice of a bloodthirsty living god? First volume in the planned epic fantasy trilogy Iconoclasts, Aching God is the debut novel by RPG adventure designer Mike Shel. This volume also includes an advanced preview of Iconoclasts - Book II: Sin Eater.

Nanny Piggins and the Accidental Blast-Off

Nanny Piggins and the Accidental Blast-Off PDF Author: R. A. Spratt
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 1864718595
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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'Turn that space shuttle off immediately!' screamed the Head of NASA. 'All right, no need to yell,' chided Nanny Piggins, 'Although perhaps you can tell me which button exactly should I be pressing?' 'The big red one!' screamed the head of NASA. But Nanny Piggins never got to press the big red button. Because just as she reached forward, the space shuttle launched, and the force of it accelerating at 4793 kilometres per hour pushed her back in her seat.' In this thrilling fourth instalment of her adventures, Nanny Piggins wrestles a crocodile, bungy jumps of the roof using the elastic from Mr Greens underpants, staples chicken wire over their chimney to keep out Santa, captures an apricot danish-loving jewel thief and rescues her brother, Boris, from an onslaught of professional wrestlers.