Winner of the Children''s Book Prize Winner of the Costa Children''s Book Award Winner of the London Book Fair Children''s Travel Book of the Year Shortlisted for the Independent Bookshop Week Book Award, Children''s category Longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal ''I loved The Explorer'' Jacqueline ...
The midnight hour approaches in an almost empty all-night diner. Mari sips her coffee and glances up from a book as a young man, a musician, intrudes on her solitude. Both have missed the last train home. The musician has plans to rehearse with his jazz band all night, Mari is equally unconcerned and ...
They were the new icons of rock and roll, fated to burn bright and not fade away. But on 12 July 1979, it all came crashing down. There was Daisy, rock and roll force of nature, brilliant songwriter and unapologetic drug addict, the half-feral child who rose to superstardom. There was Camila, the frontman’s ...
Elio believes he has left behind his first love - but as an affair with an older man intensifies, his thoughts turn to the past and to Oliver. Oliver, a college professor, husband and father, is preparing to leave New York. The imminent trip stirs up longing and regret, awakening an old desire and propelling ...
Provocative, startling, prophetic, and more relevant than ever, The Handmaid''s Tale has become a global phenomenon. Now, in this stunning graphic novel edition of Margaret Atwood''s modern classic, the terrifying reality of Gilead is brought to vivid life like never before. "Everything Handmaids wear ...
Featuring a world first 3D cover ''Bridget Jonesmeets The Devil Wears Prada’RED ‘Hilarious and uplifting …The Stylist is the perfect beach read this summer’METRO Amber Green loves her job at Smith’s, the exclusive London boutique frequented by the rich, the famous and the stylish – and with stylist to ...
KILLER READ - Love it for get a Free CRIME read One freezing night in Oslo Christmas shoppers gather to listen to a Salvation Army street concert. An explosion cuts through the music, and a man in uniform falls to the ground, shot in the head at point-blank range. Harry Hole and his team have little ...
From New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling writer Neil Gaiman, comes a novel of memory, magic and survival, about the power of stories and the darkness inside each of us. Dive into a magical novel of memory and the adventure of childhood, from one of the brightest, most brilliant writers of our ...
"Lord of the Flies" is a novel that has captivated schoolchildren ever since it was first published in 1954. A teacher himself, Golding clearly understood what excites and interests children. It is not only a gripping story, with strong, sympathetic characters, but it also raises timeless and profound ...
Fast-paced and full of intrigue, "Heat Rises" pairs the tough and sexy NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat with hotshot reporter Jameson Rook in "New York Times" bestselling author Richard Castle\''s most thrilling mystery yet. The bizarre murder of a parish priest at a New York bondage club opens Nikki ...
Two exciting short stories set in the engrossing world of The Demon Cycle from bestselling fantasy author Peter V. Brett. Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons - bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have been hunting and killing humanity ...
In America, it is soccer. But in Great Britain, it is the real football. No pads, no prayers, no prisoners. And that''''s before the players even take the field. Nick Hornby has been a football fan since the moment he was conceived. Call it predestiny. Or call it preschool. Fever Pitch is his tribute ...
There has been a ghost in the house for three hundred years, and Lord Canterville´s family have had enough of it. So Lord Canterville sells his grand old house to an American family. Mr Hiram B. Otis is happy to buy the house and the ghost - because of course Americans don´t believe in ghosts. The Canterville ...
Have you ever met Munchkins or Winkies or monkeys with wings and an all powerful wizard? This is the story of how Dorothy made some wonderful friends in a magic land and how she tried to get back home to Kansas. Did she manage? You’ll have to read the story to fi nd out! Stage 2 - 200 headwords - A1 ...
Treasure Island is an adventure novel, narrating a tale of "pirates and buried gold”. Treasure Island is an adventure tale known for its atmosphere, characters and action. After Jim Hawkins finds a map in an old sea chest, he starts an exciting adventure which will take him to a far off island in search ...
