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The Outsiders (Gods and Warriors Book 1)
- Michelle Paver
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- ISBN13: 9780141339269
- Published: 28-08-2012
'If an Outsider wields the blade, the House of Koronos burns...'Hylas is only a boy but he knows three things:The Gods exist.Magic is real.Somebody wants him dead.Hunted and alone, Hylas is desperate to find his missing sister. His quest takes him across the hostile mountains and treacherous s...
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Trouble in Toadpool
- Anne Fine
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- ISBN13: 9780857530639
- Published: 05-07-2012
Bliss! A lovely, quiet, nothing-to-do and nothing-on-the-calendar Sunday...Well, that's until bossy Aunt Susan - an unstoppable force - is on the phone insisting that Harry and his family come down to help her a local event she's promised to organise: the Great Toadpool Show. It means swinging...
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The Diamond Brothers in The Falcon's Malteser
- Anthony Horowitz
- Walker Books Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781406341423
- Published: 07-06-2012
Meet the Diamond Brothers, the world's worst private-detective agency, in this Chandler-esque spoof from the creator of the Alex Rider series.When a dwarf comes into the office and leaves a package, Tim Diamond, the world's worst private-detective, is faced with his toughest case yet. The offi...
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The Secret Hen House Theatre: Hannah's Farm Series
- Helen Peters
- Nosy Crow
- ISBN13: 9780857630650
- Published: 05-04-2012
Since the death of her mother, Hannah's family life has been somewhat chaotic. Her father is absorbed by running their dilapidated farm, and the four children are increasingly left to their own devices. These include "farming" each room of the house, looking after an enormous pet sheep called...
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Punctuation..?
- User Design, Illustration and Typesetting
- User Design, Illustration and Typesetting
- ISBN13: 9780957071223
- Published: 07-12-2011
This book explains the functions and correct uses of 21 of the most used punctuation marks like the apostrophe, brackets, semicolon, dashes, and also some you may not know about like guillemets, forward slash, or the interpunct. The book is humorous, fully illustrated using real life scenarios...
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The Hidden Kingdom
- Ian Beck
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN13: 9780192755636
- Published: 06-10-2011
A pampered prince who has to give up everything he has ever known. A warrior-like girl who has promised to carry out her duty at any cost. An obedient young servant with a mission to complete and an icy chill in his heart. As ancient demons rise around them and conspire to destroy their world,...
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Excellent Excuses (And Other Good Stuff)
- Liz Pichon
- Scholastic
- ISBN13: 9781407124407
- Published: 01-09-2011
\"No school for two whole weeks! (Yeah!) I can forget ALL about lessons (and irritating things like Marcus Meldrew). And concentrate on good stuff like: inventing new ways to annoy my sister Delia. (So many). Band practice for DOGZOMBIES (with my mate Derek). Watching TV and eating caramel waf...
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Greyhound of a Girl
- Roddy Doyle
- Scholastic
- ISBN13: 9781407129334
- Published: 01-09-2011
The best-ever children's novel from the brilliant Roddy Doyle is a funny, sad story about four generations of a family. 12 year old Mary O'Hara's beloved, joke-cracking grandmother is near the end of her life. Letting go is hard - until a mysterious young woman appears at Mary's door. She is t...
