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Stained
- Hichens Joanne
- Ransom Publishing
- ISBN13: 9781841677156
- Published: 23-07-2009
In a poor district on the outskirts of Cape Town, Grace lives with her adoptive mother, Martha. Of mixed race, Grace dreams about what her unknown, natural mother might be like, fantasizes about finding her, and is plagued by an intense sense of dislocation. Rebelling against her adoptive moth...
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Five Minutes' Peace
- Jill Murphy, Jill Murphy
- Walker Books Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781406320831
- Published: 06-07-2009
A modern picture book classic with a story CD - there's never a dull moment with the Large Family!A book and CD edition of a family picture book favourite, this is the story of Mrs Large the elephant - who just needs five minutes of peace and quiet away from her boisterous children...
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Two Good Thieves
- Daniel Finn
- Pan Macmillan
- ISBN13: 9780230737761
- Published: 03-07-2009
In the searing heat of an unnamed South American city, a gang of child-thieves runs wild. Demi has the gift of speed - he can pick a pocket and be gone before his victim has even noticed he was there. Baz is his lookout - no one sees her unless she wants them to. It's like a game: dodging the...
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An Evening At Alfie's
- Shirley Hughes
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- ISBN13: 9781862307865
- Published: 02-07-2009
All is quiet at Alfie's house - Mum and Dad have gone out and Maureen's baby-sitting. Then . . . drip, drip, drip. It's raining inside! The drip turns into a downpour and Maureen's parents have to come round to deal with the burst pipe, but only Alfie can work out what's worrying Annie Rose. ....
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Cookie
- Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- ISBN13: 9780552558310
- Published: 02-07-2009
Beauty Cookson is no beauty. She's a plain, timid girl who constantly feels inferior to the super-confident, snooty girls at school. Worse than the teasing in the playground, though, is the unpredictable, hurtful criticism from her father. Beauty and her meek, sweet mother live in uneasy fear...
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Fortune and the Golden Trophy (Pony Club Secrets, Book 7)
- Stacy Gregg
- HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN13: 9780007270323
- Published: 25-06-2009
The seventh gripping adventure in this exciting pony-club series. With gymkhanas to win, rivals to defeat, mysteries to solve and ponies in danger to save - these books are perfect for all girls who love ponies. Issie and friends are surprised when Natasha Tucker's dad...
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The Butterfly Lion (First Modern Classics)
- Michael Morpurgo
- HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN13: 9780007317356
- Published: 25-06-2009
New edition of the Smarties-Prize-winning story from the former Children's Laureate. Now published into the First Modern Classics list, fantastic stories for young readers. A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa, and his lifelong friendship with a white lion....
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The Boy in the Dress
- David Walliams, Quentin Blake
- HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN13: 9780007279043
- Published: 25-06-2009
The sparkling debut children's novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children's author in the country, with sparkling new cover look to tie in with later books. Dennis was different. Why was he different, you ask? Well, a small clue might be...
