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And Another Thing ... - Eoin Colfer
Discover the sixth book in the ludicrously inaccurately named Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy trilogy, as broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and featuring original cast members including Simon Jones, Geoff McGivern, Mark Wing-Davey and Sandra Dickinson.Arthur Dent led a perfectly ordinary, uneventful life until the Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy hurled him deep into outer space. Now he s convinced a cruelly indifferent universe is out to get him. And who can blame him?His life is about to collide with a pantheon of unemployed gods, a lovestruck green alien, a very irritating computer and at least one very large slab of cheese. If, that is, everyone s favourite renegade Galactic President can get him off planet Earth before it is destroyed . . . again. A triumph, fabulous. Colfer has given us a delight Observer I haven t read anything in a long time that made me laugh as much The Times Chock-full of fanciful, inventive one-liners and asides, brimming with a burning sense of the ridiculousness of life Independent on Sunday The best post-mortem impersonation I have ever read Mark Lawson, Guardian
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And Another Thing - Jeremy Clarkson
Everyone knows that Jeremy Clarkson finds the world a perplexing place - after all, he wrote a bestselling book about it. Yet despite the appearance of The World According To Clarkson, things don t seem to have improved much. However, Jeremy is not someone to give up easily and he s decided to have another go. In And Another Thing, our exasperated hero discovers that: He inadvertently dropped a bomb on North CarolinaWe re all going to explode at the age of 62Russians look bad in Speedos. But not as bad as we do.No one should have to worry about being Bill Oddie s long lost sisterHe should probably be nicer about David BeckhamThigh-slappingly funny and - as ever - in your face, Jeremy Clarkson bursts the pointless little bubbles of the idiots while celebrating the special, the unique and the sheer bloody brilliant ...
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Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony - Eoin Colfer
Movie available from June 12th only on Disney+ Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony is the fifth sensational book in the gripping Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer.TEENAGE GENIUS ARTEMIS FOWL HAS SOMETHING NEW TO PLAY WITH . . .DEMONSBig human haters, they are (thankfully) stuck in Limbo, a place that exists outside of time and space. But now demons are materialising on Earth at random. This won t be pretty . . .Artemis is determined to save the day (I know, everyone s shocked). Can he somehow help the demons, and avert the carnage and chaos of a human-demon war?He s not the only one on their trail, though. Meet Minerva Paradizo - ruthless child genius, and not quite so demon-friendly.Let battle commence. A superb series - The Times Engagingly vivid, exciting and witty - The Telegraph Fast, funny and very exciting - Daily Mail ***Artemis Fowl was winner of the WHSmith Children s Book of the Year Award and Children s Book of the Year at the Children s Book Awards. Shortlisted for the Whitbread Children s Book of the Year Award.***
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Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex - Eoin Colfer
Movie available from June 12th only on Disney+ Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex is the seventh awesome book in the bestselling Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer.SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH ARTEMIS FOWLWhen he gathers the fairy elite to show off his latest invention, it s clear that the former criminal genius has become delusional and paranoid.He doesn t even trust his closest friends.Artemis has the Atlantis Complex, a disease that is causing him to lose his mind. And things get worse when a deadly attack is launched against an underwater fairy city.The fairies are desperate. So desperate, that they need the ruthless, calculating mind of history s wickedest teenager.Will the real Artemis Fowl please stand up? Hugely satisfying - not to be missed - Irish Independent Engagingly vivid, exciting and witty - The Telegraph Fast, funny and very exciting - Daily Mail ***Artemis Fowl was winner of the WHSmith Children s Book of the Year Award and Children s Book of the Year at the Children s Book Awards. Shortlisted for the Whitbread Children s Book of the Year Award.***
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Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox - Eoin Colfer
Movie available from June 12th only on Disney+ Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox is the sixth book in the criminally good Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. FORMER CRIMINAL MASTERMIND ARTEMIS FOWL HAS HOODWINKED FAIRIES AND BATTLED GOBLINSTHIS TIME, IT S PERSONAL Artemis s mother is gravely ill. Unfortunately the cure, an endangered lemur, was made extinct eight years ago . . . by Artemis Fowl. Talk about awkward.What if he could travel back in time, outwit his former self and bring the lemur home? With the right demon warlock, it might be possible.But we all remember the young Artemis. He was, to put it mildly, a pretty terrible human being, so this won t be easy.Artemis Fowl really is his own worst enemy . . . Grips like an electromagnet until the last word - Independent Engagingly vivid, exciting and witty - The Telegraph Fast, funny and very exciting - Daily Mail ***Artemis Fowl was winner of the WHSmith Children s Book of the Year Award and Children s Book of the Year at the Children s Book Awards. Shortlisted for the Whitbread Children s Book of the Year Award.***
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Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code - Eoin Colfer
Movie available from June 12th only on Disney+ Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code is the third book in the unbelievably brilliant Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. CAN ARTEMIS FOWL LEAVE HIS CRIMINAL PAST BEHIND?Not quite. At least, not yet. He s got one last job, and then he s going to be good.But the job goes horribly wrong. So wrong in fact that now a nasty, ruthless billionaire has stolen Artemis s latest invention - a powerful super-computer that could put the entire fairy world at risk.Holly Short is going to be furious.Artemis must retrieve the stolen technology. He needs help. He needs the fairies. He s got some apologising to do . . . Grips like an electromagnet until the last word - Independent Engagingly vivid, exciting and witty - The Telegraph Fast, funny and very exciting - Daily Mail ***Artemis Fowl was winner of the WHSmith Children s Book of the Year Award and Children s Book of the Year at the Children s Book Awards. Shortlisted for the Whitbread Children s Book of the Year Award.***
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Artemis Fowl and The Arctic Incident - Eoin Colfer
Movie available from June 12th only on Disney+ Join the world of Artemis Fowl, the number one bestseller by Eoin Colfer.THE FAIRIES ARE IN TROUBLEGoblin gangs (exactly as bad as it sounds) are planning an uprising, and it looks like they ve had human help. Holly Short is convinced it s her old nemesis, Artemis Fowl.But, for once, Artemis is innocent. He s too busy getting his father back from the Arctic Circle, where the Russian Mafia (also very bad) is holding him prisoner.All Artemis has to do is clear his name, face the biggest criminal organisations in the world and avoid freezing to death.At least it ll get him out of the house . . .The misadventure continues. Fast-paced, tongue in cheek . . . laugh-out-loud - Sunday Times A huge hit - The Guardian Artemis is a brilliant creation - Anthony Horowitz ***The first book, Artemis Fowl was winner of the WHSmith Children s Book of the Year Award and Children s Book of the Year at the Children s Book Awards. Shortlisted for the Whitbread Children s Book of the Year Award.***
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The Reluctant Assassin (WARP Book 1) - Eoin Colfer
The Matrix meets Oliver Twist, WARP: The Reluctant Assassin is the first of a major new series by Eoin Colfer, the bestselling author of Artemis Fowl.It all began with the FBI and WARP (Witness Anonymous Relocation Programme). Hiding witnesses in the past to protect the future - until now . . .Riley is a Victorian orphan, hurtled into the twenty-first century and on the run from his evil master . . .Albert Garrick, the terrifying assassin-for-hire pursuing Riley through time, along with . . .Chevie Savano, the FBI s youngest and most impulsive special agent.As Garrick relentlessly hunts them down, Riley and Chevie face a desperate race to stay alive and stop Garrick from returning to his own time - armed with knowledge and power that could change the world forever.Colfer has the ability to make you laugh twice over: first in sheer subversive joy at the inventiveness of the writing, and again at the energy of the humour - Sunday TimesReaders mourning the end of the Artemis Fowl series can take heart: this first book in the time-bending WARP series is an all-out blast. - Publishers Weekly
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Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
Join the world of Artemis Fowl, the number one bestseller by Eoin Colfer.AT JUST TWELVE YEARS OLD, ARTEMIS FOWL IS A CRIMINAL GENIUS.No scheme is too dastardly, no plot too devious. And he s just discovered that fairies are real.Poor fairies.But these are not the cuddly creatures of bedtime stories. They are armed. They are dangerous. And when Artemis captures Captain Holly Short for her fairy gold, he messes with the wrong elf.Holly isn t armed but she s incredibly dangerous, and pretty annoyed with all the kidnapping.Artemis Fowl is about to find out that fairies fight back . . .Let the misadventure begin. Fast-paced, tongue in cheek . . . laugh-out-loud - Sunday Times A huge hit - The Guardian Artemis is a brilliant creation - Anthony Horowitz***Winner of the WHSmith Children s Book of the Year Award and Children s Book of the Year at the Children s Book Awards. Shortlisted for the Whitbread Children s Book of the Year Award.***
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Global - Andrew Donkin, Eoin Colfer
This is a powerful, hopeful and timely story about the real effects of climate change: two young people on different continents whose lives are catastrophically changed by global warming. A graphic novel with glorious colour artwork throughout for children of all ages - from Eoin Colfer, previously Irish Children s Laureate, and the team behind Illegal, and his bestselling Artemis Fowl graphic novels.Yuki lives in an increasingly deserted Inuit township in Nova Scotia. One day she sets out into the wilderness of the Arctic tundra planning to photograph a rare grolar bear (a terrifying grizzly-polar crossbreed created by climate change) - if she can prove it s a grolar, she can protect it from being shot. With only her faithful dog for company and adrift on a fragment of melting glacier, she finds herself being stalked across the changing wilderness by a starving grolar bear, with only her wits and her harpoon to keep her alive.Sami lives in a fishing village on the Bay of Bengal. But because of the ever-rising ocean level, each day is a struggle to survive. One night, Sami sets out to return to his old, submerged family home, alone. He takes a deep breath and dives beneath the moonlit waters, hoping to find his past.But a cyclone is coming ... Illustrated by the talented Giovanni Rigano, this moving and important graphic novel will have breathtaking full-colour illustrations throughout.
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The Fowl Twins - Eoin Colfer
Criminal genius runs in the familyâ ¦Myles and Beckett Fowl are twins but the two boys are wildly different. Beckett is blonde, messy and sulks whenever he has to wear clothes. Myles is impeccably neat, has an IQ of 170, and 3D prints a fresh suit every day â “ just like his older brother, Artemis Fowl.A week after their eleventh birthday the twins are left in the care of house security system, NANNI, for a single night. In that time, they befriend a troll on the run from a nefarious nobleman and an interrogating nun both of whom need the magical creature for their own gain . . .Prepare for an epic adventure in which The Fowl Twins and their new troll friend escape, get shot at, kidnapped, buried, arrested, threatened, killed (temporarily) . . . and discover that the strongest bond in the world is not the one forged by covalent electrons in adjacent atoms, but the one that exists between a pair of twins.The first book in the blockbusting new series from global bestseller Eoin Colfer.
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Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel (New) - Eoin Colfer, Michael Moreci
*Soon to be a major film!* Join the world of Artemis Fowl, the number one bestseller by Eoin Colfer. AT JUST TWELVE YEARS OLD, ARTEMIS FOWL IS A CRIMINAL GENIUS. No scheme is too dastardly, no plot too devious. And he s just discovered that fairies are real. Poor fairies. But these are not the cuddly creatures of bedtime stories. They are armed. They are dangerous. And when Artemis captures Captain Holly Short for her fairy gold, he messes with the wrong elf. Holly isn t armed but she s incredibly dangerous, and pretty annoyed with all the kidnapping. Artemis Fowl is about to find out that fairies fight back . . . Let the misadventure begin. Fast-paced, tongue in cheek . . . laugh-out-loud - Sunday Times A huge hit - The Guardian Artemis is a brilliant creation - Anthony Horowitz ***Winner of the WHSmith Children s Book of the Year Award and Children s Book of the Year at the Children s Book Awards. Shortlisted for the Whitbread Children s Book of the Year Award.***This graphic novel adaptation of the internationally best-selling novel offers an exciting look inside both Fowl Manor and Haven City as it follow Artemis Fowl s battle against a cast of creatures beyond your wildest imagination.
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Mariella, Queen of the Skies - Eoin Colfer
Super-smart inventor Mariella doesn⠙t have time for sleep in this funny and life-affirming gem from award-winning beloved author Eoin Colfer, featuring full colour illustrations from rising star Katy Halford.Mariella loves nothing more than inventing but bedtime keeps getting in the way of all her brilliant ideas! So when Mum and Dad won t take no for an answer there s only one thing for it⠦ Mariella has to build a rocket-powered flying suit to zap her round the world faster than the setting sun! If anyone can outsmart sleep it s Mariella. But everyone needs sleep and without it all of Mariella s brilliant ideas might just disappear. A how to live a happy life tale told with humour, warmth and a loveable female protagonist.
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Illegal - Andrew Donkin, Eoin Colfer
This is a powerful and timely story about one boy s epic journey across Africa to Europe, a graphic novel for all children with glorious colour artwork throughout. From Eoin Colfer, previously Irish Children s Laureate, and the team behind his bestselling Artemis Fowl graphic novels. Ebo: alone.His sister left months ago. Now his brother has disappeared too, and Ebo knows it can only be to make the hazardous journey to Europe. Ebo s epic journey takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli, and finally out to the merciless sea. But with every step he holds on to his hope for a new life, and a reunion with his sister.*Winner of the Judges Special Award at the Children s Books Ireland Book of the Year Awards* Beautifully realised and punchily told. Alex O Connell, The Times Children s Book of the Week A powerful, compelling work, evocatively illustrated ... It would take a hard heart not to be moved by this book. Financial Times
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The Opal Deception - Andrew Donkin, Eoin Colfer
The adaptation of his genre-busting, award-winning Artemis Fowl series has been a labour of love for lifelong graphic novel fan Eoin Colfer, and Andrew Donkin. Art by Giovanni Rigano and colour by Paolo Lamanna.Evil pixie, Opal Koboi, is back and she s more dangerous than ever. This time she doesn t just want power over the fairy People - this time she wants the humans too. Captain Holly Short is the only fairy with a hope of stopping her, but as Holly knows, it takes one genius criminal mastermind to fight another. But the 14-year-old genius that Holly is thinking of doesn t even remember that fairies exist. How is she going to convince Artemis Fowl to help her stop Opal? Gold usually does the trick, and this time is should be no different. Or is Artemis changing?
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Cloud Babies - Eoin Colfer
â œThis beautiful book reminds us all to take a moment to enjoy the wonder of our skies and our childrenâ ™s imaginations.â Sunday Timesâ œAn important book which will be undoubtedly a great comfort to children and families facing similar difficulties.â Books IrelandFrom Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl, comes a truly compelling, empathy-building book based on real life events in illustrator Chris Judge s own life. Erinâ ™s favourite game is spotting animals in the clouds with her mum and dad - everything from foxes and polar bears to little rabbits! She calls them her cloud babies . One day, Erin falls very ill. She has to spend a long time in hospital but she still manages to find comfort and joy in spying cloud babies through the windows with her new hospital friends. When Dr Bernadette tells Erin that even though there would still be some hospital days , she can now go home, she is so excited. But being back at school is not at all what she expected. So much has changed. Erin must reconcile the comforting, safe world she has built for herself inside the hospital with the world outside that has now become unfamiliar to her. But with her Mum and Dadâ ™s love and guidance, and with the support of her school teacher and friends, Erin realizes that by sharing her world, and her cloud babies, she will find happiness in being herself once more. Sensitively told and vibrantly brought to life on the page, this is a truly powerful source of guidance, acknowledgement and, ultimately, comfort. â œAtmospheric and will make any reader smile.â Irish Independentâ œThis touching picture-book account of imagination, illness and recovery draws on Judge s own experience of supporting a child through treatment for leukaemia.â Guardianâ œIt is sure to encourage readers to take a moment to find their own cloud babies in the sky.â Irish Examiner
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The Arctic Incident - Eoin Colfer
A stunning graphic-novel adaptation of the megaselling Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident.Adapted by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin. Art by Giovanni Rigano and colour by Paolo Lamanna.Someone has been supplying Class-A illegal human power sources to the goblins. Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit is sure that her arch-enemy, thirteen-year-old Artemis Fowl, is responsible. But is he? Artemis has his own problems to deal with: his father is being held to ransom and only a miracle will save him. Maybe this time a brilliant plan just won t be enough. Maybe this time Artemis needs help . . . Reads like the fastest, punchiest comic strip you ve ever come across - Daily Telegraph Artemis is a brilliant creation - Anthony Horowitz Fast-paced, tongue-in-cheek, with some laugh-out-loud jokes. Smart and page-turning - The Sunday Times
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Airman - Eoin Colfer
One dark night on the island of Great Saltee, fourteen-year-old Conor is framed for a terrible crime he didnâ ™t commit. Thrown into prison by the dastardly Hugo Bonvilain, Conor is trapped in a seaswept dungeon and branded a traitor. He must escape and clear his name; he wants his old life back â “ his family, his friends . . . and his princess.Conor knows there is only one way out. Itâ ™s an impossible task, which has never been done before. But Conor is determined to do it. Heâ ™ll have to fly.Swashbuckling new fiction from the amazing Eoin Colfer, ideal for readers aged 11+.
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Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception - Eoin Colfer
Movie available from June 12th only on Disney+ CHILD GENIUS ARTEMIS FOWL IS IN TERRIBLE DANGERHE JUST CAN T REMEMBER WHYOpal Koboi is back, and the power-crazed pixie wants revenge. Her to-do list:- Frame Holly Short for murder- Start a war between fairies and humans- Kill anyone who s ever annoyed her (yes, this includes Artemis)But knowledge of the fairies has been erased from Artemis s mind, and when you don t believe your arch-enemy exists, it can be quite tricky to defeat them.It s unfortunate that Artemis s only hope is a farting dwarf. Enter Mulch Diggums . . . Hugely satisfying - not to be missed - Irish Independent Engagingly vivid, exciting and witty - The Telegraph Fast, funny and very exciting - Daily Mail ***Artemis Fowl was winner of the WHSmith Children s Book of the Year Award and Children s Book of the Year at the Children s Book Awards. Shortlisted for the Whitbread Children s Book of the Year Award.***
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Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian - Eoin Colfer
Movie available from June 12th only on Disney+ The explosive, emotional, incredible final book in the Artemis Fowl series. IS THIS THE END FOR ARTEMIS FOWL?Opal Koboi is back, and up to no good. A bit of world-domination here, a little light annihilation there.Some power-crazed pixies never change.But now Opal plans to wake the spirits of some very deadly, and very angry, long-dead fairy warriors, before releasing an ancient spell to wipe out all human life.Artemis, Butler, Holly and Mulch must make a final stand against Opal and the end of the world.But who will be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to save humanity? Hugely satisfying - not to be missed - Irish Independent Engagingly vivid, exciting and witty - The Telegraph Fast, funny and very exciting - Daily Mail ***Artemis Fowl was winner of the WHSmith Children s Book of the Year Award and Children s Book of the Year at the Children s Book Awards. Shortlisted for the Whitbread Children s Book of the Year Award.***
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Beanie the Bansheenie - Eoin Colfer
WINNER of the KPMG Children s Books Ireland Awards Honour Award for Illustration.Shortlisted for the 2024 An Post Irish Book Awards.Shortlisted for the 2025 English 4-11 Picture Book Awards. Colfer and McCarthy are a dazzling duo in this endlessly entertaining retelling of banshee folklore. McCarthyâ ™s illustrations elevate this story, making it a genuine work of art filled with familiar Irish iconography that readers will adore. - The Irish ExaminerBanshees are supernatural Irish harbingers of doom, but â ¦ where do they come from? The answer: they grow in pods on the prickly gorse bush. The sole job of a baby banshee, a bansheenie as they are called, is to bond with a human. Once bonded, they know everything about that person. Most importantly â ¦ when they will die.Our bansheenie, named Beanie, is no ordinary herald of death. When she sees her person, a little girl called Rose, she decides to change her own â “ and Roseâ ™s â “ fate, and instead of delivering bad news, Beanie wants to protect Rose and her family. When her banshee s howl of doom won t work, she must draw power and strength from the ancient secrets and hidden networks of the natural world around her. She must create a brand new sound, a new way of being in the world that will change ... everything.
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Beanie the Bansheenie - Eoin Colfer
WINNER of the KPMG Children s Books Ireland Awards Honour Award for Illustration.Shortlisted for the 2024 An Post Irish Book Awards.Shortlisted for the 2025 English 4-11 Picture Book Awards. Colfer and McCarthy are a dazzling duo in this endlessly entertaining retelling of banshee folklore. McCarthyâ ™s illustrations elevate this story, making it a genuine work of art filled with familiar Irish iconography that readers will adore. - The Irish ExaminerBanshees are supernatural Irish harbingers of doom, but â ¦ where do they come from? The answer: they grow in pods on the prickly gorse bush. The sole job of a baby banshee, a bansheenie as they are called, is to bond with a human. Once bonded, they know everything about that person. Most importantly â ¦ when they will die.Our bansheenie, named Beanie, is no ordinary herald of death. When she sees her person, a little girl called Rose, she decides to change her own â “ and Roseâ ™s â “ fate, and instead of delivering bad news, Beanie wants to protect Rose and her family. When her banshee s howl of doom won t work, she must draw power and strength from the ancient secrets and hidden networks of the natural world around her. She must create a brand new sound, a new way of being in the world that will change ... everything.
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Juniper´s Christmas - Eoin Colfer
A brand-new Christmas classic adventure about the science behind the magic of Christmas, set in North London and the North Pole - from the bestselling author of Artemis Fowl IT ALL STARTED IN CHRISTMAS PAST . . . It s been ten years since Santa Claus performed his Christmas duties, but when Juniper Lane discovers the mysterious Niko, who lives in her local London park surrounded by Christmas trees and reindeer that can fly, she steps into a Christmas story like no other. When Juniper s mum goes missing and the park comes under threat from an ambitious park keeper, Juniper enlists Niko, who is surely Santa Claus, to help. As the countdown to Christmas begins, Juniper must find her mother, restore the festive spirit, bring to life the true magic of the season and learn to ride her very own reindeer. A brand-new festive classic, Juniper s Christmas is a rip-roaring magical adventure filled with heart and humour - where one girl s love might just be strong enough to save her family and Father Christmas himself.
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Penguin Readers Level 4: Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers story comprehension and develop vocabulary. Visit the Penguin Readers website Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys. Artemis Fowl is twelve years old and he is a clever and dangerous criminal. He discovers that fairies have gold - a lot of gold - and he wants some of it. But these fairies are not the fairies you read about in children s books. They are not sweet and friendly. They have guns, and they are ready to fight.
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The Legend of the Worst Boy in the World - Eoin Colfer
Will is desperate to win the Giant Jelly Baby competition and be named the best boy in the world . But his big brother Marty always beats him to it. Then one day Will s wish comes true â “ he s the best boy in the world at last! Marty is not happy, and decides that something must be done . . .Funny, quirky fiction with brilliant black-and-white illustrations by Tony Ross throughout. Boys and girls aged 7+ will love this!
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The Legend of Spud Murphy - Eoin Colfer
Will has four brothers and it s chaos in his house! If he s not being teased by his big brother Marty, he has to deal with the terrible, three-headed bundle of cuteness that is his three younger brothers. Even worse, his mother has the brilliant idea of packing Will and Marty off to the library during the holidays. She just doesn t understand! Not only is the library no fun, it s also the habitat of the legendary librarian Spud Murphy. If you put a foot wrong, it s rumoured she will use her dreaded gas-powered spud gun and you don t want that - just ask Ugly Frank how he got his nickname! Eventually Will and Marty discover a love of books and that Mrs Murphy isn t so bad after all!
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The Wish List - Eoin Colfer
Meg Finn is in trouble, unearthly trouble. Cast out of her own home by her stepfather after her mother s death, Meg is a wanderer, a troublemaker. After a botched attempt to rob a pensioner s flat, Meg and her partner in crime, Belch, end up in a very sticky situation. Meg s soul is up for grabs as the divine and the demonic try every underhand ploy imaginable to claim it. Her only chance of salvation is the Wish List. But how can she persuade the pensioner Lowrie to help her when she has wronged him? Even if she can persuade him, will she really have enough points to face up to St Peter?
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Charlie and Lola: One Thing - Lauren Child
A classic Charlie and Lola picture book all about counting and sums, from Children s Laureate Lauren Child. Perfectly funny and perfectly formed, this hilarious picture book sees top negotiator Lola take on numbers in everyday life and bend them to her endearing and unique will. I have this little sister Lola. She is small and very funny. Sometimes for a treat, Mum says, We are going to the shops and you may choose one thing. One thing to share? says Lola.I say, One thing for you and one thing for me, which means two actual things. Numeracy at its most joyful and positive ... a brilliant way to get young minds excited about maths Teach Early Years
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Emily Brown and the Thing - Cressida Cowellová
A classic Emily Brown bedtime story about being scared of the dark. From Children s Laureate, Cressida Cowell.Emily Brown and her rabbit, Stanley, are trying to sleep. But a Splish-Splosh noise is keeping them awake...It s a Thing! And this Thing just won t go to sleep. Emily Brown and Rabbit try everything, but nothing works. Just what could be the matter?This warm and witty picture book is perfect for sharing with children who may be afraid of the dark. With a gentle message that things are never quite as scary as they first seem. It s funny, it s got twists and turns, and shows us, among other things, that we can spend too much time nurturing our fears rather than trying to conquer them. The Guardian
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Every Precious and Fragile Thing - Barbara Davis
A mother and daughter try desperately to reconcile just as a decades-old secret threatens to shatter their relationship forever in this powerful story from the bestselling author of The Echo of Old Books.For social worker Mallory Ward, working with at-risk youth is a calling. But when one of her clients is tragically killed, she finds herself at a crossroads. Despite long-held resentments toward her distant mother, Mallory retreats to her childhood home on the Rhode Island coast to contemplate her future. Instead, she’s confronted by her past, not only in the renewed tensions with her mother but in the unexpected appearance of a familiar face—and the wrenching losses that drove her away a decade ago.Helen Ward’s home is filled with precious keepsakes from her patients, a testament to decades spent caring for the terminally ill. Her work has always come first, though, leaving little time to connect with her daughter. Over the years, the rift between them has become a chasm, so when Mallory appears unannounced, Helen sees it as an opportunity to repair their broken relationship.But hidden among Helen’s mementos are the keys to her past…and a terrible secret that threatens to destroy the fragile new trust between them forever.
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Every Precious and Fragile Thing - Barbara Davis
A mother and daughter try desperately to reconcile just as a decades-old secret threatens to shatter their relationship forever in this powerful story from the bestselling author of The Echo of Old Books.For social worker Mallory Ward, working with at-risk youth is a calling. But when one of her clients is tragically killed, she finds herself at a crossroads. Despite long-held resentments toward her distant mother, Mallory retreats to her childhood home on the Rhode Island coast to contemplate her future. Instead, she’s confronted by her past, not only in the renewed tensions with her mother but in the unexpected appearance of a familiar face—and the wrenching losses that drove her away a decade ago.Helen Ward’s home is filled with precious keepsakes from her patients, a testament to decades spent caring for the terminally ill. Her work has always come first, though, leaving little time to connect with her daughter. Over the years, the rift between them has become a chasm, so when Mallory appears unannounced, Helen sees it as an opportunity to repair their broken relationship.But hidden among Helen’s mementos are the keys to her past…and a terrible secret that threatens to destroy the fragile new trust between them forever.
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Bug Club Phonics - Phase 3 Unit 8: Alphablocks The Thing - Joe Elliot
Based on the CBBC TV series, Alphablocks is great for encouraging early readers. This pack contains 4 fiction books - I Can Fix It! , Zap! , Go Boat Go! and The Thing . Suitable for children age 4-5. Bug Club Phonics is a Department for Education-approved phonics teaching programme that gives children a strong foundation in phonics.â ¯It uses research-based teaching methods, proven to work. All books are 100% decodable to help today s little readers get started on their journey to reading success. Bug Club Phonics books are ideal for use at home and are a great way to help your child take their first steps towards cracking the code which will enable them to learn to read and spell. Helpful notes on the inside front cover of each book highlight tricky words and give you ideas for before and during reading, and the inside back covers include ideas for delving deeper after reading to check understanding. The packs are matched to the phonics phases children are taught in school by term, from nursery to Year 1: Nursery (EYFS): phase 1 Reception, term 1: phase 2 Reception, term 2: phase 3 Reception, term 3: phase 4 Year 1, term 1: Phase 5 Year 1, term 2: Phase 5/6 Year 1, term 3: Phase 6
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Swift and Hawk: Cyberspies - Logan Macx
An explosive new spy series for Alex Rider fans who love breathless plot, cutting-edge tech and action-packed adventure. Hi-tech, hi-spec and high adventure. This is the next generation of super spies. I loved it. EOIN COLFER, bestselling author of Artemis Fowl Selected as The Week Junior s Top 5 Action-Packed Adventures A gripping, ingenious, thrilling read that you won t be able to put down! M.G. LEONARD, bestselling author of Twitch and Adventures on TrainsTwo teen spies. One explosive mission.When their families mysteriously disappear, Swift and Hawk, teen experts in AI and robotics, are recruited by the top-secret Möbius Programme.Plunged into a life-and-death rescue mission, Swift and Hawk must race from hidden tunnels beneath London to the sinister island of Spøkelsøy, straight into the hands of a deadly enemy...An edge-of-your-seat spy thriller for readers 9+ that can be enjoyed as a standalone novel or read as part of the adrenaline-fuelled Swift and Hawk spy series.Praise for Swift and Hawk: Cyberspiesâ œHi-tech, hi-spec and high adventure. This is the next generation of super spies. I loved it.â EOIN COLFER Smart, tense and exciting, Swift and Hawk swept me away into a world of cyber espionage, robots and gadgets that would make even Q envious! A brilliant, breathless thriller. JENNIFER BELL Loved Swift and Hawk: Cyberspies, a high-octane, high-tech teen spy-fi thriller that left me breathless. Buckle up! JAMIE RUSSELL A gripping, ingenious, thrilling read that you won t be able to put down! M.G. LEONARDâ œPacked with mind-boggling gadgets and superhuman hacking skills, this tense spy thriller is pure escapism. [â ¦] A futuristic, middle-grade page-turner with wide appeal.â BookTrust Do NOT even pick this up . . . unless you can handle nanobot nightmares, unchecked AI, dangerous VR, and terrifying IRL wolves (and fatbergs). JON SCIESZKA What a rush â “ non-stop computer hackery, car chases, kick-ass fighting and international baddies. Great fun! ALASTAIR CHISHOLM A brilliantly written spy mystery, with a fast-moving plot, characters that leap from the page, and a cornucopia of coding and tech to keep young readers riveted. ANNA MAZZOLA Great for fans of the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, this series has more of a gender balance with Zen being present as the rational, clever and skilled fighter of the pair, bringing some strong girl vibes. ReadPlus Full of twists and turns which will keep the reader on their toes. ReadingZone, Book of the Day Slick, tense and insanely exciting, Swift and Hawk is action-packed and adrenaline-fuelled from the get-go... A Word About Books
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Julia and the Shark: An enthralling, uplifting adventure story from the creators of LEILA AND THE BLUE FOX - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
A captivating, powerful and luminous story from a bestselling, award-winning author about a mother, a daughter, and the great Greenland shark. With mesmerising black and yellow illustrations and presented as a deluxe hardback with tracing paper inserts, this is a perfect gift for 9+ fans of David Almond and Frances Hardinge. Tom de Freston s stunning illustrations perfectly complement the poetry of Kiran Millwood Hargrave s story Cressida Cowell A truly beautiful book, with text and illustrations in perfect harmony. A book to treasure! Jacqueline Wilson Julia and the Shark is deep, beautiful and true. The art shines and the writing soars - a classic from cover to cover Eoin Colfer A rich, immersive and wondrous journey, through deep darkness to hope and light Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken LegsThe shark was beneath my bed, growing large as the room, large as the lighthouse, rising from unfathomable depths until it ripped the whole island from its roots. The bed was a boat, the shark a tide, and it pulled me so far out to sea I was only a speck, a spot, a mote, a dying star in an unending sky...Julia has followed her mum and dad to live on a remote island for the summer - her dad, for work; her mother, on a determined mission to find the elusive Greenland shark. But when her mother s obsession threatens to submerge them all, Julia finds herself on an adventure with dark depths and a lighthouse full of hope...A beautiful, lyrical, uplifting story about a mother, a daughter, and love - with timely themes of the importance of science and the environment.
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Stars, Cars and Crystal Meth
Jack Sutherland, the narrator and protagonist of this memoir has, you might say, led a charmed life in the face of seeming damnation. A confirmed alcoholic in his early teens, by his twenties he was PA and bodyguard to the Hollywood stars most notably Michael Stipe, Ru Paul and Mickey Rourke. His work took him to exotic destinations around the world and bizarre encounters and requests. It also led him back to a smorgasbord of lethal addictions: alcohol, marijuana, ecstasy and perhaps most damaging of all crystal meth and the crazed chem sex that characterises its use. On the shores of death s coastline, a nine stone skeleton in a frame that once boasted the shape and tone of a bodybuilder, Jack is saved. By his father, one of the literary world s most esteemed personalities: John Sutherland.A son s memoir told through the prism and prose of a father will surely take its place among the classics of contemporary addiction and recovery stories like A Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man and Another Bullshit Night in Suck City. Stars, Cars Crystal Meth lifts the lid on the shadow world of the Hollywood PA with grim but ultimately inspiring honesty.
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess - Rick Riordan
THE ORIGINAL HERO. A BRAND-NEW ADVENTURE.Percy Jackson has saved the world multiple times - battling monsters, Titans, even death himself - so graduating high school should be a piece of cake, right?Wrong. Percy needs three college recommendation letters from the gods before his final school year comes to an end.And one thing Percy knows, the Greek gods don t do anything for free.He earned his first one by retrieving Ganymede s lost chalice. Now, to secure his second letter, Percy and his friends Annabeth and Grover must agree to a new challenge - pet-sitting for the goddess Hecate while she s away over Halloween week. They just need to follow her simple rules: Look after her pet polecat and mastiff like their lives depend on it (because they do). Don t touch anything - especially Hecate s magic potions! But when Grover s curiosity gets the better of him, the friends find themselves with a giant goat, a destroyed mansion, and Hecate s (terrifying and potentially deadly) pets on the loose in New York City.Now the trio have only days to find the pets and restore the mansion to order - or face the full fury of Hecate and her horrifying three-heads.It s going to take luck, demigod wiles, and some old and new friends to hunt down the animals and set things right again.
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Swift and Hawk: Undercover - Logan Macx
The unputdownable second book in the action-packed spy thriller series, where cutting-edge tech meets explosive adventure. Fans of Alex Rider and Young Bond will be hooked on this fast-paced spy series, perfect for gadget-lovers, gamers and thrill seekers. High-tech gadgets and explosive action. THE WEEK JUNIOR The next generation of super spies. EOIN COLFERAn undercover mission. A deadly game of spies.When a secretive robotics company is hacked, teen spies Swift and Hawk discover out-of-control weaponized robots battling to escape into the city.As they race to shut down the virus, they quickly realize this is only the beginning. A ruthless organization is plotting something far more deadly. Swift and Hawk must go undercover in their most dangerous mission yet.A page-turning spy thriller for readers 9+ that can be enjoyed as a standalone novel or read as part of the adrenaline-fuelled Swift and Hawk spy series.Praise for Swift and Hawk: Undercoverâ œWith plenty of high-tech gadgets and explosive action, the newest instalment of the Swift and Hawk series is just as thrilling as the first.â THE WEEK JUNIORâ œHi-tech, hi-spec and high adventure. This is the next generation of super spies. I loved it.â EOIN COLFER, author of Artemis FowlPraise for Swift and Hawk: CyberspiesSelected as The Week Junior Top 5 Action-Packed Adventures This tense spy thriller is pure escapism. BOOKTRUST Smart, tense and exciting, Swift and Hawk swept me away into a world of cyber espionage, robots and gadgets that would make even Q envious! A brilliant, breathless thriller. JENNIFER BELL Loved Swift and Hawk: Cyberspies, a high-octane, high-tech teen spy-fi thriller that left me breathless. Buckle up! JAMIE RUSSELL A gripping, ingenious, thrilling read that you won t be able to put down! M.G. LEONARD A brilliantly written spy mystery, with a fast-moving plot, characters that leap from the page, and a cornucopia of coding and tech to keep young readers riveted. ANNA MAZZOLA
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Uma and the Answer to Absolutely Everything - Copeland Sam
Fresh and funny - Sunday Times Children s Book of the WeekThe hilarious and moving new book from funny fiction superstar Sam Copeland, author of the bestselling Charlie Changes Into a Chicken.Uma Gnudersonn has a head full of questions: How can I save my home from being sold? Will my dad ever start talking again? And how do alpacas get drunk? But since her mum died, Uma s life has been short on answers.Then she finds a genius artificial intelligence called Athena who knows everything.Suddenly Uma has the answer to any question she can imagine - from the capital of Mozambique to the colour of her headteacher s underpants - and she s going to use them to save her home and her father. Along the way, Uma will have to confront the sinister inventor who will stop at nothing to get Athena back - and face up to the fact that not all questions have answers . . . Utterly brilliant - Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl This fast paced adventure is full of warmth and wit - Sunday Express Slapstick, satire, silliness . . . truly cheering entertainment - Sunday Times Best Books for Children 2021 Hilarious and full of heart - Jasbinder Bilan, author of Costa-award-winning Asha and the Spirit Bird Original, hilarious and delightfully madcap - Katie Tsang, author of Dragon Mountain Funnier than an alpaca with a well-honed stand-up routine - David Solomons, author of My Brother is a Superhero Fast, funny and full of heart - Amy Sparkes, author of The House at the Edge of Magic A brilliantly funny story . . . I loved it! - Cat Doyle, author of The Storm-Keeper s Island Comedy gold - Sibeal Pounder, author of Witch Wars
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Diana, William, and Harry : The Heartbreaking Story of a Princess and Mother
Instant New York Times Bestseller! “She was the best mother in the world,” said Princes William and Harry at Diana’s 10-year memorial. “Entertaining and persuasive,” (Publishers Weekly) this is the first big book about the private Diana, the mother of two princes.“Royal fans will devour this well-paced biography that gives new insight into the House of Windsor. You’ll tear through it by sundown and walk away thinking about the Princess of Wales and her two sons with new perspective .” –Men’s Journal From the moments William and Harry are born into the House of Windsor, they become their young mother’s whole world. I’ve got two very healthy, strong boys. I realize how incredibly lucky I am, Diana reminds herself every morning. But even the Princess of Wales questions, Am I a good mother? Diana’s faced with a seemingly impossible challenge: one son destined to be King of England and another determined to find his own way. She teaches them to honor royal tradition, even while daring to break it. “Sometimes I’d like a time machine…” Diana says as William and Harry grow up, never imagining they’d have less than a lifetime together. Even after she’s gone, her sons follow their mother’s lead—and her heart. As the years pass and William and Harry grow into adulthood and form families of their own, they carry on Diana’s name, her likeness, and her incomparable spirit. “James Patterson applies his writerly skills to real-life history with novelistic style” (People) in this deeply personal and revealing biography of the world’s most storied family, from the world’s #1 bestselling author.
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Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters (Book 2) - Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters is the second awesome adventure in Rick Riordan s bestselling series. *This new edition will tie-in with the star-studded and eagerly awaited new Percy Jackson film from Twentieth Century Fox.*Half Boy. Half God. ALL Hero.You can t tell by looking at me that my dad is Poseidon, God of the Sea.It s not easy being a half-blood these days. Even a simple game of dodgeball becomes a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants - and that was only the beginning.Now Camp Half-Blood is under attack, and unless I can get my hands on the Golden Fleece, the whole camp will be invaded by monsters. Big ones . . .Rick Riordan has now sold an incredible 55 million copies of his books worldwideRICK RIORDAN IS THE MYTHMASTERThe Greek Gods are alive and kicking - go to www.rickriordanmythmaster.co.uk and see for yourself Riordan takes the reader back to the stories we love; then shakes the cobwebs out of them Eoin Colfer Witty and inspired. Gripping, touching and deliciously satirical The Times Puns, jokes and subtle wit, alongside a gripping storyline Telegraph Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats New York Times It s Buffy meets Artemis Fowl. Thumbs up Sunday Times Funny . . . very exciting . . . but it s the storytelling that will get readers hooked. After all, this is the stuff of legends GuardianBooks by Rick Riordan:The Percy Jackson series:Percy Jackson and the Lightning ThiefPercy Jackson and the Sea of MonstersPercy Jackson and the Titan s CursePercy Jackson and the Battle of the LabyrinthPercy Jackson and the Last OlympianPercy Jackson: The Demigod FilesThe Heroes of Olympus series:The Lost HeroThe Son Of NeptuneThe Mark of AthenaThe Heroes of Olympus: The Demigod FilesThe Kane Chronicles series:The Red PyramidThe Throne of FireThe Serpent s Shadow
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Swift and Hawk: Supernova - Logan Macx
Swift and Hawk are on the run in the third mission in the unputdownable high-tech, high-adventure spy series for fans of Alex Rider and Young Bond.An epic chase. An unstoppable enemy. On a breakneck mission to rescue their AI from evil organization Razor, teen spies Swift and Hawk uncover a lead that could help them take down Razor for good. But with only a location and the word Supernova to follow, Swift and Hawk must use every spy trick they have in a relentless race across America. Only someone else is chasing them â “ and they ll stop at nothing until Swift is dead...A page-turning spy thriller for readers 9+ that can be enjoyed as a standalone novel or read as part of the adrenaline-fuelled Swift and Hawk spy series.Praise for Swift and Hawk: Undercoverâ œWith plenty of high-tech gadgets and explosive action, the newest instalment of the Swift and Hawk series is just as thrilling as the first.â THE WEEK JUNIORâ œHi-tech, hi-spec and high adventure. This is the next generation of super spies. I loved it.â EOIN COLFER, author of Artemis FowlPraise for Swift and Hawk: CyberspiesSelected as The Week Junior Top 5 Action-Packed Adventures This tense spy thriller is pure escapism. BOOKTRUST Smart, tense and exciting, Swift and Hawk swept me away into a world of cyber espionage, robots and gadgets that would make even Q envious! A brilliant, breathless thriller. JENNIFER BELL Loved Swift and Hawk: Cyberspies, a high-octane, high-tech teen spy-fi thriller that left me breathless. Buckle up! JAMIE RUSSELL A gripping, ingenious, thrilling read that you won t be able to put down! M.G. LEONARD A brilliantly written spy mystery, with a fast-moving plot, characters that leap from the page, and a cornucopia of coding and tech to keep young readers riveted. ANNA MAZZOLA
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My Family and Other Animals (1909621986)
Kniha - 376 stran, anglicky, Pevná bez přebalu lesklá - 376 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá My Family and Other Animals is Gerald Durrell's hilarious account of five years in his childhood spent living with his family on the island of Corfu. With snakes, scorpions, toads, owls and geckos competing for space with one bookworm brother and another who's gun-mad, as well as an obsessive sister, young Gerald has an awful lot of natural history to observe. This richly detailed, informative and riotously funny memoir of eccentric family life is a twentieth-century classic.This edition features an afterword by Peter Olney, former Keeper of Birds at the London Zoo, and a distinguished ornithologist who was awarded the Zoological Society of London's Silver Medal in 2003.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and...
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess - Rick Riordan
THE ORIGINAL HERO. A BRAND-NEW ADVENTURE. Percy Jackson has saved the world multiple times – battling monsters, Titans, even death himself – so graduating high school should be a breeze, right? Wrong. Percy needs three recommendation letters from the gods before his final year in high school comes to an end. And one thing Percy knows, the gods on Mount Olympus don’t do anything for free. To secure his second letter, Percy and his friends Annabeth and Grover agree to a new quest – pet-sitting for the goddess Hecate while she’s away over Halloween. They just need to follow her simple rules: Look after the pets like their lives depend on it (because they do) Don’t touch anything – especially Hecate’s magic potions! See points 1 and 2 But when Grover’s curiosity gets the better of him, the trio find themselves with a giant goat, a destroyed house, and Hecate’s (terrifying and potentially deadly) pets on the loose in New York City. Now the trio have twenty-four hours to find the pets and restore the mansion to order – or face the full fury of Hecate and her horrifying three-heads.
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There and Back: Diaries 1999-2009 - Michael Palin
The fourth volume of Michael Palin s widely acclaimed diaries finds him embracing the first decade of a new century. In Travelling to Work, the third volume covering the years 1988-1998, Michael s career took an unexpected direction into travel after a decade of filming, writing and acting, and it is travel that would shape his working life for the next 25 years, with eight very successful television series including Around the World in 80 Days and Pole to Pole. The early years of the 21st century see Michael trekking around (around through) the world s largest desert in Sahara (2002) and travelling around some of the highest mountains in the world in Himalaya (2004), and for a complete change of scenery there was New Europe (2007), in which Michael travelled in the nations of Eastern Europe.In each case he wrote a book about his travels. These travel programmes were responsible for a phenomenon termed the Palin effect : areas of the world that Michael has visited suddenly becoming popular tourist attractions. Michael also wrote and presented documentary programmes on artists that interested him - the Scottish colonists in The Bright Side of Life; The Ladies Who Loved Matisse; and The Mystery of Hammershøi on the Danish artist.As a model railway enthusiast, he also had two trains named after him. He won a BAFTA Special Award in 2005 and another as part of the Monty Python team in 2009. Finally, in 2009 Michael was elected for a three-year term as President of the Royal Geographical Society.These latest Diaries show a man grasping every opportunity in a phenomenally varied life, and they deal candidly with the doubts and setbacks that accompany this prodigious work-rate. As ever, his family life is there to anchor him.
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess - Rick Riordan
THE ORIGINAL HERO. A BRAND-NEW ADVENTURE.Percy Jackson has saved the world multiple times â “ battling monsters, Titans, even death himself â “ so graduating high school should be a breeze, right?Wrong. Percy needs three recommendation letters from the gods before his final year in high school comes to an end. And one thing Percy knows, the gods on Mount Olympus donâ ™t do anything for free.To secure his second letter, Percy and his friends Annabeth and Grover agree to a new quest â “ pet-sitting for the goddess Hecate while sheâ ™s away over Halloween. They just need to follow her simple rules:Look after the pets like their lives depend on it (because they do)Donâ ™t touch anything â “ especially Hecateâ ™s magic potions!See points 1 and 2But when Groverâ ™s curiosity gets the better of him, the trio find themselves with a giant goat, a destroyed house, and Hecateâ ™s (terrifying and potentially deadly) pets on the loose in New York City.Now the trio have twenty-four hours to find the pets and restore the mansion to order â “ or face the full fury of Hecate and her horrifying three-heads.
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The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip - Mac Barnett
Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris are back with the third volume in the bestselling The First Cat in Space graphic novel series! Prepare to meet an evil paperclip, space dinos, and another adorable bunny. Mac Shawn also reveal their tried-and-true method of scoring free dessert at restaurants. 4.5 billion years ago . . . an AI paperclip named CheckMate was designed to fix grammatical errors. Exhausted of correcting who” vs. “whom,” it concocted a plan to eliminate spelling errors once and for all. All life-forms would be turned into something beautiful, practical, perfect: a paperclip.Thankfully, it was buried in the debris. Long forgotten . . . until it was accidentally freed. Now CheckMate has invaded every computer on Earth and is bent on fulfilling its dastardly plot. There s only one trio who can save the day: the First Cat in Space, the Moon Queen, and LOZ 4000. But when CheckMate zoops First Cat s spacesuit, our titular hero is now powerless. The fate of the world depends on...a regular little kitty cat. Will everyone in the universe become school supplies?!Praise for the First Cat in Space series:“Ridiculously fun.” —Dav Pilkey, creator of Dog Man“Epic.” —Kirkus Reviews Infectious. —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Laugh-out-loud. —School Library Journal (starred review)
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The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories - Howard P. Lovecraft
The dreams were wholly beyond the pale of sanity . . . Plagued by insane nightmare visions, Walter Gilman seeks help in Miskatonic University s infamous library of forbidden books, where, in the pages of Abdul Alhazred s dreaded Necronomicon, he finds terrible hints that seem to connect his own studies in advanced mathematics with the fantastic legends of elder magic. The Dreams in the Witch House, gathered together here with more than twenty other tales of terror, exemplifies H. P. Lovecraft s primacy among twentieth-century American horror writers.This volume is a companion to the other two Penguin Classics edition of Lovecraft s work: The Call of the Cthulhu and The Thing on the Doorstep. This original collection presents the definitive texts of the work, including a newly restored text of The Shadow out of time along with S. T. Joshi s invaluable introduction and notes.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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My First Pop-Up and Play: In the Ocean - Sophie Giles
Packed with fantastic fun and sturdy, colourful pop-ups, this First Pop-up and Play Book is a perfect introduction to favourite ocean animals. With easy, rhyming text, and interactive play prompts, thereâ ™s lots to learn and enjoy as you discover all about the animals in the world around us. The pop-up and mirror feature engage and entertain, while the play elements add extra fun, and another dimension to the reading experience.
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Kew: Lift and Look Birds
Who is that with the long tail? What is making that sound? Who is diving in the pond?Lift the flaps to see what the birds are doing. Some like to play tag, others hide acorns and another builds nests in the strangest of places. With colourful illustrations and simple and interactive text, this is the perfect introduction to birds for little ones.Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world famous centre for botanical and mycological knowledge. With two inspiring gardens at Kew in London, and Wakehurst in Sussex, visitors are enchanted with the wonder of plant diversity. Over the past 250 years Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has made innumerable contributions to increasing the understanding of plants and fungi, with many benefits for humankind.Bloomsbury s Lift and Look board books have large cut-out flaps, specially designed for small hands. They also feature bright and beautiful illustrations and fun, engaging text, which children will adore. Available in a range of young children s favourite topics, including Bugs, Garden, School, Dinosaurs and Space.
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My First Pop-Up and Play: In The Wild - Sophie Giles
Packed with fantastic fun and sturdy, colourful pop-ups, this First Pop-up and Play Book is a perfect introduction to favourite animals. With easy, rhyming text, and interactive play prompts, thereâ ™s lots to learn and enjoy as you discover all about the animals in the world around us. The pop-up and mirror feature engage and entertain, while the play elements add extra fun, and another dimension to the reading experience.
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