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Lost in the wilderness, desperate to survive, running out of time. This is a thrilling illustrated collection of true survival stories from all around the world. A young girl survives a plane crash only to find herself lost in the middle of a jungle. A sailor adrift at sea with little hope of rescue. A climber left for dead on an icy mountain. These are stories of ordinary people finding extraordinary strength and courage to survive against all odds. Each tale is brought to life by vivid artwork and comic panels, and includes tips for how to survive in harsh environments – from how to navigate using the stars to how to defend yourself against savage, stalking animals.
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A cinematic and sweeping new fantasy duology from a #1 New York Times bestselling author
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Winter is closing in. During the long, dark London evenings, Matilda and her ghostly companion, Edgar, puzzle over the mystery surrounding the wisp who haunts her aunt’s theatre. By day Matilda attends Euthalia’s, where she enjoys the ghost cat sitting on her knee during lessons, the companionship of her (living) friend Florence and helping in the library. But there’s a spiritual presence among the stacks who seems to have yet another mystery for the supernatural sleuths to solve.
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Winner of the National Book Award • Named Amazon’s #1 Children’s Book of 2025 In the shadow of World War II, two orphaned siblings embark on a perilous journey across the mountains of Iran—where survival depends on finding a common language in a world torn apart. 1941. The German armies are storming across Europe. Iran is a neutral country occupied by British forces on one side, Soviet forces on another. Soldiers fill the teahouses of Isfahan. Nazi spies roam the alleyways. Babak and his little sister have just lost their father. Now orphans, fearing they will be separated, the two devise a plan. Babak will take up his father’s old job as a teacher to the nomads. With a chalkboard strapped to Babak’s back, and a satchel full of textbooks, the siblings set off to find the nomad tribes as they make their yearly trek across the mountains. On the treacherous journ
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In a realm where the charms, spells and creatures of folklore run amok, eleven-year-old servant girl Thirza uncovers a terrible secret and is forced to choose between her own life or that of her best friend. Expect copious magick, disgraced high magicians, hidden truths and peril aplenty in this middle-grade debut.
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The Adventuremice are visited by a class of cute but naughty mouselets and there’s one almighty commotion in the offing. Charming chaos, sweet silliness and adorable anarchy are jam-packed into this warm, funny story.
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From the internationally bestselling author of Hooky comes an enthralling illustrated tale of a travelling circus and the two friends who go on the ride of a lifetime
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One hot summer’s day, a rabbit scampers past Alice wearing a waistcoat. Not quite believing it, she follows – and when he disappears down a rabbit hole, how can she do anything but follow?! So begins an adventure in which Alice meets unforgettable characters including a Mad Hatter, a grinning Cheshire Cat and the terrifying Queen of Hearts. Wonderland is truly a place of wonder!
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Read the fan mail sent to much-loved Fairy Tale characters and their responses that reveal whether they truly did live happily ever after in this hilarious gift book by comedian, actor, writer, director Richard Ayoade and illustrator, David Roberts. This collection of further correspondence, put together by Secretary to the Stars of Fairy Land, C.C. Cecily, is hilariously told in Richard Ayoade’s distinctively acerbic style and jauntily illustrated by David Roberts.
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In a world where disease, war and crime have been eliminated the only way to die is to be randomly killed by professional scythes. Citra and Rowan are teenagers who have been selected to be scythes’ apprentices, and despite wanting nothing to do with the vocation, they must learn the art of killing and understand the necessity of what they do. Only one of them will be chosen as a scythe’s apprentice and as Citra and Rowan come up against a terrifyingly corrupt Scythedom, it becomes clear that the winning apprentice’s first task will be to kill the loser.
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It’s been a year since Rowan went off-grid. Hunted by the Scythedom, he has become an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt scythes in a trial by fire. Citra, meanwhile, is forging her path as Scythe Anastasia, gleaning with compassion. However, conflict within the Scythedom is growing by the day, and when Citra’s life is threatened, it becomes clear that there is a truly terrifying plot afoot. The Thunderhead observes everything, and it does not like what it sees. Will it intervene? Or will it simply watch as this perfect world begins to unravel?
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It’s been three years since Rowan and Citra disappeared; since Scythe Goddard came into power; since the Thunderhead closed itself off to everyone but Grayson Tolliver. In this pulse-pounding finale to Neal Shusterman’s internationally bestselling trilogy, constitutions are tested and old friends are brought back from the dead.
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When Sammie wins the opportunity to train at a K-pop bootcamp she
jumps at the chance.
Rivalry ramps up as the girls train for a place in new band Eclipse.
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Shunned and living in an isolated wood, Sylvie comes across a scrawny, wasted monster named Illican: a local legend, a god made flesh. With their destinies entwined, Sylvie sees an opportunity for redemption, but the woods are watching and nothing goes as planned.
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Emily is the ringleader for her school podcast, Cedarview Speaks – Sponsored by CoastFresh! But her plans for middle-school fame and social media influence are derailed when Amelie joins her eighth-grade class. The new arrival has a seemingly endless supply of confidence and a gift for leading people. Or leading them astray, as far as Emily’s concerned. Emily puts her old-fashioned sense of etiquette into practice. Rather than confronting Amelie, she focuses her energy on creating a podcast story about an upcoming climate march. But her story is censored by the school principal. When she protests, Emily gets cut from the podcast crew… and Amelie takes her place! Can Emily use her influence to spread the news of the climate march, reclaim her place on the podcast team and expose the flaws of CoastFresh? Can she balance her impeccable manners with twenty-first century activism? And how will she ever manage to work alongside Amelie? With
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There’s a new mischief-maker in The Woods – Little Monkey! A smaller, cuter, and even stranger Monkey than our beloved chaos-causer. But as the gang try to work out his motives, they are led from the woods – and into outer space.
Vintage Classics Death In Afternoon 
