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Her mother’s dying request takes Mary Yellan on a sad journey across the bleak moorland of Cornwall to reach Jamaica Inn, the home of her Aunt Patience. With the coachman’s warning echoing in her memory, Mary arrives to find Patience a changed woman, cowering from her overbearing husband, Joss Merlyn.
Follow Alice on a fantastical adventure down the rabbit hole. During Alice’s Wonderland adventures she meets the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and, of course, the fearsome Queen of Hearts. But where has the White Rabbit gone, and what is he late for? And will Alice ever find her way home?
Peppa and her friends are imagining a dragon! What do you think it will look like? Join in and touch the dragon’s flappy wings, bumpy spines and shiny tail. Get ready for an adventure in this touch-and-feel playbook.
On losing her father, Teresa returns to a small town on the Greek coast – the same place she visited when grieving her mother nine years ago. Artfully constructed, absorbing and insightful, One Boat is a brilliant novel grappling with questions of identity, free will, guilt and responsibility.
The fourth title in the Bigg School series about a class of Year Seven and their experiences at secondary school, the Henry Bigg Academy – this time it's Ajay's turn to tell his story!
David Lloyd George is at Chequers for the weekend with his mistress Frances Stevenson, fretting about the fact that his involvement in selling public honours is about to be revealed by one Victor Grayson. Victor is a bisexual hedonist and former firebrand Socialist MP turned secret service informant. Intent on rebuilding his profile as the leader of the revolutionary Left, he doesn’t know exactly how much of a hornet’s nest he’s stirred up. Doesn’t know that this is, in fact, his last day. No one really knows what happened to Victor Grayson – he vanished one night in late September 1920, having threatened to reveal all he knew about the prime minister’s involvement in selling honours. Was he murdered by the British government? By enemies in the Socialist movement (who he had betrayed in the war)? Did he fall in the Thames drunk? Did he vanish to save his own life, and become an antiques dealer in Kent?
The kids of Barracuda Class are shocked to the core when one of their favourite teachers is revealed to be an agent of the League of True Pirates. Jacoby tries to make sense of the betrayal – and discovers evidence that one of his own classmates may be LOT P’s next target. Jasmine launches a maverick sailing mission to reunite with her father, but soon finds herself voyaging in highly dangerous waters. Neo is following a treasure-trail left by his mother, far away from the Academy. At the end of his journey lies an amazing gift: a sword with untold powers that, in the right hands, might just change everything.
This follow-up to ‘Mouse’s Wood’ accompanies Mouse on a new adventure – from the woods, down a gently flowing river to the open sea – to visit an old friend. Detailed illustrations feature many plants and animals for children to identify, and the atmospheric rhyming text winds down to a peaceful conclusion perfect for bedtime. Taking place over the course of twenty-four hours, the gently rhyming story tracks the changing environment of the river’s banks, the shift from day to night, pleasant weather to rain and back again, and introduces a whole new cast of friendly characters who wave to Mouse on the way, including beavers, water voles, and water fowl aplenty.
Dizzy is a tough armadillo, so when he thumps into trees, bumps into vases, or crashes through the woodland fair – he doesn’t need a comforting hug from Hotpot. Or does he?
Touch and feel the fun motorway vehicles in this stylish, design-led board book. Introducing textures and providing the child with a tactile reading experience, this book explores an articulated lorry, a bus, a motorbike, a motorhome, and a car transporter. Beautifully produced, with contemporary artwork, this is a great new addition to the Spring Street series.These books allow children to discover different textures and learn all about their favourite motorway vehicles.
Meet Emerald-the most rebellious princess under the sea!Isadora Moon’s mermaid friend Emerald is learning how to be a princess, but she’d rather be exploring her underwater world with her pet octopus, Inkibelle.In this story, Emerald has a magical mishap during a family camping trip.
Journey through eleven extraordinary maze scenes, plus mini-mazes and extra searches to challenge you, too. With over 60 ridiculous routes to explore! Wow!Wally invites you to join him on an incredible journey of a lifetime! Every fabulous location he visits is a magnificent mind-boggling maze, with twists and turns in all directions. Trace your fingers along the paths from start to finish and complete the maze challenges and searches along the way. Wander through galleries, blast off from a space centre, pick-and-mix a route through a sweet factory, sneak behind the scenes in Wallywood and boogie the night away at the disco.
Wolf lived on a plinth in a tired old square on the edge of a vast and magnificent city. Taken for granted and pooped on by Pigeon, she longed to be admired and to find her place amongst the important statues in the City Centre. So, one day she set off on the bus to do just that.
Twenty-five years into the future, no humans are allowed in the Wildlands – a vast area in Britain where wolves, lynx and bison roam free. The only exception is a high-speed train line between London and Glasgow that crosses right through the heart of the project. Thirteen-year-old Astrid and her little sister, Indie, are onboard when their train slows to a brief, unexpected stop – and they find themselves accidentally left behind. Stranded in this place of astonishing natural wonders and terrible dangers, they have only a rucksack, a phone without signal – and each other. As every wrong turn takes them deeper into the Wildlands, do they have the ingenuity and determination to survive? How far would YOU go to find your way home?
From one of our most original contemporary voices, The Garden Against Time is an inventive and deeply felt exploration of the long dream of a shared Eden, a common paradise.