Shy, dreamy, & incurably romantic, Harriet Poole was shattered when her brief affair with Simon Villiers, Oxfords leading playboy undergraduate, ended abruptly, leaving her penniless, alone & pregnant. Still hopelessly in love with Simon, she took baby William & buried herself in deepest Yorkshire as nanny to the children of Cory Erskine, a somewhat eccentric scriptwriter. Local tongues were just beginning to wag when a whole host of visitors began to arrive to disrupt Harriets peaceful routine: first Corys estranged wife Noel, hellbent on winning Cory back, then Corys glamorous brother Kit, whose old affair with Noel didnt stop him making passes at Harriet, & finally, of all people, Simon... ...

A girl returns from boarding school to her sleepy Merseyside hometown & waits to be reunited with her childhood friend, Harriet, chief architect of all their past mischief. She roams listlessly along the shoreline & the woods still pitted with wartime trenches, & encounters 'the Tsar'
- almost old, unhappily married, both dangerously fascinating & repulsive. Pretty, malevolent Harriet finally arrives
- & over the course of the long holidays draws her friend into a scheme to beguile then humiliate the Tsar, with disastrous, shocking consequences. A gripping portrayal of adolescent transgression, Beryl Bainbridge's classic first novel remains as subversive today as when it was written.

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A girl returns from boarding school to her sleepy Merseyside hometown & waits to be reunited with her childhood friend, Harriet, chief architect of all their past mischief. She roams listlessly along the shoreline & the woods still pitted with wartime trenches, & encounters the Tsar
- almost old, unhappily married, both dangerously fascinating & repulsive. Pretty, malevolent Harriet finally arrives
- & over the course of the long holidays draws her friend into a scheme to beguile then humiliate the Tsar, with disastrous, shocking consequences. A gripping portrayal of adolescent transgression, Beryl Bainbridges classic first novel remains as subversive today as when it was written.

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Fairyland in uproar! Jack Frost has stolen the Pet Fairies magical pets. Without them, the Pet Fairies cant ensure that pets in the human world find the right owners. So its vital that the Pet Fairies get their magic pets back. The pets have escaped from Jack Frosts ice castle & are roaming the human world. Rachel & Kirsty have to help Katie the Kitten Fairy, Harriet the Hamster Fairy, Georgia the Guinea Pig Fairy, Lauren the Puppy Fairy, Emma the Bunny Fairy, Penny the Pony Fairy & Molly the Goldfish Fairy
- to get the pets back...before its too late.
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First published by Harper Collins US in 1964, this classic children's novel has sold over 4 million copies & was awarded the New York Times Outstanding Book Award. Sixth-grader Harriet attends school on the New York's Upper East Side along with her two best pals, Sport & Janie. After school every day, she takes her notebook & proceeds through her spy route. Harriet observes the rich lady who never gets out of bed; the man with twenty-five cats & the Italian family who runs a grocery store. She writes brutally honest notes on them all. Harriet's downfall is that she also writes notes about people she actually knows... After a game in the park when her notebook is knocked out of her hands & read by her classmates, Harriet's innermost thoughts are revealed & she is shunned by all her classmates, who form the Spycatcher's Club. After her parents find out what's happened, Harriet receives a final, crushing blow. She is no longer allowed to take notes
- her parents, her teacher & even the cook search her every day for a contraband notebook. Harriet's only consolation is the love & the wise advice of her nanny who manages to get her through this difficult period in her life. A classic in the US where it was first published & a major motion film from Paramount, Harriet the Spy is a beloved book throughout the world.
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New in the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the incredible life of Harriet Tubman, the Underground Railroad conductor who 'never lost a single passenger' in this true story of her life. Little Harriet was born into slavery in Maryland & laboured in the fields from the age of 12. But as an adult, she escaped, freeing herself before returning back to lead hundreds of enslaved African Americans to freedom with great bravery & courage. Harriet sacrificed so much of her life for others, eventually working for the army in the Civil War & then promoting women's voting rights until she retired in Auburn, New York. The Little People, Big Dreams Series: With stylish & quirky illustrations & extra facts at the back, this empowering series celebrates the important life stories of wonderful women of the world. From designers & artists to scientists, all of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. These books make the lives of these role models accessible for children, providing a powerful message to inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world! ...

The amazing story of Harriet Tubman. Born a slave in the Deep South of the US, she escaped via the Underground Railroad to the north, then went back & helped some 70 more slaves to escape, at great personal risk. She worked as a nurse for the Northern side in the Civil War & was also the first woman to lead an armed assault in that war, in a raid rescuing some 700 slaves. After the war she fought for the right of women to vote. Denied proper pay, pension or recognition for most of her life, she was buried with military honours & is now recognised as a great American hero. ...

This board book version of Harriet Tubman
- from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series
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The legendary Moses of the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman was a fiery & tenacious abolitionist who organized & led African American military operations deep in the Confederacy. " Harriet Tubman: A Biography" relates the life story of this extraordinary woman, standing as a testament to her tenacity, drive, intelligence, & courage. In telling the remarkable story of Tubmans life, the biography examines her early years as Araminta Ross (her birth name), her escape from slavery, her activities as an Underground Railroad conductor, her involvement in the Civil War, & her role as a champion of womens rights. The book places its heroine in the broad context of her time & the movements in which she was involved, & the narrative shifts between the contextual & the personal to give the reader a strong understanding of Tubman as a woman who was shaped by, & helped to shape, the time in which she lived. ...

A hilarious & heartfelt debut from multi-award winning, hearing aid wearing, comedian, actor & author Samantha Baines. The intergalactic adventure starts at home with Harriet, who discovers that her hearing-aid can do more than she ever bargained for when she finds an alien in her room. Discovering that her family secretly work for an intergalactic agency, Harriet becomes the Earth's first line of defence as the only one who can understand the invaders. Sure, her hearing aid helps her understand aliens from across the universe, if only she could understand her own feelings. ...