April knows she was found in a dustbin fourteen years ago as a new-born baby. & now she's fairly happily settled with her foster mother, Marion. But she's desperate to recall what happened in the intervening years, & to see if she can find out where she really came from in the first place.

A highly moving but very accessible novel, in Jacqueline Wilson's unique, acclaimed & adored style.

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It is autumn in the Somerset town of Glastonbury. Lance Bradley is idling away his life there as usual when he receives a call for help from the eccentric sister of his old friend Rupert Alder. Inexplicably, Rupe has stopped sending the money that his dysfunctional siblings depend on. Reluctantly, Lance goes to London to learn what he can, only to find that his friend has vanished. His employers, a shipping company, believe he is guilty of a major fraud. A Japanese businessman called Hashimoto claims he has stolen a document of life & death importance. & a private detective who has been trying to trace on Rupert's behalf an American called Townley has been warned off by unnamed but immensely powerful interests. Townley, it seems, was involved in a mysterious death at Wilderness Farm, near Glastonbury, back in 1963, that year of so many shattering events which just happens also to be the year of Lance's birth.

No sooner has Lance decided that whatever Rupert was up to is too risky
for him to get involved in than he finds that he already is involved, & the only way out is to get in deeper still. Where is Rupert? What is the document he has stolen? Who is Townley? & what happened in the summer of 1963 that holds the key to a secret more devastating than Lance Bradley could ever have imagined?

Dying to Tell is a classic Robert Goddard mystery, intricate, compelling, & this time with a denoument that is, quite literally, sensational.




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It is autumn in the Somerset town of Glastonbury. Lance Bradley is idling away his life there as usual when he receives a call for help from the eccentric sister of his old friend Rupert Alder. Inexplicably, Rupe has stopped sending the money that his dysfunctional siblings depend on. Reluctantly, Lance goes to London to learn what he can, only to find that his friend has vanished. His employers, a shipping company, believe he is guilty of a major fraud. A Japanese businessman called Hashimoto claims he has stolen a document of life & death importance. & a private detective who has been trying to trace on Rupert's behalf an American called Townley has been warned off by unnamed but immensely powerful interests. Townley, it seems, was involved in a mysterious death at Wilderness Farm, near Glastonbury, back in 1963, that year of so many shattering events which just happens also to be the year of Lance's birth.

No sooner has Lance decided that whatever Rupert was up to is too risky
for him to get involved in than he finds that he already is involved, & the only way out is to get in deeper still. Where is Rupert? What is the document he has stolen? Who is Townley? & what happened in the summer of 1963 that holds the key to a secret more devastating than Lance Bradley could ever have imagined?

Dying to Tell is a classic Robert Goddard mystery, intricate, compelling, & this time with a denoument that is, quite literally, sensational.




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Many children spend their entire school lives struggling with their work. Research has shown that at least 10-15 per cent of children with apparently normal learning ability will show a significant problem with school learning. They may feel that whatever they do it is not good enough ...

Dyslexic teenagers face special problems
- this book will help solve them.

Dyslexia, involving problems with reading,


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William Wharton's extraordinary novel is the story of a man & his father. It is also the story of the same man & his son. Through the boy Billy we learn of Jack the father; through Jack we learn of his own unforgettable Dad. Dad, who long ago handed over the running of his life to his domineering wife, starts an amazing transformation when she is hospitalised after a heart attack; he suddenly finds freedom once more, & with it his old true self, mischievous & strong. Brilliantly capturing the relationship between sons & fathers with humour & poignancy, Dad is a story of the love that binds generations of fathers & sons. ...

On 6 April 1943, Ian Reid, an officer in the Black Watch, was wounded & captured in Tunisia & sent off to an Italian prisoner-of-war camp. Five months later, when the Germans took over the camp as the Italians pulled out of the war, he escaped. So began a life-or-death game of hide & seek in the heart of the beautiful Italian countryside, living in barns, sleeping in ditches & desperate scavenging for food. He was recaptured ...

On 6 April 1943, Ian Reid, an officer in the Black Watch, was wounded & captured in Tunisia & sent off to an Italian prisoner-of-war camp. Five months later, when the Germans took over the camp as the Italians pulled out of the war, he escaped. So began a life-or-death game of hide & seek in the heart of the beautiful Italian countryside, living in barns, sleeping in ditches & desperate scavenging for food. He was recaptured ...

On 6 April 1943, Ian Reid, an officer in the Black Watch, was wounded & captured in Tunisia & sent off to an Italian prisoner-of-war camp. Five months later, when the Germans took over the camp as the Italians pulled out of the war, he escaped. So began a life-or-death game of hide & seek in the heart of the beautiful Italian countryside, living in barns, sleeping in ditches & desperate scavenging for food. He was recaptured ...