' My name is Finlay Mc Intosh I can see OK can hear perfectly fine & I can write really really well But the thing is I can't speak I'm a st-st-st-stutterer Hilarious isn't it? It's like the word is there in my mouth fully formed & then just as it's ready to leave my lips POP! It jumps & ricochets & bounces around my gob Except it isn't funny at all because there's not a thing I can do about it' Finlay's mother vanished two years ago & ever since then his stutter has become almost unbearable Bullied at school & ignored by his father the only way to get out the words which are bouncing around in his head is by writing long letters to his ma which he knows she will never read & by playing Scrabble online But when Finlay is befriended by an online Scrabble player called Alex everything changes Could it be his mother secretly trying to contact him? Or is there something more sinister going on?A Seven-Letter Word is an evocative & heartfelt story from the multi-award-winning author of Smart Kim Slater ...

For millennia we have tried to explain ourselves using the raven as a symbol It occupies a unique place in British history & has left an indelible mark on our cultural landscape The raven's hulking black shape has come to represent many things death all-seeing power the underworld & a wildness that remains deep within us Legend has it that the fate of the nation rests upon the raven & should the resident birds ever leave the Tower of London then the entire kingdom will fall While so much of our wildlife is vanishing ravens are returning to their former habitats after centuries of exile moving back from their outposts at the very edge of the country to the city streets from which they once scavenged the bodies of the dead In A Shadow Above Joe Shute follows ravens across their new hunting grounds examining our complicated & challenging relationship with these birds He meets people who live alongside the raven in conflict & peace unpicks their fierce intelligence & ponders what the raven's successful return might come to symbolise for humans in the dark times we now inhabit ...

This collection of eight short stories combines Catherine Lim's sharp powers of observation with her insightful comments on the conflicts both internal & external brought about by love in the lives of men & women in modern-day Singapore The result is a vibrant assortment of stories & voices brimming with courage deep introspection & heartfelt emotion Powerful & riveting this collection is sure to captivate your mind & tug at your heartstrings & with its relentless prose & evocative charm ...

The third in a fantastic series of animal stories for younger readers by Waterstones Children's Book Prize-shortlisted author Helen Peters with beautiful black-&-white illustrations by Ellie Snowdon A sick puppy abandoned on Jasmine's farm urgently needs her help to survive & though he adores her Jasmine doesn't know if Sky will ever trust people again But it's not until she gets into terrible danger that she finds out Brilliant storytelling that will make you laugh & cry this is Dick King-Smith for a new generation Look out for Jasmine's other adventures!A Piglet Called Truffle A Duckling Called Button ...

The Lord is my shepherd I shall not be in want Travel the shepherd's path to the green pastures & cool refreshing waters of Psalm 23 As a shepherd Phillip Keller shares his insights into the life & character of sheep-and of the Good Shepherd who loves & cares for them This beloved classic will give new meaning to the ageless Shepherd Psalm enriching your trust in & love for the Lord who watches closely over you ...

The bestselling debut saga novel of 2017 Powerful absorbing storytelling that fans of sagas by Dilly Court Rosie Goodwin & Maggie Hope will adore Sally Swann thought life couldn't get much worse Then a single coin changed hands A dismal cottage in the heart of Bolton Lancashire has been Sally's prison since Joseph Goden 'bought' her from the workhouse as his wife A drunkard & bully Joseph rules her with a rod of iron using fists & threats to keep her in check When Sally gives birth however she knows she must do anything to save her child from her husband's clutches She manages to escape & taking her baby flees for the belching chimneys of Manchester in search of her only relative But with the threat of discovery by Joseph who will stop at nothing to find her Sally must fight with every ounce of strength she has to protect herself & her son & finally be with the man who truly loves her For a fresh start does not come without a price ...

Beneath the sea cliffs of the south coast suicides are a sad but common fact Yet even the hardened coastguard knows something is wrong when a beautiful young film actress is found lying dead on the beach one morning Inspector Grant has to take a more professional attitude death by suicide however common has to have a motive
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On the frozen island of Skane the sky speaks Beautiful lights appear on clear nights & their colours have meaning Green means all is well & the Goddess is happy Blue means a snow storm is on the way & then there's red Red is rare A warning Seventeen years ago the sky turned red just as Osa was born unleashing a plague that claimed the lives of hundreds of villagers including her own mother This time when the night sky once again bleeds crimson she must discover what it means before so many lives are lost again ...

They're baa-ack! Make way for the bestselling children's series of all time! With a fresh new look GOOSEBUMPS is set to scare a whole new generation of kids So reader beware--you're in for a scare! Best friends Erin & Marty love the scary " Shock Street" horror movies They're anticipating the thrill of a lifetime when they visit the Shock Street theme park But the thrill turns into a chill when they get stuck on a ride & attacked by terrifying giant bugs Will they ever get out? ...

Bartolome de Las Casas was the first & fiercest critic of Spanish colonialism in the New World An early traveller to the Americas who sailed on one of Columbus's voyages Las Casas was so horrified by the wholesale massacre he witnessed that he dedicated his life to protecting the Indian community He wrote A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies in 1542 a shocking catalogue of mass slaughter torture & slavery which showed that the evangelizing vision of Columbus had descended under later conquistadors into genocide Dedicated to Philip II to alert the Castilian Crown to these atrocities & demand that the Indians be entitled to the basic rights of humankind this passionate work of documentary vividness outraged Europe & contributed to the idea of the Spanish ' Black Legend' that would last for centuries ...