The New York Times bestselling first book in a dark new series that reimagines the Oz saga from debut author Danielle Paige I didn't ask for any of this I didn't ask to be some kind of hero But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado-taking you with it-you have no choice but to go along you knowsure I've read the books I've seen the movies I know the song about the rainbow & the happy little blue birds But I never expected Oz to look like this To be a place where Good Witches can't be trusted Wicked Witches may just be the good guys & winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion There's still a road of yellow brick-but even that's crumbling What happened? Dorothy They say she found a way to come back to Oz They say she seized power & the power went to her head & now no one is safe My name is Amy Gumm-and I'm the other girl from Kansas I've been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked I've been trained to fight & I have a mission Remove the Tin Woodman's heart Steal the Scarecrow's brain Take the Lion's courage &-Dorothy must die ...

It is Christmas Eve 1799 & Dorothy Wordsworth is awake in the dead of night She stands outside in the winter cold waiting patiently When the new day breaks it will bring family & friends to Dorothy's door For tomorrow is a double joy tomorrow is her Christmas Birthday Carol Ann Duffy's wonderful poem Dorothy Wordsworth's Christmas Birthday takes us to the frozen landscape of the Lake District where a merry celebration is about to begin in the Wordsworths' cottage Gorgeously illustrated by Tom Duxbury this festive poem evokes the snowy Lake District as Dorothy celebrates her birthday with her brother William Wordsworth & fellow poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge ...

The 40 routes in this book roam over hills & across heathland go through forests & voluptuous valleys trace ridgelines & precipitous cliffs passing caves castles coves country pubs & stunning viewpoints to find vibrant villages & secret beaches 96 pages Kinsella Patrick ...

Dorset must rank as one of the most unspoilt counties in England Dominating the landscape are the chalk downs open sweeping grassy uplands that stretch from the former forest lands of Cranborne Chase on the Wiltshire & Hampshire borders right across the middle of the county to the coast The many ridge-top footpaths (including one starting from Cerne Abbas which ends with the Cerne Giant in all its glory) that cross these downs provide splendid walking & a succession of panoramic views -See walk locations by Looking Inside Inside -28 great walks in Dorset all revised & updated -Clear large scale Ordnance Survey route maps -GPS reference for all waypoints -Where to park good pubs & places of interest en route -All routes have been fully researched & written by expert outdoor writers -Beautiful photography of scenes from the walks Pathfinder (R) Guides are Britain's best loved walking guides Made with durable covers they are the perfect companion for countryside walks throughout Britain Each title features circular walks with easy-to-follow route descriptions large-scale Ordnance Survey route maps & GPS waypoints With over 70 titles in the series they offer essential information for walkers throughout the country ...

This book tells of the wartime experiences of Bertram Stanley & Roy George based on their hitherto largely unpublished writings Volunteers with the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry they were posted successively to Norfolk Egypt & then Gallipoli Stanley subsequently joined the Imperial Camel Corps & served in the Nile Valley the Western Desert & Palestine while Bertram
- the eldest & the only survivor
- became an officer in the Royal Garrison Artillery & moved to the Western Front straight into the mud of Passchendaele For much of 1915 Stanley kept a diary unusual among contemporary accounts for its comprehensive coverage of their time in Norfolk
- training while waiting for an expected invasion
- & their voyage to Egypt with the horses It continues through their first few months in Egypt & their move to Gallipoli ending with the heroic but disastrous assault on Scimitar Hill on 21 August & its aftermath The brothers' letters home contrast with the diary's vivid vignettes in their often expansive descriptions of widely differing theatres of war Their writings are illustrated as far as possible with their own photographs & set in context for readers unfamiliar with the geographical or historical background to each campaign



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A Real True Friend An actual kid everyone can see but who wants to play with you anyway Dory's so excited for her first day at school Her big brother & sister warn her that if she wants to fit in she ought to leave her imaginary friend Mary at home
- or better yet her whole imagination! But being boring is just about as far from being Dory as you can get & on her very first day she meets someone new & wonderful
- a little girl whose imagination & style are just about as wild as her own! Now all she has to do is convince her siblings that she's not making it all up

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Two mighty rivers wind their way down from the mountains The fields through which they flow are fruitful bringing wealth to their owners Harvest fields with campesinos gathering riches to build homes & create a prosperous estate The rivers are the life blood of the land With skillful placement of dams you can alter the course of the rivers & bring prosperity to your land That which was dry will now produce that which was productive may now be barren The one who best controls the rivers will control the valley for the flow of the river carries fortune&s tide This family strategy board game is for 2-4 players ages 12 & up It takes about 60 minutes to play For 2-4 players Takes 60-90 minutes to play 1 variable board with frame & 12 tiles 40 river tiles wooden pieces including 24 campesinos 16 casas 4 haciendas 40 dams play money & rules Family strategy game ...

Tracklist Acbame Crdva Return Y Regreso Logos Caminante Pursima Manos Ajenas (Touch You Every Day) How Far Are We From Here? Coda Sole Party (You Are) My Revolution ...

Spin toss or Chuck the dorsal & try to land it – slap! – on the target boards! this brand new game is as much about style as it is about skill Land the dorsal right & try to score the highest score! perfect for any situation & every kind of player A brand new highly addictive activity game! Can you mag drop? Take aim & send the Dosa flying Try to hit the scoreboard with a Mag Drop slam to double your score! Comes with 3 Dosa discs ...

' Gadzooks!' said Dot ' The things that boy can do!' Dot loves play-acting dressing up her pet dachshund Piefke & making up words like 'splentastic' Her best friend is Anton who lives in a little apartment & looks after his mother They share a secret
- every night when their parents think they are asleep they sell matches & shoelaces on the streets of Berlin with Dot's grumpy governess But why? The answers involve a villain called ' Robert the Devil' a club-wielding maid a wobbly tooth a pair of silver shoes & a policeman dancing the tango as Dot & Anton get into all sorts of scrapes & even solve a crime in this delightful touching & hilarious adventure story
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