New York Times bestselling author Kate Di Camillo returns to her roots with a moving yet witty story of an unforgettable summer friendship For fans of Jacqueline Wilson David Almond & Katherine Rundell In her seventh novel international bestselling author & twice winner of the prestigious Newbery Medal Kate Di Camillo tells a masterful story that blends pathos & humour Raymie Clarke has come to realize that everything absolutely everything depends on her & she has a plan If Raymie can win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition then her father
- who has run away with a dental hygienist
- will see Raymie's picture in the paper & (maybe) come home To win not only does Raymie have to do good deeds & learn how to twirl a baton but she has to compete with the wispy frequently fainting Louisiana Elefante with her show-business background & the fiery stubborn Beverly Tapinski who's determined to sabotage the contest But as the competition approaches loneliness loss & unanswerable questions draw the three girls into an unlikely friendship
- & challenge them to come to each other's rescue in unexpected ways


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What if dogs could walk & talk & go to work? Well Raymond the dog has big ambitions beyond his ordinary canine life in the big city He wants to take himself for a walk & get his own dinner & when he's done all that? Well he wants a job just like his owners But when Raymond begins a high-flying journalism career at Dogue magazine he soon realizes it's no walk in the park With a stylish limited palette & incredible visual humour children & adults alike will fall in love with Raymond & his laugh-out-loud antics in this absurdly original
- yet highly relatable
- world

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The eldest son of the Prime Minister with an outstanding academic record at Oxford Raymond Asquith devoted his great talents to friendship preferring conversation & literature to the struggle for worldly success In this collection edited by his grandson there are touching & revealing letters to friends as diverse as Winston Churchill & Lady Diana Cooper love letters to his wife Katharine as well as frank & witty anecdotes about many of the major social figures & politicians of the day His letters from the Western Front before his death on the Somme in 1916 are as memorable as anything in the painfully emotive literature of the period ...

The complete collection of landmark BBC Radio dramas of Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe mysteries Philip Marlowe is the archetypal noir detective wisecracking & world-weary hardboiled yet honourable This volume

Includes:: all eight dramatisations of Raymond Chandler's groundbreaking crime novels featuring his iconic hero The Big Sleep Marlowe is consulted by a wealthy family man with two big problems his children Farewell My Lovely Marlowe's search for an ex-con's ex-girlfriend leads him into danger The High Window When rare gold coin is stolen from her collection Mrs Murdoch hires Philip Marlowe to find it The Lady in the Lake Businessman Derace Kingsley hires Marlowe to find his estranged wife Crystal The Little Sister Commissioned to find Orfamay Quest's missing brother Marlowe is drawn into the glamorous film world of Hollywood The Long Goodbye Marlowe befriends a drunk named Terry Lennox but comes to regret doing him a favour Playback Hired to follow the mysterious Betty Mayfield Marlowe soon finds that he is being tailed too Poodle Springs Newly-married Marlowe puts his bride aside to look for a gambler on the run Starring Toby Stephens as Philip Marlowe these stylish suspenseful dramatisations
- full of witty ironic dialogue & colourful characters
- bring the beautiful corrupt world of California in the '40s & '50s to luminous life Duration 11 hours approx



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Perhaps more so than any other artist of his generation Raymond Pettibon best captured the discontent & counterculture spirit of the late 1970s & early 1980s in America Immersed in the punk scene in Southern California Pettibon let loose on the hypocrisies & greed of the capitalist political machine His work captured the attention of the LA art scene & eventually the larger art world This book-produced in close collaboration with the artist-is the most comprehensive volume on Pettibon's work to date It explores his art over the past thirty years & charts the evolution of his slyly sophisticated cartoonish pen-&-ink drawings ...

Limited Edition 6 Inch Rayquaza Articulated Figure Celebrating 25 Years of Pokemon! For reference of similar versions check out - Charizard (Pokemon) 6 Inch Select Articulated limited edition Figure More information & final images coming soon ...

This is the fourth CD in the Calm For Kids range by Christiane Kerr Created for teenagers this high quality CD has ten tracks ranging in length from three to eight minutes Christiane's soothing voice leads you through various relaxation techniques & visualisations designed to promote a sense of calm & wellbeing & to help teenagers deal with stress Each track is accompanied by beautiful music & calming sound effects composed & created by Pete M Wyer ...

Bring the coffee shop to your home with these generously sized durable glasses Perfect for serving your home made coffee creations Why not use these versatile cups for serving hot chocolate colourful herbal teas or even tiramisu at a dinner party? ...

Made with you & your lifestyle in mind Entertain Set 2 8cl Espresso Cup & Saucer is perfect for those times when you want to party entertain or just enjoy the company of friends Create a modern look enjoy the atmosphere & entertain in style ...

Made from fine stoneware Durable Microwave Safe Dishwasher Safe Oven Safe Easy To Clean glaze surface Freezer Safe Packaging



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