When Seth Burkett travelled to Brazil for a youth tournament with his local team Stamford he was stunned by what happened next Spotted by a scout he accepted an offer to join Sorriso Esporte Clube in the central state of Mato Grosso & became a media celebrity as well as the only English professional in the football-crazy country THE BOY IN BRAZIL is a charming & insightful account of his magical season in the sun as an 18-year-old in Sorriso
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- & takes a bittersweet look at the beautiful game & cultural concerns of the vibrant nation which would host the 2014 World Cup finals On his journey from boy to man he would discover an uncanny & unexpected family link to the foundation of the sport in Brazil He would also come to see through a tragedy in Sorriso & the sad fate of its football club that a childhood dream joyously fulfilled also had a dark side SHORTLISTED Best football book Cross Pens British Sports Book Awards 2015

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The sparkling debut children's novel from David Walliams number one bestseller & fastest growing children's author in the country with sparkling new cover look to tie in with later books Dennis was different Why was he different you ask? Well a small clue might be in the title of this book Charming surprising & hilarious
- The Boy in the Dress is everything you would expect from the co-creator of Little Britain David Walliams's beautiful first novel will touch the hearts (and funny bones) of children & adults alike
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The debut children's novel from David Walliams number one bestseller & fastest growing children's author in the country Now experience the whole story in glorious sound as David teams up with an old friend (his name begins with Matt & ends with Lucas) to deliver a hilarious & beautifully produced audiobook Dennis was different Why was he different you ask? Well a small clue might be in the title of this book Charming surprising & hilarious
- David Walliams's beautiful first novel will touch the hearts (and funny bones) of children & adults alike Now David teams up with Matt Lucas to produce an audiobook with a difference Read by two of the brightest stars in sketch comedy this lavish production brings the hilarious voices behind Little Britain to your nearest earphones & it tells a fantastic story too
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Billy Kennedy stars in this made-for-TV adaptation of David Walliams& children&s book Despite being the star striker on his school&s football team 12-year-old Dennis Sims (Kennedy) feels out of place at school & still misses the mother who left left him & his brother John (Oliver Barry-Brook) after divorcing their dad (Steve Speirs) When aspiring fashion designer & fellow classmate Lisa (Temi Orelaja) recruits him to model a dress for her Dennis decides to wear it to school & adopts the guise of a French girl named Denise but is quickly found out & expelled by his strict head teacher But with the school&s football team on a downward spiral without him Dennis & Lisa try to come up with a creative scheme to get him back in school & back on the team ...

The Psychological Thriller that everyone is going to be talking about
- once you've read it it will haunt you for weeks! Dylan
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Nine year old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution & the Holocaust He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do & no-one to play with Until he meets Shmuel a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence & who like the other people there wears a uniform of striped pyjamas Bruno's friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation & in exploring what he is unwittingly a part of he will inevitably become subsumed by the terrible process ...

The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to describe Usually we give some clues about the book on the cover but in this case we think that would spoil the reading of the book We think it is important that you start to read without knowing what it is about If you do start to read this book you will go on a journey with a nine-year-old boy called Bruno & sooner or later you will arrive with Bruno at a fence We hope you never have to cross such a fence ...

A deeply moving & thought-provoking stage play based on the bestselling novel by John Boyne 96 pages Boyne John ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Based upon the novel by John Boyne THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS is a heart-wrenching tale of an unlikely friendship that forms between the son of a concentration camp commander & a young Jewish boy during World War II Directed by renowned British filmmaker Mark Hermon (LITTLE VOICE BRASSED OFF) the film features a cast that

Includes:: Vera Farmiga (THE DEPARTED BREAKING & ENTERTING) & DAVID THEWLIS (Mike Leigh&s NAKED THE BIG LEBOWSKI)

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Lines may divide us but hope will unite us Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution & the Holocaust He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do & no one to play with Until he meets Shmuel a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence & who like the other people there wears a uniform of striped pyjamas Bruno's friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation & in exploring what he is unwittingly a part of he will inevitably become subsumed by the terrible process ...