From Salley Vickers bestselling author of Miss Garnet's Angel comes The Boy Who Could See Death an enchanting & unsettling collection of short stories Eli is an ordinary boy with an extraordinary gift It will shape the course of his whole life but he learns the hard way he must keep it hidden from those who know him best Seeing death is a mixed blessing Eli is not the only one defying the world's expectations of him Cousin Francesca a charming spinster & a favourite with the children is harbouring kleptomaniac tendencies Sarah Palliser living alone next to a ramshackle graveyard is more scared of the small box under her stairs than the ghosts outside her window Meanwhile dreamy artist Nan is nursing a growing obsession with wolves in Britain & the recently widowed Frances finds herself inventing an exotic imaginary boyfriend to pass the time Push through an unassuming front door on an unremarkable street or peer into the glowing fluorescent windows of an urban office block & within you'll find strange & unforgettable scenes normal people caught in situations they do not quite comprehend Salley Vickers is a master of the uncanny & the unexpected In this collection of eleven remarkable stories she explores bereavement & betrayal closely guarded secrets & common gossip long-overdue endings & decidedly strange beginnings Each story is perfectly formed a snapshot of a total stranger a fleeting glimpse of lives spiced with a little something extra ...

Once there was a boy named Tim whom no one believed even when he was telling the truth No one believed that it was a ninja who snaffled the last slice of cake; or that a giant squid ate his homework; or that it really was a time-travelling monkey who was throwing pencils at Grampa How can Tim get his parents to believe him
- when the truth is too incredible to be true?
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This is a new title in the fantastic First Reading series aimed at children who are beginning to read Sam should be looking after his sheep but instead he can't help but play cruel tricks on the villagers by crying wolf Will Sam soon be caught out by his own joke? This title provides clear & compelling text accompanied by vibrant original illustrations by Mike Gordon It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly who is a senior lecturer in education & an early reading specialist from Roehampton University It is a great value quality hardback with ribbon marker guaranteed to foster pride in book ownership ...

Step into the magical world of Child's Play fairy tales Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures Retold from the originals these lively stories will captivate readers with their delightful illustrations & fun lift-up flaps which really add to the action The 'flip-up' flaps encourage prediction & discussion & well-known stories will give young readers confidence Complete with Audio CD ...

Nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2017 Fifteen-year-old Blaze & Noah live in the same village Sible Hedingham more than 100 years apart They both have the same gift or curse
- they find they must draw pictures that later come true In the 1860s Blaze is bullied cheated & accused of being a witch & 'swam' In the present day Noah is used to everyone even his parents being afraid of him & is desperate to keep his drawing a secret But as he gets closer to Beth he must decide whether or not he can tell her the truth Can Blaze's history help Noah & Beth work out their own story? Can the future be changed?
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Gripping so powerfully emotional that at times I had to put it down to wipe my eyes' Mail on Sunday How do you say thank you to someone for giving you their heart? It is the greatest gift a person can ever give' Marc is a promising young footballers of 15 growing up in Scotland A few hundred miles away in England Martin is a fun-loving 16-year-old Both are enjoying their summers when they are suddenly struck down by debilitating illnesses Within days the boys are close to death Although their paths have never crossed their fortunes are about to be bound in the most extraordinary intimate way One of them will die & in doing so he will save the other's life This is a deeply powerful & dramatic story It is extremely rare for the family of a donor to have any personal contact with the recipient of their loved one's organ Yet remarkably the mothers of these two boys meet & become friends enabling the extraordinary bittersweet moment in which a mother who has lost her son meets the boy he saved Reaching out & placing her palm flat against his chest she feels the heart of her son beating away inside another Her boy the boy who gave his heart away ...

' My favourite sort of book
- warm funny full of heart' POLLY FABER AUTHOR OF MANGO & BAMBANGWhen Tomas discovers a strange
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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURED DIRECTED BY & STARRING CHIWETEL EJIOFOR When William Kamkwamba was just 14 years old his family told him that he must leave school & come home to work on the farm
- they could no longer afford his fees This is his story of how he found a way to make a difference how he bought light to his family & village & hope to his nation Malawi is a country battling AIDS drought & famine & in 2002 a season of floods followed by the most severe famine in fifty years brought it to its knees Like the majority of the population William's family were farmers They were totally reliant on the maize crop By the end of 2001 after many lean & difficult years there was no more crop They were running out of food
- had nothing to sell
- & had months until they would be able to harvest their crop again Forced to leave school at 14 years old with no hope of raising the funds to go again William resorted to borrowing books from the small local library to continue his education One day browsing the titles he picked up a book about energy with a picture of a wind turbine on the front cover Fascinated by science & electricity but knowing little more about the technology William decided to build his own Ridiculed by those around him & exhausted from his work in the fields every day & using nothing more than bits of scrap metal old bicycle parts & wood from the blue gum tree he slowly built his very own windmill This windmill has changed the world in which William & his family live Only 2 per cent of Malawi has electricity; William's windmill now powers the lightbulbs & radio for his compound He has since built more windmills for his school & his village When news of William's invention spread people from across the globe offered to help him Soon he was re-enrolled in college & travelling to America to visit wind farms This is his incredible story William's dream is that other African's will learn to help themselves
- one windmill & one light bulb at a time
- & that maybe one day they will be able to power their own computers & use the internet & see for themselves how his life has changed after picking up that book in the library




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The second book in a wonderfully funny & sparky series illustrated by award-winning artist Sara Ogilvie' My favourite sort of book
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A boy ignores those who tell him he will be harmed by looking directly at the sun until he finally realizes that he must take care of himself 16 pages 10 Halftones color; 10 Illustrations color Ttofa Juliette ...