ET meets Stig of the Dump in a page-turning adventure for fans of Frank Cottrell Boyce & David Almond'A proper adventure story for all curious middle graders heartily recommended' The Bookbag Now shortlisted for the Essex Book Awards 2018! He wasn't an alien I was sure of that It was more like he'd walked in through an ancient door from the past except he was here in my bedroom & his misty forest was somewhere real on Planet Earth Twelve-year-old Kofi first spots the prehistoric human on a supermarket roundabout He is small & dark & curled into a tight ball His name is Rorty Thrutch & he has zero memory of how he ended up in the unexceptional village of Bradborough or why he's being hunted Kofi soon finds out that Rorty can do amazing things He can copy paste & delete objects using only the power of his mind This is the discovery of the century & mad greedy scientists will stop at nothing to track him down Kofi & best friend Janie are on a mission Not only must they protect Rorty but they have to find his missing girlfriend Pogsy Blue too Our prehistoric ancestors have crashed headlong into the 21st century & time is running out to save them THE STARMAN & ME explores where we have come from & where we are moving to
- it's about the magic of DNA the power of identity & the importance of caring for each other
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The brilliantly gripping new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of The Pilot's Wife (an Oprah's Book Club selection) Hot breath on Grace's face Claire is screaming & Grace is on her feet As she lifts her daughter a wall of fire fills the window Perhaps a quarter of a mile back if even that Where's Gene? Didn't he come home? 1947 Fires are racing along the coast of Maine after a summer-long drought ravaging thousands of acres causing unprecedented confusion & fear Five months pregnant Grace Holland is left alone to protect her two toddlers when her difficult & unpredictable husband Gene joins the volunteers fighting to bring the fire under control Along with her best friend Rosie & Rosie's two young children the women watch in horror as their houses go up in flames then walk into the ocean as a last resort They spend the night frantically trying to save their children When dawn comes they have miraculously survived but their lives are forever changed homeless penniless & left to face an uncertain future As Grace awaits news of her husband's fate she is thrust into a new world in which she must make a life on her own beginning with absolutely nothing; she must find work a home a way to provide for her children In the midst of devastating loss Grace discovers glorious new freedoms
- joys & triumphs she could never have expected her narrow life with Gene could contain
- & her spirit soars & then the unthinkable happens & Grace's bravery is tested as never before

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Somewhere on the outer rim of the universe a mass of decaying world-ships known as the Legion is travelling in the seams between the stars For generations a war for control of the Legion has been waged with no clear resolution As worlds continue to die a desperate plan is put into motion Zan wakes with no memory prisoner of a people who say they are her family She is told she is their salvation
- the only person capable of boarding the Mokshi a world-ship with the power to leave the Legion But Zan's new family is not the only one desperate to gain control of the prized ship Zan must choose sides in a genocidal campaign that will take her from the edges of the Legion's gravity well to the very belly of the world Zan will soon learn that she carries the seeds of the Legion's destruction
- & its possible salvation File Under Science Fiction Armies in the Darkness Over the Edge Total Recall She Is Legion

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Alice is fifteen with hair as red as fire & skin as pale as bone but something inside her is broken She has a brain injury the result of an assault Manny was once a child soldier He is sixteen & has lost all his family When Manny first sees Alice she is sitting on the rusty roof of her river house looking like a carving on an old-fashioned ship sailing through the stars He has a poem in his pocket & he knows the words by heart & he is sure that girl has written them When Manny & Alice meet they find the beginnings of love & healing ...

The jaw-dropping conclusion to the internationally bestselling Vega Jane fantasy series by master storyteller David Baldacci Baldacci David ...

Ned Maddstone has the world at his feet He is handsome talented & about to go to Cambridge after which he is expected to follow his father into politics But an unfortunate confrontation with a boy in his school results in a prank that goes badly wrong & suddenly he's incarcerated
- without chance of release So begins a year long process of torment & hopelessness which will destroy his very identity until almost nothing remains of him but this unquenchable desire for revenge Inspired by the Count of Monte Cristo Fry's psychological thriller is written with the pace wit & shrewd insight that we have come to expect from one of our finest novelists
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Can you plan happiness? It's been a year since Paige's first boyfriend died in a swimming accident & it's time she rejoined the real world So she makes a plan 1 Date a boy (long-standing crush Ryan Chase seems like the perfect choice) 2 Attend parties (with best friends by your side doable) 3 Join a club (simple enough right?) 4 Travel (might as well dream big) 5 Swim (terrifying Impossible) But when she meets Ryan's sweet but so nerdy cousin Max he opens up her world & Paige's plans start to change Is it too late for a second chance at life? Brimming with characters so real you feel you could pick up the phone & call them The Start of Me & You will prove that it's never too late for second chances Perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell Jennifer Niven & John Green Chosen by bestselling author Amy Alward as part of the 2017 Zoella Book Club! ...

From the co-founder & chairman of Linked In & author Ben Casnocha comes a revolutionary new book on how to apply the strategies of successful entrepreneurship to your career in other words how to run the 'start-up of you' In a world where wages are virtually stagnant creative disruption is rocking every industry global competition for jobs is fierce & job security is a thing of the past we're all on our own when it comes to our careers In the face of such uncertainty the key to success is to think & act like an entrepreneur to be nimble & self-reliant to be innovative & to know how to network & stand out from the crowd & this is precisely what Hoffman & Casnocha show you how to do in a book that is both inspirational & supremely practical Just as Linked In is the one online community that no professional can afford not to belong to this is the book that no professional can afford to be without ...

The Startup Way reveals how organisations of all sizes can harness startup techniques to drive growth In The Lean Startup Eric Ries Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard created a global movement Concepts like constant iteration minimal viable products (MVPs) & pivoting have changed the language of business Now he turns his attention to companies & organizations of all sizes Ries has been working with giant firms like General Electric & Toyota to help them become more nimble in order to spur growth & produce products & services that customers want In The Startup Way he shares his insights stories & best practices delivering a critical toolkit to solve all business challenges Today every company needs to get faster & smarter Read The Startup Way & discover how to embrace change survive & thrive ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Good morning hungry citizens of District 12! Don t forget today is the Gathering Ceremony so parents please do bring your beloved children to the square for a random death lottery When lithe & fearless Kantmiss Evershot volunteers to take part in the winner-takes-all STARVING GAMES she takes on a whole lot more than she had bargained for including Harry Potter Sherlock Holmes The Avengers & ANGRY BIRDS! ...