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The Worst Witch And
The Wishing Star By
Jill
Murphy (Paperback,
2014)
£5.49
The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy is back in an exciting very funny 7th adventure In The Worst Witch & the Wishing Star Mildred notoriously the worst witch at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches makes a wish on a shooting star
- & to her great surprise it comes true! But it also spells trouble Mildred's wish-come-true is a small dog but she has to keep him a secret from her friends & especially the formidable Miss Hardbroom It's a disaster waiting to happenand it does! The Worst Witch & the Wishing Star launches a stunning new cover look & an appealing squarer format across the whole of the Worst Witch series which

Includes:: The Worst Witch; The Worst Witch Strikes Again; A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch; The Worst Witch all at Sea; The Worst Witch Saves the Day & The Worst Witch to the Rescue Jill Murphy was born in London in 1949 From a very early age she was drawing & writing stories & was already putting books together (literally with a stapler) by the time she was six She went on to study at Chelsea Croydon & Camberwell Schools of Art Jill worked in a children's home for four years & as a nanny for a year before becoming a freelance writer & illustrator The Worst Witch stories of which this is the seventh are some of Puffin's most successful titles


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The Worst Witch Saves
The Day By Jill Murphy
(Paperback, 2013)
£4.99
The Worst Witch Saves the Day is a classic Worst Witch story by Jill Murphy & is perfect for readers aged 5 -9 The Worst Witch Saves the Day is the fifth adventure in the much-loved Worst Witch series by Jill Murphy in which lovable but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is in trouble once again She is possibly the worst witch ever to go to Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches ' What this cat needs is to pull himself together!' Something is up at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches Mildred Hubble's new form teacher is really weird Or is she? Investigating isn't easy especially when Mildred's potions go wrong the class know-it-all insists on being 'helpful' & her beloved cat is having a nervous breakdown 'A lovely sparkly book'
- Observer' Millions of young readers have fallen under the spell of Jill Murphy's Worst Witch'
- Sunday Express Jill Murphy started putting books together (literally with a stapler) when she was six The Worst Witch was first published in 1974 & this much-loved classic has been enjoyed by readers for more than 30 years Jill Murphy also written & illustrated several award-winning picture books for younger children If you'd like to read more of Mildred's disastrous adventures at Miss Cackle's Academy The Worst Witch The Worst Witch Strikes Again A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch The Worst Witch All at Sea & The Worst Witch to the Rescue are also available from Puffin & are perfect for children aged 5-9

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The Worst Witch
Strikes Again By Jill
Murphy (Paperback,
2013)
£5.49
The Worst Witch Strikes Again is a classic Worst Witch book by Jill Murphy The Worst Witch Strikes Again is the second of Jill Murphy's much-loved series The Worst Witch the original story of life at a magical boarding school perfect for readers aged 5
- 9 Lovable but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is possibly the worst witch ever to go to Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches 'I wonder' said Miss Cackle 'if there is any hope for you in this Academy Mildred' Summer term at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches has just begun & disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is in deep trouble again
- all because of the new girl Enid Nightshade who isn't nearly as placid as she looks Jill Murphy started putting books together (literally with a stapler) when she was six The Worst Witch was first published in 1974 & this much-loved classic has been enjoyed by readers for more than 30 years Jill Murphy also written & illustrated several award-winning picture books for younger children If you'd like to read more of Mildred's disastrous adventures at Miss Cackle's Academy The Worst Witch A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch The Worst Witch All at Sea The Worst Witch Saves the Day & The Worst Witch to the Rescue are also available from Puffin & are perfect for children aged 5-9

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The Worst Witch To The
Rescue By Jill Murphy
(Paperback, 2013)
£5.49
The Worst Witch to the Rescue is a classic Worst Witch story by Jill Murphy perfect for readers aged 5-9 The Worst Witch to the Rescue is a fantastic new Worst Witch adventure from Jill Murphy The much-loved Worst Witch series told the original story of life at a magical boarding school Loveable but accident-prone Mildred Hubble is possibly the worst witch ever to go to Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches ' It isn't actually a known spell I sort of made it up myself' Mildred Hubble always tries her best but her spells never seem to go right She may be the worst witch at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches but she's the best friend you could ever have Millions of readers love her & so will you Jill Murphy started putting books together (literally with a stapler) when she was six The Worst Witch was first published in 1974 & this much-loved classic has been enjoyed by readers for more than 30 years Jill Murphy also written & illustrated several award-winning picture books for younger children If you'd like to read more of Mildred's disastrous adventures at Miss Cackle's Academy The Worst Witch The Worst Witch Strikes Again A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch The Worst Witch All at Sea & The Worst Witch Saves the Day are also available from Puffin & are perfect for children aged 5-9 ...
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The Would-Be Wife
£6.49
Lynn grew up as the daughter of a fisherman but longs to be free from the hardship & worry of life by the docks When the handsome & ambitious Graham asks her to marry him she ignores the warnings of family & friends & accepts At first life in Hull in the sixties is one long party but soon the gloss begins to fade Four years later with a young son to look after she is trapped & Graham is uncaring & cheating She has no money of her own & has given up her job as a nurse Lynn must fight to regain her independence & leave
- but will Graham let her walk away so easily?
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The Wrath And The
Dawn: The Wrath And
The Dawn Book 1
£6.99
A 1 New York Times bestseller & a sumptuous epic tale inspired by A Thousand & One Nights'A riveting Game of Thrones meets Arabian Nights love story'
- US Weekly Every dawn brings horror to a different family in a land ruled by a killer Khalid the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan takes a new bride each night only to have her executed at sunrise So it is a terrible surprise when sixteen-year-old Shahrzad volunteers to marry Khalid But she does so with a clever plan to stay alive & exact revenge on the Caliph for the murder of her best friend & countless other girls Shazi's wit & will get her through to the dawn that no others have seen but with a catch she may be falling in love with a murderer Shazi discovers that the villainous boy-king is not all that he seems & neither are the deaths of so many girls It's up to her to uncover the reason for the murders & to break the cycle once & for all So you would have me throw Shazi to the wolvesshazi? Honestly I pity the wolves
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The Wreck Of The
Zanzibar By Michael
Morpurgo (Paperback,
2007)
£5.99
A gripping children's story from War Horse author & former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo We all knew what was going to happen We'd seen it before A ship about to founder staggers before she falls A huge wave broke over her stern & she did not come upright again Life on the Scilly Isles in 1907 is bleak & full of hardship Laura's twin brother Billy disappears & then a storm devastates everything It seems there's little hope But then the Zanzibar is wrecked on the island's rocks & everything changes The Wreck of the Zanzibar is a gripping historical adventure from the author of An Eagle in the Snow Listen to the Moon Shadow & An Elephant in the Garden Michael Morpurgo is the master storyteller of such modern classic children's books as War Horse Friend or Foe Private Peaceful & Kensuke's Kingdom He has written more than one hundred books for children & won the Whitbread Award the Smarties Award the Circle of Gold Award the Children's Book Award & has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times ...
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The Wren Hunt
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' Beautiful eerie dark & dreamy' MELINDA SALISBURY' Thrilling & otherworldly' SUNDAY TIMES Every winter Wren Silke is chased through the forest in a warped version of a childhood game The boys who haunt her are judges powerful & frightening pursuers who know nothing of her true identity If they knew she was an augur their sworn enemy the game would turn deadly But Wren is on the hunt too Sent undercover as an intern to the Harkness Foundation
- enemy headquarters
- her family's survival rests on finding a secret meant to stay hidden As the enmity between two ancient magics reaches breaking point Wren is torn between old loyalties & new lies & trapped in the most dangerous game of her life Part thriller part love story this captivating debut novel will leave readers spellbound

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The Wren-Boys
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It is a cold day in Ireland the 26th of December; frost lies thick on the blackthorn A man walks the just-waking village banging on every door summoning the boys Today is St Stephen's Day when legend has it that the Saint was betrayed by a wren's call & the boys are off to the forest where they hope to find the traitorous bird & capture it by nightfall But what will they do if their prey escapes them? Inspired by the many myths of the wren & the Irish tradition of hunting it Carol Ann Duffy's beautiful new Christmas poem takes us on a chase through a snowy rural landscape & ends with a merry celebration With gorgeous full-colour illustrations by Dermot Flynn throughout The Wren-Boys will make a perfect stocking-filler this festive season ...
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The Wrestler DVD
The Wrestler DVD
£5.49
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Back in the late &80s Randy " The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler Now twenty years later he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms & community centers around New Jersey Estranged from his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) & unable to sustain any real relationships Randy lives for the thrill of the show & the adoration of his fans However a heart attack forces him into retirement As his sense of identity starts to slip away he begins to evaluate the state of his life
- trying to reconnect with his daughter & striking up a romance with an aging stripper (Marisa Tomei) Yet all this cannot compare to the allure of the ring & passion for his art which threatens to pull Randy " The Ram" back in With a career-defining multi-award winning performance from Mickey Rourke The Wrestler is a moving & unforgettable masterpiece from acclaimed director Darren Aronofsky Actors Mickey Rourke Marisa Tomei Evan Rachel Wood Mark Margolis Todd Barry Wass Stevens Judah Friedlander Ernest Miller & Marcia Jean Kurtz Director Darren Aronofsky Certificate 15 years & over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players


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The Wouldbegoods

'Nesbit opened the door in the magic wardrobe pointed the way to platform nine and three quarters She even had a hand in building the Tardis And these are among her minor achievements She is also simply the funniest writer we have ever had' Frank Cottrell-Boyce 'This is the story of one of the most far-reaching and influentially naughty things we ever did in our lives We did not mean to do such a deed And yet we did do it'After being banished to the countryside for creating even more mayhem than usual the Bastable children vow to mend their ways Establishing 'The Society of the Wouldbegoods' their first rule is 'every member is to be as good as possible' But sometimes it's just not possible to be good - no matter how hard you tryA collection that will be coveted by children and adults
alike this list is the best in children's literature curated by Virago These are timeless tales with beautiful covers that will be treasured and shared across the generations Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you but there are stories for everyone to love whatever your age Our list includes Nina Bawden (Carrie's War The Peppermint Pig) Rumer Godden (The Dark Horse An Episode of Sparrows) Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden The Gift Giving) E Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy The Bastable Trilogy The Railway Children) L M Montgomery (The Anne of Green Gables series) and Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy) Discover Virago Children's Classics
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' Nesbit opened the door in the magic wardrobe pointed the way to platform nine & three quarters She even had a hand in building the Tardis & these are among her minor achievements She is also simply the funniest writer we have ever had' Frank Cottrell-Boyce ' This is the story of one of the most far-reaching & influentially naughty things we ever did in our lives We did not mean to do such a deed & yet we did do it' After being banished to the countryside for creating even more mayhem than usual the Bastable children vow to mend their ways Establishing ' The Society of the Wouldbegoods' their first rule is 'every member is to be as good as possible' But sometimes it's just not possible to be good
- no matter how hard you try A collection that will be coveted by children & adults alike this list is the best in children's literature curated by Virago These are timeless tales with beautiful covers that will be treasured & shared across the generations Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you but there are stories for everyone to love whatever your age Our list

Includes:: Nina Bawden (Carrie's War The Peppermint Pig) Rumer Godden (The Dark Horse An Episode of Sparrows) Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden The Gift Giving) E Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy The Bastable Trilogy The Railway Children) L M Montgomery (The Anne of Green Gables series) & Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy) Discover Virago Children's Classics

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Garden - An outside area with grass and foliage
Hand - A part of the body at the end of the arm
Hand - A pointer which indicates time on a clock face
TARDIS - Time and Relative Dimension in Space
garden - A planned space used for the display, cultivation and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature.
Dark - A colour which absorbs visable ligt so apears less light than objects that reflect light
Gift - Something that is presented without expecting anything in return
Love - Someone who shows deep affection for someone else.
Pig - A type of farmyard animal with a snout and a curly tail.
Horse - A large animal with four legs that tends to be ridden.
Children - A young life form within the early stages of physical development,

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