When Katy Carr & her sister Clover leave for boarding school they are weighed down by worry How will their father manage without their help? Can they ever hope to fit in & make new friends? When the Carr girls arrive they meet the principal Mrs Florence who is tall dignified & very strict there are no less than thirty-two rules that students must adhere to! & with Miss Jane always on the prowl to discover the slightest fault Katy fears that it might be more difficult to stay out of trouble than she'd hoped But then she meets Rose Red
- irrepressible unconventional & always full of fun With the right friends Katy can't help but get into all sorts of scrapes 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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What Katy Did at School & What Katy Did Next continue the story of the high-spirited & rebellious American girl Katy Carr & her family who first appeared in What Katy Did What Katy Did at School is a compelling tale of the intrigues of life at the New England girls' boarding school which Katy attends Her trials & adventures are all interwoven with a sense of fun & gently ironic good humour What Katy Did Next describes a tour by Katy of Europe as she evolves from the child of earlier books into a spirited young woman & brings to a satisfying close this delightful trilogy ...

Katy Carr is untidy tall & gangling & lives with her brothers & sisters planning for the day when she will be beautiful & beloved & amiable as an angel An accidental fall from a swing seems to threaten her hopes for the future but Katy struggles to overcome her difficulties with pluck vitality & good humour ...

Europe beckoned more brilliantly now that they were fairly embarked on their journey The sun shone the lake was a beautiful dazzling blue & Katy said to herself " After all a year is not very long & how happy I am going to be!"& When Mrs Ashe discovers that her visiting nephew has scarlet fever she sends her young daughter Amy to stay with the Carr family There Amy develops a strong attachment to Katy who treats her like a little sister Mrs Ashe grateful for the kindness Katy has shown invites her to join them on a year-long trip around Europe Katy is at first reluctant
- a year is a long time to be away from her family
- but soon she gets swept up in the adventure which takes her from the historic (but rainy) London streets to the beautiful cities of Nice Paris & Naples & perhaps Katy now a young woman will discover love 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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Dreamcatchers are a great way to add colour & design to your home or workplace Made from a printed canvas stretched over a wooden or plastic frame each is decorated with a selection of either beads & dyed feathers or faux leather & ribbon Our range is available in assorted designs & sizes great as a gift or as a treat for yourself ...

From the enchanted imagination of world-famous fantasy artist Lisa Parker this alternative lamp is exclusively available as part of Nemesis Nows wholesale giftware range Beneath a full moon warm orange light spills from the open door of a lonely cottage A black cat sits on a stone post by the gate turning to look at you with preternatural intelligence as if inviting you to enter the cottage & discover what lies within Perfect for illuminating any cozy cottage on a cold night ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Based on a contemporary interpretation of the classic Henry James novel & set in present day New York City the story centres on Maisie an unwitting six-year-old girl enmeshed in the bitter divorce of her mother a rock & roll icon & her father a charming but distracted art dealer Darkly comic & emotionally compelling What Maisie Knew is an evocative portrayal of the chaos & complexity of a modern marriage Actors Julianne Moore Steve Coogan Onata Aprile Alexander Skarsgard & Joanna Vanderham Director Scott Mc Ghee & David Siegel Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 38 minutes (approx) ...

Why do some artworks stand out head & shoulders above others? Exceptional art somehow satisfies at a deeper level than the rest What Makes Great Art showcases a selection of 80 outstanding paintings & sculptures from around the world & throughout time assessing just what it is that makes them so great Some owe their greatness to composition of colour others offer profound insights into their human subjects & some convey their message particularly effectively Andy Prankhurst's succinct appraisive text will open your eyes to the unique defining qualities of these key works enabling you to appreciate the groundbreaking talents of every age ...

Why are some photographs so much more effective & powerful than others? What Makes Great Photography showcases 80 outstanding photographs from the first daguerrotypes to today's digital masterpieces & by photographers as diverse as Alfred Stieglitz Diane Arbus Ernst Haas & Don Mc Cullin Val Williams highlights the elements of each photograph that distinguishes it from its peers such as composition colour texture & fidelity to subject explaining just what it is that makes it so great Her insightful text will open your eyes to the defining qualities of the key photographs of every period & genre from portraiture to landscape & from photojournalism to the nude ...

Who am I?I ask myself What makes me a ME?I think hard with all my might And look around to see What makes you a you? Are you like a sports car
- lightning fast? Or maybe you're like a tree Do your arms stick out like branches? No? Then perhaps you're like a snail
- very slow (especially when it's time for school!) A funny & thought-provoking look at what makes us us from Ben Faulks (known as Mr Bloom from CBeebies) & David Tazzyman (bestselling illustrator of You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus) Guaranteed to feed the imagination this celebration of being who we are is perfect for inquisitive (and inventive!) little minds

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