See Under the Sea is a brilliant fun-packed flap book that delves deep into the mysteries of the ocean. Each page is covered with flaps that reveal coral reefs teeming with fish, the icy waters of the Arctic & the dizzying depths of ocean trenches, & shipwrecks & pirate booty too. This is a beautifully illustrated children’s book with over 80 sturdy flaps, & internet links to websites to find out more. Printed on paper made from trees from sustainable forests. ...

Haunting, gripping & gorgeously written, SEE WHAT I HAVE DONE by Sarah Schmidt is a re-imagining of the unsolved American true crime case of the Lizzie Borden murders, for fans of BURIAL RITES & MAKING A MURDERER. ` Eerie & compelling, Sarah Schmidt breathes such life into the terrible, twisted tale of Lizzie Borden & her family, she makes it impossible to look away` Paula Hawkins When her father & step-mother are found brutally murdered on a summer morning in 1892, Lizzie Borden
- thirty two years old & still living at home
- immediately becomes a suspect. But after a notorious trial, she is found innocent, & no one is ever convicted of the crime. Meanwhile, others in the claustrophobic Borden household have their own motives & their own stories to tell: Lizzie`s unmarried older sister, a put-upon Irish housemaid, & a boy hired by Lizzie`s uncle to take care of a problem. This unforgettable debut makes you question the truth behind one of the great unsolved mysteries, as well as exploring power, violence & the harsh realities of being a woman in late nineteenth century America.

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Haunting, gripping & gorgeously written, SEE WHAT I HAVE DONE by Sarah Schmidt is a re-imagining of the unsolved American true crime case of the Lizzie Borden murders, for fans of BURIAL RITES & MAKING A MURDERER.` Eerie & compelling` Paula Hawkins` Stunning` Sunday Times` Gripping... outstanding` Observer` Glittering` Irish Times Just after 11am on 4th August 1892, the bodies of Andrew & Abby Borden are discovered. He`s found on the sitting room sofa, she upstairs on the bedroom floor, both murdered with an axe. It is younger daughter Lizzie who is first on the scene, so it is Lizzie who the police first question, but there are others in the household with stories to tell: older sister Emma, Irish maid Bridget, the girls` Uncle John, & a boy who knows more than anyone realises. In a dazzlingly original & chilling reimagining of this most notorious of unsolved mysteries, Sarah Schmidt opens the door to the Borden home & leads us into its murkiest corners, where jealousies, slow-brewed rivalries & the darkest of thoughts reside. ...

`I haven`t read anything that has moved me this much since Wonder` Jennifer Niven An astonishingly moving middle-grade debut about a space-obsessed boy`s quest for family & home. All eleven-year old Alex wants is to launch his iPod into space. With a series of audio recordings, he will show other lifeforms out in the cosmos what life on Earth, his Earth, is really like. But for a boy with a long-dead dad, a troubled mum, & a mostly-not-around brother, Alex struggles with the big questions. Where do I come from? Who`s out there? &, above all, How can I be brave? Determined to find the answers, Alex sets out on a remarkable road trip that will turn his whole world upside down... For fans of Wonder & The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Jack Cheng`s debut is full of joy, optimism, determination, & unbelievable heart. To read the first page is to fall in love with Alex & his view of our big, beautiful, complicated world. To read the last is to know he & his story will stay with you a long, long time. ...

Seed loves you. Seed will never let you go. Fifteen-year-old Pearl has lived her whole life protected within the small community at Seed, where they worship Nature & idolise their leader, Papa S. When some outsiders arrive, everything changes. Pearl experiences feelings that she never knew existed & begins to realise that there is darkness at the heart of Seed. A darkness from which she must escape, before it`s too late. A chilling & heartbreaking coming-of-age story of life within a cult, Seed will take readers on a journey of gripping self-discovery reminiscent of The Handmaid`s Tale. ...

Map No. WK5322, Seefeld
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Map No. 026, with a panorama map on the reverse & a booklet which

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Despite the heavy rain, the presiding officer at Polling Station 14 finds it odd that by midday on National Election day, only a handful of voters have turned out. Puzzlement swiftly escalates to shock when eventually, after an extension, the final count reveals seventy per cent of the votes are blank
- not spoiled, simply blank. National law decrees the election should be repeated eight days later. The result is worse; eighty-three per cent of the votes are blank. The incumbent government receives eight per cent & the opposition even less. The authorities, seized with panic, decamp from the capital & place it under a state of emergency. In his new novel, Jose Saramago has deftly created the politician`s ultimate nightmare: disillusionment not with one party, but with all, thereby rendering the entire democratic system useless. Seeing explores how simply this could be achieved & how devastating the results might be.
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Despite the heavy rain, the officer at Polling Station 14 finds it odd that by midday on National Election day, only a handful of voters have turned out. Puzzlement swiftly escalates to shock when the final count reveals seventy per cent of the votes are blank. National law decrees the election should be repeated but the result is even worse. The authorities, seized with panic, decamp from the capital & declare a state of emergency. When apathy & disillusionment renders an entire democratic system useless what happens next? ...