Seven days. Three killings. & one woman who knows too much... Crime reporter Annika Bengtzon is woken by a phonecall in the early hours of a wintry December morning. An explosion has ripped apart the Olympic Stadium. & a victim has been blown to pieces. As Annika delves into the details of the bombing & the background of the victim, there is a second explosion. These chilling crimes could be her biggest news story yet. When her police source reveals they are hot on the heels of the bomber, Annika is guaranteed an exclusive with her name on it. But she is uncovering too much, & soon finds herself the target of a deranged serial killer... ...

The Bomber Dog is a gripping & heartwarming story for 9+ readers about a brave puppy who joins the paratroopers during the Second World War & becomes a heroic war dog. Perfect for fans of Michael Morpurgo`s War Horse & Lauren St John. Grey is just a puppy when he arrives at the War Dog Training school. Nathan, his trainer, is a brave young soldier. Wolf is a war dog who`s seen it all. Grey & Nathan soon become inseparable. Until the day a parachute jump goes tragically wrong... As the Second World War rages, Grey faces his most important mission yet: to find his best friend. With Wolf at his side, he must journey across France & behind enemy lines. His path is fraught with danger. Can he reach Nathan before it`s too late? Praise for Megan Rix: ” If you love Michael Morpurgo, you will enjoy this”. (Express). ”A moving tale told with warmth, kindliness & lashings of good sense that lovers of Dick King-Smith will especially appreciate”. (The Times). ” Every now & then a writer comes along with a unique way of storytelling... Meet Megan Rix.. .her novels are deeply moving & will strike a chord with animal lovers”. (Love Reading). About the author: Megan Rix lives in England with her husb&, & their adorable dogs, Traffy & Bella. Also available by Megan Rix: The Great Escape, The Victory Dogs. ...

This is the ultimate history of the Blitz & bombing in the Second World War, from Wolfson Prize-winning historian & author Richard Overy. The use of massive fleets of bombers to kill & terrorize civilians was an aspect of the Second World War which continues to challenge the idea that Allies specifically fought a `moral` war. For Britain, bombing became perhaps its principal contribution to the fighting as, night after night, exceptionally brave men flew over occupied Europe destroying its cities. The Bombing War radically overhauls our understanding of the War. It is the first book to examine seriously not just the most well-known parts of the campaign, but the significance of bombing on many other fronts
- the German use of bombers on the Eastern Front for example (as well as much newly discovered material on the more familiar ` Blitz` on Britain), or the Allied campaigns against Italian cities. The result is the author`s masterpiece
- a rich, gripping, picture of the Second World War & the terrible military, technological & ethical issues that relentlessly drove all its participants into an abyss.

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This is the ultimate history of the Blitz & bombing in the Second World War, from Wolfson Prize-winning historian & author Richard Overy. The use of massive fleets of bombers to kill & terrorize civilians was an aspect of the Second World War which continues to challenge the idea that Allies specifically fought a 'moral' war. For Britain, bombing became perhaps its principal contribution to the fighting as, night after night, exceptionally brave men flew over occupied Europe destroying its cities. The Bombing War radically overhauls our understanding of the War. It is the first book to examine seriously not just the most well-known parts of the campaign, but the significance of bombing on many other fronts
- the German use of bombers on the Eastern Front for example (as well as much newly discovered material on the more familiar ' Blitz' on Britain), or the Allied campaigns against Italian cities. The result is the author's masterpiece
- a rich, gripping, picture of the Second World War & the terrible military, technological & ethical issues that relentlessly drove all its participants into an abyss. About the author: Richard Overy is the author of a series of remarkable books on the Second World War & the wider disasters of the twentieth century. The Dictators: Hitler's Germany, Stalin's Russia won both the Wolfson Prize for History & the Hessell-Tiltman Prize. He is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. Penguin publishes 1939: Countdown to War, The Morbid Age, Russia's War, Interrogations, The Battle of Britain & The Dictators. He lives in London.

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The dazzling new novel from the bestselling author of CLOUD ATLAS. Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014 Run away, one drowsy summer`s afternoon, with Holly Sykes: wayward teenager, broken-hearted rebel & unwitting pawn in a titanic, hidden conflict. Over six decades, the consequences of a moment`s impulse unfold, drawing an ordinary woman into a world far beyond her imagining. & as life in the near future turns perilous, the pledge she made to a stranger may become the key to her family`s survival.. . ...

Evie`s shattered ribs have been a secret for the last four years. Now she has found the strength to tell her adoptive parents, & the physical traces of her past are fixed
- the only remaining signs a scar on her side & a fragment of bone taken home from the hospital, which her uncle Ben helps her to carve into a dragon as a sign of her strength. Soon this ivory talisman begins to come to life at night, offering wisdom & encouragement in roaming dreams of smoke & moonlight that come to feel ever more real. As Evie grows stronger there remains one problem her new parents can`t fix for her: a revenge that must be taken. & it seems that the Dragon is the one to take it. This subtly unsettling novel is told from the viewpoint of a fourteen-year-old girl damaged by a past she can`t talk about, in a hypnotic narrative that, while giving increasing insight, also becomes increasingly unreliable. A blend of psychological thriller & fairy tale, The Bone Dragon explores the fragile boundaries between real life & fantasy, & the darkest corners of the human mind.
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Winner of the Booker Prize in 1985, The Bone People is the story of Kerewin, a despairing part-Maori artist who is convinced that her solitary life is the only way to face the world. Her cocoon is rudely blown away by the sudden arrival during a rainstorm of Simon, a mute six-year-old whose past seems to hold some terrible trauma. In his wake comes his foster-father Joe, a Maori factory worker with a nasty temper. The narrative unravels to reveal the truths that lie behind these three characters, & in so doing displays itself as a huge, ambitious work that tackles the clash between Maori & European characters in beautiful prose of a heartrending poignancy. ...

Shortlisted for the Guardian Children`s Fiction Prize & the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017. Perfect for fans of THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS. This is a beautiful, vivid & deeply moving story about a refugee boy who has spent his entire life living in a detention centre. This novel reminds us all of the importance of freedom, hope, & the power of a story to speak for anyone who`s ever struggled to find a safe home. `...a special book`
- Morris Gleitzman, author of the acclaimed ONCE series Born in a refugee camp, all Subhi knows of the world is that he`s at least 19 fence diamonds high, the nice Jackets never stay long, & at night he dreams that the sea finds its way to his tent, bringing with it unusual treasures. & one day it brings him Jimmie. Carrying a notebook that she`s unable to read & wearing a sparrow made out of bone around her neck
- both talismans of her family`s past & the mother she`s lost
- Jimmie strikes up an unlikely friendship with Subhi beyond the fence. As he reads aloud the tale of how Jimmie`s family came to be, both children discover the importance of their own stories in writing their futures.


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They called us the Mercies, or sometimes the Boneless Mercies. They said we were shadows, ghosts, & if you touched our skin we dissolved into smoke.. . Frey, Ovie, Juniper, & Runa are Boneless Mercies
- death-traders, hired to kill quickly, quietly & mercifully. It is a job for women, & women only. Men will not do this sad, dark work. Frey has no family, no home, no fortune, & yet her blood sings a song of glory. So when she hears of a monster slaughtering men, women, & children in a northern jarldom, she decides this the Mercies` one chance to change their fate. But glory comes at a price.. . An epic YA fantasy set in a breathtaking new world, this is perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab, Leigh Bardugo, Laini Taylor & Melinda Salisbury ” Fierce & glorious, this story of outcast girls defying fate utterly bewitched me. Tucholke is a gorgeous writer.” -- LAINI TAYLOR, New York Times-bestselling author of Strange the Dreamer ” Its every page hints at a deeper magic at work; it contains a whole world & all its myths & histories within its skin.” -- MELISSA ALBERT, New York Times-bestselling author of The Hazel Wood” Ruthless & lyrical, heart-warming & blood-chilling, & beautifully redolent of ancient tales & history. It will sing to a new generation of heroes.”-- SAMANTHA SHANNON, New York Times-bestselling author of The Bone Season”I fell in love with this stunning novel from the very first page. Fierce & unforgettable, with gorgeous prose & a fantastic premise that more than delivers. Easily one of my favorite YA novels of 2018.” -- KATHERINE WEBBER, author of Wing Jones & Only Love Can Break Your Heart
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