Peggy, Mike, Nora, Jack & Prince Paul are staying in the remote, mysterious Moon Castle. But weird things begin happening almost immediately
- paintings come to life, books fly off shelves & instruments make noises when no one is touching them! Can the children discover the truth behind the spooky goings-on inside Moon Castle?
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1919. Mama is ill. Father has taken a job abroad. Nanny Jane is too busy to pay any attention to Henrietta & the things she sees
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Mike, Peggy, Nora & Jack are having a lovely summer at the Cornish seaside. While out exploring the Spiggy Holes caves, they discover a secret passage leading to the Old House on the cliff. But when they encounter the Old House`s horrid new owner, the children are convinced he is hiding some secrets of his own.. . ...

”I love this book” Michael Morpurgo A classic story about a magical miniaturefamily`s adventures in wartime Japan In a dustylibrary, in the quietest corner of a house in a Tokyo suburb, live the Little People: Fern & Balbo, Robin & Iris. Just a few inches high, sleeping incigarette boxes & crafting shoes from old book jackets, they need only onething from their Humans
- a nightly glass of milk, served in a sparkling Blue Glass goblet, by a trusted young member of the Humanfamily. But when the Second World War comes to Japan, bringing a dangerous new kind of patriotism, both Humans & their beloved Little People face a world they could never before have imagined. It will takegreat love, bravery, & a rather loyal pigeon, to bring their unique familiesback together once more...
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Tintin`s flat has been ransacked & there`s a shooting outside the front door! Whilst Tintin & Captain Haddock delve deep into a bloody adventure on the high seas, Snowy discovers a mysterious roll of parchment with a perplexing message. Could this be the key to the secret of the Unicorn? ...

When Daisy arrives at the farm campsite where her family are spending her summer holiday, she knows she`s going to have the best time ever. Especially when she finds out that the farm dog has just had puppies! Daisy can`t help falling in love with Barney, the smallest of the litter of German shepherd pups. Barney takes to the friendly new girl who sneaks her food & smuggles him into her sleeping bag at night, & soon the pair are inseparable. Daisy longs to take Barney home with her & can`t bear the thought of leaving the puppy behind. Will she find a way to persuade Mum & Dad to let her keep him? ...

In The Secret Race
- Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, & Winning at All Costs its author Tyler
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London, 1806
- William Thornhill, happily wedded to his childhood sweetheart Sal, is a waterman on the River Thames. Life is
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This story is set in London, 1807. William Thornhill, happily wedded to his childhood sweetheart Sal, is a waterman on the River Thames. Life is tough but bearable until William makes a mistake, a bad mistake for which he & his family are made to pay dearly. His sentence: to be transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. The Thornhills arrive in this harsh & alien land that they cannot understand & which feels like a death sentence. But, among the convicts there is a rumour that freedom can be bought, that 'unclaimed' land up the Hawkesbury offers an opportunity to start afresh, far away from the township of Sydney. When William takes a hundred acres for himself, he is shocked to find Aboriginal people already living on the river. & other recent arrivals
- Thomas Blackwood, Smasher Sullivan & Mrs. Herring
- are finding their own ways to respond to them. Soon Thornhill, a man neither better nor worse than most, has to make the most difficult decision of his life...

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER OF THE 2006 COMMONWEALTH WRITERS` PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE IMPAC DUBLIN PRIZELondon, 1806. William Thornhill, happily wedded to his childhood sweetheart Sal, is a waterman on the River Thames. Life is tough but bearable until William makes a mistake, a bad mistake for which he & his family are made to pay dearly. His sentence: to be transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. Soon Thornhill, a man no better or worse than most, has to make the most difficult decision of his life. ...