` They want me to join them. All I have to do is to reach out to them.. .` Solomon struggles in school. He is bullied by his teachers & let down by his parents. His only refuge is in the local kirkyard, among ancient graves that lie in the shadow of the rowan tree. But when workmen uproot the tree & a dark & terrifying power is unleashed. Will Solomon be able to save himself & the people he cares about from the terrible curse within? Whispers in the Graveyard won the Carnegie Medal & has been adapted as a play. This edition features a new cover by illustrator Thomas Flintham. ” One of those rare books that makes you want to put your life on hold for as long as it takes to finish it.” (Independent). ...

Doctor Who Screenwriter Ben Aaronovitch`s superbly entertaining supernatural crime series has, with its witty one-liners & wonderfully erudite take on London, won a legion of fans in double quick time. Peter Grant is learning magic fast. & it`s just as well
- he`s already had run-ins with the deadly supernatural children of the Thames & a terrifying killer in Soho. Progression in the Police Force is less easy. Especially when you work in a department of two. A department that doesn`t even officially exist. A department that if you did describe it to most people would get you laughed at. & then there`s his love life. The last person he fell for ended up seriously dead. It wasn`t his fault, but still. Now something horrible is happening in the labyrinth of tunnels that make up the tube system that honeycombs the ancient foundations of London. & delays on the Northern line is the very least of it. Time to call in the Met`s Economic & Specialist Crime Unit 9, aka ` The Folly`. Time to call in PC Peter Grant, Britain`s Last Wizard.
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In the award-winning Elizabeth is Missing debut novelist Emma Healey explored grandmother Maud`s attempt to solve a 70-year-old mystery as she succumbed to dementia. Now, in her dazzling follow-up Whistle in the Dark, we meet Jen, mother to 15-year-old Lana
- who has just been found after going missing for four desperate days. Lana can`t talk about the missing days. As her daughter`s life falls apart, Jen turns detective to discover what happened... How do you rescue someone who has already been found? Jen`s fifteen-year-old daughter goes missing for four agonizing days. When Lana is found, unharmed, in the middle of the desolate countryside, everyone thinks the worst is over. But Lana refuses to tell anyone what happened, & the police think the case is closed. The once-happy, loving family returns to London, where things start to fall apart. Lana begins acting strangely: refusing to go to school, & sleeping with the light on. With her daughter increasingly becoming a stranger, Jen is sure the answer lies in those four missing days. But will Lana ever reveal what happened? `A psychological thriller that meshes the homely with the Gothic` Literary Review ` Oozing with tension & written with captivating brilliance` Heat ` As gripping as its predecessor` Elle ` Gripping, deeply affecting` Irish Times
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Detailed contoured map from ITMB presenting the Whistler region at 1:50, 000 with an additional street plan of the resort itself, plus on the reverse a road map at 1:185, 000 of the south-western tip of British Columbia. The main map at 1:50, 000 covers the area round the resort, including the northern part of the Garibaldi Provincial Park & the Garibaldi Lake, & has altitude colouring plus contours at 100 feet intervals, but spot heights also given in metres. The map shows gondola, chairlift, & T-Bar lifts, ski runs, hiking routes, climbing & fishing sites, golf courses, etc. The map has a latitude/longitude grid at 5’ intervals, with margin ticks at 1’. Three insets show: a street plan of the Whistler Village highlighting various accommodation & places of interest, plus local & intercity bus stops; Whistler Mountain Bike Park with over 40 routes; plus Lost Lake hiking & mountain biking trails. On the reverse is a road map at 1:185.000 of the wider region extending from Whistler to the US border & eastwards along the Fraser Valley to Mission & Abbotsford. The map is indexed, has altitude colouring, shows national parks & protected areas, & highlights camping facilities & recreation areas. Latitude & longitude margin ticks are at 15’ intervals. Also included is a street plan of downtown Vancouver at 1:12, 500. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Waterproof & tear-resistant contoured map of the Whistler region with a street plan of the resort itself, plus on the reverse a street plan of Vancouver. The main map at 1:50, 000 covers the area round the resort, including the northern part of the Garibaldi Provincial Park & the Garibaldi Lake, & has altitude colouring plus contours at 100 feet intervals, with spot heights also given in metres. The map shows gondola, chairlift, & T-Bar lifts, ski runs, hiking routes, climbing & fishing sites, golf courses, etc. The map has a latitude/longitude grid at 5 ...

There are two basic types of animal in Nature`s Kingdom. The first, like lions & turtles, produce many offspring & simply hope that some will survive. The second, like elephants & people, produce one or two at long intervals & make great efforts to rear them. My mother belonged in a class of her own. She produced two at short intervals & made no effort to rear them whatsoever. Thus Dorothy, aged ten, finds herself making her own way in Sassaspaneck, New York in 1968. Her English father, who never talks above a whisper due to a youthful injury with a cricket ball, has tucked her & her mother away where the potential for embarrassment can be limited. All the other children in town have gone to camp, so Dorothy must provide her own entertainment. She comes across a small, faded zoo on the outskirts of town, & as she begins to get to know the eccentric group of women who live there she begins to discover a world way beyond the one she has glimpsed so far. ...

From much-loved author Shirley Hughes comes a compelling World War Two wartime adventure for readers aged 10+ set during the Liverpool Blitz. In the hardship of war, everything is rationed
- except true friendship. Joan & best friend Doreen love going to the cinema until the Blitz intensifies & then even that becomes too dangerous, especially when an army deserter is found lurking near their home. Who is he & why does he think Joan can help him? As the Blitz worsens, Joan & her friends make a discovery that will tear the whole community apart... Check out the website for the historical background to the story: www.whistlinginthedarkbook.com.
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Whiston in 1925 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map covers the village of Whiston, midway between Liverpool & Warrington. Coverage stretches from Prescot station southward to Whiston Lane Ends, & from Dales Row & Latham's Farm eastward to Cumber Lane Farm & the Whiston Poor Law Institution. Other features on a relatively rural map include stretches of the Liverpool & Manchester & Huyton & St Helens railways, Whiston Cross, Tushingham Metallic Brick Works, with mineral railway, Platt's Bridge, an iron foundry (now Stoves Ltd), Royal Oak Farm, Shaw Lane Farm. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Whiston in 1925 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the village of Whiston, midway between Liverpool & Warrington. Coverage stretches from Prescot station southward to Whiston Lane Ends, & from Dales Row & Latham`s Farm eastward to Cumber Lane Farm & the Whiston Poor Law Institution. Other features on a relatively rural map include stretches of the Liverpool & Manchester & Huyton & St Helens railways, Whiston Cross, Tushingham Metallic Brick Works, with mineral railway, Platt`s Bridge, an iron foundry (now Stoves Ltd), Royal Oak Farm, Shaw Lane Farm, etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Paper version of map No. 94 from the Ordnance Survey’s Landranger series at 1:50, 000, with contoured & GPS compatible topographic mapping plus tourist information.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: As well as the physical edition of the map, each Landranger title now

Includes:: a code for downloading after purchase its digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS LANDRANGER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Landranger series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. Maps in the Landranger series provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways restricted or open to motorized traffic. National Trails & selected other long-distance paths are marked, as well as on-road & traffic-free cycle routes with their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. National Trust/ National Trust for Scotland & Forestry Commission land is clearly marked, indicating open or restricted access. A range of symbols highlights camping & caravanning sites, youth hostels, tourist information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, World Heritage sites, sport & recreational facilities, etc. The maps provide detailed presentation of topography with contours at 10m intervals, numerous spot heights & additional colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards or parkl&, rock features including scree & cliffs, water features inland & along the sea shore with marshl&, dunes, s&, mud, shingle & the high water mark. All the standard information expected of survey mapping at this scale is included: finely graded road network, railway lines with stations, cuttings, embankments, etc; individual isolated buildings; archaeological & historical sites, etc. For GPS users the British National Grid is shown at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1` & cross hairs on the map at 5`. Each map covers an area of 40 x 40km, (approx. 25 x 25 miles).

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