Meet Queenie. She just can't cut a break. 

Well, apart from one from her long term boyfriend, Tom. 

That's just

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It's 1953, the year Elizabeth is to be crowned Queen of Engl&. Elsie Kettle can't wait to go to London with her beloved nan to see the Coronation Day celebrations. Then tragedy strikes. Nan & Elsie both fall ill with tuberculosis & Elsie is whisked away to the children's ward of Miltree Hospital. Confined to bed for months, Elsie misses Nan desperately, & struggles to adapt to the hospital's strict rules. But every night after lights-out she tells magical tales of adventure to the other children on the ward. For the first time, Elsie finds herself surrounded by true friends
- including Queenie, the hospital's majestic white cat. Finally, Elsie is well enough to leave the hospital. But before she does, she has one very special, very unexpected visitor... Read by Finty Williams
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Bright, out-going little girl Tilly liked playing with ghosts & matches, fizzy drinks, swear words but most of all...



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Teen life is hard enough with all of the pressures kids face, but for teens who are LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender), it's even harder. When do you decide to come out? Will your friends accept you? This title helps LGBT teens to come out to f ...

This work explores the questions & conflicts of gender, sexuality, & identity in contemporary European cinema. It covers the varying deployments of lesbian, gay & queer representation to re-define notions of national identity & culture from within a diverse European context. ...

Contains: " All Join In"; " Quentin Blake's Nursery Rhyme Book"; " Patrick"; " Angelica Sprocket's Pockets"; " Mister Magnolia"; " Quentin Blake's ABC"; " Cockatoos"; " Angel Pavement"; & " Mrs Armitage Queen of the Road". This collection spans & celebrates the author's astonishing career. ...

This is a collection of more than a dozen tales of magical fun from all over the globe. Retold in wonderful detail by long-time Quentin Blake collaborator John Yeoman, these stories sparkle with enchantment, adventure & beautifully imagined far away places. ...

Every table at Quentins restaurant in Dublin has a thousand stories to tell. There is Monica, the evercheerful, Australian waitress; the enigmatic Signora; & Patrick & Brenda Brennan, who have made Quentins such a legend. But even their life is not all it seems. Now Ella Brady wants to make a documentary about the renowned restaurant but, as she uncovers more of what has gone on, she questions the wisdom of bringing it to the screen. & when she is forced to confront a devastating dilemma in her own life., Ella wonders if some stories should not be told... ...

From the staff to the customers, every table has a thousand tales to tell at Quentin's restaurant in Dublin. Now Ella Brandy wants to make a documentary about the restaurant but the more she hears, the more she questions the wisdom of the people she meets. Forced to confront a dilemma in her own life, Ella wonders if some stories should not be told... ...

Every table at Quentins Restaurant has a thousand stories to tell: tales of love, betrayal & revenge. Ella Brady wants to make a documentary about the renowned Dublin restaurant that has captured the spirit of a generation & a city in the years it has been open. In Maeve Binchy's magical QUENTINS you will meet new friends & old: the twins from SCARLET FEATHER, the Signora from EVENING CLASS, Ria from TARA ROAD
- & a host of fresh faces. There is Monica, the ever-cheerful Australian waitress, & Blouse Brennan, whose simplicity disguises a sharp mind & a heart of gold. Presiding over Quentins are Patrick & Brenda Brennan, who have made Quentins such a legend. But even they have a story & a sadness which is hidden from the public gaze. As Ella uncovers more of what has gone on, she wonders about the wisdom of bringing it to the screen. Should the restaurant keep its secrets? This book has 261 pages & is 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.7 cms
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