When eleven-year-old space mad Stella Rodriguez shows up at NASA to request that her recording be included in Carl Sagan's Golden

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Tropical cuisines steeped in history: All the ingredients & techniques, & 150 sensational step-by-step recipes This book takes you on a vibrant food journey through the tastes of the Caribbean, Central America & South America. This comprehensive reference guide introduces unusual ingredients & techniques, & outlines the fascinating history & culture of the region. It features over 150 recipes, from street food & snacks to main courses, breads & drinks, with clear step-by-step instructions to ensure perfect results. From the mountains of southern Chile & the vast plains of Argentina to the tropical Caribbean islands, this book offers a comprehensive overview of Caribbean, Central & South American food & cooking. Traditional recipes are brought to life & stand alongside dishes that have been given an elegant modern twist. Try Cassava Chips, Sea Bass Ceviche, Jamaican Fish Curry, Rice & Peas, Avocado Salsa, Corn Tortillas, Banana Bread, Dulce De Leche, or Coconut Ice Cream. This book is a must for all adventurous cooks. Discover new ingredients & techniques, & re-create the authentic tastes of these deliciously varied cuisines. ...

A complete guide to the vibrant tastes & exotic flavours of the Caribbean, Central & South America. The comprehensive reference guide introduces unusual ingredients & techniques, & outlines the fascinating history & culture of the region. Over 150 recipes, from street food & snacks to main courses, breads & drinks, with clear step-by-step instructions to ensure perfect results. Over 500 colour photographs, plus complete nutritional information for every recipe. ...

Ernest, Isabel & Grace Munday were blessed with childhoods full of fun & laughter, but the coming of the First World War will change their lives forever
- Tom Munday, a skilled carpenter, is more than content with his lot in life: he's been blessed with a fine wife & three wonderful children. But when war breaks out, his firstborn, Ernest, is called upon to join the army. Tom's eighteen-year-old daughter Isabel finds the path of true love does not run smoothly in London's poor East End. & the youngest, fifteen-year-old Grace, wilful & headstrong, finds herself drawn down a path she never wished to embark on, & the consequences are far worse than she could ever have imagined.
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Meet Carrie Bradshaw before sex & the City!? The Carrie Diaries is the coming-of-age story of one of the most iconic characters of our generation. Before Sex & the City, Carrie Bradshaw was a small town girl who knew she wanted more. She's ready for real life to start, but first she must navigate her senior year of high school. Up until now, Carrie & her friends have been inseparable. Then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture, & a friend's betrayal makes her question everything. With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Carrie Diaries is the story of how a regular girl learns to think for herself, & evolves into a sharp, insightful writer. Readers will learn about her family background, how she found her writing voice, & the indelible impression her early friendships & relationships left on her. Through adventures both audacious & poignant, we'll see what brings Carrie to her beloved New York City, where her new life begins. ...

Professor Brian Big Brain Hawkins has vanished in a portaloo explosion, leaving only his smoking shoes behind!

Now, his

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Albert Campion is summoned to the village of Kepesake to investigate a particularly distasteful death. The body turns out to be that of Pig Peters, freshly killed five months after his own funeral. Soon other corpses start to turn up, just as Peters's body goes missing. It takes all Campion's coolly incisive powers of detection to unravel the crime. This audiobook contains 3 CDs & is 240 minutes long. ...

When Mary Godwin & Lady Ada Byron first meet, they don’t exactly hit it off. But with crime on the rise, the unlikely pair form a detective agency to hunt down clever criminals on the streets of London.

Their first case involves a stolen necklace, a false confession, & lots of suspicious suspects – but these are no match for Ada & Mary.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780440871934
• Age: 9 to 12 Years
• Author: Jordan Stratford
• Publisher: Random House
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 219
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 1.5cm










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Murder & scandal in the heat of 1950s Las Vegas: can Lily Jones stop a murder that happened before she was born? Lily Jones can’t forget her incredible time-slip adventure back to the Golden Age of Hollywood & the friends she made there
- especially a handsome barman by the name of Louis, with whom she felt such a strong connection. Back in 2020, life isn’t going so well for her & Lily is idly googling when she is horrified to discover that Evelyn, Louis’ ex-girlfriend, is brutally murdered in 1953. She is compelled to go back to the 1950s & try to save Evelyn’s life, but this time it isn’t just the gilded stars of Tinseltown she will have to contend with, but The Mob as she finds herself in the seedy glamour of Vegas & learns that Evelyn’s future depends upon her first solving the murder of a Vegas showgirl. Thankfully she has Louis & his sister, Tilda, to help her, but her own life is in danger as she tries to find the killer & change Evelyn’s fate. What will she r...
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If ever I saw a murderer's mouth it was there
- a cruel hard gash in the face, compressed, inexorable, & terrible. In 1901,
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