Five children meet on their first day of school one bright September morning. Drawn by that magical spark of connection that happens to the young Gabby Billy Izzie Andy & Sean
- each bursting with their own personality all with strikingly different looks & diverse talents
- soon become an inseparable group known to everyone else as the Big Five. As they grow up their seemingly perfect lives are altered by families falling apart unfortunate mistakes & losses & victories great & small. Throughout their adolescence the five are able to turn back to their trusted group to regain their footing & steady their course. But as they emerge from school their futures seem neither safe nor clear. As their lives separate the challenges & risks they face become greater the losses sharper & it becomes much harder to know the right path to choose. But despite life's ups & downs together they are able to face up to challenges with the help of the important bonds forged all those years ago. & the five realise just how lucky they are to treasure valuable friendships that last a lifetime.

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When Commissario Guido Brunetti is visited by a young bureaucrat investigating the lack of official approval for the building of his apartment years earlier his first reaction like any other Venetian is to think of whom he knows who might bring pressure to bear on the relevant government department. But when the bureaucrat rings Brunetti at work clearly scared & is then found dead after a fall from scaffolding something is obviously going on that has implications greater than the fate of Brunetti's apartment.. . ...

Danny Wallace is about to turn thirty & his life has become a cliche. Recently married & living in a smart new area of town hes swapped pints for lattes & had even contemplated buying coasters. Something wasnt right
- he was feeling way too grown-up. Until
- Danny finds an old address book containing just twelve names. His best mates as a kid. Where are they now? Who are they now? & how are they coping with this scary concept of being grown-up? & so begins a journey from A-Z tracking down & meeting his old gang. He travels from Berlin to Tokyo from Sydney to LA. He even goes to Loughborough. He meets Fijian chiefs. German rappers. Some ninjas. & a carvery manager whos managed to solve time travel. But how will they respond to a man they havent seen in twenty years turning up & asking if theyre coming out to play? Friends Like These is the story of what can happen when you track down your past & of where the friendships you thought youd outgrown can take you today...

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Danny Wallace is about to turn thirty & his life has become a cliche. Recently married & living in a smart new area of town hes swapped pints down the pub for lattes & brunch. For the first time in his life hes feeling well.. .grown-up. But somethings not right. Somethings missing. Until he finds an old address book containing just twelve names. His best mates as a kid. Where are they now? Who are they now? & how are they coping with being grown-up too? & so begins a journey from A-Z tracking down & meeting his old gang. He travels from Berlin to Tokyo from Sydney to LA. He even goes to Loughborough. He meets Fijian chiefs. German rappers. Some ninjas. & a carvery manager whos managed to solve time travel. But how will they respond to a man they havent seen in twenty years turning up & asking if theyre coming out to play? Part-comedy part-travelogue part-memoir Friends Like These is the story of what can happen when you track down your past & of where the friendships you thought youd outgrown can take you today... ...

Dear Friends When Og the Frog came to live in Room 26 I felt a little jealous. Still I tried to be welcoming but I soon discovered that it's HARD-HARD-HARD to make friends with a lumpy bumpy frog! Then I found out that my fellow students were having problems with their friends too. A.J. & Garth had to deal with a bully named Mean Martin Bean. Heidi & Gail had a terrible argument & Miranda-Golden had a new stepsister who wasn't nice at all. Then there was the Poetry Festival the magic show & the snowstorm! How could one small hamster solve all those problems? Luckily I wrote the whole story in my notebook so you could share in my adventures. Your friend to the end Humphrey. ...

Friendship is universal crossing continents generations & all other barriers. Friendship bracelets are for young & old teenagers & grandparents; from friend to friend or from boy to girl. You do not need any weaving equipment to make these vibrant Central & South American bracelets. Just learn two basic knots use a safety pin to keep your work taut & then knot colorful cotton threads into a host of different patterns. This book shows
- row by row in colored easy-to-follow diagrams
- how to make twenty-two different designs of bracelet. Using eight to twelve threads per row create chevrons stripes diamonds & many other patterns in a carnival of colours. When you have made your bracelet tie it on your friend's wrist
- he or she will not be able to fasten it without your help
- as a lasting token of regard & affection from one person to another. It is previously published as Friendship Bracelets" with ISBN number 9780855328030."



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Everyone's favourite world-famous fashion icon HELLO KITTY is starring in her very own fiction series! Come join Hello Kitty & her friends in a brand new series all about fun & friendship! When Hello Kitty starts at a new school she's super-excited! There are lots of clubs to join but Hello Kitty & her friends decide to form their own
- The Friendship Club! But can the friends agree on the rules? Each book in the series will be a collectible adventure with a fun lesson about how to be a great friend.
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A delicious series for young readers ready to move on from picture books. There's 'magical' baking fun to be had in Grandma's kitchen where any problem can be solved. When Lily doesn't think she's invited to her best friend's Halloween party she gets very upset. Grandma knows it's all a misunderstanding & luckily the 'magical' jar has just the right recipe to fix things
- Friendship Fudge!

Includes:: a collectable cut out & keep recipe card so readers can bake just like Lily & Archie.


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They say the friends you make at college are with you for life & for Tamsin Reagan Sarah & Freddie that certainly seems to be the case. With student life stretching ahead of them they bonded years ago over too many bottles of wine & great gossip; ill-fated love affairs & essay deadlines were the only clouds on their horizon. Although the four women have little in common this seems to make them greater friends & they swear theyll always be there for one another.. .but twenty years is a long time to keep a promise. & so when tragedy plays a hand their friendship is put to the ultimate test. Can they put their troubles & differences aside & remember the simple joy of their younger selves? After all friends should always come first shouldnt they? ...

Conversations with God" took its readers on an inspirational journey teaching them how to conduct a dialogue with God & reach a better understanding of themselves others & the world we all inhabit. In Neale Donald Walschs latest book they will travel further on this journey towards a greater relationship & ultimately friendship with God." ...