When her parents are killed in a terrible train accident a young Miyo Takano is sent to live at an orphanage deep in the mountains. Little does she know that her parents deaths are just the beginning of her hell; the institution is run by a group of greedy cruel men who care nothing for the grief-stricken girl. Subjected to abuses beyond imagining Miyo & her roommates plan to escape despite rumors of the terrible punishments that befell past runaways.. . ...

After reliving the events leading up to the tragedy in Hinamizawa again & again Rika notices that things are strikingly different this time around. Key events that drove her friends to madness & self-destruction in earlier incarnations are resolved & Rika suspects that her classmates are beginning to remember the horrors that resulted from choices made in those previous lives. Though the change in her friends gives Rika hope some people in town will never change. When Satoko's uncle returns the bruises on the little girl's body are proof of his cruelty. Will a tragedy Rike did not forsee rekindle the madness in Hinamizawa? ...

Watching the people of Hinamizawa rally together to liberate her friend Satoko
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Two hundred miles south of the Devon coastline Palestinian freedom fighter Abed Abu Omar & twenty men prepare for their most daring mission yet
- the hijack of a supertanker a five-storey superstructure laden with oil. Meanwhile in an Elizabethan country house SBS operative Stratton has been seconded to bodyguard work & is bored by the lack of challenge. Not for long. With the helter-skelter pace that defined Duncan Falconer's brilliant debut THE HOSTAGE Stratton has been whisked away by helicopter to assist in a daring rescue. THE HIJACK ranges from London to the Gaza Strip from Riga in Latvia to Jerusalem. With a rich cast of characters from Russian secret service operatives to Al Qaeda terrorists & the Israeli military the authentic detail & heartstopping narrative will propel Duncan Falconer to the highest class of adventure writers.
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Freddy Phil & Don are three grumpy old men travelling at various speeds in the slow lane of retirement at a loss to understand the mad modern world around them. Their chosen method of escape from all this is a shared weekly hike in the Peak District come gale hail snow or torrential rain. They pass the time bumping into colourful & eccentric locals but their real passion is bickering among themselves. Not only about the right path to take but also about where theyre all going at the fag end of life. Phil likes to dash up hills trying to beat his personal best while Freddy plots how to sabotage him teasing him at leisure & asking deep & difficult questions. Stuck in the middle Dons only ambition is to stop the squabbling getting out of hand long enough to find a nice pub for lunch. As warm as the wind is cold as dry as the lashing rain is wet The Hike" is a hilarious tale of bum-warmers crayfish-fanciers East German Trabant enthusiasts bodger philosophers sticky ginger cake gorgeous countryside & the subtle art of onedownmanship." ...

A fun interactive activity book based around the popular theme of magic to engage & motivate young learners. This book helps children to practise their handwriting skills reinforcing what has been taught at school. The books combine fun magical characters & fantastic illustrations with National Curriculum- focused activities * Motivating activities based on the KS1 National Curriculum * Step-by-step learning introduced by fun characters *
Includes: gold stickers to reward achievement
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Mr & Mrs Quest lived in a little house on the very top of a hill. People from all around came to visit & the view would have been perfect but for the rock that blocked it. Fed up with no view Mr Quest decided to move the rock. He never expected what happened next! ...

The Hill Bachelors"
- a remarkable collection of stories from the master storyteller William Trevor. " There is no better
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This work provides up-to-date coverage of current & developing technologies. Good practice & safety features link theory to workplace practice. It contains progress checks charts & hundreds of high quality illustrations to enhance the learning process. ...

This new edition has been updated & has undergone a full-colour revision featuring new photos & illustrations to engage those keen to learn the fundamentals of automotive electronics & enhance their understanding of the core concepts whilst keeping the straightforward approach that is much admired in this authoritative manual. ...