The world's most famous travelling reporter sets out for the Middle East in his latest adventure. Boom! Doctored petrol is blowing up vehicles all around the country. Determined to find the culprits Tintin heads for the Middle East but he is in for a nasty shock when he encounters a familiar face in the desert. Join the most iconic character in comics as he embark on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical & political events & thrilling mysteries. Still selling over 100 000 copies every year in the UK & having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg & Peter Jackson in 2011 The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children & adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th. ...

Judith & her father dont have much
- their house is full of dusty relics reminders of the mother shes never known. But Judith sees
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An extraordinary & peculiarly haunting novel". (Chris Cleave author of " The Other Hand"). My name is Judith Mc Pherson. I am ten years old. On Monday a miracle happened. Judith doesnt have much. The house she shares with her devoutly religious father is full of dusty relics reminders of the mother Judith never knew. Bullied at school she finds comfort in creating a miniature world in her bedroom
- a world of wonder she calls The Land of Decoration. Perhaps she thinks if she makes it snow in The Land of Decoration there will be no school on Monday. Sure enough when Judith opens her curtains the next day the world beyond her window has turned white. & thats when her troubles begin. See Judys Review See Richards Review Download A Sample Chapter Of The Land of Decoration See Grace Mc Cleen talk about her book Exclusive Bonus Content Write a Review for The Land of Decoration Judys Review This is such an eerie funny thought-provoking book. What if miracles are real? What if a little girl can perform them? How would she use such power? & what if she believes God is speaking directly to her when she is alone in her room? Judith wrestles with such questions. Remorselessly bullied by her sadistic classmate Neil & his posse of followers Judith realises she has the power to work her revenge on them. But she worries that her strength should only be used for good. God comes to the rescue. Theres the Old Testament you know he tells her in one of their conversations. (These are very funny by the way). Eye for eye; tooth for tooth... I got tired of being messed around you see. If people hurt Me I hurt them back. Its My Fundamental Law. Judith doesnt need telling twice. Neil & his horrible gang arent going to know what hits them. But at the very heart of this compelling story is Judiths relationship with her father. It is deep & complicated & often difficult but it revolves around powerful elemental love. The closing pages are truly affecting & a demonstration of what a child is prepared to do for a parent they believe needs to be saved. Even from Armageddon. Richards Review
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A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 2013 ' An extraordinary & peculiarly haunting novel' Chris Cleave author of The Other Hand My name is Judith Mc Pherson. I am ten years old. On Monday a miracle happened. Judith doesn't have much. The house she shares with her devoutly religious father is full of dusty relics reminders of the mother Judith never knew. Bullied at school she finds comfort in creating a miniature world in her bedroom
- a world of wonder she calls The Land of Decoration. Perhaps she thinks if she makes it snow in The Land of Decoration there will be no school on Monday. Sure enough when Judith opens her curtains the next day the world beyond her window has turned white. & that's when her troubles begin.
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1982. The Falklands War. Young SAS trooper Mark Black risks his life to capture an Argentine girl spy. To knock out enemy bombers a daring mission is planned against a fortified airbase on Tierra del Fuego the remote tip of the South American mainl&. Black & his fellow SAS are sent in ahead to reconnoitre. Detected by the enemy they must fight their way out... Twenty years on & an Argentine military junta is returned to power. They determine to reinvade the Falkland Islands. Now a senior NCO Black is back in the South Atlantic haunted by memories he thought he had buried. British air defences have been knocked out in a sneak attack. Once again Argentine forces are being secretly readied for an assault on the Islands. A team from the crack SAS Mountain Troop is inserted by submarine. But has the mission been compromised from the start? When fate throws Black together with a girl from his past he is faced with a conflict of loyalties. Can he trust her now? & can they escape in time to destroy the enemy bombers & prevent all-out war? Land Of Fire is another non-stop palm-pounding thriller from the established master of the genre. ...

This much loved comic adventure story has magical characters & a gripping plot for all the family to enjoy. When Prince Abu Ali son of Aladdin is born his destiny has already been foretold: he is the one that has been chosen to break the spell of the mysterious land of Green Ginger. His quest brings him in contact with flying carpets button-nosed tortoises magic phoenix birds
- & two very villainous princes. This title contains original Edward Ardizzone illustrations throughout.
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Set in Romania at the height of Ceausescus reign of terror The Land of Green Plums" tells the story of a group of young students each of whom has left the impoverished provinces in search of better prospects in the city. It is a profound illustration of a totalitarian state which comes to inhabit every aspect of life; to the extent that everyone event the strongest must either bend to the oppressors or resist them & perish." ...

Kelly & Kai love to play on the gnarled old tree trunk outside their cottage in the woods: sometimes it becomes a horse sometimes a crocodile & sometimes even a dragon. One day a mischievous gnome makes the tree trunk come to life & the children are whisked off to the Land of Long Ago on the back of the old tree dragon. On their incredible journey Kelly & Kai meet a princess rescue a knight & trick the king of the trolls. But will the old tree dragon stay alive long enough to bring them home again? A delightful fairy tale from Elsa Beskow with beautiful illustrations in her unique classic style. ...

THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES concludes the story of Ayla her mate Jondalar & their little daughter Jonayla taking readers on a journey of discovery & adventure as Ayla struggles to find a balance between her duties as a new mother & her training to become a Zelandoni
- one of the Ninth Cave communitys spiritual leaders & healers. Once again Jean Auel combines her brilliant narrative skills & appealing characters with a remarkable re-creation of the way life was lived thousands of years ago rendering the terrain dwelling places longings beliefs creativity & daily lives of Ice Age Europeans as real to the reader as todays news.
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THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES concludes the story of Ayla her mate Jondalar & their little daughter Jonayla taking readers on a journey of discovery & adventure as Ayla struggles to find a balance between her duties as a new mother & her training to become a Zelandoni
- one of the Ninth Cave community's spiritual leaders & healers. Once again Jean Auel combines her brilliant narrative skills & appealing characters with a remarkable re-creation of the way life was lived thousands of years ago rendering the terrain dwelling places longings beliefs creativity & daily lives of Ice Age Europeans as real to the reader as today's news.
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