Dear Friends After a fur-raising holiday at Camp Happy Hollow I looked forward to returning to Room 26 to see all my old friends. Mrs. Brisbane was still there but I was shocked to find the classroom full of strangers like Rolling Rosie Hurry-Up-Harry & Forgetful Phoebe. At first all I wanted to do was find my old classmates. But I soon learned that these new students really-really-really needed a helping paw from me. In the end I learned that even if youre a small hamster you can never have too many friends! Your furry friend Humphrey. ...

For many years Dorothy Watson & Agnes Fogerty have taught in the school at Thrush Green so their imminent retirement provokes rumour & speculation. Who will take Miss Watsons place as head teacher? As for replacing little Miss Fogerty it seems impossible to imagine. There are other issues too. Will Winnie Baileys eccentric nephew move into the school house? Who is the strange young man lurking outside The Fuchsia Bush? & what will become of Miss Fogertys stray cat? The changing seasons reflect the changing face of Thrush Green as old & new friends learn to live happily together. ...

Lily Ellsworth
- erect firm white-haired & stylish
- is the grand dame of Dowling Massachusetts & possesses an iron will & a

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The pastime of train spotting holds a very dear place in the hearts & souls such as myself who having achieved the status of Senior Citizen" look back with fond memories to our early youth & that magic decade of the 1950s when engine numbers & names were our meat & drink. Though lambasted & satirised by the media
- the train spotter was a unique being. Barry Allen Liverpool born & bred has created a splendid group of fictional youngsters all bonded together by their common interest
- trains. Reading through Barrys manuscript I felt an almost immediate empathy with Paul Carr Tubby Badger Philip & Pearson. Mr. Barlow ("old Barlow") -- the stern teacher
- became to me Mr. Peers Mr. Avery & Mr. Berry fierce martinets at my old secondary school in Ardwick here in Manchester. To the teenagers on the 1950s the world was a much bigger place than it appears today. To Philip & his friends Waterloo & Victoria must have seemed like the far side of the moon. What strange monsters the Bullied Pacifics must have looked to lads weaned on LMS Pacifics & " Jubilees"!"


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If the scrawl of red pen & a note from teacher to see me after class are familiar memories from your school days then you are not alone. In School Fail" readers will find a fantastic selection of the side-splitting bloopers mistakes & misunderstandings that kids have boldly come out with in their school work: from the innocent mispronunciations of younger children to the facetious inventive or just downright stupid remarks of older students who should know better. For example: Q
- Name the four seasons. A
- Salt pepper mustard & vinegar; John Milton wrote " Paradise Lost". Then his wife died & he wrote " Paradise Regained"; The earth is surrounded by the moon the sun Mars & Penis. Ridiculously funny & endlessly entertaining " School Fail" celebrates the unique
- & usually entirely unintentional
- humour of students everywhere guaranteed to have readers of any age howling in disbelief."



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Sheridans most famous play The School for Scandal" has been called the best existing English comedy of intrigue. A favourite with audiences & critics alike since its premiere in 1777 this play is a classic English comedy of manners. Full of satirical wit it subverts the Georgian social mores of its day with subtlety & charm. This historic recording features Edith Evans Cecil Parker & Harry Andrews: some of the finest actors of their generation." ...

Madeleine Masterson is deathly afraid of bugs especially spiders. Theodore Bartholomew is petrified of dying. Lulu Punchalower is scared of confined spaces. Garrison Feldman is terrified of deep water. Which is why this may be the scariest summer of their lives. Worse than detention or summer school. Worse even than the dentist. The foursome must face their phobias head-on at the exclusive & elusive School of Fear. The school is unusual to say the least. But terrifying would be a more accurate description. The curriculum is simple: Conquer your fears in six weeks or find out just how frightening failing can be. ...

This is a world of magic adventure & cute puppy antics from the bestselling author of The Magic Kitten" series. Freya & her family have moved to be nearer her grandma & Freya is really missing her friends. Even new neighbour Isaac & his naughty puppy Teddy cant cheer her up. But when Old English sheepdog puppy Storm arrives Freyas world becomes filled with magical fun!" ...

She.. .is a second-year high school student with a single all-consuming question: will the boy she likes ever really notice her? He.. .is the schools most notorious juvenile delinquent & hes suddenly come to a shocking realization: hes got a huge crush & now he must tell her how he feels. Life-changing obsessions colossal foul-ups grand schemes deep-seated anxieties & raging hormones
- School Rumble portrays high school as over-the-top comedy!
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One of the most widely used texts for 14-16 year old students of Spanish this course offers solid grounding in the language In print for over 30 years this classic Spanish course has been an effective & enjoyable tool for thousands of students through its motivating & non-patronising approach. The book contains a great variety of exercises
- the content is broken down into 45 well structured lessons each focussing on specific grammar & vocabulary with follow up exercises to consolidate learning. Key vocabulary & verbs are also covered in the appendices.
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