Gripping action-packed thriller from the best-selling author of BRAVO TWO ZERO. Ideal for adventure-seeking readers. Danny Watts's grandfather Fergus was a traitor. One of the worst sort. An SAS explosives expert who betrayed his country & his Regiment for money. Drug money. He was arrested & left to rot & die in a Columbian jail. At least that's what seventeen-year-old Danny is told when his hopes of becoming a soldier are destroyed for ever. But he knows something the army doesn't seem to know. Fergus Watts is alive & in the UK living in secret under an assumed name
- but where? Fergus is Danny's only living relative. Burning with fury & desire for revenge Danny sets out to track down his grandfather & expose him. In doing so he sets in train an explosive sequence of events which throw Danny & Fergus together on the run from the people who want Fergus & now Danny dead. Packed with breathtaking action SAS procedures & surveillance & survival techniques this is a fast-moving action-packed thriller for teenagers.
...

The youngest soldier who fought in the Great War is believed to have been just twelve years old. Many thousands of other boys are known to have faked eye tests inflated their small chests & stood on tiptoes to bluff their way into a war of unforeseen horror. How & why so many under-aged boys were able to get to the battlefields is a complex mystery of World War I & until Richard van Emden's classic account largely unexplored. Boy Soldiers of the Great War tells for the first time the incredible stories of the boys who went to fight for their country. Richard van Emden having amassed a unique collection of personal testimonies & hitherto unpublished diaries & letters brings to life their stories of heroism & sacrifice. This edition has been completely revised & updated. ...

This is a modern & inspirational guide to baking from the winner of The Great British Bake Off 2010. From the traditional to new twists on old favourites there are recipes to suit all abilities. Covering cakes cookies pastry desserts & even ice-creams recipes include Peaches & Cream Upside Down Cake Chocolate Pecan & Salted Caramel Tart Mango Pavlova & the ultimate Fudge Brownies. Accompanied by gorgeous full-colour photographs to tempt you into the kitchen let Edd show you how to beat off the competition & become a brilliant baker. ...

This is a magnificent tale of crackpot notions & sky-high courage
- from David Almond the master of magical realism with illustrations
...

One day the Fat Fairy turns up at Thomas Tops house to grant him a birthday wish. Thomas cant think what to ask for so he wishes he could fly. Thats how Thomas goes from being just an ordinary boy whom no one notices to being the most popular boy in the school. But it makes him sad that grown-ups cant see the wonderful things he can do. His flying gets him suspended from school & that makes life at home much worse because his dad gets so cross & it makes his mum miserable. But then the Fat Fairy turns up again & with help from her & Thomass new friend Mr Vinnie a retired painter & decorator who has been flying since he was Thomass age everything changes. This is an enchanting story in which an unconfident child discovers a special gift that brings him joy & heartache. The magic of the words the humour & poignancy of the story & the wonderful characters are all enhanced by the authors own delightful drawings. ...

This is a new title in the fantastic First Reading" series aimed at children who are beginning to read. Sam should be looking after his sheep but instead he can't help but play cruel tricks on the villagers by crying wolf. Will Sam soon be caught out by his own joke? This title provides clear & compelling text accompanied by vibrant original illustrations by Mike Gordon. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly who is a senior lecturer in education & an early reading specialist from Roehampton University. It is a great value quality hardback with ribbon marker guaranteed to foster pride in book ownership." ...

Meet Merlin. Hes Lucys bright beautiful son
- who just happens to be autistic. Since Merlins father left them in the lurch shortly
...

Meet Merlin. He's Lucy's bright beautiful son
- who just happens to be autistic. Since Merlin's father left them in the lurch Lucy
...

When a troubled young runaway arrives on Tom Ripley's French estate he is drawn into a world he thought he'd left behind the seedy underworld of Berlin & kidnapping plots lies & deception. Ripley becomes the boy's protector as a friendship develops between the young man with a guilty conscience & the older one with no conscience at all. ...

CURSED! David was only trying to be cool when he helped some other boys steal an old lady's cane. But when the plan backfires he is the one whom she 'curses'. Now David can't seem to do anything right. The cool kids taunt him & his only friends are weirdos. He even walks into Spanish class with his fly unzipped! & when he finally gets his nerve up to ask out a cute girl his trousers fall down midway! But is this the curse at work or is David turning into a total loser? Another witty & very clever tale by the master storyteller Louis Sachar. Other titles in this series are THERE'S A BOY IN THE GIRLS' BATHROOM & DOGS DON'T TELL JOKES. ...