The motto of the boarding school to which Tommy Bedford is dispatched is Fortune Favours the Brave. Its 1959 & the school bristles with bullies & sadistic staff. Tommy a quirky loner obsessed with cowboys & Indians needs all the bravery he can summon. Salvation comes when his glamorous actress sister is swept off to Hollywood by one of his heroes TV cowboy Ray Montane. But with the Cold War looming the sinister side of Tinseltown seeps through & Tommy & Diane soon find themselves in jeopardy. Forty years on Tommy has to confront his boyhood ghosts when his own son finds himself charged with murder. ...

Written by Marv Wolfman & David Hine Art by Phil Winslade & Doug Braithwaite Cover by Doug Braithwaite Dont miss the latest round of DCU team-ups from THE BRAVE & THE BOLD 17-22! Green Lanterns in a tough situation as he finds himself teaming with the Phantom Stranger to aid a far-off world. Plus: Supergirl & Raven band together to save San Francisco from a new Super-Villain with deep roots in the DC Universe! Advance-solicited; on sale July 1
- 144 pg FC $17.99 US
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In their daily battle against a remorseless tide of crime officers of Londons Metropolitan Police routinely risk their lives protecting the Capital. In The Brave Blue Line Dick Kirby the former Scotland Yard detective turned popularcrime author has brought together a superb collection of inspiring stories of police gallantry over the last hundred years. Officers to be honoured with the George Cross the highest civilian award have their stories told including Jim Beaton who saved Princess Anne from kidnap in The Mall. Three women officers have been awarded the George Medal two for decoy work the third for a heroic rooftop rescue. The book concludes with the astonishing story of a retired detective who tackled armed robbers
- at the cost of his eye. He may have left the Met behind him but not his courage. Every page of this gripping book with its thrilling & well researched accounts of outstanding acts of gallantry by policemen & women makes for inspiring reading. This is crime writing of the highest order.
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My Very First Bible published to high acclaim in 2003 & its popular stories & bright illustrations have since gone onto provide the basis for a number of additional series including board books big books sticker & activity books. 12 key Bible stories have now been made available as great value little paperbacks offering a smart way of collecting multiple books for use in groups & classes for award-giving or for anyone wanting a pocket-money gift. The series
Includes:: In the Beginning; Noah & the Ark; Moses & his Sister; Brave David; Jonah & the Whale; Daniel & the Lions; Baby Jesus; Jesus & the Storm; The Good Samaritan; The Lost Sheep; Our Father; & The Easter Story.
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Bonnie the tiny fluffy white dog is back & learning all about being brave in this great adventure story. I want to visit Dad said Harry but Im not going without Bonnie. Harrys dad lives in London now & he wants Harry to come & visit. But Harry cant go without Bonnie
- who else will help him to be brave when he sees Dads new life in the big city? But Bonnies about to have an adventure of her own
- one which will show everybody that you dont have to be big to be brave...

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Knights are chivalrous strong handsome & above all brave. In My World of Brave Knights" you can read about the knightly adventures of Sir Boris the Bold & find out all you need to know about being a knight from saving damsels in distress to slaying dragons!" ...

Lots of things frighten Little Mouse: dark shadows bright lights loud noises. Sometimes he just doesn't want to do things the other little mice do & they tease him & call him names. A charming story of how Little Mouse learns that standing up for yourself & being able to say 'NO!' to your friends can make you a very Brave Mouse indeed! ...

I can make things happen
- good things
- I know it!" Seren is so full of brilliant ideas
- its just that she always


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WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY MARGARET ATWOOD & DAVID BRADSHAW Far in the future the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering brainwashing & recreational sex & drugs all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined longing to break free. A visit to one of the few remaining Savage Reservations where the old imperfect life still continues may be the cure for his distress... Huxley's ingenious fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present & is considered to be his most enduring masterpiece. ...

This volume is part of a new series of novels plays & stories at GCSE/ Key Stage 4 level designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus. Each text

Includes:: an introduction pre-reading activities notes & coursework activities. Also provided is a section on the process of writing often compiled by the author. Into the neatly programmed Brave New World" of test-tube babies & drug-controlled happiness misfit Bernard Marx brings the innocent Savage. Huxley's vision of the future is also a chilling comment on the present."

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