A touching comedy from a Carnegie Medal winning author is given a brand new package. George's birthday is as uneventful as ever. Until he opens his grandad's present & finds some aftershave & cufflinks from 1982. George's mum wants to recycle it but for some strange reason George wants to hang on to it. & when he opens it some very strange things start happening
- Hilarious comedy from Carnegie Medal winner Frank Cottrell Boyce. With a reading age of 8 it is particularly suitable for struggling reluctant & dyslexic readers.
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Give in to desire... Kara Crawford doesn't expect to find anyone who can fulfill her dark fantasies until she experiences one of the most incredible nights of her life with a man she's always admired from afar. Dante De Matteo may be a master of control now but his troubled past means he won't let anyone ever get too close...A dark sensual romantic novel perfect for fans of E.L. James from the acclaimed author of The Dark Garden" & " Pleasure's Edge"." ...

You don't have to be 6'7 & a world-class athlete to master this one-of-a-kind version of basketball. This is a game that anyone can play when tedium sets in at the office. Kit

Includes:: a 32-page rule book on Desktop Basketball to get you started a miniature basketball & an easy-to-assemble basketball hoop post suction-cup base & backboard."

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For hundreds of years the stone heads of Easter Island have sat perched on their platforms gazing mystically out over land & sea. Now the impressive Pacific site can be viewed on a desktop near you! This kit comes with four miniature replicas of stone heads of Easter Island in various shapes & sizes. One can stare back above a computer screen like a micromanaging boss while others act as paperweights or mesmerize co-workers to turn away each time they reach for your candy dish. Those heads will never let a cubicle or office feel lonely again! ...

Patrick OBrians Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame Captain Jack Aubrey & his friend & surgeon Stephen Maturin sail the Leopard to Australia with a hold full of convicts. Among them is a beautiful & dangerous spy -- & a treacherous disease which decimates the crew. The ingredients of a wonderfully powerful & dramatic OBrian novel are heightened by descriptive writing of rare quality. Nowhere in contemporary prose have the majesty & terror of the sea been more effectively rendered than in the thrilling chase through an Antarctic storm in which Jacks ship under-manned & out-gunned is the quarry not the hunter. ...

Ten-year-old twins Kirsty & David Murray love their crofting life in the north of Scotl&. They collect shellfish milk the cows & help their father grow oats & vegetables. Then one day the Countesss men come & burn their house saying they must leave. The family travel across Scotland to Glasgow. City life is dirty & overcrowded & work in the mills is hard & dangerous. The chance comes to join a ship sailing for Hudson Bay in Canada & once again they start a long perilous journey. Will they survive the treacherous Atlantic crossing & what will they find in the strange new land? Kathleen Fidler had a gift for bringing characters from history to life for todays children. The Desperate Journey is her best-known story a true Scottish classic whose thrilling plot will keep children gripped from start to end. ...

In 1963 the fast-moving suspenseful serial The Desperate People kept TV audiences hooked as they tried to piece together the clues to Rex Holts mysterious death. Now in this exciting novelisation the truth is revealed... Rex Holt
- a nice lad carefree brimming with over-confidence
- is found dead in a hotel room out in the country. It seems as though he has committed suicide. But Philip Holt is convinced that his brother has been murdered; & his conviction brings him up against those who cheat who rob who go to the utmost lengths to achieve their aim
- the desperate people to whom murder is one of the norms of life. Full of his trademark ingenious plotting & with red herrings aplenty this classic crime novel will appeal to all fans of Paul Temple.


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Now that Gru has traded in his despicable ways to adopt three little girls Gru & his minions spend their time making cookies intead of evil cookie-bots. But when the minions start going missing one by one will Gru have to call on his despicable ways to find the mysterious villain? This sticker scene book features images from the Despicable Me 2 film & comes with 50 stickers to keep your own little minions entertained for hours! ...

Gru used to be one of the most villainous villains in the world. He & his army of Minions even stole the moon! But when he adopted Margo Edith & Agnes Gru became a dad. Instead of stealing landmarks he makes pancakes blows up unicorn balloons & dresses like a fairy princess! Little does this dad know though he's about to make another career change
- as a spy for the Anti-Villain League… Based on the animated feature from Universal Pictures & with colour artwork from the movie!
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Your favourite despicable villain has been spending his time along with the Minions making cookies intead of evil cookie robots for his three adopted girls. But when the Anti-Villain League needs help dealing with a powerful new super criminal the hero they need is Gru. With new gadgets a new partner & more Minions Gru is ready to go undercover! ...