Stanley Yelnats' family has a history of bad luck going back generations so he is not too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre. Nor is he very surprised when he is told that his daily labour at the camp is to dig a hole five foot wide by five foot deep & report anything that he finds in that hole. The warden claims that it is character building but this is a lie & Stanley must dig up the truth. In this wonderfully inventive compelling novel that is both serious & funny Louis Sachar has created a masterpiece that will leave all readers amazed & delighted by the author's narrative flair & brilliantly handled plot. ...

Stanley Yelnats family has a history of bad luck so he isnt too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to a boys juvenile detention centre. At Camp Green Lake the boys must dig a hole a day five feet deep five feet across in the dried up lake bed. The Warden claims the labour is character building but it is a lie. Stanley must dig up the truth. ...

When Stanley Yelnats is sent to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Correctional Facility for a crime he did not commit life becomes much more of a challenge. First of all he has to dig a hole (as deep as a man) a day in the baking Texas heat looking for who knows what. Then he has to avoid cruel Mr Sir & the menacing warden. Will Stanley survive in this hostile environment? In this 10th anniversary edition of Holes" Louis Sachar has also leant his knowledge & expertise of roughing it out in the Texan desert in Stanley Yelnats " Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake". Imagine your misfortune if like Stanley Yelnats you found yourself the victim of a miscarriage of justice & interned in a juvenile correctional facility. This witty & utterly essential guide to survival is spiced with lots of information about the characters in Holes & is the perfect addition to the bestseller." ...

If you had one wish this Christmas what would it be? Sarah wishes not to be lonely. She shouldnt be
- not with Eddie her husband
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Torn between struggling to live up to the expectations of being a Modern Woman & ridding herself of the effect of a repressed upbringing Izzy Jordan would be the first to admit that its time to take stock of her life. Shes 31 with a teaching career on the skids
- not surprising really given that she harbours a strong desire to lock her pupils in the art room cupboard & throw away the key. She also has a manipulative mother & an ex-boyfriend whose parting shot was to tell her she was boring in bed! So when shes invited to spend the summer on Corfu & is offered the chance of a no-strings holiday romance with the irresistible Theo what should she do? Go for it or listen to the voice of Modern Woman & tell him to sling his hook? Just as she thinks shes made up her mind along comes Mark whose turbulent past sets in motion a series of dramatic events that will bring near-tragedy profound change & finally happiness for Izzy.
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Key Words with Peter & Jane" uses the most frequently met words in the English language as a starting point for learning to read successfully & confidently. The Key Words reading scheme is scientifically researched & world renowned. " Book 12a" follows Peter & Jane's adventures at the holiday camp in 126 new words including 'party' 'competition' 'natural' & 'longest'. Once this book has been completed the child moves on to book "12b". " The Key Words with Peter & Jane" books work because each of the key words is introduced gradually & repeated frequently. This builds confidence in children when they recognise these key words on sight (also known as the 'look & say' method of learning). Examples of key words are: the one two he. There are 12 levels each with 3 books: a b & c. " Series a": gradually introduces new words. " Series b": provides further practise of words featured in the 'a' series. " Series c": links reading with writing & phonics. All the words that have been introduced in each 'a' & 'b' book are also reinforced in the 'c' books." ...

From the 1930s to the 1960s millions of British people chose to spend their annual summer break at a holiday camp taking advantage of the all-in package that included accommodation food & plentiful entertainment. The market leader was Billy Butlin whose camps operated on a vast scale & offered a brightly coloured leisure land in contrast to the drabness of post-war rationing. The holiday camp story however goes back to the 1890s & it continues into the present day with signs of a revival in camp fortunes. Kathryn Ferry celebrates the communal & the kitsch glamorous grandmother competitions chalets Redcoats & all the other well-known symbols of an incredibly popular form of twentieth-century holiday. ...

This is a doodle book a journal & a scrap book
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A brand new set of cards containing simple doodle cards to keep little children busy on holiday. Each card encourages children to add detail to the picture. Children will love to decorate the sun hat fill the chest with treasure & draw palm trees on the desert isl&. The cards are wipe clean & the pack

Includes:: a special pen with which to doodle on the cards making the pack entirely self contained & easily portable. The cards are robust & durable ensuring repeated use.

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The latest wonderfully witty novel from Britain's favourite TV presenter Fern Britton. Two sisters. One House. The holiday of a lifetime... Set on a Cornish cliff Atlantic House has been the jewel in the Carew family crown for centuries. Each year the Carew sisters embark on the yearly summer holiday but they are as different as vinegar & honey. Prudence hard-nosed businesswoman married to the meek & mild Francis is about to get a shock reminder that you should never take anything for granted. Constance loving wife to philandering husband Greg has always been outwitted by her manipulative sibling. Suspecting that Pru wants to get her hands on Atlantic House Connie won't take things lying down. When an old face reappears on the scene years of simmering resentments reach boiling point. Little do the women know that a long-buried secret is about to bite them all on the bottom. Is this one holiday that will push them all over the edge or can Constance & Pru leave the past where it belongs? ...