IMAGINE you are Luka a twelve-year-old boy who has to save the life of the storyteller father you adore. IMAGINE you have two loyal companions by your side: a bear called Dog who can sing & a dog called Bear who can dance. IMAGINE you must now embark on a journey through the Magic World to steal the Fire of Life a seemingly impossible & exceedingly dangerous task... With Haroun & the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie proved that he is one of the best contemporary writers of fables & it proved to be one of his most popular books with readers of all ages. While Haroun was written as a gift for his first son Luka & the Fire of Life the story of Harouns younger brother is a gift for his second son on his twelfth birthday. Lyrical rich with word-play & with the narrative tension of the classic quest stories this is Salman Rushdie at his very best. ...

Luke for Everyone (with Mark for Everyone) starts this exciting new series. Tom Wrights translation brings to life the immediacy & drama of Lukes gospel. His comments on each section which include a wealth of information & background detail provide real insights for our understanding of the story of Jesus & its implications for the reader. His clear style is accessible to new readers of the Bible as well as to those who are already further on. ...

The Gospel of St. Luke taken from the bestselling Good News Bible in a portable paperback edition available in packs of 10 copies for church school & evangelistic use. Lukes Gospel presents Jesus as the promised Saviour of Israel & the Saviour of the whole human race. St. Lukes Gospel is filled with a concern for people with all different kinds of needs & much of the material is found only in this Gospel such as the shepherds visit at the birth of Jesus & the parables of the Good Samaritan & the Lost Son. There is an emphasis on prayer the Holy Spirit the role of women in the ministry of Jesus & Gods forgiveness of sin. In a handy pocket-sized form these gospels are ideal to be used in schools churches & for evangelistic events. ...

Baby is twelve years old. Her mother died not long after she was born & she lives in a string of seedy flats in Montreals red light district with her father Jules who takes better care of his heroin addiction than he does of his daughter. Jules is an intermittent presence & a constant source of chaos in Babys life
- the turmoil he brings with him & the wreckage he leaves in his wake. Baby finds herself constantly re-adjusting to new situations new foster homes new places new people all the while longing for stability & a normal life. But Baby has a gift
- the ability to find the good in people a genius for spinning stories & for cherishing the small crumbs of happiness that fall into her lap. She is bright smart funny & observant about life on the dirty streets of a city & wise enough to realise salvation rests in her own hands.

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Gemma had to disappear with Penn Lexi & Thea after a night of incredible violence on the isl&. She can still barely come to terms with her new affinity with the ocean -- & the siren powers that go with it. Now she's been transformed Gemma has no choice but to leave all she loves behind. She swears she won't lose her humanity but the call of the sea is maddening & compulsive. Harper won't give up on her missing sister. The search draws her closer than she'd like to bohemian Daniel but she could really use his help. They'd almost given up until a small news item tells of a horrific murder in a nearby beach town & Harper thinks she's found the deadly group. But can Gemma's curse be reversed -- & what if she doesn't want to come home? Praise for Amanda Hocking:'A fast-paced romance.. .addictive' Guardian ' Generated an excitement not felt in the industry since Stephenie Meyer or perhaps even J. K. Rowling' The New York Times ' In terms of page-turning immediacy they are unrivalled' Daily Telegraph ...

Anna lives in Brooklyn. But she didn't always. She grew up in Kielce Poland where the summers were long & the politics communist. When her parents were indicted for their alliance with anti-government forces Anna had to flee her homeland leaving her closest friends behind. Now an adult she lives in the US & has lost touch with the girls she once knew the ones she missed so much as a teenager that she'd sneak back into Kielce hidden in the back of a car just to share another summer. When she learns that one of them has suffered a terrible tragedy she hurries home to Kielce. But when she arrives she'll find more than she'd ever imagined. It's finally time to face everything that happened during those childhood summers long ago. ...

Peter Alan Nelsen is a super-successful movie director who is used to getting what he wants. & what he wants now is to find the wife & infant child he dumped on the road to fame. Its the kind of case that Cole could handle in his sleep except that when Cole actually finds Nelsens ex-wife everything takes on nightmarish proportions
- a nightmare which involves Cole with a nasty New York mob family & a psycho killer who is the son of the godfather. & when the unpredictable Nelsen charges in an explosive situation blows sky-high.
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Today is Lulu's first day at nursery & she is worried. She doesn't want to leave her mummy & what if she doesn't make any friends? But soon Lulu is having lots of fun playing in the sand box & dressing up
- she even gets a special certificate from her teacher at the end of the day. Well done Lulu! This sweetly reassuring story is perfect for little ones embarking on big adventures.
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As every parent knows Christmas is a time of great excitement & here young readers can join Lulu as she prepares the tree lays out her stocking builds a snowman & of course experiences the thrill of opening her presents. But which will Lulus favourite present be in this glorious book full of touch-&-feel pull-tab & sensational surprise elements? ...

Lulu does potty-training! Join in with Lulus toilet adventures as she learns how to use potties & proper loos. Lulu is given a special present by Mummy
- her very own potty. Lulu does her first wee-wee in the potty. Soon shes sitting on her potty everywhere
- in the kitchen in her bedroom in the playroom even in the garden! Then Lulu graduates from wearing nappies to wearing big girl knickers & using the big toilet with a few tiny accidents along the way.

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