This is the thrilling sequel to the award-winning Keeper". As the city of San Juan pulses to summer's sluggish beat its teenage football prodigy El Brujito the Little Magician vanishes without trace. Paul Faustino South America's top sports journalist is reluctantly drawn into the mystery. As a story of corruption & murder unfolds he is forced to confront a bitter history of slavery & the power of the occult. This title is a sequel to the bestselling " Keeper" which won the 2004 Branford Boase Award & the 2004 Bronze Nestle Smarties Book Award. It is longlisted for the " Guardian" Children's Fiction Prize 2007." ...

When a pencil draws a rubber a battle of wits ensues! A pencil draws a boy a dog a cat & a whole world for them to play in. Then the pencil draws a brush & the brush adds colour to everything. Everyone is very happy until the pencil draws a rubber...which begins rubbing everything out! This title comes from the acclaimed partnership behind The Runaway Dinner" (9781406305494) & " Previously" (9781844280629). It is illustrated by the winner of the 1996 Mother Goose Award for best newcomer to childrens books." ...

The Penderwicks are four sisters as different as chalk from cheese yet as close as can be. The eldest Rosalind is responsible & practical; Skye stubborn & feisty; dreamy artistic budding novelist Jane; & shy little Batty who doesnt go anywhere without her butterfly wings. & not forgetting Hound their large lumbering lovable dog. The four girls & their absent-minded father head off for their summer holidays but instead of the cosy tumbledown cottage they expect they find themselves on a huge estate called Arundel with magnificent gardens ripe for exploring. It isnt long before they become embroiled in all sorts of scrapes with new-found friend Jeffrey
- but his mother the icy-hearted Mrs Tifton must be avoided at all costs. Chaotic adventures ensue & it soon becomes a summer the sisters will never forget...
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Meet Penelope O' Shaughnessy Harvard freshman. Armed with her Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights poster & party conversation modelled on the repartee of Noel Coward Penelope is ready to take her place on campus. But where are the kindred spirits who will share her passion for Morse code & Tetris? Penelope's roommates over-achieving Emma & the sullen Lan seem to have already got to grips with university life & she is finding it hard to work out if the dashing but elusive Gustav matches up to her hero Hercule Poirot. Penelope follows our heroine's progress through her first year among America's elite as she navigates the mysteries of life love inappropriate tutors marionette operation & how to kiss on both cheeks & avoid disaster. ...

For Penelope wife of Odysseus maintaining a kingdom while her husband was off fighting the Trojan war was not a simple business. Already aggrieved that he had been lured away due to the shocking behaviour of her beautiful cousin Helen Penelope must bring up her wayward son face down scandalous rumours & keep over a hundred lustful greedy & bloodthirsty suitors at bay... And then when Odysseus finally returns & slaughters the murderous suitors he brutally hangs Penelopes twelve beloved maids. What were his motives? & what was Penelope really up to? Critically acclaimed when it was first published as part of Canongates Myth" series & following a very successful adaptation by the RSC this new edition of " The Penelopiad" sees Margaret Atwood give Penelope a modern & witty voice to tell her side of the story & set the record straight for good." ...

From the Linux logo to The March of the Penguins a certain tuxedo-adorned member of the animal kingdom has perpetually captured our hearts & imaginations. Stephen Martin regales us here with the cultural history of the penguin revealing many fascinating & little-known facts about this beloved bird. Over twenty species of penguins can be found in the Galapagos Islands & New Zealand as well as in Antarctica & range from the Little Bee Penguin at about 1kg to the imposing Emperor Penguin which can weigh in at over 34 kgs. Martin details the biological facts & natural history of each species including their evolution habitats diet & behaviour but he also combs through cultural history to chronicle the role of penguins in popular culture & thought from children's literature such as Mr Popper's Penguins" to " Batman"'s nemesis to films & television shows including " Happy Feet" & ' Pingu". Over one hundred images of penguins enrich Martin's engaging text as well. A captivating & readable natural history " Penguin" will be an essential addition to the bookshelves of penguin fans everywhere." ...

When little Penguin finds a lost pinecone in the snow an unlikely friendship blossoms. But Grandpa reminds Penguin that pinecones dont belong in the cold
- they need to be in the warm forest far away. Although he will miss his friend Penguin returns Pinecone to his proper home. Penguin dreams of a reunion with his friend & when they do meet again hes surprised to find that Pinecone has grown bigger & taller than he ever could have imagined! This story of a friendship that endures & grows over time despite distance will ring true for readers of all ages. Illustrator Salina Yoons spare text & bright energetic illustrations bring this wonderful character to life ensuring that readers will be clamouring for more Penguin stories.
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American literature & the short story might be said to have come of age at about the same time & this along with something in the bustling & energetic American temperament might go some way towards explaining why the two go together as well as they do. This title

Includes:: twenty-one short stories from some of the best American writers over the last two hundred years that provide a mesmerizing multi-faceted portrait of a country a people & the unique literature produced by this most exuberant of nations.

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Of all the decisions a new parent makes choosing that special name is the most significant & the most rewarding. A new reference book for prospective parents this clear helpful & easy-to-use A-Z guide gives you thousands of brilliant suggestions for picking the perfect name for your new arrival. It also

Includes:: appendices of the top ten names through the centuries & the most popular celebrity names.

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The Penguin Book of Card Games" is the authoritative up-to-date compendium describing an abundance of games to be played both for fun & by serious players. Auctions trumpless hands cross-ruffing & lurching: card players have a language all of their own. From games of high skill (Bridge) to games of high chance (Newmarket) to trick-taking (Whist) & banking (Pontoon) David Parlett seasoned specialist in card games takes us masterfully through the countless games to choose from. Not content to merely show us games with the conventional fifty-two card pack Parlett covers many games played with other types of cards
- are you brave enough to play with Tarot? With a 'working description' of each game with the rules variations & origins of each as well as an appendix of games invented by the author himself " The Penguin Book of Card Games" will delight entertain & inform both the novice & the seasoned player."
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