Read it yourself" with Ladybird is a learning to read series of classic traditional stories with four levels of difficulty to suit the stage your child is at with reading. Young readers will build their confidence in learning to read as they progress through each level. Each book in the Read it yourself series is carefully structured to include many everyday words that are vital for beginner readers. They also contain clear beautiful pictures for extra support & interest. Extra puzzle questions at the end of each book further help with comprehension. This " Read it yourself version of Rumpelstiltskin" is a level 2 title & so suitable for children who can read short simple sentences with help. The story is told simply with frequent repetition of the main story words & phrases. Trust Ladybird to help your child become a confident reader." ...

Justice isnt blind
- its just a little short sighted & weak around the knees...A Rumpole novel which takes on New Labour & the
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One balmy Texas evening widowed financier Ben Fosberg answers the door to two Homeland Security agents. From the minute he lets them in his life spirals out of control. A businessman has been killed in a hit gone wrong & Bens card is in the dead hitmans pocket. The agents have a thousand questions for which he has no answers but the evidence is still piling up against him when a mysterious stranger known as Pilgrim snatches him away from the agents & sets them both on a dangerous journey. Pilgrims boss has been abducted by a man to whom destroying Bens life is merely a task for the day. Ben & Pilgrim flee across the US with a hoard of agents & killers on their trail. Ben is still mourning his wife cruelly murdered two years ago on their honeymoon. He is about to get answers to his questions about Emilys death
- but they wont be the ones he was expecting. As betrayal & danger dog them at every turn Ben & Pilgrim have to uncover a deadly plan & save their own lives
- before its too late...

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From the author of Sunday Times & New York Times bestseller Damaged the gripping story of a woman caught in a horrific cycle of abuse
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Ivy turned on her. 'I told you I'd get you didn't I? Well ' her next words sent shivers through Katie. ' Tonight's the night.' Katie is being bullied at school
- & cannot get anyone to believe her. She feels frightened & alone.. .until one day when she is cornered by Ivy & her fellow bullies on the town dump. Katie is terrified there is nowhere left to run. But suddenly as if by magic a girl called Zan rises from the rubbish in the dump & leaps to Katie's defence. But Zan is not willing to talk to Katie
- all she wishes to do is keep her identity a secret. Slowly Katie learns the truth about Zan & when she does she realises Zan has much more to lose than the safety of her cardboard box. A gripping story that really brings the issue of bullying to a head.

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Is there a large arse-shaped dent in your sofa? Unwatched workout DVDs gathering dust on your shelves? An eye-wateringly expensive (and rarely used) gym membership burning a hole in your bank account? Does the sight of your wobbly thighs leave you cowering under the duvet? Then it's time you faced the truth: the only option is to lace up & hit the ground running. Straight-talking funny & brutally honest RUN FAT BITCH RUN will give you
- yes you
- the push you need to get out of the door pounding the pavements & shedding pounds in no time. Hate running? No worries. RUN FAT BITCH RUN will give you all the tools you need to transform that passion into real motivation. Locate your inner grit & long-lost energy Follow a fuss-free & completely foolproof beginners' programme Throw away the scales stock up on pasta & enjoy carbs without guilt If you want to lose weight get fit & become an ass-kicking gets-things-done superwoman there's only one thing left to do.. .RUN!

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It is 1985: a man runs for his life
- exhausted wounded hunted remorselessly by a woman assassin known only as The Head Hunter.
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A man who calls himself the Teacher is devising a meticulous plan. Cold-hearted & cunning it is time for everyone to learn his name as he teaches New York a lesson it will never forget. Intent on exacting revenge & causing mass hysteria he embarks on the worst killing spree the city has ever seen. The whole New York Police Department is tested to its limits; none more so than Detective Michael Bennett as the Teacher leads him on a terrifying chase that brings danger perilously close to home. ...

A man who calls himself the Teacher is devising a meticulous plan. Cold-hearted & cunning it is time for everyone to learn his name as he teaches New York a lesson it will never forget. Intent on exacting revenge & causing mass hysteria he embarks on the worst killing spree the city has ever seen. The whole New York Police Department is tested to its limits; none more so than Detective Michael Bennett as the Teacher leads him on a terrifying chase that brings danger perilously close to home. ...

When Lizzies dad refuses to fight in the Second World War the police come looking to arrest him. Desperate to stay together Lizzie & her brother Freddie go on the run with him hiding from the police in idyllic Whiteway. But when their past catches up with them theyre forced to leave & it becomes more & more difficult to stay together as a family. Will they be able to? & will they ever find a place like Whiteway where they will be safe again? ...