In this extraordinary novel Stingo an inexperienced twenty-two year old Southerner takes us back to the summer of 1947 & a boarding house in a leafy Brooklyn suburb. There he meets Nathan a fiery Jewish intellectual; & Sophie a beautiful & fragile Polish Catholic. Stingo is drawn into the heart of their passionate & destructive relationship as witness confidant & supplicant. Ultimately he arrives at the dark core of Sophie's past: her memories of pre-war Poland the concentration camp &
- the essence of her terrible secret
- her choice.

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The girls in Team Starlight learn spells & earn their stars in this magical new young fiction series! Welcome to Stargirl Academy the magical school in the clouds! Previously a rather old-fashioned establishment it has been reopened by its head teacher to train children to be modern day fairy godmothers. Fairy Mary Mc Bee selects a group of girls: Lily Ava Madison Sophie Emma Olivia
- & Melody & Jackson who think they're better than everyone else. The girls learn lots of spells
- shimmering starry shining sparkling glittering & twinkling ones
- which they use to fix problems & help people in trouble. For every successful mission they gain a star & once they have six stars they will be fully qualified stargirls! It's Jackson's turn to lead a mission & she chooses to help her mum who is having a hard time from her boss. The other girls are desperate to do something for Sophie's little brother who has nowhere to play since the local park has been shut down. Jackson isn't having any of it but by chance her mum's boss is at the heart of the problem. Everyone is happy when he gets his comeuppance thanks to Sophie's shining spell. The girls have earned their third star!

Features: major marketing campaign & website to promote series; highly collectable with sparkly silver foil covers; by the author of the hugely successful Tiara Club series; popular themes of friendship & magic in a school setting; & fresh lively & funny line drawings by Joanne Davies.




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When 14-year-old Sophie encounters a mysterious mentor who introduces her to philosophy mysteries deepen in her own life. Why does she keep getting postcards addressed to another girl? Who is the other girl? & who for that matter is Sophie herself? To solve the riddle she uses her new knowledge of philosophy but the truth is far stranger than she could have imagined. A phenomenal worldwide bestseller SOPHIE'S WORLD sets out to draw teenagers into the world of Socrates Descartes Spinoza Hegel & all the great philosophers. A brilliantly original & fascinating story with many twists & turns it raises profound questions about the meaning of life & the origin of the universe. ...

Treating ancient plays as living drama. Classical Greek drama is brought vividly to life in this series of new translations. Students are encouraged to engage with the text through detailed commentaries including suggestions for discussion & analysis. In addition numerous practical questions stimulate ideas on staging & encourage students to explore the play's dramatic qualities. Antigone is suitable for students of both Classical Civilisation & Drama. Useful features include full synopsis of the play commentary alongside translation for easy reference & a comprehensive introduction to the Greek Theatre. Antigone is aimed primarily at A-level & undergraduate students in the UK & college students in North America. ...

Treating ancient plays as living drama. Classical Greek drama is brought vividly to life in this series of new translations. Students are encouraged to engage with the text through detailed commentaries including suggestions for discussion & analysis. In addition numerous practical questions stimulate ideas on staging & encourage students to explore the plays dramatic qualities. Oedipus Tyrannus is suitable for students of both Classical Civilisation & Drama. Useful features include full synopsis of the play commentary alongside translation for easy reference & a comprehensive introduction to the Greek Theatre. Oedipus Tyrannus is aimed primarily at A-level & undergraduate students in the UK & college students in North America. ...

Responsible for destroying 1294 enemy aircraft between June 1917 & November 1918 the Camel was the most successful fighting scout employed by either side in terms of the sheer number of victories that it scored. The Camel was renowned for its sensitivity & need for skill & experience & casualties amongst pilots undergoing training on the type were very high. More than 5490 examples were constructed & this work covers its combat use on the Western Front in Palestine on the Italian front in the Home Defence role in the UK & in Russia. ...

The Sopwith Pup was the forerunner of the hugely successful Sopwith Camel which duly became the most successful fighter of World War I. The first proper British fighting scout the first Pups
- the Royal Naval Air Service
- arrived on the Western Front in 1916. Although regarded as a 'nice' aeroplane to fly pilots who used it in combat gained much success during the first half of 1917. The Royal Flying Corps also used the Pup from January 1917 onwards with the final combats with the machine occurring in December of that year. This book describes the combat careers of the successful Pup aces how they flew & how they fought.

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A popular title from the bestselling Usborne Reading Programme repackaged to offer extra support for English Language learners & teachers. Comes with a CD which contains full readings of the text & sample phrases by native speakers in both British English & American English as well as downloadable teachers notes & worksheets. ...

Dr John Dee has destroyed Paris in his mission to find Nicholas Flamel & Sophie & Josh Newman. The two missing pages of the book of Abraham the Mage are still with them & the Dark Elders need them for the Final Summoning. They will not rest until they are in power & the human race has been destroyed. Nicholas Flamel knows he must protect Josh & Sophie & the pages from the Dark Elders. For this he must rely on Clarent
- the sister sword to Excalibur
- & the sword's evil power makes it nearly impossible to use without darkness seeping into the soul of whoever wields it. What will be the price to pay for the twins to remain protected & the Dark Elders to be defeated?

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As Witch Child ends so Sorceress begins. Alison Ellman is still searching for information about Mary Newbury; she has a diary & some scattered information about other people in Mary's life but Mary has disappeared into the forests & Alison has no way of following her. But when she meets Agnes Herne Alison encounters the person who is going to tell her all about Mary's life after she leaves Beulah. Agnes is a descendant of Mary's & has a special skill which allows her to be in touch with Mary in the spirit world. & Mary has a story to tell. A story of love & friendship sadness & loss. A story that takes her across the New World in an epic search for a home. We fell under the spell of Mary in Witch Child & now at last we find out what happened to her after her ill-fated time in Beulah. Just as Mary's story has to be told to Agnes it has to be read by us for it is passionate compelling & utterly wonderful. ...