Its the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside wont stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person & bring them back as a monstrous version of their former self. To Sloane Price that doesnt sound so bad. Six months ago her world collapsed & since then shes failed to find a reason to keep going. Now seems like the perfect time to give up. As Sloane eagerly waits for the barricades to fall shes forced to witness the apocalypse through the eyes of five people who actually want to live. But as the days crawl by the motivations for survival change in startling ways & soon the groups fate is determined less & less by whats happening outside & more & more by the unpredictable & violent bids for life
- & death
- inside. When everything is gone what do you hold on to?

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From her earliest years with a boozy accident-prone father & a reluctantly pragmatic mother Janice Galloways grew up as a watcher
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From the creator of the bestselling & award-winning Want My Hat Back" comes a second wry tale. When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue top hat (which happens to fit him perfectly) trouble could be following close behind. So it's a good thing that enormous fish won't wake up. & even if he does it's not as though he'll ever know what happened will he. Visual humour swims to the fore as the bestselling Jon Klassen follows his break-out debut with another deadpan-funny tale. This is a second thought-provoking musing on the nature of crime & punishment." ...

This is a brilliantly observed story of prejudice & children at play from the Childrens Laureate Michael Rosen
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This is a dramatic version of a favourite picture book in which children join in taking different parts of the reading. Offering a very different storytelling experience this Walker All Join In Story Play" is a dramatic version of a favourite picture book written for four voices. Each part is clearly marked by different colour bands so children can join in. Perfect for reading aloud this innovative & beautifully designed book offers a simple clever & utterly enjoyable way of sharing stories & learning to read. The Walker " All Join In Story Plays" are written in strongly patterned language by Vivian French to cater for readers with different levels of experience. There are brief teaching notes at the back which give parents & teachers helpful advice on sharing the books with children. It is based on a classic Walker book. Other books in this series are: " We're Going on a Bear Hunt"; " Farmer Duck"; " Little Rabbit Foo Foo"; " This is the Bear"; " The Gingerbread Boy"; " The Three Little Pigs"; " The Three Billy Goats Gruff"; & " Jack & the Beanstalk"." ...

The boy the bear & the dog are the best of friends. In This Is the Bear & the Picnic Lunch the boy prepares a picnic & leaves the bear in charge of it while he goes to find his shoes & socks. But guess who runs off with it while he's away? In This is the Bear & the Bad Little Girl the boy & the bear are sharing an ice cream together in a cafe but when a little girl takes a fancy to the bear & snatches him the dog & the boy have to act fast! These delightful picture books are two of four in an early reader series that has been a huge success in the trade schools & libraries. ...

The boy the bear & the dog are the best of friends. In This Is the Bear & the Picnic Lunch the boy prepares a picnic & leaves the bear in charge of it while he goes to find his shoes & socks. But guess who runs off with it while he's away? In This is the Bear & the Bad Little Girl the boy & the bear are sharing an ice cream together in a cafe but when a little girl takes a fancy to the bear & snatches him the dog & the boy have to act fast! These delightful picture books are two of four in an early reader series that has been a huge success in the trade schools & libraries. ...

A winning combination of humour heartbreak & romance make this a must read for fans of John Green
- & lovers of Zac Efron films.
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For fans of John Green. A winning combination of humour heartbreak & romance make this a must read. If fate sent you an email would you answer? It's June
- seventeen-year-old Ellie O' Neill's least favourite time of year. Her tiny hometown is annually invaded by tourists & this year there's the added inconvenience of a film crew. Even the arrival of Hollywood heartthrob Graham Larkin can't lift her mood. But there is something making Ellie very happy. Ever since an email was accidentally sent to her a few months ago she's been corresponding with a mysterious stranger the two of them sharing their hopes & fears. Their developing relationship is not without its secrets though
- there's the truth about Ellie's past...and her pen pal's real identity. When they finally meet in person things are destined to get much more complicated. Can two people worlds apart but brought together by chance make it against all the odds? Spanning one fateful summer Jennifer E. Smith's new novel proves that life
- & love
- are full of unexpected connections & happy mistakes.



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This is the first book to offer a comprehensive explanation of how humans experience music & to unravel the mystery of our perennial love affair with it. Using musical examples from Bach to the Beatles Levitin reveals the role of music in human evolution shows how our musical preferences begin to form even before we are born & explains why music can offer such an emotional experience. Music is an obsession at the heart of human nature even more fundamental to our species than language. In This Is Your Brain On Music" Levitin offers nothing less than a new way to understand it & its role in human life." ...