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When I Was Joe
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When Ty witnesses a stabbing his own life is in danger from the criminals he's named & he & his mum have to go into police protection. Ty has a new name a new look & a cool new image
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When In Rome
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When In Rome is a riotous hilarious gift book that highlights the varying differences between foreign etiquettes when you travel abroad. The book illustrates various nations cultural social etiquettes & customs & how funny confusing & downright ridiculous they are when compared to each other. The book is a rip-roaring guide to 50+ nations opposing gestures manners & ways of expressing themselves physically when their is a communication breakdown in the language barrier. For example never put your hands on your hips next to a Mexican (youre asking for a fight) & never give & Iranian a thumbs up (its rude). Trouble will ensue if you do! So your government urges you: take this amazing travel guide with you with you when abroad read it learn from it & if you happen to meet a foreign traveller (which will be inevitable) remember what youve learnt & please please please be on your best behaviour. Word count: 20 000 ...
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When In Rome
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Rome in the 1950s there's nowhere quite like it. The narrow stone streets the fountains & piazzas full of life in the heat of the day the cafes & bars full of music & desire by night... This is where Serafina calls home. Having grown-up with her sisters in a tiny apartment tucked in the top of a tumbledown building she has watched her mother get by on next to nothing & turn herself beautiful with a sweep of eyeliner & a h&-sewn dress. When her mother goes out Serafina & her sisters go singing in the nearest piazza busking for spare change & cinema tickets. The girls long to meet their matinee idols & Serafina daydreams of Mario Lanza & his spellbinding voice. But the sisters will grow up quickly & for Serafina a choice opens between the world she knows & the life she dreams of. A captivating tale of love & music food & passion let Nicky Pellegrino take you on a journey to a city of beauty & heartbreak at one of the most glamorous points in its magical history. ...
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Tales of love loss & betrayal are at the heart of When It Happens to You the debut novel in stories from actress & author Molly Ringwald. A Hollywood icon Ringwald defined the teenage experience in the eighties in such classic films as Pretty in Pink The Breakfast Club & Sixteen Candles. Ringwald brings the compelling candour she displayed in her film roles to the unforgettable characters she has created in this series of intertwined & linked stories about the particular challenges joys & disappointments of adult relationships. Her characters grapple with infertility & infidelity fame & familial discord in a magnificent debut that will resonate broadly particularly with fans of Melissa Banks Meg Wolitzer & Lorrie Moore. ...
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When It Snows
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When everything grinds to a halt because of the snow one small boy & his teddy bear refuse to allow the weather to spoil their fun. They embark on an amazing journey in which they ride a polar bear & meet huge snowmen an ice queen fairies elves a giant reindeer & Father Christmas. & at the very end of the story in a wonderfully cosy & festive fireside scene theres a clever twist
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When Its Time For Bed
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One of four charming board books by the best-selling creator of Percy the Park Keeper featuring toddler Sam & his six toy animal friends. Perfect books for babies & toddlers. When it is time for bed there is lots to do
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When Jessie Came
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When In Rome

Rome in the 1950s theres nowhere quite like it. The narrow stone streets the fountains and piazzas full of life in the heat of the day the cafes and bars full of music and desire by night...This is where Serafina calls home. Having grown-up with her sisters in a tiny apartment tucked in the top of a tumbledown building she has watched her mother get by on next to nothing and turn herself beautiful with a sweep of eyeliner and a hand-sewn dress. When her mother goes out Serafina and her sisters go singing in the nearest piazza busking for spare change and cinema tickets. The girls long to meet their matinee idols and Serafina daydreams of Mario Lanza and his spellbinding voice. But the sisters will grow up quickly and for Serafina a choice opens between the world she knows and the life she
dreams of. A captivating tale of love and music food and passion let Nicky Pellegrino take you on a journey to a city of beauty and heartbreak at one of the most glamorous points in its magical history.
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Rome in the 1950s theres nowhere quite like it. The narrow stone streets the fountains & piazzas full of life in the heat of the day the cafes & bars full of music & desire by night... This is where Serafina calls home. Having grown-up with her sisters in a tiny apartment tucked in the top of a tumbledown building she has watched her mother get by on next to nothing & turn herself beautiful with a sweep of eyeliner & a h&-sewn dress. When her mother goes out Serafina & her sisters go singing in the nearest piazza busking for spare change & cinema tickets. The girls long to meet their matinee idols & Serafina daydreams of Mario Lanza & his spellbinding voice. But the sisters will grow up quickly & for Serafina a choice opens between the world she knows & the life she dreams of. A captivating tale of love & music food & passion let Nicky Pellegrino take you on a journey to a city of beauty & heartbreak at one of the most glamorous points in its magical history.

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