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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Double the trouble! An original novel by Michael Rosen, told alongside the Dickens classic that inspired it: Oliver Twist. Shona and her dad are moving house, and at Shona's new school, the rules are pretty confusing; she keeps getting into trouble without realizing! It's a lot like how it is for Oliver Twist, that boy she's reading about in English class.After Shona is unexpectedly given a mobile phone, she begins to suspect there's something fishy about the new boys she's met. Where did the phone come from? And some gifts, she soon learns, aren't exactly free... Read two stories at once - both illustrated by Tony Ross. Features Summary An original story by Michael Rosen, inspired by the Dickens classic Oliver Twist. Shona's the new girl at school, where the rules are pretty confusing... Author Michael Rosen Publisher Scholastic Release date 20180817 Pages 320 ISBN 1-4071-8856-9 ISBN 13 978-1-4071-8856-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days At Histories of the Unexpected, we believe that everything has a history - even the most unexpected of subjects - and that everything links together in unexpected ways. We believe that the history of the itch, the history of crawling, the history of clouds, or of lightning or of zombies or zebras or holes or perfume or rubbish or mustard - all have fascinating histories of their own. Histories of the Unexpected not only presents a new way of thinking about the past, but also reveals the everyday world around us as never before. Features Summary In this new series of short books under the Histories of the Unexpected brand, Sam Willis and James Daybell take on some of greatest historical subjects but in an entirely unexpected way. Author Sam Willis (Author), James Daybell (Author) Publisher Atlantic Books Release date 20191114 Pages 192 ISBN 1-78649-773-5 ISBN 13 978-1-78649-773-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Andie had it all planned out. When you are a politician¿s daughter who¿s pretty much raised yourself, you learn everything can be planned or spun, or both. Especially your future. Important internship? Check. Amazing friends? Check. Guys? Check (as long as we¿re talking no more than three weeks). But that was before the scandal. Before having to be in the same house with her dad. Before walking an insane number of dogs. That was before Clark and those few months that might change her whole life. Because here¿s the thing¿if everything¿s planned out, you can never find the unexpected. And where¿s the fun in that? Features Summary Andie had it all planned out. When you are a politician’s daughter who’s pretty much raised yourself, you learn everything can be planned or spun, or both... Author Morgan Matson Publisher Simon & SchusterBooks for Young Readers Release date 20160502 Pages 528 ISBN 1-4814-0454-7 ISBN 13 978-1-4814-0454-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 20 - 25 working days Mumbai, murder and a baby elephant combine in a charming, joyful mystery for fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Rachel Joyce. On the day he retires, Inspector Ashwin Chopra discovers that he has inherited an elephant: an unlikely gift that could not be more inconvenient. For Chopra has one last case to solve...But as his murder investigation leads him across Mumbai - from its richest mansions to its murky underworld - he quickly discovers that a baby elephant may be exactly what an honest man needs. So begins the start of a quite unexpected partnership, and an utterly delightful new series. Features Summary In this Indian-set mystery, Inspector Chopra inherits an elephant and an unsolved murder on his last day at work. A joyful, charming read for fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Rachel Joyce. Author Vaseem Khan Publisher Mulholland Books Release date 20151231 Pages 314 ISBN 1-4736-1228-4 ISBN 13 978-1-4736-1228-0

  Green Lantern Hard Cover # 1 Sinestro There's an unexpected new Green Lantern in town: Sinestro. And now, this renegade GL has set a course for Korugar with one purpose: To free his homeworld from the scourge of his own Sinestro Corps - with the not-so-willing help of Hal Jordan! Collects Green Lantern issues #1 - #6    

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Editor: Gideon Haigh Publisher: Aurum Press (2006) ISBN-10: 1845131630 ISBN-13: 9781845131630 Condition: Very Good. A few small marks on the endpapers and the outside edges of the pages. The DJ is rubbed and marked with light wear to the edges.  Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 148 Dimensions: 18.4 x 12.2 x 1.7 cm +++ Edited by Gideon Haigh +++ In 2005, Aurum republished with success, J.L. Carr's miniature and classic Dictionary of Extra-Ordinary Cricketers  - the book reprinted within a few months. Now, in its first collaboration with John Wisden Co, publishers of the celebrated annual Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, it publishes a similarly eccentric gallery of quixotic and eccentric cricketers, edited by acclaimed cricket writer Gideon Haigh. But where readers of J.L. Carr were never quite sure whether the author had somehow embellished - or even completely invented - the facts about the cricketers he anthologised, the esoteric details and mad whimsies recorded in these obituaries are exactly as they appeared in the august pages of the Almanack itself.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days When Isabel meets Edward, both are at a crossroads: he wants to follow his late wife to the grave, and she is ready to give up on love. Thinking she is merely helping Edward's daughter who lives faraway and has asked her to check in on her nonagenarian dad in New York - -Isabel has no idea that the man in the kitchen baking the sublime roast chicken and light-as-air apricot souffle will end up changing her life. As Edward and Isabel meet weekly for the glorious dinners that Edward prepares, he shares so much more than his recipes for apple galette or the perfect martini, or even his tips for deboning poultry. Edward is teaching Isabel the luxury of slowing down and taking the time to think through everything she does, to deconstruct her own life, cutting it back to the bone and examining the guts, no matter how messy that proves to be. Dinner with Edward is a book about love and nourishment, and about how dinner with a friend can, in the words of M. F. K. Fisher, "sustain us against the hungers of the world." Features Summary Dinner with Edward is a book about love and nourishment, and about how dinner with a friend can, in the words of M. F. K. Fisher, "sustain us against the hungers of the world.. Author Isabel Vincent Publisher Algonquin Books (division of Workman) Release date 20170613 Pages 224 ISBN 1-61620-694-2 ISBN 13 978-1-61620-694-9

Dahl is a master at introducing readers to a new sense of what lurks beneath the ordinary. This title covers stories including: "Taste", "Lamb to Slaughter", "Man from the South", "Dip in the Pool", "Skin", "Neck", "Nunc Dimittis", "The Landlady", "William and Mary", "The Way up to Heaven", "Parsons Pleasures", "Mrs Bixby and the Colonel Coat", "Royal Jelly", "Edward the Conqueror", and "Galloping Foxley"Slight forward lean; yellowed pages.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days 'Tis the season...for an unexpected baby surprise...Holiday Baby Scandal by Jules Bennet Dangerous Ryker Barrett owes the O'Shea family everything-and he proves his loyalty by keeping his hands off Laney O'Shea. So when one night of unbridled passion has consequences, Ryker is in desperate need of a Christmas miracle! His Pregnant Christmas Bride by Olivia Gates Russian billionaire Ivan Konstantinov spent decades struggling with the treachery that almost destroyed him. But when Anastasia Shepherd, the only woman he's ever loved, suffers a near-fatal injury, he'll risk anything to save her - even make her his bride Features Summary 'Tis the season...for an unexpected baby surprise... Author Jules Bennett (Author), Olivia Gates (Author) Publisher Mills And Boon Release date 20161020 Pages 384 ISBN 0-263-91885-8 ISBN 13 978-0-263-91885-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Will everything I love still be there when I wake? Mother Bear's absolute reassurance - and an unexpected outing - enables a little cub to sleep in a masterful bedtime story. From author Amy Hest and artist Lauren Tobia comes a warm and touching story that is sure to comfort all little bears before bedtime. On the first night of winter, Little Miss Bear will not go to sleep. She simply refuses. "Winter is for sleeping," Mother Bear tells her. "All bears sleep, all winter long." But all winter long is much too long for Little Miss Bear. She is going to miss her stars and her moon, and she is going to miss rolling on her hills. Most of all, she is going to miss her Mother Bear. Can Mother Bear reassure her that they will all be there waiting for her when she wakes in the spring? Features Summary Will everything I love still be there when I wake? Mother Bear's absolute reassurance - and an unexpected outing - enables a little cub to sleep in a masterful bedtime story. Author Amy Hest (Author), Lauren Tobia (Illustrator) Publisher Walker Books Ltd Release date 20161029 Pages 32 ISBN 1-4063-7203-X ISBN 13 978-1-4063-7203-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLING AUTHOR! Heartwarming, uplifting and lovely, this is the story of how three women find themselves empowered by unexpected pregnancy, from the bestselling author of Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Cafe and The Queen of Wishful Thinking. Three South Yorkshire friends, all on the cusp of 40, fall pregnant at the same time following a visit to an ancient fertility symbol. For Helen, it's a dream come true, although her husband is not as thrilled about it as she had hoped. Not only wrestling with painful ghosts of the past, Helen has to deal with the fact that her outwardly perfect marriage is crumbling before her eyes. For Janey, it is an unmitigated disaster as she has just been offered the career break of a life-time. And she has no idea either how it could possibly have happened, seeing as she and her ecstatic husband George were always so careful over contraception. For Elizabeth, it is mind-numbing, because she knows people like her shouldn't have children. Damaged by her dysfunctional childhood and emotionally lost, she not only has to contend with carrying a child she doubts she can ever love, but she also has to deal with the return to her life of a man whose love she must deny herself. Features Summary A goose-bump inducing story about three South Yorkshire ladies whose own unexpected bumps empower their lives in unforeseen ways. Author Milly Johnson Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20110106 Pages 472 ISBN 1-84983-410-5 ISBN 13 978-1-84983-410-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days In the vein of Anne Tyler's A Spool of Blue Thread and Elizabeth Strout's My Name is Lucy Barton, Miller's Valley is an emotionally powerful story about a family you will never forget. In a small town on the verge of big change, a young woman unearths deep secrets about her family and unexpected truths about herself. For generations the Millers have lived in Miller's Valley, a small American town on the verge of enormous change. Mimi Miller describes her life, from the 1960s to the present, with intimacy and honesty, as though revealing it to the best friend she never had. As Mimi eavesdrops on her parents and quietly observes the people around her, she discovers more and more about the toxicity of family secrets, the dangers of gossip, the flaws of marriage, the inequalities of friendship, the risks of passion, loyalty and love. Home, as Mimi begins to realise, can be a place where it's just as easy to feel lost as it is to feel contented. A masterly study of family, memory and loss, Miller's Valley reminds us that the place where you grew up can disappear, and the people in it too, but all will live on in your heart forever. 'Mesmerizing...Quindlen makes her characters so richly alive, so believable, that it's impossible not to feel every doubt and dream they harbor...the novel is overwhelmingly moving...' New York Times Features Summary In a small town on the verge of big change, a young woman unearths deep secrets about her family and unexpected truths about herself. Author Anna Quindlen Publisher Scribner UK Release date 20161006 Pages 257 ISBN 1-4711-5873-X ISBN 13 978-1-4711-5873-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days A cherished classic is brought to life with the audio stylings of renowned actor James Earl Jones. Sylvester can't believe his luck when he finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. But when a lion jumps out at him on his way home, Sylvester is shocked into making a wish that has unexpected consequences. After overcoming a series of obstacles, Sylvester is eventually reunited with his loving family. Illustrated with William Steig's glowing pictures, this winner of the Caldecott Medal is beloved by children everywhere. This package includes a paperback book along with a CD of this modern classic read by legendary actor James Earl Jones. Features Summary Sylvester can't believe his luck when he finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. But when a lion jumps out at him on his way home, Sylvester is shocked into making a wish that has unexpected consequences... Author William Steig (Author), William Steig (Illustrator), James Earl Jones (Reader) Publisher Little Simon Release date 20120306 Pages 32 ISBN 1-4424-3560-7 ISBN 13 978-1-4424-3560-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Her daughter disappeared four years ago...Since her daughter went missing four years earlier, celebrated photographer Kurtiz Ross has been a woman alone. Her only companion her camera. Since Lizzie disappeared, she has blamed and isolated herself, given up hope. Until, out of the blue, an unexpected sighting of Lizzie is made in Paris. Could this lead to the reconciliation she has dreamed of? Within hours of Kurtiz arriving in Paris, the City of Light is plunged into a night of hell when a series of terrorist attacks bring the city to a standstill. Amid the fear and chaos, a hand reaches out. A sympathetic stranger in a cafe offers to help Kurtiz find her daughter. A stranger's guiding light Neither knows what this harrowing night will deliver, but the other woman's kindness - and her stories of her own love and loss in post-war Provence - shine light into the shadows, restoring hope, bringing the unexpected. Out of darkness and despair, new life rises. New beginnings unfold. Dare she believe in a miracle? Set during a time of bloodshed and chaos in one of the most beautiful cities on earth and along the warm fragrant shores of the Mediterranean, Kurtiz discovers that miracles really can happen. The Lost Girl is a heartrending story of loss and enduring love. Praise for Carol Drinkwater 'Secrets, tragedy, hidden pasts and family secrets all set in glorious Provence - I loved this' Santa Montefiore 'A lovely book packed with the sunshine, scents and savours of the South of France. Plenty of page-turning drama but also mouthwatering descriptions of Paris and Provence. Enough to make you rush straight to the Eurostar' Daily Mail 'Gripping' Candis Features Summary Her daughter disappeared four years ago...Since her daughter went missing four years earlier, celebrated photographer Kurtiz Ross has been a woman alone... Author Carol Drinkwater Publisher Michael Joseph Release date 20170624 Pages 432 ISBN 0-7181-8310-X ISBN 13 978-0-7181-8310-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours Before he was a world-renowned children's book writer, Roald Dahl was a master of short stories for adults. The eleven tales collected here represent his finest work. By turns shocking, ironic, humorous, and touching, these stories are filled with bizarre twists and unexpected delights, and prove Roald Dahl's standing as one of the world's foremost storytellers. Readers will be spellbound from the opening lines. "Packed with imaginative characters, quirky plots, and surprise endings, these eleven gems are the kinds of stories readers will want to share with their friends." (Children's Literature) "These stories offer teens a superbly crafted, satisfying read." (Booklist) Features Summary This collection of Dahl's masterful short stories for adults contains 11 tales that are filled with bizarre twists and unexpected delights. Author Roald Dahl Publisher Puffin Release date 20020725 Pages 212 ISBN 0-14-131034-0 ISBN 13 978-0-14-131034-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days Tiger says he is a cat with simple pleasures. He likes to spend his days wandering about, chatting with friends and having a little snack. And despite the gossip concerning his ferocious appetite, he's a modest creature. It's only at night that his surprising - and heart-warming - hobbies come to light. The Secret Life of a Tiger is a wonderfully funny and irreverent picture book that reminds us that sometimes animals (and people) behave in unexpected ways. Features Summary A funny, warm-hearted picture book featuring a charming tiger with an unexpected secret. Author Przemyslaw Wechterowicz (Illustrator), Emilia Dziubak (Author) Publisher Words + Pictures Pub Release date 20170824 Pages 32 ISBN 1-910277-24-X ISBN 13 978-1-910277-24-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning series from BRIAN K. VAUGHAN and CLIFF CHIANG continues, as newspaper deliverers Erin, Mac and Tiffany finally reunite with their long-lost friend KJ in an unexpected new era, where the girls must uncover the secret origins of time travel... or risk never returning home to 1988.Collects issues 11 through 15! Features Summary The multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning series from BRIAN K. VAUGHAN and CLIFF CHIANG continues, as newspaper deliverers Erin, Mac and Tiffany finally reunite with their long-lost friend KJ in an unexpected new era... Author Brian K. Vaughan (Author), Cliff Chiang (Visual artist), Matt Wilson (Visual artist) Publisher Image Comics Release date 20170808 Pages 128 ISBN 1-5343-0223-9 ISBN 13 978-1-5343-0223-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 10 - 17 working days From the author of the bestselling Richard and Judy bookclub pick I'm Travelling Alone. When a young woman is found dead, the police are quick to respond. But what they find at the murder site is unexpected. The body is posed, the scene meticulously set. And there is almost no forensic evidence to be found. Detective Mia Kruger is a woman on the edge - she has been signed off work pending psychological assessment. But her boss has less regard for the rules than he should. Desperate to get Mia back in the office, Holger Munch offers her an unofficial deal. But the usually brilliant Mia is struggling and the team are unable to close the case. Until a young hacker uncovers something that forces the team to confront the scope of the murderer's plans and face the possibility that he may already be on the hunt for a second victim. Features Summary When a young woman is found dead, the police are quick to respond. But what they find at the murder site is unexpected. The body is posed, the scene meticulously set... Author Samuel Bjork Publisher Doubleday Release date 20160729 Pages 407 ISBN 0-85752-253-1 ISBN 13 978-0-85752-253-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days "If Julie Cantrell isn't on your reading list, she should be." -Lisa Wingate, national bestselling author of Before We Were YoursWhen two estranged sisters reunite for their parents' 50th anniversary, a family tragedy brings unexpected lessons of hope and healing amid the flowers of their mother's perennial garden.Eva-known to all as Lovey-grew up safe and secure in Oxford, MS, surrounded by a rich literary history and her mother's stunning flower gardens. But a shed fire, and the injuries that it caused, seemed to change everything... especially when her older sister, Bitsy, blamed Lovey for the irreparable damage.Bitsy became the cheerleader. The homecoming queen. The perfect Southern belle who could do no wrong. All the while, Lovey served as the family scapegoat, always bearing the brunt when Bitsy threw blame her way.At eighteen, suffocating in her sister's shadow, Lovey turned down a marriage proposal and fled to Arizona-a place as far from Mississippi as she could find.In time, she became a successful advertising executive and a weekend yoga instructor, carving a satisfying life for herself, free from Bitsy's vicious lies. But now that she's turning 45, Lovey is feeling more alone than ever and questioning the choices that have led her here.When she gets a call from her father insisting that she come home three weeks early for her parents' 50th anniversary, Lovey is at wits' end. She's about to close the biggest contract of her career, and there's a lot on the line. But despite the risks, her father's words, "Family First," draw her right back to the red-dirt roads of Mississippi.Lovey is welcomed home by a secret project-a memory garden her father has planned as an anniversary surprise for her mother. As she helps create this sacred space, Lovey begins to rediscover her roots, learning to live perennially in spite of life's many trials and tragedies.Years ago, Lovey chose to leave her family and the South far behind. But now that she's returned, she's realizing things at home were not always what they seemed. Features Summary When two estranged sisters reunite for their parents' 50th anniversary, a family tragedy brings unexpected lessons of hope and healing amid the flowers of their mother's perennial garden. Author Julie Cantrell Publisher Thomas Nelson Publishers Release date 20171114 Pages 352 ISBN 0-7180-3764-2 ISBN 13 978-0-7180-3764-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 10 - 17 working days In this mind-blowing follow-up to the bestselling Information is Beautiful, the king of infographics David McCandless uses spectacular visuals to reveal unexpected insights into how the world really works. We are living in the Information Age, in which we are constantly bombarded with data - on television, in print and online. How can we relate to this mind-numbing overload? Enter David McCandless and his amazing infographics: simple, elegant ways to understand information too complex or abstract to grasp any way but visually. In his unique signature style, he creates dazzling displays that blend facts with their connections, contexts and relationships, making information meaningful, entertaining - and beautiful. Taking infographics to the next level, his new book Knowledge is Beautiful is an endlessly fascinating spin through the world of visualized data, which offers a deeper, more wide-ranging look at the world and its history. Covering everything from dog breeds and movie plots to the origins of life and a timeline of the far future, this stunning book is guaranteed to enrich your understanding of the world. Features Summary In this mind-blowing follow-up to the bestselling Information is Beautiful, the king of infographics David McCandless uses spectacular visuals to reveal unexpected insights into how the world really works. Author David McCandless Publisher William Collins Publishing Release date 20140925 Pages 256 ISBN 0-00-742792-1 ISBN 13 978-0-00-742792-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Harley Quinn's crazy world on has gotten even more crazier when an unexpected, contagious enemy comes to town! Protecting her neighborhood just got a little harder, good thing they have chainsaws! Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti continue their mammoth run on this New York Times best-selling title in HARLEY QUINN VOL. 1! Collects issues #1-6 and HARLEY QUINN: REBIRTH #1. Rebirth honors the richest history in comics, while continuing to look towards the future. These are the most innovative and modern stories featuring the world's greatest superheroes, told by some of the finest storytellers in the business. Honoring the past, protecting our present, and looking towards the future. This is the next chapter in the ongoing saga of the DC Universe. The legacy continues. Features Summary Harley Quinn's crazy world has gotten even more crazier when an unexpected, contagious enemy comes to town! Protecting her neighborhood just got a little harder... Author Jimmy Palmiotti (Author), Amanda Conner (Author) Publisher DC Comics Release date 20170321 Pages 368 ISBN 1-4012-6831-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4012-6831-2

The battle rages back and forth between the Distortion World and the regular world! Then, when Legendary Pokémon Giratina attacks Pearl, Dia intervenes with disastrous consequences! Meanwhile, Lady finds an unexpected ally in an unexpected location. Will peace ever be restored to the Sinnoh Region...?! Plus, spend time with lots of Pokémon including Blissey, Giratina, Regigigas, Slowking, Rotom, Shaymin, Cresselia, Magmortar, Electivire, Alakazam, Tangrowth and Arcanine!

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Pig is the greediest Pug in the world. He is bad-tempered, rude and he never, ever shares. Friendly sausage dog Trevor is always trying to persuade Pig to play with him, but without success. When Pig is asked to share his toys, his greed finally backfires and something unexpected happens to him. Will Pig the Pug learn his lesson at last? A hilarious picture book about learning to share. Features Summary Pig is the greediest Pug in the world. He is bad-tempered, rude and he never, ever shares. One day, Pig's greed finally backfires and something unexpected happens to him... Author Aaron Blabey (Author), Aaron Blabey (Illustrator) Publisher Scholastic Release date 20150402 Pages 24 ISBN 1-4071-5498-2 ISBN 13 978-1-4071-5498-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Patriots & Parasites, completed just days before Smuts's unexpected death in 2016, is her account of the momentous period known as the Transition Era, through the lens of her 25-year career as a key opposition MP and a respected legislator. With ambitious breadth and rare insight, she examines: The arduous but exhilarating work of writing the Constitution and the Bill of Rights The great experiment in catharsis that was the Truth and Reconciliation Commission The reinvigoration of racial polarisation under the Mbeki administration, and the slow burn of resentment that is coming to a head among the next generation (as manifested in the #RhodesMustFall campaign) The entrenchment of cronyism under Zuma, and the fight to protect the crucial balance of accountability enshrined in the freedom of the media and the independence of the judiciary Features Summary Patriots & Parasites, completed just days before Smuts’s unexpected death in 2016, is her account of the momentous period known as the Transition Era, through the lens of her 25-year career as a key opposition MP and a respected legislator... Author Dene Smuts Publisher Quivertree Publications Release date 20161107 Pages 344 ISBN 1-928209-60-2 ISBN 13 978-1-928209-60-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours On the eve of his college graduation, Harry is called home by his step-mother Alice, to their house on the Maine coast, following the unexpected death of his father. But who really is Alice, his father's much younger second wife? In a brilliant split narrative, Peter Swanson teases out the stories and damage that lie in her past. And as her story entwines with Harry's in the present, things grow increasingly dark and threatening - will Harry be able to see any of it clearly through his own confused feelings? Features Summary On the eve of his college graduation, Harry is called home by his step-mother Alice, to their house on the Maine coast, following the unexpected death of his father... Author Peter Swanson Publisher Faber and Faber Release date 20180409 Pages 285 ISBN 0-571-32717-6 ISBN 13 978-0-571-32717-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The Pearl is a haunting and timeless tale of the dangers of unexpected wealth by Nobel prizewinner John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath. It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic, outspoken, first. Kino is a desperately poor Mexican pearl diver. But when he finds 'The Pearl of the World' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed, fear and even violence the pearl arouses in his neighbours - and himself. The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults. From political awakening, war and unrequited love to addiction, teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust, The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths. The collection includes: The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton, I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith, Postcards from No Man's Land - Aidan Chambers, After the First Death - Robert Cormier, Dear Nobody - Berlie Doherty, The Endless Steppe - Esther Hautzig, Buddy - Nigel Hinton, Across the Barricades - Joan Lingard, The Twelfth Day of July - Joan Lingard, No Turning Back - Beverley Naidoo, Z for Zachariah - Richard C. O'Brien, The Wave - Morton Rhue, The Red Pony - John Steinbeck, The Pearl - John Steinbeck, Stone Cold - Robert Swindells. Features Summary The Pearl is a haunting and timeless tale of the dangers of unexpected wealth by Nobel prizewinner John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath. It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic... Author John Steinbeck Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20160804 Pages 152 ISBN 0-14-136897-7 ISBN 13 978-0-14-136897-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The Mysterious Benedict Society is back with a new mission, significantly closer to home. After reuniting for a celebratory scavenger hunt, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are forced to go on an unexpected search--a search to find Mr. Benedict. It seems that while he was preparing the kids' adventure, he stepped right into a trap orchestrated by his evil twin Mr. Curtain. With only one week to find a captured Mr. Benedict, the gifted foursome faces their greatest challenge of all--a challenge that will reinforce the reasons they were brought together in the first place and will require them to fight for the very namesake that united them. Features Summary Puzzles, games, and an irresistible sense of adventure highlight this sequel to "The Mysterious Benedict Society," in which the fabulous foursome goes on an unexpected search to find Mr... Author Trenton Lee Stewart (Author), Diana Sudyka (Illustrator) Publisher Little, Brown Release date 20090501 Pages 440 ISBN 0-316-03673-0 ISBN 13 978-0-316-03673-3