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Freaky Funky Crazy Creepy!: Tales for curious children
By Kaye Roberts-Palmer. 2015
For one night only - discover secret, wondrous tales of unwary children thrown into wild adventures full of astonishments and…
peril! On this fierce, stormy night Strix the old attic cat will reveal his freaky, funky, crazy creepy tales filled with captain's curses, tempest tailors, lost dragons, ghosts, superhero grannies and much more. Come along and prepare to be amazed, amused and astounded - if you dare! Freaky Funky Crazy Creepy! is a selection of fun, adventurous tales for children 7 to 10 years.El gran secreto
By L. Ronald Hubbard. 2013
Fanner Marston est a punto de descubrir la clave para conseguir el control absoluto del universo. El nico problema es…
que est loco de atar: un enloquecido Anthony Quinn con muchos humos. Impulsado por la avaricia y el ansia de poder, lo nico que le preocupa es llegar a la antigua ciudad de Parva y encontrar el gran secreto del poder absoluto. Pero est escrito en los muros de Parva. . . y no creern lo que dice.Tequila Blue
By Nick Caistor, Rolo Diez. 1992
"Both a scathing and picaresque comedy, a biting and spicy concoction. Just like tequila."--Le MondeIt's not easy being a cop…
in Mexico City. Meet Carlito, a police detective with a complicated life. A wife, a mistress, children by both. He resorts to money laundering and arms dealing to finance his police activity. The money for justice must be found somewhere.The corpse in the hotel room is that of a gringo with a weakness for blue movies. Carlito's maverick investigation leads him into a labyrinth of gang wars and corrupt politicians.Rolo Diez, born in Argentina, was imprisoned for two years during the military dictatorship. He now lives in Mexico City, where he works as a novelist and screenwriter.Crossroads, The
By L. Ron Hubbard. 2008
Explore new worlds. Frustrated with a government that pays him to bury surplus produce in order to "fix" the economy…
while city folk starve, farmer Eben Smith decides to take matters into his own hands. He piles up his wagon with ripe fruits and vegetables and sets out for the first time to barter his goods in the big city.Being Eben's first city trip and all, the way soon becomes uncertain. But when Eben comes across a strange crossroads, he discovers that he's fallen into a nexus in time. Soon he's bartering a lot more than goods with different cultures in alternative realities . . . accidentally wreaking havoc and chaos in each. ALSO INCLUDES THE FANTASY STORIES "BORROWED GLORY" AND "THE DEVIL'S RESCUE" "Once again another collection of larger than life stories to lose yourself for a couple of hours." --Gil T's Pleasure Blog* An International Book Awards FinalistsGreat Secret, The
By L. Ron Hubbard. 2008
Boldly go to worlds where no one has gone before. Fanner Marston was raised a slave as a child, became…
a petty street thief as a teen, and now masters his own craft and crew as a grown man. He's also gone completely mad. Driven by privation, with a vicious greed and slavering lust for power, Marston alone of forty men has survived the perilous trek through a blistering desert to the magical city of Parva, where legend says a secret awaits which will give him absolute control over the Universe. However, Marston finds the key to all power is not at all what he expected. . . ALSO INCLUDES THE SCIENCE FICTION STORIES "SPACE CAN," "THE BEAST" AND "THE SLAVER""Tremendous attention to detail ... audiences will find themselves captivated from beginning to end."--Publishers Weekly starred reviewThe Seven Keys of Balabad
By Mark Zug, Paul Haven. 2009
Inspired by the years he spent in Afghanistan and Pakistan as bureau chief with The Associated Press, Paul Haven's intricately…
crafted tale is filled with details of everyday life in this remote and frequently overlooked part of the world. Loosely based on the legendary Golden Hoard of Bactria--the renowned hidden treasure discovered in northern Afghanistan in 1978--this fast-paced middle-grade novel will appeal to readers who like their twists and turns filled with mysterious characters, exotic locales, and an utterly relatable protagonist. Welcome to Balabad, birthplace of the international secret society known as the Brotherhood of Arachosia--and rumored hiding place of the grandest riches the world has ever known. Balabad is also the country Oliver Finch has called home ever since his father was reassigned to this dull, war-torn dust bowl. Each day runs into the next for Oliver until a five-hundred-year-old sacred carpet is stolen. Then one of the few friends he has disappears. Oliver is determined to figure out what exactly is going on. But in order to do that he'll have to consult with a one-eyed warrior, track down the far-flung members of the Brotherhood, and unlock a centuries-old secret! Suddenly, life in Balabad for Oliver has become a whole lot more interesting . . . and dangerous.Greed
By L. Ron Hubbard. 2008
Captivating new worlds. Once there had been a single government of Earth controlled by the western races, but the long-oppressed…
people of Asia finally struck back with a "cohesion projector." In an instant, the device established a solid, invisible wall of space--creating a dividing line between the superpowers, with the Asiatic Federation inside and the United Continents outside.Both powers are tenuously perched on the brink of war until George Marquis Lorrilard comes along. A sometime lieutenant of the pitiful handful of space guards known as the United Continents Space Navy, he's used the experience to become a space exploiter. Far less driven by altruism than by the ferocious thirst and hunger of greed, Lorrilard sets a course to change forever the fate of Earth and the stars. ALSO INCLUDES THE SCIENCE FICTION STORIES "FINAL ENEMY" AND "THE AUTOMAGIC HORSE""...enjoyable, entertaining, and lighthearted..."--BooklistReady, Freddy! The Penguin Problem (Ready, Freddy! #19)
By Abby Klein. 2010
How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow
By Monica Sweeney, Feronia Parker-Thomas. 2016
The Sun and the Clouds are best friends. Together they keep the world warm, the gardens growing, and the sky…
full of beautiful rainbows. But one day they get into a fight and refuse to be in the sky together. And that means there are no longer any rainbows. Without rainbows, the colors start disappearing until Earth was left with no color ... except for one little forgotten box of crayons in one little school desk. Determined to save the rainbows and fix the Sun and Clouds’ friendship, the crayons draw rainbows all over town. Their attempts go unnoticed. Soon they realize that they’re going to have to do something big to get the attention of the former friends. So, the crayons create the biggest rainbow they can and hope it’s enough to bring color back to the world.How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow teaches the importance of teamwork and perseverance through seven crayons with unique personalities and their desire to see the world in color.Journal d'une fille presque cool Voici Maddi–Oups!
By B Campbell, Rosa Matilda. 2017
Salut Garçons et Filles Presque Cools, Certains d’entre vous ont peut-être déjà lu le Journal d’une fille presque cool-Ma Nouvelle…
école. Vous vous êtes déjà demandé pourquoi Maddi avait dû quitter son ancienne école? Qu’a-t-il pu se passer de si terrible ? Dans ce livre, vous rencontrerez une Maddi un peu plus jeune et moins sage et découvrirez ce qui lui est arrivé dans son ancienne école (avant qu’on ne lui demande de la quitter) Nous espérons que vous aimerez ce livre, qui précède la série du Journal d’une fille presque cool. Vive les gamins presque cools !El increíble caso de Barnaby Brocket
By John Boyne. 2011
El autor de El niño con el pijama de rayas nos deleita con la deliciosa historia de Barnaby Rocket, un…
niño muy especial en una familia demasiado normal. Esta es la historia de Barnaby, un niño especial que pertenece a una familia demasiado normal; más aún, tremendamente normal, aburridamente normal. Para los Brocket todo cambia el día en que nace Barnaby. Su madre se da cuenta de que algo va mal cuando empieza a notar los dolores del parto... Pero lo peor está por llegar: ¡su bebé sale disparado y se queda flotando en el techo de la habitación! El diagnóstico es concluyente: Barnaby no obedece a las leyes de la gravedad, su estado natural es flotar. Sus padres, desesperados, no saben qué hacer con él; de nada sirven las súplicas del niño, que asegura que quiere quedarse en el suelo pero no puede. Al final solo queda una solución: dejar que se vaya volando... Y al cabo de un minuto habíaascendido tanto quesu voz se perdió en el cielo. Su madre, su perroy la maravillosa ciudad de Sidney desaparecieronbajo sus pies, y, al no tener colchón que leimpidiera seguir flotando, Barnaby Brocket subió ysubió, sin saber qué le sucedería a continuación. La crítica ha dicho...«El sentido del humor y la delicadeza con la que Boyne transmite su mensaje hace que esta historia sea inolvidable y encantadora.»Publishers Weekly «Deliciosamente extravagante. Con un maravilloso reparto de personajes, esta novela es una celebración a la diferencia.»The BooksellerDoggone Dogs!
By David Catrow, Karen Beaumont. 2008
From the "New York Times"-bestselling creators of "I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!" comes a tail of 10 mischievous, lovable,…
and delightfully ungainly dogs, who find themselves in one hilarious antic adventure after another.The Spies
By Luís Fernando Veríssimo. 2012
A frustrated publisher receives a mysterious angst-ridden manuscript: 'a friend' must send it in installments; its contents would put the…
author in danger. As he pieces together the story, he learns that the author is the wife of one of the two Martelli brothers - gangsters who dominate a small town in the Brazilian interior. Surely her dark outpourings are a cry for help? One by one, he dispatches his motley collection of friends to Frondosa - a town totally obsessed with five-a-side football - to investigate and to bring her to safety.Chatterbox Bear
By Pippa Curnick. 2019
Meet Gary the bear - he just can't stop chatting! A laugh-out-loud-funny story about friendship and understanding.Gary the bear is…
a chatterbox, but when nobody wants to listen he sets sail in search of new friends. Soon Gary arrives on an island full of birds . . . the problem is they don't understand a word of Bear! Gary has to learn that words are not the only way to communicate and make new friends.This sunny and bright picture book is bursting with energy and humour.From the illustrator of Lucie Goose, shortlisted for the Evening Standard Oscar's First Book Prize.Show and Tell: Independent Reading Green 5 (Reading Champion #638)
By Damian Harvey. 2020
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed…
with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)When Bindi has to take something to school for Show and Tell, Dad has a brilliant idea... but what is inside the box?Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.Show and Tell: Independent Reading Green 5 (Reading Champion #638)
By Damian Harvey. 2020
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed…
with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)When Bindi has to take something to school for Show and Tell, Dad has a brilliant idea... but what is inside the box?Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.Shooting Martha
By David Thewlis. 2021
'A riotously good novel, witty and earnest, brimming with sharply drawn characters and creeping suspense. David Thewlis is a fabulous…
writer' Anna Bailey, Sunday Times bestselling author of Tall BonesCelebrated director Jack Drake can't get through his latest film (his most personal yet) without his wife Martha's support. The only problem is, she's dead...When Jack sees Betty Dean - actress, mother, trainwreck - playing the part of a crazed nun on stage in an indie production of The Devils, he is struck dumb by her resemblance to Martha. Desperate to find a way to complete his masterpiece, he hires her to go and stay in his house in France and resuscitate Martha in the role of 'loving spouse'.But as Betty spends her days roaming the large, sunlit rooms of Jack's mansion - filled to the brim with odd treasures and the occasional crucifix - and her evenings playing the part of Martha over scripted video calls with Jack, she finds her method acting taking her to increasingly dark places. And as Martha comes back to life, she carries with her the truth about her suicide - and the secret she guarded until the end.A darkly funny novel set between a London film set and a villa in the south of France.A mix of Vertigo and Jonathan Coe, written by a master storyteller.PRAISE FOR DAVID THEWLIS'S FICTION 'David Thewlis has written an extraordinarily good novel, which is not only brilliant in its own right, but stands proudly beside his work as an actor, no mean boast' Billy Connolly'Hilarious and horror-filled' Francesca Segal, Observer'A fine study in character disintegration... Very funny' David Baddiel, The Times'Exquisitely written with a warm heart and a wry wit... Stunning' Elle'Queasily entertaining' Financial Times'A sharp ear for dialogue and a scabrously satiric prose style' Daily Mail'Laugh-out-loud, darkly intelligent' Publishers Weekly'This is far more than an actor's vanity project: Thewlis has talent' KirkusAsterix and the Griffin: Album 39 (Asterix #39)
By Jean-Yves Ferri. 2021
Be the first to read the next action-packed adventure from the indomitable Gauls by pre-ordering now!Follow Asterix and Obelix as…
they set out on their 39th adventure on a long journey in search of a strange and terrifying creature. Half-eagle, half-lion, and idolised and feared by ancient peoples, this creature is the griffin.How will Asterix, Obelix, Dogamatix, along with the Druid Getafix, get drawn into the epic, perilous quest to find this fantastical animal? Find out in the next instalment of this multi-million bestselling series.Dog Island
By Philippe Claudel. 2018
From the author of Grey Souls and Brodeck's Report: a chilling island fable of murder, exploitation and complicity"A timely and…
elegant examination of the migrant situation in the Mediterranean from the point of view of a remote, volcanic island" The New European BOOKS OF THE YEARThe Dog Islands are a small, isolated cluster of islands in the Mediterranean - so called because together, when viewed from above, they form the shape of a dog, twisting and baring its teeth against a brilliant blue sea. One of the only inhabited islands (the one that takes the place of one of the dog's teeth) is dominated by a gently smoking volcano, fringed by black volcanic beaches and under the iron rule of the heads of community who are loath to let any outside influence disrupt the quiet way of life on the island.Then one morning, an old woman comes across three bodies that have washed up with the tide: three young black men, who have apparently drowned in their attempt to cross the sea. The initial reaction of the island community is that this tragedy must be covered up, lest any association with the drownings damages the island's tourism industry . . .But the island's deliberate isolation from the realities of the world cannot last for long, and when a visiting detective arrives on the island and starts asking awkward questions, it becomes clear that the deaths of these three men indicate something far more sinister and deeply rotten lying at the heart of this godforsaken fragment of sea-bound land.Translated from the French by Euan CameronWith the support of the Creative Europe Programme of the European UnionThe Adults: A Christmas vacation with your ex. What could go wrong?
By Caroline Hulse. 2018
'Genuinely unputdownable books are rare in my experience. This is one. A brilliant, original comedy' Daily Mail* * * *…
*MEET THE ADULTS...Claire and Matt are divorced but decide what's best for their daughter Scarlett is to have a 'normal' family Christmas with them all together.Claire brings her new boyfriend Patrick, a seemingly eligible Iron-Man-in-Waiting. Matt brings the new love of his life Alex, funny, smart, and extremely patient. Scarlett, their daughter, brings her imaginary friend Posey. He's a rabbit.Together the five (or six?) of them grit their teeth over Organized Fun activities, drinking a little too much after bed-time, oversharing classified secrets about their pasts and, before they know it, their holiday is a powder keg that ends - where this story starts - with a tearful, frightened, call to the police...But what happened? They said they'd all be adults about this...* * * * *'I loved The Adults! Funny, dry and beautifully observed. Highly recommended' Gill Sims, #1 bestselling author of Why Mummy Drinks and Why Mummy Swears'Such a breath of fresh air! Witty, intensely human and (dare I say it) relatable ... The perfect comedy of errors' Katie Khan'The Adults is my top read of 2018 so far. Absolutely hilarious ... This one will stay with me for a long time' Cathy Bramley 'Packed with sharp wit, engaging characters and off-beat humour, this is a fresh and feisty thrill-ride of a novel' Heat'I took this book on holiday and couldn't put it down! I've never read anything quite like it' The Unmumsy Mum'Gripped me from the start. Reminiscent of Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies - a sure-fire winner' Cass Hunter, author of The After Wife'Brilliantly funny - will have you wincing in recognition' Good Housekeeping'Funny, poignant, real - a truly original book that made me laugh, cry and cringe in equal measure. I loved it' Charlotte Duckworth'Razor-sharp comedy - barbed and brilliant. The characters are totally convincing ... Sparky, heart-felt and fantastically fun, this is a fabulous debut' Sunday Mirror