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Mr Corbett's Ghost
By Leon Garfield. 1968
Mr Corbett is a cruel employer and his young apprentice Benjamin can't help but wish he were dead. So when…
a strange old man offers to make this wish come true, Benjamin finds it impossible to refuse. Sure enough, Mr Corbett meets an untimely death, but the tables turn on the terrified apprentice who finds himself cursed with the ghost of the man he hated most in the world . . .A brilliant collection of three short stories from a master story-teller, who will keep you turning the pages until the very end.Moving Target
By Ross Kemp. 2012
Former Special Reconnaissance Regiment Sergeant Nick Kane always stands by his friends. So when an old comrade is leaned on…
by gangsters, Nick's only too happy to help. But Nick quickly finds himself cast headlong into a spiral of violence that will take him all the way to Mexico, searching for justice on the mean streets of Juarez - the most violent city on Earth. His mission: Kidnap the head of the vicious La Frontera drugs cartel and get him back to the UK to face trial for murder.All that's standing in his way is the cartel's four thousand trained soldiers, a corrupt army and police force and a former South African special forces colonel who has been paid to track him down. It will take all Nick's skill and courage to bring his man in.Moving Target is the gripping new thriller from Ross Kemp.A Mother's Love (Wartime Midwives Series)
By Daisy Styles. 2022
The heartwarming and joyful new Wartime Midwives story of three struggling mothers pulling together in the heart of WWII, perfect…
for fans of Katie Flynn, Nancy Revell and Call the Midwife Three mothers. Three very different backgrounds. And a bond they will never forget . . .________The Lake District, 1944. Spring is in the air for the women at Mary Vale Mother and Baby Home.Beautiful Stella, the head-turning cook of a munitions factory, has been swept off her feet by a handsome GI. He proposes when she falls pregnant, but soon his letters stop arriving . . .Then there is Lillian, who is deeply unimpressed when she is conscripted as a Land Girl miles from her home, but then she meets a charming, married vet . . .Meanwhile, midwife Ada is getting used to being back at work after the birth of her own beautiful baby girl. But she faces the biggest challenge of her life when the home is engulfed in an outbreak of whooping cough.Though each woman is from a different walk of life, only together can they help Mary Vale come through this crisis . . .________Praise for Daisy Styles'An absolute joy to read' Kate Thompson'Will tug at the heart strings of readers everywhere!' Fiona Ford'Truly endearing characters' Annie MurrayMort - Playtext
By Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett. 1987
Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job.But when Mort is left in…
charge for an evening, he allows his heart to rule his head and soon the whole of causality and the future of the Discworld itself, are at risk. Along the way, Mort encounters not only Death's adopted daughter, Ysabell - who has been 16 for 35 years - and his mysterious manservant Albert - whose cooking can harden an artery at ten paces - but also an incompetent wizard with a talking doorknocker and a beautiful, but rather bad-tempered and dead, princess. He also, of course, meets Death.On Terry Pratchett's Discworld, Death really is a 7 foot skeleton in a black hooded robe and wielding a scythe. He is also fond of cats, enjoys a good curry, and rides around the skies on a magnificent white horse called Binky.Monsterbook: Snotgobble and the Bogey Bully (Monsterbook)
By Michael Broad. 2009
The new boy at Will's school is stealing snacks and smearing kids with an endless supply of bogies. Yuck! But…
on closer inspection this revolting rogue is not what he seems – so can anyone stop the bogey bully?Monsterbook: Rumblefart and the Beastly Bottom (Monsterbook)
By Michael Broad. 2010
Will's school play is Beauty and the Beast, but Urk has discovered there'll be more than one monster on opening…
night! The show must go on, but can they stop Rumblefart and his mad monster mob?Monsterbook: Pongdollop and the School Stink (Monsterbook)
By Michael Broad. 2009
Pongdollop wants his fellow monsters to join him in an uprising – and his secret weapon is a real stinker!…
Urk and Will have sniffed him out, but can they stop this smelly scoundrel from taking over the world?Monsterbook: Lumpydump And The Terror Teacher (Monsterbook)
By Michael Broad. 2009
Will's new teacher, Mrs Dumpy, is really, really mean! And his monster friend, Urk, thinks she's hiding a MONSTROUS secret.…
Can a trip to the Horror Hills uncover the terror teacher's putrid plan?Join Will and Urk for another laugh-out-loud adventure!The Monster Story-Teller
By Jacqueline Wilson. 1995
One morning at school, Natalie is very bored. Then she has a big surprise - there is a tiny monster…
at the window, waving at her! Suddenly Natalie's day is much more exciting . . .They whizz off together for some monster fun, and soon Natalie has lots of special stories to tell!The Monster Story-Teller
By Jacqueline Wilson. 1997
"Monster Planet, here we come!"One morning at school, Natalie is feeling bored - until a tiny monster waves at her…
from a plant on the classroom window sill. The monster whizzes her off in his mini flying saurcer for some MONSTER FUN. Now Natalie really has some monster stories to tell.An exciting and funny adventure from the award-winning author of THE DINOSAUR'S PACKED LUNCH.Monster Republic: Omnibus Edition (Monster Republic Ser. #1)
By Ben Horton. 2012
An explosion in a nuclear power plant. Kids patched up with scavaged body parts and bionic implants.A growing army of…
superhuman soldiers programmed for destruction. Shunned by his family and friends, Cameron joins forces with the Monster Republic to seek revenge on the psycho scientist who did this to them.The Monster Crisp-Guzzler
By Malorie Blackman. 2012
At her new school, Mira discovers she has a very unusual teacher - a teacher who turns into a real-life…
dragon when she eats crisps! This comes in very handy when the class run into trouble on a school trip to the seaside...The Monster Crisp-Guzzler
By Malorie Blackman. 2012
At her new school, Mira discovers she has a very unusual teacher - a teacher who turns into a real-life…
dragon when she eats crisps! This comes in very handy when the class run into trouble on a school trip to the seaside...Miss Boston and Miss Hargreaves
By Rachel Malik. 2017
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE 2018**'A surprisingly touching account of hidden lives forced out of the shadows' Sunday TimesOne…
day in 1940 Rene Hargreaves walks out on her family and the city to take a position as a Land Girl at the remote Starlight farm. There she will live with and help lonely farmer Elsie Boston.At first Elsie and Rene are unsure of one another - strangers from different worlds. But over time they each come to depend on the other. They become inseparable.Until the day a visitor from Rene's past arrives and their careful, secluded life is thrown into confusion. Suddenly, all they have built together is threatened. What will they do to protect themselves? And are they prepared for the consequences?'So lovely, gentle yet enthralling' Claire Fuller'Quietly beautiful and brilliant. This is no bucolic idyll but an unfolding of a plot that constantly twists and turns and surprises. A truly wonderful, memorable novel' Judges of the Walter Scott Prize 2018The Miracle on Ebenezer Street
By Catherine Doyle. 2020
'An absolute Christmas cracker!' Ross MontgomeryWhen George stumbles across Marley's Curiosity Shop, he finds a mysterious and magical snow globe.…
George and his Scrooge of a dad are soon swept on an incredible adventure to Christmases past, present and future. With help from an enthusiastic elf, a rather grumpy purple reindeer and a very mischievous Nan, can George find a way to bring the joy of Christmas home once again?A fabulously festive story about Christmas, family, and magic!An enchanting tale of Christmas magic from multi-award-winning and bestselling writer Catherine Doyle. A treat for the whole family, perfect for fans of The Christmasaurus and A Boy Called Christmas.'Fizzes with festive fun!' Abi Elphinstone'Vividly exciting . . . Destined to become a Christmas classic' Louise O'NeillThe Middle Parts of Fortune: Somme And Ancre 1916
By Frederic Manning. 2014
'They can say what they bloody well like, but we're a fuckin' fine mob.'Deep in the mud, stench of the…
Somme, Bourne is trying his best to stay alive. There he finds the intense fraternity of war and fear unlike anything he has ever known.Frederic Manning's novel was first published anonymously in 1929. The honesty with which he wrote about the horror, the boredom, and the futility of war inspired Ernest Hemingway to read the novel every year, 'to remember how things really were so that I will never lie to myself nor to anyone else about them.Mermaid Curse: The Silver Dolphin (Mermaid Curse)
By Louise Cooper. 2008
Lizzy Baxter is thrilled when her family moves to Cornwall – she's always loved the beach. Lizzy doesn't realise, but…
she has a special connection with the sea – and the mysterical mermaids and silver dolphins who swim there. But there's much more to the beautiful blue-green world than magic. The evil sea queen is plotting to steal something precious – something that belongs to Lizzy. The Mermaid Curse quartet is a perfect blend of fantasy and reality for readers aged 8–10.Mermaid Curse: The Rainbow Pool (Mermaid Curse #Vol. 3)
By Louise Cooper. 2008
Since her family moved to Cornwall, Lizzy's world has been turned upside down by the discovery that she has a…
long-lost brother, Kes, and even more amazingly that their mother is a mermaid. Now Kes is blackmailed by the evil mermaid queen into parting with the precious silver pearl which makes her even more powerful.Mermaid Curse: The Golden Circlet (Mermaid Curse)
By Louise Cooper. 2008
Lizzy Baxter's life is turned upside down when she moves to Cornwall and discovers that she has a long-lost brother…
and that their mother is a mermaid. Lizzy soon learns that the tranquil underwater world is ruled by an evil mermaid queen, Taran, who will stop at nothing to complete her power. After a terrifying battle, Taran is one step nearer to her goal. But then she disappears. Lizzy is suspicious. She knows Taran needs the black pearl – the key to ultimate power – but how is she planning to get it?A thrilling final episode by Louise Cooper, the renowned fantasy writer.Mermaid Curse: The Black Pearl (Mermaid Curse)
By Louise Cooper. 2008
Since her family moved to Cornwall, Lizzy's world has been turned upside down by the discovery that she has a…
long-lost brother, Kes, and even more amazingly that their mother is a mermaid. Now Lizzy and her new family must bravely battle the evil sea queen and her terrfying servant, for Lizzy has a powerful treasure and the sea queen will stop at nothing to get it.Exciting and full of dark mystery and suspense, ideal for girls of 8–10 who love stories with an edge.