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Shape Me Beautiful
Shape Me Beautiful is a story about learning to accept and love yourself for who you are, no matter what shape and size. Join TIA on her journey as she discovers what truly matters and learns to embrace her unique shape!
Sometimes all it takes to recognize what was right in front of you all along is just a little bit of magic. A magic hat maybe!
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Shei and Bassam
It is understood that the women in the royal family will not make an effort to welcome Shei.
She is a converted Christian, and she was swept off her feet by their handsome bachelor, Bassam.
She doesn’t dress like them; she is all Prada and Gucci.
Their abayas hide their Prada and Gucci. Their beauty is seen in their eyes, smiles and kindness.
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Shirley Murley
Say hello to a little girl called Shirley Murley and join her as she lives her busy, busy rhyming life with her Mummy and Daddy and her friends.
Whether you are just starting out as a new reader and beginning to enjoy reading on your own, or you are reading together and sharing a book during story-time, adorable Shirley Murley will always make you smile.
Take a look at all the little extra details in Shirley’s story and see what else you can see. How many bees can you find? Can you spot the aeroplane? Will you see the kitten? Can you find the dragonflies?
Welcome always-early, curly Shirley Murley from Burnley.
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Sid, the Herring Gull - Book 1
On the rooftop of number forty in Kent, lives a family of five herring gulls (Sid is a shortened name for Sidney and he is a proud herring gull). Sid and his wife, Sas, and their three young daughters, Su, Se and So, daily give a display of slender to the world.
They are very, very talented in singing and dancing.
Sid is extremely protective over his nest and, everyday, he guards their home especially from the troublesome wind.
Sid likes to tell stories and he would like to share with you, his and his family's adventures. Sid has a neat nest and that nest needs to be attended to daily to allow for the family to live safely.
Sid and Sas enjoy living on the rooftop with their family and also like teaching their three young daughters the life skills that they will need to survive.
Read about Sid and his family and the issues he has and he will, I am sure, make you giggle.
This book is the introductory copy to introduce the series of Sid, The Herring Gull that consists of nine books. Sid would like you to enjoy his stories.£9.99 -
Sid, the Herring Gull – Book 2
Living on the rooftop of number forty in Kent is a family of five herring gulls. Sid, his wife, Sas, and their three young daughters, Su, Se and So, give a display of splendour to the world every day. They are very, very talented in singing and dancing.
Sid is extremely protective of his nest and he guards their home every day, especially from the troublesome wind. Sid likes to tell stories and he would like to share his and his family’s adventures with you.
Sid and Sas enjoy living on the rooftop with their family and also like teaching their three young daughters the life skills that they will need to survive. The herring gull has collected a lot of interesting items, especially plastic bags to push into the cracked chimney stack to stop the chimney from hissing out smoke. But one day something weird pops out of the chimney, taking him off guard as it colours the family in an array of plastic outfits.
Read about Sid and his family. The issues he has and he will, I am sure, make you giggle.
This is book 2 of 9 in the series of Sid, the Herring Gull.
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Six Miles from Home
Six Miles from Home chronicles the compelling events of one of the UK's worst urban air disasters that claimed the lives of 72 passengers and crew. Drawing on 20 years of meticulous research and extensive interviews with all those involved, the author has produced a truly remarkable and compelling book. Full of suspense and high drama, it tells a powerful account of death and survival, with compassion and understanding that leaves the reader with lasting images. As an analysis of the disaster and how it changed lives forever, this account is an important social record. The book is the achievement of a skilful writer who is passionate about his subject. This is the author's fourth book on civilian aviation accidents; in addition, he has contributed numerous articles on the subject for newspapers and magazines. He has also taken part in a number of television documentaries. Based in Cheshire, his previous books include, The Munich Air Disaster, which deals with the Manchester United tragedy; and The Devil Casts His Net, which chronicles the events surrounding the Winter Hill air disaster.
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Skimmer - Deep Sea
A contractor sub-surface mining skiff is delivering deep sea minerals collected by its drones to the moonpools of a giant Chinese-owned GlobeCorpMining Harvester ship stationed in the Pacific Ocean. The artificial intelligence or AI operating the skiff and its drones is monitored by a small young crew. Onboard, one of them with family connections to mining in ‘the Area’ is coerced into acquiring a revolutionary AI technology being developed by another crew member. It becomes apparent that Xed Ocean Academy crew monitoring and communications security has been compromised. Another mining skiff has also disappeared off ‘the Area’ grid. As the situation becomes ever more desperate no one seems to know who is behind all the deception and why. Somehow the Sea Hunters who patrol ‘the Area’ and GlobeCorpMining are also involved. Against the odds, and with the Sea Hunters in pursuit the young crew must learn to work together and overcome betrayal.
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Sled Dog Gun: Aviemore Dreaming
Jim Bryde, sled dog racer, always had the ambition to place first in the pinnacle of Britain's sled dog racing, the competition ‘Aviemore'. This is the story of his life shared with Siberian Huskies; the trouble, love and tragedy that can come with a passion for racing and indeed for the dogs themselves.
Jim's beloved dogs include the loveable Joker, stubborn Dansa, the placid and friendly Bandit, but could it be Gun, son of Fly and Maji, and Gun's subsequent bloodline, who can finally lead Jim's team to victory, after many years of placing second?
While Jim's personal life sometimes overlaps into the world of racing, the passion for his hobby can be felt in every word of this endearing account of sled dog racing. To those interested in owning Siberian Huskies and racing sled dogs, his own individual accounts of his experiences are full of valuable tips.£8.99 -
Smar
Something strange has again landed on Topside of the Planet Smar. The Great Council has hurriedly put a small team of “volunteers” together to seek out what it is and discover what it’s doing. Sergeant Ha’an, the reluctant leader and soul survivor of a previous expedition to encounter an object from the sky, leads his equally reluctant band of misfits on their perilous journey across Topside. On the way, they meet up with Nerak, a fearless explorer and scientist, and she joins them on their quest. They meet up with Tega, an old scout, who leads them to the landing site and their epic encounter with the strange machines and what lies within them. They battle with their own personal demons whilst forming a lasting friendship. Meanwhile, in the city of Below, an unscrupulous journalist tries her best to get her story no matter who gets hurt in the process whilst the equally unethical Information Bureau does its best to stop her. What does the Great Council really know about the objects from the sky, the ancient civilisation and where the answers are to be found?
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Smooth Like Whiskey
Bellamy is trying to get over her mental illness and accept her body for the way it is, stretch marks and all.
She never knew how one holiday could change everything, forever.
She’s clumsy, she’s curvy, she swears too much and drinks too much.
Then he comes along and makes her believe in love.
The most important kind of love, self-love.
He is escaping from his past, so travelling to Portugal for a month sounded like the perfect plan. Little did he know he’d meet the woman who will change him forever.
Six months after they part, fate has other plans for them.
Can you meet the right person at the wrong time? But more importantly what happens when you meet the right person again at the wrong time?
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Snolly Loves Strawberry Jam
Snolly the cat is happy and content in his life and his home, but he attributes his happiness to the wrong thing. As he tells us about his days with the lady in the pretty cottage with the white picket fence and flower-filled garden, we begin to wonder when will he figure this out for himself? A nasty experience for Snolly finally helps him understand what has really made him so happy.
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So How Will You Sleep?
Do you want to sleep in a tree like a koala?
How about at the bottom of the ocean like a whale?
Or upside down in a cave like a bat?
Discover how different creatures go to sleep at night and imagine yourself snuggling down with them at bed time.
You can also try and spot the playful caterpillar hidden on every page.
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