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Jimbo and Bobbins Adventures
Jimbo and Bobbins are field mice from the local park who seem to have a knack for getting themselves into trouble. Bobbins is Jimbo’s sister and loves to go on adventures and often talks Jimbo into going with her. There are lots of times when he wishes he hadn’t.
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Jimbo's Assumption
Homo sapiens: development is deviating from projections. With 10 billion Earth-years of galactic experience, the Intelligence, the ethereal presence led by the Energy Masters, discerns something special in this complex creature and its accelerating scientific capabilities.
Their sub-processor and Earth project manager will surely explain. After 100,000 years with his client, the Homo sapiens, can 221 offer enlightenment?
Jimbo, a hesitant hero, knew that Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital, was a great place to grow up and study science. Summer, 1996: pleasingly unexceptional, with good friends in a wonderful city. The recent creation of Dolly the Sheep gave him vacation work, cataloguing mathematical models. Happy days. Until his sleep is interrupted by the nebulous 221, obliging him to rescue the models from nocturnal thieves. A chase ensues, across and underneath the city, but armed gangsters are no match for Jimbo’s new night vision and his galactic minder, 221. The police are doubtful.
221 tries to account for his client’s extraordinary progress, while the Energy Masters struggle from suspicion through bemusement to inconclusiveness. Fortunately, Jimbo participates, while he sleeps.
A story of human development, described to our hero in 100 seconds. Meet an eclectic assortment of scientific wizards who created our modern world. Humour exists, galactically rare. 221 believes the human brain is the galaxy’s most complex machine, running on only 20 watts.
Set in beautiful Edinburgh and the wider Milky Way.
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Jimmy and His Ponies
There is snow and ice on the ground, and Jimmy’s ponies are bored in their stable. What can Jimmy do to keep them entertained? From turnips to tickles, even old plastic buckets, Jimmy discovers all kinds of exciting ways to keep the ponies happy until spring arrives.
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Jock the Sheepdog
This is the story about a border collie puppy who is the sole survivor of a litter born in the wild in the hills above the Town of Drummond in the Scottish Highlands. He is found, reared and trained by a local hill farmer and becomes renowned for his intelligence, courage and endurance. His remarkable series of adventures eventually see him win the 'One Man and his Dog trophy' competition on television.
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Joint Enterprise
On a winter’s night, in a grubby alleyway, in a northern town, Josh, a 17-year-old A Level student, is found stabbed to death.
The police investigation soon focuses on the four people who were in the alleyway with him that night – Josh’s girlfriend, Naomi and three members of a local gang, involved in drugs and violence.
The three gang members are charged but the police start to look more closely at Naomi. New evidence emerges which seems to point to Naomi.
Could Naomi be complicit with the gang? Is she a victim or a suspect? Or are the police looking in the wrong place? Soon her lawyers become Naomi’s only hope of a life beyond this nightmare.
An emotional exploration of the impact of a murder on family and friends combined with the roller coaster ride of twists and turns which make for a high-profile criminal investigation and trial.
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Journey to a New Life
This is a story about the long and traumatic journey of two hard working Irish families at the time of the great famine and potato blight in Ireland in the mid nineteenth century when the country was governed from London and the poor were suffering greatly from starvation and disease.
The Doyle and the Gill families both became victims of the arrogant and ignorant son of the local landlord and magistrate and were forced to leave the land of their birth.
In different ways they suffered on the first sea leg of their respective journeys to the port of Liverpool in England where they became united.
They decided that their eventual destination was Canada and to achieve that dream they had to earn enough money by working for an extended period in Liverpool and industrial Lancashire.
Finally, they travelled by sailing ship to Canada. How would they fare? Would their dream eventually come true?
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Journey to Beijing
This book gives an account of some amazing places which the author was fortunate to visit in China--from magical Guilin to historical Zunyi; from the stunning Three Gorges to tropical Hainan; from cities of the eastern provinces to the Avatar mountains of Zhangjiajie; from relaxing Xishuangbanna to hectic Hong Kong and Macau; and in the north from the Mongolian grasslands of Nei Menggu to the heart of it all: Beijing. Many people travel today, with something approaching 10,000,000 people in the air on an average day. Yet this is only a fraction of those who travel by other means. Why? For relaxation? For education? To get away? Or simply to say they have "been there"? On his own travels, the author saw many tourists arrive at a scene, struggle to get to a vantage point, get there, take the obligatory photograph and move on. They have not even looked, let alone appreciated where they are. All they are doing is ticking off places on their "bucket list". In this book, the author is striving to delve deeper, especially when it comes to the significance of Beijing.
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Journey's Bend
A poignant collection of short stories with a vivid mix of relatable characters confronting a bend in the road. The lucid prose, rich in imagery, illuminates people’s unyielding courage in challenging times.
Dealing with bereavement, displacement and renewal, the creative tales twist and turn through the vagaries of life. In the opening story, Gran absconding from a care home makes her escape in a red Reliant Robin, an epochal vehicle from her courtship days. Courageously, in ‘Wind Horse’, Maggie harnesses her wild emotions and canters on to fresh green meadows.
Using varied settings and compelling voices of all ages, Journey’s Bend celebrates the resilience of the human spirit. Tinged with humour, the touching stories will resonate with a wide range of readers scrambling through change.
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Juggling Cats
This is a true story about a family whose lives were upturned on a fateful Spring day. The story of how their lives changed, and how they coped with the stress of having a family member murdered in cold blood. How was this allowed to happen? How are families allowed to be left with next to no resolution and hounded by press and government officials, then unceremoniously dumped and then ignored following life changing incidents. Will they ever find out any answers? 2014 was a year they would never forget, a year that would change the direction of their lives forever.
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Juliette's Web
This enchanting story, Juliette’s Web, was spun just for you. Juliette is a cute and charming spider who speaks a little French, wears adorable hats, and loves to eat chocolate beetle soufflé. If only Juliette could be more like her amazing cousin, Antionette, who spun a magnificent web at the top of the Eiffel Tower. Juliette is determined to find the perfect spot for her cozy web, and she would love to meet a friend who adores her…eight legs and all! This heartwarming story will teach you some French and fun facts about spider webs, and it will have you saying “Bonjour!” to the next spider you encounter.
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Jumping Puddles
When someone we love dies, it can be very hard to find the words to explain to others, and ourselves, how we feel. After all, feelings are feelings. They’re not words.
Robbie is a young person who is struggling to voice his feelings. His dad has died, leaving him, his mum and his little sister.
It takes a rainy day and some puddles to unlock the overwhelming emotions that Robbie is feeling.
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Juniper the Magic Caravan and The Adventures of Izzie and Ozzie: Izzietown
It was Saturday morning and Izzie and Ozzie were getting more and more excited while they were waiting for Nanny and Grandad.
Izzie and Ozzie loved Nanny and Grandad and they were always excited to see them, only now there was someone else who was also special and it was:
‘Juniper
The
Magic Caravan’.
Juniper was parked up at the side of Nanny and Grandad’s house on their drive.
Whatever time of the year, summer or winter, Juniper was always there waiting for Izzie and Ozzie to set off on another adventure without moving off the drive.
And this was one of those weekends!
What magical adventure would Juniper The Magic Caravan be taking Izzie and Ozzie on this weekend?
Open up and read Izzietown now and join Juniper’s magical adventure.
£9.99
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