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Johnny, The Inventor – Book 2
‘Johnny, the Awesome Inventor’ is his title. His family, his friends, his teachers and his neighbours are in awe of his creations. One day, Johnny surprises everyone with his newest invention, his amazing Wonder Soap, a miracle soap that will heal all their injuries without any pain, prickle or pinch. But the road to stardom is a difficult one. When Johnny takes his Wonder Soap to school to show his friends and the boys and girls who ‘obviously need it,’ the unexpected occurs. Will Johnny be able to get himself out of this tricky, sticky, soapy and slippery situation and still be the hero, master builder of all time?
Join Johnny on his hilarious and tumultuous journey of imagination, creation and recognition.
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The 30-Day Smart Spending Challenge
30 Days. One Challenge. A Lifetime of Smart Money Habits.
What if money wasn’t confusing… but fun? What if your kids could learn how to save, spend, and grow their money—without boring lectures or complicated jargon?
The 30-Day Smart Spending Challenge turns financial literacy into a daily adventure! Each day, your child joins Penny the Piggy Bank and Captain Cash for a quick, exciting mission that builds smart money habits—step by step. From spotting “wants vs. needs” to finding creative ways to earn, from tackling sneaky advertising tricks to setting real-life money goals, this challenge transforms pocket change into powerful life skills.
And here’s the best part—this isn’t just for kids. With special parent talk questions for each activity, families learn together. Because talking about money should be as normal as talking about homework or dinner plans. Fun. Engaging. Habit-forming.
The 30-Day Smart Spending Challenge will give your child the confidence to handle money wisely—today, tomorrow, and for the rest of their lives. Are you ready to make smart spending a family superpower? Your adventure starts now!
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The Healer’s Cure
“Recovering from a suicide attempt and escaping the darkness that can debilitate anyone is a reminder that nothing in this life is ever assured. Professional success and personal contentment were not enough to save me in the fall of 2015, when mental illness had me firmly in its grip.”
Browne’s recovery from fear of exposure prompted by the Ashley Madison data breach has unfolded in Bermuda and coincides with the reinvention of his career as an educator and the love of a wife who understands the possibility of redemption. Teaching history online overseas has led Browne to identify parallels between his own recovery and the need for a similar rescue of democracy in his home country during a time he describes as the Trump Enfeeblement. With the mind of a teacher and the eye of an erstwhile historian, Browne provides a recipe for surviving a time when overcoming a collapse requires an honest assessment of what has prompted the fall, true for his country and himself.
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Frost Patterns
The Colley family is riven by secrets and lies. On the surface, there is tremendous support and love, but below that surface lie truths which the family members need to keep hidden – but truths have a nasty habit of surfacing.
Moorton Tops is a village of colliers and their families. Every dangerous shift takes the men 2000 feet below the ground and their wives await their safe return, but it leaves some wives and one in particular, with time on their hands.
However, the community of Moorton Tops is profoundly close-knit and an unguarded word or a late-night view from a window can cause repercussions; for Doreen Colley, potentially deadly ones.
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The Experience Effect
The Experience Effect is not written by a seasoned author with shelves of books behind him, nor by an academic with credentials and certificates to prove his worth. It is the voice of a young man, Ethan, who dared to believe that an idea, born in faith and conviction, could change the way we see the world.
Ethan never set out to be a writer. He does not love reading, nor does he enjoy writing. Yet, when doors closed—when universities and institutions dismissed his vision because of “lack of experience”—he refused to let that be the end of the story.
Instead, he turned rejection into fuel, letting it affirm the very truth he was trying to share: that experience, or the absence of it, shapes every opportunity, every decision, and every destiny. With no credentials but with courage, with no manuscript but with spoken words transcribed, Ethan found the one platform that could not deny him: publishing.
By the grace of God, The Experience Effect was born. This book is not simply pages bound together; it is a testament to resilience, faith, and the power of an idea that would not die.
If you have ever been told you are not enough, this is your invitation to believe again.
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Adventure Down the Plughole
Ever wondered what lives down your plughole?
Well, come with Sally as she travels down the plughole and meets all the characters from Plug Town.
You never know; your next bath time could lead to Plug Town too.
Meet the Plug Town crew!
Happy bath time.
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You Are Forever
Gherardo and Amy's story is one of extraordinary love that seems to never end and knows no boundaries. A deep love that blossomed at the age of 10, when a box of chocolates was enough to make them fall in love forever. Since then, their lives have been intertwined until fate changed something and it seemed that the time had come for them to say goodbye forever. Perhaps...
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Orangutangtango
It comes as a surprise to Gart when he discovers he can talk through his thoughts to other people who have a similar ability as well as talk to animals! Yet, no one knows why he cannot talk normally. But when he decides to make a treehouse in the back garden, those he meets help him to come to terms with his past trauma.
For it is while he is in the treehouse that he meets a number of amazing, humorous animal and human characters. At the same time, he is having some amazing adventures alongside Tango the orangutan and Tilly, his new next-door neighbour.
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Web of Lies
The awakening of a young child’s distrust in her beloved father and the turmoil of a wife betrayed. This story of suspicion, intrigue and deception takes place in a quiet suburb of North London in 1948, when the world still seemed young, even with a second world war just behind them.
Max behaves as a single man without thought of the effects of his actions on his wife, Eleanor, or his daughter, Frances. Always a man of action, from his army service in bomb disposal in India through to raids in France during the war, Max’s actions now take place in liaisons with other women. His life is woven through the shadier parts of London, where deals are done and silence is preferred.
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Call Me Spud
In Call Me Spud, Stephen Rowley examines the influence of the violence of the Northern Ireland Troubles and its inevitable repercussions on the human psyche. The novel traces the dramatic consequences of the common brutality which was witnessed during the province’s bloodiest years, and more specifically, the exceptional savagery of West Belfast’s infamous gang of serial killers. This work of fiction follows the daily routine of a police constable engaged in the arduous task of pursuing and eventually capturing the killers.
The impact of their violence results in both individual and collective trauma as the novel moves beyond the immediate geographical boundaries of Northern Ireland to the south of England. The shift in location points to the universality of violence and its aftermath.
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A Tasmanian Odyssey
If readers with an interest in the medical and social sciences are prepared to clear the mind of 21st-century advancement, they are welcomed deep into the fictional adult and child minds of the period 1914-1947, existing without it!
Adults survive economic depression and the First and Second World Wars with spirited humour and tolerance—if at times sparse—as a buffer to social and religious prejudice. Their children’s world view of ‘seen not heard, spare the rod and spoil the child’ is met with curiosity and vivid imaginings reserved only for child minds.
The setting: suburbs of the city of Hobart, capital of Tasmania (once Van Diemen’s Land, the 19th-century British colonial settlement of choice for recalcitrant British criminals, adult and child alike, during the transportation period ending in 1858).
The written art: narrative style is predominantly sub-plots and flashback techniques, now mirrored in 21st-century filmmakers’ images and captions in the creation of film narratives. Reader perseverance with this written art style may well be worth the journey!
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The Girl Julie
Julie Hawkins’ father obtained a job in Angola, and his wife insisted she and their daughter, Julie, go with him. So too did the fates, with Julie being their target.
Her father was killed in the raid on their house by a rebellion gang who had hoped to detain them as hostages but regarded Julie and her mother as still valuable. Over the months their group was attacked by other rebel groups and Julie and her mother had new masters several times, with Julie’s first aid knowledge being of use to them. Julia’s mother died, leaving her on her own. While trying to move to a safer area, the group was trapped by the Zaire troops.
Fearing an international incident, the Zaire government placed her on a British cargo ship to return her home and she was put under the ship’s steward’s care, Sam Robinson. Slowly he began to find out what she had been through and her real fear was only revealed when they reached Southampton. She had killed one of the rebels to save her mother and thought she would be hanged for murder.
He tried to convince her she was safe, but she was stabbed in Sam’s house and nearly died. When she comes out of hospital, they move to a small Suffolk village where Sam spent holidays with his grandfather.
It seems the fates had given up on Julie and turned their attention to Sam…
£7.14
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