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When Meg and Peg, her younger sister, explore an old watchtower on a tiny island off the coast of Spain, they meet Tony, a lizard who can grant wishes. By mistake, Meg wishes the three back to the eighteenth century.
When they meet and become friends with José and Juan, two boys from the island, the girls realize there is something wrong. What are the boys terrified of? Is it true that there could be a pirate attack at any minute?
While they help the islanders to prepare against the invasion, Meg and Peg stumble over a treasure trove and hear some scary and exciting stories about the history of the island, as well as learning more about Tony and his strange powers.
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The stories set against the background in which we live will capture the imagination and provide food for thought. The tales will make each want to read them to the end and to reflect and ruminate on the content afterwards. Described as a ‘medley’ because the content of the narratives are so different.
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Humans had long thought Elves were just a fairy tale. Until the connection between the two worlds of Earth and Sylvan was rediscovered. Now both species know of the others’ existence.
But are humans and Sylvans friends? Enemies? Or perhaps something more?
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A true story about the author as a little girl, who comes across a brown teddy bunny in a shop window at the seaside with her mum and dad, whom she falls in love with and calls Floppy. This book marks the beginning of the love and adventures that the author and Floppy will share over the years to come. This story is about love, family, hope and happiness.
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From his first day of teaching in one of the most deprived towns in the United Kingdom to the end of his career as headteacher of a large international school, Graham Lacey reflects on thirty-five years at the ‘chalkface’, through a number of specific experiences that helped shape his views, practical and theoretical, on educational matters.
While Graham is convinced there are certain prerequisites for a successful career in the profession, his tales illustrate that there can be no substitute for bitter experience. They reveal the steadily narrowing gap between the heady idealism with which Graham entered the profession and the painful reality as he progressed through it.
His anecdotes are laced with humour and predicaments that are likely to resonate with members of the teaching profession and shed light on human behaviour for other readers.
In short, Graham suggests that a comical or chastening experience may turn into a salutary lesson learnt. In that sense, Graham implies, the school classroom is perhaps no more nor less different from the world outside it.
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A narrator walks through life with a poet’s mind and a heart bound by obsession. Dante’s every thought and every pulse are controlled by the idea of her. When he unblocks Lyla after years of silence, the floodgates open. Their conversations became poetry, their silences thunderous. But as words weave between them, past and present blur, bleeding into a dangerous longing.
Torn between reality and the fiction he pens. Dante spirals into a rhythmic descent. A mind lost in love, in longing, in the unbearable weight of unspoken words. Valentine Poet is an intoxicating lyrical descent into obsession, passion, and the raw ache of wanting something just out of reach.
In this novel, love is not a gift. It is a longing, a compulsion, a poem that refuses to end.
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Jump aboard a hot-air balloon
bound for the southernmost tip of Australia and
discover a very special animal encounter!
What’s that we spy?
Shaggy sandy fur, a tummy so round,
and strong stumpy legs.
Why, it’s a rare white wombat
wanting a wash, of course!
Based on a true story.
This delightful tale shows that
while white wombats are rare,
they really do exist.
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The book unfolds as an exhilarating journey between “Liv” and “Fred”, two strangers who have never met and have no intention of doing so. Their connection thrives on eroticism, as they engage in passionate online intimacy and share heartfelt moments about their lives.
“Liv” is open and giving, using this relationship as a way to rediscover herself and reclaim her “mojo” after a traumatic period. Every exchange is marked by a daring vulnerability that invites her to explore desires she once suppressed. In contrast, “Fred” exudes confidence in his sexuality, his reserved nature complemented by an unwavering support that encourages “Liv” to delve deeper into her own desires.
What makes this story irresistible is the dynamic between them—rich with humour and an intimate, confidential tone. “Liv” finds comfort in the anonymity, daring to unlock a side of her that has remained closed off for far too long. As they navigate the complexities of modern relationships, readers are drawn into a world where every message ignites curiosity and transforms self-discovery into an electrifying adventure.
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The invention of new tools has pushed humanity to new heights for millennia. But as the pace and power of technological change have accelerated over recent decades, so too have major societal challenges such as sagging health, pyrrhic connectivity, and ecological annihilation.
This leaves us facing tough questions: Have we lost sight of the short-term pain/long-term gain trade-off at the heart of human progress? By seeking technological quick fixes, are we simply spinning the innovation flywheel ever faster, exacerbating the very problems we’re trying to solve? And why do politicians not curb our self-destructive desire for instant gratification?
Tackling these issues to stave off the rising risk of societal collapse will be hard, but meaningful change always is.
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Loula Quinn thinks her biggest Halloween tragedy is missing the city party of the year.
But when a single purple pumpkin appears on her grandparents’ farm, everything changes—especially after she draws a goofy face on it and the drawing comes to life.
Now a silent creature is sneaking around the house; magpies are acting like feathered security guards, and the Australian bush seems to be whispering warnings. The creature isn’t a monster—it’s a runaway. And Loula, armed with her uncanny aim and stubborn streak, becomes its only ally.
To protect it, she must outrun a magical storm of animals, uncover the truth behind the Keeper that hunts it, and make a choice that could echo far beyond her world.
Funny, fast, and unexpectedly heartwarming, The Halloween That Ran Away is a magical adventure about courage, curiosity, and the unexpected friendships that change us.
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Rachel Saunders joined the police to find the truth, but her first major case is built on a lie. The bosses want a quick collar. They want an open-and-shut case of sibling rivalry. But as the “facts” begin to unravel, Rachel discovers a lethal connection between a restaurant bombing and a missing will. To solve the murder of Mike Lara, she’ll have to become the “inside man” in London’s most explosive conspiracy.
She has no rank, no friends in high places, and a badge that feels heavier by the hour. She’s up against a crumbling family empire and a corrupted precinct. In a city where even the heroes lie, the only thing she can trust is her gut. They think she’s a rookie. They’re about to find out she’s a problem.
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I didn’t know what I had expected!
The lamps, which I had noticed previously, hung above a row of what appeared to be inhabited cot beds directly across the opposite side of the wall. I didn’t trust my eyes in the semi-darkness. This was not what I expected. I stared before me in complete and utter amazement.
These beds held a number of seemingly comatose figures – I could just make out the shapes under the bedclothes, just about eight of them. Most of them were completely static, almost as if they were dead. One or two had drips attached to their arms, and one or two were semi-conscious and moaning softly, so I supposed quite logically that these at least were alive!
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