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The Book of Dust (Volume One): La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman (Hardback)
Eleven-year-old Malcolm Polstead and his dæmon, Asta, live with his parents at the Trout Inn near Oxford. Across the River Thames (which Malcolm navigates often using his beloved canoe, a boat by the name of La Belle Sauvage) is the Godstow Priory where the nuns live. Malcolm learns they have a guest with them; a baby by the name of Lyra Belacqua . . .
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Finding Black Beauty C F By Kuenzler Lou (paperback)
Told from the point of view of a young girl who masquerades as a boy in order to become a groom, this is the other side of the classic horse story BLACK BEAUTY. Aspiring groom Jo comes to love Beauty and when they are separated she travels to London to find him – on the way solving the mystery of her long-lost mother. A sweeping tale of a young girl and her love for a horse, and the circumstances that divide them.
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The Kingfisher Book of Horse and Pony Stories compiled by Jenny Oldfield (Hardback)
Calling all horse-lovers! The Kingfisher Book of Horse and Pony Stories is a magical collection of contemporary stories about horses. It is sure to appeal to horse-lovers everywhere. The collection explores the world of these magnificent animals with heart-warming humour, exhilarating adventures and moving stories. Carefully selected by equestrian expert Jenny Oldfield, with specially commissioned full-colour illustrations by leading artists throughout, this book will make the perfect gift for horse-mad girls of all ages.
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The Big Camp Secret (Sweet Valley Twins Super Editions) by Francine Pascal (Paperback)
Girls, boys, and ghosts . . .
Identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield can’t believe they’re finally at sleep-away camp. Even though there are no boys, and Elizabeth’s friend Grace had to cancel her plans to go at the last minute, it mall be two whole weeks of fun, fun, fun!
The twins waste no time diving into their favorite activities. Jessica begins to arrange a rendezvous with the boys’ camp across the lake. Elizabeth spends much of her time horseback riding and making new friends. But the real excitement starts when Grace turns up in the most unexpected place. -
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (Paperback)
Mary is an unhappy orphan forced to live in the home of a wealthy guardian, a busy man who has no time for her. But when Mary meets her guardian’s mysterious son, and discovers a secret garden hidden on the estate, life for everyone is never quite the same
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The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless by Ahmet Zappa (Paperback)
Beware! Only those who are McFearlessly brave may read from the pages of these monstrous memoirs. Minerva McFearless is an eleven-year-old monsterminator. Her family has been hunting down and destroying monsters for thousands of generations. But now the monsters have taken their revenge. The dreaded Zarmaglorg, the king of evil himself, has kidnapped Minerva’s father. She and her little brother, Max, must set off to rescue him. They are armed only with the Monstranomicon – a living book that holds every secret about every bloodthirsty
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Best Friends Again by Pauline Devine (Paperback)
In Best Friends Again, Sarah and her horse Blueball are back again, but a new pony, Tanoli, has replaced Paula’s Blackie. Sarah, who hates change, feels saddened, but her life is about to be changed in a dramatic way. An older sister, Miranda, returns from the past to find her mother. There are tensions and difficulties and a strange climax before a final compromise is reached. Best Friends Again is a story which deals with a social problem that is increasingly coming to light, and is sensitively handled by Devine.
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The Little House on the Prairie (1) by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Paperback)
Classic tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America’s best-loved pioneer family. The sun-kissed prairie stretches out around the Ingalls family, smiling its welcome after their long, hard journey across America. But looks can be deceiving and they soon find that they must share the land with wild bears and Indians. Will there be enough land for all of them? The timeless stories that inspired a TV series can now be read by a new generation of children.
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On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House on the Prairie) by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Paperback)
Classic tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America’s best-loved pioneer family. After all their travelling, from the Big Woods and the Prairie, the Ingalls family have found a place to settle – Plum Creek. Now Mary and Laura can go to school as there’s a town close by. But how will they settle in such a busy place after the wild lands in which they’ve grown up? The timeless stories that inspired a TV series can now be read by a new generation of children.
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By the Shores of Silver Lake (The Little House on the Prairie) by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Paperback)
Classic tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America’s best-loved pioneer family. It is time for Laura Ingalls and her family to leave Plum Creek after two poor harvests and an outbreak of scarlet fever, which has left her sister Mary blind. Pa Ingalls finds a job on a new railroad and the family head out West to Silver Lake. Settling in to Silver Lake, Pa finds the perfect place to build a house and it seems as though the Ingalls’ travelling days may be over.
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Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Paperback)
Laura Ingalls is hoping to gain her teaching certificate and is determined to study hard at school. The school exhibition gives Laura the perfect chance to impress and as she approaches her sixteenth birthday, she hopes to get a job teaching at a nearby settlement. But Nellie Oleson, Laura’s arch rival will do anything to make things difficult for her…
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The Long Winter (Little House, 6) by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Paperback)
Classic tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America’s best-loved pioneer family. When a blizzard cuts the town of De Smet off from the railroad, the community is left for weeks without food or fuel deliveries and the Ingalls family are forced to eke out the last of their supplies. As the terrible winter drags on, things begin to look desperate, until Almanzo Wilder and his friend brave the icy storms in search of help from another settlement
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Summer Spectacular (Fame School) by Cindy Jefferies (Paperback)
It’s the summer holidays, and Chloe and her friends are looking forward to a couple of months without lessons – but they can’t bear to spend all that time apart from each other. So when Pop ‘n’ Lolly suggest getting everyone together to crash their parents’ celeb-filled party, the gang jump at the chance. But the twins’ mum will only agree if the talented friends put on a top-class performance for her guests. Everything’s planned to perfection…when their equipment lets them down. Now they’ll need to pull out all the stops to save the best summer party ever.
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Lily B On The Brink Of Love by Elizabeth Kimmel (Paperback)
Lily Blennerhasset, advice columnist extraordinaire, has entered eighth-grade and developed a crush on the new kid at school, Colter Hendricks. Although she’s tongue-tied and cross-eyed whenever she sees him, Lily is determined to get his attention and make him realize that he’s the one for her.
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Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales (Paperback)
Ollie and Will were a summer fling; now they’re classmates. But only one of them is out…SIMON VS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA meets a modern-day, queer re-imagining of GREASE.
It was the very last Wednesday of August when I realized Disney had been lying to me about Happily Ever Afters. Because, you see, I was four days into mine, and my prince was nowhere to be found. -
A Storm of Swords: Part 1 Steel and Snow (Paperback, Re-issue) George R. R. Martin
HBO’s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin’s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A STORM OF SWORDS: STEEL AND SNOW is the FIRST part of the third volume in the series. ‘Martin has captured the imagination of millions’ Guardian Winter approaches Westeros like an angry beast. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud. In the northern wastes, a horde of hungry, savage people steeped in the dark magic of the wilderness is poised to invade the Kingdom of the North where Robb Stark wears his new-forged crown. And Robb’s defences are ranged against the South, the land of the cunning and cruel Lannisters, who have his younger sisters in their power. Throughout Westeros, the war for the Iron Throne rages more fiercely than ever, but if the Wall is breached, no king will live to claim it. -
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (Paperback)
WORLDS KEPT THEM APART. DESTINY BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER. Aria has lived her whole life in the protected dome of Reverie. Her entire world confined to its spaces, she’s never thought to dream of what lies beyond its doors. So when her mother goes missing, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland long enough to find her are slim. Then Aria meets an outsider named Perry. He’s searching for someone too. He’s also wild – a savage – but might be her best hope at staying alive.
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Young Bond: Hurricane Gold By Charlie Higson (1st edition hardcover)
A great book in an interesting series for young readers. -
Death Bringer by Derek Landy (hardback)
The sixth instalment in the historic, hysterical and horrific Skulduggery Pleasant series. Think you’ve seen anything yet? You haven’t. Because the Death Bringer is about to rise… The Necromancers no longer need Valkyrie to be their Death Bringer, and that’s a Good Thing. There’s just one catch. There’s a reason the Necromancers don’t need her any more. And that’s because they’ve found their Death Bringer already, the person who will dissolve the doors between life and death. And that’s a very, very Bad Thing…