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Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Fiction
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
An exciting and inspiring animal story, with a delightful Christmas message. Based on a real-life RSPCA rescue, this heartwarming story shows trained RSPCA inspectors working together to create a happy ending for an animal in peril - not to mention a Christmas surprise!.
Author
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Description
Anger. Fear. Guilt. Denial. Silence. These are the ways in which ordinary white people react when it is pointed out to them that they have done or said something that has - unintentionally - caused racial offence or hurt. After, all, a racist is the worst thing a person can be, right? But these reactions only serve to silence people of colour, who cannot give honest feedback to 'liberal' white people lest they provoke a dangerous emotional reaction....
Author
Series
The liveship traders volume 1
Language
English
Description
This is the first in a series set in the land south of Buckkeep. The story deals specifically with the fate of Althea Vestrit, who, on her father's death, finds that she will not inherit the family liveship that she had expected.
Author
Series
The Farseer trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Harper Voyager
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
This is the sequel to the highly successful 'Assassin's Apprentice', which sees family betrayal, treachery and assassination in the six Duchies.
Author
Series
Murder Most Unladylike Mystery volume 7
Publisher
Puffin
Language
English
Description
Someone will take their final bow . . . Fresh from their adventure in Hong Kong, Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells are off to the Rue Theatre in London to face an entirely new challenge: acting. But danger has a nasty habit of catching up with the Detective Society, and it soon becomes clear that there is trouble afoot at the Rue. Jealousy, threats and horrible pranks quickly spiral out of control - and then a body is found. Now Hazel and Daisy must take...
7) The mad ship
Author
Series
The Liveship Traders volume 2
Publisher
Harper Voyager
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
However, Vivacia has been captured by the pirate, ?King? Kennit, and is acquiring a keen bloodlust. Bingtown becomes embroiled in a violent political upheaval against the corrupt Jamaillian leader, while the fading fortunes of the Vestrit family lead Malta deeper into the magical secrets of the mysterious Rain Wilds Traders. Beyond Bingtown, enigmatic wood-carver Amber dreams of re-launching the Paragon, The Mad Ship, despite the history of death...
Author
Series
The Liveship Traders volume 3
Publisher
Harper Voyager
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The dragon, Tintaglia, has been released from her wizardwood coffin, only to find that the glories of her kingdom have passed into ancient memory. Meanwhile, Malta Vestrit navigates the acid flow of the Rain Wild River in a decomposing boat, accompanied by the Satrap Cosgo and his Companion Kekki. Against hope, a ship appears in the alien waters, but does it mean rescue, or a further nightmare, for Malta? In ruined Bingtown, the citizens are at war,...
9) Offworld
Author
Series
Dangerous Times Collection volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
The return of NASA's first manned mission to Mars was supposed to be a momentous day. But when the crew loses touch with ground control before entry, things look bleak. Safe after a treacherous landing, the crew emerges to discover the unthinkable--every man, woman, child, and animal has vanished without a trace. Alone now on their home planet, the crew sets out to discover where everyone has gone--and how to get them back--only to discover they may...
Author
Series
Murder Most Unladylike Mystery volume 6
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
When Hazel Wong's beloved grandfather passes away, Daisy Wells is all too happy to accompany her friend (and Detective Society Vice President) to Hazel's family estate in beautiful, bustling Hong Kong. But when they arrive they discover something they didn't expect- there's a new member of the Wong family. Daisy and Hazel think baby Teddy is enough to deal with, but as always the girls are never far from a mystery. Tragedy strikes very close to home,...
Author
Publisher
HQ Young Adult
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
It?s easy not to fall in love, right? Melody McIntyre, stage manager extraordinaire, has a plan for everything. What she doesn?t have? Success with love. Every time she falls for someone during a school performance, both the romance and the show end in catastrophe. So, Mel swears off love until their upcoming production of Les Mis is over. Of course, Mel didn?t count on Odile Rose, rising star in the acting world, auditioning for the spring performance....
Author
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Featuring six marvellous mini-mysteries, including four original, brand-new and never-seen-before stories: The Case of the Second Scream: set aboard the ship carrying Daisy and Hazel back from Hong Kong The Case of the Uninvited Guest: Uncle Felix and Aunt Lucy's wedding is the target for an unlikely threat The Hound of Weston School: the Junior Pinkertons investigate a mysterious arrival The Case of the Deadly Flat: introducing Hazel's little sister...
Author
Publisher
Pan
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Goodbye Christopher Robin: A.A. Milne and the Making of Winnie-the-Pooh is drawn from Ann Thwaite?s acclaimed biography of A. A. Milne, one of the most successful English writers ever, and the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, and of Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore and Christopher Robin. But the fictional Christopher Robin was based on Milne?s own son. This heart-warming and touching book recounts the true story that inspired the film Goodbye Christopher Robin,...
Author
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
The reaction of everyone in the village on hearing this tragic news is that Robin must have been drunk. After all, that was what he did best - that and drug dealing and breaking his former girlfriend's nose, with a bit of TV acting on the side. Surprisingly, newspaper reports of the inquest state that no alcohol was found in Robin's blood. It was accidental death, with no clear cause. At the funeral however Robin's latest girlfriend - to whom he has...
Author
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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When Adam meets Robyn at a support group for kids coping with obsessive-compulsive disorder, he is drawn to her almost before he can take a breath. He's determined to protect and defend her, to play Batman to her Robin, whatever the cost. But when you're 14 and the everyday problems of dealing with divorced parents and step-siblings are supplemented by the challenges of OCD, it's hard to imagine yourself falling in love.
16) Ivanhoe
Author
Language
English
Description
One of the most enduringly popular historical adventure novels of all time, 'Ivanhoe' features action, intrigue and romance plus a cast of characters that includes Richard the Lionheart, Robin Hood, noble knights and fair maidens.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stripes Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
When Grandma creates a robot babysitter for twins Jake and Jess, chaos ensues! Robin is embarrassing, clumsy and, worst of all, programmed to make them do their homework. They're also pretty sure he thinks their dog is a baby. The twins decide they have to do something before everyone realizes that Robin is a robot. But getting rid of their new babysitter will mean putting aside their sibling squabbles and working together, which might be an even...
Author
Series
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Belfast 1988: a man has been shot in the back with an arrow. It isn't Injuns or Robin Hood. But uncovering exactly who has done it will take Detective Inspector Sean Duffy down his most dangerous road yet, a road that leads to a lonely clearing on the high bog where three masked gunmen will force Duffy to dig his own grave. Hunted by forces unknown, threatened by Internal Affairs and with his relationship on the rocks, Duffy will need all his wits...
Author
Publisher
Faber & Faber Fiction
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
To the authorities in pursuit of him, outlaw Ned Kelly is a horse thief, bank robber and police-killer. But to his fellow ordinary Australians, Kelly is their own Robin Hood. In a dazzling act of ventriloquism, Peter Carey brings the famous bushranger wildly and passionately to life.
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