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41) Flood and fang
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Series
The raven mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Meet the wonderfully weird Otherhand family and their faithful guardian, Edgar the raven, and discover the dark secrets of Castle Otherhand. Edgar is alarmed when he sees a nasty looking black tail slinking under the castle walls. But his warnings to the inhabitants of the castle go unheeded.
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Series
Tumtum and Nutmeg volume 5
Language
English
Description
Tumtum and Nutmeg once again find themselves in a fantastic adventure. A circus adventure. Along with their old friend General Marchmouse and the two children, Arthur and Lucy, the Nutmouses find themselves at the circus.
43) Fright forest
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English
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Raven Boy has short black spiky hair, amazing night vision and can talk to animals. Elf Girl is light of foot, sharp of mind and elfish all over. She hadn't expected to meet Raven Boy; it's not that often someone falls out of the trees and squashes your home flat like Raven Boy did.
Author
Publisher
Lamplight Large Print Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Veronica Moon, a junior photographer on a local paper in an Essex town, is frustrated. She never gets good assignments, and no one takes her seriously. And then she visits the picket line at Ford's Dagenham factory. At the front line of the fight for equal pay for women workers she meets Leonie - a privileged, angry activist, ahead of her time and prepared to fight for equality with everything she has. Veronica is captivated. She breaks off her engagement...
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English
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Three men trek to the remote African interior in search of a lost friend - and reach, at the end of a perilous journey, an unknown land cut off from the world, where terrible dangers threaten anyone who ventures near the spectacular diamond mines of King Solomon.
52) Little women
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English
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Times are hard for the March sisters. Their father's away at war and the family is short of money, but these girls don't dwell on matters and always look on the bright side. Whether it's performing a play or getting on with their chores, they can find the fun in any situation. But what fate holds in store, only time will tell.
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English
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Illustrated with Woody Fox's humorous line drawings, this title contains two stories by Steve Wood, 'Stars In Their Eyes', in which trouble starts when the gang of cats audition for a reality TV show, and 'Talent Show', in which Tiger is in despair at coming last at the club sports day.
57) The jungle book
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English
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When Mowgli is discovered in the jungle by wolves, they bring him up as one of their own. However, the jungle is not always easy for a man-cub and Mowgli must learn its secrets from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther and Kaa the python, especially if he is to avoid the Monkey-People and the evil tiger, Shere Khan.
58) Prince Caspian
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English
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Prince Caspian is in terrible danger when his wicked uncle, King Miraz, decides to get rid of the young heir to the throne. In desperation, Caspian blows the magic horn, calling on Peter, Susan, Lucy and Edmund in Narnia's hour of need.
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English
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Johnny didn't expect to end up with Kaspar, the Savoy cat, on his hands forever, and nor did he count on making friends with Lizziebeth, a spirited American heiress. Pretty soon, events are set in motion that will take Johnny - and Kaspar - all around the world, surviving theft, shipwreck and rooftop rescues along the way.
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English
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Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous. Each must learn from the other after they are forced by their father's death to leave their home and enter into the contests of polite society. The charms of unsuitable men and the schemes of rival ladies mean that their paths to success will be beset with disappointment.
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