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82) The infinite
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2020
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English
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'Vivid, funny, exciting and inventive' Philip Pullman 'Has a magic all of its own' Bernardine Evaristo 'What an inspiration. The future just got so much better' Benjamin Zephaniah FIGHT CRIME, ACROSS TIME! Leaplings, children born on the 29th of February, are very rare. Rarer still are Leaplings with The Gift - the ability to leap through time. Elle Bb̕i-Imbel ̌If ̈̕has The Gift, but she?s never used it. Until now. On her twelfth birthday, Elle...
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Ben Hope volume 21
Publisher
Avon
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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Retired army sergeant Boonzie McCulloch travels to the wintry Highlands of Scotland to help a relative in danger, but is soon deeper in it himself than he?d bargained for. Ruthless, controlling thugs are running amok across the region and will kill anybody to get their hands on a historic hoard of lost gold treasure. But the villains haven?t reckoned on what?s coming their way. Because when you mess with an old comrade of ex-SAS major Ben Hope, you?re...
84) Next
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Is a loved one missing body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Has a human already cross-bred with a monkey? We live in a GENETIC WORLD. Fast, frightening and potentially VERY lucrative. There are designer pets; a genetic cure for drug addiction; a booming market in eggs and sperm. But is there also a talking ape in Borneo? Has a 'master' gene for controlling others been found? Could an innocent man and his family be hunted cross-country because...
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Wings of Fire volume 10
Publisher
Scholastic Audio
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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Qibli knows Darkstalker must be stopped. And he knows he could stop him -- if he had magic. With even a sliver of the ancient dragon's all-powerful scroll, Qibli could rewrite history the right way: end war forever; make every dragon happy; perhaps even cast a very small spell so that everyone would like him . . . Instead, as Darkstalker's dangerous influence spreads across Pyrrhia, entrancing or killing every dragon in the seven tribes, Qibli can...
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It?s the latest Brilliant Blockbuster from Baddiel! A non-stop thrill-ride adventure that will have readers young and old racing to the finishing line.The Taylor Turbochaser is a road-trip rollercoaster? with a twist.At its heart is the unforgettable Amy Taylor. Amy loves cars, and dreams of being a driver. But there?s a major catch: her slow old wheelchair with its broken wheel. When Amy finally gets a new electric one, it?s exciting? at...
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Vega Jane volume 4
Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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Vega Jane and the End of Time (previously published in the USA as The Stars Below) is the fourth and stunning final instalment in master storyteller David Baldacci's bestselling fantasy adventure series for children, now in a revised and re-illustrated edition.
90) Out of control
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Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019
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English
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Fresh from the success of their first mission, our heroes the Spy Toys - Dan the Snugaliffic Cuddlestar Bear, Arabella the Loadsasmiles Sunshine Doll and Flax the custom-made police robot rabbit - are ready for their next task. This time, the secret code that controls every Snaztacular Ultrafun toy has been stolen and all over the world toys are revolting and turning against the children who own them. Can Arabella disguise herself as a super-sweet...
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Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar volume 2
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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Alexander Cold, his grandmother Kate, and his closest friend Nadia return in the follow-up to City of the Beasts on a new quest to find the fabled Golden Dragon of the Himalayas, another fantastical voyage of suspense, magic, and awe-inspiring adventure from internationally celebrated novelist Isabel Allende. Not many months have passed since teenager Alexander Cold followed his bold grandmother into the heart of the Amazon to uncover its legendary...
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Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar volume 3
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Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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The final installment of Isabel Allende's celebrated trilogy of the journeys of Jaguar and Eagle soars with radiant settings, spirits, beings, and the transformation of an extraordinary friendship, as Alexander and Nadia embark on mission in Kenya that begins as a search for elephants and ends up exposing a system of injustices. Alexander Cold knows all too well his grandmother Kate is never far from an adventure. When International Geographic commissions...
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Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar volume 1
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Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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A search for the Beast, a Yeti-like creature within the heart of the Amazon, becomes a quest for self-discovery in this young adult coming-of-age story filled with international adventure, rich mythology, and magical realism from globally celebrated novelist Isabel Allende. Fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold has the chance to take the trip of a lifetime. Parting from his family and ill mother, Alexander joins his fearless grandmother, a magazine reporter...
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Adventures on Trains volume 3
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Macmillan Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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Join Hal and Uncle Nat as they plunge straight into an exciting mystery - this time while on Safari! All-aboard for the third amazing journey in the bestselling Adventures on Trains series, Murder on the Safari Star, from M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, illustrated throughout by Elisa Paganelli. Harrison Beck and his Uncle Nat are on the journey of a lifetime aboard the Safari Star - a luxurious steam train that will take them from Pretoria to the...
95) Blue moon
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Jack Reacher volume 24
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English
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In a nameless city, two ruthless rival criminal gangs, one Albanian, the other Ukrainian, are competing for control. But they hadn't counted on Jack Reacher arriving on their patch. Reacher is trained to notice things. He's on a Greyhound bus, watching an elderly man sleeping in his seat, with a fat envelope of cash hanging out of his pocket. Another passenger is watching too - obviously hoping to get rich quick. As the mugger makes his move, Reacher...
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Pub. Date
2019
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English
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Eleven-year-old Evie has a talent. A SUPERTALENT. A talent that can let her HEAR the thoughts of an elephant, and make friends with a dog and a sparrow. The only problem is, this talent is dangerous. VERY dangerous. That's what her dad says. So when she frees the school rabbit from its tiny hutch, she vows to keep her talent a secret. But after a face-to-face encounter with a lion, things start to go very wrong. Her dad - and every animal in town...
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Go back in time with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams for a whizz-bang epic adventure of action, laughter and secret plots -- and the extraordinary friendship between a little boy and a huge gorilla that just might save the day... 1940. Britain is at war with Nazi Germany.Eleven-year-old Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo. And there?s one animal in particular he loves: Gertrude the gorilla.With bombs falling...
98) Frozen
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Frozen volume 1
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2018
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English
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When the kingdom is trapped in an eternal winter, Anna, a young dreamer, must team up with Kristoff, a daring mountain man, and his reindeer on the grandest of journeys to find Anna's sister, the Snow Queen Elsa, and put an end to her icy spell. Encountering mystical trolls, a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Everest-like extremes, and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom from destruction. Frozen retells...
99) Treasure Island
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(Oxford Bookworms Library is a new edition of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. Sixteen additional pages inside each book allow extra pages of activities and increased author and series information. Some of the titles have new illustrations.)
100) The fearless five
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Piccadilly Press
Pub. Date
2019
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English
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'Funny and sad and wonderful ... I adored every last word' Derek Landy, author of SKULLDUGGERY PLEASANT We didn't know what we were doing. We had no idea what we were up against. And we made a really big mess... And it was the saddest, scariest, weirdest, time in my life but it was also the best fun I ever had. And it started here... Jeremy, Johnny J, Walker, Sumo and Charlie are about to have the summer of their lives. They've all just finished primary...
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