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Takeshita Demons

Author : Cristy Burne

Publisher : Frances Lincoln

Page : 107 pages

File Size : 22,85 MB

Release : 2010-08-19

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1907666109

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Miku Takeshita and her family have moved from Japan to live in the UK, but unfortunately the family's enemy demons have followed them… Miku knows she's in trouble when her new supply teacher turns out to be a Nukekubi - a bloodthirsty demon who can turn into a flying head and whose favourite snack is children. That night, in a raging snowstorm, Miku's little brother Kazu is kidnapped by the demons, and then it's up to Miku and her friend Cait to get him back. The girls break into their snow-locked school, confronting the dragon-like Woman of the Wet, and outwitting the faceless Nopera-bo. At last they come face to face with the Nukekubi itself - but will they be in time to save Kazu? The winner of the first Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Award, this is the first of a new trilogy, Takeshita Demons, with the second, Takeshita Demons: The Filth-Licker due to be published in 2011 and Takeshita Demons: Monster Matsuri in 2012. To read more about the Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Award, click here This title is also available as an ebook, in either Kindle, ePub or Adobe ebook editions



To the Lighthouse

Author : Cristy Burne

Publisher : Fremantle Press

Page : 73 pages

File Size : 47,88 MB

Release : 2017-06-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1925164624

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Isaac arrives on Rottnest Island hoping for an awesome holiday adventure, but his mum would rather he stayed inside, where it's safe. Then Isaac meets Emmy. She's allowed to do whatever she wants – and she wants to have fun! With Emmy daring him on, Isaac's life gets more and more exciting. When Emmy suggests a midnight stalk to the salt lakes, Isaac knows his worrywart mum won't say yes – so he sneaks out. A junior novel about family, adventure and trust.



A Hen in the Wardrobe

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Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Page : 128 pages

File Size : 48,29 MB

Release : 2012-02-02

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1781010765

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Ramzi's dad is acting very strangely. He climbs trees in the middle of the night, and even goes into Ramzi's wardrobe looking for a hen. The trouble is, he's sleepwalking because he's homesick for his native Algeria. So Ramzi, Dad and Mum go back to Dad's Berber village in the desert region of North Africa, and Ramzi meets his Berber grandmother and cousins, and even braves the scary Sheherazad. But can Ramzi help his dad and what will happen when they get back home again. This is a funny, heart-warming family story by an exciting new author, set in Britain and Algeria, with fascinating glimpses of traditional Berber culture and lots of colourful characters.



Beneath the Trees

Author : Cristy Burne

Publisher : Fremantle Press

Page : 67 pages

File Size : 33,29 MB

Release : 2021-02-02

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1760990442

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Cam and Sophie feel like they've been travelling forever to get to the rainforest and the river and their cousins. They just want to see a platypus, a egg laying mammal from Australia, in the wild, but with the rain tipping down and the river turning wild they can't see a thing. Until suddenly, they can. A platypus is just below them, and it needs help! But when their rescue attempt goes horribly wrong, it's not just the platypus that needs saving...



Om Shanti, Babe

Author : Helen Limon

Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Page : 153 pages

File Size : 44,41 MB

Release : 2012-10-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1781010994

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Cassia can't wait for her first visit to India - Bollywood glamour, new friends to admire her uber-cool street-dance moves…. But as she steps into real Indian life, NOTHING is as she expected... Cass is with her mum in Kerala, on a buying trip for their Fair Trade craft shop, and everything seems to be going wrong. There's Mum's new romance with "call-me-V" Mr Chaudury for a start, her own prickly stand-off with pretty, fashion-mad Priyanka, and the devastating news that her mum's business may be on the rocks. But then pop idol Jonny Gold arrives at the beach to promote his new song, Om Shanti Babe, sparking a mystery, new friendships and a race to save the mangrove swamps... Fizzing with energy, and laugh-out-loud funny, this is a roller-coaster journey of discovery, which also has an exciting environmental twist - all against the backdrop of beautiful Kerala.



Off the Track

Author : Cristy Burne

Publisher : Fremantle Press

Page : 88 pages

File Size : 39,50 MB

Release : 2018-08-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1925591751

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Harry's perfect life was straying way off-track. He looked pleadingly at Mum. Surely she could see? Spending an entire weekend tramping around stinking-hot, snake-filled scrub was a horrible mistake. But doing it without a phone? That was just brutal. As it turns out, it was only the beginning. From the author of To the Lighthouse comes a new adventure for young readers about falling in love with the bush, hiking, and being in the wild.



The Wages of Guilt

Author : Ian Buruma

Publisher : New York Review of Books

Page : 345 pages

File Size : 25,29 MB

Release : 2015-09-01

Category : History

ISBN : 1590178599

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In this now classic book, internationally famed journalist Ian Buruma examines how Germany and Japan have attempted to come to terms with their conduct during World War II—a war that they aggressively began and humiliatingly lost, and in the course of which they committed monstrous war crimes. As he travels through both countries, to Berlin and Tokyo, Hiroshima and Auschwitz, he encounters people who are remarkably honest in confronting the past and others who astonish by their evasions of responsibility, some who wish to forget the past and others who wish to use it as a warning against the resurgence of militarism. Buruma explores these contrasting responses to the war and the two countries’ very different ways of memorializing its atrocities, as well as the ways in which political movements, government policies, literature, and art have been shaped by its shadow. Today, seventy years after the end of the war, he finds that while the Germans have for the most part coped with the darkest period of their history, the Japanese remain haunted by historical controversies that should have been resolved long ago. Sensitive yet unsparing, complex and unsettling, this is a profound study of how people face up to or deny terrible legacies of guilt and shame.



Hashimoto Monsters Book 3

Author : Cristy Burne

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 44,38 MB

Release : 2021-05-31

Category :

ISBN : 9780648819462

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Trouble is brewing again for Miku Hashimoto and her friends, Cait and Alex. There's an angry quilt in Alex's bedroom and a mystery visitor has been in the Hashimoto's house, drinking tea from their best cups. Miku, Cait, Alex and the little akaname must solve the trail of clues leading them to an invisible house, the home of Nurarihyon, the Master of the Monsters. A matsuri is a giant festival or party? But watch out: a monster matsuri is?monstrous!"I really liked the first 2 instalments, but I LOVE this one! Like Spirited Away combined with a Famous Five camaraderie" GoodReads"This is one to give to the adventure loving nine or ten year old kid who likes being a little scared-some of the demons are more than somewhat frightening (although there's no goryness)." - Charlotte's Library"As with the author's two earlier Takeshita Demons titles this is a fast-paced, compulsive read that appeals to a wide audience; children as young as 8 or 9 through to adults. Each of the titles is a standalone read but the characters in the three are consistent. This time Miku and her friends must solve the trail of clues to finally banish evil from their world." - Julia Eccleshare (children's editor of the Guardian).- Previously published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books as Takeshita Demons: Monster Matsuri



Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints

Author : Helen Merritt

Publisher : University of Hawaii Press

Page : 380 pages

File Size : 36,74 MB

Release : 1995-01-01

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9780824817329

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"[An] impressive volume, with a valuable amount of information not otherwise available in one source." --Choice Companion volume to Merritt's Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints. This volume is a reference work that is both comprehensive and rigorously chronological.



The Beast of Hangman's Hill

Author : Roger Hurn

Publisher : Hairy Mole

Page : 48 pages

File Size : 32,93 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Adventure stories

ISBN : 9781841670843

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HORROR & GHOST STORIES, CHILLERS. Something evil is sneaking through the woods towards the Old Tower on Hangman's Hill. It's a snard. This hairy horror is hungry for a tasty snack of beans - human beans that is! And the Spook Squad are on the menu! Roxy has a weird auntie. Her Auntie Rhee lives on Hangman's Hill in a spooky house called the Old Tower. The Old Tower looks like Dracula gave it a make-over. But Rhee isn't a vampire - she is a banshee. She's trying to protect humans from ghouls, ghosts and long-legged beasties. But she can't do it on her own. That's why she needs the Spook Squad. The Spook Squad are Roxy, Leena, Nita and Emma and their poltergeist, Rattle. These four girls are as bright and sparky as a fire in a fireworks factory. So, on dark and stormy nights, when the vampires are being a pain in the neck and hairy horrors are on the prowl, the Spook Squad goes into action. Ages 9+