Author : Andy Stanton
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 40,22 MB
Release : 2008-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0061152404
Brave-hearted young Polly attempts to stop mean old Mr. Gum from poisoning Jake, a huge dog adopted by the town of Lamonic Bibber that keeps destroying Mr. Gum's garden, and thus provoking the angry fairy who lives there. Includes a glossary of such English terms as gob and trouserface.
Author : Andy Stanton
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,93 MB
Release : 2019-05-02
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9781405293709
Mr Gum is back in this second hilarious book and he's as nasty as ever In fact, he's absolutely grimsters. But this book's not just about him. Meet a gingerbread man named Alan Taylor who has electric muscles Plus, all our favorite characters are also back: the little girl called Polly, the evil butcher called Billy William The Third, and the very wise man, Friday O'Leary. And, who could forget loveable Jake the dog, or the angry fairy who lives in Mr Gum's bathtub and whacks him on the head with a frying-pan?
Author : Colleen Hoover
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 17,50 MB
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 153872474X
Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.
Author : Steven Butler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 17,70 MB
Release : 2018-02-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1471163849
'This book is so good you won't blunking believe it!' Tom Fletcher 'Hilariously funny and inventive, and I love the extraordinary creatures and the one thirty-sixth troll protagonist...' Cressida Cowell 'A rip-roaring, swashbuckling, amazerous magical adventure. Comedy Gold.' Francesca Simon ‘This hotel gets five stars from me’ Liz Pichon 'A splundishly swashbungling tale of trolls, goblins and other bonejangling creatures. Put on your wellies and plunge into the strangest hotel you will ever encounter. This is a hotel I hope I never find! Wonderfully, disgustingly funny.' Jeremy Strong ‘What a fun hotel! Book me in immediately!’ Kaye Umansky Welcome to The Nothing to See Here Hotel! A hotel for magical creatures, where weird is normal for Frankie Banister and his parents who run the hotel. When a goblin messenger arrives at The Nothing to See Here Hotel, announcing the imminent arrival of the goblin prince Grogbah, Frankie and his family rush into action to get ready for their important guest. But it soon becomes obvious that the Banister family are going to have their work cut out with the demanding prince and his never-ending entourage, especially when it turns out the rude little prince is hiding a secret... The first book in a fabulously funny series by bestselling author Steven Butler, with a host of whacky characters brought to life with illustration from the wonderful Steven Lenton!
Author : Paul Auster
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 47,27 MB
Release : 2010-11-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0571264875
'I was twelve years old the first time I walked on water . . .' So begins Mr Vertigo, the story of Walt, an irrepressible orphan from the Mid-West. Under the tutelage of the mesmerising Master Yehudi, Walt is taken back to the mysterious house on the plains to prepare not only for the ability to fly, but also for the stardom that will accompany it. At the same time a delighted race through 1920s Americana and a richly allusive parable, Mr Vertigo is a compelling, magical novel - a work of true originality by a writer at the height of his powers. 'A virtuoso piece of storytelling by a master of the modern American fable.' The Independent
Author : Nic Stone
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 17,38 MB
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1338747657
Shuri, the Princess of Wakanda (and sister to the Black Panther), sets out to save a group of kidnapped girls in this all-new, original middle-grade novel by New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone! With the heart-shaped herb thriving, a group of Wakanda's finest engineers working on expanding her dome technology, and the borders more fortified than ever, Princess Shuri can finally focus on what matters most: her training.Soon, a bigger problem rears its head. The princess hears whispers of exceptionally talented young girls across the world going missing. A young environmental scientist in Kenya, a French physics prodigy -- the list of the missing keeps growing and growing. And when this mystery hits home in a way the princess would've never expected, there's no more time for hesitation: There are lost girls out there somewhere, and Shuri is determined not to let them be forgotten
Author : Andy Stanton
Publisher : Egmont Books (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,61 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9781405261883
The inhabitants of Lamonic Bibber are terrorised by a mysterious fearsome hound.
Author : Karina Bliss
Publisher : Karina Bliss
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 13,95 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0994145314
A businessman inherits custody of three children with his ex wife, the woman he walked away from after a personal tragedy in this poignant story of second chances by award-winning author Karina Bliss. Just when he has accepted that he'll never be a father, Jack Galloway inherits not one, but three kids. He's supposed to raise this family with his ex? And his ex-wife, Roz, has her own ideas about parenting. She's already doling out domestic duties, as if he had all the time in the world away from his business. She's also got some crazy notion, that, thanks to their unexpected “family,” the two of them have been handed a second chance. As if he'll let either of them get their hearts broken again. If he could just crush the hope that hearts can be mended, and love will always find a way. * Previously titled SECOND-CHANCE FAMILY. A Romantic Times Top Pick. Finalist in Australia's Romantic Book of the Year (2009). “…a touching story about grief and forgiveness...The trials and tribulations of family life are equally sprinkled with heart-warming and even humorous events; all vividly described. Readers are drawn in and encouraged to care deeply for this family by Ms. Bliss’s creative talent. Karina Bliss will definitely be added to my favourite author list” Donna Zaph, CataRomance The Lost Boy series Mr. Imperfect Mr. Irresistible Mr. Unforgettable Mr. Undeniable
Author : Tony Ross
Publisher : Random House
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 21,60 MB
Release : 2012-05-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1849399522
The Little Princess loves getting her hands dirty. The trouble is . . . she hates washing them. Until she learns all about the nasties and the dirties and all the other horrible things that lurk and make you ill . . .
Author : Virginia Ironside
Publisher : Hodder Children's Books
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 12,21 MB
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : Board books
ISBN : 9781444944204
"Wherever Jenny goes, her worries follow her-- in a big blue bag! They are there when she goes swimming, when she is watching TV, and even when she is in the lavatory. Jenny decides they will have to go. But who can she get to help her? This funny and reassuring story will appeal to all children who have occasional worries"--Page 4 of cover
