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Jonny and Marty are different; different enough to be picked on and bullied. Too tall and too short, they have never fitted in at school.They are also bright, determined and resourceful, with big plans. But is that enough for them to take charge of the future and turn difference into success? And will they be able to recognise and seize opportunity when it presents itself?

What do a vampire who is afraid of blood, a ticklish skeleton and a ballet-dancing pirate have in common? They all live at the Miss Fitz Agency. It helps find work for unwanted storybook characters. It is owned by Cid Fitz's Aunt Fenula. Unfortunately the Agency is heading for level 10 on Cid's own Trouble Scale.Cid, her aunt and the Miss Fitz characters have one week to stop ruthless crooks taking over the agency. They are up against ridicule, ferocious pirates, a billionaire TV executive and the Curse of Blind Hugh. The odds aren't good, but Cid has never let that put her off before.

Susie''s new teacher decides to have a ''Great Egg Race'' and sets off a chain of events involving lots of chocolate and a foiled robbery. This is the fifth book in the Danny Dragon series written and illustrated by mother and son team, Jean and Jamie Illingworth. They are stories of kindness and friendship and the everyday adventures of a dragon and a little girl.

Set against the sultry summer heat of Alabama and the racial tensions of the deep south in the decades before the Civil Rights Act is the story of the ghost of old man Gelsinger and his haunting of Dyas Creek. Spanning three generations of women, the story draws them in, but his fortune-stashed in mason jars-remains hidden. As the world changes, even in a sleepy southern town, the legend of the old man and his fortune lives on, but will the mystery ever be solved?

This powerful and immensely nostalgic story centres around Olympic hopeful Chloe, whose promising career as a swimmer is devastatingly shut down at the age of fourteen by a rape and its ensuing pregnancy.Born in unusual circumstances and raised by loving, but strict disciplinarian parents, while still just a child, Chloe faces tragedy born out of ignorance. Growing up in a Catholic environment in a small mining town in the sixties, this damaged child digs deep and rises above her circumstances to become an elite sportswoman, a loving mother and a highly successful businesswoman with an obsession for travel. Chloe garnishes her enormous capacity to cope from her emotionally strong English mother and her huge love of life from her always-supportive Irish father.It will be difficult for you to remain untouched as you travel Chloe''s pathway through life, arriving at this strong, determined woman''s eventual rise from the ashes of her past. At times you will smile as similar memories are evoked: at times you will cry for the agony of loneliness, pain and bewilderment evident between the pages. Whatever emotions it engenders, perhaps it will lead you sometime, somewhere, down the road less travelled. 

How could he have possibly known that a promise made to his girlfriend would have such dramatic consequences? A story of a childhood altered forever by one night''s turn of events.Bullied, beaten, accused, betrayed and shunned. With the odds stacked against him, fourteen-year-old Jimmy faces a life without his family, but most importantly, without his girl. Falling into bitterness and despair, he vows to take revenge and retribution on those he sees responsible for his plight. However, unlikely friendships and alliances coupled with moments of tragedy take Jimmy on a path of enlightenment and redemption instead.The trials of Jimmy are laid bare with disarming honesty. This story shows mistakes made and lessons learned, as a boy becomes a man, and with this maturity comes acceptance and understanding.

Peter Dickinson's business empire is global, expanding and all-consuming.He is trying to pull back from its pressures to make space for his life with Claudia.His business leaders have their own ambitions and drives for each of their areas, and see new opportunities emerging amid the sweeping changes he is planning; they also nurse bitter legacies of complex relationships, conflicts and dark obsessions.Claudia is pulled by her own history, by her commitments and her unresolved feelings, causing tensions to rise as Peter's principles and even his businesses' existence are threatened in the new world he is trying to create for himself and for her.

Sebastian Sparrow is a young chick who loves adventures. In this, his second book, Sebastian and his new friend Will (a boy from his neighbourhood) set out on an exciting trip together. Will takes him on a small cargo ship from a town called Eden on the Sapphire Coast of New South Wales, Australia. They sail along the coast and discover new places and all kinds of animals along the way.Sebastian''s enthusiasm for learning about new places and creatures makes this a delightful read for all. Stay tuned for the third book in Sebastian Sparrow''s Adventures. He boards a train and travels along a part of the coast of Australia. His adventures include meeting some scary and some cuddly animals and visiting amazing places.

It all begins with a box of duck eggs... and so too does this collection of tales of everyday rural life: in a restored sixteenth century country cottage, the joys of duck rearing and ownership, the mischievous antics of the resident Jack Russells, and a cockerel literally ruling the roost. This engaging and gentle memoir takes readers on a humorous journey through the rural idyll.Purchased in 1991 in the Herefordshire countryside, the cottage, previously unoccupied for four years, presents its own challenges to Marion and her husband as they work to create their perfect rural retreat. As if that wasn't enough, Marion steadily builds a menagerie around her: Cadfael and Cider are loyal canine companions, Russet the rooster a force to be reckoned with, and Moby Duck leads his entourage of feathered friends through endearing anecdotes.Puddles and Pals won't fail to make you smile.

A book of five short stories, four set in the Regency period and one in the modern day.Story One: Finds the heroine locked in a bedroom of a wayside inn along with four strangers.Story Two: Isabel rescues a young girl who has been kidnapped.Story Three: Follows the exploits of two ladies in search of a husband.Story Four: Georgina has her own way of dealing with an old romance.Story Five: A modern day short story involving two antisocial adults.

After a computer error identified his so-called ''drink problem'' and he ends up in hospital suffering from concussion (two totally unconnected incidents!), Mike''s journey is tempered with a hefty dose of self-deprecating wit mixed with a genuine and touching commitment to the welfare of his patients.From the tragic to the terrifying and the farcical to the funny, this is a gloriously irreverent memoir written by a real modern day hero.

After their father's disappearance, Kayla and Dimitri were abruptly relocated to an enormous old house in the middle of nowhere. Bored and lonely with only their busy mum for company, the twins start to explore the seemingly endless rooms. Discovering a strange door in the floor of a darkened room which lay close to a curious Latin inscription etched into sandstone. Kayla and Dimitri are determined to solve the puzzle of the secret door. Kayla makes a breakthrough when she is guided to a hidden room by an unlikely friend and discovers a set of ancient maps and keys.Kayla and Dimitri solve the puzzle entering through the secret door in the floor and find themselves in a whole new world. But their fascination with being met by Sir Lancelot himself is soon tempered by the fear of what will now face them in the nine realms, and the threat to their family in a place populated by gods and goddesses, knights and wizards and every fabled creature they have ever read about. Kayla and Dimitri are about to have their strengths and weaknesses tested in ways that they could never have imagined...

Tommy is an identical twin that has a gastronomy tube. He tries to explain simply what a gastronomy tube is and how it is helpful for kids like him. He wants others to know that his gastronomy tube does not make him different and that he can still do activities they do too. Tommy hopes to make other children with gastronomy tubes to take pride in their medical devices.