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USBORNE YOUNG READING- WHITE FANG
The classic tale of White Fang, half-wolf, half-dog, by Jack London retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. The story of White Fang’s epic journey from cub to sled dog to fighting dog. Living in harsh surroundings with brutal owners, every day is a battle for survival. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.
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USBORNE YOUNG READING – ROMEO & JULIET
These two new gift editions in the “Usborne Young Reading Series” are titles to treasure, published in hardback with a ribbon marker. Each title is a classic: The tragedy of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is delicately re-examined; and Lewis Carroll’s imaginative fantasy “Alice in Wonderland” is given a larger-than-life retelling. “Usborne’s Young Reading Series” was developed in conjunction with experts from the University of Surrey and is designed to encourage independent reading. Each title has clear, engaging text and is accompanied by stunning original illustrations.
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USBORNE YOUNG READING – MACBETH
One of Shakespeare’s greatest tales retold for English language learners. Macbeth is the bravest general in Scotland, and a loyal servant to King Duncan. But then he hears that one day, he could be king himself. Mad with ambition, Macbeth sets out on a bloody path to power.
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USBORNE YOUNG READING – HAMLET
Shakespeare’s classic story retold for children growing in reading confidence and ability. When a ghostly figure appears to Prince Hamlet, he discovers the dreadful truth about his father’s death. His quest for revenge leads him into a world of mayhem, madness and murder. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. With links to recommended websites for children to find out more about Shakespeare and the play
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UPPER FOURTH AT MALORY TOWERS
Darrell, excited to introduce her sister Felicity to Malory Towers, becomes the head girl of the Upper Fourth. However, her joy is overshadowed by Felicity’s friendship with June, whom Darrell dislikes. As head girl, she faces challenges and struggles to control her temper, making her new role less thrilling than anticipated.
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ENID BLYTON IN THE FIFTH AT MALORY TOWERS
Darrell and her friends are excited this term, as it is the fifth form pantomime, which is written, acted and produced entirely by the girls themselves. But things don’t go as smoothly as everyone wants them to with Moira giving out her orders, to the girls rehearsing on stage. Then there is someone who is sending out anonymous letters, which makes everyone uncomfortable. But Mam’zelle Dupont lightens the load a little with a trick she plays on the Fifth formers
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The Art of Writing Fiction
Fiction demands a ruthless and immediate command of the attention and emotion of the reader or audience.
This is an art that very few writers can manage to develop on their own.
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Notes On Grief
From the globally acclaimed, best-selling novelist and author of We Should All Be Feminists, a timely and deeply personal account of the loss of her father.
Notes on Grief is an exquisite work of meditation, remembrance, and hope, written in the wake of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s beloved father’s death in the summer of 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic raged around the world and kept Adichie and her family members separated from one another, her father succumbed unexpectedly to complications of kidney failure.
In this extended essay, which originated in a New Yorker piece, Adichie shares how this loss shook her to her core. She writes about being one of the millions of people grieving this year; about the familial and cultural dimensions of grief and also about the loneliness and anger that are unavoidable in it. With signature precision of language, and glittering, devastating detail on the
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Secret Places
In this contemporary Christian novel, readers would see how love and faith erode with promises not kept and understand that no matter how far we run away from our problems, it’s impossible to hide from God’s presence
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When We Speak of Nothing
Best mates Karl and Abu are both 17 and live near Kings Cross. It’s 2011 and racial tensions are set to explode across London. Abu is infatuated with gorgeous classmate Nalini but dares not speak to her. Meanwhile, Karl is the target of the local ‘wannabe’ thugs just for being different.
When Karl finds out his father lives in Nigeria, he decides that Port Harcourt is the best place to escape the sound and fury of London, and connect with a Dad he’s never known.
Rejected on arrival, Karl befriends Nakale, an activist who wants to expose the ecocide in the Niger Delta to the world. Increasingly distant from happenings in London, Karl falls headlong for Nakale’s feisty cousin, Janoma.
Meanwhile, the murder of Mark Duggan triggers a full-scale riot in London. Abu finds himself caught up in its midst, leading to a tragedy that forces Karl to race back home.
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Do Not Say It’s Not Your Country
Try not to Say It’s Not Your Country is loaded up with intriguing characters: a South African lady and her kids swarming an iron shack in Blikkiesdorp;
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Take The Risk
No risk, pay the cost.Know risk, reap the rewards.In our risk-avoidance culture, we place a high premium on safety.
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Sootys Big Magic Show
Izzy wizzy, let s get busy! Bring Sooty and Sweep to life in these fun interactive hand puppet books.
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Horrible Geography- Odious Oceans
A guide to oceans with the gritty bits left in! Read the reporter’s guide to the seabed
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Horrible Geography- Monster Lakes
There’s more to lakes than meets the eye, as Monster Lakes reveals…In tried and tested Horrible Geography fashion the reader is taken through the physical geography of the different ways lake form (whether it’s from volcanoes, plate movement, glaciers or the classic ‘oxbow’ lakes) and where they occur, to chapters on unique lake wildlife, like flamingoes who are specially adapted to feed on algae.
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Horrible Geography- Earth Shattering Earthquakes
It’s Horrible Geography’s turn to get a revamp.
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