Paul Panting
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Working at the local library, Aleisha reads every book on a secret list she found, which transports her from the painful realities she's facing at home, and decides to pass the list on to a lonely widower desperate to connect with his bookworm granddaughter.
Mukesh lives a quiet life in the London Borough of Ealing after losing his beloved wife. He worries about his granddaughter, Priya, who hides in her room reading while he spends his evenings...
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The first book in a super new series by bestselling author and queen of comedy, Jeanne Willis. Meet Tiger – an ordinary, tubby tabby cat. But Tiger has a secret! Just one lick of a toxic sock and he transforms into… SUPERCAT! Now, with his astonishing powers and his best friend James, can Supercat save the world, and all the chips, from the dastardly Count Backwards…? When the chips are down, there's only one cat to call! • The second book...
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Come join the Odd Dog on a festive journey to find the perfect present, and perhaps save Christmas along the way... a brand-new, PAW-some story from Rob Biddulph, the genius behind the #DrawWithRob phenomenon and the bestselling and award-winning!
t's Christmas, and this Odd Dog is running out of time to find the perfect present for her pal... But when she meets a new friend who needs helps, she realises that gifts might not be the most important...
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2012
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IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 13
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Private, the world's most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic games in London. Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world, and 400 of them have been transferred to London to protect over 10,000 competitors who represent more than 200 countries. The opening ceremony is still hours away when Private investigator and single father of twins, Nigel Steele,...
5) Sleepwalker
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Don't close your eyes...
When Jake Meredith is arrested for the murder of his wife, he's adamant he's not guilty, even though her blood is all over his hands and his prints are on the murder weapon. He has no memory of attacking her.
His solicitor brother claims Jake is a sleepwalker, and he's sent to a revolutionary new sleep clinic for assessment.
Jake is convinced he didn't kill his wife, and is intent on finding answers. But locked away in...
6) Copout
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Most people tend to turn away, perhaps understandably, from the key existential issue of the day: climate change or, some would say more accurately, climate collapse. Nick Breeze tells the engaging, very human story of successive COP conferences over the past decade: it is a tale of imperfection, failure even, but not yet defeat.
So far, the UN process has achieved almost the exact opposite of what it first set out to achieve at the Rio Earth Summit...
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A burning summer's day explodes into violence when a murderous gang targets the exclusive island of Terror's Reach, home to business tycoon Valentin Nasenko and his family. The residents are facing annihilation, and only one man stands a chance of saving them: former CID Officer Joe Clayton, now working as a bodyguard to Nasenko's wife. When night falls he must draw upon all his experience to keep them alive.
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A darkly humorous debut novel that follows a cunning antihero as she gets her revenge
When I think about what I actually did, I feel somewhat sad that nobody will ever know about the complex operation that I undertook. Getting away with it is highly preferable, of course, but perhaps when I'm long gone, someone will open an old safe and find this confession. The public would reel. After all, almost nobody else in the world can possibly understand...
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A hilarious story full of noises and naughtiness. A sure-fire Christmas cracker of a book! "Oh, dearie me!" said Rudey. Now I've done a windy pop!
This is a bit embarrassing. I'll do my best to stop." Rudey has eaten too many sprouts and the explosive effect is smelt all around the world as he Santa delivery presents on Christmas Eve... The other reindeer have laughed so much, they're out of puff. How ever will they get the sleigh back home? A naughty,...
10) Wolf Tones
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Fifteen years ago, Rolf was destined for the gutter.
His luck has changed. Now a cellist with the Salzburg City Orchestra, he has his dream job and dizzying prospects.
All because of her.
Smart, sexy, well connected and crazy about him, Leonor is his fantasy woman. She made him and he'll never forget it.
Neither will she.
She chooses Rolf's diet, his friends, his decisions and career path. She knows best. When does a champion turn controller?
While...
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Franny's Feet volume 9
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Franny meets a giraffe who has to learn that telling great stories is great fun - as long as everyone knows they're just stories. // Franny helps a little wiener dog get a ribbon in a dog show by using his keen nose to find some lost trophies.
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Franny's Feet volume 11
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In the mountains of China, Franny meets Ling, a young Chinese girl, and her Panda friends, Ko-ko, Boo and Nana // At the Great Barrier Reef, Franny meets a playful young dolphin. The only problem is, the dolphin doesn't speak her language.
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Franny's Feet volume 2
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It's a mystery when Franny revisits Johnny in Jamaica, where they build a sandcastle at the beach, down by the water. // Twirling back to Pioneer Days, Franny revisits her friend, Lucy, and gets some first-hand experience milking Lucy's cow, Buttercup, and the self-sufficiency of farm life during this time.
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Franny's Feet volume 10
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Up in space, Franny meets a young astronaut named Cosmo who shows her around the international space station. // In Holland, Franny meets Ida, her goofy dog Hugo and her friendly Uncle Falko.
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Franny's Feet volume 13
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In Gibraltar, Franny meets two Barbary Apes named Walter and Mac. Walter, whos a bit shy, wants to befriend Mac, the most popular and outgoing ape on the rock // At a Harvest Fair, Franny meets Molly, a young girl who's guarding her family's sunflowers from hungry crows
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Franny's Feet volume 4
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Franny helps a kinkajou named Kinka locate her brother (Zuca) in a nighttime game of hide and seek. // Franny learns something about improvising and a lot about chocolate when she visits her friend, Nina, on her farm in Mexico, where the unusual looking cacao trees grow.
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Franny's Feet volume 6
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Whirling to Antarctica, the coldest, driest and windiest place on earth, Franny meets a happy, dancing Emperor Penguin named Prewitt. // Franny twirls to baroque Austria, to the Schoenbrunn palace, where she meets a princess (archduchess) named Maria.
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Franny's Feet volume 20
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Franny meets Hank a hippo who wishes he could climb trees like the monkeys and some monkeys who wish they could swim like Hank. // Franny meets Lucy, a young girl traveling out west by covered wagon who's unhappy about moving to her new home
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Franny's Feet volume 8
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Franny meets a boy who's looking for his family's special "sugaring off" pail. When he finds the Beaver who took it, Franny helps him broker a trade. // Franny meets a cricket who's unhappy because she blends in with the scenery.
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Franny's Feet volume 17
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Franny meets a seal and a tortoise who are scared of their neighbor - the iguana - until Franny introduces them and they see there's nothing to fear. // Franny meets a young girl who lives in a lighthouse and has no other children around her to play with. She helps Franny learn that playing on your own can be fun.