The year’s best travel writing, as chosen by series editor Jason Wilson and guest editor Robert Macfarlane.Writing, reading, and dreaming about travel have surged, writes Robert MacFarlane in his introduction to the Best American Travel Writing 2020. From an existential reckoning in avalanche s..
Verity is mortified when her boring old cat Mabel goes missing and she finds her dead in her bedroom wardrobe. Having learnt how the ancient Egyptians worshipped cats at school, Verity decides to make Mabel into a cat mummy. Along the way she discovers just how important Mabel was to her but oh, wha..
This collection contains five unabridged children's stories to bring joy to young and old alike. It's a wonderful way to discover the books that have been enchanting readers for many years, and to introduce them t a new generation of children. Titles include:• Black Beauty• The Wind in the Willows• ..
I'M TRACY BEAKER, THE GREAT INVENTOR OF EXTREMELY OUTRAGEOUS DARES - AND I DARE YOU TO READ A MORE BRILLIANT STORY THAN THIS!I've bought a big fat purple notebook for writing down all my mega-manic ultra-scary stories in. But especially for my own story. Of how my foster-mum, Cam, has turned out to ..
When Whit & Wisty were imprisoned by the wicked forces of the totalitarian regime known as the New Order, they were barely able to escape with their lives. Now part of a hidden community of teens like themselves, Whit and Wisty have established themselves as leaders of the Resistance, willing to..
A wonderful addition to the bookshelves of Jacqueline Wilson's fans , this quiz book means hours of fun! It's full of questions about all of her bestselling books, including THE STORY OF TRACY BEAKER, DOUBLE ACT and THE ILLUSTRATED MUM, and also includes questions on Jacqueline herself! Perfect for ..
It’s 2008, and the inauguration of President Barack Obama ushers in a new kind of hope. In Chicago, Ruth Tuttle, an Ivy-League educated Black engineer, is married to a kind and successful man. He’s eager to start a family, but Ruth is uncertain. She has never gotten over the baby she gave birth..
I don't want to do a boring old project. Who wants to be like everyone else? I'm doing a diary.Hi! I'm Charlie (DON'T call me Charlotte - ever!). History is boring, right? Wrong! The Victorians weren't deadly dull and drippy. Lottie certainly isn't. She's eleven - like me - but she's left school and..
A house brings two unique people together by the unlikeliest of chances. In their union, that of an almost priest and a prodigal daughter, two brothers whose bond transcend the laws of nature are born.Andre and Max have a seemingly blissful life until the boys start sharing dreams and their lives be..
A modern look at a stunning assortment of blooms and the art you can create with a simple flower press.A contemporary look at flowers, flower pressing, and floral arranging, The Modern Flower Press is a vivid collection of pressed flower techniques and the art you can make with them. Explo..
The Ogoni of the Eastern Niger Delta are an ancient African community in Southern Nigeria, whose history dates back to BC times. Their history is rich in customs, traditions, economics, politics and culture, which date back to Herodotus, the Greek historian, who wrote about the Silent Trade in West ..
The Ogoni of the Eastern Niger Delta are an ancient African community in Southern Nigeria, whose history dates back to BC times. Their history is rich in customs, traditions, economics, politics and culture, which date back to Herodotus, the Greek historian, who wrote about the Silent Trade in West ..