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Adult non-fictionAutobiographyAndrew, Jamie. Life and limb: a true story of tragedy and survival against the odds. 2004.Jamie Andrew's rescue after five nights trapped by a ferocious storm on Mont Blanc has passed into Alpine legend; his survival was miraculous - but his close friend died in his arms and Jamie himself lost both his hands and legs to frostbite. His description of that episode is both enthralling and harrowing. The book also describes Jamie's life since he learnt to walk again on prosthetic legs - and since then he has married his long-term girlfriend, Anna, and, astonishingly, both climbed Mont Blanc again and ran in the London Marathon. SEB. 5v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 25466602 Arlott, John. Basingstoke boy: the autobiography. 1992, c1990.A one-time Southampton policeman and BBC literary producer working with such writers as E.M. Forster, John Betjeman and Dylan Thomas, who became a close friend, John Arlott has always considered himself lucky. From his first ten-minute summaries of the 1946 Indian cricket tour until his retirement in 1980 he commentated on every Test match England ever played. This autobiography looks at his schooldays, about great cricketers he has known or watched and about his standing for the Liberals in the 1955 General Election. UEB. 7v. Price: £12.99. Order No: 25371403 Clinton, Bill. My life. 2004.President Bill Clinton's My life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. It is the fullest, most concretely detailed account of a presidency ever written, and a testament to the positive impact on America and on the world, of his work and his ideals. Here is the life of a great national and international figure, revealed with all his talents and contradictions. SEB. 20v. Price: £10.99. Order No: 25466502 Heyhoe, Dave. It's all about Treo: life, love and war with the world's bravest dog. 2013.When Dave Heyhoe was sent to Afghanistan to help detect the Taliban's murderous roadside bombs, he knew he'd need a special dog by his side. Luckily for him, his closest pal Treo, a staggeringly brave ball of energy and mischief was with him every step of the way. The two friends had a miraculous understanding that helped them save countless lives but, as they embarked on a roller-coaster emotional ride, Dave realized he needed Treo more than he could ever have imagined. UEB. 6v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 25361703 Keane, Roy. The second half. 2014.As part of a tiny elite of football players, Roy Keane has lived and experienced what very few people could ever imagine. His status as one of football's greatest stars is undisputed, but what of the challenges beyond the pitch? How did he succeed in coming to terms with life as a former Manchester United and Ireland leader and champion? This book is a personal odyssey, a blend of anecdote and reflection which re-evaluates the meaning of success. UEB. 6v. Price: £20.00. Order No: 25406903 Mathabane, Mark. Kaffir boy: the true story of a Black youth's coming of age in apartheid South Africa. 2006.Mark Mathabane was weaned on devastating poverty and schooled in the cruel streets of South Africa's most desperate ghetto, where bloody gang wars and midnight police raids were his rites of passage. Yet Mark Mathabane, armed only with the courage of his family and a hard-won education, raised himself up from the squalor and humiliation to win a scholarship to an American university. This memoir of life under apartheid is a triumph of the human spirit over hatred and unspeakable degradation. UEB. 9v. Price: £9.99. Order No: 25253903 Phinn, Gervase. Up and down in the Dales. 2004.Life for the Yorkshire Dales school inspector is about to become not unlike the rambling hills of the Dales themselves - up and down and all over the place. Despite a year of disasters, Gervase manages to gallantly retain his sense of humour throughout. This is his fourth book of reminiscences. SEB. 5v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 25466102 Walls, Jeannette. The glass castle. 2006.Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Later, when the money ran out, or the romance of the wandering life faded, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town. Rex Walls drank, stole the grocery money, and disappeared for days. Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves until they found the resources and will to leave home. UEB. 6v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 25347003 BiographyEaston, Carol. Jacqueline du Pré: a biography. 1989.Jacqueline du Pre, her enormous courage notwithstanding, was neither golden girl nor saint: away from her cello she was completely and achingly human. As a child, she had been isolated by her phenomenal talent; as an adult, she was confined to the rarified insular concert world. During the last fifteen years of her life, she lived in the inexorably shrinking world of the invalid. The true story of her life is as extraordinary as her talent. SEB. 6v. Price: £10.99. Order No: 25462002 Hoey, Brian. Not in front of the corgis: secrets of life behind the royal curtains. 2012.This is the inside story of the Royal Family through the eyes of those who know them best. Here are the answers to everything we’ve ever wondered about the Royals: which programmes does the Queen watch on TV? What music did the Queen Mother listen to? Who are the most popular (and most unpopular!) Royals to work for and why? Not in Front of the Corgis is the real Upstairs Downstairs; a unique and fascinating collection of all the secrets you ever wanted to know about the Royal Family. UEB. 3v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 25405903 Johnson, Paul. Mozart: a life. 2014.Liszt once said that Mozart composed more bars than a trained copyist could write in a lifetime. One of the world's most enduringly popular classical musicians, Mozart had a profound influence on Western music and on his contemporaries such as Beethoven and Haydn. Johnson focuses on the importance of Mozart's music, uncovering his wondrous output of composition and his gift and skill with instruments. UEB. 3v. Price: £10.99. Order No: 25402703 Country life and farmingBenson, Richard. The farm: the story of one family and the English countryside. 2005.When Richard Benson was growing up he felt like the village idiot with O'levels. School reports aren't much help when you're trying to help a sow give birth, or drive a power harrow in a straight line. He left Yorkshire to work as a journalist in London, but returned when his dad called with the news that they were going to have to sell the family farm. This is not only a moving personal account, but also one that reflects a profound change in rural life. SEB. 3v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25466302 Food and drinkKerridge, Tom. Tom's table: my favourite everyday recipes. 2015.Tom Kerridge is known for beautifully crafted food and big, bold flavours. 'Tom's Table' features 100 delicious everyday recipes so that anyone can achieve his Michelin-endorsed cooking at home. This is the sort of food you'll cook again and again, whether you bring his hearty and delicious starter, side, main and dessert recipes to quick mid-week meals or weekend dinners. UEB. 4v. Price: £25.00. Order No: 25422603 HistoryLight, Alison. Common people: the history of an English family. 2014.Family history is a massive phenomenon of our times but what are we after when we go in search of our ancestors? Beginning with her grandparents, Alison Light moves between the present and the past, in an extraordinary series of journeys over two centuries, across Britain and beyond. Epic in scope and deep in feeling, 'Common People' is a family history but also a new kind of public history, following the lives of the migrants who travelled the country looking for work. UEB. 7v. Price: £20.00. Order No: 25372303 Lowe, Keith. Savage continent: Europe in the aftermath of World War II. 2013.Keith Lowe's Savage Continent is a portrait of how Europe emerged from the ashes of WWII. The end of the Second World War saw a terrible explosion of violence across Europe. Prisoners murdered jailers. Soldiers visited atrocities on civilians. Resistance fighters killed and pilloried collaborators. Savage Continent is a shocking portrait of an until-now unacknowledged time of lawlessness and terror. UEB. 11v. Price: £9.99. Order No: 25235303 PoetryCarey, Kevin. As I walked (and other Christmas poems). 2015.Kevin Carey's fourth anthology of new and vibrant lyric poetry, created for those eager to renew their Christmas spirit. It contains over 50 poems to guide readers through from Advent to Christmas and Epiphany. SEB. 1v. Price: £2.99. Order No: 25457902 Carey, Kevin. Home from the crowds and other Christmas poems. 2014.Christmas carols are one of the most visible parts of Christianity, instantly recognisable to church-goers and others alike. Over the years many fine new musical settings have emerged , but the words remain the same. Kevin Carey has been inspired to create a third anthology of new and vibrant lyric poetry that will delight those eager to renew their Christmas spirit. UEB. 1v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25446802 Carey, Kevin. No lamb so beauteous and other Christmas poems. 2013.Christmas Carols are one of the most visible parts of Christianity, instantly recognizable to church-goers and others alike. Over the years many fine new musical settings have emerged, but the words remain the same. Kevin Carey has been inspired to create a second anthology of new and vibrant lyric poetry that will delight those eager to renew their Christmas Spirit. This book contains over 50 poems that guide us through from Advent to Christmas and Epiphany. UEB. 1v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25425802 Kipling, Rudyard. A choice of Kipling's verse. 1963.An essay by T.S. Eliot prefaces his own selection from Kipling's verse. Kipling is best known for his prose fiction however Eliot believes that Kipling's verse and prose are inseparable; that we must judge him, not separately as a poet and as a writer of prose fiction, but as the inventor of a mixed form. He also argues that in Kipling as a poet there is no development, but mutation. The essay is intended to assist the reader in approaching the selected verse with a fresh mind. UEB. 4v. Price: £11.99. Order No: 25371203 ReferenceWorld braille usage. 2013.A compilation of the Braille codes used throughout the world in many languages. It includes a section of phonetic symbols, a countries listing, organisations in each country concerned with Braille and a bibliography of codebooks. SEB uncontracted. 5v. Price: £8.50. Order No: 25460302 SocietyTrudgill, Peter. Sociolinguistics: an introduction to language and society. 1995.Penguin language and linguistics: An introduction to sociolinguistics exploring the link between language and society. The author draws on a range of languages to illustrate his survey. The variations in spoken English are also explored. The author argues that the varieties of language should be preserved if the dangers of a culturally standardized world are to be avoided. SEB. 4v. Price: £6.56. Order No: 25431002 Travel and tourismBryson, Bill. Down under. 2001.Australia has more things that can kill you than anywhere else. Nevertheless, Bill Bryson journeyed to the country and promptly fell in love with it. The people are cheerful, their cities are clean, the beer is cold and the sun nearly always shines. SEB. 7v. Price: £10.99. Order No: 25469002 Keenan, Brian. Between extremes. 1999.Held hostage in a Lebanese dungeon, Brian Keenan and John McCarthy could only imagine travelling the open spaces of Chile to try and displace the confines of their appalling captivity. This book provides the story of how they made the journey to Chile and confronted their past experiences. SEB. 7v. Price: £9.80. Order No: 25438702 Strayed, Cheryl. Wild: a journey from lost to found. 2015.At 26, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family disbanded and her marriage crumbled. With nothing to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to walk 1,100 miles of the west coast of America - from the Mojave Desert, through California and Oregon, and into Washington State - and to do it alone. She had no experience of long-distance hiking and the journey was nothing more than a line on a map. But it held a promise - a promise of piecing together a life that lay in ruins at her feet. UEB. 7v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 25365003 Tschiffely, A. F. Southern Cross to Pole Star: Tschiffely's ride: 10,000 miles in the saddle from Argentina to Washington D.C. 2014.Aimé Tschiffely had an unlikely dream: to ride 10,000 miles from Buenos Aires to New York City. On 23 April 1925 this quiet, unassuming schoolteacher, with little equestrian experience, set out on his epic journey. His only companions were two native Argentine horses called Mancha and Gato. After two harrowing years, the man who had originally been labelled 'a lunatic' by the press was accorded a ticker-tape parade when he rode triumphantly through the streets of New York. UEB. 8v. Price: £25.00. Order No: 25372403 Children and young adult non-fiction05+ suggested reading ageHartman, Bob. The Lion storyteller Bible. 2008.This is a selection of over 70 Bible stories that have been chosen because of the significance of their content and their appeal to children. This new retelling of many well-loved stories from the Old and New Testaments is ideal for sharing with children today. These lively retellings are full of humour and drama. The strong rhythmic prose invites children to join in. UEB double line spacing, single sided. 16v. Price: £15.99. Order No: 25361803 Also available in uncontracted braille.16v. Order No: 25361805
Brown, Jeff. Stanley's Christmas adventure. 1994.Father Christmas thinks that no one believes in him any more so this Christmas he refuses to distribute the presents. His daughter Sarah remembers that there is one boy who might just be able to persuade him to change his mind - Stanley Lambchop. UEB double line spacing. 1v. Price: £1.356. Order No: 532956 Also available in uncontracted braille. 2v. Order No: 532958
07+ suggested reading ageBlyton, Enid. The magic faraway tree. 2014.Faraway Tree: book 2. When Joe, Beth and Frannie move to a new home, an Enchanted Wood is on their doorstep. And when they discover the Faraway Tree, it proves to be the beginning of many magical adventures! Join them and their friends Moonface, Saucepan Man and Silky the fairy as they discover which new land is at the top of the Faraway Tree. Will it be the Land of Spells, the Land of Treats, or the Land of Do-As-You-Please? UEB double line spacing. 7v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 21941704 Blyton, Enid. The folk of the Faraway Tree. 2014.Faraway Tree: book 3. Stuck-up Connie refuses to believe in the Faraway Tree - until Joe, Beth and Frannie take her to the Land of Secrets and the Land of Treats! But then the tree starts dying, and nobody knows what's wrong. How can they save the magical Faraway Tree? UEB double line spacing. 7v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25360703 Dahl, Roald. George's marvellous medicine. 1981.George's grandmother has the nastiest eating habits in the world. She's as frightening as a witch and as grumpy as a camel without a hump. When he can't stand this cantankerous old woman any longer, George decides to cure her nastiness once and for all. He concocts a very nasty medicine. UEB double line spacing. 3v. Price: £4.99. Order No: 25360703 Martin, Claudia. The Indus Valley. 2014.Learn all about the Indus Valley in this book, including its people and the story of a civilization that goes back some 5000 years. The Indus Valley was one of the first and biggest civilizations. It settled between modern Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, and China. There were more than 1400 towns and cities that made up the Indus Valley. UEB double line spacing. 1v. Price: £12.99. Order No: 25152111 Also available in uncontracted braille. 1v. Order No: 25152109
Milne, A. A. Winnie the Pooh: the complete collection of stories and poems. 2001.Every one of A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the -Pooh stories and poems in one book. This collection contains all four of A.A. Milne’s books – Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six. Enter the world of Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore and all their friends. UEB double line spacing. 13v. Price: £29.99. Order No: 25365803 Minay, Rachel. Ancient Egypt. 2014.The history detective investigates: This title is a hands-on, investigative approach to history. Learn all about Ancient Egypt, its people and the story of ancient Egypt that goes back some 4000 years. Who were the Ancient Egyptians? Ancient Egypt has a remarkable history. Discover the mysteries of the pyramids, why the Egyptians mummified their people and the gods and goddesses that ruled their way or life. UEB double line spacing. 1v. Price: £12.99. Order No: 25152411 Also available in uncontracted braille. 1v. Order No: 25152409
Ryan, Margaret. Catsup High Detective Agency. 2015.Malarkey is worried. 'I'm worried,' he says to no-one in particular, because as owner and sole employee of the Catsup High Detective Agency, he is the only cat in the office. Cats have been going missing in Catsup and Malarkey needs to know why - so he decides to hire an assistant. The last thing he is expecting to walk through the door is a kitten (the advert clearly says 'cat'), but Sparkie is no ordinary kitten - he has special powers. Now a detective duo, Malarkey and Sparkie set out to solve the mystery. UEB double line spacing. 2v. Price: £4.99. Order No: 25411403 Also available in uncontracted braille.2v. Order No: 25411405
09+ suggested reading ageBanks, Lynne Reid. The Indian in the cupboard. 1981.Omri was disappointed to get a boring little plastic Red Indian as a birthday present. But then his brother gave him a very special cupboard which can make the Indian come alive. SEB . 3v. Price: £4.53. Order No: 25438002 Blackwood, Sage. Jinx: the wizard's apprentice. 2013.Wizard's apprentice: book 1. It's not every day that your evil stepdad abandons you in the deep, dark forest of the Urwald. And it's not every day that a wizard rescues you from the clutches of gnarly trolls. But for Jinx, this isn't turning out to be a very normal sort of day. But Simon Magus is no ordinary wizard. He seems to need something from Jinx -something dark. And Jinx begins to wonder: can he trust Simon at all? UEB. 6v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25323503 Breslin, Theresa. Ghost soldier. 2014.When Rob and Millie's father goes missing in action while serving at the front during the First World War, the children desperately search the hospital trains returning to Edinburgh with the wounded. But there's no sign of him. While hiding their puppy in the nearby woods in order to stop him being sent to the front, Rob and Millie come across a building full of doctors treating soldiers with shellshock and other nervous disorders but what is really going on at the hospital? Who is the ghostly figure the children spy looking out of one of the top windows? And will their beloved father ever return to them alive? UEB. 4v. Price: £12.99. Order No: 25022005 Also available in uncontracted braille. 5v. Order No: 25022003
Dragt, Tonke. The letter for the king. 2014.The fate of a kingdom depends on just one person. When sixteen-year-old Tiuri answers a desperate call for help, he finds himself on a perilous mission that could cost him his life. He must deliver a secret letter to the King who lives across the Great Mountains. He must trust no one. He must keep his true identity secret. Above all, he must never reveal what is in the letter. UEB. 11v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 25346603 Landy, Derek. The dying of the light. 2014.Skulduggery Pleasant: book 9. Valkerie. Darquesse. Stephanie. The world ain’t big enough for the three of them. The end will come. The War of the Sanctuaries has been won, but it was not without its casualties. Following the loss of Valkyrie Cain, Skulduggery Pleasant must use any and all means to track down and stop Darquesse before she turns the world into a charred, lifeless cinder. The war may be over, but the final battle is about to begin. And not everyone gets out of here alive. UEB. 13v. Price: £14.99. Order No: 25159603 Lingard, Joan. The stolen sister. 2011.Elfie and Joe: book 3. When Elfie's half sister, Rosalind, is kidnapped, a ransom of £10,000 is demanded. Alfred, unable to find that kind of money, is forced to appeal to his cold father-in-law, Mr Clarendon -Smythe, a man who despises him and resents his presence in his family. UEB. 4v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25407203 McNally, John. The sons of Scarlatti. 2015.Infinity Drake: book 1. Infinity Drake, aka Finn, is looking forward to a week away with his mad scientist uncle, Al, when they are summoned to a crisis meeting. A lethal bio-weapon has been released by a pitiless villain. Unless Al can shrink a military team to hunt down the beast. No one reckons on Finn getting dragged along. Shrunk to 9mm tall, Finn has to jump in a tiny apache helicopter with two soldiers and a crack female pilot in a race to avert disaster and destroy the Scarlatti - the uber-wasp killing machine that's out there, very angry, and many times their size. UEB. 6v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25324603 Minay, Rachel. Ancient Greece. 2014.The history detective investigates: This title is a hands-on, investigative approach to history. Learn all about Ancient Greece, its people, and the story of Ancient Greece that goes back 2500 years ago. Who were the Ancient Greeks? Ancient Greece has a remarkable history. Learn about the early Minoans, mainland Greece and the Greek Islands and the Olympic games that began in 776 BC. UEB double line spacing single sided. 1v. Price: £12.99. Order No: 25390205 Also available in uncontracted braille. 1v. Order No: 25390207
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the goblet of fire. 2014.Harry Potter: book 4. The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter – but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those that the magical cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, dragons and Dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - alive! UEB. 15v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 25320603 Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. 2014.Harry Potter: book 5. Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces . Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time. UEB. 20v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 25320903 Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. 2014.Harry Potter: book 7. As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now is now broken, but he cannot keep hiding. The Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything Harry loves, and to stop him Harry will have to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes. The final battle must begin – Harry must stand and face his enemy. UEB. 16v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 25320703 Sedgwick, Marcus. Floodland. 2000.Imagine that a few years from now England is covered by water, and Norwich is an island. Zoe, left behind in the confusion when her parents escaped, survives there as best she can. Alone and desperate among marauding gangs, she manages to dig a derelict boat out of the mud and gets away to Eels Island. But Eels Island, whose raggle-taggle inhabitants are dominated by the strange boy Dooby, is full of danger too. The belief that she will one day find her parents spurs Zoe on to a dramatic escape in a story of courage and determination. UEB. 2v. Price: £5.99. Order No: 25388103 Torday, Piers. The last wild. 2013.Last wild: book 1. In a world where animals no longer exist, twelve-year-old Kester Jaynes sometimes feels like he hardly exists either. So when he meets a flock of talking pigeons and a bossy cockroach, Kester thinks he's finally gone a bit mad. The pigeons fly Kester to a wild place where the last creatures in the land have survived. A wise stag needs Kester's help, and together they must embark on a great journey. The animals saved Kester Jaynes. But can Kester save the animals? UEB. 5v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25323603 Ure, Jean. Secrets and dreams. 2015.When Zoe's dream of going to boarding school becomes a reality, she can't wait for her life there to begin. But sometimes things don't turn out the way we expect, and when one of Zoe's new friends reveals a secret too big to share with the others in the group, Zoe finds herself caught in the middle. Will she be able to keep the Daisies together? Staying loyal while 'fitting in' has never seemed harder. UEB. 3v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25411503 Walliams, David. Awful auntie. 2014.From larger than life, tiddlywinks obsessed Awful Aunt Alberta to her pet owl, Wagner – this is an adventure with a difference. Aunt Alberta is on a mission to cheat the young Lady Stella Saxby out of her inheritance, Saxby Hall. But, with the help of Soot , the Cockney ghost of a chimney sweep alongside her, Stella is determined to fight back. And sometimes, a special friend, however different, is all you need to win through. UEB. 4v. Price: £12.99. Order No: 25361403 11+ suggested reading ageHartnett, Sonya. The children of the king. 2014.It's the Second World War and, with London becoming an increasingly dangerous place to live, the Lockwood children are whisked away to the Heron Hall, to stay with their Uncle Peregrine in the countryside. But when they discover two strange boys hiding in a nearby derelict castle, the past and present collide. Those in the present will need to learn from the troubles of the past. UEB. 5v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25323203 13+ suggested reading ageAsher, Jay. Thirteen reasons why. 2009.Clay Jensen returns home from school one day to find a box, with his name on it, lying on the porch. Inside he discovers 13 cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, his classmate, who committed suicide two weeks earlier. On tape, Hannah explains that there are 13 reasons why she did what she did, and Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out why. All through the night, Clay keeps listening - and what he discovers changes his life forever. UEB. 5v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25381603 Nicholls, Sally. Close your pretty eyes. 2013.Eleven-year-old Olivia has been in care since she was five, and is just beginning her sixteenth placement. Her new home is a secluded farmhouse, centuries old, where she slowly bonds with her foster family. But the house holds dark secrets. Olivia discovers that it was once a notorious baby farm , where unwanted children were left to die. She becomes convinced that the place is haunted. She is desperate to save her new family from the ghosts. The danger is real - but does it come from the twisted mind of a very disturbed child? UEB. 4v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25371303 Sedgwick, Marcus. The ghosts of heaven. 2014.The spiral has existed as long as time has existed. It's there when a girl walks through the forest, the moist green air clinging to her skin. There centuries later in a pleasant green dale, hiding the treacherous waters of Golden Beck that take Anna, who they call a witch. There on the other side of the world, where a mad poet watches the waves and knows the horrors they hide, and far into the future as Keir Bowman realises his destiny. Each takes their next step in life. None will ever go back to the same place. And so their journeys begin. UEB. 6v. Price: £10.99. Order No: 25384303 Shelton, Dave. Thirteen chairs. 2014.When a boy finds himself drawn into an empty house one cold night, he enters a room in which 12 unusual-looking people sit around a table. And the 13th chair is pulled out for him. One by one, each of those assembled tells their own ghost story: tales of doom and death; of ghostly creatures and malevolent spirits; of revenge and reward. It is only at the end of the night that the boy starts to understand what story he must tell. UEB. 4v. Price: £10.99. Order No: 25369403 15+ suggested reading ageAnderson, Laurie Halse. The impossible knife of memory. 2014. Hayley Kincaid won’t allow herself to remember the happy times in her life, and why should she? After five years on the road with her trucker father, Andy, the two are finally staying put in her grandmother’s old house in upstate New York. But military tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan have left Andy racked by nightmares of gunfire and roadside bombs, and alcohol and drugs are his means of coping. But there’s a good part of her life, too: Finn. He’s got dreams for his future, and, as Hayley lets him in to her own scary reality, she tentatively begins to imagine a future of her own. UEB. 5v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 25363103
World Book Day titles0-4 suggested reading ageHendra, Sue. Supertato hap-pea ever after. 2016.Supertato is back and facing his nemesis in a new adventure. It’s bedtime in the supermarket but the peppers are playing, the carrots are crazy and the bananas are going berserk! What these over-tired veggies need is a story. But what’s this? All the books have disappeared! Is there anyone who can help? Supertato to the rescue! UEB double line spacing single sided. 1v. Also available in uncontracted Braille. 1v.
Inkpen, Mick. Kipper's Visitor World Book Day. 2016.Kipper has a visitor, a slightly dirty gosling in need of a bath. But the gosling doesn't say very much. 'Honk!' is about all he can manage! Created for World Book Day 2016 and starring the much-loved Kipper, this charming story follows Kipper and an adorable gosling through a bubbly bathtime. UEB double line spacing single sided. 1v. Also available in uncontracted Braille. 1v.
05+ suggested reading ageDahl, Roald. The great mouse plot. 2016.In this recounting, previously published as part of his autobiography Boy, the author recounts "The Great Mouse Plot". From the age of seven, Roald Dahl attended Llandaff Cathedral School in Cardiff. He and his friends had a grudge against the local sweet -shop owner, Mrs. Pratchett, a sour, elderly widow who gave no thought to hygiene. They played a prank on her by placing a dead mouse in a gobstopper jar while his friend Thwaites distracted her by buying sweets. They were caned by the headmaster as a punishment, while Mrs. Pratchett watched, laughing and encouraging him to cane them harder. UEB double line spacing single sided. 3v. Also available in uncontracted Braille. 3v.
Gray, Kes. Daisy and the trouble with Jack. 2016.Daisy can't believe it! Mrs Peters is making her sit next to Jack Beechwhistle, the naughtiest boy in the school, and possibly the whole world. Jack is so mad! Mrs Peters is making him sit next to Daisy Butters, she's such an annoying tell tale. As the school day goes on, Daisy and Jack think of more and more ways to get one up on each other. Then they both have a brilliant idea. Trouble is, Daisy and Jack might be more alike than they realized. UEB double line spacing single sided. 3v. Also available in uncontracted Braille. 3v.
07+ suggested reading ageBurnell, Cerrie. Harper and the sea of secrets. 2016.The Songs of the Sea festival is about to start, but disaster has struck! The royal musicians will be performing, but all their instruments have disappeared. Will Harper and her friends have the courage to walk along the pitch-black smugglers' tunnels passing under the sea to find out who has stolen the instruments? UEB double line spacing. 2v. Also available in uncontracted Braille. 2v.
Scott, Cavan. The escape. 2016.Star wars. Adventures in wild space: book 1. It is a dark time in a galaxy far, far away. When the parents of Milo and Lina Graf are abducted by agents of the evil Empire, the children must undertake a perilous journey across the unknown reaches of Wild Space to rescue them and to discover hope for the future. UEB double line spacing. 2v. Also available in uncontracted Braille. 3v.
09+ suggested reading ageBaddiel, David. The boy who could do what he liked. 2016.Billy has a routine. To be honest he has a lot of routines. But then one day Billy's babysitter is unavailable, and Billy's parents get Mrs Stokes instead. Mrs Stokes doesn't do routines. Instead, she just tells Billy to do what he likes. And that's when things start to go weird. Does everything get hilariously out of control? Yes. Does Billy learn a valuable lesson? Nah. This isn't that kind of story. UEB. 1v.
Also available in uncontracted Braille. 1v. Meres, Jonathan. Welcome to the world of Norm. 2016.Norm knew it was going to be one of those days when he woke up to find a half-Polish cockapoo sat on his head. But that's OK, because at least there's biking with his friend Mikey to look forward to. Or at least there was until Norm discovers he has to stay in and wait for some stupid parcel to arrive. Just as well he hasn't got two irritating little brothers and the world's most annoying next door neighbour. Oh wait a minute. He has. Welcome to the world of Norm? UEB. 1v.
Also available in uncontracted Braille. 1v. 13+ suggested reading ageDawson, Juno. Spot the difference. 2016.Avery has always suffered at the hands of bullies, so when she's given a seemingly-miraculous opportunity to join the 'A-list' she grabs at it with both hands. But appearances can be deceiving, and soon Avery's not so sure she likes this new version of herself. And it's only by overcoming her fears that she can learn the true meaning of being comfortable in your own skin. UEB. 2v.
Also available in uncontracted Braille. 2v. Rowell, Rainbow. Kindred spirits. 2016.If you broke Elena's heart, 'Star Wars' would spill out. So when she decides to queue outside her local cinema to see the new movie, she's expecting a celebration with crowds of people who love Han, Luke and Leia just as much as she does. What she's not expecting is to be last in a line of only three people; to have to pee into a collectible 'Star Wars' soda cup behind a dumpster, or to meet that unlikely someone who just might truly understand the way she feels. UEB. 1v.
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