: Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster named Glerk and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, Fyrian. Xan rescues the abandoned children and deliver them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey.
: The Gauls have only one fear: that the sky may fall on their heads tomorrow. But tomorrow never comes, says Chief Vitalstatistix. Or does it? It looks as if it's come at last for Asterix, Obelix and the other villagers. And some surprising new characters fall along with the sky. Our friends soon find themselves in the middle of a space race...
: Julius Caesar turns to psychological warfare...Tortuous Convolvulus the Roman agent is guaranteed to sow jealousy and discord anywhere. Can he make the Gauls suspect each other of treachery? Has Asterix really sold Rome the secret of the magic potion? And can Asterix, Obelix and Getafix outwit the weedy but wily Convolvulus and get the villagte back to normal?
: Fantastically Great Women who changed the World (No:7438)
: Kate Pankhurst
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: Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, has created this wildly wonderful and accessible book about women who really changed the world.
Discover fascinating facts about some of the most amazing women who changed the world we live in. Fly through the sky with the incredible explorer Amelia Earhart and read all about the Wonderful Adventures of Mary Seacole with this fantastic full colour book.
: Geronimo Stilton #29 Down and Out Down Under (No:7437)
: Geronimo Stilton
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: G'day, mate! I was searching for ideas for my new book, and my friend Petunia Pretty Paws knew just where to find them -- in Australia. Holey cheese, it sounded like a fabumouse adventure! But between surfing with sharks, being chased by poisonous snakes, and getting lost in the outback, I was beginning to wonder if this trip down under was really a good idea. Kangaroos and koalas and crocs -- oh, my! Would I ever see New Mouse City again?
: Geronimo Stilton : SpaceMice #7- Beware! Space Junk! (No:7436)
: Geronimo Stilton
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: Mouse star 1 is surrounded by floating space junk! It's yucky and dangerous. It's coming from a nearby planet, Cleanix. Geronimo Stiltonix goes to visit and discovers that the aliens there are very wasteful. Even worse, robots that they've thrown in the trash have started to rebel! Can the spacemice restore harmony before the robots take over?
: Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck is the 8th edition of this beautifully scripted children-specific series. Greg Heffley is on an uninterrupted series of losing in life. Rowley Jefferson, who is his best pal, has dumped him for his new girlfriend, Abigail. Greg is now struggling to make new friends in mid-school. Rowley deems that Greg is jealous.
: Diary of a Wimpy Kid #7 - The Third Wheel (No:7434)
: Jeff Kinney
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: Based on the adventures of a little boy called Gregory Heffley or Greg, the series of stories, ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ has been described as a ‘novel in pictures’ that have specifically been designed for the age-group between eight to twelve.
In this particular story, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel, the protagonist is on a quest to find a perfect date for the year’s Valentine’s Day dance at school. His best friend Rowley, who is also the social chairperson of the committee, offers his help and sets him up with Abigail Brown.
: Something Happened on the Way to Heaven (No:7433)
: Sudha Murty
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: Sudha Murthy is a narrator, not a story teller. Her books are meaningful, philosophical but most importantly real. Though the stories in the book are not written by Sudha Murthy herself, stories selected by her give you the same feeling you would have got reading her own stories. Stories are wonderfully woven covering the different types of issues faced by the people in the society. These stories make you believe in humanity.
: From the imagination of Wimpy Kid's Rowley Jefferson comes an adventure of epic proportions! Join Roland and his best friend, Garg the Barbarian, as they leave the safety of their village and embark on a quest to save Roland's mum from the White Warlock. Will our heroes survive? Find out in Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure!