: There is a Tide - A Herule Poirot Mystery (No:7023)
: Agatha Christie
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: Warmsley Vale. To all appearances, it was just another sleepy English village shaken up by a series of bizarre coincidences ...or were they cunningly deliberate crimes? A young bride--just two weeks a widow--was made sole heir to an enormous fortune. A mysterious stranger met a brutal end ... and that dapper detective Hercule Poirot found himself on a trail as baffling as any he had ever encountered.
: Party Summer (Fear Street Super Chiller #1) (No:25021)
: R.L. Stine
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: Cari Taylor and her three friends look forward to a “party summer,” working at The Howling Wolf Inn, an old hotel on a tiny island off Cape Cod. But to their dismay, the hotel is completely deserted, and someone warns them to leave immediately.
The mysterious owner, Simon Fear III, allows Cari and her friends to stay, giving them the run of the hotel. The four teenagers are thrilled…until they realize they have been put up in the “haunted wing”…until Simon's weird and frightening brother appears…until they hear a woman screaming, “No party—please, no party!”…until the walls and faucets begin to drip blood!
: Geeta Ramanujam grew up in the 1960s: a different time than today. India was still a very young country. It was a serious place, dealing with serious issues. Growing up in Bombay, such thoughts never crossed Geeta's mind. She was concerned only with play. And friends. And fun. And mischief.
: Cracking The Code: Women Who Have Changed the Way We Look at Computers (No:15251)
: Alisha Sadikot
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: What do 19th Century English mathematician Ada Lovelace, new-age fashion designer Anouk Wipprecht, and the current Digital Minister of Taiwan Audrey Tang have in common. They have all impacted the way we look at computers and coding. This book introduces some inspiring women from the world of technology, from across a century.
: Usborne Phonic Readers - Goose on the Loose (No:15017)
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: Phil Roxbee Cox
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: Full of easy words to rhyme and repeat, plus the colour-drenched artwork of favourite illustrator Stephen Cartwright, this first phonics story will delight newcomers to reading. Developed in consultation with educational psychology expert Dr. Marylynne Grant, it introduces children to the everyday sounds which make up written language. This entertaining story full of comical characters is guaranteed to educate and enthrall!
: A lively story with humorous illustrations, ideal for children who are beginning to read for themselves, or for reading aloud together. With simple rhyming text and phonic repetition, this book is specially designed to develop essential language and early reading skills. Also includes guidance notes for parents at the back of the book.
: A charming retelling of this magical tale of power and justice. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Power in the Tempest. The tales have been retold using accessible language and with the help of Tony Ross's engaging black-and-white illustrations, each play is vividly brought to life allowing these culturally enriching stories to be shared with as wide an audience as possible.
: The Greatest Short stories of Leo Tolstoy (No:7022)
: Leo Tolstoy
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: The Russian novelist and moral philosopher Leo Tolstoy (18281910) ranks as one of the world’s great writers, and his “War and Peace” has been called the greatest novel ever written. The purpose of all true creative art, he believed, is to teach. But the message in all his stories is presented with such humour that the reader hardly realises that it is strongly didactic.