- : Mr.Sampath The Printer Of Malgudi (No:2200)
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- : 9788185986043
- : Weekly publications of The Banner is entirely due to two dedicated Malgudi inhabitations: Srinivas edits the newspaper, while Mr. Sampath prints it. They work night and day to satisfy the increasing demands of their clamouring public. In rare moments of relaxation, Srinivas occupies his mind puzzling over the futility of human existence, while Mr. Sampath good-naturedly shoulders all the financial burdens.
- : 9 -14 Yrs
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- : A Tiger For Malgudi (No:2199)
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- : 9788185986111
- : R. K. Narayan's magnificent new novel is about a tigerpossessed of the soul of an enlightened human being who tells us the story ofhis life. Raja leaves his home in the Mempi hills only to find he is capturedand made to perform in a circus and on a film set. Eventually he escapes, onlyto be recaptured - but this time voluntarily - by a guru. The two of them leaveMalgudi and return to the hills where they pass their days in sweetphilosophical discourse until old age overtakes Raja and he is forced to give uphis freedom for ever. A haunting tale, A Tiger For Malgudi uniquelycombines the elusive timeless quality of Hindu legend with the comic vision ofNarayan's earlier Malgudi novels.
- : 12 -12+ Yrs
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- : The Painter Of Signs (No:2198)
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- : 9788185986104
- : The Painter of Signs tells the story of Raman, a sign-painter, and Daisy, who works at a Family Planning Clinic, who form a romantic relationship after Daisy hires Raman to paint a sign for the clinic. In Part One, Raman has a disagreement with a lawyer about a sign he is painting for him and the lawyer does not pay him in full. Raman lives with his aging Aunt who takes care of all of the cooking and cleaning in their home. Raman visits a bangle-seller who also refuses to pay Raman for a sign he has completed, complaining about the coloring of some of the letters. Raman listens to an eccentric preacher, the Town Hall Professor, in a public square. The Professor criticizes one of Raman’s signs, which uses the words “Strictly Cash” and exchanges it with Raman for one of his own messages, which reads “This will pass.”
- : 9 -14 Yrs
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- : Waiting For The Mahatma (No:2197)
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- : 9788185986067
- : Sriram is twenty. As a mark of his coming of age his grandmother allows his the pass-book to his savigns in the local bank, but Sriram is growing up in other ways, too, and an enchanting and unpredictable girl leads him into the entourage of Mahatma Gandhi. These are the opening events in R K Narayan's novel. It is the finest thing he has yet achieved, and his story of the triumphs and tragedies of a raw young zealot in the service of Gandhi is distinguished for its warmth, its humour, its lack of sentimentality and the stamp of absolute truth.
- : 12 -12+ Yrs
- : Great Expectation (No:2196)
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- : 9788184082050
- : This is young Pip's story. The story of his yearning to excel, to be loved. The story of his ineptitude and discontentment. In his journey through the various stages of his great expectations, he makes discoveries of human values. The touching, first-person narrative makes the story all the more appealing.
- : 9 -14 Yrs
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- : Summer Term At St.Clare's - Vol.3 (No:2195)
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- : 9781405228749
- : Summer Term at St. Clare's is the third novel in the St. Clare's series of girls' school stories by British author Enid Blyton. The series is about the boarding school adventures of twin girls Patricia and Isabel O'Sullivan.
- : 8 -12 Yrs
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- : The Sixth Form At St.Clares - Vol.9 (No:2194)
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- : 9781405228794
- : book nine the unimaginable has happened - the twins made head girl! It's a tough job - cheeky first formers and cruel Priscilla keep the girls on their toes. It's the twins last year and there definitely will be mischief!
- : 8 -12 Yrs
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- : Enid Blyton's The Third Form St.Clares - Vol.5 (No:2193)
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- : 9781405228787
- : In book five it's time for a new head girl. There are plenty of candidates, but after a terrible accident, and an hilarious school play, the true leaders are revealed. Expect more mischief at St Clare's!
- : 8 -12 Yrs
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- : Kitty At St.Clares - Vol.6 (No:2192)
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- : 9781405252928
- : Kitty Flaherty is joining the third form, along with her pet goat McGinty. The girls know this term is going to be full of fun, but it's also full of upset when Pat misses the first few weeks, thanks to a broken arm, and another new girl, Amanda, seizes the opportunity to become Isabel's best friend.
- : 8 -12 Yrs
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- : The Mystery of the Hidden House (No:2191)
- Book 6
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- : 9781405228374
- : In this exciting mystery, the Find-Outers meet Ern, Mr Goon's nephew. For fun, they make up a mystery, complete with clues for Ern, to solve, knowing Mr Goon will ask Ern what the Find-Outers are up too and try to solve that very mystery himself. Whilst Ern is following the false mystery, he stumbles on a real one that the Find-Outers take on, and very soon the children are in the midst of a very clever gang, and who are working at Harry's Folly in the middle of Bourne Wood
- : 8 -12 Yrs
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