- : Lemony Snicket: A series of unfortunate events 2- The Reptile Room (No:1021)
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- : 978-1-4052-4954-6
- : Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, a lumpy bed, a deadly serpent, a large brass reading lamp, a long knife, and a terrible odour.
- : 8 -12 Yrs
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- : Catch me if you can (No:1020)
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- : 0-7679-1435-x
- : Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 American biographical crime comedy-drama[3] film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks with Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye, Amy Adams and James Brolin in supporting roles. The screenplay by Jeff Nathanson is based on the "autobiography" of Frank Abagnale, who claims that before his 19th birthday, he successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor, and a Louisiana parish prosecutor. The truth of his story is questionable
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- : The famous five -Five go adventuring again (No:1019)
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- : 0-340-89455-5
- : In their second adventure, the Famous Five find a thief at Kirrin Cottage. They think they know who it is, but need to prove it. Will the discovery of a very old map help uncover the true culprit? Fantastic new cover art by Laura Ellen Anderson will draw young readers into this accessible timeless classic.
- : 8 -12 Yrs
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- : Nothing last forever (No:1018)
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- : 0 00 649037 9
- : Nothing Lasts Forever is a thrilling fictional account of the trials and tribulations of three doctors, trying to do their best in a large corporate hospital in San Francisco. In this hospital every decision or diagnosis has to be analyzed and processed in a hurry to save a life. These three young women are out to prove their worth as medical professionals. Things begin to change and take a turn for the worst for each of them, exposing the dark sides of their personalities and they turn from lovers to betrayers and even to possible killers. for one of life changes from the crazy and chaotic hospital, to the tension gripping stage of a murder trial Nothing Lasts Forever was published by Harper in 2007 and is available in paperback. Key Features: Having been first published in 1994 by William Morrow, the book was also a movie in 1995 with famous actresses such as Vanessa Williams and Brooke Shields playing lead roles.
- : 18+ Yrs
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- : Lemony Snicket: A series of unfortunate events 6- The Ersatz Elevator (No:1017)
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- : 978-1-4052-4958-4
- : In their most daring misadventure, the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by very, very rich people, whose penthouse apartment is located mysteriously close to the place where all their misfortune began. Even though their new home in the city is fancy, and the children are clever and charming, I'm sorry to say that still, the unlucky orphans will encounter more disaster and woe.
- : 8 -12 Yrs
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- : Lemony Snicket: A series of unfortunate events 5- The austere academy (No:1016)
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- : 978-1-4052-4957-7
- : As the three Baudelaire orphans warily approach their new home Prufrock Preparatory School, they can't help but notice the enormous stone arch bearing the school's motto Memento Mori or "Remember you will die." This is not a cheerful greeting and certainly marks an inauspicious beginning to a very bleak story just as we have come to expect from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, the deliciously morbid set of books that began with The Bad Beginning and only got worse.
- : 8 -12 Yrs
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- : Lemony Snicket: A series of unfortunate events 4- The miserable mill (No:1015)
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- : 978-1-4052-4956-0
- : I hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasant experience. If this is the case, I advise you to put this book down instantaneously, because of all the books describing the unhappy lives of the Baudelaire orphans, The Miserable Mill might be the unhappiest yet. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are sent to Paltryville to work in a lumber mill, and they find disaster and misfortune lurking behind every log. The pages of this book, I'm sorry to inform you, contain such unpleasantries as a giant pincher machine, a bad casserole, a man with a cloud of smoke where his head should be, a hypnotist, a terrible accident resulting in injury, and coupons.
- : 8 -12 Yrs
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- : The Monster Gang (Usborne Young Reading) (No:1014)
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- : 007460 4852 1
- : One rainy Saturday, Ellie and her friends set up the Monster Gang. But one of the gang is hiding a big secret. Will he be found out?
- : 5 -8 Yrs
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- : David copperfield (No:1013)
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- : 978-81-264-25522-5
- : David Copperfield lives happily with his mother until she decides to marry the tyrannical Edward Murdstone. Abused and ill-treated by his stepfather, David is sent to the Salem House, a boarding school where he makes friends with the self-centred James Steerforth and the hapless Tom Taddles. David returns home upon his mother and half-brother's demise, only to be neglected by his stepfather who sends him to work at their family bottling factory. What happens when after a miserable life at the factory, David runs away to his great-aunt Betsy Trotwood? A coming-of-age novel, David Copperfield presents Charles Dickens at his best
- : 10 -12 Yrs
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