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The Figment Wars: Through the Portals
There are two worlds, or realms if you will. There is the Realm of Reality, or the Human World, and there is the Realm of Imagination, populated by figments of our imagination. Bizarre animals, Imaginary Friends, Heroes and most unfortunately, the vile and loathsome Monsters we conjure up in our minds when we're most frightened.
Thomas Llewellyn doesn't know anything about this other world; neither does his brat of a little brother, Isaac nor their young cousin, Emily. They soon come to learn about the existence of this strange world when they are suddenly and violently pulled from their own by a turbulent vortex. Faced with having to prove just what they are, they must try to find a way home while all the while, someone plots to keep the human children where they are so that they can be used for a terrible purpose.£6.99£4.19 -
The Forest of Tūkino
The Forest of Tūkino follows the stories of four different creatures who are each experiencing a different aspect of domestic violence. This story is told in a way which evokes emotion, so that readers can understand what it can feel like to be stuck in a cycle of abuse.
Providing insight to some and hope for others, The Forest of Tūkino takes readers on a journey into the darkness and back out into the light again.
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The Gate
Morwenna is a teenage girl who loves horse riding. One day she is out with her horse Sorrel, when suddenly she loses control of the horse and is thrown to the ground. Lying there, injured, she is found by strangers who offer to look after her. But what are their intentions and what danger may lie ahead? In this unknown terrain she chooses to trust these strangers for her own safety. However, she cannot help but begin to question herself and the identities of these strangers. She is worried about what is happening around her: there is a battle being fought! Will she ever enjoy her life, see her family again and be able to meet her friends? Will she have a future? Will anyone ever believe her story? During this journey Morwenna discovers her own strengths and weaknesses, as in the midst of her fears and these strange events she learns to keep a positive heart.
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The Ghost of Pendlesham Priory
“I am a spirit reaching out to you to tell you my story so that I can find rest. Help me.”
The spirit is Isabel Calthorpe who speaks out from Tudor times to Ben, nicknamed the ‘Digger’, and his cousin, Filly. Ben is the first to be touched by her story as he wanders the countryside of Suffolk and meets her ghost in the ruins of a deserted convent. She explains that she had been sent there by her widowed father to be given the education of a fine lady. Life however was far from genteel because her fellow pupils were spiteful bullies. The gentle nuns tried to endure the tensions of a visit from the malicious servants of Henry VIII who planned to destroy their lives, but Isabel’s dreams vanished in flames.
Yet the modern-day characters, whose lives have been touched by the ruins, open up to new horizons. The thrilling ending of this story links past and present, showing how Ben has lived in two worlds.
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The Glimmering Isle
Rusty isn’t like the other creatures, and they don’t let him forget it.
Mocked and mistreated he longs for adventure, but when his wish is fulfilled, he soon realises it’s nothing like he imagined. When his parents are mysteriously kidnapped during a freak summer storm, he’s forced to leave everything he’s ever known to find them. Along the way he uncovers secrets about their past and is dragged into a distant conflict that could have consequences for the whole of the Oakenwood.
A tale about fitting in, the value of friends and the secrets of everyday people, The Glimmering Isle is the first book in the Oakenwood series.
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The Golden Oldies
Dark days are upon us. Alien invaders have landed and are ready to do some damage, very worrying damage especially to us, the human race.
In their way stands the only hope for planet Earth, a secret organisation. The population is resigned to what is to befall them and their only hope is, The Golden Oldies.
To stop this threat, they’ll need their best agents out on the job. Join Jeff, an elite agent, on an action-packed adventure around the world, fighting against the dastardly Dored.
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The Green "Q"uatrefoil
This adventurous journey of the Green “Q”uatrefoil and its friends, the e-instruments, occurs in the cyberspace. As the Green “Q”uatrefoil confronts itself with different realities and e-instruments, it realizes how important is to apply the intelligence and the critical thinking in order to survive within the united states of the international cyberspace, especially when dealing with a diversity of e-creatures, which might be good and evil. Every element of the cyberspace is fundamental and might have an important impact within the cyber environment and on its e-creatures, hence the smart use of the e-instruments becomes very important for all. The Green “Q”uatrefoil has to deal with different issues such as the renewable energy resources, multiculturalism and countering the hate speech on the web, thus making the united states of the international cyberspace a better space to live with and converting its algorithm into a better and prosperous one for everyone.
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The Heroic Truths of Neil Peel
“Neil Peel. What the hell?” snarled Ottilie. “Of all the sad sacks in this school, I get stuck sitting at a desk next to the saddest of them all…again!”
Neil Peel is about to start his first year at Titfield School, and this is his welcome.
Best friends Stephen and Grub will be at his sides as he faces bullies, takes part in a football match for the uncoordinated, tries to survive a visit from a devilish cousin who’s determined to ruin his Christmas, and even faces a brush with crime.
At least Neil’s evil genius older sister Lemony is on hand to trip him up and kick him when he’s down.
Approaching adolescence is not easy for anyone, but life can be even harder when you always tell the truth. At least everybody knows where they stand with Neil, but will his honesty turn out to be a blessing or a curse?
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The Journey to the City of Spires
ENGLAND, 1381.
Richard II – King of England is sending Sir John Lard to Prague to hand over his birthday present to Princess Anne. During his trip, he visits some beautiful and exciting places in a faraway kingdom called Bohemia, where he also listens to some people including Wenceslaus IV, King of Bohemia.They are pleased to tell him many amusing stories which he wants to share with you.
Sir John is especially fascinated by Prague, the old capital, which is sometimes called the City of the Spires.This city is full of enchanting palaces, churches and monasteries. There is also a new stone bridge and a lovely cathedral which make Prague one of the most amazing cities in the world.
However, the roads are not always safe and danger awaits at every step. Once Sir John even faces death but…£9.99£5.99 -
The Ladder to God
A mischievous young prankster, Tim lives a quiet, ordinary life in a secluded village riddled with rumours and unanswered questions. But when these intriguing rumours draw Tim and his friends, Skiv and Nickel, to the house of their crotchety old neighbour, Mr Tarry, they are plunged headfirst into a labyrinth of disturbing secrets. A terrible tragedy has carved its mark upon Mr Tarry, and Tim unwittingly makes it his mission to explore the dark crevices of his tortured mind and find answers to his questions.
Why is Mr Tarry so mysteriously reclusive?
What secrets does the decaying overgrown house hide?
And who or what has shattered Mr Tarry’s mind and heart?
As Tim is drawn deeper and deeper into Mr Tarry’s past, he begins to understand that not everything is always as it seems, and some broken hearts will never heal.
And the ultimate cost of ascension is a high one.
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The Last Survivor
The astonishing tale of Spottedfur the Wildfire Cat begins with Survivor Clan, Windwarrior, Ricky, Saphi, and Freya.
Adventure through a world where conch horns blow, there is no time for speeches, and the armies of Windwarrior and Survivor Clan start silently forward. Take a stand alongside them as dawn rises on a new world, where heroic friendship and action-packed tragedy break through to a new beginning...
‘Suddenly, a horn rang out over the treetops. It was a distress signal from Survivor Camp! They were in trouble...’
‘We must fight...Who will stand?’ For a moment, silence, then a lone voice called, ‘I will stand...’
‘Spottedfur heard a soft tapping. She looked over to the window, and there perched a blue jay, its beak tapping, tapping, tapping against the window frame. Spottedfur smiled...’
‘Violence is rarely the answer,’ he would say, ‘but when it is it, my sweet little cat, fight with everything you have...’
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The Last White Witch
The Last White Witch begins to chronicle the life of a seemingly average British schoolgirl from South London, called Poppy, who possesses such weird magical powers that she is suspended from school.
She learns that her Aunt Emily is her biological mother and her mum is actually her aunt, and is double whammied with the news that she is a witch. Poppy leaves home, changes her world and starts a new school at the Three Sisters School of Witchery for Black Witches.
Poppy forges new friendships, comes face-to-face with her arch nemesis, experiences fantastical events and meets mythical monsters, like the Medusa, whom she must defeat on her first night at the boarding school. Blindly unaware that she is in fact the last White Witch and heiress to the White Witch kingdom, she will have to be the toughest young witch you have ever met. She will have to be the new female badass version of Harry Potter who’s more than willing to take on the bullies, ultimately save the White Witches from extinction and bring about a new world order. A big ask for someone who is just a geek-freak from Croydon.
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