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Demon Dentist
Stellar fiction title from number-one bestselling lord of laughter, david walliams. ages: 9+darkness had come to the town. strange things were happening in the dead of night. children would put a tooth under their pillow for the tooth fairy, but in the morning they would wake up to find … a dead slug; a live spider; hundreds of earwigs creeping and crawling beneath their pillow. evil was at work. but who or what was behind it …? read this book and find out!
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How To Kill Your Family
The #1 sunday times bestseller ‘i loved this book’ richard osman ‘funny, sharp, dark and twisted’ jojo moyes ‘chilling, but also laugh-out-loud funny. another corker’ sunday telegraph they say you can’t choose your family. but you can kill them. meet grace bernard. daughter, sister, serial killer… grace has lost everything. and she will stop at nothing to get revenge. —————————— ‘funny and furious and strangely uplifting. grace is a bitter and beguiling anti-hero with a keen eye for social analysis – even in her most grisly deeds, you never stop rooting for her’ pandora sykes ‘deliciously addictive… brilliantly executed’ i paper ‘addictive… grace bernard is one of the most intriguing and bewitching protagonists i’ve read in years’ emma gannon ‘a funny, compulsive read about family dysfunction and the media’s obsession with murder’ sunday times style ‘you’ll be gripped… grace’s emotional detachment throughout will give you chills’ rated 5 stars by cosmopolitan ‘hilarious and dark’ elle ‘ironic twists and caustic commentary on everything from liberal guilt to the consumerist con that is “selfcare” sharpen this debut novel’ observer ‘brilliantly tongue-in-cheek stuff from the vogue columnist’ irish independent ‘witty, waspish satire of a murderer with no regrets’ grazia ‘original, funny, unique and such a refreshing read’ prima ‘a deliciously dark debut novel’ red ‘one very entertaining read’ woman’s way how to kill your family was number 1 in the sunday times paperback chart on 26/04/2022
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The Road Trip
The instant uk sunday times bestseller ‘beth o’leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book’ emily henry ‘read this! absolutely loved it!’ christina lauren addie and her sister are on an epic road trip to a friend’s wedding in rural scotland. but, not long after setting off, a car slams into theirs. the driver is none other than addie’s ex, who she hasn’t seen since their traumatic break-up two years earlier. dylan and his best mate are heading to the wedding too, so addie has no choice but to offer them a ride. and with four hundred miles to go, they can’t avoid confronting the very messy history of their relationship . . . will they make it to the wedding? and, more importantly, is this really the end of the road for addie and dylan? ‘funny, relatable and tender’ red ‘this book is perfect’ rosie walsh ‘beth is quite rightly earning her title as “queen of uplit”‘ prima ‘if richard curtis and nora ephron made a story baby’ zoella book club ‘so romantic and moving and brilliantly told’ louise o’neill ‘o’leary does it again! the road trip is another sure-fire hit, filled with characters you won’t forget’ mike gayle ‘an achingly tender love story’ richard roper
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The Accused
Theodore boone is the thirteen year old who knows more about the law than most adult lawyers. he certainly never expected to be the victim of crime himself. but then his bike is vandalised, he’s attacked while doing his homework and, worst of all, framed for a robbery. when stolen computer equipment turns up in theo’s school locker, the police start leaning on him hard. and he is the only suspect. what if he is found guilty? what about his dreams of becoming a lawyer? in a race against time, aided by his renegade uncle, ike, theo must find the real felon and reveal the true motivation behind the crimes of which he stands accused.
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Should I Tell You?
From the queen of feelgood fiction, an uplifting new novel of friendship, families and finding love . . . ‘what a gorgeous book! jill has a great gift for characterisation – nuanced, interesting, believable people but created with a charming lightness of touch. thanks to jill’s warmth, wisdom and emotional intelligence, this book was a huge pleasure to read’ marian keyes ‘a sparkling, joyful read! jill’s books always keep you guessing to the very end’ phillipa ashley ‘a good story like this needs a quiet afternoon, a sofa and a warm blanket. moving and heartfelt! enjoy’ fern britton amber, lachlan and raffaele met as teenagers in the cornish seaside home of kind-hearted foster parents. years on, the bond between them is unbreakable but amber has a secret. she’s in love with lachlan. she can’t tell him, because that would never work – he’s not the settling-down type. surely it’s better to keep him as a friend than to risk losing him? raffaele has his own dilemma. vee was the dream girlfriend, until it all went horribly wrong . . . and he can’t understand why. is vee hiding something from him? now their widowed foster dad teddy has found new love. charming and beautiful, olga seems perfect. but is she? or will she break teddy’s fragile heart? against a backdrop of sparkling seas and sunny skies, the unexpected is always just around the corner. welcome to lanrock! gloriously romantic and completely life-affirming, jill mansell’s wonderful new novel set in sunny cornwall will make you believe in love again
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A Little Princess
The runaway sunday times no.1 bestseller and thriller of the year, now a major film starring emily blunt ‘really great suspense novel. kept me up most of the night. the alcoholic narrator is dead perfect’ stephen king rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. she knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. she’s even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. ‘jess and jason’, she calls them. their life – as she sees it – is perfect. if only rachel could be that happy. and then she sees something shocking. it’s only a minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough. now everything’s changed. now rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she’s only watched from afar. now they’ll see; she’s much more than just the girl on the train…
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History Timelines
This title spans the history of the world, from the formation of the earth, right up until the modern age. includes are the rise and spread of early civilizations, battles and wars, triumphs of exploration and innovative inventions that changed the way people lived.
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Grandpa’s Great Escape
The eighth novel from number one bestselling author, david walliams – now available in paperback! jack’s grandpa… *wears his slippers to the supermarket *serves up spam à la custard for dinner *and often doesn’t remember jack’s name but he can still take to the skies in a speeding spitfire and save the day… an exquisite portrait of the bond between a small boy and his beloved grandpa – this book takes readers on an incredible journey with spitfires over london and great escapes through the city in a high octane adventure full of comedy and heart. illustrated by the award-winning tony ross.
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The World’s Worst Children 3
From the phenomenal number-one bestseller david walliams comes another collection of more hilariously horrible children! illustrated in glorious and gruesome colour by artist genius, tony ross, these stories will appal and delight young readers.
