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A Dance With Dragons: Part 2 After The Feast
Dubbed “the american tolkien” by “time” magazine, martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental cycle of epic fantasy. now the #1 “new york times”-bestselling author delivers the fifth book in his landmark series–as both familiar faces and surprising new forces vie for a foothold in a fragmented empire.
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Everything, Everything
Maddy whittier is allergic to the outside world. so allergic, in fact, that she has never left the house in all of her 17 years. but when olly moves in next door, and wants to talk to maddy, tiny holes start to appear in the protective bubble her mother has built around her. olly writes his im address on a piece of paper, shows it at her window, and suddenly, a door opens. but does maddy dare to step outside her comfort zone? ‘everything, everything’ is about the thrill and heartbreak that happens when we break out of our shell to do crazy, sometimes death-defying things for love.
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Mammy Banter
The sunday times bestselling novel from viral sensation, @mammybanter a hilarious warts-and-all novel about modern motherhood – and how having it all sometimes isn’t what you think it might be. previously published in hardback as mammy banter: the secret life of an uncool mum she used to want it all. now she just wants a nap. tara gallagher is knackered. she used to dream of being beyoncé but suddenly she’s thirty-six and instead of headlining glastonbury, she’s in her pyjamas on a friday night, watching gogglebox. it’s time for a mammy makeover. she’s going to show her teenage daughter she’s still cool. show her husband she’s still an absolute ride. and show her colleagues she’s still a boss bish. but most of all, she’s going to prove to herself that she can still be a mum, still work full time, and still be beyoncé… *published in hardback as mammy banter: the secret life of an uncool mum mammy banter was a sunday times no.5 bestseller for w/c 08/03/2022
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Queenie
The sunday times bestseller book of the year at the british book awards shortlisted for the costa first novel award longlisted for the women’s prize for fiction ‘brilliant, timely, funny, heartbreaking’ jojo moyes ‘a must-read novel about sex, selfhood, and the best friendships that get us through it all’ candace bushnell, author of sex and the city queenie is a twenty-five-year-old black woman living in south london, straddling jamaican and british culture whilst slotting neatly into neither. she works at a national newspaper where she’s constantly forced to compare herself to her white, middle-class peers, and beg to write about black lives matter. after a messy break up from her long-term white boyfriend, queenie finds herself seeking comfort in all the wrong places. as queenie veers from one regrettable decision to another, she finds herself wondering, what are you doing? why are you doing it? who do you want to be? – the questions that every woman today must face in a world that keeps trying to provide the answers for them. a darkly comic and bitingly subversive take on life, love, race and family, queenie will have you nodding in recognition, crying in solidarity and rooting for this unforgettable character every step of the way. a disarmingly honest, boldly political and truly inclusive tale that will speak to anyone who has gone looking for love and acceptance and found something very different in its place.
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Gone
‘one minute, the teacher was there, the next, he was gone. there. gone.’ in the blink of an eye all the adults disappear in a small town in southern california and no one knows why. first a car crash; a house up in flames; then a complete communication meltdownasuddenly cut off from the outside world, those that are left are trapped, and there’s no help on the way. they must do all they can to survive. chaos rules the streets. gangs begin to form. sides are chosen – strong or weak. cruel or humane. a new world order is rising, and, even scarier, some survivors have power – power that no one has ever seen beforea
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The Thief Lord
Aimed at children aged nine to 12 years, this is a magical thriller set among the crumbling canals of venice.
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The Sense Of An Ending
Tony webster and his clique first met adrian finn at school. sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit. they all swore to stay friends for life. now tony is in middle age and he is finding that memory is imperfect.
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50 Utterly Funny Stories
This wildly entertaining collection is packed with mischief, mayhem and madcap adventures. fantastically funny illustrations accompany each comical tale, from authors including lewis carroll and rudyard kipling.
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Children’s Weather Encyclopedia
A clear and comprehensive introduction to the weather that shapes our planet. written by an expert author and consultant team. fully illustrated throughout with stunning colour photography and clear diagrams. contains 96 self-contained topic-based spreads
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The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary Of Science
With clear definitions and cross-referencing, this book is written for students of chemistry, physics and biology.
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Champion
He is a legend. she is a prodigy. who will be champion? june and day have sacrificed so much for the people of the republic – and each other – and now their country is on the brink of a new peaceful existence. june is back in the good graces of the republic, working within the government’s elite circles while day has been assigned a high level military position. but when a plague outbreak, deadlier than any other, causes panic in the colonies, and war threatens the republic’s border cities, the two are thrown back together. june is the only one who knows the key to her country’s defence. but saving the lives of thousands will mean asking the one she loves to give up everything he has.
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Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 2
The journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation. socially anxious high school student shoko komi’s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. luckily she meets tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends. it’s time for the national health exam at itan high, and the excitement of eye exams and height measurements has fanned the flames of competition for the unremarkable makeru yadano. she’s determined to beat the class idol komi in the health test, and komi’s total obliviousness to their impassioned duel just feeds makeru’s determination. as the epic battle heats up, how will komi handle her first rival when she’s barely made her first friends?!
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Brilliance Of The Moon
Hearn’s third installment in the “tales of the otori” series brings a mystical and violent conclusion to the saga of takeo otori as he fulfills his destiny to reclaim the otori lands.
