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Bird is looking for her best friend Bee. She searches high in the sky and deep underground - she can't find Bee anywhere - but who else will she meet along the way?

The Women's Murder Club is out celebrating an engagement at San Francisco's finest restaurant when a blood-curdling scream interrupts the festivities. They soon discover a young woman who has been the victim of a violent assault. Sergeant Lindsay Boxer makes an arrest. Assistant District Attorney...

Discover how to rethink your relationship with stress and overcome burnout, depression, and anxiety with this accessible health-meets-self-help guide. Drawing on years of experience as a renowned Harvard doctor and nationally recognised stress expert, Dr. Aditi Nerurkar has developed a science-ba...

Show mum your love with this sweet celebration of all that makes her special - from A to Z!

When Suhana, Mia and Ayaan are transported back to 1911, they're excited to meet some amazing people fighting for women's rights! But will they be able to get back to the present without changing the course of history?

Eid Mubarak! Can Ali Tahir use his creative powers to save the holiday party? It's Eid, Ali's favourite day of the year! The family has fun plans for this special day after the Muslim holiday Ramadan. But Ali's brother, Fateh, is being cranky and keeps spoiling everything! Can Ali find a way to c...

Do you know why the Union Jack is asymmetrical? Or why the Swiss flag is square? Can you tell the difference between the flag of Luxembourg and the flag of the Netherlands? Every nation in the world has a flag that in some way captures the essence of their culture and values in simple designs and...

Whatever you do, wherever you go, whoever you become - I'll always be your stepmum. This lyrical love letter of a book explores the unique challenges, joys and experiences of becoming a blended family.

It's been four years in prison since Jade Daniels last saw her hometown of Proofrock, Idaho, the day she took the fall, protecting her friend Letha and her family from incrimination. Since then, her reputation, and the town, have changed dramatically. There's a lot of unfinished business in Proof...

Are you all set for SLEEPOVER TIME? Monster has your scary pyjamas ready and UNDER the bed is looking perfectly yucky and monstrous. Wait, what do you mean you sleep ON THE BED? Are you not a monster? ALL monsters sleep under the bed! Can you persuade Monster to sleep on the horribly soft bed wit...

Dizzy is a tough armadillo, so when he thumps into trees, bumps into vases, or crashes through the woodland fair - he doesn't need a comforting hug from Hotpot. Or does he?

He's climbed Everest not long after a heart bypass operation, he's run seven marathons on seven continents, he's hauled loaded sledges across both polar ice caps and he's circumnavigated the Earth - Ran Fiennes truly is the world's greatest explorer, and this book celebrates his 80th birthday by ...

1923. A decade that promises excitement and liberation, Pearl Glenham and her father are invited to a country house party on the Dorset coast, by a total stranger. Her father claims not to have any prior association with Highcliffe House, but upon arrival, it's apparent that he has a shared histo...

1945. In the waning months of World War II, Japan hid vast quantities of gold and other stolen valuables in boobytrapped underground caches all across the Philippines. By 1947 some of that loot was recovered, not by treasure hunters, but by the United States government, which told no one about th...

Astrid Atomic, a 6 year old human person, goes to bed every night like every other 6 year old human person. But unlike many other 6 year olds she doesn't stay there. The minute the lights are off and the coast is clear the Space Cadet siren goes off, her uniform goes on, and 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - WHOOS...

A Bigfoot is on the loose! Ted, Nancy, Willow and the rest of the Grimwood gang must embark on their greatest adventure yet to save their home from a nasty, thieving stink monster. Monster hunters are GO!

Goddess, Goddess, count to five. In the morning, who's alive? One town. One night. Four people gone. Nora's best friend, Becca, is one of the lost. As Nora tries to piece together the truth, she uncovers dark events in her high school's history and a string of coded messages Becca has left for he...

Benny Catspaw's perpetually sunny disposition is tested when he loses his job, his reputation, his fiancée, and his favourite chair. He's not paranoid. Someone is out to get him. He just doesn't know who or why. Then Benny receives an inheritance from an uncle he's never heard of: a giant crate ...

After a drugs bust goes wrong, Deputy Sheriff Garrett Nelson is left wounded, with a permanent limp and a career in tatters. On his long road to recovery he finds one consolation - Hannah, his tough-as-nails physiotherapist, and soon they're planning a future together. Unfit for active police ser...

The king wants the perfect crown to wear for his party, but none of them are quite right. The queen might just have a good solution. 'Reading Champion' offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Original stories are accompanied by enga...