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Galan does not like visiting the Roman fort of Vindolanda to sell his fruit. The soldiers often shout at the local people. Them he finds himself going to a Roman party ...

Rome, 410 AD. Half-sister to Emperor Honorius, unmarried and powerless, twenty-year-old Galla Placidia watches from the shadows as imperial policies are made and unmade. Her plans to gain power and influence are halted when the city is besieged and captured by a vast army led by Alaric the Visigo...

Barbara Walters was a force from the time TV was exploding on the American scene in the 1960s to its waning dominance in a new world of competition from streaming services and social media half a century later. She was not just a groundbreaker for women (Oprah announced when she was seventeen tha...

"A visceral and incisive collection of six propulsive personal essays." -Vanity Fair *A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * Named a Most-Anticipated Book by Entertainment Weekly, Lit Hub, and AV Club * New York Times Paperback Row* From the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Women T...

A colourful call to action to love the land and everything upon it, from iconic Australian visual artist Luke John Matthew Arnold.

In a sleepy Devon village, a woman is taken from the streets. Local vet Jenny is horrified. This kind of thing doesn't happen here. But it's not the first time she's been so close to a crime scene. The daughter of a prolific serial killer, she's spent her whole life running from who she really is...

Take a peek into the diary of thirteen-year-old Zack Zombie. He's just like any other kid, only a lot more dead! And in a lot more trouble! When Slimey finds a pair of sunglasses that looks good on everyone, Zombie and his friends decide to take turns wearing them. The sunglasses take them all on...

The Kelly family's idyllic holiday in the south of France is disturbed when Cass, a thirteen-year-old girl, goes missing. She's discovered several hours later with no visible signs of injury. Everyone present dismisses the incident as a close brush with tragedy. Sixteen years later, at a funeral ...

When Morrigan is invited into Nevermoor's wealthy Silver District, she discovers a world of extravagance and a family mystery she's eager to unravel. She could never imagine where it will lead: a white wedding, a golden dragon and a red pool of blood. Embroiled in suspicion and danger, Morrigan l...

After saving Jinho from the vengeful Dongsoo Hwang, Jinwoo makes a public declaration that he will protect his family and friends no matter what. But when a close ally is killed in a sudden attack by the otherworldly Monarchs, Jinwoo is forced to reexamine who it is he wants to protect and just h...

The first book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Tamora Pierce's award-winning Song of the Lioness quartet, adapted into a gorgeous, full-color graphic novel In Song of the Lioness, Book 1: Alanna, the first of four volumes adapting #1 New York Times bestseller Tamora Pierce's Song of the...

There's more to snakes than them being venomous and cold-blooded. Did you know a snake can still grow even when it hasn't eaten for months? Or that snakes have flexible jaws that allow them to eat prey that's much larger than them? Or that snakes are masters of disguise? With more than 3,700 sub-...

Spiro's formula for spidery success: 11% hunger to succeed (or actual hunger) 34% trying again and again... and again! 53% giving it another shot And 2% spider silk. A tale of one spider's determined search for a decent meal.

Detective Sergeant Peter Grant takes a much-needed holiday up in Scotland. And he'll need one when this is over. If more's the merrier, then it's ecstatic as his partner Beverley, their young twins, his mum, dad, his dad's band and their dodgy manager all tag along. Even his boss, DCI Thomas Nigh...

Have you ever wondered what life is like for a Minecraft Zombie? Take a peek into the diary of thirteen-year-old Zack Zombie. He's just like any other kid, only a lot more dead! And in a lot more trouble! Instead of a holiday playing PVP with friends, Zombie ends up in the Snowy Tundra on a famil...

Meet Ella and Olivia. Big sister. Little sister. Best friends! This treasury edition features two books in one - Best Friends Stories plus Sisters' Day Out Stories.

Lexi is looking for no-strings-attached fun with a stranger. She deserves one night for herself, doesn't she? Zeke is looking for love. But for one night with a woman like Lexi, he'll break his rules. Sparks fly at the pub, one passionate kiss leads to another and they end up stumbling home to th...

Ginger is allergic to cats. And possibly to her family as well. She's also not keen on the cat food in her breakfast bowl or the school principal trying to kill her best friend. The question on everyone's lips is - will Ginger snap?

Tony is a moany groany pony. When the farmyard animals have a fabulous and fantastical parade, Tony is not impressed. Will he keep his opinions to himself... or tell us how he really feels.

Woody, a cowboy doll, is Andy's favourite toy. When Andy gets Buzz Lightyear for his birthday, the flashy new space hero takes the playroom by storm.

Trixie the witch's cat is a very happy cat. At least, most of the time. There is only one thing that really makes Trixie's fur prick up - her snowy white paw. How can Trixie be a real witch's cat if she's not pitch-black all over? And how can she be truly spooky with one white paw?

Ug's family needs the fire for their cave. It keeps them warm and safe from wild animals. One day, Ug is so busy painting that he forgets all about it ...

Signora Loretta Bianchi, the world famous cook at Venice's Hotel Il Cuore, is forced to choose between once-in-a-lifetime passion and her devoted husband. Sophie, on assignment in Venice as a food writer, finds a lot more than Signora Bianchi's secret recipes to love, but what is the charming Roc...

The Dalai Lama has had to contend with the People's Republic of China his entire life. He was 15 years old when communist China invaded Tibet in 1950, only 19 when he had his first meeting with Chairman Mao in Beijing, and 24 when he was forced to escape to India and became a leader in exile. Alm...

A girl haunted by tragedy. A boy seeking redemption. A wilderness as beautiful as it is deadly. Zander Rune was the darling of Hollywood until he fell from glory and was labelled a problematic bad boy. His public image needs fixing-fast-or he'll lose the role of a lifetime, and all his dreams wit...

Sixteenth-century Princess Jeanne d'Albret is twice royal: her uncle is King of France, her father King of Navarre. She is small, she is often ill yet she won't allow that to define her. As a child, she is carried to the altar at the French King's command but she and her mother have a secret plan...

Dad's at it again, helping Weir and his friends train for the athletics carnival! Weir's not sure he'll win anything, but maybe he'll find another calling! Would that be so bananas? It won't be easy ... but it will be funny!

Meet Liko and Roy as they travel through the Paldea region! Join them and their Pokemon, Sprigatito and Fuecoco, as they meet fascinating new Pokemon and Pokemon Trainers... like Friede and Captain Pikachu! This guide introduces key characters and Pokemon from the newest adventures in the new ser...

Join Peppa on a magical search-and-find adventure! Peppa and George loves stories about fairies, dragons and unicorns! Join them on a magical adventure. What amazing creatures will you see? With over 100 things to spot!

“Lengard is a secret government facility for extraordinary people,” they told me. “It’s for people just like you.” I believed them. That was my mistake. There isn’t anyone else in the world like me. I’m different. I’m an anomaly. I’m a monster. For two years, six months, fourteen days, eleven hou...