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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...

Eva's football skills make her stand out while playing at break-time at school, so her friends can't understand why she's reluctant to join them in playing for their local team, the Lightmoor Lionesses. Horribly bullied at her last school due to a painful skin condition, Eva is terrified that the...

In ancient times, the vast area that stretches across what is now modern-day Iraq and Syria saw the rise and fall of epic civilizations who built the foundations of our world today. It was in this region, which we call Mesopotamia, that history was written down for the very first time.

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!

What if we could redefine leadership? What if kindness came first? Jacinda Ardern grew up the daughter of a police officer in small-town New Zealand, but as the 40th Prime Minister of her country, she commanded global respect for her empathetic leadership that put people first. This is the remark...

Maggie the dragon is the best flyer. She loves to do skydives, barrel rolls and heaps of loop-de-loops! Maggie's job is to guard the most faraway edges of the kingdom. She's not scared of any creature, big or small, even the scary ones. The problem is that other creatures are sometimes scared of ...

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

Welcome to Creature Clinic, where a team of dedicated doctors and nurses at the world's finest -- and only -- hospital look after mythical creatures. Here, everyone from trolls and unicorns, to tooth fairies and giants, can expect the very best treatment. Well, with one exception: humans are abso...

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.

Contemporary fiction. Eighty-one-year-old Maggie Burkhardt has left it all behind. After the death of her husband and the tragic loss of her daughter Julia, she fled her native Wisconsin and has spent the last five years ping-ponging between the world's luxury hotels. Now she has finally come to ...

After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.

After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.

Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett, an everyman hero with a penchant for stepping into trouble, works with his resourceful wife and three daughters, and an outlaw falconer to protect Twelve Sleep country from hunters, ecoterrorists, cowboy hitmen, and rogue federal agents, among others.

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...

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?

Maddie and Clare's second adventure in Dead End! Can they beat a prehistoric mutant fart gas from zombifying everything in Dead End, including their own dad? Will Terrible Chicken finally rule the world? And how do you defeat killer pineapples?!

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...

Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But she's still not safe. A revolution is unfolding, and everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans - everyone except Katniss. And yet she must play the most vital part in the final battle. Katniss must become their Mocking...

Detective Stilwell of the Los Angeles County Sherriff's department has been exiled. Once he manned a mainland homicide desk; now internal politics have relegated him to a low-key post, policing rustic Catalina Island. He's beginning to think he could get used to it. It's all business as usual in ...

Beyonce's transformation from pop royalty to a fierce feminist trailblazer leaves a glittery empowerment trail in her wake. And now, with "Cowboy Carter", she's rustlin' up a new sound, proving she's not afraid to ride off into uncharted musical territory. So, grab your hats, and let's hit the tr...

Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I'm Ella, and this is my diary. Join Ella in this bind up of two of her hilarious and relatable best friends forever stories, in which she navigates school plays, cooking projects and the ups and downs that come ...

Join Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third and his dragons, Toothless and Windwalker, in their hilarious, hair-raising adventures at the Isle of Berk's Training School for Vikings and Dragons. Where they are bottom in pretty much everything. Disastrous Lesson Number One: The Art of Battle. It was s...

Unlike his dad, Stoick the Vast, Hiccup is tiny, thoughtful and polite and scared of almost everything - especially of going to sea for the very first time. But go he must... So who will save the day when everything goes disgustingly wrong aboard ship and all the big Vikings lose their cool?

Tsuki is a griffin chick who has lived his whole life in Jucundum Village knowing that he was different. As much as he had asked, no one could ever tell him who he was or where he came from. But his life is about to change -- for better or worse -- when he meets a griffin just like him, finds a m...

Down in the garden, just under the ground, a small wriggly worm is crawling around. This book invites readers into a stunning garden to admire the hard work of one tiny worm, and to marvel at the essential role it plays in nature.

Join in the fun as we come together and dance at the corroboree! Learn how to slither like a snake, jump like a kangaroo, crawl like a goanna, walk like an emu and fly like an eagle. A joyful celebration of First Nations culture and Australia's unique animals through dance and music, with rhyming...

Most people think that when they meet Death, it'll be a skeleton in a black potato sack. Maybe with a scythe. Truth is, she's just a woman doing a job, and she's very good at it. But when Death takes a much-needed break to live on Earth, things start to go terribly wrong. Someone's killing people...

Felix has a problem. It's a big, red, round problem. A worry balloon that follows him everywhere he goes... As his heart thumps, stomach twists and toes wiggle, it grows and grows and stops him from doing what he wants to do. But when Felix learns a special trick, things start to change...

"Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends--a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl--bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and glory, but they all agree they are part of a la...

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!