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The truth of things
Life is tough for Nicky and his brother Kenny. Money is tight at home, they often run into trouble with local bullies, and Dad's had a lot on his plate since Mum left when they were little. With only each other for support, Nicky and Kenny wind up on unpredictable adventures that will change their lives in unexpected ways. A deftly handled exploration of modern poverty, the highs and lows of ad…
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- 9781781128466
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- 305 p. ; 19,5 cm
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- 823 MCG t
Lark
Things are getting tense at home for Nicky and Kenny as they wait for a visit from their estranged mum. To escape, they go for a walk on the moors, taking their little Jack Russell terrier with them. But what should have been a laugh, a lark, turns deadly when the weather changes and they are caught in a blizzard. Nothing will ever be quite the same again...
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- 9780008739065
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- 120 p. ; 20 cm
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- 823 MCG l
The beck
Kyle is less than happy about getting dumped at his eccentric old grandad’s on a Saturday afternoon. Embarrassed by his grandad’s ratty old Elvis wig and his weird three-legged dog, Kyle thinks the day is going to be a nightmare until his grandad introduces him to the marvels in the beck at the bottom of his garden. Once filthy and full of rubbish, the stream has been cleaned up and is n…
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- 9780008722296
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- 141 p. ; 20 cm
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- 823 MCG T
Brock
Nicky's got a tough life. His mum's gone, his dad's on bail and his brother Kenny needs looking after. It's still dark out when Kenny drags Nicky from his bed, making him a witness to the senseless killing of an innocent animal. The two brothers manage to save something from the horror and it changes them in ways they never expected.
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- 9780008739034
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- 109. ; 20 cm
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- 823 MCG b
Run wild
Izzy and Asha need a space to call their own, away from difficult families, the Skull brothers and the trouble they bring. But the derelict building site where they stake their claim already belongs to something else, a wilderness they never expected and an injured wolf that desperately needs their help. Can they reconnect to the wild and save the wolf? Or is their pack too weak to fight much s…
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- 9781781128282
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- 112 p. ; 20 cm
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- F LEW r
Alice's Adventure in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (Mini Classic)
Weary of her storybook, one "without pictures or conversations," the young and imaginative Alice follows a hasty hare underground--to come face-to-face with some of the strangest adventures and most fantastic characters in all of literature. The Ugly Duchess, the Mad Hatter, the weeping Mock Turtle, the diabolical Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire Cat--each more eccentric than the last--could o…
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- 9781782098430
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- 320p; fc; hc
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- Mini Classic
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- F CAR a
Swan song
Excluded from school, Dylan is forced to move to a tiny village in Wales where his grandad lives. With no Xbox or internet, life is looking pretty bleak, but when Grandad takes Dylan out on his boat to see the whooper swans, things begin to change. Out on the water, free from all the pressure he’s been under, Dylan begins to feel like himself again. But when the swans’ habitat is thre…
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- 9781781129548
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- 128 p. ; 20 cm
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- 823 LEW s
Rook
A poignant, beautifully written novella about growing up and family. A companion piece to the hugely successful Brock and Pike, McGowan warms hearts once more with the adventures of Nicky and Kenny.
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- 9780008739058
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- 128 p. ; 20 cm
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- 823 MCG r
Alex Rider: skeleton key 3
With his life in danger, MI6’s young spy Alex must leave the country. He accepts a mission in Cuba, where he crosses paths with Alexei Sarov – a former Soviet general with plans for a nuclear holocaust.
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- 9781406364903
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- 327 p. ; 20 cm
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- Alex Rider
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- 823 HOR A
Song of the river
Times are tough for Cari and her mum. A violent storm has flooded the valley where they live, destroying their home and café business. Things seem bleak – but hope appears in the form of a plan to reintroduce beavers into the area, as the changes that these amazing animals make to the waterways might prevent another flood. Cari knows that she has to get involved. But with the project f…
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- 9781800900615
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- 96. p. ; 19,5 cm
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