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Rose Hathaway is awaiting wrongful execution and there exists only one man who can stall this terrible fate. Rose must look to noth Dimitri  and Adrian, the two great loves of her life, to find him.

With her best friend Lissa, in a deadly struggle for the royal throne, the girls find themselves forced to rely upon enemies and questioning those they thought they could trust ...

But what if true freedom means sacrifiving the most importanat of fall?

The beautifully packaged paperback edition of this delightful story about the Gruffalo's child, who ventures out into the deep, dark wood, ignoring her father's warning of the Big Bad Mouse. Axel Scheffler's stunning illustrations bring Julia Donaldson's classic story to life again. Readership level: 3+.

Publisher's description:
One dark night the Gruffalo's child disobeys her father's warnings and ventures out into the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn't really exist, does he?

Do you knowwho sent the very first Christmas card? Or what people eat for Christmas dinner in Brazil? Or why we decorate trees? You can find out in this book, as you enjoy the magical traditions of Christmas all around the world. * Christmas customs, festive food, present-giving, songs and traditional stories from around the world with easy-reading text for children who have just started reading alone. * Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. Pages: 48 pages Dimensions: 196 x 130mm

An original lift-the-flap book An exciting time is had by Spot on his very first walk as he encounters many new sights, sounds and smells. “The fantastically popular spotted dog takes his first walk in a lifetime of adventure. Easy to read along with and great fun as well.” The Independent on Spot’s First Walk

Twenty-three illustrated gothic tales from the dark corridors of the imagination of the creative genius behind Batman, Edward Scissorhands and Big Fish. Burton's lovingly lurid illustrations evoke both the sweetness and tragedy of a cast of gruesomely sympathetic children - hopeful, yet hapless beings.

Suze has gotten used to ghosts. She's a mediator, after all, and communicating with the dead is all in a day's work. So she certainly never expected to fall in love with one: Jesse, a nineteenth- century hottie. But when she discovers that she has the power to determine who becomes a ghost in the first place, Suze begins to freak. It means she can alter the course of history ... andprevent Jesse's murder, keeping him from ever becoming a ghost -- and from ever meeting Suze. Will Jesse choose to live without her, or die to love her?

If you could wish for one gift this Christmas, what would it be?Everyday Lou Suffern battled with the clock. He always had two places to be at the same time. He always had two things to do at once. When asleep he dreamed. In between dreams, he ran through the events of the day while making plans for the next. When at home with his wife and family, his mind was always someplace else. On his way into work one early winter morning, Lou meets Gabe, a homeless man sitting outside the office building. Intrigued by him and on discovering that he could also be very useful to have around, Lou gets Gabe a job in the post room. But soon Lou begins to regret helping Gabe. His very presence unsettles Lou and how does Gabe appear to be in two places at the same time? As Christmas draws close

The new high-concept thriller from the number one bestselling author of The Righteous Men and The Last Testament. Tom Byrne has fallen from grace since his days as an idealistic young lawyer in New York. Now he'll work for anyone -- as long as the money's right. So when the United Nations call him in to do their dirty work, he accepts the job without hesitation. A suspected suicide bomber shot by UN security staff has turned out to be a harmless old man: Tom must placate the family and limit their claims for compensation. In London, Tom meets the dead man's alluring daughter, Rebecca, and learns that her father was not quite the innocent he seemed. He unravels details of a unique, hidden brotherhood, united in a mission that has spanned the world and caused hundreds of unexplained deat

The terrifying tale of Joseph K, a respectable functionary in a bank, who is suddenly arrested and must defend his innocence against a charge about which he can get no information. A nightmare vision of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the mad agendas of twentieth-century totalitarian regimes.