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My Name is Red is an unforgettable murder mystery, set amid the splendour of sixteenth century Istanbul, from the Nobel prizewinning author • In the late 1590s, the Sultan secretly commissions a great book: a celebration of his life and his empire, to be illuminated by the best artists of the day – in the European manner. At a time of violent fundamentalism, however, this is a dangerous proposition. Even the illustrious circle of artists are not allowed to know for whom they are working. But when one of the miniaturists is murdered, their Master has to seek outside help. Did the dead painter fall victim to professional rivalry, romantic jealousy or religious terror? • With the Sultan demanding an answer within three days, perhaps the clue lies somewhere in the half-finished pictures

A young Italian scholar is captured by pirates between Venice and Naples. After being put up for auction at the Istanbul slave market, he is bought by a Turkish savant eager to learn about scientific and intellectual advances in the West • But as master and slave bond over each other’s sins and secrets, their relationship grows increasingly complex. They soon find themselves part of the Sultan’s army, and on a journey that will lead them to the mythical White Castle

Oola has rescued a brand new baby unicorn! It needs looking after and teaching a thing or two about unicorning - is Oscar up to the task? • When Oola brings home a brand new baby unicorn, she enlists Oscar's help to look after it and teach her a thing or two about unicorning. But Oscar is too hungry to be helpful. He's eaten the baby bunting, the crib and the rocking chair. When he eats every last nappy, Oola must go out to buy more but, not to worry, Oscar can look after Babycorn while she's gone... But when Oola returns, her precious Babycorn is no where to be seen! What could have happened to her?

Welcome to the Island of Struay, home of one of the best-loved characters in children's books and as seen on TV - Katie Morag McColl! • A new pier is being built on Struay and everyone, especially Katie Morag, is very excited. The Islanders can't wait for all the changes they are sure the new pier will bring • But there is one person who's not so sure. Granny Island is worried that the old ways will be lost for ever

Claudia has always been the most outrageous kid in her class...until Ashley Wyeth comes along, Ashley's really different--she wears hippie clothes, has six holes in her ears, and is the most fantastic artist Claudia has ever met • Ashley says Claudia has artistic talent, too. She thinks Claudia should spend more time on her "calling" and forget about the Baby-sitters Club: It's just a waste of time • The Baby-sitters are sick of Ashley Wyeth, and they think Claudia's a traitor. Claudia's got to decide: either the Baby-sitters Club or the new girl--one of them's got to go!

A new owl named Hailey starts in Eva's class at school. Eva is always happy to meet new people, and she's excited to make a new friend! But the new owl befriends Lucy instead of her. So Eva gets jealous

Learn with Peppa phonics reading books provide decodable stories to take young readers from first letter sounds to phonics fluency, through five expertly graded levels • - Peppa and her friends take centre stage in this brand-new series of 70 phonics readers • - Five levels of stories introduce letters and sounds in the order they are taught at school • - Fun activities provide extra phonics practice and check understanding of the story • - Each Learn with Peppa phonics book has been developed by educational experts • - Access online audio, phonics resources and additional guidance on the Learn with Peppa website • Let Peppa support your little ones on their early learning adventure in Learn with Peppa • Level 5 Book 10 practises known letter sounds and alternative pronunciations

In this brand new story, Peppa remembers meeting her baby brother George for the first time! • Tiny Peppa learns what babies can and can't do, and finds out what it means to be a big sister • This heartwarming story will be loved by all fans of Peppa Pig, especially those who are getting ready to welcome a new sibling

Claudia has always been the most creative kid in her class... until Ashley Wyeth comes along. Ashley's really different: She wears hippie clothes and has multiple earrings, and she's the most fantastic artist Claudia has ever met • Ashley says Claudia is a great artist, too, but thinks she's wasting her artistic talent with The Baby-sitters Club. When Claudia starts spending more time with Ashley and missing BSC meetings, it becomes clear that Claudia has to make a decision - one of them has to go!

Michael Frayn’s classic novel is set in the crossword and nature notes department of an obscure national newspaper during the declining years of Fleet Street, where John Dyson dreams wistfully of fame and the gentlemanly life – until one day his great chance of glory at last arrives • Michael Frayn is the celebrated author of fifteen plays including Noises Off, Copenhagen and Afterlife. His bestselling novels include Headlong, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Spies, which won the Whitbread Best Novel Award and Skios, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize

Winner of the Encore Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction • A beguiling, short and yet sweeping prose-poem, Afternoon Raag is the account of a young Bengali man studying at Oxford University and caught in complicated love triangle. His loneliness and melancholy sharpen his memories of home, which come back to haunt him in vivid, sensory detail • Intensely moving, superbly written, Afternoon Raag is a testimony to the clash of the old and the new; arrivals and departures

Ahead of a big author visit, Humphrey and his friends try writing their own stories, but Humphrey worries that hamsters don’t have any imagination; he’s finding creative writing just too hard. While he helps out his friends, and the new school guinea pig, Gigi, Humphrey encounters real, live parrots, dragons and even ghosts . . . and finally manages to let his imagination soar