A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Jacqueline Wilson's favourite character, Tracy Beaker, who lives in a children's home. Ten-year-old Tracy is smart and full of energy but more...
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Author: Wilson, JacquelineSummary:Genre: Juvenile fiction
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Author: Lebo, HarlanSummary:
With the 75th anniversary of Citizen Kane in May 2016, Harlan Lebo has written the full story of Orson Welles's masterpiece film. The book explores Welles's meteoric rise to stardom in New York...
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Author: Bradley, AlanSummary:
Colonel de Luce, in desperate need of funds, rents his beloved estate of Buckshaw over to a film company. They will be shooting a movie over the Christmas holidays, filming scenes in the stately...
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Author: Carriger, GailSummary:
A short tale of mummies, werewolves, and well-preserved felines set in this Parasol Protectorate prequel! When Alessandro Tarabotti and his valet, Floote, find themselves in Egypt on the Queen...
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Author: McFetridge, John, Albert, ScottSummary:
It's spring in Toronto and the Hollywood movie crews are back. This is where art meets commerce full force. Instant communities are created, like summer camps for adults, with the cast and...
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Author: George, AnneSummary:
Murder Runs in the Family finds two feisty 60-something sisters doing a little amateur sleuthing into the death of a visiting genealogist. Mary Alice has spared no expense for her daughter's...
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Author: Smith, DodieSummary:
Pongo lives happily with his human pets Mr and Mrs Dearly in a large house in Regent's Park. When his wife Missis produces a litter of fifteen beautiful pups, life seems wonderfully complete...
Genre: Classic fiction, Juvenile fiction -
Author: Khalil, Aya.Summary:
Kanzi's family has moved from Egypt to America, and on her first day in a new school, what she wants more than anything is to fit in. Maybe that's why she forgets to take the kofta...
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In Talking Tales a variety of women tell their stories in prose and poetry. They cast their nets wide, hauling in themes that celebrate as much as they castigate and mourn. There is the delight of...
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Author: Keyser, Amber J.Summary:
Jessie Vale dances in an elite ballet program. She has to be perfect to land a spot with the professional company. When Jessie is cast in an animalistic avant-garde production, her careful...
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Author: Thatcher, ColinSummary:
On May 7, 1984, Colin Thatcher was convicted of killing his ex-wife JoAnn Wilson the previous year, and was sentenced to life in prison. The murder and the trial provoked a national media frenzy,...
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Author: Perkins, MitaliSummary:
This elegant young adult novel captures the immigrant experience for one Indian-American family with humor and heart. Told in alternating teen voices across three generations, You Bring the...
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Author: Bond, Gwenda, Rowe, ChristopherSummary:
The action-packed sequel to The Lost Legacy, which Booklist called “Monstrous fun!”
Living in a hotel full of monsters isn’t always easy, especially when all the adults have fallen under an...Genre: Juvenile fiction -
Author: Baumgartner, BrianSummary:
Join the entire Dunder Mifflin gang on a journey back to Scranton: here's the hilarious inside story of how a little show that barely survived its first season became the most watched series...
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Author: Hill, Susanna LeonardSummary:
In a solar system full of planets, Mars feels all alone. No one has time to play with him. Will he ever get a playmate? Mars' First Friends is a universal story about man' - and Mars...
Genre: Juvenile fiction