Josh has everything ticking along nicely. He’s worked out a great scam for ripping off old ladies, he’s still living with his mum, and he can afford all the latest gear. But when he meets the lovely Lisa, she starts asking questions that don’t have good answers. And when the police start nosing around too, Josh begins to realize that a life of crime may not pay after all. This book is particularly suitable for adults who want to improve their reading skills. It includes ‘What do you think?’ questions at the end of each chapter.
Bound together by a magical force in spite of their differences, Tamrin and Sam embark on respective missions only to discover that Ash holds the key to unlocking their mysterious pasts.
When an old, dying wizard steals magic from his 12-year-old apprentice, Bee, and releases a new, wild magic into the world, another apprentice, Cabbage, sets out to find Bee and try to set things right again. The prequel to Dragonborn.
Think you know what really happened to Little Red Riding Hood? Everyone knows there are at least two sides to every story, and as the Wolf tells it, there's a logical explanation for everything. First of all, it was never his fault. He was just a friendly wolf doing odd jobs for Grandma. Then that spoiled Little Red came along and ruined everything. Now that you know the truth, you can trust a wolf ... can't you? --
The great wizard Flaxfield's death leaves his twelve-year-old apprentice Sam half-trained, but when other wizards gather and debate his fate Sam, not knowing whom to trust, leaves with only his dragon, Starback, for company, unaware of the perils he mustface.
When Ash escapes from her prison, the fate of the world falls to wizard apprentices Sam and Tamrin, their dragon Starback, and an unlikely ally, a roffle named Tadpole, who must find the courage to fight the diabolical wizard or all the magic in the world could disappear forever.
Everyday scenes of a small boy's life - camping in the garden, shopping with Gran - are contrasted with the exotic scenes he imagines, such as running with wolves and fighting a dragon. The simple, lyrical text is illustrated with charming vignettes for the everyday scenes and dramatic full-bleed pages for the exotic ones, in Sophy William's gorgeous pastel artwork
Cabbage is an apprentice wizard, and it is harvest time, when wizards travel to make the harvest safe. But when Cabbage and his master, Flaxfield, try to work the harvest spells, they encounter magic that turns the field to flames. Bee is an apprentice wizard, and tomorrow is her twelfth birthday, when apprentices learn their true names. Bee's is Flame, a powerful name that her greedy master wants to steal. But doing so will disturb the universe, and it's hard to say what might be born out of the fire that results. ... In this companion to Dragonborn, Toby Forward creates an enchanting adventure set in a world out of balance-and introduces us to the marvelous characters who will set it right again.
Maria, the daughter of Pedro Miguel, who is the head of the Mafia, wants to be a star. Her father, Pedro, is doing everything to stop her, including the raking of a Rolls-Royce of a club owner that hired Maria. Marias previous boyfriend, Derrick, who is a gangster working for her father, imposes himself to Maria as a lawyer. Rico, Pedros brother, who lives in Bogot, grows the marijuana and sends it to Pedro, but Ricos ambition is to take all the empire for himself, planning to kill Pedro and his family. Rico sends the marijuana to a competitor, and before arriving to Los Angeles on a bet, one of Ricos gang seduces an airline hostess in the plane bathroom. While in Los Angeles, Rico and all his gang raped a prostitute in the park, leaving her naked, and then they drove to Pedros warehouse and killed few of Pedros guards. Derricks jealousy drove him to order the torture and killing of Toni, who is Marias lover and musical director. Maria spies on her father and finds out that her father and Derrick are gagsters and killers. Rico and his gang surround the big estate of Pedro. Maria slashes her both of her wrists, thinking that her father, Pedro, killed Toni. Rico and his gang shoot and kill Derrick and others from Pedros gang. All the members of Ricos gang were killed, but Pedros chauffeur killed Rico inside the estate. In the hospital, Maria receives from her father, Pedro, a one-million-dollar check and an explanation on who killed Toni. Her father also told her that he is retiring from his business. Maria wins the American Idol competition.
Bertie thinks that other kids will like him if he loses weight and so he drinks a special remedy which causes weightlessness, but getting thin requires other measures.
An amusing paperback from a very popular author about a grandfather who becomes ever more youthful. Franny is upset. Her grandfather is very ill and she realises that he will soon die. She begs her friend Mrs May to give her something to make him better. Mrs May gives her a potion with the warning that Grandfather must not drink too much. The effect is startling. Grandfather becomes much younger and more vigorous with each sip. Of course, he pays no heed to Mrs May's warning until the process of getting younger becomes a little too extreme! He and Fanny are faced with the dilemma: is this really how life should end?
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