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ContentsBrailleAdult fictionQuick ReadsAdult non-fictionAutobiographyBiographyHistoryPoetryPopular ScienceReligionWarfare and DefenceNewly Available for loan and saleAdult fictionAdult non-FictionAutobiographyDramaHistoryChildren and young adult fiction05+ Suggested Reading Age07+ Suggested Reading Age09+ Suggested Reading Age11+ Suggested Reading Age

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Adult fiction

Adler, Elisabeth. Fortune Is A Woman. 1992. Family stories.A Mandarin, a runaway American heiress and a young Englishwoman met in the aftermath of San Francisco's devastating 1906 earthquake. Against all odds they made their dreams come true, building one of the world's largest trading companies and most luxurious hotels. Sweeping across the decades, from the Orient to San Francisco and New York, this is a novel of new wealth and old privilege, family passions and secret shame.UEB. 10v. Price: £4.99. Order No: 25987203

Adler, Elizabeth. Present Of The Past. 1994. Family stories.Maudie Molyneux is a sprightly 80-year-old Irish charmer. She lives in poverty-stricken style in her crumbling stately home Ardnavarnha, set above the sea in the green hills of Connemara. Then Shannon Keefe arrives from New York, distraught about her millionaire father's apparent suicide. Shannon believes he was murdered and that the clue to the killer's identity lies in the past at Maudie's beautiful old house.UEB. 12v. Price: £5.99. Order No: 25986403

Adler, Elizabeth. The Property Of A Lady. 1991. Family stories.When the 1917 Russian Revolution destroys Prince Michael's world, Missie O'Bryan manages to save his daughter and a flawless emerald, part of the Ivanoff treasure. She goes to New York and lives amongst the Jewish and Irish poor, all the while keeping the child's background a secret.UEB. 10v. Price: £4.99. Order No: 25987303

Barton, Fiona. The Child. 2018. Thriller.When a paragraph in an evening newspaper reveals a decades-old tragedy, most readers barely give it a glance. But for three strangers it's impossible to ignore. For one woman, it's a reminder of the worst thing that ever happened to her. For another, it's the dangerous possibility that her darkest secret is about to be discovered. For a journalist, it's the first clue in a hunt to uncover the truth.

UEB. 6v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 25999503

Boyne, John. The Heart's Invisible Furies. 2017. Literary fiction.Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that's what his adoptive parents tell him. Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl and adopted by a wealthy and eccentric Dublin couple, Cyril is adrift in the world. He is tenuously anchored by his heartfelt friendship with the glamourous and dangerous Julian Woodbead. Over his lifetime he will struggle to discover an identity, a home, a country and much more.UEB. 12v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 25999403

Bradford, Barbara Taylor. The Cavendon Luck. 2017. Family stories.Cavendon Hall: book 3. The great house of Cavendon Hall has stood on the Yorkshire moors for centuries. Two families, the aristocratic Inghams and the Swanns who serve them, have been bound by loyalty since the first stone was laid. But when war looms, sons, husbands and brothers are called up to fight. Trials and tragedies strike the great house itself. The women of every generation and background must rise to meet the terrible threat posed by Hitler.UEB. 8v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 26005903

Bradford, Barbara Taylor. Secrets Of Cavendon. 2017. Family stories.Cavendon Hall: book 4. London 1949. The Earl of Mowbray's niece, Alicia Stanton, is making her mark in the glamorous film world. Alongside her, Victoria Brown, a wartime evacuee, is starting out as a fashion photographer. At Cavendon Hall, the estate is facing bankruptcy and the aristocratic Ingham family is at odds with its loyal retainers, the Swanns. Can the families unite to save their future?UEB. 7v. Price: £16.99. Order No: 26010203

Deighton, Len. Berlin Game. 2015. Spy stories.Bernard Samson: book 1. He was the best source the Department ever had, but now he desperately wanted to come over the Wall. 'Brahms Four' was certain a high-ranking mole and there was only one Englishman he trusted. So they decided to put Bernard

Samson back into the field after five sedentary years of flying a desk.UEB. 6v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 25999603

Dickens, Charles. Oliver Twist. 2017. Classic.Oliver Twist is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely on. Fleeing from poverty and hardship, he falls in with a criminal street gang who will not let him go, however hard he tries to escape. UEB. 9v. Price: £10.99. Order No: 25966703

Finn, A. J. The Woman In The Window. 2018. Thriller.It's been ten long months since Anna Fox last left her home. Ten months lost in her memories, too terrified to step outside. Anna's lifeline to the real world is her window, where she watches her neighbours, including the Russells, a family of three who have moved in. Then one evening Anna witnesses something no one was supposed to see. Now she must do everything she can to uncover the truth about what really happened.UEB. 6v. Price: £12.99. Order No: 26010303

Gaston, Diane. Bound By A Scandalous Secret. 2016. Mills and Boon romance.Scandalous Summerfields: book 3. The pleasure-seeking Marquess of Rossdale has little interest in finding a bride. So he comes up with the perfect plan to survive the Season unscathed; he will fake an engagement to a most unsuitable girl. Outspoken Genna has no wish to marry. Agreeing to be Ross's temporary fiancée will grant her freedom for a little longer. But with every kiss, both must face up to what they really desire.UEB. 5v. Price: £4.99. Order No: 25986003

Grey, Zane. The Desert Crucible. 2011, c2003. Western.Riders of the purple sage: book 2. The collapse of one of the stone walls of Surprise Valley where the gunman, Lassiter, Jane Withersteen and young Fay Larkin have been imprisoned for the last ten years, results in their capture by a hooded Mormon. The price extracted for Lassiter's and Jane's life is the immediate marriage of 15-year-old Fay Larkin to the mysterious, cruel, hooded Mormon leader. John Shefford, a defrocked minister from Illinois, embarks on a quest to rescue the prisoners. This is the

uncensored version of The Rainbow Trail, as the author intended it to be published.UEB. 6v. Price: £14.95. Order No: 25987803

Hoffman, Alice. The Probable Future. 2004. Fantasy.When the women in the Sparrow family reach thirteen, they develop a unique ability. In young Stella's case, the gift, which is both a blessing and a curse, is the ability to see a person's probable future. Stella foresees a gruesome murder, and tells her charming, feckless father about it, but it is too late. The murder has already been committed and suspicion falls on him.UEB. 7v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 26018903

Hunter, Cara. Close To Home. 2018. Crime.DI Fawley: book 1. Last night, 8-year-old Daisy Mason disappeared from her parents' summer party. No one in the quiet suburban street saw anything or at least that's what they're saying. DI Adam Fawley is trying to keep an open mind. But he knows that nine times out of ten, it's someone the victim knew. That means someone is lying and that Daisy's time is running out.UEB. 5v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 26002503

Jewell, Lisa, Then She Was Gone. 2017. Thriller.Ellie Mack was 15 with her whole life ahead of her, when she disappeared. 10 years later Laurel Mack, Ellie's mother, meets charming mathematician Floyd in a local café. He sweeps Laurel off her feet. Laurel is stunned when she meets Floyd's younger daughter, Poppy. Because Poppy is so like Ellie was at that age. What happened to Ellie? Where did she go?UEB. 5v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 26002403

Lessing, Doris. A Proper Marriage. 2002. General fiction.Children of violence: book 2. Twenty-something Martha begins to realise that her marriage has been a terrible mistake. Already the first passionate flush of matrimony has begun to fade; sensuality has become dulled by habit, blissful motherhood now seems no more than a tiresome chore. Caught up in a maelstrom of a world war she can no longer ignore, Martha’s political consciousness begins to dawn, and, seizing independence for the first time, she chooses to make her life her own.UEB. 9v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 25746403

Nesbø, Jo. The Thirst. 2017. Crime.Harry Hole: book 11. A woman is found murdered after an internet date. The marks left on her body show the police that they are dealing with a particularly vicious killer. Under pressure from the media to solve the crime, the force knows there’s only one man for the job. But Harry Hole is reluctant to return to the place that almost took everything from him until he starts to suspect a connection between this killing and his one failed case.UEB. 10v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 25999303

Ng, Celeste. Everything I Never Told You. 2014. Literary fiction.Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James Lee. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfil their dreams. But she is under pressures that have nothing to do with growing up in 1970s small town Ohio. When her body is found in the local lake, James is consumed by guilt. He sets out on a reckless path that may destroy his marriage.UEB. 5v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 26038703

Phinn, Gervase. The School Inspector Calls. 2013. Country life fiction.Barton-in-the-Dale: book 3. Summer has arrived in Barton-in-the-Dale and as a new term begins at the little primary school, it's not just the warm weather that's getting people hot under the collar. Meetings with the teachers from Urebank School to discuss the merger are producing more than a few fireworks, a disruptive new pupil arrives and a surprising staff love affair is exposed. Headteacher Elisabeth Devine certainly has her work cut out for her.UEB. 7v. Price: £16.99. Order No: 24713605

Purcell, Laura. The Silent Companions. 2017. Ghost stories.Newly married, newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband's crumbling country estate, The Bridge. With her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie only has her husband's awkward cousin for company. Or so she thinks. Inside her new home lies a 200-year-old diary and a deeply unsettling painted wooden figure that bears a striking resemblance to Elsie herself.UEB. 5v. Price: £12.99. Order No: 26002603

Richmond, Michelle. The Marriage Pact. 2017. Thriller.Newlyweds Jake and Alice are offered membership of a club which promises members will never divorce. Signing The Pact seems the ideal start to their marriage until one of them breaks the rules. Because The Pact is for life and its members will go to any lengths to ensure nobody leaves.UEB. 7v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 25999103

Sparks, Nicholas. The Notebook. 2007. Romance.Calhoun family saga: book 1. Noah Calhoun has just returned fromWorld War Two. He tries to concentrate on restoring an old plantation home to its former glory. And yet he is haunted by images of the beautiful girl he met there fourteen years before. When these distant memories begin to slide into reality, the passion that had lain still is ignited once more but there is so much in their way.UEB. 3v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 26005803

Underdown, Beth. The Witchfinder's Sister. 2017. Historical crime.1645. When Alice Hopkins' husband dies in a tragic accident, she has no choice but to return to the small Essex town where her brother Matthew still lives. But Matthew has changed. There are rumours spreading through the town: whispers of witches, and of a great book, in which her brother is gathering women's names. To what lengths will her brother's obsession drive him?UEB. 6v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 25999203

Watson, Winifred. Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day. 2008. Classic.Miss Pettigrew, an approaching-middle-age governess, was accustomed to a household of unruly English children. When her employment agency sends her to the wrong address, her life takes an unexpected turn. The alluring nightclub singer, Delysia LaFosse, becomes her new employer, and Miss Pettigrew encounters a kind of glamor that she had only met before at the movies. Over the course of a single day, both women are changed forever.UEB. 4v. Price: £9.00. Order No: 25987103

Quick reads

Britton, Fern. The Great Cornish Getaway. 2018.A stranger arrives in the Cornish seaside village of Trevay, in need of a safe haven. Villagers Penny and Dorrie are keen to help for this stranger is a Hollywood heartthrob. They both know what it's like to feel that you need a break from life, and they bring the village together to keep their stranger's secret. Soon he's helping some of the villagers find the answers to their own problems. In return, they find a place for him in their hearts.UEB double line spacing, single sided. 9v. Price: £1.00. Order No: 26018203

De Waal, Kit. Six Foot Six. 2018.On his 21st birthday Timothy Flowers walks to his usual street corner to see his favourite special bus. He ends up meeting Charlie. Charlie is a builder who is desperate for Timothy's help because Timothy is six feet six inches tall. But when they team up to collect money from a local thug things don't go according to plan.UEB double line spacing, single sided. 6v. Price: £1.00. Order No: 26018503Also available in uncontracted braille. 7v. Order No: 26018505

Koomson, Dorothy. The Beach Wedding. 2018.Tessa Dannall is excited and happy when her daughter, Nia, arrives at their family's tropical beach resort to get married. Tessa is also trying to forget the last time she went to a wedding on this beach and how that day changed her life forever. But as the big day draws near, Tessa realises she must face the deadly ghosts from her past or they may ruin her daughter's future.UEB double line spacing, single sided. 7v. Price: £1.00. Order No: 26018303Also available in uncontracted braille. 9v. Order No: 26018305

Adult non-fiction

Autobiography

Arthur, James. Back To The Boy. 2017.Life has presented its fair share of setbacks for James Arthur, from

entering the care system in his teens to a very public fall from favour. After an extraordinary comeback, the British singer and songwriter reflects on his past and also on his return to the charts.UEB. 5v. Price: £20.00. Order No: 26038603

Jason, David. Only Fools And Stories. 2017.David Jason tells us about the many other lives he has lived as hischaracters. From Del Boy to Granville, Pop Larkin to Frost, he takes us behind the scenes and under the skins of some of the best loved acts of his career. And in the process he reflects on how those characters changed his life too. His characteristic charm and wit is on display in this heart-warming autobiography.UEB. 5v. Price: £20.00. Order No: 25971103

Stott, Rebecca. In The Days Of Rain. 2018.As Rebecca Stott’s father lay dying he begged her to help him write the memoir he had been struggling with for years. He wanted to tell the story of their family, who, for generations had all been members of a fundamentalist Christian sect. Rebecca was born into the sect, yet was always asking dangerous questions. Her father, an influential preacher, had been asking them too, and the fault-line between faith and doubt had almost engulfed him.UEB. 6v. Price: £9.99. Order No: 25994803

Biography

Ahmed, Abdul Aziz. Living With Blindness: Lessons From The Life Of Imran Sabir. 2009.Sabir died on March 3rd 2009 after a life struggling with the effects of LOGIC Syndrome. He had lost his sight as a young boy, suffered from a serious of respiratory problems and only had one functioning lung. Despite his many physical disabilities, Imran succeeded in his struggle to find his faith as a Muslim.UEB. 2v. Price: £5.95. Order No: 26002303

History

Goodwin, Daisy. Victoria & Albert: A Royal Love Affair. 2017.Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were two extremely strong-willedindividuals, and first cousins in an arranged marriage. This companion book to the ITV series explores their passionate and tempestuous relationship, against the background of a rapidly

changing Victorian society. It is full of rich historical detail and takes fans deeper into the period than ever before.UEB. 4v. Price: £20.00. Order No: 26003203

Stourton, Edward. Auntie's War: The BBC During The Second World War. 2017.Edward Stourton investigates archives, diaries, letters and memoirs to examine what the BBC was and what it stood for. Recounting extraordinary stories and priceless anecdotes he has written much more than a portrait of a beloved institution at a critical time. 'Auntie's War' provides a vivid new perspective on the war; it also offers an incomparable insight into the broadcasting culture we still have today.UEB. 10v. Price: £20.00. Order No: 26009803

Townsend, Tim. Mission At Nuremberg: An Allied Army Chaplain And The Trial Of The Nazis. 2015.November, 1945. The war is over, Hitler is dead, and Allied Army Chaplain Henry Gerecke receives his most challenging assignment: to go to Nuremberg and minister to the twenty-one imprisoned Nazi leaders awaiting trial for crimes against humanity. Mission at Nuremberg is an investigation into the nature of sin, the price of empathy, and the limits of forgiveness.UEB. 8v. Price: £12.99. Order No: 26055702

Poetry

Dunmore, Helen. Inside The Wave. 2017.These poems are concerned with the borderline between the living and the dead - the underworld and the human living world - and the exquisitely intense being of both. They possess a spare, eloquent lyricism as they explore the bliss and anguish of the voyage. Inside the Wave is Helen Dunmore's tenth and final book of poetry.UEB. 1v. Price: £9.95. Order No: 25997003

Popular Science

Carroll, Sean B. The Serengeti Rules: The Quest To Discover How Life Works And Why It Matters. 2016.How does life work? How does nature produce the right numbers of zebras and lions on the African savanna, or fish in the ocean?

How do our bodies produce the right numbers of cells in our organs and bloodstream? In 'The Serengeti Rules', award-winning biologist and author Sean Carroll tells the stories of the pioneering scientists who sought the answers to such simple yet profoundly important questions, and shows how their discoveries matter for our health and the health of the planet we depend upon.UEB. 5v. Price: £16.95. Order No: 25712403

Religion

Plant, Stephen. Bonhoeffer. 2004.This is a critical exploration of Bonhoeffer's writings that illuminates his ethical theology showing that what linked all his work was the attempt to listen to God's word in, to and for the secular world. As a theologian Bonhoeffer is admired for his independence of mind, creativity and brilliance.UEB. 4v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 26052502

Regan, Patrick. When Faith Gets Shaken. 2015.Patrick Regan's three children all faced serious health problems. His dad got cancer. He and Diane lost a baby. When Patrick faced a series of excruciating operations to his knees, he realised his faith had been shaken. He shows us how to emerge from our coping mechanisms, to stop pretending when we are running on empty. In the dark times, someone is still holding on to us.UEB. 3v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 26049702

Warfare and Defence

Johnson, George. The Last British Dambuster: One Man's Extraordinary Life And The Raid That Changed History. 2015.Johnny Johnson is 92 years old and one of very few men who can recall first-hand the most daring and ingenious air raid of all time. On 16th May 1943, Johnny, alongside 132 specially selected comrades, took off from Scampton airbase in Lincolnshire. For six weeks they had been trained to fulfil one mission that was near impossible: to destroy three dams deep within Germany's Ruhr Valley. Johnny relives every moment of that fatal night and the devastating aftermath.UEB. 6v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 26012103

Newly available titles for loan and sale

Adult fiction

Asimov, Isaac. Nemesis. 1989. Science fiction.Nemesis is a dwarf star, pinkish-red, the colour of blood and destruction. Circling Nemesis is a satellite, Rotor, one of Earth's space colonies, whose people have become the supreme power of the Galaxy. As Nemesis moves on its inexorable path it seems as though the fate of the Earth, and maybe even Rotor itself, rests with a fifteen -year-old girl who possesses unique and uncanny mental gifts.SEB. 8v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 26040702

Asimov, Isaac. Second Foundation. 1964. Science fiction.Foundation: book 5. When the First Foundation was conquered by a mutant called the Mule, the Second Foundation was forced to reveal its existence and, infinitely worse, a portion of its power. But so far its location, its most closely guarded secret, has been kept hidden. The Mule and the remnants of the First Foundation will do anything to discover it. SEB. 5v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 26041902

Brown, Dan. The Da Vinci Code. 2003. Thriller.Robert Langdon: book 2. Harvard Professor Robert Langton, visiting Paris, is called in when the curator of the Louvre is murdered. Alongside the body is a series of baffling ciphers. Langton and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, are amazed to find a trail that leads to the works of Da Vinci. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher a labyrinthine code a stunning historical truth will be lost forever.SEB. 7v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 26042502

Clancy, Tom. SSN: Strategies Of Submarine Warfare. 1997. Thriller.America is at war. China has invaded the oil-rich Spratly Islands. The American response has been swift and deadly. And the Third World War has begun. Captain Bartholomew Mackey is the skipper of the USS Cheyenne, a nuclear submarine dispatched to the Spratlys to protect a carrier group. But in a few moments, the Cheyenne’s mission and the world have changed, as a tense

situation has exploded into a full-scale war of nightmarish proportions.SEB. 8v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 26042002

Cox, Josephine. Outcast. 1994. Family stories.Emma Grady: book 1. On a fateful night in 1860, Thadius Grady realises, too late, that he has made a grave mistake in entrusting to his sister and her conniving husband, Caleb Crowther, his entire fortune and the daughter he adores. And history seems likely to repeat itself when Emma falls helplessly in love with Marlow Tanner, a young bargee.SEB. 6v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 26041102

Granger, Pip. Not All Tarts Are Apple. 2002. Family stories.Seven-year-old Rosie grows up in a café in 1950's Soho, watched over by her eagle-eyed Auntie Maggie and Uncle Bert, and visited occasionally by her mother. It soon transpires that Rosie's mother's wealthy family will stop at nothing to acquire her.SEB. 3v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 26040902

Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Remains Of The Day. 1989. General fiction.It is the summer of 1956. Stevens, an ageing butler, has embarked on a rare holiday, a six-day motoring trip through the West Country. But his travels are disturbed by the memories of a lifetime in service to the late Lord Darlington and, most of all, by the increasingly painful recollection of his friendship with the housekeeper, Miss Kenton.SEB. 4v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 26069902

James, Erica. The Holiday. 2001. Romance.Izzy knows she ought to put the past behind her and make more of an effort to be a thoroughly modern woman, so she takes up the offer of a holiday on Corfu. Once there, she's tempted by a holiday romance with the irresistible Theo, until crime writer Mark St James comes along.SEB. 10v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 26044002

Jonker, Joan. Many A Tear Has To Fall. 2000. Family stories.After years of worry, the Richardsons find their sickly daughter Tess blossoming. With their savings they can now afford a first family holiday to Wales with Tess and her sister Maddy. The

happiness that has so far eluded them has to wait, however, as heartache awaits their return.SEB. 10v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 26040002

Jonker, Joan. The Girl From Number 22. 2004. Family stories.Ada Fenwick and Hetty Watson welcome their new neighbours as friends, while Ada's son Danny can't help but notice the pretty girl from Number 22. But all is not what it seems. For Tom Phillips is a bullying drunkard and his wife and children live in fear of his violent attacks. When Ada and Hetty find out, they rally the neighbours to help protect the family. Then fate steps in and life for the Phillips family changes for ever.SEB. 7v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 26043902

Kingsolver, Barbara. The Poisonwood Bible. 2000. Literary fiction.This is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it, from garden seeds to Scripture, is calamitously transformed on African soil.SEB. 11v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 26044202

Peters, Ellis. The Sanctuary Sparrow. 1985. Historical crime.Cadfael: book 7. It is 1140 AD and Liliwin, a young man, accused of robbery and murder, escapes a lynching mob by claiming sanctuary at the Benedictine monastery at Shrewsbury. The Church is obliged to protect him for forty days before handing him over to the law. Forty days for Brother Cadfael to discover the truth.SEB. 4v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 26070102

Walters, Minette. The Echo. 1997. Thriller.Why did Billy Blake, a homeless alcoholic, die of starvation in the garage of wealthy architect Amanda Powell? Six months on from the bizarre tragedy, Amanda is suddenly obsessed with her dead visitor, and is eager to talk to journalist Michael Deacon. Deacon's curiosity is intense, particularly as Amanda's wealth can only be explained if her husband is dead.SEB. 7v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 26043802

Williams, Tad. The Dragonbone Chair. 1993. Fantasy.Memory, sorrow and thorn: book 1. In Osten Ard, a land once ruled by the elf-like Sithi, the human king is dead. A long-dormant evil is unleashed when the undead Sithi ruler, the Storm King, seeks to regain his lost realm. Only the League of the Scroll, recognises the danger. Their only hope of salvation rests with kitchen boy and sorcerer's apprentice, Simon.SEB. 20v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 26043702

Wyndham, John. The Kraken Wakes. 1953. Science fiction.Ships are sinking for no apparent reason, carrying hundreds to a dark underwater grave. Strange fireballs race through the sky above the deepest trenches of the oceans. Something is about to show itself, something terrible and alien, a force capable of causing global catastrophe.SEB. 5v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 26044102

Adult non-fiction

Autobiography

Stewart, Alec. The Autobiography Of Alec Stewart: Playing For Keeps. 2004.Alec Stewart's story is that of someone deeply in love with cricket, fortunate to have inherited outstanding sporting genes but supremely professional at utilising that natural talent to the ultimate degree.SEB. 5v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 26042202

Drama

The Colour Of Justice: Based On The Transcripts Of The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry. 1999.In 1993, black teenager Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death in a racist attack by a gang of white youths. The police investigation failed to provide sufficient evidence to convict. Based on the harrowing transcripts of the public inquiry, this is a dramatic reconstruction of the hearings which reflected the national outcry at the police's mishandling of the case.SEB. 2v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 26042402

History

Funder, Anna. Stasiland. 2003.Berlin in the 1990s. A city where former Stasi men and their victims now pass one another in the street, and where, just under the surface, the Nazi past lies buried. When Anna Funder hears of ordinary people who resisted the fearsome Stasi she sets out to explore the underbelly of the most perfected surveillance state of all time, the former East Germany.SEB. 4v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 26042102

Children and young adult fiction

05+ Suggested Reading Age

Favilli, Elena. Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls: 100 Tales Of Extraordinary Women. 2017.What if the princess did not marry Prince Charming but instead went on to be an astronaut or an activist? What if the jealous step sisters were supportive and kind? And what if the queen was the one really in charge of the kingdom? 'Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls' introduces us to 100 remarkable women and their extraordinary lives. From Marie Curie to Malala, Ada Lovelace to Zaha Hadid, it brings together the stories of scientists, artists, politicians, pirates and spies.UEB double line spacing, single sided. 11v. Price: £16.99. Order No: 26010503

Grylls, Bear. The Jungle Challenge. 2017.Bear Grylls adventures: book 3. Omar is fiercely competitive and very impatient about anything that holds him back. But when he's given a mysterious compass it transports him to a thick jungle that is impossible to get through quickly. He has to learn to move with the rhythm of the environment around him with the help of his guide, adventurer Bear Grylls.UEB double line spacing, single sided. 4v. Price: £4.99. Order No: 26047103Also available in uncontracted braille. 5v. Order No: 26047105

Rosen, Michael. Dread Cat: An Old Tale. 2017.All the mice scarper, skedaddle and scoot back to their hidey-holes when Dread Cat's about. But now he's promised to turn over a new leaf. Instead of chasing mice he will feed them tasty bits of cheese. Can the mice trust a word Dread Cat says? Is the war between cat and mouse really over?UEB double line spacing, single sided. 1v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 26047203Also available in uncontracted braille. 1v. Order No: 26047205


Clarke, Jane. Egg-speriments!. 2017.Al's awesome science: book 1. Al's wacky experiments have the most unexpected and messy consequences in this new science-based adventure series. Al is experimenting to invent a time machine which would also be really useful to get him out of trouble. As a young scientist who never gives up Al is surprised to find out that his 'egg-speriments' can lead to very sticky situations.UEB double line spacing. 2v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 26047303

Fletcher, Tom. The Creakers. 2017.Do you ever hear strange, creaking noises at night? Lucy Dungston always did. Then one morning, Lucy discovers that all the grown-ups have disappeared. Chaos descends as the children in Lucy's town run riot. To most kids, it's amazing. But Lucy lost her dad not long ago. Nothing is going to stop her getting her mum back, except maybe the Creakers.UEB double line spacing. 8v. Price: £12.99. Order No: 26011603Also available in uncontracted braille. 10v. Order No: 26011605

Lacey, Josh. The Dragonsitter Detective. 2017.Dragonsitter: book 8. It had sounded so easy: Edward, Emily and their mum were going to look after Uncle Morton's dragon for a week while he went on holiday. But soon their fridge is empty, their curtains are blazing, and the postman is fleeing down the garden path.UEB double line spacing. 1v. Price: £4.99. Order No: 26047403

MacDonald, Alan. Ask Oscar. 2018.Sam has wanted a dog for ages, so when Oscar turns up on this doorstep he can't believe his luck. And when he finds out Oscar's secret he can't believe his ears. Oscar thinks humans are silly and rather badly trained. But when the freedom of the town's dogs is under threat, Oscar discovers a dog's best friend is his boy.UEB double line spacing. 3v. Price: £5.99. Order No: 26047503Also available in uncontracted braille. 4v. Order No: 26047505

Sommer-Bodenburg, Angela. The Little Vampire. 2017.When nine-year-old Tony is left home alone one night, he gets quite the fright as Rudolph the little vampire flies in! Soon the two are firm friends (when Rudolph isn't trying to bite Tony). Tony even visits the little vampire's Family Vault in the graveyard. But what will happen when Tony's parents try to invite his new friend for dinner?UEB double line spacing. 5v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25971903Also available in uncontracted braille. 5v. Order No: 25971905


Baddiel, David. Birthday Boy. 2017.This is the story of Sam Green, who really loves birthdays. He is so excited about his 11th birthday, in fact, that he wishes it was his birthday every day. So, at first, it's quite exciting when his birthday happens again the next morning. And again. And again. But it's not long before things start to go wrong. Soon, disaster strikes, threatening something Sam loves even more than birthdays.UEB. 4v. Price: £12.99. Order No: 25954903

Bell, Alex. The Polar Bear Explorers' Club. 2017.Tumbling from an ice bridge to be impaled upon a mammoth tusk sounded like a respectable and worthy enough death for an explorer but Stella really didn't want that to happen. Join Stella Starflake Pearl and her three fellow explorers as they trek across the snowy Icelands and come face-to-face with frost fairies, snow queens, outlaw hideouts, unicorns, pygmy dinosaurs, and carnivorous cabbages.UEB. 5v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25994903

Cooper, Susan. Over Sea, Under Stone. 2010.The dark is rising: book 1. On holiday in Cornwall, Simon, Jane and Barney Drew discover an ancient map in the attic of the Grey House, where they are staying with their mysterious Great-Uncle Merry. It is the start of a quest to find a grail, a source of great power that could contain, or resurrect, the powerful, age-old forces of evil in the world. And the Drews are not the only ones searching for it.UEB. 6v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25999703Also available in uncontracted braille. 7v. Order No: 25999705

Evans, Lissa. Wed Wabbit. 2018.You're called Fidge and you're nearly 11. You've been hurled into a strange world. You have three companions: two are unbelievably weird and the third is your awful cousin Graham. You have to solve a series of nearly impossible clues. You need to deal with a cruel dictator and three thousand Wimbley Woos (yes, you read that sentence correctly). And the whole situation, the whole, entire thing, is your fault.UEB. 4v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 26006003

Jones, Rob Lloyd. Jake Atlas And The Tomb Of The Emerald Snake. 2017.Jake Atlas: book 1. Jake's and Pan's lives take a dramatic turn the day they discover the truth about their boring mum and dad. When the family go to Cairo on holiday, Jake and Pan's parents mysteriously vanish and it's up to the twins to find them. They must team up with shady tomb robbers, master high-tech gadgets and locate a lost tomb in this story of a family that finds itself in the deserts of Egypt.UEB. 5v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25972303

O'Dowd, Chris. The Blunder Years. 2014.Moone boy: book 1. Martin Moone is fed up with being the only boy in a family of girls. When best mate Padraic suggests getting an imaginary friend, he decides to give it a go. His first attempt is Loopy Lou but Martin soon gets fed up with Lou's clowning around, so selects Sean 'Caution' Murphy instead. Sean is much more up Martin's street but getting rid of Lou is not easy, and two imaginary friends is a recipe for trouble.UEB. 4v. Price: £10.99. Order No: 25987503

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O'Dowd, Chris. The Fish Detective. 2015.Moone boy: book 2.UEB. 4v. Price: £10.99. Order No: 25987703

Rundell, Katherine. The Explorer. 2017.From his seat in the tiny aeroplane, Fred watches as the mysteries of the Amazon jungle pass by below him. The plane crashes into the vast, untamed jungle. He and the three other children may be alive but with no hope of rescue, the chance of getting home feels impossibly small. Except, it seems, someone has been there before them.UEB. 5v. Price: £12.99. Order No: 25963403

Walker, Dan. Sky Thieves. 2017.Sky thieves: book 1. A band of sky thieves 'steal' Zoya Delarose away from her orphanage, landing up in the clouds, on board The Dragonfly's deck. There, Zoya discovers a world of meteorite storms, sword fights, midnight raids, floating islands, and long lost treasure. But with a deadly enemy closing in, will Zoya find the strength to face her fears and unlock the key to her destiny?UEB. 5v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25967403

Walliams, David. The World's Worst Children 2. 2017.If you thought you had read about the World's Worst Children already, you're in for a rather nasty shock. The beastly boys and gruesome girls in this book are even ruder, even more disgusting and WORSE than you could ever imagine! A collection of ten stories featuring Gruesome Griselda or Fussy Frankie and a special appearance from fan-favourite Raj.UEB. 2v. Price: £14.99. Order No: 25995003

Wilkins, Catherine. My Best Friend And Other Enemies. 2012.My best friend: book 1. When Jessica's best friend goes off with new-girl Natalie, Jessica is hurt but determined not to take it lying down. She has a plan, and a secret weapon, her felt-tips. The pen is mightier than the sword, after all, and having a sense of humour wins Jessica far more friends than she loses.UEB. 3v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 25972003


Blackman, Malorie. Pig-heart boy. 1997.Cameron is desperately in need of a heart transplant when a pioneering doctor makes a startling proposal. He can have a new heart but not from a human. It will come from a pig instead. It's never been done before. It's controversial. But Cameron has to try to become the world's first ever pig-heart boy.SEB. 4v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 26041802

Hargrave, Kiran Millwood. The Island At The End Of Everything. 2017.Ami lives on Culion, an island for people who have leprosy. Her mother is infected. She loves her home but then islanders untouched by sickness are forced to leave. Ami's desperate to return before her mother's death. She finds a strange and fragile hope in a colony of butterflies. Can they lead her home before it's too late?UEB. 4v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 26006303

Sedgwick, Marcus. The Book Of Dead Days. 2004.The days between 27 December and New Year's Eve are dead days, days when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our everyday lives. Valerian, whose time is running out, must pay the price for the pact he made with evil so many years ago. His servant is Boy, a child with no name and no past; a child he treats with contempt, but who serves his master well and finds solace in the company of his only friend, Willow. Unknown to any of them it is Boy who holds the key to their destiny.SEB. 3v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 26042302

Smy, Pam. Thornhill. 2017.Ella is irresistibly drawn to the big old house that she can see out of her window. It looks derelict. But that night, a light goes on in one of the windows. And the next day she sees a girl in the grounds. Ella is hooked. But if you enter Thornhill, Institute for Children, and discover the dark secrets that lie within, will you ever leave?UEB. 2v. Price: £14.99. Order No: 26023203

Twain, Mark. The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer. 2012.Impish, daring young Tom Sawyer is a hero to his friends and a torment to his relations. For wherever there is mischief or adventure, Tom is at the heart of it. During one hot summer, Tom witnesses a murder, runs away to be a pirate, attends his own funeral, rescues an innocent man from the gallows, searches for treasure in a haunted house, foils a devilish plot and discovers a box of gold. But can he escape his nemesis, the villainous Injun Joe?UEB. 6v. Price: £5.99. Order No: 25726703


Crossan, Sarah. Moonrise. 2017.Joe hasn't seen his brother for ten years, and it's for the most brutal of reasons. Ed is on death row. But now Ed's execution date has been set, and Joe is determined to spend those last weeks with him, no matter what other people think. This novel asks big questions. What value do you place on life? What can you forgive? And just how do you say goodbye?UEB. 3v. Price: £12.99. Order No: 25994703

Hill, Will. After The Fire. 2017.Father John controls everything inside The Fence. And Father John likes rules. Especially about never talking to Outsiders. Because Father John knows what is coming. Moonbeam is starting to doubt, though. She's starting to see the lies behind Father John's words. She wants him to be found out. What if the only way out of the darkness is to light a fire?UEB. 9v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 26014703

Kemp, Gene. The Room With No Windows. 1989.In this novel about the fragility of adolescent relationships, Miz goes to stay with her best friend at her wealthy parents' home in the country, where she expects the holiday of a lifetime. She discovers the room behind the wardrobe which has no windows and sets out to see if it holds a secret.SEB. 2v. Price: £4.99. Order No: 26070002

Lucas, Rachael. The State Of Grace. 2017.Fifteen-year-old Grace is funny and plain-spoken. Just because she has Asperger's doesn't mean she's great at maths (she's not)

or can draw the Eiffel Tower from memory (she can't). She finds herself falling in with the cool crowd when the cutest boy in school likes her. But when things start to change at home the world doesn't make much sense to her any more.UEB. 5v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 26011303

McCaughrean, Geraldine. Where The World Ends. 2017.In the summer of 1727, a group of men and boys are put ashore on a remote sea stack to harvest birds for food. No one returns to collect them. Why? Surely nothing but the end of the world can explain why they have been abandoned to endure storms, starvation and terror. And how can they survive, housed in stone and imprisoned on every side by the ocean?UEB. 5v. Price: £9.99. Order No: 26014803


Love Hurts. 1993.In this collection of twenty-four stories, love is portrayed in all its guises, with realism and humour. There are stories by authors such as Annie Dalton, Berlie Doherty, Adèle Geras, Pete Johnson and Diana Wynne Jones.SEB. 7v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 26039702

Giant Print

Adult fiction

Adler, Elisabeth. Fortune Is A Woman. 1992. Family stories.A runaway American heiress and a young Englishwoman met in the aftermath of San Francisco's devastating 1906 earthquake. Against all odds they made their dreams come true, building one of the world's largest trading companies and most luxurious hotels. Sweeping across the decades, from the Orient to San Francisco and New York, this is a novel of new wealth and old privilege, family passions and secret shame.6v.

Adler, Elizabeth. Present Of The Past. 1994. Family stories.Maudie Molyneux is a sprightly 80-year-old Irish charmer. She lives in poverty-stricken style in her crumbling stately home Ardnavarnha, set above the sea in the green hills of Connemara. Then Shannon Keefe arrives from New York, distraught about her millionaire father's apparent suicide. Shannon believes he was murdered and that the clue to the killer's identity lies in the past at Maudie's beautiful old house.6v.

Adler, Elizabeth. The Property Of A Lady. 1991. Family stories.When the 1917 Russian Revolution destroys Prince Michael's world, Missie O'Bryan manages to save his daughter and a flawless emerald, part of the Ivanoff treasure. She goes to New York and lives amongst the Jewish and Irish poor, all the while keeping the child's background a secret.6v.

Barton, Fiona. The Child. 2018. Thriller.When a paragraph in an evening newspaper reveals a decades-old tragedy, most readers barely give it a glance. But for three strangers it's impossible to ignore. For one woman, it's a reminder of the worst thing that ever happened to her. For another, it's the dangerous possibility that her darkest secret is about to be discovered. For a journalist, it's the first clue in a hunt to uncover the truth.4v.

Berry, Ellen. The Bookshop On Rosemary Lane. 2016. Chick lit.Rosemary Lane: book 1. On Rosemary Lane, Della Cartwright plans to open a very special little bookshop. Her mother left her hundreds of cookbooks. Now Della wants to share their recipes with the world. But with her family convinced it's a hare-brained scheme, she starts to wonder if she's made a terrible decision. One thing's for sure: she's about to find out.4v.

Boyne, John. The Heart's Invisible Furies. 2017. Literary fiction.Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that's what his adoptive parents tell him. Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl and adopted

by a wealthy and eccentric Dublin couple, Cyril is adrift in the world. He is tenuously anchored by his heartfelt friendship with the glamourous and dangerous Julian Woodbead. Over his lifetime he will struggle to discover an identity, a home, a country and much more.8v.

Bradford, Barbara Taylor. The Cavendon Luck. 2017. Family stories.Cavendon Hall: book 3. The great house of Cavendon Hall has stood on the Yorkshire moors for centuries. Two families, the aristocratic Inghams and the Swanns who serve them, have been bound by loyalty since the first stone was laid. But when war looms, sons, husbands and brothers are called up to fight. The women of every generation and background must rise to meet the terrible threat posed by Hitler.6v.

Bradford, Barbara Taylor. Secrets Of Cavendon. 2017. Family stories.Cavendon Hall: book 4. London 1949. The Earl of Mowbray's niece, Alicia Stanton, is making her mark in the glamorous film world. Alongside her, Victoria Brown, a wartime evacuee, is starting out as a fashion photographer. At Cavendon Hall, the estate is facing bankruptcy and the aristocratic Ingham family is at odds with its loyal retainers, the Swanns. Can the families unite to save their future?4v.

Bradford, Barbara Taylor. A Woman Of Substance. 2005. Family stories.The Emma Harte saga: book 1. Emma Harte rises from impoverished, pregnant servant to the heights of wealth and power as she parlays a small shop into the world's finest department store, outwitting her enemies, seeking revenge on her betrayers, and realizing her greatest dreams.11v.

Cole, Martina. Close. 2007. Thriller.Patrick Brodie wants it all. Before long, Patrick has become a legend in his own lifetime. Violently. Lily Diamond is different from the kind of woman Patrick is normally attracted to. But together they are determined that their children will have everything they

didn't. Until the unthinkable happens and Lily is left on her own to look after their family in a dangerous world.6v.

Cornwell, Patricia. Flesh And Blood. 2014. Crime.Dr Kay Scarpetta: book 22. It’s Chief Medical Examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta’s birthday, and while she’s enjoying a leisurely morning, a man is shot dead five minutes from her house. It looks like the work of a serial sniper. And when her pursuit of the sniper takes Scarpetta to a shipwreck off the Florida coast, she comes face to face with shocking evidence that implicates her niece Lucy.4v.

Cussler, Clive. Dragon. 2005. Thriller.Dirk Pitt: book 10. The Pacific, 1993: A Japanese cargo ship bound for the United States is instantly, thunderously vaporized, taking with it a Norwegian vessel. Japanese fanatics have developed a chilling plan to devastate and destroy the Western powers. From the ocean depths to the discovery of cache of lost Nazi loot, Dirk Pitt is untangling a savage conspiracy and igniting a daring counterattack.6v.

Dean, Rebecca. The Golden Prince. 2010. Historical fiction.In the summer of 1911 a moment of serendipity brings Prince Edward VIII and Lily Houghton together. Raised by the harsh disciplinarian King George V and his unfeeling Queen Mary, the prince longed for the warmth that had been deprived of him. But a future monarch could not choose his own Queen. Could the devotion of Edward and Lily triumph against a furious King?5v.

Dickens, Charles. Oliver Twist. 2017. Classic.Oliver Twist is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely on. Fleeing from poverty and hardship, he falls in with a criminal street gang who will not let him go, however hard he tries to escape.6v.

Finn, A. J. The Woman In The Window. 2018. Thriller.It's been ten long months since Anna Fox last left her home. Ten months lost in her memories, too terrified to step outside. Anna's

lifeline to the real world is her window, where she watches her neighbours, including the Russells, a family of three who have moved in. Then one evening Anna witnesses something no one was supposed to see. Now she must do everything she can to uncover the truth about what really happened.4v.

Follett, Ken. The Man From St. Petersburg. 1982. Thriller.Imperial emissary, Count Orlov, comes to London during the long hot summer of 1914 - the British Government is in desperate need of a treaty against the Kaiser. But he is not alone. A thriller with suffragettes, bomb-carrying anarchists and Balkan politics to keep it moving at a smart pace.4v.

Fortin, Sue. The Birthday Girl. 2017. Thriller.As birthday girl Joanne turns 40, her friends reluctantly join her for a weekend away in a cosy cottage in the woods. Joanne is planning to use her birthday weekend to reveal a secret that one of her friends is hiding. The party turns into a murder scene and one of the guests must be the killer. As secrets unravel, the rest of Joanne's friends must discover the murderer, before they are next on the killer's guest list.3v.

Francis, Felix. Damage. 2014. Thriller.Jeff Hinkley, undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, is looking into the shady activities of a racehorse trainer. But as he's tailing his quarry through the Cheltenham Racing Festival, the last thing he expects to witness is a gruesome murder. Could it have something to do with the reason the trainer was banned, the administration of illegal drugs to horses? Jeff is up against someone who will stop at nothing to prevail.4v.

Gaston, Diane. Bound By A Scandalous Secret. 2016. Mills and Boon romance.Scandalous Summerfields: book 3. The pleasure-seeking Marquess of Rossdale has little interest in finding a bride. So he comes up with the perfect plan to survive the Season unscathed; he will fake an engagement to a most unsuitable girl. Outspoken Genna has no wish to marry. Agreeing to be Ross's temporary

fiancée will grant her freedom for a little longer. But with every kiss, both must face up to what they really desire. 3v.

Grey, Zane. The Desert Crucible. 2011. Western.Riders of the purple sage: book 2. The collapse of one of the stone walls of Surprise Valley where the gunman, Lassiter, Jane Withersteen and young Fay Larkin have been imprisoned for the last ten years, results in their capture by a hooded Mormon. The price extracted for Lassiter's and Jane's life is the immediate marriage of 15-year-old Fay Larkin to the mysterious, cruel, hooded Mormon leader. John Shefford, a defrocked minister from Illinois, embarks on a quest to rescue the prisoners. This is the uncensored version of The Rainbow Trail, as the author intended it to be published.3v.

Harris, Sarah J. The Colour Of Bee Larkham's Murder. 2018. Humorous fiction.Jasper is not ordinary. Synaesthesia paints the sounds of his world in a kaleidoscope of colours that no one else can see. He's sure something has happened to his neighbour, Bee Larkham, but no-one else seems to be taking it as seriously as they should be. Jasper must uncover the truth about that night, including his own role in what happened.4v.

Hickson, Joanna. First Of The Tudors. 2016. Historical fiction.Jasper Tudor, son of Queen Catherine and her second husband, Owen Tudor, has grown up far from the intrigue of the royal court. But after he and his brother Edmund are summoned to London, their half-brother, King Henry VI, gives them the wardship of the young heiress Margaret Beaufort. Jasper becomes devoted to her and is devastated when Henry arranges her betrothal to Edmund. But passion turns to jeopardy for them both as the Wars of the Roses wreak havoc on the realm.5v.

Hoffman, Alice. The Probable Future. 2004. Fantasy.When the women in the Sparrow family reach thirteen, they develop a unique ability. In young Stella's case, the gift, which is both a blessing and a curse, is the ability to see a person's probable future. Stella foresees a gruesome murder, and tells her

charming, feckless father about it, but it is too late. The murder has already been committed and suspicion falls on him.5v.

Hunter, Cara. Close To Home. 2018. Crime.DI Fawley: book 1. Last night, 8-year-old Daisy Mason disappeared from her parents' summer party. No one in the quiet suburban street saw anything or at least that's what they're saying. DI Adam Fawley is trying to keep an open mind. But he knows that nine times out of ten, it's someone the victim knew. That means someone is lying. And that Daisy's time is running out.3v.

Jewell, Lisa. Then She Was Gone. 2017. Thriller.Ellie Mack was 15 with her whole life ahead of her, when she disappeared. 10 years later Laurel Mack, Ellie's mother, meets charming mathematician Floyd in a local café. He sweeps Laurel off her feet. Laurel is stunned when she meets Floyd's younger daughter, Poppy. Because Poppy is so like Ellie was at that age. What happened to Ellie? Where did she go?3v.

Kaplow, Robert. Me And Orson Welles. 2008. General fiction.Richard is a 17-year-old kid from New Jersey, who’s bored with school and dreams of making it big in the dazzling world of 1930s Manhattan. Miraculously, he bumps into Orson Welles a week before his history-making production of Julius Caesar, and is hired on the spot for a walk-on part. But by the end of the week, Richard must decide if this is really the world where he wants to live.2v.

Leather, Stephen. Cold Kill. 2006. Thriller.Spider Shepherd: book 3. People-smuggling, counterfeit currency and attempted murder. It's all in a day's work for undercover cop Dan Shepherd. But what starts as a run-of-the-mill investigation quickly turns into a matter of life and death when he uncovers a terrorist cell on a mission of death and destruction.4v.

Levine, Laura. This Pen For Hire. 2014. Crime.Jaine Austen: book 1. Smarmy personals ads. Daring declarations of love. Jaine Austen has penned them all. Howard Murdoch's

request for a letter proclaiming his undying love for Stacy Lawrence, lands him a date. But on Valentine's Day, Howard finds Stacy bludgeoned to death with a Thigh Master and becomes the prime suspect. Jaine had better wrangle her clues quickly, before a crafty killer puts a whole new spin on her ghost writing career.2v.

Marsons, Angela. Silent Scream. 2016. Crime.Detective Kim Stone: book 1. Five figures gather round a shallow grave. An innocent life had been taken but their secrets would be buried. Years later, a headmistress is found brutally strangled, the first in a spate of gruesome murders which shock the Black Country. When human remains are discovered at a former children’s home, disturbing secrets are also unearthed. D.I. Kim Stone realises she’s on the hunt for a twisted individual whose killing spree spans decades.4v.

Nesbø, Jo. The Thirst. 2017. Crime.Harry Hole: book 11. A woman is found murdered after an internet date. The marks left on her body show the police that they are dealing with a particularly vicious killer. Under pressure from the media to solve the crime, the force knows there’s only one man for the job. But Harry Hole is reluctant to return to the place that almost took everything from him until he starts to suspect a connection between this killing and his one failed case.6v.

Ng, Celeste. Everything I Never Told You. 2014. Literary fiction.Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James Lee. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfil their dreams. But she is under pressures that have nothing to do with growing up in 1970s small town Ohio. When her body is found in the local lake, James is consumed by guilt. He sets out on a reckless path that may destroy his marriage.3v.

Norton, Graham. Holding. 2016. Crime.The remote Irish village of Duneen has known little drama; and yet its inhabitants are troubled. When human remains are discovered on an old farm, suspected to be that of Tommy Burke - a former

lover of two different inhabitants - the village's dark past begins to unravel. As the frustrated Sergeant PJ Collins struggles to solve a genuine case for the first time in his life, he unearths a community's worth of anger and resentments, secrets and regret.3v.

Patterson, James. Bullseye. 2016. Thriller.Michael Bennett: book 9. As the most powerful men on earth gather in New York for a meeting of the UN, Detective Michael Bennett receives a warning that there will be an assassination attempt on the US president. Tensions between America and Russia are the highest they've been since the Cold War, and Bennett finds false leads at every turn. But if the plotters succeed, the shock waves will be felt across the globe.3v.

Purcell, Laura. The Silent Companions. 2017. Ghost stories.Newly married, newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband's crumbling country estate, The Bridge. With her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie only has her husband's awkward cousin for company. Or so she thinks. Inside her new home lies a 200-year-old diary and a deeply unsettling painted wooden figure that bears a striking resemblance to Elsie herself.3v.

Richmond, Michelle. The Marriage Pact. 2017. Thriller.Newlyweds Jake and Alice are offered membership of a club which promises members will never divorce. Signing The Pact seems the ideal start to their marriage until one of them breaks the rules. Because The Pact is for life and its members will go to any lengths to ensure nobody leaves.5v.

Sheffield, Jack. Star Teacher: The Alternative School Logbook 1985-1986. 2016. Country life fiction. Jack Sheffield: book 9. It's the year of Halley's Comet, Band Aid, Trivial Pursuit, Dynasty shoulder pads and Roland Rat. And at Ragley-on-the-Forest, Heathcliffe Earnshaw decides to enter the village scarecrow competition, Ruby the caretaker finds romance, and retirement looms for Vera the secretary. Meanwhile, head

teacher Jack has to battle with some rising stars of the teaching profession to save his job and his school.3v.

Sparks, Nicholas. The Notebook. 2007. Romance.Calhoun family saga: book 1. Noah Calhoun has just returned from World War Two. He tries to concentrate on restoring an old plantation home to its former glory. And yet he is haunted by images of the beautiful girl he met there fourteen years before. When these distant memories begin to slide into reality, the passion that had lain still is ignited once more but there is so much in their way.2v.

Trollope, Joanna. Balancing Act. 2014. General fiction.Susie Moran has founded and run her own highly profitable company, and now her three daughters are all involved in the business. Susie's husband, a musician and artist, has always seemed happy to take a back seat. One daughter has brought her husband into the company and they want to change things, much to Susie's distress. And then, into the mix arrives Susie's father, an ageing hippy who abandoned Susie as a baby.3v.

Underdown, Beth. The Witchfinder's Sister. 2017. Historical crime.1645. When Alice Hopkins' husband dies in a tragic accident, she has no choice but to return to the small Essex town where her brother Matthew still lives. But Matthew has changed. There are rumours spreading through the town: whispers of witches, and of a great book, in which her brother is gathering women's names. To what lengths will her brother's obsession drive him?3v.

Watson, Winifred. Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day. 2008. Classic.Miss Pettigrew, an approaching-middle-age governess, was accustomed to a household of unruly English children. When her employment agency sends her to the wrong address, her life takes an unexpected turn. The alluring nightclub singer, Delysia LaFosse, becomes her new employer, and Miss Pettigrew encounters a kind of glamor that she had only met before at the

movies. Over the course of a single day, both women are changed forever.3v.

Wilde, Oscar. The Canterville Ghost. 2015. Classic.Canterville Chase possesses all the trappings of a standard haunted country house. It soon becomes difficult to ignore the spooky signs that Sir Simon is haunting the place. Surprisingly, and hilariously, the Otis family refuse to be scared. Sir Simon seeks solace by befriending 15-year-old Virginia; perhaps she holds the key to unlocking the mysteries of his being marooned on earth.1v.

Adult non-fiction

Autobiography and Biography

Ahmed, Abdul Aziz. Living with blindness: lessons from the life of Imran Sabir. 2009.Sabir died on March 3rd 2009 after a life struggling with the effects of LOGIC Syndrome. He had lost his sight as a young boy, suffered from a serious of respiratory problems and only had one functioning lung. Despite his many physical disabilities, Imran succeeded in his struggle to find his faith as a Muslim.1v.

Arthur, James. Back To The Boy. 2017.Life has presented its fair share of setbacks for James Arthur, from entering the care system in his teens to a very public fall from favour. After an extraordinary comeback, the British singer and songwriter reflects on his past and also on his return to the charts.3v.

Harris, Bob. Still Whispering After All These Years: My Autobiography. 2016.In this fully revised and updated autobiography, Bob tells his story of over 40 years of broadcasting with the BBC, from the young, passionate music fan who moved to London determined to make music his life, to being presented with an OBE for his services to music broadcasting. Bob also reveals all about working with the

big names of rock, including the rolling Stones, Elton John, Led Zeppelin and David Bowie.4v.

Jason, David. Only Fools And Stories. 2017.David Jason tells us about the many other lives he has lived, as his characters. From Del Boy to Granville, Pop Larkin to Frost, he takes us behind the scenes and under the skins of some of the best loved acts of his career. And in the process he reflects on how those characters changed his life too. His characteristic charm and wit is on display in this heart-warming autobiography.3v.

Stott, Rebecca. In The Days Of Rain. 2018.As the author’s father lay dying, he begged her to help him write the story of their family, who, for generations had all been members of a fundamentalist Christian sect. Rebecca was born into the sect, yet was always asking dangerous questions. Her father, an influential preacher, had been asking them too, and the fault-line between faith and doubt had almost engulfed him.3v.

History

Goodwin, Daisy. Victoria & Albert: A Royal Love Affair. 2017.Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were two extremely strong-willed individuals, and first cousins in an arranged marriage. This companion book to the ITV series explores their passionate and tempestuous relationship, against the background of a rapidly changing Victorian society. It is full of rich historical detail and takes fans deeper into the period than ever before.2v.

Stourton, Edward. Auntie's War: The BBC During The Second World War. 2017.Edward Stourton investigates archives, diaries, letters and memoirs to examine what the BBC was and what it stood for. Recounting extraordinary stories and priceless anecdotes he has written much more than a portrait of a beloved institution at a critical time. 'Auntie's War' provides a vivid new perspective on the war and insight into the broadcasting culture we still have today.5v.

Poetry

Dunmore, Helen. Inside The Wave. 2017.These poems are concerned with the borderline between the living and the dead - the underworld and the human living world - and the exquisitely intense being of both. They possess a spare, eloquent lyricism as they explore the bliss and anguish of the voyage. Inside the Wave is Helen Dunmore's tenth and final book of poetry.1v.

True Crime

Glenny, Misha. McMafia: Seriously Organised Crime. 2018'McMafia' is a journey through the new world of international organised crime , from gunrunners in Ukraine to money launderers in Dubai, by way of drug syndicates in Canada and cyber criminals in Brazil. Misha Glenny speaks to countless gangsters, policemen and victims of organised crime. The author explores the ferocious consumer demands for drugs, trafficked women, illegal labour and arms across five continents.5v.

Warfare and Defence

Johnson, George. The Last British Dambuster: One Man's Extraordinary Life And The Raid That Changed History. 2015.Johnny Johnson is 92 years old and one of very few men who can recall first-hand the most daring and ingenious air raid of all time. On 16th May 1943, Johnny, alongside 132 specially selected comrades, took off from Scampton airbase in Lincolnshire. For six weeks they had been trained to for one mission: to destroy three dams within Germany's Ruhr Valley. Johnny relives every moment of that fatal night and the devastating aftermath.3v.


0-4 Suggested Reading Age

Dolan, Elys. Mr Bunny's Chocolate Factory. 2017. An irresistible look at the workings of Mr Bunny's chocolate factory! It is packed with cross-over humour to amuse kids and big kids too with artwork full of details for poring over time and time again.1v.

Foges, Clare. Bathroom Boogie. 2017. When the children go to school and the adults go to work the bathroom boogie starts up and all your favourite bathroom friends come alive! The shower creates a rain dance, whilst the mouthwash back-flips and the toothbrushes bop and rave to the hot tap's funky beat!1v.

Hendra, Sue. Run, Veggies, Run! 2017. Supertato. It's sports day in the supermarket and all the veggies are in training. Everyone has been practising hard and is ready and raring to go. However, a new competitor joins the event, accompanied by The Evil Pea, and is determined to win all the prizes. Things don't seem quite right, but will Supertato be able to foil his nemesis' plan in time?1v.

MacDonald, Alan. The Prince Of Pants. 2016. Pip may be the Prince of Pants but today's his birthday and all his pants have disappeared! He immediately sets out in search of them because how can Pip have a proper birthday with NO PANTS?1v.

MacKenzie, Emily. Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit, Book Burglar. 2015.Some rabbits dream about lettuces and carrots, others dream of flowering meadows and juicy dandelions, but Ralfy dreams only of books. In fact, he doesn't just dream about them, he wants to read them all the time. Soon his obsession sends him spiralling into a life of crime!1v.

Scotton, Rob. Splat The Cat. 2008. It’s Splat the Cat’s first day of school and he’s worried. What if he doesn’t make any new friends? Just in case, Splat decides to bring along his pet mouse, Seymour, and hides him in his lunch box. But

when Seymour escapes, Splat’s worried again. Wise Mrs Wimpydimple takes charge and teaches everyone an important new lesson.1v.

Simmons, Jane. Come On, Daisy. 2004. Daisy's mother told her to stay close. But Daisy didn't, and soon she found that she was lost and all alone. She was busy chasing dragonflies and bouncing on the lily pads.1v.

Stanton, Andy. Danny McGee Drinks The Sea. 2017.Can a boy drink the sea? Surely it's impossible! But Danny McGee does just that. And now he has his sights on other things. Soon he's swallowing trees, flies, fleas, peas, mountains. Where will it end? His sister, Frannie, has a surprising way to stop the mayhem.1v.

Walliams, David. There's A Snake In My School! 2017.Miranda loves to be different, and on Bring-your-pet-to-school Day she introduces everyone to her very different pet, Penelope the snake. Miss Bloat the headmistress doesn't think snakes should be allowed in school. But Penelope has other ideas.1v.


Gravett, Emily. Tidy. 2017. Pete the badger likes everything to be neat and tidy at all times, but what starts as the collecting of one fallen leaf escalates quickly and ends with the complete destruction of the forest! Will Pete realise the error of his ways and set things right?1v.


Brett, Cathy. Graphic. 2013. Barrington Stoke teen. Joe is a keen artist with a massive crush on Honey. Unfortunately Honey is dating Cal and he is nothing but a bully. When Joe imagines all the horrible things that could happen to Cal and draws them, horrible things begin happening and other

drawings start to appear before his very eyes. Is it possible he could literally draw his dreams into reality? This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 8+ and interest age of 13+.1v.

Fletcher, Tom. The Creakers. 2017. Do you ever hear strange, creaking noises at night? Lucy Dungston always did. Then one morning, Lucy discovers that all the grown-ups have disappeared. Chaos descends as the children in Lucy's town run riot. To most kids, it's amazing. But Lucy lost her dad not long ago. Nothing is going to stop her getting her mum back, except maybe the Creakers.2v.

Hargreaves, Adam. Dr. Twelfth. 2017. Doctor Who meets Mr Men and Little Miss series. The greatest mash-up in the entire Whoniverse is here! 'Doctor Who' meets Roger Hargreaves' 'Mr Men' in this new series of stories. Here, join the Twelfth Doctor and Missy on an amazing new adventure through time and space.1v.

Hoy, Chris. The Best Birthday Bike. 2016. Flying Fergus: book 1. Fergus Hamilton is a boy with a big imagination. Living with his mum and grandad and his dog, Chimp, he dreams of a state-of-the-art Sullivan Swift and becoming the most brilliant boy cyclist in the world. So when he gets a rusty second-hand bike for his ninth birthday he can't help feeling a bit disappointed. But then he discovers something amazing when he takes it for a ride.1v.

Morpurgo, Michael. The Fox And The Ghost King. 2017. In a cosy den under a garden shed lives a family of foxes who love to watch football. But their favourite team keeps losing. That is, until Daddy Fox finds the ghost of a king, buried underneath a car park. "Release me," says the Ghost King, "and I can do anything. Just tell me your greatest wish." For these football-loving foxes, might everything be about to change?1v.

Nadin, Joanna. Penny Dreadful Is A Magnet For Disaster. 2011.Penny Dreadful: book 1. My name is not actually Penny Dreadful. It is Penelope Jones. The 'Dreadful' bit is my dad's JOKE. It is not even true that I am dreadful. It's just that sometimes my BRILLIANT IDEAS don't work out that well. Like, I didn't mean for my cousin to end up bald and covered in superglue, and I also didn't mean to steal our neighbour's dog and make him speak Russian. I'm just a Magnet for Disaster.1v.

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Nadin, Joanna. Penny Dreadful Is A Complete Catastrophe. 2011.Penny Dreadful: book 2. My name is not actually Penny Dreadful.It is Penelope Jones. The 'Dreadful' bit is my dad's JOKE. But it is not even true that I am dreadful. It is utterly not my fault that the Patented Burglar Trap accidentally tripped Gran over, so her bone went snap. Also, I only took Barry the cat to the hospital so he could revive Gran with The Power Of Pets. How was I to know it would be a Complete CATastrophe?1v.

O'Connell, David. Monster And Chips. 2013.Monster and chips: book 1. Somewhere there is a very special diner. It does the best chips anywhere but also its customers are a little bit ‘unusual’. Some people say they are monsters. When Joe the ‘hooman’ gets a job at Fuzzby’s diner, he learns to bake zombie-cupcakes, exploding milkshakes and not to stare at the customers, even the ones who are see-through. He also foils a terrible plan to sabotage the annual Grand Cooking Competition.1v.

O'Leary, Dermot. Toto The Ninja Cat And The Great Snake Escape. 2017.Toto the cat and her brother Silver live footloose and fancy-free in a townhouse in London. Toto is almost totally blind and has learned to trust her senses. News reaches Toto that a king cobra has escaped from London Zoo. Together with help from a very posh rat and two hungry tigers, Toto and Silver must investigate. Can they find the giant snake, before it's too late?

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Reeve, Philip. Pugs Of The Frozen North. 2016. The Race to the Top of the World! It comes around once in a lifetime, and the prize? Your heart's desire. Shen and Sika can't resist the chance to win, but competition is fierce. The path to victory is littered with snow trolls, sea monsters, and a gang of particularly hungry yetis. But Shen and Sika have something the other contestants don't have. Actually, they have 66 other things; pugs to be exact. That's a 264 paw-powered sled!1v.

Riddell, Chris. Ottoline Goes To School. 2008. Ottoline: book 2. Meet Ottoline and her hairy, helpful friend Mr. Munroe. Ottoline is off to the Alice B. Smith School for the Differently Gifted, but she is rather worried that she doesn't have a special gift. Mr. Munroe is more worried about the ghost who is said to haunt the school halls at night. Does Ottoline discover her hidden talent and can they expose the spook?1v.


Baddiel, David. AniMalcolm: Life As An Animal Is Wild. 2017.Malcolm doesn't like animals. Which is a problem because his family love them. Their house is full of pets. Then the Year Six school trip takes Malcolm to a farm. Over the next days, Malcolm learns a lot about animals. He learns what it's really like to be an animal. A whole series of animals, in fact. But will he end up the same as before? Because sometimes the hardest thing to become is yourself.2v.

Baddiel, David. The Person Controller: Press A+B+UP+DOWN To Unlock Hilarious Book Mode. 2016.Fred and Ellie are twins. They like all the same things, though, especially video games, which they are very good at. They aren't that good, however, at much else, like football, or dealing with the school bullies. Then, they meet the Mystery Man, who sends them a video game controller like they’ve never seen before. When they find out what it does control, it seems like the answer to all their problems.

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Bell, Alex. The Polar Bear Explorers' Club. 2017. Fantasy.Tumbling from an ice bridge to be impaled upon a mammoth tusk sounded like a respectable and worthy enough death for an explorer, but Stella really didn't want that to happen! Join Stella Starflake Pearl and her three fellow explorers as they trek across the snowy Icelands and come face-to-face with frost fairies, snow queens, outlaw hideouts, unicorns, pygmy dinosaurs, and carnivorous cabbages.3v.

Cross, Gillian. Total Control. 2017. The demon headmaster: book 7. Something strange is going on at Lizzie's school. Suddenly everyone's brilliant at something. Where have these amazing skills come from? And why can't they talk about them? It's as though the pupils have no power over their own actions. Could this be something to do with the mysterious new headmaster?2v.

Evans, Lissa. Wed Wabbit. 2018. Humorous fiction.You're called Fidge and you're nearly 11. You've been hurled into a strange world. You have three companions: two are unbelievably weird and the third is your awful cousin, Graham. You have to solve a series of nearly impossible clues. You need to deal with a cruel dictator and three thousand Wimbley Woos. And the whole situation is entirely your fault!2v.

Jones, Rob Lloyd. Jake Atlas And The Tomb Of The Emerald Snake. 2017. Jake Atlas: book 1. Jake's and Pan's lives take a dramatic turn the day they discover the truth about their boring mum and dad. When the family go to Cairo on holiday, Jake and Pan's parents mysteriously vanish and it's up to the twins to find them. They must team up with shady tomb robbers, master high-tech gadgets and locate a lost tomb in this story of a family that finds itself in the deserts of Egypt.3v.

Meres, Jonathan. May Contain Nuts. 2011. World of Norm: book 1. Norm knew it was going to be one of those days when he woke up and found himself about to pee in his dad's wardrobe. Why on Earth did his family have to move, anyway? In their old house he'd never tried to pee in anything other than the toilet. And when Norm is in bed, he's kept awake by his dad snoring like a rhinoceros!1v.

Murray, Tamsyn. Star Reporter. 2015. Completely Cassidy: book 2. Cassidy is determined to discover a hidden talent to help her stand out from the crowd. So when her petition to let girls wear trousers gets her noticed by the editor of the school mag, she's thrilled. Could she be a star reporter? But her plans go pear-shaped when her investigations mysteriously end up online. Who's leaking her top-secret gossip?1v.

Rundell, Katherine. The Explorer. 2017.From his seat in the tiny aeroplane, Fred watches as the mysteries of the Amazon jungle pass by below him. The plane crashes into the vast, untamed jungle. He and the three other children may be alive but with no hope of rescue, the chance of getting home feels impossibly small. Except, it seems, someone has been there before them.2v.

Stewart, Paul. Here Be Dragons. 2006.Muddle Earth: book 2. All the cutlery in Muddle Earth has disappeared, drawn to a dragon's cave in the mountains and the Horned Baron's Garden Party is due to start. Reluctant warrior Joe the Barbarian and his friends must go to the rescue.1v.

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Stewart, Paul. Muddle Earth too. 2012. Muddle Earth: book 3. Once upon a time, a spell went very wrong and Joe Jefferson found himself transported to Muddle Earth, where the wizards are mad, the pink stinky hogs are stinky, and the jokes are truly terrible. Now, two years later, Muddle Earth needs him back. But even with his Wellies of Power, Woolly

Gloves of Determination and a saucepan on his head, can Joe Jefferson really defeat the terrifying spectre of evil that threatens to destroy Muddle Earth?3v.

Russell, Rachel Renee. Party Time. 2015.Dork diaries: book 2. When Nikki overhears mean girl Mackenzie bragging that Brandon's taking her to the Halloween dance, a bummed Nikki agrees to spend Halloween at a kids' party for her little sister Brianna. After she finds out Mackenzie was lying and her dream of going to the party with Brandon could be a reality, Nikki has two events to juggle.2v.

Walker, Dan. Sky Thieves. 2017.Sky thieves: book 1. A band of sky thieves 'steal' Zoya Delarose away from her orphanage, landing up in the clouds, on board The Dragonfly's deck. There, Zoya discovers a world of meteorite storms, sword fights, midnight raids, floating islands, and long lost treasure. But with a deadly enemy closing in, will Zoya find the strength to face her fears and unlock the key to her destiny?2v.

Walliams, David. The World's Worst Children. 2016. Here are 10 cautionary tales and a delightfully dreadful cast of characters, featuring five beastly boys and five gruesome girls! Like Sofia Sofa, a TV superfan so stuck to the sofa that she's turning into one. Or Dribbling Drew, a boy whose drool gets him into trouble on a school trip. And don't forget Blubbering Bertha, a girl who bawls and tells terrible tales.2v.

Welford, Ross. The 1,000-Year-Old Boy. 2018.Alfie Monk is like any other nearly teenage boy, except he's 1,000 years old and can remember the last Viking invasion of England. No one believes him. When everything Alfie knows and loves is destroyed in a fire, he embarks on a mission to find friendship, acceptance, and a different way to live. It will mean finding a way to make sure he will eventually die.3v.

Wilkins, Catherine. My Best Friend And Other Enemies. 2012. Humorous fiction.My best friend: book 1. When Jessica's best friend goes off with new-girl Natalie, Jessica is hurt but determined not to take it lying down. She has a plan, and a secret weapon, her felt-tips. The pen is mightier than the sword, after all, and having a sense of humour wins Jessica far more friends than she loses.2v.


Hardinge, Frances. A Face Like Glass. 2013. In the underground city of Caverna the world's most skilled craftsmen toil in the darkness to create delicacies. But the people of Caverna have faces as blank as untouched snow. Into this dark and distrustful world comes Neverfell, a little girl with no memory of her past and a face so terrifying she must wear a mask. 5v.

Hargrave, Kiran Millwood. The Island At The End Of Everything. 2017.Ami lives on Culion, an island for people who have leprosy. Her mother is infected. She loves her home but then islanders untouched by sickness are forced to leave. Ami's desperate to return before her mother's death. She finds a strange and fragile hope in a colony of butterflies. Can they lead her home before it's too late?2v.


Barter, Catherine. Troublemakers. 2017. Fifteen-year-old Alena never really knew her political activist mother, who died when she was a baby. She has grown up with her older half-brother Danny and his boyfriend Nick in the east end of London. Now the area is threatened by a bomber who has been leaving explosive devices in supermarkets. As her family life implodes, and the threat to Londoners mounts, Alena starts getting into trouble. Then she does something truly rebellious.3v.

Broadway, Alice. Ink. 2017. Ink trilogy: book 1. Every action, every deed, every significant moment is tattooed on your skin for ever. When Leora's father dies, she is determined to see her father remembered forever. She knows he deserves to have all his tattoos removed and made into a Skin Book as a record of his good life. But when she discovers that his ink has been edited and his book is incomplete, she wonders whether she ever knew him at all.3v.

Crossan, Sarah. Moonrise. 2017. Joe hasn't seen his brother for ten years, and it's for the most brutal of reasons. Ed is on death row. But now Ed's execution date has been set, and Joe is determined to spend those last weeks with him, no matter what other people think. This novel asks big questions. What value do you place on life? What can you forgive? And just how do you say goodbye?2v.

Dashner, James. The Death Cure. 2012.Maze runner: book 3. The Trials are over. WICKED have collected all the information they can. Now it's up to the Gladers to complete the blueprint for the cure to the Flare with a final voluntary test. But something has happened that no-one at WICKED has foreseen: Thomas has remembered more than they think. And he knows WICKED can't be trusted. The time for lies is over. But the truth is even more dangerous3v.

Hill, Will. After The Fire. 2017. Father John controls everything inside The Fence. And Father John likes rules. Especially about never talking to Outsiders. Because Father John knows what is coming. Moonbeam is starting to doubt, though. She's starting to see the lies behind Father John's words. She wants him to be found out. What if the only way out of the darkness is to light a fire?5v.

James, Lauren. The Next Together. 2015. Katherine and Matthew are destined to be born again and again. Each time their presence changes history for the better, and each time, they fall hopelessly in love, only to be tragically separated.

How many times can you lose the person you love? For Matthew and Katherine it is over and over again, century after century. Maybe the next together will be different.3v.

Lucas, Rachael. The State Of Grace. 2017. Fifteen-year-old Grace is funny and plain-spoken. Just because she has Asperger's doesn't mean she's great at maths (she's not) or can draw the Eiffel Tower from memory (she can't). She finds herself falling in with the cool crowd when the cutest boy in school likes her. But when things start to change at home the world doesn't make much sense to her any more. 2v.

McCaughrean, Geraldine. Where The World Ends. 2017. In the summer of 1727, a group of men and boys are put ashore on a remote sea stack to harvest birds for food. No one returns to collect them. Why? Surely nothing but the end of the world can explain why they have been abandoned to endure storms, starvation and terror. And how can they survive, housed in stone and imprisoned on every side by the ocean? 2v.

Murphy, Emily Bain. The Disappearances. 2017. Every seven years something disappears in the remote town of Sterling: people's reflections, the stars in the sky, the ability to dream. Aila realises that her mother may be to blame for the curse. But some mysteries are buried very deep and some secrets want to stay hidden. One young woman's desire to uncover the truth may not be enough to save Sterling from the past.4v.

Roth, Veronica. Insurgent. 2015. The divergent trilogy: book 2. Tris has survived a brutal attack on her former home and family. But she has paid a terrible price. Wracked by grief and guilt, she becomes ever more reckless as she struggles to accept her new future. Yet if Tris wants to uncover the truth about her world, she must be stronger than ever because more shocking choices and sacrifices lie ahead.4v.


Garcia, Kami. Beautiful Darkness. 2011. Beautiful Creatures: book 2. One night in the rain, Ethan Wate opened his eyes and fell in love with Lena Duchannes. His life would never be the same. Lena is a Caster and her family is locked in a supernatural civil war - full of darkness and demons. On her 16th birthday, Lena made a terrifying choice, which now haunts her day and night.5v.

Sepetys, Ruta. Out Of The Easy. 2013. Josie Moraine wants out of The Big Easy, she needs more than New Orleans can offer. Known locally as a brothel prostitute's daughter, she dreams of life at an elite college. But then, a mysterious death leaves Josie caught between her ambition and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans is luring Josie deeper in as she searches for the truth, and temptation beckons at every turn.3v.

Children and young adult non-fiction

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Poetry

Rosen, Michael. A Great Big Cuddle: Poems For The Very Young. 2017.Michael Rosen's poems fizz off the page with sound and rhythm, energy and laughter, as he captures what it means to be very, very young. A child’s world with all its details and feelings is conjured up in playful language. Chris Riddell's illustrations bring this world to life.1v.


Autobiography

Leonard, Dion. Finding Gobi: The True Story Of One Little Dog's Big Journey. 2017.Dion Leonard was competing in a gruelling 155-mile race through the Gobi Desert when a scruffy stray pup started running alongside

him. She kept pace with him for eighty miles, but then his new friend went missing in a sprawling city of three million people. Would Dion ever find the little dog who had won his heart?1v.

Food and Drink

Tee, Susanna. This Cookbook Is Gross. 2017.Get your gag reflexes ready and practise keeping a straight face as you're going to need both as you dig into this book of repulsive recipes! A cookbook of easy, fun, disgusting-looking, but secretly tasty recipes, perfect for kids to feed to unsuspecting adults and annoying siblings, serve at a Halloween party, or even to surprise their friends when they come round for tea.1v.

Popular Science

O Briain, Dara. Beyond The Sky: You And The Universe. 2017.People have been dreaming about space travel for centuries. There's something amazing about the idea of leaving our planet behind and setting out to explore the Universe. There is so much we still don't know. Comedian Dara O. Briain takes you on a journey from the safety of your comfiest chair to the furthest reaches of space (and beyond!).2v.

Talking Books

Adult fiction

Adams, Milly. The Waterway Girls. 2017. Family stories. TB24192.October 1943, West London. Nineteen-year-old Polly is leaving bombed London behind to join the war effort on Britain’s canals. With her sweetheart away fighting in the RAF and her beloved brother killed in action, there’s plenty of heartache to be healed on the waterway. Polly will soon discover that a world of new beginnings awaits amid the anguish of the war.Read by Olivia Mace. 13 hours 45 minutes. TB24192.

Arden, Katherine. The Bear And The Nightingale. 2017. Fantasy. TB24406.Winternight: book 1. Winter lasts most of the year at the edge of the Russian wilderness, and Vasilisa and her siblings love to gather by the fire to listen to their nurse's fairy tales. Vasya loves the story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon. Vasya's widowed father brings home a new wife. Fiercely devout, Vasya's stepmother forbids her family from honouring their household spirits, and, misfortune begins to stalk the village. Read by Kathleen Gati. 11 hours 48 minutes. TB24406.

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Arden, Katherine. The Girl In The Tower. 2018. Fantasy. TB24407.Winternight: book 2. Read by Kathleen Gati. 13 hours 2 minutes. TB24407.

Beckett, Simon. The Restless Dead. 2017. Crime. TB24408.David Hunter: book 5. Dr Hunter is facing an uncertain future. So when he gets a call from Essex police, he's eager for the chance to assist them. A badly decomposed body has been found. It's thought the remains are those of Leo, the son of a businessman. To complicate matters, it was rumoured that Villiers was having an affair with a local woman and she too is missing. Then more remains are discovered. Read by Jonathan Keeble. 12 hours 56 minutes. TB24408.

Boffard, Rob. Tracer. 2016. Science fiction. TB24259.Outer Earth: book 1. A huge space station orbits the Earth, holding the last of humanity. It's broken, rusted, falling apart. The space station is dirty, overcrowded and inescapable. What's more, there's a madman hiding on the station. He's about to unleash chaos. And when he does, there'll be nowhere left to run.Read by Sarah Borges and Jeff Harding. 13 hours 16 minutes. TB24259.

Boyd, William. The Dreams Of Bethany Mellmoth. 2017. Short stories. TB24376.A philandering art dealer tries to give up casual love affairs - seeking only stolen kisses as a substitute. A man recounts his

personal history through the things he has stolen from others throughout his life. And, at the heart of the book, a 24-year old young woman, Bethany Mellmoth, embarks on a year-long journey of wishful and tentative self-discovery.Read by William Boyd. 7 hours 34 minutes. TB24376.

Boyne, John. The Heart's Invisible Furies. 2017. General fiction. TB24410.Cyril Avery is not a real Avery - or at least that's what his adoptive parents tell him. Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl and adopted by a wealthy and eccentric Dublin couple, Cyril is adrift in the world. He is tenuously anchored by his heartfelt friendship with the glamourous and dangerous Julian Woodbead. Over his lifetime he will struggle to discover and identity, a home, a country and much more. Read by Stephen Hogan. 21 hours 19 minutes. TB24410.

Brown, Dan. Origin. 2017. Thriller. TB24411.Robert Langdon: book 5. Langdon arrives at the Guggenheim to attend the unveiling of a discovery that "will change the face of science forever." But the evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirsch's discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Langdon is forced to escape. With him is Ambra, the museum director. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch's secret.Read by Paul Michael. 18 hours 10 minutes. TB24411.

Chevalier, Tracy. New Boy: Othello Retold. 2017. General fiction. TB24412.Arriving at his fifth school in as many years, diplomat's son Osei knows he needs an ally if he is to survive - so he's lucky to hit it off with Dee, the most popular girl in school. But one student can't stand to witness this budding relationship: Ian decides to destroy the friendship between the black boy and the golden girl. By the end of the day, the school and its key players – teachers and pupils alike - will never be the same again.Read by Prentice Onayemi. 5 hours 23 minutes. TB24412.

Child, Lee. Bad Luck And Trouble. 2007. Thriller. TB24413.Jack Reacher: book 11. From a helicopter high above the desert, a man is sent free-falling. In Chicago, a woman learns that a team of ex-army investigators is being hunted. And Jack Reacher-soldier,

cop, hero-is pulled out of his life by a code that few people could understand. Soon Reacher is reuniting with the survivors of his old team, scrambling to raise the living, and connect the dots in a mystery growing darker by the day.Read by Jeff Harding. 12 hours 40 minutes. TB24413.

Cleeves, Ann. Telling Tales. 2008. Crime. TB24315.Vera Stanhope: book 2. Jeanie was charged with the murder of 15 year-old Abigail. New evidence now proves Jeanie's innocence. Jeanie commits suicide in her prison cell, unable to face the people who believed her capable of killing a child. Inspector Stanhope is making fresh enquiries. Read by Julia Franklin. 11 hours 34 minutes. TB24315.

De Muriel, Oscar. A Fever Of The Blood. 2016. Historical crime. TB24379.Frey and McGray: book 2. Edinburgh, 1889. The murder of a nurse at the asylum awakens Inspectors Ian Frey and 'Nine-Nails' McGray on New Year's Day. Before the attack, the murderer was overheard talking to fellow patient Amy McGray, sister of 'Nine-Nails'. Amy has been mute for five years. Why did she break her silence and why won't she talk to her brother? Read by Andy Secombe. 12 hours 26 minutes. TB24379.

Dennison, Hannah. Murder At Honeychurch Hall. 2014. Crime.TB24304.Honeychurch Hall: book 1. When Kat abandons a successful career to help her mother move into a carriage house in Devon, she quickly discovers that Honeychurch Hall is populated by many eccentrics. The Dowager Countess, Lord and Lady Honeychurch, their precocious seven-year-old heir, his missing nanny, a brooding stable manager, all seem to harbour secrets. Kat's mother may be hiding the darkest secret of them all.Read by Candida Gubbins. 9 hours 4 minutes. TB24304.

Donoghue, Emma. The Wonder. 2016. Historical fiction. TB24480.Set in the Irish Midlands in the 1850s, 'The Wonder' - inspired by numerous European and North American cases of 'fasting girls' between the 16th and the 20th centuries - is a psychological thriller about a child's murder threatening to happen in slow motion before

our eyes. Pitting fundamentalism against sense and love, it is an examination of what nourishes us, body and soul.Read by Kate Lock. 12 hours 57 minutes. TB24480.

Doyle, Roddy. Smile. 2017. General fiction. TB24415.Victor goes every evening to Donnelly's for a pint. One evening his drink is interrupted. A man in shorts and a pink shirt comes over and sits down. His name is Fitzpatrick. Victor dislikes him on sight, dislikes, too, the memories that Fitzpatrick stirs up of five years being taught by the Christian Brothers. It's the memories of school, and of one brother, that Victor cannot control and which eventually threaten to destroy his sanity.Read by Roddy Doyle. 5 hours 3 minutes. TB24415.

Fforde, Katie. A Secret Garden. 2017. Chick lit. TB24416.Lorna is a talented gardener and Philly is a plantswoman. Together they work in the grounds of a beautiful manor house in the Cotswolds. But for them both, the door to true love remains resolutely closed. So when Lorna is introduced to Jack at a dinner party and Lucien catches Philly's eye at the local farmers market, it seems that dreams really can come true and happy endings lie just around the corner. But do they?Read by Helen Johns. 9 hours 34 minutes. TB24416.

Follett, Ken. A Column Of Fire. 2017. Historical fiction. TB24482.Kingsbridge: book 3. Christmas 1558, and Ned returns home to Kingsbridge to find his world has changed. Europe is in turmoil as principles clash with friendship, loyalty and love and Ned soon finds himself on the opposite side from the girl he longs to marry. With Queen Elizabeth clinging to her throne protected by a small, group of resourceful spies and courageous secret agents, it becomes clear that the real enemies are not the rival religions. Read by John Lee. 29 hours 40 minutes. TB24482.

Gabaldon, Diana. Virgins. 2016. Historical fiction. TB24305.A short story prequel in the Outlander series: Young Jamie Fraser has left Scotland and, with his best friend Ian Murray, is running with a band of mercenaries in France. Both men have good reason not to go back to their homeland. When a Jewish doctor wants to hire them to escort his beautiful granddaughter to Paris, they readily agree.

Read by Caroline Guthrie. 2 hours 56 minutes. TB24305.

Gardner, Frank. Crisis. 2016. Thriller. TB24417.Luke Carlton: book 1. Sent into the Colombian jungle to investigate the murder of a British intelligence officer, ex-Special Boat Service commando Luke Carlton finds himself caught up in the coils of a plot that has terrifying international dimensions. Luke is in a life-or-death race against time to prevent a disaster on a truly terrifying scale: London is the target, the weapon is diabolical and the means of delivery is ingenious.Read by John Sackville. 14 hours 16 minutes. TB24417.

Gemmell, David. Rhyming Rings. 2017. Crime. TB24268.An ambidextrous killer is murdering women, leaving virtually no evidence behind, and struggling journalist Jeremy wishes he was covering the case. Instead, he's stuck with heartwarming local stories about paraplegic teenagers and elderly psychic ladies. When his stories and the murder case start to converge no one is more surprised than Jeremy. Read by Max Dowler. 7 hours 56 minutes. TB24268.

Gemmell, David. White Knight. Black Swan. 2017. Crime. TB24275.Jardine is a bouncer and gang enforcer with a heart of gold. To protect a friend, he goes up against an Irishman demanding protection money, only to realise too late that they work for the same employer. One act of kindness will lead to murder, betrayal, blackmail and some long-hidden secrets.Read by Max Dowler. 10 hours 30 minutes. TB24275.

Gemmell, David. Legend. 2017. Fantasy. TB24281.Drenai: book 1. The legend is Druss. The stories of his life are told everywhere. His home is Dros Delnoch. It was the stronghold of the Drenai Empire. And it is the only route through the mountains for the army of Nadir hordes laying waste to the country around it. Hope of resistance rested on the skills of that one old man.Read by Sean Barrett. 13 hours 15 minutes. TB24281.

Also;

Gemmell, David. The King Beyond The Gate. 2017. Fantasy. TB24282.Drenai: book 2.Read by Sean Barrett. 12 hours 35 minutes. TB24282.

Gemmell, David. White Wolf. 2017. Fantasy. TB24270.Drenai: The Damned: book 1. Skilgannon the Damned had vanished from the pages of history. No-one knew where he had gone, following the terrible triumph at Perapolis, and the assassins sent by the Witch Queen could find no trace of his passing. Three years later, Skilgannon is back. Now he must travel across a perilous, demon-haunted realm seeking a mysterious temple and the ageless goddess who rules it.Read by Sean Barrett. 17 hours 2 minutes. TB24270.

Also;

Gemmell, David. The Swords Of Night And Day. 2017. Fantasy. TB24271.Drenai: The Damned: book 2.Read by Sean Barrett. 18 hours 41 minutes. TB24271.

Gemmell, David. Lion Of Macedon. 2017. Fantasy. TB24286.Lion of Macedon: book 1. His name is Parmenion. Despised by Spartans and Macedonians alike, he must fight for his place in the world. Yet he will survive. Dark forces have marked out his destiny as the most fearsome warlord Greece has ever known. For he will become the Lion of Macedon and will reshape the glory of Greece before he faces the wrath of hell.Read by Peter Kenny. 18 hours 25 minutes. TB24286.

Also;

Gemmell, David. Dark Prince. 2017. Fantasy. TB24285.Lion of Macedon: book 2.Read by Peter Kenny. 19 hours 40 minutes. TB24285.

Gemmell, David A. Ravenheart. 2017. Fantasy. TB24272.Rigante: book 3. The Rigante, live and die under the iron rule of the Varlish, their culture all but destroyed. One woman remains who follows the ancient paths. She knows the nature of the evil soon to be unleashed on a doomed and unsuspecting world. In a

perilous land, facing an uncertain destiny, she pins her initial hopes on two men Jaim Grymauch and Kaelin Ring. Read by Adjoa Andoh. 15 hours 9 minutes. TB24272.

Haddon, Mark. The Pier Falls: And Other Stories. 2016. Short stories. TB24418.The tales in Mark Haddon's lyrical and uncompromising new collection take many forms-Victorian adventure story, science fiction, morality tale, contemporary realism-but they all showcase his virtuoso gifts as a stylist and the deep well of empathy that made his three bestselling novels so compelling. The characters here are often isolated physically or estranged from their families, yet they yearn for connection. Read by Clare Corbett and Daniel Weyman. 9 hours 7 minutes. TB24418.

Harris, Robert. Munich. 2017. Spy stories. TB24419.September 1938. Hitler is determined to start a war. Chamberlain is desperate to preserve the peace. The issue is to be decided in Munich. Two young men travel there with secrets of their own. Hugh Legat is one of Chamberlain's private secretaries; Paul Hartmann a German diplomat and member of the anti-Hitler resistance. Great friends at Oxford their paths are destined to cross again.Read by David Rintoul. 9 hours 38 minutes. TB24419.

Hawkins, Paula. Into The Water. 2017. Thriller. TB24420.In the last days before her death, Nel called her sister. Jules didn't pick up the phone. Now Nel is dead. They say she jumped and Jules has been dragged back to the one place she hoped she had escaped for good, to care for the teenage girl her sister left behind. But Jules is afraid, of her long-buried memories, of the old Mill House, of knowing that Nel would never have jumped. And most of all she's afraid of the water. Read by Imogen Church, Sophie Aldred, Daniel Weyman, Rachel Bavidge and Laura Aikman. 11 hours 31 minutes. TB24420.

Harry, Lilian. PS I Love You. 2002. Family stories. TB24319.Corner House girls: book 3. The Second World War is progressing for the Nippies, the girls who work at the Lyons Corner House in Marble Arch. Jo yearns for Nick, but the burns he sustained when he was shot down are life-changing and need the new procedure

of plastic surgery. Meanwhile, far from family and friends, Phyl works with munitions and tries to forget her desire to be a Wren.Read by Carole Boyd. 11 hours 56 minutes. TB24319.

Harry, Lilian. Dance Little Lady. 2004. Family stories. TB24318.April Grove: book 7. Kate, Sally, Maxine and Elsie work at Priddy's Hard, the naval armament depot on the shores of Portsmouth harbour. Even in the dark days of World War II they still find time to enjoy themselves. However, each girl faces a dilemma that will be resolved only after D-Day in June 1944. What happens then brings each woman face to face with her own destiny.Read by Anne Dover. 14 hours 23 minutes. TB24318.

Henry, James. First Frost. 2011. Crime. TB24320.Jack Frost prequel: book 1. Detective Sergeant Jack Frost is working under his mentor and inspiration DI Bert Williams, and coping badly with his increasingly strained marriage. But DI Williams is nowhere to be seen. So when a 12-year-old girl goes missing from a department store changing room, DS Frost is put in charge of the investigation.Read by Stephen Thorne. 9 hours 47minutes. TB24320.

Horowitz, Anthony. The Word Is Murder. 2017. Crime. TB24422.It’s been two years since Injustice aired and Detective Hawthorne, who consulted for the television show, needs cash. Having been fired from his job at the Metropolitan police, Hawthorne decides to approach Anthony Horowitz. He’s investigating a bizarre and complex murder and he wants Anthony to write a book about it, a bestselling book of course, with a 50/50 split. The only catch is they need to solve the crime.Read by Rory Kinnear. 9 hours 2 minutes. TB24422.

Hurley, Graham. The Order Of Things. 2016. Crime. TB24321.Jimmy Suttle: book 4. DS Jimmy Suttle is called to a brutal murder of Harriet, a local GP in Devon. Suttle's estranged wife, Lizzie, has abandoned Portsmouth, moved to Exeter and returned to journalism. She hears rumours that Harriet offered mercy killings to patients. As DS Suttle investigates, Lizzie pieces together her own version of the eventsRead by Jonathan Keeble. 10 hours. TB24321.

Iggulden, Conn. Ravenspur: Rise Of The Tudors. 2016. Historical fiction. TB24294.Wars of the roses: book 4. King Edward of York has been driven out of England. Queen Elizabeth and her children tremble in sanctuary at Westminster Abbey. The House of Lancaster has won the crown, but York will not go quietly. Desperate to reclaim his throne, Edward lands at Ravenspur with a half-drowned army and his brother Richard at his side. Read by Roy Macmillan. 13 hours 28 minutes. TB24294.

James, E L. Darker: Fifty Shades Darker As Told by Christian. 2017. Erotic fiction. TB24423.Fifty Shades: book 5. Their scorching, sensual affair ended in heartbreak and recrimination, but Christian Grey cannot get Anastasia Steele out of his mind. Determined to win her back, he tries to suppress his darkest desires and his need for complete control, and to love Ana on her own terms. But the horrors of his childhood still haunt him. Can he face down his demons?Read by Zachary Webber. 11 hours 18 minutes. TB24423.

James, Peter. Dead Man's Time. 2013. Crime. TB24481.Roy Grace: book 9. A robbery at a Brighton mansion leaves its elderly occupant dying and millions taken in valuables. But, as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, heading the enquiry, rapidly learns there is one item, of sentimental value, that her powerful family care about above all else, and they are ready to take the law into their own hands.Read by Daniel Weyman. 12 hours 18 minutes. TB24481.

Jardine, Quintin. A Rush Of Blood. 2011. Crime. TB24323.Bob Skinner: book 20. The suicide of a successful Lithuanian entrepreneur shocks Chief Constable Skinner and his colleagues. As enquiries begin, a mystery girl, drugged and incoherent, is dumped in a health centre by a mysterious Galahad, who promptly disappears. Is it coincidence that most of the massage parlours in the city have suddenly closed overnight?Read by James Bryce. 13 hours 39 minutes. TB24323.

Jefferies, Dinah. The Silk Merchant's Daughter. 2016. Historical fiction. TB24383.1947, French Indochina. Since her mother's death, 18-year-old, Nicole has been living in the shadow of her older sister, Sylvie.

When Sylvie is handed control of the family silk business, Nicole is given an abandoned silk shop in the Vietnamese quarter of Hanoi. For the first time, Nicole is awakened to the corruption of colonial rule and her own family's involvement shocks her. Read by Eliza Parkes. 11 hours 29 minutes. TB24383.

Joyce, Rachel. The Music Shop. 2017. General fiction. TB24425.It is 1988. On a dead-end street there is a music shop that stands jam-packed with records of every kind. Frank, the shop's owner, has a way of connecting his customers with just the piece of music they need. Into his shop comes Ilse, who asks Frank to teach her about music. But Ilse is not what she seems, and Frank has old wounds as well as a past he will never leave behind. Read by Steven Hartley. 8 hours 33 minutes. TB24425.

Kernick, Simon. Stay Alive. 2014. Thriller. TB24426.Scope: book 2. It's a sunny afternoon, and you're deep in the country on a river trip with your family. You're nearing journey's end when a shot rings out - and your whole life changes in an instant. A woman is coming towards you, chased by three gunmen. It's clear she's in terrible danger. And now you are too. Because, she harbours a deadly secret. Read by Paul Thornley. 9 hours 57 minutes. TB24426.

Kristian, Giles. Winter's Fire. 2016. Historical fiction. TB24427.Rise of Sigurd: book 2. Norway, AD 785. Sigurd has proved himself a warrior, yet, King Gorm, who betrayed Sigurd's father, still lives. He knows that he and his band of warriors are not yet strong enough to confront the treacherous king. They need silver, they need more spear-brothers to rally to the young Viking's banner and they need to win fame upon the battlefield. Read by Philip Stevens. 11 hours 37 minutes. TB24427.

Le Carre, John. A Legacy Of Spies. 2017. Thriller. TB24298.George Smiley: book 9. Peter, staunch colleague and disciple of George Smiley of the British Secret Service, is living out his old age on the family farmstead on the south coast of Brittany when a letter from his old Service summons him to London. Intelligence operations that were once the toast of secret London are to be scrutinised under disturbing criteria. Read by Tom Hollander. 8 hours 28 minutes. TB24298.

Leon, Donna. Blood From A Stone. 2011. Crime. TB24428.Commissario Guido Brunetti: book 14. On a cold Venetian night a man is killed in a scuffle in Campo San Stefano. The dead man was working as one of the many Black Africans selling goods on the street without a work permit. Brunetti is at a loss to understand why anyone would kill an illegal immigrant. As he starts to investigate he discovers that life is cheap in the immigrant community and something of much greater value is at stake.Read by David Colacci. 9 hours 8 minutes. TB24428.

Lively, Penelope. The Purple Swamp Hen And Other Stories. 2017. Short stories. TB24193.In this collection a dream house is hiding something sinister; two women having lunch share a husband; an old woman doing her weekly supermarket shop has a secret past that no one could guess; and, in the title story, a bird and a servant girl in ancient Pompeii cannot converse, but share a perfect understanding.Read by Christopher Oxford, Jilly Bond and Madeleine Brolly. 6 hours 57 minutes. TB24193.

McClellan, Brian. The Autumn Republic. 2015. Fantasy. TB24257.Powder mage trilogy: book 3. Field Marshal Tamas has finally returned to Adopest, only to find the capital in the hands of a foreign power. With his son presumed dead, Tamas must gather his beleaguered forces and formulate a plan to defeat the Kez. Read by Christian Rodska. 19 hours 26 minutes. TB24257.

McNab, Andy. For Valour. 2014. Thriller. TB24430.Nick Stone: book 16. When a trooper is shot dead at the SAS’s renowned Killing House, Nick is uniquely qualified to investigate. Soon he finds himself in the sights of an assassin bent on protecting a secret that could strike at the heart of the establishment. Isolated and under perpetual threat, Nick is propelled across Europe in a desperate quest to uncover the truth. Read by Paul Thornley. 10 hours 16 minutes. TB24430.

Mallory, Sarah. The Duke's Secret Heir. 2017. Mills and Boon romance. TB24149.Years ago, in the Egyptian desert, Ellen fell wildly in love and exchanged vows with Max. But, when made to believe Max could

not be trusted, she fled. Now, Max is back in England to take up the reins as Duke of Rossenhall and when he spies Ellen at a ball, the sparks are hard to contain. Little does Max know that Ellen has a secret. Read by Emma Vane. 7 hours 30 minutes. TB24149.

Moyes, Jojo. Still Me. 2018. Chick lit. TB24301.Lou Clark knows too many things... She knows how many miles lie between her new home in New York and her new boyfriend Sam in London. She knows her employer is a good man and she knows his wife is keeping a secret from him. What Lou doesn't know is she's about to meet someone who's going to turn her whole life upside down.Read by Anna Acton. 13 hours 37 minutes. TB24301.

Nesbo, Jo. The Devil's Star. 2011. Crime. TB24433.Harry Hole: book 3. A woman is murdered in her Oslo flat. One finger has been severed and behind her eyelid is a tiny red diamond in the shape of a five-pointed star. Detective Harry Hole is assigned to the case with his adversary Tom Waaler. Harry is on notice to quit the force and is left with no alternative but to drag himself out of his alcoholic stupor and get to work. Read by Sean Barrett. 14 hours 6 minutes. TB24433.

Patterson, James. The 5th Horseman. 2006. Crime. TB24326.The Women's Murder Club: book 5. Healthy patients are dying of unknown causes in a San Francisco hospital. The Women's Murder Club, including its newest member Yuki, decides to investigate the hospital's personnel. In a wild race against time Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer must fight an administration determined to shield its reputation even if it means hiding a killer.Read by Pat Starr. 8 hours 2 minutes. TB24326.

Pearse, Lesley. The Woman In The Wood. 2017. Family stories. TB24389.15 year old Maisy and her twin brother Duncan lose their mother to an asylum one night in 1960. They are sent to their grandmother's country house. Cold and distant, she leaves them to their own devices. That is until the day Duncan doesn't come home from the woods. With their grandmother seeming to have little interest in her grandson's disappearance, it is left to Maisie to uncover what has happened to Duncan.

Read by Rosie Jones. 10 hours 52 minutes. TB24389.

Revell, Nancy. The Shipyard Girls. 2016. Family stories. TB24439.Shipyard girls: book 1. Polly works as a welder on the shipyard to help the war effort. Polly's head is turned by enigmatic dock diver Tommy. During the day, head welder Rosie teaches her fledgling flock of trainees their new trade, but at night she hides a secret life. Mother hen Gloria signs up to escape her brutal husband, but finds she cannot run from her problems.Read by Janine Birkett. 9 hours 47 minutes. TB24439.

Robbins, Harold. The Carpetbaggers. 2008. General fiction.TB24222.Carpetbaggers: book 1. Jonas coveted his father's fame, fortune, even his young, beautiful wife. When his father died, Jonas swore to possess them all. But Rina was the celebrated screen goddess no man could master. Rina and Jonas took Hollywood, the airplane industry, and America by storm. Contains sex scenes.Read by Mark Elstob. 25 hours 19 minutes. TB24222.

Runcie, James. Sidney Chambers And The Shadow Of Death. 2012. Crime. TB24327.Sidney Chambers: book 1. Sidney, the Vicar of Grantchester, is a thirty-two year old bachelor, an unconventional clergyman who can go where the police cannot. With his roguish friend Inspector Geordie Keating, Sidney looks into the suspect suicide of a solicitor, a jewellery theft at a dinner party, the unexplained death of a jazz promoter and a shocking art forgery, Read by Peter Wickham. 11 hours 24 minutes. TB24327.

Russell, Sean Thomas. Under Enemy Colours. 2009. Sea stories. TB24191.Charles Hayden: book 1. The opening skirmishes of the French Revolutionary War send ageing frigate HMS Themis into waters swarming with enemy ships. With an English father and French mother, the Admiralty are reluctant to give Lieutenant Hayden his first command. He is to act as a bulwark between the Themis's tyrannical Captain Hart and a mutinous crew.Read by Jonathan Coote. 18 hours 31 minutes. TB24191.

Sanderson, Gill. Emergency Bachelor Doctor. 2017. Mills and Boon romance. TB24223.Senior House Officer Dr Kim Hunter is new to the Special Care Baby Unit at the Wolds Hospital. Her immediate superior is Specialist Registrar Dr Harry Black. The attraction between the two moves swiftly from the professional to the personal. But Harry is fearful of commitment. It takes time for Kim to understand and help him lay to rest the ghosts from his past.Read by Madeleine Brolly. 5 hours 8 minutes. TB24223.

Sheffield, Jack. Educating Jack: The Alternative School Logbook 1982-1983. 2015. Country life fiction. TB24440.Jack Sheffield: book 6. As the 1982 school year begins, Jack returns to Ragley Village School for his sixth year as head teacher. Nora Pratt celebrates 25-years in her coffee shop, Ronnie Smith finally tries to get a job, and little Krystal Entwhistle causes concern in the school Nativity play.Read by Jack Sheffield. 9 hours 47 minutes. TB24440.

Simsion, Graeme C. The Best Of Adam Sharp. 2017. General fiction. TB24392.On the cusp of fifty Adam is content. He's the music expert at his local pub-quiz and he and his partner Claire rumble along. There’s his nostalgia for what might have been, his blazing affair – more than twenty years ago with Angelina Brown. How different might his life be if he hadn't let her walk away? Then, out of nowhere, Angelina gets in touch. Read by David Barker. 9 hours 21 minutes. TB24392.

Stross, Charles. The Rhesus Chart. 2016. Fantasy. TB24201.Laundry Files: book 5. Bob is an intelligence agent working his way through the ranks of the top secret government agency known as 'the Laundry'. When occult powers threaten the realm, they'll be there to clean up the mess. A small team at an investment bank are revealed to be vampires. Bob digs into the bank's history and uncovers a blood-curdling conspiracy between men and monsters.Read by Jack Hawkins. 13 hours 6 minutes. TB24201.

Also;

Stross, Charles. The Annihilation Score. 2016. Fantasy. TB24258.Laundry files: book 6.Read by Caroline Guthrie. 14 hours 53 minutes. TB24258.

Trollope, Joanna. City Of Friends. 2017. General fiction. TB24483.The day Stacey loses her job feels like the last day of her life. As Stacey starts to reconcile her old life with the new – one with long days at home with her dog and ailing mother, waiting for her successful husband to come home - she at least has The Girls to fall back on. The Girls, now women, had been best friends from university but these career women all have problems of their own. Read by Adjoa Andoh. 9 hours 25 minutes. TB24483.

Underdown, Beth. The Witchfinder's Sister. 2017. Historical fiction. TB24393.Essex, England, 1645. Alice Hopkins returns to the town she grew up in. Widowed, with child, and without prospects, she is forced to find refuge at the house of her younger brother, Matthew. There is a new darkness in the town, too -frightened whispers are stirring in the streets, and Alice's discovers that Matthew is a ruthless hunter of suspected witches. Read by Lucy Brownhill and Roy McMillan. 10 hours 54 minutes. TB24393.

Walters, Minette. The Last Hours. 2017. Historical fiction. TB24453.June, 1348: the Black Death enters England. In Develish, Lady Anne takes control of her people's future and chooses a slave, to act as her steward. Together, they decide to quarantine Develish by bringing the serfs inside the walls. With this sudden overturning of the accepted social order, conflicts soon arise.Read by Helen Keeley. 15 hours 32 minutes. TB24453.

Watson, Angus. You Die When You Die. 2017. Fantasy. TB24264.West of west: book 1. Finn wants to live. When his settlement is massacred by a hostile nation, Finn plus several friends and rivals must make their escape across a brutal, unfamiliar landscape. To survive, Finn will fight harder than he's ever fought before.Read by Sean Barrett. 14 hours 12 minutes. TB24264.

Adult non-fiction

Autobiography and biography

Blofeld, Henry. Over And Out: My Innings Of A Lifetime With Test Match Special. 2017. TB24452.Henry Blofeld's book is a celebration of his career commentating on cricket. Henry has been a summariser on Test Match Special for over 40 years. He shares his favourite moments and behind the scenes anecdotes. And he writes of his favourite countries, and experiences while travelling.Read by Henry Blofeld. 7 hours 19 minutes. TB24452.

Izzard, Eddie. Believe Me: A Memoir Of Love, Death And JazzChickens. 2017. TB24295.The stand-up comedian of his generation. Tireless supporter of charity. Runner. Political campaigner. Fashion icon. There is no one quite like Eddie Izzard. This is the story of how a boy who wanted to become a professional footballer and win the lead in 'Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat' found comedy.Read by Eddie Izzard. 14 hours 37 minutes. TB24295.

Harman, Claire. Charlotte Brontë: A Life. 2015. TB24382.Charlotte Bronte's life contained all the drama and tragedy of the great Gothic novels it inspired. She was raised motherless on remote Yorkshire moors and sent away to a strict boarding school at a young age. She watched as, one by one, her five beloved siblings sickened and died. Throughout her adult life she was haunted by a great and unrequited love.Read by Claire Harman. 15 hours 27 minutes. TB24382.

Jason, David. Only Fools And Stories. 2017. TB24441.David Jason tells us about the many lives he has lived – his characters. From Del Boy to Granville, Pop Larkin to Frost, he takes us behind the scenes and under the skins of some of the best loved acts of his career. And in the process he reflects on how those characters changed his life too. The result told with his characteristic charm and wit is both funny and poignant, honest and heart-warming.

Read by David Jason and Michael Fenton Stevens. 7 hours 58 minutes. TB24441.

Johnson, Alan. The Long And Winding Road. 2016. TB24424.Alan Johnson autobiography: book 3. Tells of Alan's early political skirmishes as a trade union leader, where his negotiating skills and style soon came to the notice of Tony Blair and other senior members of the Party. Alan was chosen to stand in Hull West and Hessle, and entered Parliament as an MP after the election victory for Labour in May 1997. Read by Alan Johnson. 9 hours 57 minutes. TB24424.

Le Carré, John. The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories From My Life. 2016. TB24299.This is a thrilling journey into the worlds of his 'secret sharers' - the men and women, who inspired some of his most enthralling novels. The reader is swept along not just by the chilling winds of the Cold War or by the author's journeys into places of terrible violence but, most importantly, by the author's inimitable voice.Read by John le Carré. 11 hours 47 minutes. TB24299.

Mackrell, Judith. The Unfinished Palazzo: Life, Love And Art In Venice. 2017. TB24185.In the early 20th century the unfinished Palazzo Venier in Venice inspired three fascinating women at key moments in their lives: Luisa Casati, Doris Castlerosse and Peggy Guggenheim. Mackrell tells each life story, weaving an intricate history of these legendary characters and the Palazzo Venier.Read by Joan Walker. 14 hours 37 minutes. TB24185.

Murray, Judy. Knowing The Score: My Family And Our Tennis Story. 2017. TB24432.As mother to tennis champions Jamie and Andy, Scottish National Coach, coach of the Fed Cup, and general all-round can-do woman of wonder, Judy Murray is the ultimate role model for believing in yourself and reaching out to ambition. Judy’s memoir charts the challenges she has faced, from desperate finances to hostile press conferences and entrenched sexism.Read by Judy Murray. 8 hours 7 minutes. TB24432.

Uglow, Jennifer S. Mr Lear: A Life Of Art And Nonsense. 2017. TB24311.Edward Lear was a man of great simplicity and charm: children adored him, yet his humour masked epilepsy, depression and loneliness. This brings us his swooping moods, passionate friendships and restless travels. Lear lived all his life on the boundaries of rules and structures, disciplines and desires.Read by Annie Aldington. 17 hours 22 minutes. TB24311.

Worsley, Lucy. Jane Austen At Home. 2017. TB24353.This new telling of the story of Jane Austen's life shows us how and why she lived as she did, examining the places and spaces that mattered to her. It wasn't all country houses and ballrooms, but a life that was often a painful struggle. Lucy Worsley reveals a passionate woman who fought for her freedom and refused to settle for anything less than Mr Darcy.Read by Ruth Redman. 14 hours 17 minutes. TB24353.

History

Barker, Juliet R. V. England, Arise: The People, The King And The Great Revolt of 1381. 2014. TB24266.The events of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 are the backdrop to a snapshot of what everyday life was like for ordinary people living in the Middle Ages. The book will explore how and why such a diverse and unlikely group of ordinary men and women from every corner of England united in armed rebellion against church and state to demand a radical political agenda. Read by Carole Boyd. 15 hours 2 minutes. TB24266.

King, Greg. Twilight Of Empire: The Tragedy At Mayerling And The End Of The Habsburgs. 2017. TB24333.In 1889, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary appeared to have shot his seventeen-year-old mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera, then turned the pistol on himself. What led Rudolf and his mistress to this desperate act? Was it really a suicide pact? Or did something far more disturbing take place at that remote hunting lodge and result in murder?Read by Philip Bretherton. 9 hours 47 minutes. TB24333.

Politics and Government

Hemming, Henry. M: Maxwell Knight, MI5's Greatest Spymaster. 2017. TB24421.Maxwell Knight is seen as one of MI5's greatest spymasters, a man who did more than any other to break up British fascism during the Second World War. Known to his agents and colleagues simply as M, and rumoured to be part of the inspiration for the character M in the James Bond series. Knight became a legendary spymaster with a mercurial ability to transform almost anyone into a fearless secret agent.Read by Henry Hemming. 11 hours 5 minutes. TB24421.

Travel and tourism

Macfarlane, Robert. Landmarks. 2015. TB24386.Words are grained into our landscapes, and landscapes are grained into our words. 'Landmarks' is about the power of language to shape our sense of place. It is a field guide to the literature of nature, and a glossary containing thousands of remarkable words used in England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales to describe land, nature, and weather.Read by Roy McMillan. 8 hours 50 minutes. TB24386.

Moore, Tim. The Cyclist Who Went Out In The Cold. 2017. TB24431.Tim tackles the 9,000km route of the old Iron Curtain on a tiny-wheeled, two-geared East German shopping bike. He sets off from the Norwegian-Russian border at the Arctic winter's brutal height. After three months, 20 countries and a 58-degree jaunt up the centigrade scale, man and bike finally wobble up to a Black Sea beach in Bulgaria, older and wiser. Read by Tim Moore. 9 hours 47 minutes. TB24431.

Warfare and Defence

Macintyre, Ben. SAS: Rogue Heroes: The Authorized Wartime History. 2016. TB24387.The first authorised history of the SAS, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Regiment. In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and eccentric young officer, David Stirling, came up with a plan that was imaginative, radical and entirely against the rules: a small, undercover unit that would wreak havoc behind enemy lines.

Read by Ben MacIntyre. 13 hours 15 minutes. TB24387.

Rees, Laurence. The Holocaust: A New History. 2017. TB24391. How, and why, did the Holocaust happen? First, it was not just about the Jews – the Nazis would have murdered many more non-Jews - and it was not just about Germans. Second, there was no single 'decision' to start the Holocaust; there was a series of escalations. Third, it took longer than we might think for the world to recognise the importance of what happened.Read by Jonathan Keeble. 16 hours 34 minutes. TB24391.

A selection of Harper Collins titles

Adult Fiction

Byrne, Paula. Look To Your Wife. 2018. General fiction. TB702973.Lisa– teacher, and would-be fashion writer, feels out of place when her high-flying husband becomes the headmaster of a school in a country town. Isolated and far from her upbringing, she turns to the one place where she learns she can be uninhibited. But ‘Twitter may be my undoing’, Lisa discovers as her one -time private life becomes all too public. Read by Penelope Freeman. 7 hours 56 minutes. TB702973.

Callanan, Liam. Paris By The Book. 2018. Thriller. TB702965.Twelve weeks before Leah arrived in France, her husband disappeared, he walked out the door and never came back. All he left behind was a note leading her to the streets of Paris. Hoping to uncover more clues, Leah takes over a bookshop with her two young daughters, only to realise that he might just be closer than any of them imagined but what if he doesn't want to be found?Read by Isabella Inchbald. 10 hours 51 minutes. TB702965.

Darling, Annie. Crazy In Love At The Lonely Hearts Bookshop. 2018. Chick lit. TB702981.Nina is addicted to bad boys, the wilder, the better. She believes that true love only takes one form: wild, full of passion and fire and punctuated by arguments. Years of swiping right has brought only losers and flings. When a man from her past walks into the shop

Nina knows she has nothing to fear: the geekiest boy in her school has become a boring suit with no chance of making her heart race.Read by Laura Kirman. 9 hours 58 minutes. TB702981.

Foley, Lucy. Last Letter From Istanbul. 2018. Romance. TB702967.Constantinople, 1921. Each day Nur gazes across the waters of the Bosphorus to her childhood home. But now those days are dead. The house has been transformed into an army hospital, the most precious thing in Nur's new life is the orphan in her care. When he falls ill Nur's world becomes entwined with the enemy's. She must plead for help from Medical Officer George Monroe. Read by Emma Gregory. 10 hours 34 minutes. TB702967.

Grey, Tamsin. She's Not There. 2018. General fiction. TB702990.When Jonah and Raff wake up on Monday, their mother Lucy isn’t there. Although Jonah is only nine, he is the big brother, and knows enough about the world to keep her absence a secret. With growing unease, he puzzles over the clues she’s left behind. Who sent her the flowers? Why are all her shoes still in the house? Why is her phone buried in a plant pot? Read by Michael Oku. 12 hours 57 minutes. TB702990.

Neale, Kitty. A Daughter's Courage. 2018. Family stories. TB702968.When Dorothy meets Robbie, she falls for him quickly and it's not long before the pair are engaged. But then an unexpected pregnancy puts everything at risk, and Dorothy is left alone. Heartbroken, Dorothy picks up the pieces of her life, but before long, things become difficult. Her father's health is worsening, money is tight and Robbie hasn't come back for her. Read by Annie Aldington. 10 hours 22 minutes. TB702968.

Newham, Vicky. Turn A Blind Eye. 2018. Crime. TB702969.DI Maya Rahman: book 1. DI Maya Rahman is running out of time. A headmistress is found strangled in her London school, her death the result of a brutal and ritualistic act of violence. Found at the scene is a single piece of card, written upon which is an ancient Buddhist precept. At first, DI Rahman can't help but hope this is a tragic but isolated murder. Then, the second body is found. Read by Sonia Kaur. 11 hours 32 minutes. TB702969.

Pariat, Janice. The Nine-Chambered Heart. 2018. General fiction. TB703036.The kaleidoscopic story of one woman as seen through the eyes of those she has loved or been loved by. In gemlike chapters, nine characters illuminate an unknowable woman. This kaleidoscopic novella builds a life with colour, with light and dark, and in turn asks the reader: How does the world see you?Read by William Hope and Lara Sawahla. 4 hours 45 minutes. TB703036.

Plampin, Matthew. Mrs Whistler. 2018. Historical fiction.TB703002.Chelsea 1876: Jimmy Whistler stands on the cusp of fame, ready to astound the London art world with his radical paintings. At his side is Maud, his muse, lover and occasional pupil. But Jimmy's rebelliousness comes at a heavy price for them both as he battles a furious patron, challenges an influential and viciously hostile critic and struggles with a dire lack of cash.Read by Jessica Ball. 12 hours 52 minutes. TB703002.

Rhode, John. Mystery At Olympia. 2018. Classic crime. TB702972.The new Comet was fully expected to be the sensation of the Motor Show. Suddenly, in the middle of the crowd of spectators, an elderly man lurched forward and collapsed. But Nahum Pershore had not fainted, he was dead. A post-mortem revealed no visible wound, no evidence of poison. Even Dr Lancelot Priestley's powers of deduction were struggling to solve this case.Read by Gordon Griffin. 6 hours 55 minutes. TB702972.

Adult Non-Fiction

Biography

McDermott, Simon. The Songaminute Man: How Music Brought My Father Home Again. 2018. TB702970.The nostalgic memoir of a young man, eldest of fourteen, growing up in 40s Wednesbury. The heartbreaking true account of a son struggling to come to terms with his father's dementia. Simon and his mum desperately tried to reach him until Simon hit play on

Ted's favourite song. His Dad - the storyteller of his childhood and his best friend - couldn't tell his story, so Simon would tell it for him. Read by Simon McDermott. 6 hours 11 minutes. TB702970.

Popular Science

Winchester, Simon. Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World. 2018. TB703019.Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson. Precision is the key to everything. It is an integral, unchallenged and essential component of our modern social, mercantile, scientific, mechanical and intellectual landscapes. Read by Simon Winchester. 11 hours 45 minutes. TB703019.

Self Help

Marcus, Aubrey. Own the Day, Own Your Life: Optimised Practices For Waking, Working, Learning, Eating, Training, Playing, Sleeping And Sex. 2018. TB702975.How can we get the most out of our body and mind on a daily basis? Want to change your life for the better? Marcus answers these questions and guides the reader to optimise each moment of the day. With small, actionable changes implemented throughout the course of one day we can feel better, perform more efficiently and live happier. And these habits turn into weekly routines. Read by Aubrey Marcus. 11 hours 5 minutes. TB702975.

Transport

Anstead, Ant. Cops and Robbers: The Story of the British Police Car. 2018. Transport. TB703050.In this fascinating new history of the British Police Car, Ant looks at the classic Police Cars, from the Met's Wolseleys to the motorway patrol car officers most loved, the Senator, via unusual unexpected police vehicles such as an Arial Atom. It's a must read for car enthusiasts, social historians and anyone who just loves a good car chase.Read by Ant Anstead. 13 hours 40 minutes. TB703050.



Balding, Clare. The Racehorse Who Wouldn't Gallop. 2016. TB24291.Charlie Bass is a horse-mad nine-year-old who dreams of owning her own pony. So when her eccentric parents announce that they are going to buy a racehorse, she is thrilled. The horse they buy, Noble Warrior, looks the part but, he won't gallop, he won't even trot round the field without his best friend, Percy, a naughty palomino pony, at his side. Read by Clare Balding. 3 hours 25 minutes. TB24291.

Fletcher, Tom. The Christmasaurus. 2016. TB24292.'The Christmasaurus' is a story about a boy named William, and a dinosaur, the Christmasaurus. It's about how they meet one Christmas Eve and have a magical adventure. It's about friendship and families, sleigh bells and Santa, singing elves and flying reindeer, music and magic. It's about discovering your heart's true desire, and learning that the impossible might just be possible.Read by Paul Shelley. 5 hours 38 minutes. TB24292.

Fletcher, Tom. The Creakers. 2017. TB24300.Do you ever hear strange, creaking noises at night? Lucy Dungston always did. Then one morning, Lucy discovers that all the grown-ups have disappeared. Chaos descends as the children in Lucy's town run riot. To most kids, it's amazing. But Lucy lost her dad not long ago. Nothing is going to stop her getting her mum back, except maybe the Creakers.Read by Samantha Bond and Tom Fletcher. 4 hours 48 minutes. TB24300.


Cassidy, Cathy. Love From Lexie. 2017. TB24377.Lost and found: book 1. Life has been pretty chaotic ever since Lexie's mum vanished. But Lexie never gives up hope that her mum will come back one day. While she's waiting for her mum to rescue her, Lexie decides to do a bit of saving herself- everything

from salvaging an old railway carriage to campaigning for the local library and the Syrian refugee crisis.Read by Ellie Bamber. 5 hours 35 minutes. TB24377.

Kinney, Jeff. Dog Days. 2011. TB24384.Diary of a wimpy kid: book 4. Greg's mom has a vision of "family togetherness" that really doesn't sound a whole lot of fun. But there's a brand-new addition to the Heffley family to contend with and it looks like Greg might be outnumbered. It could be a real dog of a summer...Read by Ramon de Ocampo. 1 hour 57 minutes. TB24384.

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Kinney, Jeff. The Ugly Truth. 2011. TB24385.Diary of a wimpy kid: book 5. Read by Ramon de Ocampo. 1 hour 55 minutes. TB24385.

Paver, Michelle. Gods And Warriors. 2012. TB24388.Gods and warriors: book 1. From a time of myths and ancient magic will come the legend of the lost city of Atlantis. His sister is missing. His dog has been killed. High in the Greek mountains, Hylas is running for his life. The mysterious black warriors want Hylas dead. So begins his quest with only a girl and a dolphin by his side. But the warriors are relentless. Why are they hunting Hylas - and how will he survive?Read by Toby Stevens. 7 hours 50 minutes. TB24388.

Pratchett, Terry. Father Christmas's Fake Beard. 2017. TB24437.Have you ever wanted Christmas to be different? Turkey and carols, presents and crackers - they all start to feel a bit... samey. How about a huge exploding mince pie, a pet abominable snowman, or a very helpful partridge in a pear tree? What if Father Christmas went to work at a zoo, or caused chaos in a toy store, or was even arrested for burglary!?Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. 1 hour 33 minutes. TB24437.

Sparkes, Ali. Feather And Fang. 2016. TB24136.Shapeshifter: book 6. Dax Jones is in trouble. His school, where he learns how to control his incredible powers, isn't safe anymore. Dax's only hope is his spoilt little sister, Alice. But even if he can

get her attention away from sparkly nail varnish, will she even know how to help?Read by Philip Elstob. 6 hours 9 minutes. TB24136.

Stevens, Robin. Arsenic For Tea. 2016. TB24394.Wells and Wong mystery: book 2. Schoolgirl detectives Daisy and Hazel are at Daisy's home, Fallingford, for the holidays. Daisy's mother is throwing a tea party for Daisy's birthday, and the whole family is invited. Then one of their party falls, mysteriously ill – and everything points to poison. With wild storms preventing anyone from leaving, or the police from arriving, Fallingford suddenly feels like a very dangerous place to be.Read by Gemma Chan. 6 hours 10 minutes. TB24394.

Stevens, Robin. The Guggenheim Mystery. 2017. TB24310.London Eye mystery: book 2. My name is Ted. I am 12 years and 281 days old. This summer, I went on holiday to New York. While I was there, a painting was stolen from the Museum, where Aunt Gloria works. I do not see the point of paintings, even if they are worth £9.8 million. But then Aunt Gloria was blamed for the theft and I realised just how important it was to find the painting. Read by Alex Wingfield. 6 hours 55 minutes. TB24310.


Barr, Emily. The One Memory Of Flora Banks. 2016. TB24375.Flora has amnesia. She can't remember anything day-to-day. Then she kisses someone she shouldn't, and the next day she remembers it. It's the first time she's remembered anything since she was ten. But the boy is gone. She thinks he's moved to the Arctic. Will following him be the key to unlocking her memory? Read by Rosie Jones. 8 hours 9 minutes. TB24375.

Blackman, Malorie. Chasing The Stars. 2016. TB24409.Olivia and her brother are heading alone back to Earth following the virus that wiped out the rest of their crew and family. Nathan is part of a community heading in the opposite direction. But, Nathan's ship is attacked and most of the community killed. Their lives unexpectedly collided, Nathan and Olivia are instantly attracted to each other, like nothing they have ever experienced. But not everyone is pleased.

Read by Matthew Morgan and Georgina Campbell. 11 hours 54 minutes. TB24409.

Breslin, Theresa. The Rasputin Dagger. 2017. TB24213.Russia, 1916. Nina’s world is in turmoil. Her only hope is to travel to St Petersburg, to escape the past and find a future. Stefan is a medical student; young and idealistic, he wants change for Russia and its people. A stormy relationship develops. But Nina begins to fall under the spell of a mysterious monk, Grigory Rasputin.Read by Gemma Lawrence and Atilla Akinci. 9 hours 28 minutes. TB24213.

Condie, Ally. Atlantia. 2015. TB24378.For as long as she can remember, Rio has dreamt of the sand and sky Above - of life beyond her underwater city of Atlantia. But all her plans for the future are thwarted when her twin sister, Bay, makes an unexpected decision, stranding Rio Below. Alone, ripped away from the last person who knew Rio's true self-and the powerful siren voice she has long hidden-she has nothing left to lose. Read by Rebecca Soler. 9 hours 7 minutes. TB24378.

Garcia, Kami. Beautiful Darkness. 2013. TB24381.Beautiful Creatures: book 2. Now that Ethan's eyes have been opened to the darker side of Gatlin, there's no going back. Haunted by visions only he can see, Ethan is pulled deeper into his town's tangled history and finds himself caught up in the dangerous network of underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South, where nothing is as it seems.Read by Kevin T Collins. 15 hours 57 minutes. TB24381.

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Garcia, Kami. Beautiful Chaos. 2013. TB24380.Beautiful Creatures: book 3. Read by Kevin T Collins. 16 hours 8 minutes.

Green, John. Turtles All The Way Down. 2017. TB24293.Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of billionaire Russell Pickett, but there's a hundred thousand dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is

eager to investigate. So they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett's son, Davis. Read by Kate Rudd. 7 hours 11 minutes. TB24293.

James, Lauren. The Last Beginning. 2016. TB24217.Next together: book 2. 16 years ago, after a scandal that rocked the world, teenagers Katherine and Matthew vanished without a trace. Now Clove is determined to find her long lost relatives. But where do you start looking for a couple who seem to have been reincarnated at every key moment in history? And who is the mysterious Ella, who keeps appearing? Read by Kate Louise Okello. 9 hours 4 minutes. TB24217.

McManus, Karen M. One Of Us Is Lying. 2017. TB24184.Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule. Cooper only knows what he's doing in the baseball diamond. Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime. Prom queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect life. Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. All are suspects.Contains swear words.Read by Christopher Ragland and Christy Meyer. 10 hours 16 minutes. TB24184.

Marks, Graham. Bad Bones. 2015. TB24189.Red eye. Gabe is feeling the pressure. His family has money troubles, he’s hardly talking to his dad, plus lowlife Benny is on his case. When Gabe stumbles across a shallow grave he doesn’t think twice about taking the gold bracelet he finds there. But he has no idea what he’s awakening.Read by Kasper Michaels. 6 hours 47 minutes. TB24189.

Patterson, James. Nevermore. 2012. TB24435.Maximum Ride: book 8. 14-year-old Maximum Ride, better known as Max, knows what it’s like to soar above the world. She and all the members of the 'Flock' Gang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel, are just like ordinary kids only they have wings and can fly. She's gone to the ends of the earth seeking her destiny. And now the end isn't near. It's here.Read by Rebecca Soler. 7 hours 43 minutes. TB24435.

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Patterson, James. Maximum Ride Forever. 2015. TB24436.Maximum ride: book 9. Read by Kasey Lee Huizinga. 7 hours 20 minutes. TB24436.

Pullman, Philip. La Belle Sauvage. 2017. TB24390.The book of dust: book 1. 11-year-old Malcolm and his daem̆on, Asta, live with his parents at the Trout Inn near Oxford. Across the River Thames (which Malcolm navigates often using his beloved canoe, a boat by the name of La Belle Sauvage) is the Godstow Priory where the nuns live. Malcolm learns they have a guest with them; a baby by the name of Lyra.Read by Michael Sheen. 13 hours 14 minutes. TB24390.

Rasheed, Leila. Diamonds & Deceit. 2014. TB24309.At Somerton: book 2. London is a whirl of balls and teas, Rose has never felt more out of place. Then Rose meets Alexander Ross, a Scottish duke. Rose has heard the rumours about Ross's past. Yet he alone treats her as a friend. Rose knows better than to give her heart to an aristocrat with such a reputation but it may be too late.Read by Madeleine Hyland. 9 hours 40 minutes. TB24309.

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The DK Braille Book Lego Duplo Farm (ET42, £9.99) is a high quality board book that uses braille and tactile images so that blind and partially sighted parents and children can enjoy it alongside sighted family members.

All the images combine high-contrast colours with embossed outlines of the models for children to feel. The text is produced in both 24 point print and uncontracted (grade 1) braille.

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