Can a killer ever go free? When sixteen-year-old Drew Gamble shoots dead the cop who was abusing his family, he becomes the most hated person in Clanton, Mississippi. The townsfolk expect Drew to be convicted and go to the gas chamber. It falls to Jake Brigance, Clanton's most famous lawyer, to defend the kid. However reluctant he is to put himself in the firing line, Jake is determined to do his best to save Drew. And, as the folk in Clanton already know, when Jake Brigance takes on a case, even a cut and dried one like this, anything can happen. ... |
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Sid Jones loves hanging out in the graveyard with her best friend Zen - they are desperate to see a real-life ghost! But when Sid accidentally summons a 300-year-old pirate from the dead, it opens the door to the Halfway House - a magical inn Full of lost souls from across the ages, all trapped there by a sinister landlord. There are more ghosts that Sid could ever have imagined - and they're all sure Sid is there to save them! (Sid's sure there's been some kind of mistake.) But someone else is watching, and they're not happy about Sid helping the ghosts..."Funny, epic, exciting!" Sam Copeland ... |
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The heart-stopping sequel to the international bestseller "A Curse So Dark and Lonely". New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer . ... Harper has freed Prince Rhen from the curse that almost destroyed his kingdom. But all is not well; rumours are rife that there is a rival heir with a stronger claim to the throne and that "Princess" Harper of Disi is nothing but a fraud. Grey has fled the castle carrying a terrible secret. When he is discovered by soldiers and returned to Ironrose by force, Grey's allegiances begin to shift. And as he grows closer to an enemy princess, he is forced to ... |
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Face your fears, fight the battle. Emberfall is crumbling fast, torn between those who believe Rhen is the rightful prince and those who are eager to begin a new era under Grey, the true heir. Fight the battle, save the kingdom. With war looming, Harper struggles to help Rhen find a path to peace. Meanwhile, Lia Mara, newly crowned queen of Syll Shallow, begins to question if she can be the ruler her country needs. As the two kingdoms come closer to conflict, loyalties are tested, love is threatened and an old enemy resurfaces in this stunning conclusion to bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer's Cursebreaker ... |
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No one survived the last battle unscathed. Flint is angry at the world, Jaxon is turning into something I don't recognize, and Hudson has put up a wall I'm not sure I'll ever break through. Now war is coming, and we're not ready. We're going to need an army to have any hope of winning. But first, there are questions about my ancestors that need answers. Answers that might just reveal who the real monster is among us. And that's saying something in a world filled with bloodthirsty vampires, immortal gargoyles, and an ancient battle between two gods. There's no guarantee that anyone will be left ... |
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Though magic can shape life and death, the one thing it can't control is love... The mermaid Alia has made a deal with the Sea Witch to give up her life under the sea in exchange for a human soul. Now, she has only twelve hours left on land to win the prince she loves, or perish. But Alia's sister, Runa, knows that the prince isn't capable of true love... As Alia, Runa and the Sea Witch's fates interwine, they find themselves caught in the middle of a deadly conflict between land and water. Will they be brave enough to sacrifice their own hearts desires for a chance to save their worlds? Sea Witch ... |
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No matter what, she’ll find her. In this universe or the next. ... Ana Moon’s best friend Bea has vanished. Her house has changed. Her parents have become strangers. She has fallen into a world that is not her own. Guided by the mysterious Malik and his Pathfinders - world-jumping guardians of hidden gateways from one world to the next, including a mute girl with fighting sticks and a boy who moves like smoke - Ana must travel across seven versions of Earth to get Bea back. Lying in wait are the sinister Order, monstrous Reapers and a rogue Pathfinder bent of finding the elusive seventh world, and who will destroy ... |
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There are secrets hidden beneath the ice... bring the magic home in the frosty fourth instalment of the bestselling "Pinch of Magic Adventures", from the award-winning Michelle Harrison . When the Widdershins sisters and Granny are called away in deepest winter to look after cousin Clarissa, it doesn't take long for adventure - or trouble - to find them. The town of Wilderness has plenty to explore with its frozen lake and winter market, as well as being haunted by a doomed highwayman and his secret love. But the legends are true and seeing a ghostly figure one night, the girls realise that Granny is in ... |
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Sixteen-year-old Olivia Prior is missing three things: a mother, a father, and a voice. Her mother vanished all at once, and her father by degrees, and her voice was a thing she never had to start with. She grew up at Merilance School for Girls. Now, nearing the end of her time there, Olivia receives a letter from an uncle she's never met, her father's older brother, summoning her to his estate, a place called Gallant. But when she arrives, she discovers that the letter she received was several years old. Her uncle is dead. The estate is empty, save for the servants. Olivia is permitted to remain, but must ... |
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A modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast". ... Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall, is cursed. Forced to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he can only be freed by love. But at the end of each autumn he is transformed into a beast hell-bent on destruction, and after so many failed attempts, his kingdom and its people are barely holding on. Harper's life has never been easy, but she's learned to be tough enough to survive. She won't let anything hold her back, not her cerebral palsy or her mother's deteriorating health. But when she is sucked into Rhen's world, nothing ... |
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"Невидими" е роман за неприемането на различните, в който деца съчиняват родителите си. Млада жена, отраснала в Дом за изоставени деца, се опитва да превъзмогне травмите от детството си. След поредица от раздели среща Дара - изоставено дете, в което разпознава себе си като малка. Привързва се към нея и решава на всяка цена да намери начин да ѝ подари живота, който тя самата никога не е имала. Това е роман за хората в периферията на обществото. Различни сюжетни линии се преплитат, за да разкажат една обща история: на невидимостта. Наталия Делева е специалист по Дигитален маркетинг. Невидими е дебютният &# ... |
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Based on the story of O. Henry . Text adaptation by Bill Bowler . ... What does a poor young woman do when she loses her boyfriend or wants to find one? What little lies do we tell to make ourselves look better in the eyes of those that we love? How can a friend save someone who is sure that they are going to die? What happens when someone's clever plans all go wrong? These sweetly surprising short stories - about both good times and bad - are sometimes sad, and sometimes funny. But all of them are sure to make you think. Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading ... |
