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When Chloe turns the key to Small Angels, the church nestled at the edge of Mockbeggar Woods where she is to be married, she is braced for cobwebs and dust. What she doesn't expect are the villagers' concerned faces, her fiancé's remoteness or the nagging voice in her head that whispers to her of fears she didn't even know she had. Something in the woods is beginning to stir, to creep closer to the sleeping houses. Something that should have been banished long ago.

Andi Futura, her older brother and their parents are about to become the first family in space… and she’s sharing everything she learns while living aboard a space station with YOU! Discover what life in space is really like in this fascinating listen authored by real-life astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti.

Oliver Twist is the story of workhouse orphan Oliver, who must survive the harsh streets of Victorian London. Featuring famous villains such as the Artful Dodger and Fagin, this classic tale has been retold and adapted for ages 6 and up.

A bright and welcoming haven, the playgroup sits at the heart of the town, tucked away inside a red-brick building. The Nest should have been the safest place for my rosy-cheeked, pink-obsessed daughter, Florence. Run by mothers like me, I trusted my newfound friends–Alice, Beth and Georgie–to take care of my child. But now my choice has left Florence fighting for her life.

Alex Fokas, a young and ambitious journalist, is surprised when a book by an obscure author is sent to her in the post. Falling by Avery Lewis is a thriller about a woman who is murdered by being pushed off a cliff. Along with the book, Alex is sent a newspaper article about Avery's recent death by accidental drowning. She fell from the same cliff as the character in her book and her body still hasn't been found. Intrigued and disturbed, Alex travels to Cornwall to research the story for an article.

Since their parents died, Cassie and Sam only have each other. And now Sam is in trouble. Sam has got involved with the wrong guys and he owes them money. When he is found beaten and bloody, Cassie knows these people will stop at nothing. Sam has one week to find nineteen thousand pounds. There’s only one way to make that much money that fast: DareMe—a new social media craze that is sweeping the nation, where players film themselves completing reckless dares for money.

Andie finds herself in the midst of a media scandal that threatens to end her career as a TV landscape designer and her relationship with fellow presenter Johnny. On impulse, she decides to rent her grandmother's old home in southern Spain where she stayed as a child, but is shocked to discover that the beautiful Mediterranean garden she loved is now neglected and overgrown. Worse, her booking has fallen through and ex-flamenco dancer Vicente and his little son Rafi are staying at Casa Higuera – where Vicente's wife died in an unexplained accident.

Tragedy strikes as family ties unwind. A hot summer is approaching and not much will stir up the Levantine rhythm of the city of Bari. However, a disappearance of a local fisherman and the arrival of two characters to the police station leads Chief Inspector Lolita Lobosco deep into a far...

When Maya's loveable familiar starts behaving strangely, it's up to the Moonlight Magic Club to work out what's gone wrong. Before they know it, they've stumbled onto a much bigger mystery—and now they're in real danger!

There are five of them. Claire, who sits awake beside a snoring husband and a little boy who is not hers. Jacques, a psychiatrist at the end of his career whose lonely nights are punctuated only by anonymous phone calls. Michèle, a retiree whose dark secret compels her out of bed and to church. Lena, a young goth who cannot brave the dawn, volunteering at a local café. Hervé, a shy accountant who sits in bed, panicking about his job while scrolling through emails into the early hours. They have one thing in common: insomnia.

Black Beauty is a horse with a glossy coat and a white star on his forehead. Life in the peaceful fields with his mother is idyllic, but when Beauty is sold to a new owner he embarks on a dramatic journey that will take him from the stables of the rich to the streets of Victorian London...

Rudyard Kipling's classic story of Mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, is brought to life in this brand new retelling. Follow Mowgli as he embarks on a series of incredible adventures and meets a cast of unforgettable characters along the way, such as Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther and Shere Khan the tiger. This classic story has been retold and adapted for ages 6+.

In the Soviet Union in 1973, there is perhaps no greater honor for a young girl than to be chosen to be part of the famed USSR gymnastics program. So when eight-year-old Anya is tapped, her family is thrilled. What is left of her family, that is. Years ago her mother disappeared. Anya’s only confidant is her neighbor, an older woman who survived unspeakable horrors during her ten years in a Gulag camp—and who, unbeknownst to Anya, was also her mother’s confidant and might hold the key to her disappearance.

Follow curious Alice as she ventures down a rabbit hole and into the magical world of Wonderland, filled with unforgettable characters such as the March Hare, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts.

Five-year-old orphan Heidi is thrilled to be sent to live with her grandfather in the Alps, where she can play in the mountains amongst the animals. One day however, she is taken away to live with a family in the town. Will she be able to overcome obstacles and find her way back to her beloved grandfather?

With tears in her eyes, Giulia listens out for bombers flying overhead. When Tori Coleman discovers that her mother was adopted, her whole world shatters. Just as Tori is getting closer to answers, an unexpected call from Jeremy stops her in her tracks.

LibraryReads Pick They can’t even agree on what to read, so how are they going to solve a murder? Having recently moved from London to a small Cornish seaside village, Nova Davies started a book club at the local community center, but so far it’s a disaster. The five members disagree on...

A brilliantly original, landmark retelling of Greek myths, recounted as if they were actual scenes being woven into textiles by the women who feature prominently in them—including Athena, Helen, Circe and Penelope “Greek myths were full of powerful witches, unpredictable gods and...

When an asteroid miner comes to Station 35 looking to sell her cargo and get back to the solitude she craves, she gets swept up in a three-way standoff with gangs and crooked cops. Faced with either taking sides or cleaning out the Augean Stables, she breaks out the flamethrower.

"The perfect escape for A Court of Thorns and Roses and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue fans.... Thistlemarsh is perfect for all genre lovers."—Parade Faeries disappeared over one hundred years ago, as suddenly as slipping through a doorway. It was only the very foolish, or the very...