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Meg Rosoff
Paris. August. One long summer of nothing. 48 hours of everything. From the inimitable Meg Rosoff comes a chaotic and irresistible new YA.
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Fifteen-year-old Daisy thinks she knows all about love. Her mother died giving birth to her, and now her dad has sent her away for the summer, to live in the…
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"A clearly entertaining read-aloud or read-alone for dog lovers." -Kirkus Reviews
It's summer, and the Peachey family is in crisis-again. Where will they go for their vacation? Betty Peachey thinks…
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"From bestselling, award-winning author Meg Rosoff comes a gritty, intoxicating novel about a summer of unforgettable firsts: of independence, lies, love and the inevitable loss of innocence. Sharp and irresistible…
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This National Book Award finalist from a Printz Award-winning author is a gorgeous, unforgettable page-turner about the relationship between parents and children, love and loss. A brilliant depiction of the…
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From bestselling, award-winning author Meg Rosoff comes a gritty, intoxicating novel about a summer of unforgettable firsts: of independence, lies, love and the inevitable loss of innocence.
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Anna Sewell
Black Beauty is a handsome, sweet-tempered colt with a strong spirit. As a young colt he is free to gallop in the fresh green meadows. But when his owners are…
Black Beauty is a handsome, sweet-tempered colt with a strong spirit. As a young colt he is free to gallop in the fresh green meadows with his beloved mother, Duchess…
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William Golding
An aged prophetess at Delphi, the most sacred oracle in ancient Greece, looks back over her strange life as the Pythia, the First Lady and voice of the god Apollo.
When the beautiful Lucy prays to fall in love, God, taking the form of an irresponsible youth named Bob, chooses to answer her prayer personally, to the dismay of this…
After a heart-pounding scare with his brother, 15-year-old David Case realizes the fragility of life. He changes his name, his appearance, makes new friends, and dares to fall in love…
In the beginning there was Bob. And Bob created the heavens and the earth and the beasts of the field and the creatures of the sea, and twenty-five million other…
From National Book Award Finalist Meg Rosoff comes a lyrical, compulsively readable coming-of-age tale that is heady, irresistible, and timeless.
Everyone talks about falling in love like it’s the most…
In a riveting debut, Rosoff pens a novel told from the point of view of 15-year-old Daisy, an American girl who is sent to her aunt’s farm in England. When…
In 1850s rural England Pell runs away from home on horseback on her wedding day, heading to Salisbury Fair to seek work, and is surprised by the strength of her…
First published in Great Britain by Bloomsbury Publishing –Title page verso.
Set in the 1960s at an English boarding school, this novel chronicles an unlikely friendship between two boys and a scandal that shatters the idyll that has shielded and nurtured…
On the morning of her wedding, Pell Ridley creeps out of bed in the dark, kisses her sisters goodbye and flees - determined to escape a future that offers nothing…
The day David Case saves his brother’s life, his whole world changes. Suddenly, every moment is fizzing with what-if’s, and it’s up to David to outwit fate. Or try to…
Originally published in hardcover in the United States: Wendy Lamb Books, 2004.
Mila is on a roadtrip across the USA with her father. They are looking for his best friend but Mila discovers a more important truth. Sometimes the act of searching…
"A gritty, intoxicating novel about a summer of unforgettable firsts: of independence, lies, love and the inevitable loss of innocence"--
SHORTLISTED for the Costa Children’s Book Award 2020.
This is the story of one family, one dreamy summer - the summer when everything changes. In a holiday house by the…
A charming and witty take on dogs and their people, from the 2016 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award-winner Meg Rosoff.
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Mal Peet,Meg Rosoff
The final novel from Carnegie Medal-winning author Mal Peet is a sweeping coming-of-age adventure, with all the characteristic beauty and strenth of his prose.
Orphaned as a child and sent to live among religious caretakers in Canada, Beck endures harsh labor and searches for love while traveling back and forth across the American border…
A baby that is different from all the others brings a family great joy until he grows too big for their home.
A dog with a plan adopts a chaotic family in a wry comedy extolling the virtues of common sense in this launch of the new McTavish Stories series. Illustrations.
First published by Barrington Stoke, Ltd. (Great Britain) 2018 –Title page verso.
First published by Barrington Stoke, Ltd. (Great Britain) 2019.
The Peachey family’s loyal dog steps up to save the day once more in the fourth instalment of this acclaimed, witty middle-grade series.
A glorious sequel to Good Dog McTavish. This endearing story is brimming with Meg Rosoff’s stylish prose, quirky humour, astute eye for the details of canine-human dynamics, and the oddities…
McTavish has his eyes on the pies as he returns with the Peachey family for another hilarious middle-grade adventure.
