After A Long and Eventful Life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he's still in good health, and one day he turns 100. A big celebration is in the works, but Allan really isn't interested (and he'd like a bit more control over his vodka consumption). So he decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks o…
The Luck Uglies are the most dangerous men Riley O'Chanter has ever met - and her father, Harmless, is their leader. Now Rye herself has been declared a wanted criminal and forced into hiding on the remote Isle of Pest - a mysterious place full of dark legends, smugglers and... sheep. Meanwhile, a deadly battle is raging for control of the Luck Uglies and Rye must rally a band of smugglers a…
Ten-year-old Abdullah would do anything for his younger sister. In a life of poverty and struggle, with no mother to care for them, Pari is the only person who brings Abdullah happiness. For her, he will trade his only pair of shoes to give her a feather for her treasured collection. When their father, sets off with Pari across the desert to Kabul in search of work, Abdullah is determined not t…
Do not read if you are: 1. My grumpy sister. Delia 2. Marcus Meldrew (who is an idiot) 3. Mrs. Worthington, who has a moustache (it's tricky not to stare) I'm Tom Gates. When my teachers don't have their beady eyes on me, I like to draw pictures and think of ways to annoy Delia. My teachers think I am easily distracted and "lack focus". Which is a bit harsh, because right now I am very fo…
This is the look on my face when I get a genius idea (which happens a lot). Marcus likes to think he has good ideas. But they are mostly all rubbish. When Uncle Kevin says he is an expert on everything it makes dad pulls this face, when Delia has a hair disaster, and this is m.
A dazzling novel about the immigrant experience from one of Egypt's most exciting new voices. Hend, a teacher and would-be writer, emigrates to the United States from Cairo with her eight-year-son after the painful break-up of her marriage. Arriving the Brooklyn, she dreams of change, self-fulfilment and the possibility of love. When she becomes involved in the lives of other immigrant women…
This book is packed full of extra stuff to keep you busy if (like me) your holiday doesn't quite go to plan. Who knew stickey notes could be so useful for: Doodles, flibooks, and message on Marcu's back. This one's for Delia.