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Verity Templeton, 18 and fiercely independent, travels to London with her aunt for the season. During a weekend with her friend Charlotte Huntington-Smythe an encounter with Charlotte's brother shows her another side of the family. Then she meets Brandon Summerville, the handsome, arrogant, wealthy man about town Charlotte is in love with. Will she be able to resist his obvious charm? When a secret from the past turns her life upside down she doubts everything she's believed in. Her fight to find the truth brings more heartache.

Step into the world of Dilly Court and uncover her utterly heartwarming and emotional historical romance! Clinging tightly to the penny in her palm, Flora’s fortune was about to change… Flora is forever grateful for the day the Stewart family rescued her from her life of poverty on...

Pride is all about embracing you for being you! These five stories will show children how to bring the teaching of “love is love” into their everyday lives, at home and in the playground. This collection acts as an introduction to the ideas behind the festival of Pride, helping young children understand the importance of this LGBTQIA+ event, and demonstrating how families can get involved in the celebrations. Join Ladybird for stories of community, diversity, acceptance, happiness, and of course, being proud!

It is 1942, and with the country still at war, the girls who work for Joe Lyons are praying for their loved ones to return home safely. Happily married, Rose is busy with staffing problems at the teashop with many women taking on war work. Rose dreams of her husband’s return while trying to...

A practical, compassionate guide to sibling loss, with research, stories, and strategies for “forgotten mourners” as they move through the stages of grief towards finding meaning.​ After her brother was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan, Annie Sklaver Orenstein was heartbroken and...

Lenny Marks is excellent at not having a life. She bikes home from work at exactly 4pm each day, buys the same groceries for the same meals every week, and owns thirty-six copies of The Hobbit (currently arranged by height). The closest thing she has to a friendship is playing Scrabble against an imaginary Monica Gellar while watching Friends reruns. And Lenny Marks is very, very good at not remembering what happened the day her mother and stepfather disappeared when she was still a child. The day a voice in the back of her mind started whispering, You did this.

Every day psychotherapist and social media sensation Dr Annie Zimmerman meets clients who are struggling with their lives. They're committed to making changes, but they're stuck at the question stage. They ask her - why do I keep going back to a bad relationship? Why did I lose my temper? What is wrong with me? Here's the thing: nothing is wrong with them. They're just asking the wrong questions. In Your Pocket Therapist, Annie Zimmerman shows us that by understanding how our early lives shape our behaviour as adults, we can begin to unpick the ways in which we are being held back.

'A heart-warming and affecting tale' – Woman's Weekly Homecoming for the Chocolate Girls is the heartfelt and dramatic conclusion to this gritty family saga about love, war and chocolate. 1946: The war might be over, but for the Gilby family there are still battles to be fought at home...

In the third book of this epic fantasy series, kids from around the world are summoned to compete at the magical Shaman Youth Tournament! But with all the young shamans away, who will defend the human realm from evil spirits? "A hilarious tussle between homework, family, and heroism." —Kwame...

ONE OF THE BEST SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY BOOKS OF 2024 WITH THE WASHINGTON POST, ELLE, AND ELECTRIC LIT “A sumptuous and lively collection, leaping from story to story in much the same way a fox does — surprisingly, gracefully, and with impressive aim. I loved this book.” – Kelly Link...

The Lost Ones are wanderers who come here from a distant world known as "Japan." No one knows how or why they leave their homes. The only thing that is certain is that they bring disaster and calamity. The duty of exterminating them without remorse falls to Menou, a young Executioner...

Sheltered and naïve Carmen Darby has lived under the thumb of her father Rex, a brutal criminal businessman, her whole life. But when Rex announces his retirement and plans to leave his vast wealth to his three daughters, Carmen doesn't thank her father as effusively as he'd like, enraging him. Cast out from her home, Carmen assumes a new identity and starts her life over, but she knows she can't outrun the sins of her family for ever.

Schon lange hat sich die alte Bäckerin ein Kind gewünscht – und als ihr eine Hexe ein magisches Samenkorn verkauft, geht dieser Wunsch endlich in Erfüllung: Denn aus dem Korn wächst eine Blume und aus deren Knospe steigt Däumelinchen … ein niedliches, gerade mal fingergroßes Mädchen, das bald in große Abenteuer verstrickt werden wird.

1916. East London. When sixteen-year-old Clover Cooper's mother, Iris, calls her home from work one day, the last thing Clover expects is to find that her mother has given birth to another baby. After all, Clover's unpleasant father, Sidney, has been in France for longer than nine months. Banned from questions, and bound to secrecy by her beloved mother, Clover leaves her infant brother at a nunnery for safekeeping, despite her heartbreak at parting with him. But when Sidney unexpectedly returns from the Western Front, life at home suddenly feels more dangerous than a battlefield.

Set in the glossy world of New York City media, this sharp and witty debut novel follows a young woman caught in a toxic mentorship with an older, powerful executive as she grapples with career, belonging, and the complexity of modern relationships in the digital age. Named a Best Book of 2024...

Living hand to mouth ever since her mother’s tragic death, Amelia sells the last of her treasured possessions to avoid being cast out of her home onto London’s streets. Her estranged grandfather unexpectedly bequeaths a small struggling factory making mourning dresses and Amelia dares to dream… Drawing sketches by candlelight, she longs to sew elegant gowns from fine silks and beautiful ribbons for the rich. As the cold winter wind begins to bite, Amelia’s future hangs by a thread – can she keep her hopes alive?

Wendy und ihre Brüder kennen die Geschichte von Peter Pan, dem Jungen, der nicht erwachsen wurde. Doch eines Abends wird sie Wirklichkeit, als Peter mit seiner Fee Tinerkbell in ihrem Zimmer auftaucht und sie mit sich zur Insel Nimmerland mitnimmt. Dort warten viele Abenteuer mit seinen Freunden den Verlorenen Jungs, tapferen Indianern, aber auch bösartigen Piraten unter der Führung des teuflischen Kapitän Hook.

Johanna Spyris berühmte Romane um das Waisenmädchen Heidi schufen ein bis heute verbreitetes, romantisiertes Bild der Schweizer Bergwelt. Im zweiten Band aus dem Jahr 1881 kehrt Heidi in die Alpen zu ihrem Großvater dem Almöhi zurück. Dort bringt sie ihrem Freund Geissenpeter das Lesen bei und bekommt bald Besuch von ihrer Freundin Klara aus Frankfurt.

Johanna Spyris berühmte Romane um das Waisenmädchen Heidi schufen ein bis heute verbreitetes, romantisiertes Bild der Schweizer Bergwelt. Im ersten Band aus dem Jahr 1880 kommt das Waisenmädchen Heidi zu seinem eigenbrötlerischen Großvater, der allein in den Alpen lebt. Bald findet sie im Geissenpeter einen Freund und lernt, die Berge und die Wälder zu lieben. Dann aber soll sie nach Frankfurt, um dort Gesellschafterin der gelähmten Klara zu werden.

Da seit längerer Zeit die Wolkenfestung eines bösartigen Riesen den Himmel verdunkelt, zwingt die Armut Jacks Mutter dazu, ihre einzige Kuh zu verkaufen – und als wäre das noch nicht genug Unglück, lässt sich Jack statt baren Geldes ein paar Bohnen für das treue Tier andrehen. Als daraus aber eine riesige Ranke bis hoch in das Reich des Riesen hervorwächst, erkennt der abenteuerlustige Jungen eine Chance, die Sache doch noch zum Guten zu wenden … wenn er dabei nicht zum Frühstück gefressen wird, heißt das.