The Return of the Railway Children

The Return of the Railway Children
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Publisher : Scholastic UK
Total Pages : 234
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781407186429
ISBN-13 : 1407186426
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis The Return of the Railway Children by : Lou Kuenzler

Return to the magic of THE RAILWAY CHILDREN in this heartwarming sequel by Lou Kuenzler. In the depths of WWII, 12-year-old Edie is nervous at the prospect of being sent to live with an unknown aunt whilst her mother flies planes for the ATA. Aunt Roberta welcomes Edie with open arms, but does a dark secret lurk at the heart of the village?

The Railway Children Return

The Railway Children Return
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Publisher : HarperCollins Children's Books
Total Pages : 224
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0008513988
ISBN-13 : 9780008513986
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis The Railway Children Return by : Linda Chapman

Railway Children+cd

Railway Children+cd
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Publisher : Black Cat-Cideb
Total Pages : 80
Release :
ISBN-10 : 8853004975
ISBN-13 : 9788853004970
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Railway Children+cd by : Edith Nesbit

When their father is sent away to prison, three London children move to the country where they keep busy preventing accidents on the nearby railway, making many new friends, and generally learning a good deal about themselves.

The Primrose Railway Children

The Primrose Railway Children
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 512
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780241517789
ISBN-13 : 0241517788
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis The Primrose Railway Children by : Jacqueline Wilson

Sit back and enjoy the journey! Phoebe Robinson loves making up stories - just like her wonderful, imaginative Dad. When he mysteriously disappears, Phoebe, Perry, Becks and their mum must leave everything behind and move to a small cottage in the middle of nowhere. Struggling to feel at home and missing her Dad terribly, Phoebe's only distraction is her guinea pig Daisy. Until the family discover the thrilling steam trains at the railway station and suddenly, every day is filled with adventure. But Phoebe still can't help wondering, what is Mum hiding and more worryingly is Dad okay? A captivating reimagining of The Railway Children from the award-winning, bestselling, beloved Jacqueline Wilson.

The Extraordinary Life of E Nesbit

The Extraordinary Life of E Nesbit
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Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Total Pages : 291
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781526714794
ISBN-13 : 1526714795
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis The Extraordinary Life of E Nesbit by : Elisabeth Galvin

Imagine being one of the most well-loved children’s authors of all time, yet your readers don’t know if you’re a man or a woman. Or even your real name. E. Nesbit is really Edith Nesbit, who wrote an extraordinary 98 novels, plays and poetry collections for children and adults between 1885 and 1923. She is credited as the first modern writer for children whose work has influenced authors from Oscar Wilde to C.S. Lewis, Noël Coward to J.K. Rowling. Even though it was published more than 100 years ago, The Railway Children remains one of the most popular children’s books ever written and it has never been out of print. But for Edith, the truth of her life is stranger than her fiction – and it’s a truth she was keen to hide from the public. Edith’s father died when she was four, resulting in a peripatetic childhood across Europe. At 21 years old she was seven months’ pregnant when she married a penniless libertine who became a famous journalist, Hubert Bland. Together as early socialists they were founding members of the Fabian Society, from which the Labour Party has its foundations. A Bohemian and an eccentric, Edith became a mother of five children – two of whom she adopted in secret after her husband had an affair with a close friend (who subsequently lived with them as their housekeeper). It was shortly after the sudden death of her beloved son that Edith wrote her first bestseller in 1899, a groundbreaker that dramatically changed the course of children’s literature. On the eve of World War I, Edith’s husband died and she married a captain of the Woolwich Ferry. A cheerful cockney sparrow, Tommy Tucker proved to be Edith’s unwitting romantic hero who loved and cherished her until she died in near-poverty on the Romney Marshes of Kent.

Bella Broomstick #1: Magic Mistakes

Bella Broomstick #1: Magic Mistakes
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Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 210
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781524767808
ISBN-13 : 1524767808
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Bella Broomstick #1: Magic Mistakes by : Lou Kuenzler

Sometimes being true to yourself is the most bewitching magic of all! This young middle-grade series is hilarious, enchanting, and filled with mischief! Perfect for fans of The Worst Witch! Bella Broomstick is a terrible witch. She doesn't have nose hair or warts. Her magic wand never does what she wants it to do. And she's obsessed with things no good witch would ever need...like toothbrushes, fluffy slippers, and a pink flamingo pen. So it's really not a surprise when Bella fails the Creepy Castle School entrance exam. Aunt Hemlock sends her to live with a nice family and warns her that magic is forbidden! It turns out that living with non-magical parents means all kinds of fun new things--like eating ice cream instead of frog spawn porridge and taking hot bubble baths instead of washing in a swamp. Bella can totally give up magic to live here . . . unless there's a really good reason to try a spell. This hilarious series starter features a reluctant witch, a lost kitten, and a fun look at our world through the eyes of an outsider. When Bella follows her heart, making magic is easy!

The Story of the Railway Children

The Story of the Railway Children
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 68
Release :
ISBN-10 : PSU:000033668574
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis The Story of the Railway Children by : Paul Davies

When their father is sent away to prison, three London children move to the country where they keep busy preventing accidents on the nearby railway, making many new friends, and generally learning a good deal about themselves.

The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit

The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit
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Publisher : Abrams
Total Pages : 333
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781683356875
ISBN-13 : 168335687X
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit by : Eleanor Fitzsimons

A Sunday Times Best Book of the Year: The “informative and entertaining” first major biography of the trailblazing, controversial children’s author (The Washington Post). Born in 1858, Edith Nesbit is today considered the first modern writer for children and the inventor of the children’s adventure story. In The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit, award-winning biographer Eleanor Fitzsimons uncovers the little-known details of her life, introducing readers to the Fabian Society cofounder and fabulous socialite who hosted legendary parties and had admirers by the dozen, including George Bernard Shaw. Through Nesbit’s letters and archival research, Fitzsimons reveals “E.” to have been a prolific lecturer and writer on socialism and shows how Nesbit incorporated these ideas into her writing, thereby influencing a generation of children—an aspect of her literary legacy never before examined. Fitzsimons’s riveting biography brings new light to the life and works of this remarkable writer and woman. “Meticulous and invaluable...exceptionally illuminating and detailed.” —The Wall Street Journal “Fitzsimons handily reassembles the hundreds of intricate, idiosyncratic parts of the miraculous E. Nesbit machine.” —The New York Times Book Review “I’ve always loved the work of E. Nesbit—The Railway Children and Five Children and It are my favorites—but I knew nothing about the extraordinary, surprising life of this great figure in children’s literature . . . so gripping that I read [it] in two days.” —Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times-bestsellingauthor of The Happiness Project “A charming, lively, and old-fashioned biography . . . highly readable.” —Publishers Weekly “A terrific book.” —Neil Gaiman

Exposure

Exposure
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Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Total Pages : 302
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780802190413
ISBN-13 : 0802190413
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Exposure by : Helen Dunmore

“An unconventional thriller [and] a page turner . . . As much a surprising love story as it is a tale of spies” (The New York Times Book Review). In 1960 London, the Cold War is at its height, and a spy may be a friend or neighbor, colleague or lover. Two colleagues, Giles Holloway and Simon Callington, face a terrible dilemma over a missing top-secret file. At the end of a suburban garden, in the pouring rain, Simon’s wife, Lily, buries a briefcase containing the file deep in the earth. She believes that in doing so she is protecting her family. What she will learn is that no one is immune from betrayal or the devastating consequences of exposure. “Dunmore’s strategy, placing a triangle of past and present loves within a spy novel, yields an unexpected dividend. Even the most ordinary elements of life—the lengths to which a mother will go to protect her children, meeting someone special, what remains unsaid within a marriage—become viscerally exciting.” —The New Yorker “Exposure is many things at once—an espionage thriller, a forbidden-love story, an immigrant’s tale . . . A novel you won’t be able to shake.” —Entertainment Weekly “One of those books that you read with your heart in your mouth, your mind fully engaged, and with a sense of desolation as you note the dwindling number of pages left before it comes to an end.” —Chicago Tribune

Eat Your People!

Eat Your People!
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Publisher : Orchard Books
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1408330342
ISBN-13 : 9781408330340
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Eat Your People! by : Lou Kuenzler

Do you think vegetables are yucky? Just wait until you see what Monty the Monster has on his plate! Monty definitely does NOT want to eat his people. He'll eat his vegetables - every single one! - but he will not eat his people. This hilarious tale of fussy eating in the Monster household is guaranteed to get children giggling. 'In a funny twist on the picky eater story, this is a lighthearted way of broaching the tricky 'eat your vegetables' issue! ... my little little boy absolutely loved it and wanted to hear it again and again!' - The Bookbag