Ted and Kat watch their cousin Salim board the London Eye. But after half an hour it lands and everyone steps off--except Salim. Where did he go? Since the police are having no luck, Ted and Kat become sleuthing partners, in this acclaimed mystery.
Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she's been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him, a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and the mystery of the bog child unfurls.
Set in Ireland in 1984, this novel tells a story of a pregnant teenage girl who is left to care for her younger siblings following the death of their mother, and their father's descent into an alcoholic depression.
This collection presents the work of writers imprisoned for their political views. It features the writing of Ken Saro-Wiwa, Arthur Koestler, Yannis Ritsos, Vaclav Havel and Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The anthology is published to celebrate the writers' association PEN's 75th anniversary.
This is an international anthology of English translations of Roma poetry and prose. The writings in this text reflect the 30 contributors shared experiences of prejudice, discrimination and persecution, as well as joy in nature and life. The lives of the contributors are told in brief biographical notes reflecting the many roads followed by the ...
When Holly Hogan finds a long, blond wig, everything changes. She's transformed into Solace, the girl with the slinkster walk and the supersharp talk. She's older, more confident--the kind of girl who can walk right out of her humdrum life, hitch to Ireland, and find her mum.
This collection presents the work of writers imprisoned for their political views. It features the writing of Ken Saro-Wiwa, Arthur Koestler, Yannis Ritsos, Vaclav Havel and Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The anthology is published to celebrate the writers' association PEN's 75th anniversary.
Discusses some 100 books that have been targets of religious censorship over the centuries, encompassing texts of the world's major religions, novels, and classic works of philosophy, science, and history, as well as contemporary works. Alphabetical entries describe the content of each work and revi
Memories of Mum are the only thing that make Holly Hogan happy. She hates her foster family with their too-nice ways and their false sympathy. And she hates her life, her stupid school and the way everyone is always on at her. Then she finds the wig, and everything changes. Wearing the long, flowing blonde locks she feels transformed. She's not ...
Memories of Mum are the only thing that make Holly Hogan happy. She hates her foster family with their too-nice ways and their false sympathy. And she hates her life, her stupid school and the way everyone is always on at her. Then she finds the wig, and everything changes. Wearing the long, flowing blonde locks she feels transformed. She's not ...
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