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12 tales of adventure, magic and wonder from a stellar author and illustrator line-up - the perfect gift for all story-lovers12 wintry tales of wonder, from the funny to the ghostly, from the heartfelt to the action-packed – there is something here for everyone to love…Written by some of the most outstanding talents in children’s fiction today, including Eoin Colfer, Roddy Doyle, Derek Landy and John Boyne, and with stunning illustrations from the likes of PJ Lynch, Chris Haughton and Niamh Sharkey, to name but a few. This is a gorgeous collection that no family bookshelf should be without.All profits go to Fighting Words – the Irish Story Centre in support of Creative Writing for Children and Adults.Fighting Words was inspired by Dave Eggers’ 826 Valencia project in the USA, as have been creative writing centres all over the world since then, including Milan, Stockholm, London, Barcelona and Sydney. All of these creative writing centres are informally linked together – they communicate regularly, sharing ideas and experience.

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right levelA funny, heart-warming retelling of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s classic story for children, which follows orphan Anne, as she joins a new family and makes a new, and finally happy life for herself.Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.Text type: Fiction from our literary heritageCurriculum links: English: fiction from the literary heritage

Romance writer, Libby Small, has just been dumped. By her agent, her publisher and now her husband and she's finally had enough. So she's over the moon when she's given the opportunity to ghostwrite a novel for ex Miss Ireland, Lulubelle Ryan. Particularly as it means travelling around the world as part of Lulubelle's entourage.Two months to write a raunchy bonk buster set in the glitzy world of modelling should be easy - right? Wrong! Especially when it becomes very clear to Libby that the story behind this book is very close to Lulubelle's heart for a reason.There are some benefits though - and Lulubelle's handsome and enigmatic manager, Leo, is certainly part of the attraction - if only Libby could forget about her other male addiction.

Amy's life is not working out the way she always dreamed it would. She's about to turn the dreaded 3-0, her career is going nowhere fast and her love life is not exactly flourishing. To make matters worse, while things are falling apart for Amy, they seem to be coming together for everyone else in her life . . .Visiting her friend, Jodie, Amy finds that she and Jack, the man she once thought she might marry, have spent the night together. Her younger sister Suzi has just arrived home with her 'Golden Delicious' Australian fiance in tow, and announced their May wedding. And now Amy discovers that her best friend Beth is also planning on tying the knot, and Amy is asked to be bridesmaid. With a sinking heart, she remembers that old saying: always the bridesmaid, never the bride . . . Surely it can't be true?'A real girlie page-turner that keeps you amused, entertained and guessing until the final page' Belfast Telegraph'A rollicking hilarious romance. Definitely one to carry on to the plane' RTE Guide

Molly Harper is the manager of Ireland's only dedicated romance bookshop - 'Happily Ever After'. She can't stand Milo Jones, the super-smooth new owner but he does have a rather attractive son, Sam. When Milo decides he wants to change the bookshop into a highbrow literary one, Molly, with the help of her friends, must fight back if she wants to save the store.Her best friend, Paige Brady, local County Councillor and member of the popular 'Happily Ever After Book Club' has problems of her own. She has just launched a general election campaign and is astonished when another woman, Annette Higgins, starts to attack her in a very personal way. But Paige is determined to stay in the race.Can you judge a man by the shoes they wear? Kate Bowan, another Book Club afficionado, and Molly's housemate thinks so. Shop assistant in the trendy Burnaby designer shoe shop, 'Baroque' by day, she runs the popular dummy dating service 'Test-Crash Dates' by night. But one particular client is proving to be more than a handful.In the Irish village of Burnaby, life is about to change for three very different women.

Life isn’t looking too rosy for Alice Devine. She’s a single mum, and needs a well-paid job fast, because as much as she loves her sister, Hilda, she hadn’t planned on living with her. Added to that, her love life has been a disaster and she’s beginning to wonder if she’ll ever find the man of her dreams.Things suddenly start to look up when she lands the job as assistant fund raiser for St Jude’s Maternity Hospital – particularly when she meets her new boss, the gorgeous but enigmatic Jack Wiseheart. What she hadn’t bargained for was also acting as general dogsbody to the terrifying and wealthy Maud Hamilton-O’Connor, Chair of the Fundraising Committee and her side-kick, Koo.Nothing is ever as it seems, however, and it’s not only the women who have their secrets. When the cracks start to appear, they all realize in their different ways that they have to face the truth before they can get on with their lives.'Chicklit at its best . . . this is one to savour' Irish Independent

Pandora Schuster is about to turn thirty but that’s the least of her worries. In Dublin she has just been tested for a hereditary family illness and, expecting the worst, is desperate for her ex-boyfriend and father of nine-year-old Iris to be a part of her daughter’s life. There are two major problems: Olivier Huppert lives in Paris and he has no idea that Iris even exists. So when Pandora secretly tries to find Olivier during her Parisian birthday weekend, it all ends in disaster.As the agonising weeks until her test results crawl by, Pandora manages to find some distraction with her kind and sensible boyfriend, Declan, and with her fellow Shoestring Club members as they time-share a fabulous new designer dress. Yet matters of the heart are not easily forgotten and Pandora is determined for Iris to know the truth about her handsome, charismatic father. So she creates a memory box filled with photos, letters and mementoes of the magical time she spent with Olivier in Paris.But when the past and the present start to collide Pandora finds herself having to choose between her head and her heart . . .

When Meg returns to Dublin after three years trailing Simon around the globe with their toddler, Lily, and Dan, her 11 year old son from a previous relationship in tow, she realises that all her friends have moved on. And now she only has her kooky family, her sex-obsessed sister, Hattie, and Dan’s flaky but dangerously gorgeous father, Sid, to rely on for help and support.Her new neighbour, Tina is in the same boat. Tina’s a work widow - her workaholic husband, Oliver, works in London from Monday to Friday, leaving Tina with only her perma-stressed sister, Gerry, for company during the week.Meg is worried - without Simon’s job to define her, she doesn’t know who she is anymore. But just when she finds a new job and starts to get back on her feet, Simon throws her another curve ball. And Meg finds that having a man around all the time isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.And that sometimes living apart is easier than living together. Because when the boys are away . . . the girls can play!Selected Reviews for Sarah Webb:‘A wonderfully enjoyable read - no wonder Irish eyes are smiling’ Heat ‘Chicklit at its best . . . this is one to savour’ Irish Independent

Meet three very different women: Sally's back from the Caribbean where she has been working on a luxury yacht. She eats men for breakfast and now she has a certain man in mind! Eve is an accountant, a solitary control freak who has chosen career over love and lived to regret it. Ashling is a journalist, bringing up a six-year old son on her own. The only man she trusts is hundreds of miles away . . . Three women with one thing in common: Mark Mulhearne. And now he's back for a certain school reunion. Maybe, just maybe, he can be persuaded to stay for good. But three into one won't go . . . or will it?'The pacy story and credible characters in this debut should put Sarah Webb's name on the bestseller lists' - U Magazine

Can men and women ever really be friends?Lucy and Max have been best friends forever. Lucy, a bored beautician with a sad Jamie Oliver obsession, is determined to find kite-maker, Max a girlfriend. Someone who will meet up to her own high standards.In the name of 'True Love' and with the help of Jamie's 'The Naked Chef', Lucy decides to hold a 'Meet Max' dinner to find Max the right woman, in the form of her beautiful friend, Jenny. Food, wine and romance go hand in hand after all. But soon easy-going Max is running scared of man-eater, Jenny. He decides he'd much prefer to be out flying his power kites than falling into the dating pit again. However fate works in mysterious ways...

Rosie's life has become one long string of exhausting worries and stresses, getting her four-year-old daughter Cass to school, getting to work on time, conjuring up 'clever' and 'original' ideas for marketing campaigns. She's only 28, for heaven's sake, so why does she feel 101? And her husband, Darren, is no help, always working late and at weekends.When Darren announces out of the blue that actually he's been having an affair, Rosie goes into shock. But then she takes a deep breath and decides he's not the only one who can make life-changing decisions. Opting out of Dublin's rat race, Rosie sets up a small gallery in Redwood, a stately home in Wicklow that boasts its own wildlife park. Run by enigmatic entrepreneur, Conor Dunlop and his good-looking son, Rory, every day at Redwood is full of surprises - and some new friends.

Abbafab', the hugely popular Abba tribute band, are in trouble. Gemma Redden has just broken her ankle and finding a new singer to fill her white platform boots at such late notice isn't going to be easy. But desperate times call for desperate measures, and the youngest Redden sister, Mia, reluctantly agrees to don the blonde wig and sky-blue hot pants. For Mia, a shy piano teacher who has felt third best all her life, this is her big chance to prove herself to her two older sisters, Gemma and Wendy.Meanwhile, Mia's oldest friend, Alva Ryan, is having a life crisis of her own, Her builder boyfriend and all-round-good-guy, Sean Malone, has just walked out and this time he swears he's not coming back. And Alva's sister, Kerry, is having rather unusual problems of her own.Things come to a head when Wendy has a terrible accident. Because Wendy is harbouring a secret that could blow the band apart and devastate the close bond of the Redden sisters. But secrets have a way of coming out when you least expect them to.And sometimes even the best of sisters gets it horribly wrong.

Amy's life is not working out the way she always dreamed it would. She's about to turn the dreaded 3-0, her career is going nowhere fast and her love life is not exactly flourishing. To make matters worse, while things are falling apart for Amy, they seem to be coming together for everyone else in her life . . .Visiting her friend, Jodie, Amy finds that she and Jack, the man she once thought she might marry, have spent the night together. Her younger sister Suzi has just arrived home with her 'Golden Delicious' Australian fiance in tow, and announced their May wedding. And now Amy discovers that her best friend Beth is also planning on tying the knot, and Amy is asked to be bridesmaid. With a sinking heart, she remembers that old saying: always the bridesmaid, never the bride . . . Surely it can't be true?'A real girlie page-turner that keeps you amused, entertained and guessing until the final page' Belfast Telegraph'A rollicking hilarious romance. Definitely one to carry on to the plane' RTE Guide

Molly Harper is the manager of Ireland's only dedicated romance bookshop - 'Happily Ever After'. She can't stand Milo Jones, the super-smooth new owner but he does have a rather attractive son, Sam. When Milo decides he wants to change the bookshop into a highbrow literary one, Molly, with the help of her friends, must fight back if she wants to save the store.Her best friend, Paige Brady, local County Councillor and member of the popular 'Happily Ever After Book Club' has problems of her own. She has just launched a general election campaign and is astonished when another woman, Annette Higgins, starts to attack her in a very personal way. But Paige is determined to stay in the race.Can you judge a man by the shoes they wear? Kate Bowan, another Book Club afficionado, and Molly's housemate thinks so. Shop assistant in the trendy Burnaby designer shoe shop, 'Baroque' by day, she runs the popular dummy dating service 'Test-Crash Dates' by night. But one particular client is proving to be more than a handful.In the Irish village of Burnaby, life is about to change for three very different women.

Exciting and engaging material supports key themes from the new Programme of Study. Differentiated, colour-coded tasks offer well-structured progression to motivate every pupil. A clear focus on chronology and a greater balance of British, European and World History increases the relevance of the subject to the current generation of pupils. All four required periods are covered - the medieval, early modern, industrial and 20th century – to ensure your pupils receive a complete grounding in history.

Everyone's favourite agony aunt is back solving problems for teen girls everywhere.Teen problem-solving supremos Amy and Clover are trapped in family holiday hell – a week in rainy Ireland with a neurotic aunt, nagging mum, crazy step-dad and irritating cousin. The summer seems set for disaster until Clover gets the chance to interview an American movie star for The Goss magazine. And there’s no way she's leaving Amy behind! Look out, US of A-mazing – here they come!

Everyone's favourite agony aunt is back solving problems for teen girls everywhere.Teen problem-solving supremos Amy and Clover are trapped in family holiday hell – a week in rainy Ireland with a neurotic aunt, nagging mum, crazy step-dad and irritating cousin. The summer seems set for disaster until Clover gets the chance to interview an American movie star for The Goss magazine. And there’s no way she's leaving Amy behind! Look out, US of A-mazing – here they come!

Meet Amy Green – teenage agony aunt extraordinaire!When Amy’s seventeen-year-old Aunt Clover lands a dream job giving advice for teen mag The Goss Amy quickly realizes that this is no ordinary column. Clover – being Clover – doesn’t just want to answer her readers’ letters, she wants to solve their problems … personally. From stamping out malicious rumours to handling first kisses and creating the perfect Bebo page, the pair bring happiness to many unhappy girls. But when Amy falls for the cute boy in her art class, she finds she’s in need of a little help of her own…

Meet Amy Green – teenage agony aunt extraordinaire!When Amy’s seventeen-year-old Aunt Clover lands a dream job giving advice for teen mag The Goss Amy quickly realizes that this is no ordinary column. Clover – being Clover – doesn’t just want to answer her readers’ letters, she wants to solve their problems … personally. From stamping out malicious rumours to handling first kisses and creating the perfect Bebo page, the pair bring happiness to many unhappy girls. But when Amy falls for the cute boy in her art class, she finds she’s in need of a little help of her own…

Everybody's fave agony queen is back – just ask Amy!Haute couture, gorgeous garçons, lush accents, the Eiffel Tower... Paris – c'est magnifique! With her mum's wedding fast approaching, Amy is on a mission to find the perfect bridesmaid dress. And what better place than the fashion capital of the world! She and Clover are on the plane quicker than you can say va-va vroom. But there's trouble in store when they meet a certain Parisian garçon. Ooh-la-la! Hold on to your beret – les filles are on their way.

Everybody's fave agony queen is back – just ask Amy!Haute couture, gorgeous garçons, lush accents, the Eiffel Tower... Paris – c'est magnifique! With her mum's wedding fast approaching, Amy is on a mission to find the perfect bridesmaid dress. And what better place than the fashion capital of the world! She and Clover are on the plane quicker than you can say va-va vroom. But there's trouble in store when they meet a certain Parisian garçon. Ooh-la-la! Hold on to your beret – les filles are on their way.

From boy troubles to wardrobe dilemmas, first dates to embarrassing parentals – Amy Green is back in her fourth book, solving problems for pre-teens everywhere!Love is in the air! Everyone in Amy’s life is loved-up: her mum’s getting remarried, her crazy aunt Clover’s dating a hot singer and her best friend Mills has fallen Big Time for the swoon-tastic Bailey. But drama-rama – Bailey is cheating on Mills! How can a boy go from Love God to Love Rat in just a few days? Amy is determined to investigate … and uncovers more than she bargained for. Can Problem-Solving Queen Amy help Bailey and mend Mills’s achy-breaky heart?

From boy troubles to wardrobe dilemmas, first dates to embarrassing parentals – Amy Green is back in her fifth book, solving problems for pre-teens everywhere!Dancing dilemmas… Mills’s ballerina sister has just landed the role of a lifetime – but something is very wrong with the young dancer. A worried Mills begs best friend Amy for help. How can Amy refuse, even though she has Big Problems of her own to solve? Luckily, Clover is happy to lend a land. And saving Dancing Divas is all in a day’s work for the intrepid twosome.

From boy troubles to wardrobe dilemmas, first dates to embarrassing parentals – agony-aunt extraordinaires Amy and Clover are back in their sixth novel, solving problems for pre-teens everywhere!Wedding fever! Amy's mum is preparing to tie the knot with Dave – but while everyone's been caught up in confetti and cake, the groom has gone AWOL. Meanwhile, Amy's boyfriend, Seth, isn't speaking to her, her best friend, Mills, is having yet more boy trouble and Aunt Clover has a huge secret... Can Amy's life get any more complicated?

From boy troubles to wardrobe dilemmas, first dates to embarrassing parentals – agony-aunt extraordinaires Amy and Clover are back in their sixth novel, solving problems for pre-teens everywhere!Wedding fever! Amy's mum is preparing to tie the knot with Dave – but while everyone's been caught up in confetti and cake, the groom has gone AWOL. Meanwhile, Amy's boyfriend, Seth, isn't speaking to her, her best friend, Mills, is having yet more boy trouble and Aunt Clover has a huge secret... Can Amy's life get any more complicated?

The second book in Sarah Webb's heartwarming series about friendship and family, set on an island. Perfect for readers aged 9 years and up.Perfect for fans of Cathy Cassidy and Jacqueline Wilson. The 2nd book in The Songbird Cafe Girls series about friendship, family and a very special cafe. Little Bird Island has been Sunny’s home since she was adopted from China. Sunny loves baking and drawing – if only her anxiety didn’t stop her from speaking to her friends. Could a trip to China be the key to unlocking Sunny’s voice?

The second book in Sarah Webb's heartwarming series about friendship and family, set on an island. Perfect for readers aged 9 years and up.Perfect for fans of Cathy Cassidy and Jacqueline Wilson. The 2nd book in The Songbird Cafe Girls series about friendship, family and a very special cafe. Little Bird Island has been Sunny’s home since she was adopted from China. Sunny loves baking and drawing – if only her anxiety didn’t stop her from speaking to her friends. Could a trip to China be the key to unlocking Sunny’s voice?