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It is the school journey. Year Five are off to Snowdonia on a Challenge by Choice (CBC) week. Wasim Ahmed is going. He has his brand new kit and has been looking forward to it for months. Wasim's initial enjoyment is as usual marred by his ability to annoy people without meaning to but on this occasion there is a bigger factor that he hasn't fully thought through. In a “ coming of age” bid sparked by a comment from another child at his mosque, Wasim has vowed to partake in the Ramadan fast leading up to the Eid festival. But he has also decided to keep his dawn to dusk fast secret. Inevitably lack of food and drink causes his behaviour to deteriorate and he has to sit out the first day's activities. During the day a box of Mars bars disappears and Wasim beomes prime suspect. Then the next day a walk turns into near disaster as the group gets lost. Fainting with hunger, Wasim finds himself in serious danger on the mountainside. This gripping story is a first-class adventure which shows the challenges faced by a Muslim child in multicultural Britain.

Zulaikha hopes. She hopes for peace, now that the Taliban have been driven out of Afghanistan. She hopes for a better relationship with her hard stepmother. And she hopes one day even to go to school. Then she meets Meena, who offers to teach her the poetry she once taught her mother. And the Americans come to the village, promising not just new opportunities, but surgery to mend Zulaikha's face. But can Zulaikha dare to hope they will come true?Trent Reedy's breathtaking first novel is based on his experiences serving with the US Army in Afghanistan and, in a land where hidebound traditions clash with an emerging desire for freedom, offers humanity and hope.

When Niki and her mum suddenly have to move to London to live with a grandfather Niki thought had died years ago, it is the start of a whole new life for her. In London, Niki has to learn quickly how to survive and fit in in the school halls and on the tough streets, while getting to know her grandad and coming to terms with the fact that her mum hasn't always been straight with her. But when Niki suddenly discovers her mum's biggest lie of all, could it change their relationship - and Niki's identity - for good? A beautifully written coming of age story by a talented new author. No Use Crying deals with issues of family, bereavement, truth and identity in a colourful, witty yet moving way. Zannah Kearns brings the streets of London - and especially the voices of its locals - vividly to life for teen readers.

Samuel's parents and young sister, innocent bystanders during an uprising, are killed by South African police. Samuel is sent to live with his uncle, a tribal chief in the Bantu homeland, while his brother vows to join the African National Congress armed struggle and avenge his family's deaths. In the h omeland, Samuel discovers he can run faster than anyone and before long begins to train under his English-educated uncle. Years later, after the end of Apartheid, Samuel is selected as the token black South African athlete to run in the Olympics. President Nelson Mandela is there when he wins his gold medal, and Samuel dedicates it to 'a very special man... I was running for the President. I was running for my country.'This is a fictional story, not a biography. It follows one man's struggle for freedom in Apartheid South Africa during the years before Nelson Mandela's release from prison. Many of the events portrayed actually happened. The characters, however, are entirely fictional. The book is inspired in part by Josiah Thugwane, the first black South African to win an Olympic gold medal. It is dedicated to all South Africans, black and white, who fought to bring justice and freedom to their country.

Lilah May used to be angry. VERY angry. But not any more. She's got her temper - and her life - back under control.Or has she?Things with her best friend, Bindi, are going from bad to worse. The whereabouts of her brother Jay is still a mystery. And the gorgeous Adam Carter from school is still out of reach. Groo!Can Lilah sort out her family, her friendship and her love life? Or is her anger about to reach all new levels? This funny and moving story is the follow up to The Taming of Lilah May.Deals with serious social and emotional issues - such as teenage runaways and pregancy, and psycological break down - with a lightness of touch and a quirkiness of style that will have all readers gripped from start to finish. Lilah May is a lively and appealing character - loveable in despite of (or perhaps because of) her faults.

When Poppy discovers that her father Frank is in prison, she is angry and bewildered. Seeing her wonderful, heroic father in a London prison looking pale, subdued and in prison clothes, she suddenly has a brilliant idea: to free her father. She and her friend Will invent all kinds of escape ideas for him - until she hears that he has been removed to a prison far away on an island, with five years to serve. But when the prison decides to stage a musical using professionals and prisoners, Frank is picked for the lead role. It is then that the questions begin...The story of a feisty girl, and how she deals with the pain of her dad's downfall, has much to say about the harsh realities faced by the unlucky children of prisoners.

Maya Brown is very excited to be back in London after her time in Derbyshire and her adventures in Leeds following her mother's kidnap last summer. But her return to the city is quickly marred by her discovery of the plight of an illegal immigrant - Kay - and that many of her friends are becoming involved with drugs. But what is the connection between the two? And is Maya over-reacting or is there something she can do to save Kay and make her friends realise the danger they are in? As Maya becomes immersed in the dark side of London life she finds herself making important discoveries about her own past too. This exciting follow-up to Circle of Fire takes readers on another thrilling adventure with the headstrong heroine, Maya. Again, Sylvia Hall delves deeper into important issues such as drug abuse, human trafficking and the plight of refugees, while maintaining a fast-paced and entertaining plot.

Ramzi's dad is acting very strangely. He climbs trees in the middle of the night, and even goes into Ramzi's wardrobe looking for a hen. The trouble is, he's sleepwalking because he's homesick for his native Algeria. So Ramzi, Dad and Mum go back to Dad's Berber village in the desert region of North Africa, and Ramzi meets his Berber grandmother and cousins, and even braves the scary Sheherazad. But can Ramzi help his dad and what will happen when they get back home again.This is a funny, heart-warming family story by an exciting new author, set in Britain and Algeria, with fascinating glimpses of traditional Berber culture and lots of colourful characters.

From the effects of rising sea levels to changes in animal behaviour and human lifestyles, these powerful stories portray the issues surrounding climate change in personal terms and so bring them vividly to life. Offering warnings and inspiration in equal measure, the stories cover a wide range of localities from Siberia and Canada to Australia, UK, Sri Lanka and the Philippines. Writers include award-winning Linda Newbery as well as exciting newcomers like Australia's George Ivanoff. Whether read from cover to cover or dipped into for one or two stories, this book will enlighten and inspire everyone to consider how climate change will affect us all.

Something suspicious is going on in Cinnamon Grove...Auntie Urooj, world-famous beetle expert, is lonely and Ramzi and his friend Shaima Stalk think they have the perfect solution - a suitor from Truly Deeply Muslims online marriage agency! But smooth-talking Rasheed is not all he seems. He cheats at Monopoly, for a start...It's time for the Black Cat Detectives to do some serious sleuthing! But can they rescue Auntie Urooj and her Long-Horned Capricorn Beetle before it's too late? A funny exciting mystery story from the author of A Hen in the Wardrobe.

When Charlie goes on a disastrous rich kids' bender, he and his friends are given one last chance to redeem themselves. In desperation, Charlie opts to work at a refuge for orphans, the sick and the homeless who pass through its gates. But this is Africa, where poverty and corruption run deep and the trafficking is human - and Charlie is in it right up to his neck.This gripping debut novel follows a privileged teenagers in to the heart of African life, a journey that changes him forever.

Etta, Peter and Jonah all find themselves at a cabin by the shore of Yellow Lake, and flung together in the terrifying series of events that follows. Jonah has come to Yellow Lake to try to get in touch with his Ojibwe roots. Peter is there to bury a lock of his mother's hair - her final request. Etta is on the run from her mother's creepy boyfriend, Kyle, and his dodgy friends. But as the three take shelter in the cabin, finding surprising solace in each other's company, they soon realise that they have inadvertantly stumbled onto the scene of a horrifying crime, and Kyle and his cronies have no intention of letting them escape. A sparkling debut from new children's author, Jane McLoughlin, At Yellow Lake will keep readers gripped until the final page. Jane is from America originally and still visits regularly, but has been based in Brighton, England, for many years.

Cassia can't wait for her first visit to India - Bollywood glamour, new friends to admire her uber-cool street-dance moves… . But as she steps into real Indian life, NOTHING is as she expected...Cass is with her mum in Kerala, on a buying trip for their Fair Trade craft shop, and everything seems to be going wrong. There's Mum's new romance with "call-me-V" Mr Chaudury for a start, her own prickly stand-off with pretty, fashion-mad Priyanka, and the devastating news that her mum's business may be on the rocks. But then pop idol Jonny Gold arrives at the beach to promote his new song, Om Shanti Babe, sparking a mystery, new friendships and a race to save the mangrove swamps...Fizzing with energy, and laugh-out-loud funny, this is a roller-coaster journey of discovery, which also has an exciting environmental twist - all against the backdrop of beautiful Kerala.

Jake’ s dad is away and his pregnant mum is in hospital, so his granny is looking after Jake - or so they think. But Gran has changed. She tends to be dazed or confused, fills Jake’ s sandwiches with strange combinations of food, leaves the cooker on, and wanders down the road in her nightie in the middle of the night. Jake doesn’ t want to worry his parents, so he tries to look after Gran himself. But help comes from a mysterious quarter, in the form of a strange, ghostly girl called Verity.Birth, death, and the rites of passage in family life that connect them are beautifully portrayed through the eyes of a young teenage boy.

The Stone of Destiny, set in mid-18th -century Turkey, was inspired by the caravanserais of Turkey's Silk Road, and hopefully it will inspire people to visit the country and find the hidden treasures left behind by civilizations over thousands of years - from the Phrygian King Midas's tomb to the ancient Greek city of Troy to the Byzantine church of Hagia Sophia. The traditional tales told by the storyteller on his journey across Anatolia were chosen from a collection of stories sent to the author from school children in Turkey and the Central Asian Republics of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. The Stone of Destiny tells the story of a poor but honest young man, Salahaddin, with a vivid imagination and a talent for storytelling who finds a large ruby and can finally set off on the adventure he has always dreamed of. On the road he meets an orphaned boy who is making his way to Istanbul too. At the first caravanserai they stay at, two greedy Egyptian jewellers overhear Salahaddin telling the boy about the precious stone he has found and they decide to steal it from him. The power of stories helps Salahaddin to overcome the wicked jewellers and the story like all good fairytales has a happy ending.

Prisoner's daughter tries to straddle the gulf between her respectable schoolfriends and a dodgy, wild, semi-literate friend who has joined a gang.

“ It’ s Father,” my brother said. “ He’ s in trouble. We’ ve got to get him.” Prince and Emmanuel are stunned to hear that someone who says she’ s their mother is looking for them. Can it really be her, after four long years of separation? The boys are scared and suspicious. And then there’ s another shock – they learn that their father is trapped in Tanzania, blackmailed by gangsters to pay off an impossible debt. The boys make a big decision – somehow they must find the money to get to Africa, bring their father home and reunite their family. Even if it means going back to stealing...

"An essential companion and an exciting treat" – Marco Pierre White"Mr Lyan is king of cocktails" – Todd SelbyCocktails aren't just for fancy nights out and snobby home mixologists. In Good Things to Drink with Mr Lyan and Friends, Mr Lyan (the man behind the award-winning White Lyan and Dandelyan bars in London) shows you how 60 innovative and exciting cocktails can be part of your everyday life. Easy to make and beautifully photographed, the cocktails cover every mood and occasion, from sunny day drinks and winter warmers to Friday night cocktails and morning revivers. Mr Lyan perfects classics such as the Old Fashioned and the Manhattan, and experiments with new intriguing combinations and ingredients.

Eat Grub  features more than 55 exciting recipes using a variety of bugs, from grasshoppers to mealworms. It takes its inspiration from cuisines around the word to present a range of small plates, meals, desserts and even cocktails using whole and ground insects. It teaches you how to use insect flours to make healthy, gluten-free and protein-rich dishes, and how to puree, bake and grind various insects making them versatile to use.Entomophagy – eating insects – isn't a new phenomenon. We’ ve eaten bugs for centuries, and many countries around the world continue to enjoy them in modern cuisine. But insect eating is currently experiencing a rise in popularity. Restaurants are dishing up insects, the UN is publishing reports on the merits of insect-heavy diets and the Nordic Food Lab is exploring how delicious insects can be. The media is now talking about the ethics, the eco and health benefits, and the economic sense behind incorporating entomophagy into our lives.

Summers Under the Tamarind Tree is a contemporary Pakistani cookbook celebrating the varied, exciting and often-overlooked cuisine of a beautiful country. In it, former lawyer-turned-food writer and cookery teacher Sumayya Usmani captures the rich and aromatic pleasure of Pakistani cooking through more than 100 recipes. She also celebrates the heritage and traditions of her home country and looks back on a happy childhood spent in the kitchen with her grandmother and mother.Pakistani food is influenced by some of the world’ s greatest cuisines. With a rich coastline, it enjoys spiced seafood and amazing fish dishes; while its borders with Iran, Afghanistan, India and China ensure strong Arabic, Persian and varied Asian flavours. Sumayya brings these together beautifully showcasing the exotic yet achievable recipes of Pakistan.

From the mighty Brew Dog to the much-loved Brooklyn in New York, 50 of the most exciting, ground-breaking and pioneering craft breweries in the world reveal the recipes behind their best beers in this unique, useful and technically accurate book for the homebrewer. With homebrew recipes from the world's best craft breweries, including Brew Dog, Brooklyn Brewery, Kernal, Beavertown, Nogne Ø, Mikkeller and many more, this unique recipe book provides a solid introduction to the kit required for all-grain brewing at home, including a glossary of the terms, and tips and techniques for getting the best brew at home.

Savage Salads is about filling up, enjoying what you’ re eating and knowing it’ s good for you.  Kristina and Davide have spent years serving satisfying salads from their London food stall to crowds of adoring fans – they’ re experts at creating punchy flavours and exciting combinations. Topped with meat, chicken and fish, these recipes are nourishing, delicious,  and packed with protein.

Whether you’re an occasional meat-eater, a vegetarian who needs to cook for meat-eaters, or even a dedicated veggie, you’ll find this very flexible book filled with delicious and practical recipes for every lifestyle. The Flexible Vegetarian’s beautiful and tasty dishes offer two solutions: they can be served as completely vegetarian meals, or with the addition of a simple meat, chicken or fish recipe, making them suitable for meat-free days and meat-eaters alike.  Recipes cover international flavours, from spiced poke to peashoot and asparagus gnudi, and they are all simple, quick, packed with protein and well-balanced. As well as easy meat and fish additions and hacks for each vegetarian recipe, The Flexible Vegetarian shows you how to ace a handful of classic recipes, from the perfect roast chicken, to the perfectly cooked fish fillet. Chapters include: Brunch, Broths, Small Plates, Large Plates, and Dips & Bits.

Good food, good drink, good company – that’s the recipe for a good time. This original book sees celebrated cocktail creator and man behind White Lyan and Dandelyan bars in London, Mr Lyan, call on his many friends from the world’s best restaurants to share their favourite dishes.From an enormous summer BBQ to an intimate romantic dinner, it covers an impressive range of occasions and holidays, showing how a great feast and delicious cocktails can easily be part of everyone’s lives and social gatherings. A menu of world-class cocktails are crafted to suit recipes contributed by chefs including Nuno Mendes (Chiltern Firehouse), James Lowe (Lyle’s), Nieves Barragán Mohacho (Barrafina), Roca (El Celler de can Roca), Robin Gill (The Dairy), Isaac McHale (The Clove Club), Tien Ho (Whole Foods) and Richard Hart (Tartine) among many others, in this unique guide to the complete social gathering.A masterclass in bringing together the very best food and drink to create a home gathering with impact, this book is the ultimate guide to entertaining guests with style.

When Aisha comes across a pale, skinny boy called Richard in the school washrooms, of all places, she is as surprised to meet a 1940s boy as he is to see a black girl wearing a headscarf. Aisha is transported back sixty years to the time of the Blitz, when her school was a sanctuary for East Enders fleeing the bombing. But Richard becomes more than just a friendly ghost; he helps Aisha confront her difficulties at home with her mother, where she is torn between two cultures, and at school where a tough schoolmate is determined to give her a hard time. Finally, Aisha decides to find out the history of her area during the Blitz, and what she discovers makes her realise that she must warn Richard about what is going to happen - but how… ?This title is also available as an ebook, in either Kindle, ePub or Adobe ebook editions

Like other young Muslim girls of 18, Halima has moved with her family to London and her horizons are beginning to expand. Then, just as she is about to start university, she discovers her father's plan: to marry her to the son of a distant relation in Pakistan who once did him a favour. Halima is to be the repayment of the debt. And it's payback time...This title is also available as an ebook, in either Kindle, ePub or Adobe ebook editions

The holidays lie heavy on young Leonard Boameh. His schoolfriends live far away from his home town of Accra, his nana is no fun, and his dad - who's great - is away working most of the time. So Leonard decides to run away for a few hours, and when Nana isn't looking he takes the tro-tro bus to Elmina, a historic European fort built to imprison West African slaves shipped off to America. There are lots of rough kids begging there, and before Leonard knows what's happening, he is kidnapped by the meanest gang of all, who plan to use his angel-face to fleece the tourists. Leonard is now a slave, trying to escape from a living nightmare. Bernard Ashley's thought-provoking Ghanaian story, set in the sinister, poverty-driven underworld of gangland, leads to a taut, thrilling climax.This title is also available as an ebook, in either Kindle, ePub or Adobe ebook editions

Our planet is always in a state of change. Some of these changes - climactic and geological - have led directly and indirectly to the way we are today, providing triggers for adaptation. We as humans may have had more influence on that change as our population increased relentlessly, but it is always with us.Cut to the future …The first two centuries of the second millennium were disastrous. Africa, as the most climatically vulnerable continent, suffered enormously. Whole populations were wiped out and only in isolated places did technologically minded humans survive.But there were other survivors too - those who still preserved the more environmentally friendly life-style of previous times - those who were not greedy.Three cultures are represented in the three books of this series. In book one - Remembering Green - we begin the story with Rain, who is soon to be initiated as a wise woman of the River People living along the banks of the Limpopo River. Rain has custody of the River People's Rain Animal - a lion cub called Saa.Rain and Saa are captured by Tekkies - people from the south who have managed to cling onto their old lifestyle by fortifying Table Mountain, which is now an island. There Rain meets, and falls in love with, Ghau, a boy from the Desert People of the Kalahari. There is a third major character, Tugela, who comes from the mountains of the east. These three, known as the Rain Children, are the hope of Africa and survival.Their stories are interwoven as they must work together - with the lion Saa - to make the old ways work again and to overcome the Tekkies and their greed.They must do this as the Tekkies begin to run out of even the last resources they have stolen from the land. They can no longer make water. Their fuel has all but gone. They are desperate.But there are also signs of hope as the climatic cycle begins to swing. The planet is in recovery - and the Rain Children are ready to lead their people into a new time.

Georgie's dad, George Smith is a highly controversial politician whose aim is to get rid of non-white people from London's East End. Everyone assumes Georgie shares his father's views, even his father. But while he loves his dad, he's really not sure what he thinks. And then he begins to hear a voice in his head, the voice of a Muslim girl called Fatima ... My name is Fatima, I know you can hear me....Meanwhile Fatima is also contacting other children in difficult situations, including Omar and Melissa. When an attempt is made to kill George Smith he responds by planning a repeat of the historical Battle of Cable Street when Fascists demonstrating against Jewish immigrants confronted local people. How can the mysterious Fatima and her gang stop Smith, and which side will Georgie be on?By the acclaimed author of Ghostscape, this gripping story is a 'Heroes' for children dealing with issues of racism and immigration.