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Rachel is still getting used to the idea of Mycroft being her boyfriend when he disappears to London with Professor Walsh. They're investigating the carjacking death of the rare books conservator, which appears to be linked to the theft of a Shakespeare First Folio from the Bodleian Library.

Mr Badger is in charge of special events at a splendid old London hotel. Mr Badger is always polite and well organised which is lucky, as he has learnt to expect the unexpected, and there is never a dull moment when he is on the job! Meet Mr Badger and his friends and discover the world of the Boubles Grand Hotel.

The second magnificent adventure for Martha Grimstone. Discover the secrets that lie in Mortimer's crypt, in this sweetly gothic fairytale told in a collage of words, photos and drawings.

This amazing true story of a boy fleeing Tehran on his own during the Iran- Iraq War provides a powerful child's-eye view of political tumult, separation, survival, dreams and triumphs in a moving memoir that chronicles extraordinary times in an ordinary boy's life. I was not aware that I was crying until I saw the tears hit my shoes. Even with all the lights at the airport, the night outside looked dark and the air seemed thick. I wiped my eyes and tried to figure out what I could do. I was alone in a foreign land at the age of nine, and I did not speak the language. I was, quite simply, terrified...Close to his tenth birthday, Abbas has to leave his parents and friends to escape Tehran. The Iran-Iraq War is at its bloodiest. The ayatollahs, the rulers of Iran, have reduced the age of recruitment into the army. If Abbas doesn't leave soon, he will have to go to war. In the strange and often frightening city of Istanbul, Abbas has to grow up fast. Living alone for twelve weeks in a rundown hotel, he has to learn to live by his wits, and watch his back. Will he ever get his dream visa to England?This page-turning story about the courage of one small boy, based on true events, is as gripping as any novel. 'This is - all at once - history, Iran, Tehran and the view from the boyhood bedroom, the ancient formula of happiness when all else is past...Kazerooni's prose is elegant and his narrative tightly woven...It is a story that is deeply moving, its piquancy enhanced by the sombre thought that all the episodes of survival against such odds are based on the truth.' Telegraph, Calcutta, India. Ages: 11 to 14

Born on an Australian sheep station, Sheila Chisholm (1895-1969) wedded earls and barons, befriended literary figures and movie stars, and died a Russian princess.

How can you forgive the unforgiveable? The exceptional new novel from Richard & Judy author Charity Norman proves her star is still rising.

Tom Richards is the only Australian-born rugby player to have played for both Australia and the British Lions.

If you loved A Thousand Splendid Suns, you'll sink into this spellbinding story of an Iranian girl who, separated from her mother and twin sister during the turmoil following the revolution, invents a rich, imaginative world in which they live on.

Who knew that in the battle against oppression a woman's greatest weapon would be a cricket ball?A determined young woman's plan to escape from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan (and a cruel Taliban commander who is determined to marry her) depends on the outcome of an unusual cricket match.

'Alex Miller is a wonderful writer, one that Australia has been keeping secret from the rest of us for too long.' John BanvilleA brilliantly alive, insistently energetic story of love, loyalty and creativity, from the pen of one of Australia's foremost writers, two-time Miles Franklin Literary Award winner Alex Miller.

This is this girl, and that is that girl. This girl likes to do things like this, and that girl likes to do things like that. Even though they're next-door-neighbours, this girl and that girl are miles apart. Or are they? One day, with a little help from their dads, they make a surprising discovery.

A hilarious fish-out-of-water memoir of empowerment, by a woman determined to become the first female Maasai Warrior

A sweet, upbeat and quirky romance set in Manhattan in which a textbook editor who takes herself a little too seriously falls for a singer-songwriter who appears to take nothing seriously...

Explodes the myth that pre-settlement Australia was an untamed wilderness, revealing the complex, country-wide systems of land management used by Aboriginal people.

A breathtakingly brilliant debut novel in the tradition of Cormac McCarthy, inspired by the life of legendary female outlaw Jessie Hickman.

From one of Australia's most acclaimed literary authors comes a mesmerising new novel of friendship and betrayal.

The second novel in the Cliff Hardy series, being re-released in a new package to celebrate the publication of the fortieth Cliff Hardy book.

**Richard & Judy Book Club pick and World Book Night title**What do you do when your family's dream becomes a nightmare? Combining the skill of Jodi Picoult with the warmth of Anita Shreve, Charity Norman explores - with heart-thumping tension - a fresh start which goes very badly wrong.

Firmly grounded in the day-to-day reality of being a mother, The Complete Buddhism for Mothers gives personal and honest advice based on Buddhist teachings as applied to the everyday challenges of bringing up children.

'A magically written, heartbreakingly honest snapshot of the people we leave behind and those we can't let go; a portrait of the full spectrum of the human heart. Caroline Leavitt is one of those fabulous, incisive writers you read and then ask yourself, Where has she been all my life?' Jodi Picoult

Warm, insightful and poignant, Freeing Grace tells the story of two families battling over one baby girl - Grace Serenity.