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Two more adventures for Erimem, former companion of the Fifth Doctor Who... Erimem and her friends travel first to the future and then to past... The deep-space probe ship Clinton has been out of communication with Earth since its encounter with an interstellar comet. Erimem and her friends arrive on a space station high in Earth orbit just before the almost derelict Clinton is due to dock... a derelict that is not as dead as everyone believes... Erimem travels centuries into the past in search of her friend, Andy, who is lost in a dangerous era of pirates and Highwaymen. While Erimem, Helena and Ibrahim find themselves on a Caribbean island which comes under attack, Andy takes to the roads of England behind a mask before encountering the most deadly pirate terrorising the Caribbean...

Looking at her timeline, Erimem is intrigued by evidence that at some point in her life, she visits the Nazi-besieged city of Stalingrad in 1942. Against the advice of her friends, Erimem travels back through time to discover what happened in Russia during those terrible times in the war. With German forces relentlessly bombarding the city, the people are freezing and starving...and worse, there are stories of a demon or a beast, stalking the ruined streets of Stalingrad, devouring anyone it meets. When Erimem arrives she finds a city under attack both from the invading German armies and from a dark force in the shadows.

Everybody comes to Hollywood... not everybody survives. Detective Jim Munro just pulled a case that could make a career. Or kill it. A woman found murdered in LA. Her name was Chelsea Raines, she was a porn star and she was mutilated, cut to pieces while she was still alive. Investigating Chelsea's broken dream of Hollywood fame leads Munro to the world of the porn industry, to brutal murder and to his only solid lead, a model named Alexa. Pressured by his superiors and city politics, the investigation could kill more than just Munro's career.A violent, contemporary noir thriller.

The Beano is Britain's longest-running and best-loved comic. Since 1938 it has brought thrills and laughter to generation after generation of children, seeing the young and young-at-heart through World War 2, the social changes of the 1950s and 60s and on into a new millennium. How has the comic evolved since its early days? How many of the classic characters and their stories do you remember? What are the important changes that have happened through the years, why have they happened and why has The Beano survived when all the other comics have folded? Every child in the UK since the 1950s has known Dennis the Menace, the Bash Street Kids, Minnie the Minx and Roger the Dodger, but how many know the writers and artists who created these iconic comic characters? How do they write the scripts week after week? Where did the inspiration come from? How did the artists come to work for this Great British institution? This is the story of the Beano Comic, told in the words of the people who made it, going back to the dark, harsh days of the 1930s and continuing through to the present day. A unique insight into the country's most beloved comic.

Erimem travels centuries into the past in search of her friend, Andy, who is lost in a dangerous era of pirates and Highwaymen. While Erimem, Helena and Ibrahim find themselves on a Caribbean island which comes under attack, Andy takes to the roads of England behind a mask before encountering the most deadly pirate terrorising the Caribbean... As they all battle for survival, Andy is drawn into a far more unusual and surprising adventure... Large Print Edition.

This diary belongs to Jacqueline Harrison Jax (nobody calls me Jacqueline and lives). P.S. If you are reading this and you are not me, you're in trouble. I know who you are and I know where you live...YA Reads I and II have been written by experienced authors to fulfil the need for mature yet accessible fiction aimed at young adults. These 16 engrossing and thought-provoking titles have themes spanning sexuality, identity, family breakdown, bereavement, relationships, prejudice and dystopia. With a realistic word count of 5000-6000, YA Reads provide struggling readers with captivating, age-appropriate fiction to both inspire a love of reading and broaden horizons.This hi-lo series for struggling and reluctant readers has been written for teens aged between 14 and 16 years, whose current reading age is 8-9. These age-appropriate short reads range from 40 to 64 pages and are written by brilliant authors writing stories with relatable characters. They incorporate a large font size and text separated into bite-sized chunks, along with carefully considered letter and paragraph spacing that can reduce visual stress. The series has plenty of practice at one level, allowing consolidation of learning before moving on to more challenging reads.

Everybody knows you should avoid The Lane after dark. Strange things have happened there. But nobody believes those old stories now, do they? Joe discovers that sometimes you really should listen to warnings...Papercuts is an eerie and haunting series written to appeal to students aged 13+ who find full-length novels overwhelming. All titles have an accessible word count of 5000-6000. Written by respected and accomplished authors, they are packed with horror and elements of the supernatural. But be warned, they're not for the faint-hearted!This hi-lo series for struggling and reluctant readers has been written for children aged 13+, whose current reading age is between 8 and 9 years. These age-appropriate short reads range from 51 to 57 pages and are written by accomplished authors. They incorporate a large font size and text separated into bite-sized chunks, along with carefully considered letter and paragraph spacing that can reduce visual stress. The series has plenty of practice at one level, allowing consolidation of learning before moving on to more challenging reads.

Fifteen-year-old Cal Deane has a chance to make it as a professional footballer. To get there, he'll have to cope with the loss of his mum and a group of racists. For Cal, the battles off the pitch are far more challenging than any game of football.

In 1940...A Los Angeles Private Detective is hired to track down a missing artefact...Four Europeans sneak into Los Angeles and immediately go into hiding...A Hollywood director, desperate to find a new star forhis movie, is attacked in an alley...In 2018...Erimem makes a discovery about the cheap Hollywood B-Movie Warrior Queen of the Nile which takes her with her friends to 1940 Hollywood and a battle to save the world from a family heirloom...Another adventure featuring Erimem, former companion of the Fifth DOCTOR WHO.

Another adventure for Erimem, former companion of the Fifth DOCTOR WHO. She is a pharaoh, an adventurer, a time traveller and a bit of a chocaholic on the side. Her travels take Erimem to the furthest reaches of time and space, usually dropping her (along with her friends) into terrible danger.