Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

Author: Helen Simonson

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2010-03-01

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 140880932X

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Major Ernest Pettigrew is perfectly content to lead a quiet life in the sleepy village of Edgecombe St Mary, away from the meddling of the locals and his overbearing son. But when his brother dies, the Major finds himself seeking companionship with the village shopkeeper, Mrs Ali. Drawn together by a love of books and the loss of their partners, they are soon forced to contend with irate relatives and gossiping villagers. The perfect gentleman, but the most unlikely hero, the Major must ask himself what matters most: family obligation, tradition or love? Funny, comforting and heart-warming, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand proves that sometimes, against all odds, life does give you a second chance.


Sonic the Hedgehog: Imposter Syndrome #1

Sonic the Hedgehog: Imposter Syndrome #1

Author: Ian Flynn

Publisher: IDW Publishing

Published: 2021-11-17

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13:

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The ROAD TO #50 continues here! Enjoy a TEN-ISSUE long adventure leading up to the EPIC SHOWDOWN in milestone issue #50. A surge of imposters spells trouble for Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles “Tails” Prower, and even Dr. Eggman! Dr. Starline is pulling every tool from his kit as he creates his fastest and smartest inventions. An all new mini-series from Sonic writer Ian Flynn, Imposter Syndrome #1 will have readers seeing double!


Bend, Not Break

Bend, Not Break

Author: Ping Fu

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-11-26

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1591846811

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Born on the eve of China’s Cultural Revolution, Ping Fu was separated from her family at the age of eight. She grew up fighting hunger and humiliation and shielding her younger sister from the teenagers in Mao’s Red Guard. At twenty-five, she found her way to the United States; her only resources were $80 and a few phrases of English. Yet Ping persevered, and the hard-won lessons of her childhood guided her to success in her new homeland. Aided by her well-honed survival instincts, a few good friends, and the kindness of strangers, she grew into someone she never thought she’d be—a strong, independent, entrepreneurial leader. “She tells her story with intelligence, verve and a candor that is often heart-rending.” —The Wall Street Journal “This well-written tale of courage, compassion, and undaunted curiosity reveals the life of a genuine hero.” —Booklist (starred review) “Her success at the American Dream is a real triumph.” —The New York Post


Beware What You Wish

Beware What You Wish

Author: Diana G. Gallagher

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 9780743409346

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Having read a mystical incantation, sisters Prue, Piper and Phoebe Halliwell are charmed with magical powers. Prue moves things with her mind. Piper can freeze time. Phoebe can see the future. They are the Charmed Ones, the most powerful of witches - using their powers for good. Wishes are being made all over San Francisco: a candidate for office wishes for a less formidable opponent, a little girl wishes for a horse and Phoebe wishes she could foresee more calamities so she could help prevent them. Soon she's having more visions than she can handle, and the sisters are exhausted from racing all over town to avert disasters. Eventually, Phoebe refuses even to leave the house! A strange spirit has been released from its stone prison, and the power of the Charmed Ones may not be enough to stop an impending cataclysm...


Naughty Amelia Jane!

Naughty Amelia Jane!

Author: Enid Blyton

Publisher: Hodder Children's Books

Published: 2015-08-06

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1444927000

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Enid Blyton's Amelia Jane is big, bad and the world's naughtiest toy! Look out! Amelia snips the tail off pink rabbit, squirts Tom the soldier with water and gets up to mischief at the beach. The other toys try to teach the terror of the toy cupboard to be well-behaved, but will they succeed? First published in 1939, this edition contains the classic text and illustrations by Deborah Allwright, cover by Alex T. Smith (2011).


Eminent Hipsters

Eminent Hipsters

Author: Donald Fagen

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 1101638095

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A witty, candid, sharply written memoir by the cofounder of Steely Dan In his entertaining debut as an author, Donald Fagen—musician, songwriter, and cofounder of Steely Dan—reveals the cultural figures and currents that shaped his artistic sensibility, as well as offering a look at his college days and a hilarious account of life on the road. Fagen presents the “eminent hipsters” who spoke to him as he was growing up in a bland New Jersey suburb in the early 1960s; his colorful, mind-expanding years at Bard College, where he first met his musical partner Walter Becker; and the agonies and ecstasies of a recent cross-country tour with Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs. Acclaimed for his literate lyrics and complex arrangements as a musician, Fagen here proves himself a sophisticated writer with his own distinctive voice.


The Book Jumper

The Book Jumper

Author: Mechthild Gläser

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Published: 2017-01-03

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1250086671

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Amy Lennox doesn't know quite what to expect when she and her mother pick up and leave Germany for Scotland, heading to her mother's childhood home of Lennox House on the island of Stormsay. Amy's grandmother, Lady Mairead, insists that Amy must read while she resides at Lennox House—but not in the usual way. It turns out that Amy is a book jumper, able to leap into a story and interact with the world inside. As thrilling as Amy's new power is, it also brings danger: someone is stealing from the books she visits, and that person may be after her life. Teaming up with fellow book jumper Will, Amy vows to get to the bottom of the thefts—at whatever cost.


Those Angry Days

Those Angry Days

Author: Lynne Olson

Publisher: Random House Incorporated

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 1400069742

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Traces the crisis period leading up to America's entry in World War II, describing the nation's polarized interventionist and isolation factions as represented by the government, in the press and on the streets, in an account that explores the forefront roles of British-supporter President Roosevelt and isolationist Charles Lindbergh. (This book was previously featured in Forecast.)