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Bimbo & Topsy
Gillian and Imogen are delighted with their new pets - Bimbo, and an elegant Siamese kitten, and Topsy, a greedy fox terrier. The kitten and the puppy get on like a house on fire but cause all sorts of chaos as they get settled into their new home.
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Mr Pink-Whistle's Party
Mr Pink-Whistle is half brownie and half person. He can make himself disappear, talk to animals, and perform magic tricks with the help of his spell-cupboard. Wherever he is, Mr Pink-Whistle always puts his talents to good use.
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Mr Pink-Whistle Has Some Fun
Half human, half pixie, Mr Pink-Whistel uses his magical abilities to bring a teddy bear to life, to turn marbles into balloons and to stop cruel childrens stealing from others. Wherever he is, Mr Pink-Whistel sets the world to rights.
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Snowball the Pony
Willie, Sheila And Timmy are delighted with their new pony Snowball, a tiny black shetland. Snowball himself is sad to leave his mother whom he loves dearly, but he soon finds friends and has endless fun with the children on his new farm.
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Amelia Earhart (अमिलिया एयरहार्ट)
अग्रेसर महिला पायलट अमिलिया एयरहार्टची विलक्षण कथा!-'अटलांटिक समुद्रावरून विमान चालवणारी पहिली महिला पायलट' असा मान मिळविण्यासाठी अमिलिया निघाली होती. संपूर्ण सफरीतला प्रत्येक क्षण तिच्या धैर्याची कसोटी पाहणारा होता. पहिल्या काही तासांनंतरच विमानाच्या पंख्यावर ठेवलेल्या इंधनाने पेट घेतला. तितक्यात विमानासमोर अचानक ढग जमा झाले आणि काचांवर बर्फाचा थर साचला. त्यानंतर विमान प्रचंड वेगाने स्वतः भोवतीच गरागरा फिरू लागलं आणि कुठल्याही क्षणी कोसळेल अशा स्थितीला येऊन ठेपलं... शंभर वर्षांपूर्वी अमेरिकेत जन्मलेल्या अमिलिया एयरहार्टला आकाशाला गवसणी घालण्याचं प्रचंड वेड होतं. या वेडापायी तिने अचाट धाडसं आणि अनेक विक्रम केले. एव्हिएशन क्षेत्रात स्त्रियांना पुरुषांच्या बरोबरीचं स्थान मिळावं म्हणून ती अखेरपर्यंत झटत राहिली आणि आपल्या दुर्दम्य इच्छाशक्तिच्या आणि महत्त्वाकांक्षेच्या बळावर अजरामर झाली.
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The Mortal Instrments :City of Bones (Book-1)
City Of Bones: The Mortal instruments (Book – 1) begins with Clarissa Fray (Clary Fray) visiting an all ages club, the Pandemonium Club. She and her best friend Simon Lewis are enjoying themselves when she witnesses a shocking incident. A group of teenagers covered in strange tattoos, enter the club and kill another boy. Shocked, Clary wonders what to do when she discovers that no one else seems to have noticed anything. Everything at the club appears normal and she is the only one who can see the kids who killed the boy. Even the body of the boy has vanished. The teenagers see her looking at them, and appear shocked that she can see them. Clary Fray cannot understand what she just saw. Before she can make any sense of this incident, her mother disappears, and Clary herself is almost killed by a bizarre creature. One of the mysterious kids she saw at the club helps her, and she discovers that he and his friends are Shadowhunters, a group of warriors dedicated to protecting the earth from demons. The boy whom they killed at the club was a demon. The young shadowhunter who helped Clary introduces himself as Jace, and she also meets the other two teenagers, Isabelle and Alec. All of them are puzzled at how Clary can see them, for mundanes, as normal humans are known in the Shadowhunter world, cannot see them. Clary, helped by Jace and her friend Simon, now embarks on a journey to find her mother and discover why she can see the Shadowhunters. It is a journey that will reveal many secrets to her about herself and others, secrets that can change her life forever. City Of Bones: The Mortal instruments (Book – 1) has been adapted into a feature film, released in 2010. About Cassandra Clare Cassandra Clare is the pen name of American Author Judith Rumelt. Other books by her are City of Ashes, City of Glass, City of Fallen Angels, Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, and Clockwork Princess. She writes young adult fiction. Judith Rumelt, an American, was born in Iran in 1973. Her childhood was spent in many different places, including England, France, and Switzerland. She finished High School in the U.S. and later started working for entertainment magazines. Her initial foray into fiction writing involved creating fan fiction based on Harry Potter and The Lord Of The Rings books. The City Of Bones was her first novel, published in 2004. It was a New York Times Bestseller and she followed it up with other books in the Mortal Instruments series.
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The Mortal Instruments : City of Glass (Book-3)
With two of the Mortal Instruments now in Valentine\'s hands, the world of the Shadowhunters teeters on the brink of civil war. Jace and the Lightwoods are recalled to Idris, the Shadowhunters\' remote and hidden home country, where a search has begun for the last of the Instruments, the Mortal Glass.
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The Mortal Instruments : City of Lost Souls (Book-5)
Can the lost be reclaimed? What price is too high to pay for love? Who can be trusted when sin and salvation collide? Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. Darkness threatens to claim the Shadow hunters in the harrowing fifth book of the Mortal Instruments series. About the Author Cassandra Clare lives in an old Victorian house in Massachusetts, USA, with her husband. Born to American parents in Tehran, Iran, she spent much of her childhood travelling the world with her family. She is the author of the New York Times best-selling series The Infernal Devices.
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Mortal Instruments : City of Ashes (Book-2)
Set in New York, and described as funny, smart, and romantic, with disturbing undertones, City Of Ashes is the second thrilling installment in the fantasy series for young adults, titled The Mortal Instruments. As the book reveals, Clary is now living in Luke’s house as her mother is in a coma. After returning to the institute, she learns that her brother Jace has been imprisoned in the Silent City. Jace has recently discovered that their father Valentine has killed the Silent Brothers in order to get the Mortal Sword. Clary frees Jace, and together they try to garner support against Valentine, and predict his next step. When they are invited to the court of the Queen of the Seelie Court of the Faeries, Clary, Jace, Simon, and Isabelle, attempt to convince her to help them defeat Valentine. The Queen ponders over lending her support, and also mentions that her court is privy to deeply guarded secrets. Having discovered the truth about her past, and with her father, the rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, intent on spreading wilful destruction in the world, Clary is drawn into New York's daunting underbelly, rampant with demons, werewolves, and the sinister Shadowhunters. She is, however, determined to save the world, by thwarting her father’s evil intentions. While Valentine takes control of two of the Mortal Instruments, he begins gathering an army of demons to wage war on the council of Shadowhunters, so as to destroy them once and for all. In the wake of this battle, Clary must face her father along with her most dreaded fears - and also deal with her deep rooted feelings for her own brother. City Of Ashes has been praised by the publication world for its gripping plot, and named one of YALSA's top ten teen books in 2009. Plans to film a movie based on the book, titled, The Mortal Instruments: City Of Ashes are underway, and the film is scheduled for 2014. About Cassandra Clare Judith Rumelt, who writes under the pen name Cassandra Clare, as whom she is best known, is an American author who wrote the acclaimed series, The Mortal Instruments. She has authored many books including, City Of Bones, City Of Glass, City Of Fallen Angels, Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, and Clockwork Princess. Initially writing fan fiction inspired by The Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter, she eventually carved a niche for herself as a writer of young adult fiction, contemporary, and urban fantasy. Born on July 27, 1973, in Tehran, Iran, she travelled frequently when she was younger, spending time in France, Switzerland, and England. She completed her high school from Los Angeles, and worked with various entertainment journals there, including The Hollywood Reporter. It is here that she began writing novels under her pen name, many of which, were bestsellers, and went on to win several teen category awards. She currently resides in Massachusetts with her husband, and three cats.
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Mortal Instruments : City of Fallen Angels(Book-4)
Love, blood, betrayal and revenge ? the stakes are higher than ever in the fourth book in the international best?selling Mortal Instruments Sequence. The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She?s training to become a Shadowhunter and ? most importantly of all ? she can finally call Jace her boyfriend. But nothing comes without a price. Someone is murdering the Shadowhunters who used to be in Valentine?s Circle, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second, bloody war. And when Jace begins to pull away from her without explaining why, Clary is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst nightmare: she herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jace. About the Author Cassandra Clare was born to American parents in Teheran, Iran and spent much of her childhood travelling the world with her family, including one trek through the Himalayas as a toddler where she spent a month living in her father\'s backpack. Her first novel, City of Bones, was published in 2007. It became a New York Times bestseller upon its release, introducing readers the world over to the Mortal Instruments world. The series has recently been optioned for a major Hollywood film, with The Blind Side actress Lily Collins cast in the lead role of Clary Fray, and Harry Potter and Twilight actor Jamie Campbell-Bower as mysterious Jace Wayland. Filming is due to begin in 2012.
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The Infernal Devices : Clockwork Prince (Book-2)
In the magical underworld of Victorian London,Tessa Gray finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem,While her longing for Will,despite his dark moods,continues to unsettle her.But something is changing in Will-the wall has built aroundhimself is crumbling.Could finding the Magister free Will from his secrets and give Tessa the answers to who she is and what she was born to do? As their search for the truth leads the three friends into peril,Tessa's heart is increasingly torn,especially when one of their own betrays them...
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The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel (Book 1)
A prequel to the bestselling Mortal Instruments series Magic is dangerous ? but love is more dangerous still... When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray arrives in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, something terrifying is waiting for her in London\'s Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural fold stalk the gaslit streets. Friendless and hunted, Tessa seeks refuge with the Shadowhunters, a band of warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons. Drawn ever deeper into their world, she finds herself fascinated by ? and torn between ? two best friends and quickly realizes that love may be the most dangerous magic of all. About the Author Cassandra Clare lives in an old Victorian house in Massachusetts, USA, with her husband. Born to American parents in Tehran, Iran, she spent much of her childhood travelling the world with her family. She is the author of the international number one best-selling series The Mortal Instruments. She has also worked as an entertainment journalist for The Hollywood Reporter, has published several short stories and is the author of the popular internet parody The Very Secret Diaries.
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Love Among the Bookshelves
Ruskin Bond's stories have amazed and inspired. But what are the stories which amazed and inspired him? In this anthology, he presents the stories he grew up on, and the inspiration that he drew from them. In stories by authors such as P. G. Wodehouse, whose Love Among The Chickens is the inspiration for this book's title, H. E. Bates, W. Somerset Maugham, Charles Dickens and Richard Jeffries, learn how young Ruskin Bond became the writer we all know and love. Including immortal stories such as selections from the Pickwick Papers, From Cakes And Ale, Schooldays, Rule Days, and From The Story of My Heart, this collection takes readers back to a time where stories where the sole escape a little boy could afford. In doing so perhaps, we can understand where the muse hides, and where to find her. Ruskin Bond speaks out in this part-memoir, part anthology, and tells readers that his tryst with reading didn't begin in a library or a bookshop or even an old aunt's collection of romance novels. He tells them that it began with a week he spent at a forest rest house in the Rajaji sanctuary, and there he discovered something which set the course for the rest of his life: a wall cupboard with a couple of shelves full of books. In these anecdotes, he draws readers into his past and reveals a process hidden in plain sight, yet one every non-writer wishes to understand. How does a person become a writer? The answer Bond gives is simple. By reading, of course. About Ruskin Bond Ruskin Bond is a British-Indian writer. He is known best for his children's stories. Some of his works are: The Room on the Roof, A Flight of Pigeons, The Sensualist, The Blue Umbrella, Angry River, The Parrot Who Wouldn't Talk and The Blue Umbrella. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian literature and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra. He now lives in in Landour, near Mussoorie with his adopted family.
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Taste of Darkness : An Avry of Kazan Novel
She is fought death and won. But how can she fight her fears? Avry knows hardship and trouble. She fought the plague and survived. She took on King Tohon and defeated him. But now her heart-mate, Kerrick, is missing and Avry fears hes gone forever. But theres a more immediate threat. The Skeleton King plots to claim the Fifteen Realms for his own. With armies in disarray and the dead not staying down, Avrys healing powers are needed now more than ever. Torn between love and loyalty, Avry must choose her path carefully. For the future of her world depends on her decision. About the Author
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The Fallen-The Enemy Is Closer Than You Think
When the Holloway crew arrives at the Natural History Museum they find anew group of survivors.These kids are different,though.Rather than fighting,they're looking for a cure.All they need are medical supplies.But to get them means a journey down unknown roads - and hiding in the shadows is something they never could have imagined.
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The Chronicles of Egg: Blue Sea Burning
Chronicles of Egg: Blue Sea Burning by Geoff Rodkey is the third and final installment to this hilarious and exquisitely written swashbuckling adventure series. After narrowly escaping the New Lands, Egg is determined to take down ruthless slave trader Roger Pembroke. But war is brewing among the Blue Sea's pirate gangs-and Egg, Guts, and Kira are running out of time to find the Fire King's treasure and free the Okalu slaves from the silver mine on Sunrise. Can they save Kira's people before Sunrise is plundered by Ripper Jones's pirates? Will Burn Healy save the day, or has the legendary captain finally met his match? And will Egg ever win back Millicent from the annoyingly handsome Cyril? This explosive conclusion to Egg's journey delivers the ultimate combination of humor, heart, and white-knuckle adventure. Praise for Geoff Rodkey: 'This is a rip-roaring debut. It is Lemony Snicket meets Pirates of the Caribbean, with a sprinkling of Tom Sawyer for good measure.' - Rick Riordan, author of the bestselling PERCY JACKSON series. Geoff Rodkey is a successful screenwriter, whose hits include RV (starring Robin Williams) and Daddy Daycare (starring Eddie Murphy). As well as contributing to MTV's seminal animated series Beavis and Butt-head, Geoff received an Emmy nomination for his work on Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect. Deadweather and Sunrise, the first book in The Chronicles of Egg series has been shortlisted for the prestigious Waterstones Children's Book Prize.