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Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.

"The border's closed . . . No one can get into Scotland, just like no one can cross the Channel . . . This is England and it's no longer a free country. The Government can track anyone, anywhere, from a chip implanted at birth. But Jake has escaped from his Academy orphanage, and he needs to get to Scotland with his dog, Jet. When the Outwalkers gang grabs him, they go off-grid while the Government hunts for them. The closer they get to Scotland, the more dangerous it is. Because now, it's not only their own lives that are at stake . . ."--Provided by publisher.

"Six years ago, sisters Evelyn and Philippa Hapwell were swept away to a strange and beautiful kingdom called the Woodlands, where they lived for years. But ever since they returned to their lives in post-WWII England, they have struggled to adjust. Ev desperately wants to return to the Woodlands, and Philippa just wants to move on. When Ev goes missing, Philippa must confront the depth of her sister's despair and the painful truths they've been running from. As the weeks unfold, Philippa wonders if Ev truly did find a way home, or if the weight of their worlds pulled her under"--Amazon.com.

Presents an adaptation of P L. Travers' "Mary Poppins" in which Mary Poppins, a slightly magical English nanny, takes over the household of a London banker, and changes the lives of the children and their parents.

In Dorset, England, twelve-year-old Kat Wolfe opens a pet-sitting business, but the owner of her first client goes missing and only her new friend shares Kat's conviction that the parrot's owner is the victim of foul play.

"In Depression-era London, a grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael's three children, are struggling after a personal loss. Then, on a stormy day in the park, hope reappears as the enigmatic Mary Poppins float down from the clouds to visit the Banks family again"--Back cover.

When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock and the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen.

"With the help of some unexpected, and rather ghostly, allies, Lockwood & Co. must battle their greatest enemy yet, as they move ever closer to the moment when the earth-shattering secret of 'the problem' will finally be revealed"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at the life and career of William Shakespeare, discussing how the sixteenth century world he lived in influenced his plays and poems.

Follows three young operatives of a Psychic Detection Agency as they battle an epidemic of ghosts in London.