- : Puffin Classics: The Rhythm of Riddles: 3 Byomkesh Bakshi Mysteries (No:2037)
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- : 9780143331827
- : Byomkesh and his friend-cum-foil Ajit are perhaps the best loved of Indias literary detectives. These three mysteries are classic whodunnits that represent the best of detective fiction. From a murder in a boarding house with too many suspects, to a mystery with a supernatural twist, and then busting a black marketeering ring in rural Bengal, the stories in this volume take Byomkesh to different locales on his quest for truth, and bring out the ingenuity and astuteness of this super sleuth. Translated into English for the first time by award-winning translator Arunava Sinha, the breathless pace and thrilling plots of these action- packed adventures will win Byomkesh a new generation of admirers.
- : 9 -14 Yrs
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- : Heroes of Olympus #1 The Lost Hero (No:2036)
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- : 9780141325491
- : When Jason, Piper and Leo crash land at Camp Half-Blood, they have no idea what to expect. Apparently this is the only safe place for children of the Greek Gods - despite the monsters roaming the woods and demigods practising archery with flaming arrows and explosives. But rumours of a terrible curse - and a missing hero - are flying around camp.
- : 10 -15 Yrs
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- : Puffin Classics : Hans Andersens Fairy (No:2034)
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- : 9780141329017
- : This enchanting collection, retold by writer and critic Naomi Lewis, contains twelve of Hans Christian Andersen's magnificent stories. It includes Thumbelina, a little girl no more than a thumb-joint high, The Emperor's New Clothes, the tale of a man who cares only for his appearance and The Little Mermaid, who longs to one day marry a human prince.
- : 9 -14 Yrs
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- : Puffin Classics - Grimms Falry Tales (No:2033)
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- : 9780141331201
- : From the land of fantastical castles, vast lakes and deep forests, the Brothers Grimm collected a treasury of enchanting folk and fairy stories full of giants and dwarfs, witches and princesses, magical beasts and cunning children. From classics such as 'The Frog-Prince' and 'Hansel and Grettel' to the delights of 'Ashputtel' or 'Old Sultan', all hold a timeless magic which has enthralled children for centuries.
- : 9 -14 Yrs
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- : Puffin Classics - Through the Looking Glass (No:2032)
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- : 9780141330075
- : When Alice steps through the looking-glass, she enters a very strange world of chess pieces and nursery rhyme characters such as Humpty Dumpty, Tweedledum and Tweedledee and the angry Red Queen. Nothing is what it seems and, in fact, through the looking-glass, everything is distorted.
- : 8 -12 Yrs
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- : Puffin Classics - Hound Of The Baskervilles (No:2031)
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- : 9780141329390
- : When Sir Charles Baskerville is found mysteriously dead in the grounds of Baskerville Hall, everyone remembers the legend of the monstrous creature that haunts the moor. The great detective Sherlock Holmes knows that there must be a more rational explanation, but the difficulty is to find it before the hellhound finds him.
- : 9 -14 Yrs
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- : Puffin classics:The happy prince and other stories (No:2030)
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- : 9780141327792
- : A haunting, magical fairy-tale collection, in which Oscar Wilde beautifully evokes (among others) The Happy Prince who was not so happy after all, The Selfish Giant who learned to love little children and The Star Child who did not love his parents as much as he should. Each of the stories shines with poetry and magic and will be enjoyed by children of every age.
- : 9 -14 Yrs
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- : Puffin Classics: Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Homes (No:2029)
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- : 9780141330044
- : Through the foggy streets of Victorian London to the deepest countryside, Sherlock Holmes uses his unique powers of deduction in eight thrilling investigations, including the mysteries of 'The Speckled Band' and 'The Reigate Puzzle'. With a captivating introduction by award-winning Jonathan Stroud.
- : 9 -14 Yrs
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- : Puffin Classics : Little Lord Fauntleroy (No:2028)
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- : 9780141330143
- : The story of a small, angelic boy from New York who is told he is the heir to an English earldom and is whisked away to the English countryside where he begins to win over his bad-tempered old grandfather. When the boy's identity is challenged, his old friends from New York come to his rescue.
- : 9 -14 Yrs
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