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Dear Me: A Letter to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self Dear Me: A Letter to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self What words of wisdom would you write to your sixteen year old self now, in your older wiser years? Here is a collection of letters from an array of personalities giving their younger selves advice and guidance for what lies ... Download free opening extract
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Jolly Wicked Actually: The Hundred Words That Make Us English Jolly Wicked Actually: The Hundred Words That Make Us English Tony Thorne Another book on the English language but these are always so fascinating and interesting we can’t get enough of them! This one looks at the origins of words and phrases in English, how they help to make up our quirky ... Download free opening extract
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The Message The Message Julie Highmore December 2009 Book of the Month. If you want some well written, indulgent escapism then try The Message. Great characters and witty observations make this a delightful read with this author going from strength to strength. ... Download free opening extract
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The Dangerous Book for Middle-Aged Men: The Manual for Managing Mid-Life Crisis The Dangerous Book for Middle-Aged Men: The Manual for Managing Mid-Life Crisis David Quantick You won’t be surprised to hear this is the author who brought us the Grumpy Old Men series. A humorous look at men of a certain age, we wonder if you’ll recognise your husband, father, self in these pages? ... Download free opening extract
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Kisses on a Postcard: A Tale of Wartime Childhood Kisses on a Postcard: A Tale of Wartime Childhood Terence Frisby This is an absolute joy to read. Terry and his brother Jack were evacuated during World War Two and sent off to an idyllic spot in Cornwall and taken in by a lovely couple.These are Terry's remembrances of those days. ... Download free opening extract
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Wives V. Girlfriends Wives V. Girlfriends Katie Agnew This will grip from the first, brilliant opening page. It’s not quite what you might be expecting and makes for a compelling page turner as you race through to find out what has happened and who it has happened to. ... Download free opening extract
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Complete Cockney Rabbit: The Ultimate Dick 'n' Harry of Rhyming Slang Complete Cockney Rabbit: The Ultimate Dick 'n' Harry of Rhyming Slang Ray Puxley Ray Puxley, a true cockney lad himself, provides an expert guide through the streets of this sparkling, cheeky and occasionally outrageous language. Not only is this a 'dick'n'harry' (dictionary) of slang, but origins, dates and relevant trivia that place the phrase in context are ... Download free opening extract
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Am I Alone in Thinking...? Unpublished Letters to the Editor Am I Alone in Thinking...? Unpublished Letters to the Editor Iain Hollingshead A perfect book for dipping in to and guaranteed to bring a smile to the face. This collection of letters to the Telegraph, that never made it in to the paper's letters page are funny, observant and some are downright ... Download free opening extract
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Swallowing Darkness Swallowing Darkness Laurell K Hamilton The seventh instalment in this fantastic series of erotica, from the author of the ‘Anita Blake’ novels.  We continue to follow the charismatic Merry through perils and adventures as she tries to become pregnant and attain the Unseelie throne.  At ... Download free opening extract
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Sworn to Silence Sworn to Silence Linda Castillo December 2009 Book of the Month. A well devised plot with Amish and ‘English’ communities facing the prospect that a serial killer from the past has returned to their now peaceful lives. With plenty of characters harbouring a secret the plot ... Download free opening extract

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Do as you would be done by Do as you would be done by Hugh Salmon and Anthony Stileman This whole book is available to download and read FREE. Either click the 'Download Entire Book' button above to get a PDF version you can print out or click here to read an online version. This privately published book is one ... Download free opening extract
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1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up Julia Eccleshare & Quentin Blake Fall down the rabbit hole, take flight into Neverland, or follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City; we all remember what it was like to disappear into the imaginary worlds of the most magical and fantastic type of ... Download free opening extract
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The Best of Times The Best of Times Michael Morpurgo Beautifully told and exquisitely illustrated, this is a gem of a book. Michael Morpurgo weaves a magical story about the unusual way a prince finds to make his princess happy and so to save her life. Emma Chichester Clark’s illustrations capture the subtle ... Download free opening extract
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Tim the Tiny Horse at Large Tim the Tiny Horse at Large Harry Hill Tiny Tim’s latest adventures are a brilliant and inventive piece of comic writing and illustration. Tiny has done much of everything since the original story about him – everything except grow! Tiny remains very, very small but that doesn’t stop ... Download free opening extract
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The Amazing Adventures of Curd The Lion and Us! in the Land at the Back of Beyond The Amazing Adventures of Curd The Lion and Us! in the Land at the Back of Beyond Alan Gilliland Reminiscent of the writing of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, this brilliant debut children's novel is completely unputdownable as well as being almost uncategorisable.  The author has succeeded in delivering on a book that incorporates a terrifically funny yet mysterious story, full ... Download free opening extract
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StoryWorld: The Storytelling Book (slipcase edition) StoryWorld: The Storytelling Book (slipcase edition) John Matthews, Caitlin Matthews A brilliant and completely unique book package appeared recently here at Lovereading4kids and we think it’s absolutely marvellous.  It will enable young and old, reluctant readers and those who love books, to unlock their imaginations.  The world of storytelling has ... Download free opening extract
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The Tear Thief The Tear Thief Carol Ann Duffy This is a warm, poignant and beautifully illustrated story set in a magical world where the tears of children arising from every emotion are of a different colour. An underlying thought-provoking message about emotions lies at its heart. The multi-coloured ... Download free opening extract
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Bedazzled: Stephenie Meyer and the Twilight Phenomenon Bedazzled: Stephenie Meyer and the Twilight Phenomenon George Beahm This is the book that all Twilight fans will want to bite into!  From the real world of Stephenie Meyer, to the unreal world of Twilight and the 150 reasons why we love Edward Cullen, this is unputdownable but also ... Download free opening extract
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FLIPS: Artemis Fowl (Nintendo DS) FLIPS: Artemis Fowl (Nintendo DS) Eoin Colfer Eoin Colfer’s terrific series featuring the teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has been acclaimed as ‘Die Hard with fairies’!  Now that his father has disappeared Artemis must take charge and rebuild his family fortune. Full of lots of interactivity this ... Download free opening extract
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FLIPS: Faraway Tree Stories (Nintendo DS) FLIPS: Faraway Tree Stories (Nintendo DS) Enid Blyton The Enchanted Wood is one of Enid Blyton’s most memorable and truly imaginative stories, capturing a world where almost anything can happen if you just believe in the magic of nature and its creatures.  Three stories from the Enchanted Wood ... Download free opening extract