ALMA JUNIOR 2017 SECONDARY SCHOOLS CATALOGUE

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MADAME TUSSAUD S APPRENTICE KATHLEEN BENNER DUBLE It is 1789: rumours of rebellion are starting to spread.

She gets involved in the idealistic revolutionary fervour, but when she is caught stealing from the brother of the King, Célie is saved only thanks to her drawing skills and the intercession of Marie

This resident, which identifies itself as a Brownie, gets upset when it realizes it won t be getting its bowl of porridge, which Brownies expect to receive in exchange for doing the housekeeping.

99 PB ISBN 9781846884146 ALISTAIR GRIM S ODDITORIUM GREGORY FUNARO ILLUSTRATED BY CHRIS MOULD Twelve-year-old Grubb lives a hand-tomouth existence in Victorian England as a chimney sweep.

Grubb will learn valuable lessons and discover remarkable secrets about himself and his new host. 320 pp 6.

When Tilly and her best friend Rosy find out that their pets will be taken to the vet to be put down, they decide to take action.

2 MADAME TUSSAUD S APPRENTICE KATHLEEN BENNER DUBLE It is 1789: rumours of rebellion are starting to spread. Célie is a talented young artist who resorts to petty thieving on the streets of Paris to survive. She gets involved in the idealistic revolutionary fervour, but when she is caught stealing from the brother of the King, Célie is saved only thanks to her drawing skills and the intercession of Marie Tussaud. 320 pp 6.99 PB ISBN THE PORRIDGE PLOT CHE GOLDEN When Maya and her family move house, they are intrigued to find a house sprite living in their new home. This resident, which identifies itself as a Brownie, gets upset when it realizes it won t be getting its bowl of porridge, which Brownies expect to receive in exchange for doing the housekeeping. Will Maya and her family have to leave their new home? 256 pp 6.99 PB ISBN ALISTAIR GRIM S ODDITORIUM GREGORY FUNARO ILLUSTRATED BY CHRIS MOULD Twelve-year-old Grubb lives a hand-tomouth existence in Victorian England as a chimney sweep. After an incident at an inn, he is whisked away by the enigmatic Alistair Grim in his Odditorium, a flying mechanical house. Grubb will learn valuable lessons and discover remarkable secrets about himself and his new host. 320 pp 6.99 PB ISBN THE EMERGENCY ZOO MIRIAM HALAHMY August 1939: Britain is on the brink of war, and preparations are under way to evacuate London s children to the countryside. When Tilly and her best friend Rosy find out that their pets will be taken to the vet to be put down, they decide to take action. Inspired by real events during the Second World War; a stirring defence of animal welfare. 300 pp 6.99 PB ISBN ALISTAIR GRIM S ODD AQUATICUM GREGORY FUNARO ILLUSTRATED BY ADAM STOWER Grubb finds himself on the run, as all of London is convinced that Alistair Grim is a villain. They set off on a perilous adventure to the mythical realm of Avalon. The object of their quest? The legendary sword Excalibur. Along the way, Grubb learns that their fate was written long ago in an Avalonian prophecy. 300 pp 6.99 PB ISBN CARAMEL HEARTS E.R. MURRAY Liv s life is more complicated than that of your average fourteen-year-old: her father walked out when she was young, her mother is in rehab, and her older sister is struggling to step into Mum s shoes. Structured around recipes, this is a coming-of-age novel about love, disappointment and hope, and discovering the true value of friends and family. 320 pp 7.99 PB ISBN CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE ALMA JUNIOR 2

THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME YASUTAKA TSUTSUI The Girl Who Leapt through Time is the story of fifteen-year-old Kazuko, who discovers she can time-travel.

challenge the notions of dream and reality. 300 pp 7.

There she finds a race of green people, who are all overworked, starving and subjected to the toxic fumes billowing out of a nearby castle.

99 PB ISBN 9781846883965 THE HORROR HANDBOOK PAUL VAN LOON ILLUSTRATED BY AXEL SCHEFFLER What happens to a vampire when he dies? How does somebody become a werewolf?

Full of tips and trivia and delightfully illustrated by Axel Scheffler The Horror Handbook is a fun and fascinating book for fans of things that go bump in the night.

Stephan, the thirteenyear-old son of King Minos of Crete, stumbles across a terrifying conspiracy. Is the Minotaur, a half man half bull who eats human flesh, real?

3 THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME YASUTAKA TSUTSUI The Girl Who Leapt through Time is the story of fifteen-year-old Kazuko, who discovers she can time-travel. In her quest to uncover the identity of the mysterious figure responsible for her paranormal abilities, she ll have to push the boundaries of space and time, and challenge the notions of dream and reality. 300 pp 7.99 PB ISBN THE CASTLE OF INSIDE OUT DAVID HENRY WILSON ILLUSTRATED BY CHRIS RIDDELL Lorina is led by a black rabbit through a wood to a magical land. There she finds a race of green people, who are all overworked, starving and subjected to the toxic fumes billowing out of a nearby castle. An unforgettable and hilarious tale of adventure, set in a world where injustice and arrogance are widespread. 150 pp 6.99 PB ISBN THE HORROR HANDBOOK PAUL VAN LOON ILLUSTRATED BY AXEL SCHEFFLER What happens to a vampire when he dies? How does somebody become a werewolf? How can you protect yourself from witches? Full of tips and trivia and delightfully illustrated by Axel Scheffler The Horror Handbook is a fun and fascinating book for fans of things that go bump in the night. 200 pp 7.99 PB ISBN THE DOUBLE AXE PHILIP WOMACK Dark forces are at work in the House of the Double Axe. Stephan, the thirteenyear-old son of King Minos of Crete, stumbles across a terrifying conspiracy. Is the Minotaur, a half man half bull who eats human flesh, real? Stephan must race to save his family from a terrible fate You think you know the story? Think again. 242 pp 6.99 PB ISBN SIX M.M. VAUGHAN When Parker moves from London to New York, he struggles to adapt to his new school and environment. His scientist dad is constantly at work on a top-secret technological venture for a major corporation, but one day he is kidnapped. It is up to Parker, along with his deaf sister Emma, to find and rescue him. 300 pp 7.99 PB ISBN CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE ALMA JUNIOR 3

4 LITTLE WOMEN LOUISA MAY ALCOTT ISBN PP 6.99 PB NORTHANGER ABBEY ISBN PP 4.99 PB JANE EYRE CHARLOTTE BRONTË ISBN PP 4.99 PB THE WOMAN IN WHITE WILKIE COLLINS ISBN PP 4.99 PB EMMA ISBN PP 4.99 PB PERSUASION ISBN PP 4.99 PB WUTHERING HEIGHTS EMILY BRONTË ISBN PP 4.99 PB THE ADVENTURES OF PIPÌ THE PINK MONKEY CARLO COLLODI ISBN PP 7.99 PB LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP ISBN PP 7.99 PB PRIDE AND PREJUDICE ISBN PP 4.99 PB THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS JOHN BUCHAN ISBN PP 4.99 PB TALES OF LONG AGO ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE ISBN PP 6.99 PB MANSFIELD PARK ISBN PP 4.99 PB SENSE AND SENSIBILITY ISBN PP 4.99 PB THE MOONSTONE WILKIE COLLINS ISBN PP 4.99 PB THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE ISBN PP 6.99 PB CLASSIC LITERATURE ALMA JUNIOR 4

5 THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE ISBN PP 5.99 PB GREAT EXPECTATIONS CHARLES DICKENS ISBN PP 4.99 PB THE GREAT GATSBY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD ISBN THE SCARLET LETTER NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE ISBN PP 4.99 PB HEART OF DARKNESS JOSEPH CONRAD ISBN PP 4.99 PB HARD TIMES CHARLES DICKENS ISBN PP 4.99 PB THE GOOD SOLDIER FORD MADOX FORD ISBN PP 4.99 PB LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT ISBN PP 7.99 PB ROBINSON CRUSOE DANIEL DEFOE ISBN PP 5.99 PB OLIVER TWIST CHARLES DICKENS ISBN PP 4.99 PB FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD THOMAS HARDY ISBN PP 4.99 PB THE SECRET GARDEN FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT ISBN PP 7.99 PB A CHRISTMAS CAROL CHARLES DICKENS ISBN PP 4.99 PB MIDDLEMARCH GEORGE ELIOT ISBN PP 5.99 PB TESS OF THE D URBERVILLES THOMAS HARDY ISBN PP 4.99 PB THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY HENRY JAMES ISBN PP 4.99 PB CLASSIC LITERATURE ALMA JUNIOR 5

6 DUBLINERS JAMES JOYCE ISBN PP 4.99 PB LADY CHATTERLEY S LOVER D.H. LAWRENCE ISBN PP 4.99 PB MOBY DICK HERMAN MELVILLE ISBN PP 5.99 PB GABRIEL-ERNEST AND OTHER TALES SAKI ISBN PP 6.99 PB THE METAMORPHOSIS AND OTHER STORIES FRANZ KAFKA ISBN ARSÈNE LUPIN VS SHERLOCK HOLMES MAURICE LEBLANC ISBN PP 6.99 PB FIVE CHILDREN AND IT E. NESBIT ISBN PP 6.99 PB SONNETS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ISBN THE JUNGLE BOOKS RUDYARD KIPLING ISBN PP 7.99 PB THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS AND OTHER TALES H.P. LOVECRAFT ISBN PP 7.99 PB THE RAILWAY CHILDREN E. NESBIT ISBN PP 6.99 PB FRANKENSTEIN MARY SHELLEY ISBN PP 4.99 PB THE JUST SO STORIES RUDYARD KIPLING ISBN PP 6.99 PB THE RATS IN THE WALLS AND OTHER STORIES H.P. LOVECRAFT ISBN PP 6.99 PB TALES OF HORROR EDGAR ALLAN POE ISBN PP 4.99 PB STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON ISBN PP 4.99 PB CLASSIC LITERATURE ALMA JUNIOR 6

7 TREASURE ISLAND ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON ISBN PP 5.99 PB THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN MARK TWAIN ISBN PP 4.99 PB THE WAR OF THE WORLDS H.G. WELLS ISBN PP 4.99 PB MRS DALLOWAY VIRGINIA WOOLF ISBN PP 4.99 PB DRACULA BRAM STOKER ISBN PP 5.99 PB THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER MARK TWAIN ISBN PP 4.99 PB THE CANTERVILLE GHOST AND OTHER STORIES OSCAR WILDE ISBN PP 6.99 PB ORLANDO VIRGINIA WOOLF ISBN PP 6.99 PB GULLIVER S TRAVELS JONATHAN SWIFT ISBN THE INVISIBLE MAN H.G. WELLS ISBN PP 4.99 PB THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY OSCAR WILDE ISBN PP 4.99 PB THE WAVES VIRGINIA WOOLF ISBN PP 6.99 PB FATHERS AND CHILDREN IVAN TURGENEV ISBN THE TIME MACHINE H.G. WELLS ISBN PP 4.99 PB THE SELFISH GIANT AND OTHER STORIES OSCAR WILDE ISBN PP 6.99 PB TO THE LIGHTHOUSE VIRGINIA WOOLF ISBN PP 6.99 PB CLASSIC LITERATURE ALMA JUNIOR 7

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ALMA BOOKS SECONDARY SCHOOLS CATALOGUE SPRING 2019

ALMA BOOKS SECONDARY SCHOOLS CATALOGUE SPRING 2019 MADAME TUSSAUD S APPRENTICE KATHLEEN BENNER DUBLE 320 pp 6.99 PB ISBN 9781846883811 It is 1789: rumours of rebellion are starting to spread. Célie is