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Joe has always loved the moorlands above his home: the wildness, the freedom, the peace. But since his father died, everything has changed, and the moors are no longer a place of refuge. Now the whole community is divided over the fate of the hen harriers that nest up there in the heather and Joe is stuck right in the middle, with a choice to make and a huge secret to keep. Joe can't do what's right for everyone. But can he find the strength to fight for what he really believes in?

Deep in the Forest, the foxes live in an underground city built by their wolf slaves. The foxes’ leader, Reynard, controls everything with his clever talk. Silas is bullied at school because his words will not come. He wishes he could live in silence as animals do. One day, Silas helps an injured wolf. Then he enters the secret world of the Forest, where the last remaining wolves fight to survive. But even there, language is power.

When a grieving man searches for culpability in the death of his wife, a passenger on trains blown up by terrorists, he settles on a politician. The bombers, to his mind, were only the end point in a long chain of proximate causes – to blame them would be like blaming the trigger mechanisms on the bombs. The ultimate cause, he believes, the person responsible for first setting events into motion, is the politician whose policies and practices have had profound and violent impact abroad. And so it is only right, surely, that that politician is punished.

How far do you go to rescue your child? Paul van Niekirk, a successful white South African is held up at gun-point when driving his new BMW. He's dragged out and his abductor drives off in his car. It's an everyday carjacking. Except his nine-month old daughter is in the back seat. As a pacifist, Paul is reluctant to carry a gun, but he descends into the heart of darkness of his country determined to find his child.

Most people in the West fail to get enough sleep, which can contribute to serious health problems. Listening to this audiobook and acting on its advice could be the single best thing most people can do to boost their health and well-being. Lack of sleep is not just a matter of feeling tired. Recent research has shown that it is associated with serious illnesses such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and even cancer.

Jessica starts school wanting to make a big impression and lots of friends. Each day, she takes something special to school in her large brown cardboard box in the hope of winning friends...

One quiet morning, a small boy lands on the page. As a world begins to grow around him, he finds himself doing all sorts of things. He rolls down a hill. He catches a shiny, silver fish. He climbs a mountain, falls in love and builds a house.

Edward lives in a city, in which only one tree remains. Edward loves the tree, but one day, the tree is cut down.

Angus and Lucy love books. They have hundreds of them. But when the books are taken away, Angus and Lucy's family soon discover they cannot live without them.

When Penguin hears Whale singing the blues, he tries to help. But how do you stop a blue whale feeling blue?

Sarah has a heavy heart. It makes everything difficult – catching the bus, riding her bike, having a bath. Sarah knows the heart will always be hers to carry. She just wishes it wasn't so heavy.

Christopher comes to terms with an absent father by celebrating the important things in his life. An insightful and perceptive story about remembering a father.

Oliver is ready to play but George the bear is busy reading. Oliver tries everything to get George's attention.

On August 20th, a group of young explorers was charged with a dangerous mission. They were to travel across wild country to deliver a valuable parcel. It would test the resolve of the brave young explorers. Most of all, it would provide us all with a pair of unlikely heroes to admire and remember for many years to come.

Huxley and Flapjack are enjoying a trip to the seaside when they meet Whizz, who invites them aboard his submarine to search for the shipwreck of the Isabella. Huxley’s excited to go deep-sea diving – he’s sure there’ll be treasure to find – but Flapjack can’t help worrying. What if something BIG and FISHY finds them first …

Faolan and Sally have no memory of their lives before they arrived at the Land ten years ago. In this self-sufficient community, good fortune comes from mysterious beings known as the shapes, and no one is to venture into the Forest – a dangerous place full of fearsome wolves. When a strange gentleman named Reynard emerges from the Forest, he quickly befriends Faolan and Sally. But the community are both suspicious and enthralled by his storytelling.

When a fishy-looking creature called Foam washes up in the Super Happy Magic Forest, it's the start of an epic quest to the ancient hidden underwater city of Fishopolis. Can the heroes survive the deeps and save the oceans from a new hypnotic menace?

When Tiddlywink the pixie gets trapped inside a cursed puzzle cube, every attempt to free him fails. All hope now rests on the shoulders of five brave heroes, who must journey all the way to the mysterious Distant Desert for answers before the sands of time run out. But with cacti gladiators, a down-on-her-luck genie and a rebellious magic carpet to contend with, it's not going to be an easy ride!

Deep in the Super Happy Magic Forest an evil force has been secretly growing. What was once a minuscule mushroom is now a humongous fungus with an appetite for chaos. All hopes rest on five brave heroes. Only they have the power to stop the evil Fungellus before he and his toxic spores take over.