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Nerlin and Mordonna Flood have seven children, most of which were not created in the traditional way. These kids were made in the cellar, using incredible mystical powers, some very shiny Jamie Oliver saucepans and a small chemistry set. The next-door neighbors should've known better than to rob a family of witches and wizards, but they did, and they're about to find out what the Floods do to bad neighbors.

Every day five of the Flood children travel halfway round the world to Quicklime College, the ultimate school for witches and wizards. There's no time for any of that silly flying-around-on-broomsticks at Quicklime. Sports day is coming up, and there's a big problem to consider. Orkward Warlock, the vilest boy in the school, hates the big happy Flood family, and, together with his sidekick The Toad, he's plotting to kill the Floods on sports day.

The youngest child in the Flood family, Betty, is a pretty little girl, who looks quite normal - unlike some of her brothers and sisters. She goes to the normal primary school down the road and she even has a normal best friend, Ffiona Hulbert. But Betty is not normal - she is a witch. When Bridie McTort, the school bully, starts throwing her weight around, Betty knows exactly what to do.

Book 3 in The Floods series, featuring the Floods family on the run! Travel back in time to far away Transylvania Waters and find out what happened when a lowly drain cleaner called Nerlin Flood fell in love with the royal princess Mordonna. Can the two escape from an explosively angry King Quatorze, the nastiest spies in the land, and the prospect of life down the toilet? Why does their eldest child, Valla, drink blood?

A collection of charming and hilarious tales about two dogs, Fearless and Stanley, from the award-winning writer Colin Thompson. This audiobook includes: 'Fearless': when the Claybourne-Willments got Fearless as a little puppy, it seemed a good name for him. Except Fearless wasn't. How does Fearless finally live up to his name? By accident, of course! 'Fearless in Love': The only thing Fearless could remember his mother telling him was, 'Life is much nicer if you love everyone.'

Venice, California. 2014. Ryan Wilson, a once hopeful aspiring screenwriter is transitioning to hopelessness. The clock, the bank, the zodiac—they all point toward the exit door of this creative dream. Hapless and broke at 31-years-old, he finds himself one more sandbag for the hourglass, taking a job coaching middle school lacrosse in the affluent neighborhood of Brentwood. In a town and entertainment industry built on connections, a pool of wealthy parents is a great place to look for a guy with everything to gain.