Aubrey and the Terrible Spiders

Aubrey and the Terrible Spiders
Author: Horatio Clare
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2023-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1913102130

When the animals start rebelling, and Aubrey is stung by a very polite wasp, he realises there is something weird going on in the valley below Rushing Wood. And as he's the only boy he knows of who can talk with animals, he is determined to find out what. With help from his friends Ariadne the house spider, Silvio the silverfish and Lupo the Huskey pup, the young warrior sets out to find the terrible Terrible Spiders and their genius creator Big B and, just maybe, save the world.

Aubrey and the Terrible Ladybirds

Aubrey and the Terrible Ladybirds
Author: Horatio Clare
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2017-05-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1910080519

It's the holidays, you've just become as small as an earwig, the swallows are back (and offering you rides), and a spider wakes you up in the middle of the night and asks you to save the world. As if that weren't enough, the Ladybirdz fly in from Bohemia to find the local ladybirds do not want them... The world of Aubrey, the boy who can talk to animals (and understand the answers) grows larger and faster in this moving and hilarious story from award-winning children's author Horatio Clare.

Aubrey and the Terrible Yoot

Aubrey and the Terrible Yoot
Author: Horatio Clare
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2015-09-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1910080292

Aubrey is a rumbunctious boy who tries to run before he can walk and has crashed two cars before he's old enough to drive one. But when Aubrey's father, Jim, falls under an horrendous spell, Aubrey is determined to break it. Everyone says his task is impossible but with the help of the animals of Rushing Wood and a touch of magic, Aubrey will never give up and never surrender - even if he must fight the unkillable spirit of despair itself - the Terrible Yoot!

Michael the Amazing Mind-Reading Sausage Dog

Michael the Amazing Mind-Reading Sausage Dog
Author: Terrie Chilvers
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2023-06-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1915444144

Michael's dream is to go from being an unknown pup to a Hollywoof sensation and global su-paw-star. But becoming famous is no walkies in the park...

Bigfoot Island

Bigfoot Island
Author: Roderick O'Grady
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2023-04-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1915444101

When Minnie spots a white boat bringing strangers to the cove below her cabin, she fears the hard-won peace of her tiny community at the foot of Bigfoot Mountain will be shattered. Injured bigfoot Kaayii also has to deal with an intruder on the mountain and desperately needs to reach his family across the water. The two inhabit separate worlds but now they must find a way to work together – to avoid disaster and protect the people and places they hold dear.

Michael the Incredible Super-Sleuth Sausage Dog

Michael the Incredible Super-Sleuth Sausage Dog
Author: Terrie Chilvers
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2024-05-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1915444527

Being a su-paw-star isn't working out quite like Michael had planned. So when Susan the Chocolate Labrador gets dognapped, Michael jumps at the chance to boost his TV ratings and wow his fans by becoming not just a mind-reading sausage dog, but a detective mastermind as well... oh, and he should probably try and save Susan from her dognappers too.

Heavy Light

Heavy Light
Author: Horatio Clare
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-02-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781529112641

'Deeply moving, darkly funny and hugely powerful' Robert Macfarlane 'A brave, lit-up account of going mad and getting better' Jeanette Winterson After a lifetime of ups and downs, Horatio Clare was committed to hospital under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act. From hypomania in the Alps, to a complete breakdown and a locked ward in Wakefield, this is a gripping account of how the mind loses touch with reality, how we fall apart and how we may heal. 'One of the most brilliant travel writers of our day takes us now to that most challenging country, severe mental illness; and does so with such wit, warmth and humanity' Reverend Richard Coles

Finding Audrey

Finding Audrey
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Publisher: Penguin Group
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2015-06-09
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0385685009

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Shopaholic series comes a terrific blend of comedy, romance, and psychological recovery in a contemporary YA novel sure to inspire and entertain. An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audrey's daily life. She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr. Sarah, but when Audrey meets Linus, her brother's gaming teammate, she is energized. She connects with him. Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way she's never been able to do with anyone before. As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum, a sweet romantic connection develops, one that helps not just Audrey but also her entire family.

A Room of One's Own

A Room of One's Own
Author: Virginia Woolf
Publisher: Modernista
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2024-05-30
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9180949509

Virginia Woolf's playful exploration of a satirical »Oxbridge« became one of the world's most groundbreaking writings on women, writing, fiction, and gender. A Room of One's Own [1929] can be read as one or as six different essays, narrated from an intimate first-person perspective. Actual history blends with narrative and memoir. But perhaps most revolutionary was its address: the book is written by a woman for women. Male readers are compelled to read through women's eyes in a total inversion of the traditional male gaze. VIRGINIA WOOLF [1882–1941] was an English author. With novels like Jacob’s Room [1922], Mrs Dalloway [1925], To the Lighthouse [1927], and Orlando [1928], she became a leading figure of modernism and is considered one of the most important English-language authors of the 20th century. As a thinker, with essays like A Room of One’s Own [1929], Woolf has influenced the women’s movement in many countries.