Categories: Fiction

The Fish in the Bathtub

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<p>Eoin Colfer’s heartwarming tale of an unlikely friendship and the bond between a girl and her grandfather.</p><p>Little Lucja’s Grandpa Feliks has seen off the German army, and the Communists, and now he is looking forward to a long and peaceful retirement. He plans to begin with a tasty Christmas Eve dinner of carp. But when the carp arrives alive and takes up residence in the bathtub and Lucja’s heart, has Grandpa Feliks finally met his match?</p><p>Particularly suitable for readers aged 7+ with a reading age of 7.</p>

SINEMA THE BOLLYWOOD BUNGLE OF ANDY DUGGAL

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<p>Third-generation producer Anand ‘Andy’ Duggal used to be a part of the Bollywood crème de la crème—his circle, the A-listers of the film industry thanks to the legacy of his father and grandfather. But that is long past.</p><p>Nowadays Andy is a walking disaster with a knack for making every bad decision possible. Drinks, drugs and dalliance are his constant companions; his wife, Joni, is filing for a divorce; and having borrowed money from almost everybody in Mumbai, Andy is perpetually in debt. His latest film—Koi Hil</p><p>Gaya—might have saved him, but it is a colossal train wreck: over-budget,incoherent, and spiralling out of control, with its hero playing truant. And just when it seems that things can’t get worse, they do: Andy finds himself entangled in a devious web spun by the master manipulator Javed Supari, a ruthless mafia don.</p><p>Can Andy find a way out of the pickle he has landed himself in? Will he find redemption, or will his lifestyle be the reason for his complete downfall? Wild—and wildly funny—Sinema will take you on a whirlwind journey of chaos, scams, madness and moments of absurd luck, even as Vikram Singh’s immense knowledge of the intricacies of Bollywood gives you an eye-poppingpicture of the film industry.</p><p><br></p>

Cheesemares

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<p>A hilarious nightmare-fuelled tale from a superstar author-illustrator.</p><p>Hal is convinced there’s a connection between his favourite cheesy snacks and the horrible nightmares he keeps having. So he sets off on a mission with Rufus the dog to solve his cheesemares once and for all. But will he ever escape from the horror he faces in The Evil House of Cheese and is he really tough enough to take on the evil cows?</p>

THE DEATH OF A SARUS CRANE SUDHA GUPTA’S ADVENTURES IN DETECTION

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<p><br></p><p>Suspense, intrigue, and astute social commentary converge in these fourdetective stories by Sahitya Akademi award-winning Tamil author Ambai.</p><p>Private eye Sudha Gupta is on a mission to uncover Mumbai’s underbelly,where injustice and violence lurk in unexpected corners. Wherever theace detectives goes, whether to swanky apartments or humble chawls,she discovers new ideas and versions of Mumbai. ‘A Room Measuring 250</p><p>Square Feet’ tackles taboos and secrets, ‘The Death of a Sarus Crane’explores privilege and tragedy, while ‘Sepal’ delves into forbidden love, and</p><p>the poignant finale, ‘Bun, Maska and Irani Chai’, courageously redefinesbelonging and friendship.Through each mystery, involving a complex interplay of people and social forces, Ambai’s narrative remains clear and effortless. Relying on a small entourage of friends, Sudha Gupta delivers a unique perspective on Mumbai that we overlook.</p>

The Great (Food) Bank Heist

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<p>Written with great empathy and Raúf’s trademark humour, this moving story gives a child’s-eye view of the increasing problem of food poverty.</p><p>Written with great empathy and Rauf’s trademark humour, The Great (Food) Bank Heist is a moving story that gives a child’s-eye view of the increasing problem of food poverty.</p><p>On Thursdays, Nelson, Ashley and Mum head out to the bank. But not just any old bank – the food bank. With its shining tins and packets of food stacked from floor to ceiling, Nelson thinks it’s the best kind of bank there is. But there’s a thief in town, and the shelves of the food bank are getting emptier each day, leaving people hungrier than ever. For the sake of his family and everyone else’s, Nelson needs to make them stop. But can he and his friends really be the ones to catch the bank robber?</p>

The Big-Top Mysteries (1) The Case of the Vanishing Granny

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<p>Roll up! Roll up! The Shortbread Family Circus is in town! Introducing the first tale in The Big Top Mysteries, an exciting new series from Alexander McCall Smith and illustrator Sam Usher.</p><p>Billy, Fern and Joe Shortbread are the stars of their family circus, but they also have another talent … they're experts at solving mysteries! When their circus moves into a new town they soon make friends with a young boy named Tom. But Tom can't enjoy the circus because his granny has disappeared and he's worried he'll never see her again. With the help of their astonishing circus skills can the Shortbread circus stars crack the clues and find Tom's granny? A brilliant McCall Smith adventure story, brimming with wit, wisdom and larger than life characters.</p>

Crow

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<p>New girl Hattie hopes a scarecrow will protect her den at school, but she soon realises she can’t control him … A darkly comic tale from acclaimed author Nicola Skinner.</p><p>When lonely Hattie feels out of place at her new school, she creates a scarecrow – Crow. Hattie wants him to guard the den she finds in the playground, the only place she feels happy and comfortable.</p><p>Poor Crow really just wants to have fun with the other children, but he takes his job for Hattie very seriously and his behaviour starts to get scarier and scarier.</p><p>Will Hattie realise that Crow is ruining her chance to make new friends before it’s too late?</p>

STILL LIVES

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<p>Young, handsome, and contemptuous of his father’s traditional ways, PK Malik leaves Bombay to start a new life in America. Stopping in Manchester to visit an old friend, he thinks he sees a business opportunity and decides to stay on.</p><p>Now fifty-five, PK has fallen out of love with life. His business is struggling, and his wife Geeta is lonely, pining for the India she’s left behind.</p><p>One day, PK crosses the path of Esther, the wife of his business competitor, and they launch into an affair conducted in shabby hotel rooms, with the fear of discovery forever hanging in the air. Still Lives is a tightly woven, haunting work that pulls apart the threads of a family and plays with notions of love,betrayal and belonging.</p>

Worry Angels

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<p>An important, tender and vital story about dealing with and overcoming worry, perfectly pitched for young readers.</p><p>Amy May knows about webs of worries – so many people she meets are caught in them, from her own artist dad to newly arrived refugee Rima and her family. By being brave enough to open up her worry box, Amy May helps all those around her find a way forward.</p>

EVERYTHING SUCKS

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<p>Kashish Asif, a popular Instagrammer, navigates life at 18, accompanied byher widowed father, and occasionally present older sister. As her witty reelsearn her a large following, she falls into an online battle with Sameer, anaspiring cook and budding Instagrammer. But their playful conflict soon getsblown out of proportion through an error of judgement.</p><p>Then, unexpectedly, they meet in real life. And even more unexpectedly,sparks fly between them. When reality creeps in, and an unfortunate incidentforces them to unplug from their phones, they will need to figure out how todeal with life and relationships away from the screens.</p><p>Is it possible to find a real friend (or someone more than a friend) in a worldwhere reactions are staged, people pretend to date each other for the likes,and the only constant is that everything really, really sucks?From the bestselling author of Asmara’s Summer, filmed as the popularweb series Dil Dosti Dilemma, comes a pitch-perfect teenage drama aboutfriendship, family, and finding love in unexpected places.</p>