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Ma and Pa Croft live with their grown up son Paul in a stone
cottage in the English countryside. When a stray cat turns up, Ma
puts out some meat and milk - and then three faces appear at the
woodshed window. Kittens Where has the cat come from? Will Ma and
Pa's landlord, the local farmer, allow the kittens to stay in the
woodshed? And what will happen to them when they've grown up? This
is the story of Mia, Tigger, Tabby Girl and Socks, and is based on
real events. It's a story that will touch your heart. Ideal for
reading alone or accompanied reading. Perfect for anyone that has
ever loved a cat, whatever their age. Written by Will Hadcroft and
illustrated by Owen Claxton.
Gezz, Luke and Malcolm are enjoying a trip up Winter Hill on the
West Pennine moors when they are joined by a fourth person, a boy
wearing old-fashioned clothes and a grey flat cap. But, when Luke
introduces himself, the boy fades into nothing Is he a ghost? Soon,
the wilderness is full of apparitions, and all the clues point to
the television transmitter at the hill's summit. Where are the
spectres coming from? Why are they appearing? And what are their
intentions? As the ghosts start to haunt the children's housing
estate, Gezz, Luke and Malcolm take their robot friend Anne Droyd
up Winter Hill, hoping her superhuman powers will help them solve
the mystery. For one of them, life will never be quite the same
again.
Find the blueprint and change it... "I suppose this is the bit
where the hero regains consciousness, struggles to focus, and
mumbles, 'Where am I?' Except I knew exactly where I was... Liam
Creedy has not had the best of times at Patrick Freeman High. Now
in his final year, he suffers at the hands of bullies and is
rendered unconscious. When he wakes, he finds himself in a strange
distortion of school life - the building has no main exit, the
classrooms have become work places, the prefects are more like
police, and no one ever mentions their parents. Now everything and
everyone is in black and white; everyone except Liam and Mr Samson,
the boy's aloof and mysterious guide in this nightmare world. Has
he slipped into a parallel world? Is he really in a coma lying on a
hospital bed? Or is he dead and in some place of limbo? As tension
builds and the school moves nearer and nearer to all out war,
Samson presses Liam to find the blueprint and change it - only then
will he find the way out. Will Hadcroft weaves a tale that dares to
confront one's right to be an individual in a world that demands
conformity and uniformity. He questions the education system, the
roles we are pressured to play in society, and the need to
challenge accepted norms before it is too late.
The adventures of Anne Droyd the android and her three human
guardians, Gezz, Malcolm and Luke. The plucky foursome enjoy a
vacation in the historic coastal town of Whitby, where monsters are
on the rampage after dark.
Frazer Hines reads a brand new story featuring the Second Doctor,
Jamie and Zoe. The TARDIS brings its occupants to Calico Three, an
Earth-like planetoid where industrial foundries are worked
alongside sophisticated technology. The Doctor is staggered to
learn about the Resurrection Plant, which re-births anyone mortally
wounded in the line of work. While Jamie is put to work in the
foundry, Zoe and the Doctor investigate the Plant - but when the
machine goes terribly wrong, they must work with the locals to
combat a horrifying monster. The Doctor also uncovers a shameful
secret that, for him at least, hits close to home. Frazer Hines,
who played Jamie in the TV series, reads Will Hadcroft's intriguing
adventure. (c)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios
Distribution Ltd
What makes the Asperger child immerse himself in such things as
Doctor Who and The Incredible Hulk? In this honest and entertaining
autobiographical account, Will Hadcroft links his obsessive TV
series fixations to eventually being diagnosed with Asperger
Syndrome. He describes drawing comfort from identifying himself
with heroic individuals or fictional characters, and the liberating
effect of an accurate diagnosis for someone who felt 'out of place'
and didn't know why. This original and highly readable book offers
a fresh insight into the experience of feeling 'unmutual', or
misunderstood and how this can result in bullying at school and in
the workplace, escalating into social phobia, paranoia and
obsessive behaviour. It amply illustrates some of the more subtle
expressions of the Asperger condition and provides an accessible
introduction to those new to AS.
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