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A series of children's modern classic novels by renowned 20th century children's writers. All the titles in this series have the A Puffin Book logo, contemporary-style covers, and child-friendly endnotes.

A Nest of Vipers

Anne Fine

Goggle-Eyes

John Agard

Laughter is an Egg

James Berry

A Thief in the Village

Rosemary Sutcliff

Beowulf, Dragonslayer

Madhur Jaffrey

Michael Foreman

Tales, Myths and Legends of India

Seasons of Splendour

Henry Treece

The Viking Saga

Susan Cooper

The Boggart

The Boggart And the Monster

Berna Paul

A Hundred Million Francs

Ursula Le Guin

A Wizard of Earthsea

Penelope Lively

The House in Norham Gardens

Jan Mark

Thunder And Lightnings

Philippa Pearce

A Dog So Small

Dick King-Smith

The Crowstarver

Geoffrey Trease

Cue for Treason

James Vance Marshall

Walkabout

Anita Desai

The Village by the Sea

Michelle Magorian

Goodnight Mister Tom

Mary Norton

The Borrowers

Leon Garfield

Kenny McKendry

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The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. Discover the 1Q84 Trilogy by Haruki Murakami.

The intelligent and capable police commissioner Guido Brunetti confronts crime in and around his home town of Venice.

Chronicling the lives of over three hundred characters, unrivalled for its scope and humour, this is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England.

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