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Bel Mooney

    October 8, 1946

    This author demonstrates a remarkable versatility, with her writing spanning a wide array of themes for both adult and child readers. Her extensive career across media, including journalism and broadcasting, has undoubtedly shaped her perspective and allowed her to connect with a diverse range of people. Transitioning from a path in journalism, she has cultivated a voice in fiction that enriches the literary landscape. Her works often explore the spectrum of life's challenges and joys, offering readers an engaging and uplifting experience.

    Like Mother, Like Daughter?
    So What!
    I Don't Want To!
    Far from the madding crowd
    Best Dog Bonnie
    Bad Dog Bonnie
    • Bad Dog Bonnie

      • 96 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Bonnie's behaving badly - will she and Harry both end up in the doghouse?

      Bad Dog Bonnie
      5.0
    • Best Dog Bonnie

      • 96 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      The little dog with big ideas is back in this illustrated story for independent readers.

      Best Dog Bonnie
      5.0
    • Far from the madding crowd

      • 464 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      A special edition of Hardy's brilliant novel to tie in with the major new film starring Carey Mulligan, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge and Matthias Schoenaerts, based on David Nicholls' screenplay.Hardy's powerful novel of swift sexual passion and slow-burning loyalty centres on Bathsheba Everdene, a proud working woman whose life is complicated by three different men - respectable farmer Boldwood, seductive Sergeant Troy and devoted Gabriel - making her the object of scandal and betrayal. Vividly portraying the superstitions and traditions of a small rural community, Far from the Madding Crowd shows the precarious position of a woman in a man's world.Formerly a prize-winning architectural student, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) went on to become a prolific novelist and poet. Far From the Madding Crowd is the second of Hardy's great series of Wessex novels. His other novels include Under the Greenwood Tree, The Return of the Native, Two on a Tower, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure, all of which are available in Penguin Classics.

      Far from the madding crowd
      4.2
    • I Don't Want To!

      • 55 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Kitty's favourite word is No She doesn't want to clean her teeth, eat her vegetables or, worst of all, play with boring cousin Melisso. In fact, Kitty can't seem to stop saying 'no' but when Dad tells her he doesn't ever want to hear her say 'yes', she discovers that that's exactly what she does want to say When she breaks one of her favourite toys, she finds she does want to tidy her room. When Dad says he doesn't want a goodnight kiss, Kitty decides she'd like to give one. When she's bored because Mum and Dad are having a lie-in she does want to play with her big brother, Daniel.

      I Don't Want To!
      3.8
    • So What!

      Kitty & Friends

      • 100 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Now that Kitty's getting older it seems that she says'so what ' to everything. Homework? So what Time to get up? Who cares But Kitty does care. She cares when not doing her homework means she makes more work for herself in the end. She cares (even though she pretends not to) when she thinks she's lost Mr Tubs, her teddy bear. She cares that her friend, Rosie, is pretending not to be upset when her parents split up. And she cares when she finds out that her friend, William, is getting bullied. In fact, Kitty cares so much that she decides to stand up to the bully all on her own, in spite of him being much bigger than her

      So What!
      3.7
    • Like Mother, Like Daughter?

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      'Like Mother, Like Daughter?' features 14 stories that explore the mother-daughter relationship in a variety of different ways. Heartwarming, funny, challenging and tragic, the stories in this collection reflect the complexity of the mother-daughter relationship. Some will make you laugh, others will make you cry.

      Like Mother, Like Daughter?
      3.5
    • Big Dog Bonnie

      • 96 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Meet the little dog with big ideas in this brand-new illustrated story for independent readers.

      Big Dog Bonnie
    • Beer Fest USA

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Beer Fest USA features the best craft beer events across the nation with photographs for each. - Visit 13 craft beer events. - Fun and accessible to a general audience, it tells the stories of how beer and craft brewing unites communities.

      Beer Fest USA