Bs 9+ A Remarkable EarBeloved and award winning author Anne Fine returns with a touching, musical story of patience, practice and courage. Everyone's always telling Will to stop making so much noise. That is, until he meets music teacher Mr Brand. He thinks Will's not just noisy but that he has a gift and must learn to play the violin. But Will doesn't feel special . He can never find peace to practice at home and carrying a violin around school is too embarrassing.

The perfect rebound

'Anna Jacobs is on top form

energetic and endlessly entertaining

'Gustav the Goldfish

can use these same principles in our own lives

and the empress is beset by enemies within the court

dramatic consequences for American security

the outnumbered men of 1/8 Gorkha Rifles repulsed multiple attacks

The man is hard to trust-and even harder to resist

Who is the object of her affections

As Laurence unravels the connections between Captain Emmett's suicide a group of war poets a bitter regimental feud and a hidden love affair more disquieting deaths are exposed

This collection explores the wonders of the world - inviting your child to ponder life's questions with lots of fun along the way