After seeing a plane flying through the sky, Mac the tractor decides that he wants to fly.

A sweeping drama about the madness of war and the power of love, with passages as "compelling and alive as anything he has written since Birdsong" (The Guardian)London, 1980. Robert Hendricks, an established psychiatrist and author, has so bottled up memories of his own wartime past that he is nearly sunk into a life of aloneness and depression. Out of the blue, a baffling letter arrives from one Dr. Alexander Pereira, a neurologist and a World War I veteran who claims to be an admirer of Robert's published work. The letter brings Robert to the older man's home on a rocky, secluded island off the south of France, and into tempests of memories--his childhood as a fatherless English boy, the carnage he witnessed and the wound he can't remember receiving as a young officer in the war, and, above all, the great, devastating love of his life, an Italian woman, "L," whom he met during the war. As Robert's recollections pour forth, he's unsure whether they will lead to psychosis--or redemption. But Dr. Pereira knows. Profoundly affecting and masterfully told, Sebastian Faulks's Where My Heart Used to Beat sweeps through the 20th century, brilliantly interrogating the darkest corners of the human mind and bearing tender witness to the abiding strength of love.

A little donkey, unhappy that his big ears stick straight up, asks other farm animals for advice on how to improve his appearance.

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Aliya already struggles with trying to fit in, feeling confident enough to talk to the cute boy or stand up to mean kids--the fact that she's Muslim is just another thing to deal with. When Marwa, a Moroccan girl who shares her faith if not her culture, comes to Aliya's school, Aliya wonders even more about who she is, what she believes and where she fits in. Should she fast for Ramadan? Should she wear the hijab? She's old enough for both, but does she really want to call attention to herself?

Product Description: August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid--but his new classmates can't get past Auggie's extraordinary face...read more

After the brutal murder of his wife, Peter Thorpe seeks sanctuary with his young son on the remote island of Land's End only to find himself trapped by the chilling horrors of the island community's strange traditions

Product Description: There are so many things to love about being you. From your fingers and your toes and your smile to your dreams for the future. This book in The Things I Love series by Trace Moroney celebrates the everyday situations that form the basis of our children’s experiences...read more

The sixth edition of The Almanac of British Politics again confirms this books reputation as the definitive guide to the UK political map. It contains biographical sketches of all Members of Parliament including the new intake following the 1997 Labour election victory, and gives a comprehensive seat-by-seat analysis of all parliamentary constituencies. The book describes their social, economic and political characteristics, and each profile gives the seat's recent electoral history, as well as looking forward to the next election.

Product Description: We follow VIPO with his friends Betty (a toy cat) and Henry (a stork) to Rome, where they meet interesting characters and make new friends. In each exciting adventure, our young readers learn valuable lessons and fascinating facts about the world we live in.