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<p>The moving and gripping new blockbuster novel from international bestseller John Grisham.</p><p>ONE MAN. ONE HOPE. ONCE CHANCE TO BECOME A LEGEND.</p><p>ONE MAN Seventeen-year-old Samuel Sooleyman comes from a village in South Sudan, a war-torn country where one third of the population is a refugee. His great love is basketball: his prodigious leap and lightning speed make him an exceptional player. And it may also bring him his big chance: he has been noticed by a coach taking a youth team to the United States.</p><p>ONE HOPE If he gets through the tournament, Samuel's life will change beyond recognition. But it's the longest of long shots. His talent is raw and uncoached. There are hundreds of better-known players ahead of him. And he must leave his family behind, at least at the beginning.</p><p>ONE CHANCE As American success beckons, devastating news reaches Samuel from home. Caught between his dream and the nightmare unfolding thousands of miles away, 'Sooley', as he's nicknamed by his classmates, must make hard choices about his future. This quiet, dedicated boy must do what no other player has achieved in the history of his chosen game: become a legend in twelve short months.</p><p>Global bestseller John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court in this gripping and incredibly moving novel that showcases his storytelling powers in an entirely new light.</p>

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This boxed set of 8 pocket-size notebooks pays homage to some of Dungeons &amp; Dragons most reviled beasts and creatures. Each notebook cover features a different monster in a new, modern design, while the interior includes stats and a brief history of each creature. Handpicked to include a mix of fearsome creations and fan favourites, Dungeons and Dragons Bestiary Notebook Set is a must-have collector's item for any D&amp;D fan.

<p></p><p>'A tough, beautiful novel. - Guardian</p><p>About one womans fine, hard life at the racetrack, Kick the Latch with its ruthless concision and artful mysteries is lightning in a bottle.</p><p>Kathryn Scanlans Kick the Latch vividly captures the arc of one womans life at the racetrack the flat land and ramshackle backstretch; the bad feelings and friction; the winners circle and the racetrack bar; the fancy suits and fancy boots; and the particular language of grooms, jockeys, trainers, racing secretaries, stewards, pony people, hotwalkers, everybody with economy and integrity.</p><p>Based on transcribed interviews with Sonia, a horse trainer, the novel investigates form and authenticity in a feat of synthesis reminiscent of Charles Reznikoffs Testimony. As Scanlan puts it, I wanted to preserve amplify, exaggerate Sonias idiosyncratic speech, her bluntness, her flair as a storyteller. I arrived at what you could call a composite portrait of a self.</p><p>Whittled down with a fiercely singular artistry, Kick the Latch bangs out of the starting gate and carries the reader on a careening joyride around the inside track.</p><p>A revelation in its unadorned, unromantic, plain power. - Andrew McMillan</p><p>'A series of taut, electrifying vignettes . . . by turns exultant and brutal. - LA Review of Books</p>

<p></p>From the creator of the <i>1000 Dot-to-Dot</i> series comes <i>Querkles Animals</i>, putting an exciting new twist on the classic colour-by-number images that we loved as children.<br/><br/>At first, you see nothing but a baffling tangle of circles, but hidden within each puzzle is a furry face waiting to be revealed!<br/><br/>Featuring a menagerie of adorable creatures from chomping chimps to louche giraffes, <i>Querkles Animals</i> provides hours of creative colouring fun for artistic minds of all ages. Choose a dramatic colour scheme to make your Querkle truly unique, discover what's hidden in each puzzle, and create a striking animal portrait that you can easily remove and display.