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NEW FROM CLAIRE WATTS

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Twenty-two tiny tales that focus in on fairy tales.
 

How does it feel to choose a bride at a ball? 

Why might you use a forbidden key? 

What is a gingerbread house really like? 

How does killing flies make you a hero? 

Why take a baby to pay back a debt?

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THE LAWTON NOVELS

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 Here’s what they don’t tell you about love in the movies:

(one)
You never know what’s going on in the other person’s head. Never. Not even when they’re telling you.

(two)
Which you know already, because you’re not necessarily telling them what’s going on in your head either.

(three)
And most of the time you’re not absolutely sure what’s going on in your head anyway.

(four)
Most important of all. Keep in mind, all the time, that you don’t get ‘happily ever after’ when you’re seventeen. You don’t get anything ‘ever after’. Not yet.

Kate and Joe ought to be a perfect match. They’re both obsessed with movies. They definitely fancy each other. And they never stop talking. But it’s not that simple, is it?

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Summer isn’t turning out the way Molly planned…

Looking forward to six weeks in sunny southern France kept Molly going all through exam revision. 

But she didn’t count on the loneliness.

Communicating in a language that’s not your own is hard.

Living with someone else’s family is weird.

And spoilt, moody Léa would rather spend her time with a neverending stream of boys than bother with Molly.

Maybe Molly needs to stop focusing on Léa and find a boy of her own?

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It’s that weird limbo summer when school’s over for good and everything you’ve ever known is ending but nothing new has started yet…

LILY’s split up with the boyfriend she was planning to spend the summer with.

SIMON’s plans to travel are scuppered when his mother has a freak accident.

So they agree to be each other’s substitute best friend. And when Simon gets Lily a job in his mum’s tearoom, Gingerbread & Cupcake, they soon have other things to worry about as business takes a dive.

Can they save the tearoom?
Possibly.

And might they be falling in love?

Of course not.

Because you can’t start anything new, not this last summer!

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NON-FICTION

The Covenanters, National Museums of Scotland, 2011
The Most Explosive Science Book in the Universe, Dorling Kindersley, 2009
Eyewitness Workbooks Prehistoric Life, Dorling Kindersley, 2008
Eyewitness Workbooks Dinosaurs, Dorling Kindersley, 2008
Eyewitness Workbooks Human Body, Dorling Kindersley, 2007
Eyewitness Workbooks Stars and Planets, Dorling Kindersley, 2007
Eyewitness Natural Disasters, Dorling Kindersley, 2006
Whiteout, Raintree, 2005
Heat Hazard, Raintree, 2005
Eyewitness Rescue, Dorling Kindersley, 2001
Polar Lands, Two-Can, 1998
My Sticker Book of Puzzle Fun, Dorling Kindersley, 1997
My Sticker Book of Travel Fun, Dorling Kindersley, 1997
Nature Explorer, Dorling Kindersley, 1995
Teddy Bear ABC, Dorling Kindersley, 1995
Daredevils, Two-Can, 1994
Super Heroes (with Robert Nicholson), Two-Can, 1994
Watch: Children in History, BBC Education, 1992
Watch: Switch On, Switch Off, BBC Education, 1992
Watch: Seasons, BBC Education, 1992
Watch: Birth and Growth, BBC Education, 1991
Watch: People Who Help Us, BBC Education, 1991
Watch: Where We Live, BBC Education, 1991
Ancient China (with Robert Nicholson), Two-Can, 1991
Ancient Egypt (with Robert Nicholson), Two-Can, 1991
The Aztecs (with Robert Nicholson), Two-Can 1991
The Vikings (with Robert Nicholson), Two-Can, 1991
On Safari, Two-Can, 1991
Pets, Two-Can, 1991

Contributor

101 Action Movies, Quintessence, 2011
101 Cult Movies, Quintessence, 2011
Ask Me Anything, Dorling Kindersley, 2009
1001 Children’s Books, Quintessence, 2009
Wow! The Visual Encyclopedia of Everything, Dorling Kindersley, 2008
501 Great Writers, Quintessence, 2008
Peoples of Western Asia Vol 2, Discovery Books, 2007
1001 Books to Read before You Die, Quintessence, 2006 (and later editions)
Making Books, A & C Black, 2000
Arts and Crafts for All Seasons (Preschool/kindergarten), Education Center, 1999
Arts and Crafts for All Seasons (Grades 1–3), Education Center, 1999
My World: The Middle Ages, Two-Can, 1997
My World: Ancient Rome, Two-Can, 1997
Pockets: World History, Dorling Kindersley, 1996
Geography of the World, Dorling Kindersley, 1996
Monster Party, Quarto, 1993
Action Maths: Shapes, Two-Can, 1992
Action Maths: Games, Two-Can, 1992
Action Maths: Measures, Two-Can, 1992
Action Maths: Patterns, Two-Can, 1992
Make it Work! Plants, Two-Can, 1992
The Models Book, Two-Can, 1990
Hands-on Do-it-yourself, Two-Can, 1990