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Heroes

Heroes
  • Author(s): David Long, Kerry Hyndman (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): World
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

Thirty-three incredible stories of animal heroics from the team that brought you Blue Peter Award-winning SURVIVORS For as long as there have been wars, animals have been out there saving lives. Courageous dogs, cats, birds, horses, and even a...

Heroes like us

Heroes like us
  • Author(s): Thomas Brussig
  • Location(s): Berlin
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1980s / 1990s

Herscht 07769

Herscht 07769
  • Author(s): Laszlo Krasznahorkai, Ottilie Mulzet (Translator)
  • Location(s): Thuringia (Thüringen)
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Mid 20th Century

Gentle giant Florian Herscht is an orphan, adopted by a neo-Nazi who has apprenticed him as a graffiti cleaner. The Boss, a Bach fanatic, is enraged that someone is spraying wolf emblems across the monuments to the famed composer...

Herself Alone in Orange Rain

Herself Alone in Orange Rain
  • Author(s): Tracey Iceton
  • Location(s): Ireland, Northern Ireland
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1980s

Kaylynne Ryan is a promising art student, used to fighting for her place in a world of men, but when a forgotten friend turns up she realises there is more than her own freedom at stake. Learning the truth...

HerStory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook the World

HerStory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook the World
  • Author(s): Katherine Halligan, Sarah Walsh (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): World
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

Instead of just studying history, let’s think about HerStory too! In this uplifting and inspiring book, children can learn about 50 intrepid women from around the world and throughout history. Telling the stories of their childhood, the challenges they...

Hex

Hex
  • Author(s): Jenni Fagan
  • Location(s): North Berwick
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1591

A powerfully poignant tale of one of the most turbulent moments in Scotland’s history: the North Berwick Witch Trials.IT’S THE 4TH OF DECEMBER 1591.On this, the last night of her life, in a prison cell several floors below Edinburgh’s...

Hey, Joe

Hey, Joe
  • Author(s): Ted Lerner
  • Location(s): Manila
  • Genre(s): Short Stories

An American in Manila – highlights in the city, the jeepneys, the locals, the contrast of rich and poor. A memoir of Manila that truly sets the scene.

Hi Five

Hi Five
  • Author(s): Joe Ide
  • Location(s): Los Angeles
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Christiana is the daughter of the biggest arms dealer on the West Coast, Angus Byrne. She’s also the sole witness and number-one suspect in the murder of her boyfriend – found dead inside her Newport Beach boutique. Angus will...

Hibiscus: Discover Fresh Flavours from West Africa

Hibiscus: Discover Fresh Flavours from West Africa
  • Author(s): Lopè Ariyo
  • Location(s): Nigeria
  • Genre(s): Food and Drink
  • Era(s): Current

Lopè Ariyo is the rising star of African cooking and Hibiscus, her first book, is packed with delicious dishes. An energetic and supremely talented cook, Lopè creates fresh, fuss-free meals that are full of flavour. With chapters including Fruits,...

Hidden (Marchwood Vampire Series)

Hidden (Marchwood Vampire Series)
  • Author(s): Shalini Boland
  • Location(s): Paris, The Cotswolds, Türkiye (Turkey)
  • Genre(s): Paranormal, Suspense
  • Era(s): 19th - 21st century

On Madison Greene’s sixteenth birthday, she inherits a mansion with sinister secrets. Sucked into a nightmare that spans the centuries, she must fight to save the ones she loves. Alexandre is an eighteen-year-old French aristocrat with arrogance and charm....

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