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1	Kite Runner more books like this by Khaled Hosseini Twelve year old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father Baba, one of the richest and most respected merchants in Kabul. He has failed to do so through academia or brawn, but the one area where they connect is the annual kite fighting tournament. Amir is determined not just to win the competition but to run the last kite and bring it ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson more books like this by Mitch Albom Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, and gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago. Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Holes more books like this by Louis Sachar Stanley Yelnat's family has a history of bad luck going back generations, so he is not too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre. Nor is he very surprised when he is told that his daily labour at the camp is to dig a hole, five foot wide by five foot deep, and report anything that he finds ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	A Thousand Splendid Suns more books like this by Khaled Hosseini With heart-wrenching power and suspense, the bestselling author of "The Kite Runner" shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival. see all copies from £6.32! new only from £6.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	The Thirteenth Tale more books like this by Diane Setterfield Amateur biographer Margaret Lea receives a letter from reclusive author Vida Winter, summoning her to write Vida's life story. Up to this point, Vida has never given a true account of her life, toying with interviewers by inventing lutlandish life histories of herself. In her old age, she at last wants to tell the truth a bout her extraordinary ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	The Friday Night Knitting Club more books like this by Kate Jacobs Walker and Daughter is Georgia Walker's little yarn shop, tucked into a quiet storefront on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The Friday Night Knitting Club was started by some of Georgia's regulars who gather once a week to work on their projects and to chat. As they knit, they bond; and as they bond, their lives become connected in most unexpected ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Snow Flower and the Secret Fan more books like this by Lisa See Set in 19th-century China, See's national bestseller tells a story of two young women who find solace with each other, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a misunderstanding arises, their lifelong friendship suddenly threatens to tear apart. High school & older. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Blood Brothers more books like this by Nora Roberts Every seven years, on the seventh day of the seventh month, in the town of Hawkins Hollow, strange things happen. It began 21 years ago after three young boys went on a camping trip to The Pagan Stone. Now, it will end in a showdown between evil and the boys who have become men--and the women who love them--in this new trilogy. Original. see all copies from £2.15! new only from £2.15! \| first editions
9	Giving Tree more books like this by Shel Silverstein "Once there was a tree . . . and she loved a little boy." So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk . . . and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew ... see all copies from £3.90! new only from £10.24! \| first editions
10	The Lightning Thief more books like this by Rick Riordan Now in paperback--the first novel of a new series that mixes classic Greek mythology with modern adventure. After learning he is a demigod, Percy Jackson is sent to a summer camp on Long Island, where he meets the father he never knew--Poseidon, god of the sea. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Bridge of Sighs more books like this by Richard Russo Now available in a Vintage Contemporaries paperback edition, "Bridge of Sighs," from the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Empire Falls," is a moving novel about small-town America that expands Russo's widely heralded achievement in ways both familiar and astonishing. (Literary Fiction) see all copies from £2.97! new only from £4.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Corduroy more books like this by Don Freeman Back in the 1970's when I was starting out as a writer for young readers, I did my only story for the very young--my only picture book. I showed the story to my Viking Press publisher, George Nicholson. To my surprise, he decided that Viking would take it. Then he said, "If you could have any artist in the world to do the illustrations, who would ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.86! \| first editions
13 view cover	The 5th Horseman more books like this by James Patterson As San Francisco Medical Center comes under scrutiny for unexplainable patient deaths, Lt. Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club investigate for themselves, in Patterson and Paetro's latest #1 "New York Times" bestseller, now available in a tall Premium Edition. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Wind in the Willows more books like this by Kenneth Grahame Mole discovers an exciting new world when he ventures out of his underground home and befriends the amiable Water Rat. Ratty introduces him to life on the river bank, to the pleasures of boating, and to the irresponsible but loveable Toad. Toad just cannot help getting himself into some terrible scrapes involving all kinds of vehicles, from gipsy ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	3rd Degree more books like this by James/Gross Patterson Three people are dead and a baby is missing after a mysterious explosion rips through a San Francisco neighborhood. Three days later, a businessman is murdered, and a note left behind at each scene links the two incidents. The Women's Murder Club--Detective Lindsay Boxer, Assistant D.A., Medical Examiner Jill Berhardt, Claire Washburn, and ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Prayer for Owen Meany more books like this by John Irving Eleven-year-old Owen Meany, playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen does not believe in accidents and believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul is both extraordinary and terrifying. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Charlotte's Web more books like this by E B White This is the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur and of Wilbur's dear friend, Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider who lived with Wilbur in the barn. With the help of Templeton the rat, who never did anything for anybody unless there was something in it for him, and a wonderfully clever plan of her ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.08! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Number the Stars more books like this by Lois Lowry A powerful story set in Nazi occupied Denmark in 1943. Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen is called upon for a selfless act of bravery to help save her best-friend, Ellen -- a Jew. It is 1943 and for ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen life is still fun -- school, family, sharing fairy stories with her little sister. But there are dangers and worries ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Diary of a Wimpy Kid more books like this by Jeff Kinney It's a new school year and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into the harsh landscape of secondary school, where undersized weaklings have to share the hallways with kids who are six-feet-tall, dating and already shaving. While Greg's days are focused on school survival, he's happy to have Rowley, his reliable punching-bag sidekick, along for the ... see all copies from £2.12! new only from £4.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Boy in the Striped Pajamas more books like this by John Boyne Berlin 1942 When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move from their home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence running alongside stretches as far as the eye can see and ... see all copies from £7.13! new only from £7.13! \| first editions
21 view cover	Heart is a Lonely Hunter more books like this by Carson McCullers Set in the American South, this is the story of a group of people who appear to have little in common except they are all hopelessly lonely. A young girl, a drunken socialist and a black doctor are drawn to a gentle, sympathetic deaf mute, John Singer, whose presence changes their lives. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Tuck Everlasting more books like this by Natalie Babbitt Doomed to - or blessed with - eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When ten year old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret, the Tucks kidnap her and explain why living forever at one age is less than a blessing that it might seem. "Intense and ... see all copies from £1.83! new only from £4.88! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing more books like this by Judy Blume Peter Hatcher is the fourth grade nothing whose main worry is how to stop his little brother Fudge from getting his hands on his new possession - a tiny green turtle called Dribble. The author has also written "Otherwise known as Shelia the Great" and "Superfudge". see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.19! \| first editions
24 view cover	Bridge to Terabithia more books like this by Katherine Paterson Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the class. He's been practising all summer and he's sure he's going to win. But when a girl named Leslie Burke moves into the neighbouring farm his life changes forever. Not only does Leslie not look or act like any of the girls in school, she also turns out to be the fastest runner in the year. After ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £3.20! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Where the Heart is more books like this by Billie Letts A 17-year-old pregnant girl heading for Califonia with her boyfriend finds herself stranded at a Wal-Mart in Oklahoma, with just $7.77 in change. But she's about to be helped by a group of down-to-earth, deeply caring people, including a bible-thumping nun and an eccentric librarian. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions

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