The Great San Francisco Trivia and Fact Book"", by Janet Bailey, is a celebration of the City by the Bay. Although relatively young as compared to the world's great cities, it has had a greater influence than many older, larger cities.""

Tails Up and Other Misbehaviours a collection of short stories by Janet Bailey Six stories. One street that won’t behave. Especially on Thursdays. From shortcut paths that loop back wrong to biscuit tins that hum when no one’s looking, this collection blends mythic mystery with ensemble mischief. Fog rolls in with intent. Wishes stir in charity shops. And Thursdays return—with consequences. Meet mop buckets with opinions, scissors with grievances, and a piano that’s never quite empty. Whet...

Autumn, a smart and adventurous twenty-year-old, dreams of a surprise party unlike any other. However, an unexpected blunder by Max and his friend Felix sets off a chain of events that leads Autumn on an entirely different adventure. Along the way, she encounters Mr. John McKenzie, a former teacher and police man with a mysterious past. As Autumn and her old schoolmates come together ten years later, they embark on a quest to uncover their true destinies. Their pursuit for treasure takes u...

Book 2 in the fantastic four book series about taking risks and flying high, from the children's book legend Paul Jennings and brilliant cartoonist Andrew Weldon.'You're grounded, Ricky,' said Mum. 'Yes,' said Dad. 'In more ways than one.'Ricky is an ordinary boy, who can fly. He can really fly! But only when no one is looking. His dream is to one day be FAMOUS. But after accidentally opening the car window at the car wash, he's grounded. No movies...

A BRAND-NEW, relentlessly pacy psychological thriller with twists you won’t see coming, for fans of Michelle Frances, Lisa Jewell, and Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies ‘A sizzling, addictive thriller with a wicked twist.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Author D.E. WhiteEveryone has something to hide… After surviving a house fire that killed her husband, Kelly Reynolds vanishes into the East Hamptons, a world of gated estates, pristine lawns...

The cat sat comfortably on the wall.Are you sitting comfortably?Then I will continue.As you know cats like to sit. Sometimes they like to sit and think, and sometimes they just like to sit. But on this occasion the cat was sitting and thinking,'What a lovely day'.But little did the cat know that it was all going to go horribly wrong.

With Angels Beside Us follows on from the bestselling Walking With Angels, relating yet more incredible experiences of people who have been touched by angels.At times of personal crisis, in traumatic circumstances or at moments of great peril, countless people have drawn strength and courage not from some inner well of fortitude, but from a source beyond their control. They have been guided by mysterious mentors, helped by unseen hands, or emboldened by the feeling that angels stoo...

Parallel stories set in different times, one told in prose and one in pictures, converge as a girl unravels the mystery of the abandoned Thornhill Institute next door.1982: Mary is a lonely orphan at the Thornhill Institute For Children at the very moment that it's shutting its doors. When her few friends are all adopted or re-homed and she's left to face a volatile bully alone, her revenge will have a lasting effect on the bully, on Mary, and on Thornhill itself.

Jackson Winstanley Sweettooth (or Jack for short) is a mouse who lives with Matthew and the rest of the Bailey family. He gets the blame for a lot of things - Mrs Bailey thinks he's swallowed her ruby and nibbled at Shani's birthday cake. And Jack's biggest enemy is Beauregard Battersby-Bunge, the pesky ginger cat from next door. But everything gets better when another mouse, Blossom, comes to stay with the Baileys - soon Blossom and Jack are the best of friends!

'Use of magic by teacher strictly forbidden.'Poor Mr Majeika goes to the bottom of the class when the school inspector comes to call. Things don't get any easier when Mr Majeika turns himself into a lobster by mistake. Class Three somehow has to get Wilhemina Worlock to undo the spell...

Her husband says it's suicide. The police say it's murder.Liam Buckley was a married man with two teenage children when he moved out of the family home to start a new life with his lover. His wife Jennifer never forgave him, but now she needs him to come back: she's been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and the kids can't cope alone.One day after Liam moves home, Jennifer is found dead. Liam thinks it's suicide. But the police, led by

Class 3 are sure that something is very wrong when Mr Majeika leaves school without saying goodbye. When they find a message from him saying he's been arrested by the Silly Crime Squad, they are determined to rescue him. To do this they must outwit Hamish Bigmore and Mr Majeika's old enemy, Wilhelmina Worlock. They succeed and Wilhelmina is punished with a 'spell' on earth as a Supply Teacher!