While on holiday with her mother at a popular Mediterranean coastal resort, Megan fell in love. Just 14 years old, naive and vulnerable, she had no reason to suspect that the man who said he loved her would commit the ultimate betrayal of her trust. When her mother returned to England, Megan stayed with Jak, who said he would find her a job as a waitress and promised they would be together forever. But when Megan travelled to the city with Jak, his attitude quickly changed and instead of finding her work as a waitress, he allowed her to be raped and then sold her to a human trafficker. Abandoned by Jak but still unable to accept that everything he'd told her had been a lie, Megan was coerced by threats and violence into working as a prostitute in private homes and brothels. Then the trafficker threatened her mother's life and it was Megan's turn to lie: sending her mother the staged photographs that had been taken of her apparently working as a waitress in a cafe, she told her she was happy. Too frightened and bewildered to trust or reach out to anyone, Megan remained locked in a world of brutality and abuse for six years. In the end, there only seemed to be one way out. Megan's powerful story reveals the devastating realities of human trafficking and the fear that imprisons its victims more effectively than any cage could ever do.

Bought and Sold: Library Edition

Biographies & Memoirs

Stephens, Megan

Community & Culture

Blackstone Pub

A classic thriller from the bestselling master of action and suspense. The atomic submarine Dolphin has impossible orders: sail beneath the ice-floes of the Arctic Ocean to locate and rescue the men of weather station Zebra, gutted by fire and drifting with the ice pack somewhere north of the Arctic Circle. But the orders do not say what the Dolphin will find if she succeeds-that the fire at Ice Station Zebra was sabotage, and that one of the survivors is a killer ...

Ice Station Zebra: Library Edition

Literature & Fiction

MACLEAN, Alistair

Literary

In The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben makes the case that the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death and regeneration he has observed in his woodland. A walk in the woods will never be the same again.

The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate; Discoveries from a Secret World, Library Edition

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

WOHLLEBEN, PETER

Gardening & Landscape Design

In The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben makes the case that the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death and regeneration he has observed in his woodland. A walk in the woods will never be the same again.

The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate; Discoveries from a Secret World

Merlin: Library Edition

History

HOYLAND, Graham

Military

A short novella based on the beloved characters from the graphic novel Heartstopper and Alice Oseman's debut novel Solitaire, which was praised as 'The Catcher in the Rye for the digital age' by The Times. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, right? Charlie: "I have been going out with Nick Nelson for two years. He likes rugby, Formula 1, dogs, the Marvel universe, the sound felt-tips make on paper, rain and drawing on shoes. He also likes me." Nick: "Things me and Charlie Spring do together include: Watch films. Sit in the same room on different laptops. Text each other from different rooms. Make out. Make food. Make drinks. Get drunk. Talk. Argue. Laugh. Maybe we're kind of boring. But that's fine with us." Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie are the perfect couple--that they're inseparable. But now Nick is leaving for university, and Charlie will be left behind at Sixth Form. Everyone's asking if they're staying together, which is a stupid question--they're 'Nick and Charlie' for God's sake! But as the time to say goodbye gets inevitably closer, both Nick and Charlie question whether their love is strong enough to survive being apart. Or are they delaying the inevitable? Because everyone knows that first loves rarely last forever ...

Nick and Charlie: Library Edition (Solitaire)

Teen & Young Adult

OSEMAN, Alice

A step-by-step guide to Spanish pronunciation that will help you build your confidence and communicate better in Spanish. Aimed at beginners and intermediate students, this short course focuses on spoken Spanish and will help you improve your pronunciation, confidence and fluency. The free booklet will show you how to pronounce each sound and give real-life examples of where these sounds are used. You will recognize why you mispronounce certain words and which sounds you need to focus on. You can practice the Spanish sounds while listening to the Spanish speaker. The booklet contains illustrations of the mouth showing how to make Spanish sounds and memorable cartoons to help you remember pronunciation rules. You will learn the differences between the Spanish and English alphabet, stress and rhythm, the differences between accents within Spain and the differences between the Spanish spoken in Spain and Latin America.

Collins Easy Learning Spanish Pronunciation: Library Edition (English and Spanish Edition)

COLLINS DICTIONARIES

Paddington Bear has been delighting adults and children alike with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures for more than 60 years. Here you can listen to seven hilarious Paddington stories, read by Stephen Fry and Jim Broadbent. Paddington is now a major movie star! Paddington Bear had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru when the Brown family first met him in Paddington station. Since then their lives have never been quite the same...for ordinary things become quite extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is around. This fun-filled collection brings together seven laugh-out-loud stories: Paddington at St Paul's (Text copyright Michael Bond 2018) Paddington at the Carnival (Text copyright Michael Bond 1997) Paddington at the Circus (Text copyright Michael Bond 2000) Paddington the Artist (Text copyright Michael Bond 1985) Paddington at the Hospital (Text copyright Michael Bond and Karen Jankel 2001) Paddington at the Tower (Text copyright Michael Bond 1975, 2011) Paddington's Christmas Surprise (Text copyright Michael Bond 1997, 2008)

BOND, Michael

Children's Books

A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Beloved actress, Food Network personality, and&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli reflects on life at sixty and beyond. Behind the curtain of her happy on-screen persona, Valerie Bertinelli's life has been no easy ride, especially when it comes to her own self-image and self-worth. She waged a war against herself for years, learning to equate her value to her appearance as a child star on&nbsp;One Day at a Time&nbsp;and punishing herself in order to fit into the unachievable Hollywood mold. She struggled to make her marriage to Eddie Van Halen -- the true love of her life -- work, despite all the rifts the rock-star lifestyle created between them. She then watched her son follow in his father's footsteps, right up onto the stage of Van Halen concerts, and begin his own music career. And like so many women, she cared for her parents as their health declined and saw the roles of parent and child reverse. Through mourning the loss of her parents, discovering more about her family's past, and realizing how short life really is when she and her son lost Eddie, Valerie finally said, "Enough already!" to a lifelong battle with the scale and found a new path forward to joy and connection.&nbsp;Despite hardships and the pressures of the media industry to be something she's not, Valerie is, at last, accepting herself: she knows who she is, has discovered her self-worth, and has learned how to prioritize her health and happiness over her weight. With an intimate look into her insecurities, heartbreaks, losses, triumphs, and revelations,&nbsp;Enough Already&nbsp;is the story of Valerie's sometimes humorous, sometimes raw, but always honest journey to love herself and find joy in the everyday, in family, and in the food and memories we share. "This thoughtful, bighearted book is sure to be a hit with Bertinelli fans and those with an appetite for stories of hard-won self-acceptance. A warmly intimate memoir."&nbsp; -&nbsp;Kirkus Reviews &nbsp; "In a series of brutally frank essays, Bertinelli looks back on the emotional struggles and triumphs of her life. By turns raw and inspiring, this contains a little bit of wisdom for everyone."&nbsp; -&nbsp;Publishers Weekly

Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today

Valerie Bertinelli

Original Sin (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series #9)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

James,p.d.

Mystery

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