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Author: Jean Ure
Format: MP3 CD
Author Jean Ure
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 2h 55m
Becky Bananas is eleven years, nine months, three days and fourteen hours old and her great ambitions are: to visit the world-famous Wonderland theme park, to star on the TV programme 'This is Your Life', to become the a famous dancer - and to be twelve. But Becky has another secret ambition which will make her twelfth birthday party very special.
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Author: Barbara Trapido
Format: MP3 CD
Author Barbara Trapido
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 8h
Katherine is offered a place at university to study philosophy by Jacob Goldman. She little expects to find herself in his home and in love with his son Roger. When the affair ends badly, she flees to Rome. She returns ten years later to discover that their lives are inextricably bound. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND/OR ADULT THEMES.
View BookThe Famous Five: Five On A Secret Trail
Author: Enid Blyton
Format: MP3 CD
Author Enid Blyton
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 4h
Camping again! This time the gang of Five have pitched their tent near an old ruined cottage - which looks as though it's been abandoned for years! When Anne hears strange noises at night - coming from the cottage - the others don't believe her . . . until they see the ghostly lights. All of a sudden camping doesn't seem like quite such a good idea...
View BookAuthor: Philippa Pearce
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Author Philippa Pearce
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 4h 45m
Tom has to stay with his uncle and aunt when his brother gets measles. Bored and lonely, he eventually finds what seems to be the ideal escape. Every night, after the clock strikes thirteen, he finds he can travel back in time to a mysterious Victorian garden just by walking out of the back door. None of the adults can believe that the garden exis...
View BookAuthor: Anne Fine
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Author Anne Fine
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 3h 3m
It's a difficult summer for Tom and Cass. As twins they have always been inseparable, but Tom now realises that Cass is changing, becoming more distant, growing up. Tom wants to get back into the past when he and Cass were still close. He is disturbed and dismayed to find himself excluded from her increasingly private life. What are the secrets sh...
View BookAuthor: Lynne Reid Banks
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Author Lynne Reid Banks
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 5h
Two tiger cubs are snatched from their native jungle and shipped to Rome. On arrival at this strange land crowded with noisy 'two-legs' they are cruelly separated. One cub becomes Princess Aurelia's pampered and adored house pet. The other, fiercer cub becomes the star performer in Caesar's bloodthirsty circus. The princess detests her father's bru...
View BookAuthor: Enid Blyton
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Author Enid Blyton
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 4h 35m
George and Timmy the dog have disappeared - and somebody has broken into Kirren Cottage! The Famous Five are sure there's a connection - but how can they solve the mystery when there are only three of them? Luckily they meet scruffy tom-boy Jo. Although she is surly and unfriendly at first, the children soon win her over, and her help is vital as t...
View BookAuthor: Fay Weldon
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Author Fay Weldon
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 9h 4m
Sappho was so happy when she married Gavin. But she hadn't considered his daughter, Isobel. Isobel is a delightful, charming girl who spends her school holidays caring for the elderly and who is the apple of Gavin's eye. Now cast in the role of Wicked Stepmother, Sappho tries all she can to befriend Isobel and find her place in the new family. It's...
View BookAuthor: Enid Blyton
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Author Enid Blyton
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 4h 13m
Is there any treasure on Demon's Rocks? Or is it just a myth? The Famous Five decide to explore the surrounding caves. Then they find a gold coin - and the myth becomes all too real.
View BookAuthor: Enid Blyton
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Author Enid Blyton
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 4h 37m
Who would deliberately lure somebody on to treacherous rocks on the Cornish coast? Somebody is flashing lights from the old tower on stormy nights - and the Famous Five sense danger. But can they solve this mystery safely?
View BookAuthor: Enid Blyton
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Author Enid Blyton
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 4h 5m
The very first Famous Five adventure, featuring Julian, Dick, Anne, tomboy George and her beloved dog, Timmy. There is a shipwreck off Kirrin Island, but where is the treasure? The Famous Five are on the trail - looking for clues - but they're not alone... someone else has got the same idea. This is the first book in the series.
View BookAuthor: Enid Blyton
Format: MP3 CD
Author Enid Blyton
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 4h 55m
The Famous Five are having a brilliant time - on holiday in horse-drawn caravans - and they've discovered a ruined castle nearby! The castle looked deserted from a distance - but is that a face at the window? Or is it a trick of the light? The Famous Five just have to find out! Just who is hiding in the castle?
View BookAuthor: Enid Blyton
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Author Enid Blyton
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 4h 20m
Who's been on George's island? And what is locked in the mysterious trunk hidden on Kirrin Island? The Famous Five think they're on the trail of smugglers, but then they hear a child scream. Can Julian, Anne, Dick, George and Timmy the dog discover the truth?
View BookAuthor: Enid Blyton
Format: MP3 CD
Author Enid Blyton
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 4h 30m
There's a thief at Kirrin Cottage! The Famous Five think they know who it is but they need to prove it. Where can they find evidence? The discovery of an old map and a very unusual hiding place may help them get to the bottom of the mystery.
View BookAuthor: Enid Blyton
Format: MP3 CD
Author Enid Blyton
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 4h 39m
The Famous Five are having lots of fun in the snow! But it's not long before they have a new mystery to solve, like who is living in the mysterious house near the chalet they're staying in? The caretaker says nobody has lived there for years, but the Five are sure they've seen a face at one of the windows... A terrified, haunted face, too. Have the...
View BookAuthor: Enid Blyton
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Author Enid Blyton
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 4h 20m
While on a caravan holiday the Famous Five catch up with a circus, but some of the circus people have more sinister plans than simply clowning around.
View BookAuthor: Enid Blyton
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Author Enid Blyton
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 4h 30m
After an accident at Kirrin Cottage, the Famous Five go over to stay at Smuggler's Top, the house of Uncle Quentin's friend, Mr Lenoir. To the children's delight, they discover secret passages in the house and lose no time in exploring them. Then they discover someone, at strange hours of the night, is signalling out to sea. Why?
View BookAuthor: Enid Blyton
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Author Enid Blyton
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 4h 45m
George is not pleased when Berta, a spoilt American girl, turns up at Kirrin Cottage in the middle of the night - dressed in disguise! But George hasn't got time to be jealous. Berta is in hiding from kidnappers, and she needs help. The Famous Five are the only ones who can protect her - but will they risk danger to themselves to help out a virtual...
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