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Making and selling sweets day after day is the life of Vishnudas Mithaiwala, the current owner of The Sweet and Spicy Sweetshop. However, when Laddoo appears at his doorstep one night, claiming to be his estranged sister Revati's son, Vishnu's life is thrown into confusion. More craziness ensues when Anu turns up, also claiming to be Revati's child! With no means of identifying the real Mithaiwala, life is full of uncertainties for Vishnu, as the two children compete to prove their identity. Laddoo, worried about his parents who have suddenly disappeared, is thrown another curveball he senses a ghostly presence in the house! And when a plot to steal the valuable Mithaiwala family recipe book is hatched, Laddoo gets to use this new psychic ability to save the day

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Bindia's parents work long hours, and can't afford to repaint the house. But Bindia dreams of a brightly coloured home in green, red and pink. She's not sure how to make it happen... until she meets her neighbour 'Plant Lady', who gives her some seeds and lots of encouragement! This book is from Readerful's Independent Library. It is for children aged 6 to 7 to read without support. Readerful is a reading library specially designed to motivate children to read more. The series offers contemporary, inclusive books for children from 4 to 11 years, including: Books for Sharing: picture books to be read aloud by an adult for inspiring reading sessions Independent Library: fiction, graphic texts, character mini-series and non-fiction for children to read independently Rise: fully decodable books for older struggling readers to read independently. How Readerful works: - Read aloud the Books for Sharing for magical reading sessions that motivate children to read more. - Then encourage children to choose a book to read by themselves, from Readerful's Independent Library or from Rise. You'll find links between the books' topics, vocabulary, characters and authors - all designed to keep children reading, boost their vocabulary and develop their knowledge of the world around them.

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