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Join Winnie the witch and her cat Wilbur in two hilarious stories with short chapters. In Winnie the Naughty Niece, Winnie uses her magic to hide when Auntie Aggie pays a surprise visit! In Winnie's Awful Auntie, Auntie Aggie tries to turn Wilbur into a sweet little rabbit and Winnie gets cross! Books with short chapters are a great way for children who are beginning to read independently to extend reading stamina and progress to the next step of their reading journey. This Read with Oxford Stage 5 book has short chapters, an engaging story and humorous colour illustrations. Tips for parents and fun after-reading activities help you to get the most out of the story. Featuring much-loved characters, great authors, engaging storylines and fun activities, Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child's reading confidence. Since Winnie and Wilbur first appeared in 1987 they have been delighting children and adults in homes and schools all over the world and more than 7 million books have been sold. Find practical advice, free eBooks and fun activities to help your child progress on oxfordowl.co.uk. Let's get them flying!

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TWO KILLERS. TWO MOTIVES. A DEADLY RACE AGAINST TIME.When an American Airlines plane explodes in the sky, detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson are first on the scene. They don't hear the gunfire. At first.It soon becomes clear that the plane was taken down by a rare, stolen machine gun. The list of people who could operate the weapon is short. And time runs even shorter.But this isn't the only case the pair must solve. They're also tracking a serial killer who's ambushing young men in what the media are calling the 'Dead Hours' murders.With two killers and two different motives, Cross and Sampson are in a deadly race against time . . .The latest thriller in the globally bestselling series has arrived.________________________________Readers are loving Alex Cross Must Die . . .***** 'The brilliant new action-packed thriller'***** 'I just cannot get enough of these fast-paced, page-turning crime thrillers'***** 'This story is full of surprises'***** 'I LOVE Alex Cross, roll on the next book!'***** 'The Alex Cross books are amongst the finest detective stories in the world'_______________________________PRAISE FOR THE ALEX CROSS SERIES'Patterson never, and I mean never, disappoints' USA Today'Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn't forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it' Lee Child'Alex Cross is a legend' Harlan Coben'Alex Cross ... only gets better and better' Lisa Scottoline'[Alex Cross] has become one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, a character for the ages' Douglas Preston and Lincoln ChildAlex Cross Must Die was a no.6 Sunday Times bestseller 05/12/2023

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