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In 1971, Eddie Conway, lieutenant of security for the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party, was convicted of murdering a police officer and sentenced to life plus 30 years. Paul Coates was a community worker at the time and didn’t know Eddie well, and the little he knew, he didn’t much like. But Paul was dead certain that Eddie’s charges were bogus. He vowed never to leave Eddie - and in so doing, changed the course of both their lives. For over 43 years, as he raised a family and started a business, Paul visited Eddie in prison, often taking his kids with him.

Billie Bright's family is pretty big, especially for one that's got somebody missing. There's Billie who is eleven and then there are her three big brothers and her Dad. Life is loud but Billie likes it, even without her mum there anymore. But with a new school comes having to make new friends...

Two summers. Two girls. Same summer. Same girl. On her thirteenth birthday, Blue makes a desperate wish. To be transformed into a cool, confident teenager. Enter Red, appearing from nowhere like a wacky fairy godmother. She's only visible to Blue - in fact, she IS Blue, but a year older. With...

Sam likes being a twin. He likes having two mums. He likes cheese sandwiches and his dog and drawing comics with his friend Pea. His twin sister Sammie likes being a twin too. She knows that she's perfect best friend material for somebody - the girls in her class just haven't realised yet. Both...

Join Pea as she celebrates her birthday and tries to bring her whole family together… It's Pea's birthday, and all the family are gathered around to celebrate. But there's one person missing - her dad. She has never known him, but is the story Mum always told her (the one about Dad being a...

Meet eleven-year-old Pea and her definitely not ordinary life… When Pea's single mum becomes Marina Cove, bestselling author of the Mermaid Girls books, everything changes. It's time to leave their tiny flat in Tenby for a proper house in London, and a whole new life. Pea likes the red front...

Eleven-year-old Pea and her wonderfully wacky family are back for their second adventure in this fabulously funny series. Having secured herself a best friend and settled into London life, Pea is now contemplating her future and what exactly she should be when she grows up. Should she be a...

Pea's family are separating for the summer holidays. Big sister, Clover, is off to Drama Camp, Mum is staying at home to finish her new book, and Pea and Tinkerbell are going camping. But things don't go quite to plan, and Pea finds her summer suddenly filled with Enid Blyton, castles, ghosts...

Georgie and Jem aren’t just best friends anymore; now Georgie’s mum and Jem’s dad are together, they’re going to be sisters! School is a bit more challenging. Miss Eagle wants the whole class to start a self-esteem project. They'll write their biggest secret on a piece of paper and then...

‘A beautifully written emotional story to make you laugh and cry' - Jacqueline Wilson The problem with Wales, he thought, was that it was too far away. But that was the point. To leave Southend behind. To get so far that no one would think to look for them there. Max wants to be just like his...

Brought to you by Penguin. From comedy superstar Romesh Ranganathan comes a second unique and hilarious middle-grade story, perfect for readers of David Baddiel, Little Badman and Adam B's Adam Wins the Internet! Yasmin Bandara has NO IDEA what she wants to be when she grows up. Her parents want...