Junk DNA: A journey through the dark matter of the genome

For decades after identifying the structure of DNA, scientists focused only on genes, the regions of the genome that contain codes for the production of proteins. Other regions that make up 98% of the human genome were dismissed as "junk," sequences that serve no purpose. Yet recently researchers have discovered variations and modulations in this junk DNA that underwrite a number of intractable…

The toymaker's apprentice

Journeyman toymaker Stefan Drosselmeyer is recruited by his mysterious cousin, Christian, to find a mythical nut that will save Boldavia's princess and his own kidnapped father from a fanatical Mouse Queen and her seven-headed Mouse Prince, who have sworn to destroy the Drosselmeyer family.

Sleeping on Jupiter

Seeking the truth about what happened to her and her family, Nomi finds herself chasing shadows in a town that has reinvented itself. But when she returns to the ashram that haunts her dreams, she discovers some scars cannot be washed away.

Deliverance: A deviance novel

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13 curses

When fairies stole her brother, Red vowed to get him back. Now trapped in the fairy realm, she strikes a bargain with the fairy court: her brother in exchange for all thirteen charms from her friend Tanya's bracelet. But as Red sets out on her quest to retrieve the charms, she soon learns that the fairies have done more than hide them -- they've enchanted them with the twisted qualities of the …

The silver blade

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The ear, the eye and the arm

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The Snow Queen and other tales

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If you're reading this, it's too late

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The arctic incident

Someone has been supplying Class A illegal human power sources to the goblins. Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit is sure that her arch-enemy, thirteen-year-old Artemis Fowl, is responsible. But is he? Artemis has his own problems to deal with: his father is being held to ransom and only a miracle will save him.

Lorna Doone

In late seventeenth-century England, young John Ridd returns home to Exmoor and forms a forbidden but enduring friendship with Lorna Doone, the granddaughter of the head of the outlaw Doone clan responsible for the death of John's father.

Artemis Fowl

Twelve-year-old villain Artemis Fowl is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. His bold and daring plan is to hold a leprechaun to ransom. But he's taking on more than he bargained for when he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance Unit)

Northern lights

Lyra and her daemon, Pantalaimon find themselves in the bleak splendour of the north where bears rule the ice and witch-queens fly through the frozen skies - To their horror they find a team of scientists conducting fearful experiments.

A walk among the tombstones

Big-time dope dealer Kenan Khoury is a wealthy man. One fine spring morning his wife Francine is kidnapped and a ransom is demanded. Kenan pays and his wife is duly returned to him-in - small pieces in the boot of an abandoned car. PI Matt Scudder is left to speculate on the motives of a very unusual kidnapper. And soon he is on the trail of a pair of ruthlessly sadistic psycopaths whose cruel …

Blaze

A story with an unlikely hero, Clay Blaisdell, nicknamed Blaze. Blaze is a good person-even when he decides to kidnap Joe Gerard IV, the 6-month old heir to the Maine shipping fortune.

Don't judge a girl by her cover

When Cammie Morgan visits her Gallagher Academy roommate Macey in Boston during summer break, the two girls soon find themselves trapped in a kidnapper's dangerous plot, with only their espionage skills to save them.

Blaze

Clayton Blaisdell and George Rackley are small time con men. That's until George plans the one big con that every small timer dreams about - kidnapping the infant heir to a family fortune. The problems start when the brains of the operation dies. Or has he? Now Blaze has been left running into the white hell of the Maine woods with a baby as a hostage. The crime of the century just turned into …

The mystery of the hidden house

Where could Mr Goon's nephew have disappeared to? Mr Goon has forbidden the Five Find-Outers from solving mysteries - so they decide to make one up for his nephew, Ern! But what will happen when Ern disappears, and their pretend mystery turns into a real one?

Be my enemy

14-year-old science whiz Everett Singh continues to outthink his enemies while navigating the multiverse searching for his dad, lost in a parallel universe.

Kill and tell: A DI Staffe investigation

A reformed Sicilian criminal, Carmelo Trapani, has been kidnapped and his search for the the aged Carmello leads Staffe all the way back to a terrible act at the Battle of Cable Street. Meanwhile, Staffe's own loyal servant, DS Pulford, is in Pentonville awaiting trial for the murder of Jadus Golding, the very man who attempted to murder Staffe, leaving wounds from which Staffe is still recover…

The abduction

When his best friend disappears from her bedroom in the middle of the night, thirteen-year-old Theo uses his legal knowledge and investigative skills to chase down the truth and save April.

Genes & DNA

A bland but serviceable text explains basic information about genetics and the role of DNA in creating life. Cramped with charts, color photos, and captions, the double-page spreads touch on related topics such as genetic engineering, cloning, and using DNA to solve crimes. Each chapter ends with an unnecessary summary highlighting key issues already discussed in the main text. Websites. Glos.,…

Artemis Fowl : the Arctic incident

Eoin Colfer's bestselling antihero is back in Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident--the superb sequel to the hyper-hyped Artemis Fowl, shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year. The Arctic Incident sees the slightly older, perhaps slightly more mellow arch-criminal Artemis recovered from his last adventure, richer now that he has his half of a hoard of fairy gold, and happier since…

The riddle of the boy next door

Age range: 8 - 12 Years. Laura and Katie, and especially Nick, are excited when the fun-loving Kit moves next door with his American accent and real Red Indian costume. But the grown-ups with Kit are very mysterious about his whereabouts and they soon become embroiled in a game of hide and seek that is far more dangerous than they expected!

Enchantress Returns

After decades of hiding, the evil Enchantress who cursed Sleeping Beauty is back with a vengeance.rnAlex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the magical Land of Stories since their adventures in The Wishing Spell ended. But one night, they learn the famed Enchantress has kidnapped their mother! Against the will of their grandmother, the twins must find their own way into the Land of Stories…