The Abbot's Great SacrificeIn this eighth collection of stories featuring the bridge crazy monks of St Titus, the pompous and self important Abbot suffers more than his fair share of the game's aggravations. The world's worst house guest, Brother Herman from Australia, pays the monastery a visit. A team of attractive girls arrives at St Titus, playing unexpectedly well and unsettling the monastery novices. A disastrous start sends the Abbot to the bottom row of Swiss Teams,

a rebel-and no one's idea of a proper lady

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spread and teacher/parent's notes at the back of the book which get children imagining or role-playing situations - an excellent 'way in' to parental

Only Jem stands in his way -- but Jem is trapped in the bizarre horrifying dreamworld of the enchanter Almoran

plus an easy-to-read foldout map to use on the go

Wayne had a dream -- to be a world-class football player

childhood play

a case of split personalities

He regularly lectures to relatives and carers of dementia sufferers

Without the funds to compete with China's advancing technology

They form a band that would become the Red Hot Chili Peppers

animal-loving servant girl and her best friend