New Releases by Julia Golding

Mallins Wood is home to the last surviving gorgon, and Col's mother, the gorgon's supernatural Companion, is determined to save it from encroaching development--even to the point of endangering Col and his best friend Connie, the most powerful Companion alive.

"Originally published in the UK by Oxford University Press, 2006."

Expats, espionage and the exotic setting of Nairobi - here''s an adventure-thriller you won''t be able to put down. Darcie Lock is inadvertently thrown into a world of SAS men, espionage, corruption, polo games and fashion parades when her father is taken hostage while investigating an international smuggling ring. Darcie didn''t even know her father was a secret agent - she thought he had a dead-end job processing visa applications! Darcie is commissioned to find out what happened - she is the last person to be suspected of being a spy. Armed with her sharp wit and only a few gadgets, can Darcie save her father? Once again, Julia Golding will have you captivated from page one with this thrilling African adventure.

This is a concise guide to the exact commencement dates of Acts of general application in England and Wales and General Synod Measures passed over the last quarter of the 20th century and up to 2003.

The grandfather clock started striking. One ... two ... three ... four ... five ... six ... seven ... eight ... nine ... ten ... eleven ... ''Twelve!'' whispered Marie. Midnight. She had stayed up much longer than she intended. With a gulp she looked up at the clock. The wooden owl blinked at her. One cold December night, Marie''s godfather brings her family a very special gift. Marie takes her responsibility to look after the soldier-like wooden nutcracker very seriously ... especially when the seven-headed Mouse King and his terrible army invade and the toys must come to life to defend their ho.