Sophie Aldred
1) The daughter
Author
Language
English
Description
"Jenny is a successful family doctor, the mother of three great teenagers, married to a celebrated neurosurgeon. But when her youngest child, fifteen-year-old Naomi, doesn't come home after her school play, Jenny's seemingly ideal life begins to crumble. The authorities launch a nationwide search with no success. Naomi has vanished and her family is broken. As the months pass, the worst-case scenarios--kidnapping, murder--seem less plausible. The...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller and global phenomenon The Girl on the Train returns with Into the Water, her addictive new novel of psychological suspense. A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths disturb the river and its history, dredging up secrets long...
Author
Publisher
BBC Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"Sadie's mum is a childminder, but when her mum gets flu, someone must look after the children. Sadie finds herself spending her holiday not only looking after her mum, but three-year-old Gemma, two-year-old Vincent, and the two babies. How will Sadie cope with minding the children - and her mum." --
Publisher
HIT Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Having fun is getting it done, especially when Bob the Builder and his best friends are here to help! Watch and learn as Bob rescues his pal Scruffy, repairs an old theater, builds a stage, and throws a surprise birthday party for his best friend Wendy. Get the help you need from Bob the Builder in these heartwarming tales of teamwork and adventure. Special features included.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Scarlett McCain is a shoot-first ask-questions-later kind of outlaw. She scrapes by on bank heists, her wits - and never looking back. She's on the run from her latest crime when she comes across Albert Browne. He is the sole survivor of a horrific accident, and against her better judgment, Scarlett agrees to guide him to safety. This is a mistake. Soon there are men with dogs and guns and explosives hot on their heels. Scarlett's used to being chased...
Publisher
HIT Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Get ready for super-sized fun with Bob the Builder and the Can-Do Crew in these four exciting adventures! Scrambler wants to be a Super- Smasher hero while he builds Farmer Pickles' milk shed. When Scratch tries to make a dream room come true, it almost turns into a building nightmare. And Roley is on a mission to find a lost document but ends up getting lost himself.
11) Tenderness
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Recreates the origins of D.H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" from its private publication by Lawrence through the 1960 obscenity trial that sought to suppress the full, uncensored edition, reimagining its journey to freedom through the story of Jackie Kennedy, who was known to be an admirer."--
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
At the Iceworld Space Trading Colony on Svartos, the Doctor and Mel unexpectedly encounter an old friend. The penniless and desperate Sabalom Glitz has only one option to leave Svartos: find the fabled Dragonfire treasure concealed somewhere in the depth of the planet.
Series
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
On the planet Terra Alpha, bright fluorescent lights and garish candy-striped colors abound. The population constantly displays happy smiles. There's no sadness on Terra Alpha. Anyone feeling remotely glum disappears. Quickly. Having heard disturbing rumors, the Doctor and Ace arrive to topple the entire regime overnight.
Series
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Earth, 1988: While the Doctor and Ace flee from emotionless men wielding futuristic pistols, neo-Nazi Herr de Flores is intent on heralding the Fourth Reich. Meanwhile, the villainous Lady Peinforte uses black magic to propel herself forward from 1638 for a final confrontation with her sworn enemy, the Doctor.
15) The One: a novel
Author
Language
English
Description
"How far would you go to find The One? A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you'll be matched with your perfect partner--the one you're genetically made for. That's the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced that they had found the gene that pairs each of us with our soul mate. Since then, millions of people around the world have been matched. But the discovery has its downsides: test results...
Series
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"The Doctor takes Ace back to her hometown of Perivale, only to find that something is very, very wrong. Many of Ace's old friends and neighbors have disappeared while domestic pets become victims of unseen kiillers. Will the hunter become the hunted when only the fittest survive? A race of galactic hunters called the Cheetah People have found a way to transport themselves to Earth-- and the entire human race is their prey." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
George and Annie are off on another cosmic adventure to figure out why strange things are happening on Earth in the fourth book of the George's Secret Key series from Stephen and Lucy Hawking.
George and his best friend Annie haven't had any space adventures for a while and they're missing the excitement. But not for long, because seriously strange things have started happening.
Banks are handing out free money, supermarkets aren't...
George and his best friend Annie haven't had any space adventures for a while and they're missing the excitement. But not for long, because seriously strange things have started happening.
Banks are handing out free money, supermarkets aren't...
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
George and Annie are off on another cosmic adventure inspired by the Mars Expedition in the fifth book of the George's Secret Key series from Stephen and Lucy Hawking.
George and his best friend, Annie, have been selected as junior astronauts for a program that trains young people for a future trip to Mars. This is everything they've ever wanted—and now they get to be a part of up-to-the minute space discoveries and meet a bunch of...
George and his best friend, Annie, have been selected as junior astronauts for a program that trains young people for a future trip to Mars. This is everything they've ever wanted—and now they get to be a part of up-to-the minute space discoveries and meet a bunch of...
19) Earth Aid
Author
Publisher
Big Finish Productions
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Welcome aboard the space vessel Vancouver. Its mission: to guard a vast shipment of grain from Earth to the planet Safenesthome. It's Captain is called Ace. She seems a little unsure of herself. In fact, some might almost think she was new to the job...
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"After escaping the runaway spaceship, George finds himself on a barren Earth where society is under corporate control, access to technology is restricted, and the uneducated population is swamped with fake news." --