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Heroes is a story about the return home of teenage war hero and war victim Francis Joseph Cassavant to confront his past, the youth leader he idolised and who betrayed him, and the girl he still loves.

Every year, Trinity School runs a chocolate sale. Each boy sells a quota of boxes. But this year it's different - new kid Jerry Renault has refused to take part. This small act of defiance starts a chain reaction exposing the corruption in the school.

Winner of both the Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal, this is an all-time classic, combining mystery, adventure, history and a complex set of human relationships.

When CHERUB kids go undercover, no-one suspects that they are trained professionals, working to infiltrate criminal organizations that have eluded MI5 and the police for years. James Adams is on his biggest mission yet, working to nail Europe's most powerful cocaine dealer.

When the infamous Akito makes an in-class appearance at the start of the school year, the Sohma family worries that his arrival will be an uncensored exercise of show-and-tell about Yuki's past. Meanwhile, Ayame begins to realise that you can choose your friends but not your relations.

Tohru Honda was an orphan when one day fate kicked her out of the house and on to land belonging to the mysterious Sohma family. She is invited to stay in exchange for cooking and cleaning. But she soon discovers that when hugged by members of the opposite sex, they turn into their Chinese Zodiac...

When the infamous Akito makes an in-class appearance at the start of the school year, the Sohma family worries that his arrival will be an uncensored exercise of show-and-tell about Yuki's past. Meanwhile, Ayame begins to realise that you can choose your friends but not your relations.

Tohru and the Sohma members are at the family's summerhouse. Alas, it's not all fun in the sun on this little trip. Akito pays a surprise visit, causing a commotion for the rest of the family.

Yuki arrives early to a student council meeting only to come upon the two newest members: the annoyingly talkative Manabe Kakeru and quiet/docile Kuragi Machi. Yuki takes an immediate dislike to this brash, egotistical guy and is suspicious as to why Machi was going through the council documents.

Summer is on its way; Tohru and friends are excited about the coming vacation and field trip. Hatsuharu, in Black-mode, is going beserk in the classroom. What will happen when Yuki intervenes? Ritsu, daughter of the Sohma's hot spring proprietress arrives.