Latest Titles
2018
November
Books for 5+
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Red and the City
- Author / Illustrator: Marie Voigt
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780192767745
- Published: 06-09-2018
Red is finally old enough to go into the city on her own. One day, she sets off with her trusty dog Woody to take a cake to Grandma, but
Books for 7+
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The Night I Met Father Christmas: THE Christmas classic from bestselling author Ben Miller
- Author / Illustrator: Ben Miller, Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini, Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471171536
- Published: 01-11-2018
'A gorgeous tale brimming with the magic of Christmas. A sheer delight for all kids both big AND small.' Ruth Jones, award-winning writer
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The Skies Above My Eyes
- Author / Illustrator: Charlotte Guillain, Yuval Zommer, Yuval Zommer
- Publisher: Aurum Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781910277683
- Published: 16-08-2018
Have you ever looked up and wondered what's going on high up in the skies above your eyes? Take a journey up into the air, through the at
Books for 9+
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The Afterwards
- Author / Illustrator: A.F. Harrold, illus Emily Gravett
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Bereavement
- ISBN: 9781408894316
- Published: 01-11-2018
A powerful and poignant story about friendship from the magnificent pairing of A.F. Harrold and Emily Gravett, the creators of the critic
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Warrior Boy
- Author / Illustrator: Virginia Clay
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781911490371
- Published: 06-09-2018
London schoolboy Ben is visiting his father's homeland of Kenya. Ben thinks he won't fit in with his estranged Maasai cousins but when he
Books for 11+
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Teacher's Dead
- Author / Illustrator: Benjamin Zephaniah
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781408895016
- Published: 11-01-2018
A thought-provoking and twisty look at the nature of truth and how the media portrays young people accused of serious crimes, from acclai
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The Button War: A Tale of the Great War
- Author / Illustrator: Avi, David Dean
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781406380835
- Published: 01-11-2018
Award-winning author Avi pens a stark, unflinching tale of ordinary boys living during WW1 as tensions - and desperations - mount among t
October
Picture Books
Books for 5+
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National Trust: How to Help a Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear
- Author / Illustrator: Dr Jess French, Angela Keoghan, Angela Keoghan
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788002578
- Published: 02-08-2018
Learn how you can save endangered animals and make the world a better place, too!From beetles and butterflies, to puffins and polar bears
Books for 7+
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Amelia Fang and the Memory Thief (The Amelia Fang Series)
- Author / Illustrator: Laura Ellen Anderson
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
- ISBN: 9781405287074
- Published: 04-10-2018
The third book in the bestselling, gorgeously gothic and wickedly funny Amelia Fang series - perfect for readers
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Egypt Magnified: With a 3x Magnifying Glass
- Author / Illustrator: David Long, Harry Bloom, Harry Bloom
- Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781786030962
- Published: 04-10-2018
Grab your magnifying glass and explore the sights and sounds of ancient Egypt in this fascinating search-and-find adventure, packed with
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Let's Talk About When Someone Dies
- Author / Illustrator: Molly Potter, Sarah Jennings, Sarah Jennings
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Bereavement
- ISBN: 9781472955340
- Published: 04-10-2018
From Molly Potter, best-selling author of How Are You Feeling Today? and What's Worrying You?, comes a picture
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Night of the Living Ted
- Author / Illustrator: Barry Hutchison, Lee Cosgrove, Lee Cosgrove
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781847159564
- Published: 06-09-2018
When Lisa Marie and her step-brother Vernon pop into town to get their dad a birthday present, they discover the Create-a-Ted shop is off
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Power to the Princess: 15 Favourite Fairytales Retold with Girl Power
- Author / Illustrator: Vita Murrow, Julia Bereciartu, Julia Bereciartu
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
- ISBN: 9781786032027
- Published: 06-09-2018
"Brilliant." - Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewWhat if princesses didn't always marry Prince Charming and live happily ever aft
Books for 9+
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Flamingo Boy
- Author / Illustrator: Michael Morpurgo
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9780008134655
- Published: 04-10-2018
A stunning new classic from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo for readers of 9+, in the vein of PRIVATE PEACEFUL and THE BUTTERFLY LION
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Head Kid
- Author / Illustrator: David Baddiel, Steven Lenton, Steven Lenton
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008200527
- Published: 06-09-2018
From the million-copy bestselling author of THE PARENT AGENCY and BIRTHDAY BOY comes a wildly entertaining wish-fulfilment adventure that
Books for 11+
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Tangleweed and Brine
- Author / Illustrator: Deirdre Sullivan
- Publisher: Little Island
- Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
- ISBN: 9781912417117
- Published: 18-10-2018
`Exquisitely written and powerful... I'm enchanted by it' - Marian Keyes. 'Deirdre Sullivan's writing is beguiling, bewitching and poetic
Books for 14+
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Me Mam. Me Dad. Me.
- Author / Illustrator: Malcolm Duffy
- Publisher: Head of Zeus
- Genre: Family & Home
- ISBN: 9781786697653
- Published: 04-10-2018
Humorous and heartbreaking debut novel with the fresh, funny, honest voice of a 14-year-old Geordie lad recounting the trials and tribula
September
Books for 7+
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The Boy Who Lived with Dragons (The Boy Who Grew Dragons 2)
- Author / Illustrator: Andy Shepherd, illus Sara Ogilvie
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781848126800
- Published: 06-09-2018
The second book in a wonderfully funny and sparky series: THE BOY WHO GREW DRAGONS was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Pr
Books for 9+
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A Darkness of Dragons
- Author / Illustrator: S. A. Patrick
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781474945677
- Published: 06-09-2018
In a world of dragons, song spells, pipers and battles... Patch Brightwater is a boy in disgrace. Thrown in jail for playing a forbidden
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Race to the Frozen North: The Matthew Henson Story
- Author / Illustrator: Catherine Johnson, Katie Hickey, Katie Hickey
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781781128404
- Published: 05-09-2018
Matthew Henson was simply an ordinary man. That was, until Commander Robert E. Peary entered his life, and offered him a chance at true a
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Storm Witch
- Author / Illustrator: Ellen Renner
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9780857636409
- Published: 06-09-2018
Child of Air, Water, Earth or Fire: now that she is thirteen Storm must undertake The Choosing and be claimed by one of the Elementals, w
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The Legend of Tutankhamun
- Author / Illustrator: James Weston Lewis, Sally Morgan
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781526360076
- Published: 06-09-2018
Discover the story of a young king, a lost tomb and a treasure trove of unimaginable splendour - the perfect book to explore the centenar
August
Picture Books
Books for 5+
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Blue Monster Wants It All!
- Author / Illustrator: Jeanne Willis, Jenni Desmond, Jenni Desmond
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781848698321
- Published: 12-07-2018
\"...A wild and witty adventure with exuberantly naive pictures.\" - The Sunday TimesBlue Monster loves brand new things. A f
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Older Not Wiser (Bad Nana, Book 1)
- Author / Illustrator: Sophy Henn
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008268053
- Published: 31-05-2018
A wickedly funny new series for ages six and up from the creator of Where Bear?, Pass It On and the Pom Pom ser
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The Garden of Hope
- Author / Illustrator: Isabel Otter, Katie Rewse, Katie Rewse
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781848577138
- Published: 09-08-2018
This enchanting tale tells the story of a little girl who finds courage and purpose as she transforms an overgrown and neglected garden i
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The Pirates of Scurvy Sands
- Author / Illustrator: Jonny Duddle, Jonny Duddle, Jonny Duddle
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781783704095
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Vera Jewel is Late for School
- Author / Illustrator: Nicola Kent
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781509852345
- Published: 28-06-2018
When Vera Jewel's bike breaks one morning, she takes matters into her own hands and comes up with some ingenious - and very funny! - ways
Books for 7+
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I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree - A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year: National Trust
- Author / Illustrator: Fiona Waters, Frann Preston-Gannon, Frann Preston-Gannon
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780857637703
- Published: 06-09-2018
I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree: A Nature Poem For Every Day Of The Year, named after the first line of Judith Nicholls' poem 'Windsong'
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Iguana Boy Saves the World With a Triple Cheese Pizza: Book 1
- Author / Illustrator: James Bishop, Rikin Parekh, Rikin Parekh
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781444939347
- Published: 19-04-2018
One boy. One disappointing superpower. Can Dylan tame a bunch of hyper iguanas and come up with a masterful plan to save the WORLD? Yeah,
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The Great Big Green Book
- Author / Illustrator: Mary Hoffman, Ros Asquith, Ros Asquith
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781786030955
- Published: 05-07-2018
\"Think of the future. Can you imagine our planet as beautiful as it used to be? You could be the one to help make it beautiful again, wi
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Wish for a Witch
- Author / Illustrator: Kaye Umansky, Ashley King, Ashley King
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471160936
- Published: 06-09-2018
Everyone is already the spell of this charming new series from Kaye Umansky... 'Umansky is one of our most delightful comic w
Books for 9+
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A Kid in My Class: Poems
- Author / Illustrator: Rachel Rooney, Chris Riddell
- Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
- Genre: Poetry
- ISBN: 9781910959879
- Published: 02-08-2018
"He's not scared of nothing.Nobody. Never. Nah.Which means that he is.Tough Kid. Not tough enough.I know - I once
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Freedom
- Author / Illustrator: Catherine Johnson
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781407185484
- Published: 02-08-2018
12-year old Nathaniel is a slave, sent to England. Life in London is tough and Nat seizes the first opportunity to escape. He hears the s
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Jinxed
- Author / Illustrator: Amy McCulloch
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471169960
- Published: 09-08-2018
'A little bit GOLDEN COMPASS, a little bit HUNGER GAMES, and all adventure' - Amie Kaufman, NYT bestselling author of ILLUMINAE<br
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Spot the Mistake: Journeys of Discovery
- Author / Illustrator: Frances Castle, AJ Wood, AJ Wood, Mike Jolley
- Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781786031297
- Published: 05-07-2018
Would Christopher Columbus's ship have had a motor? Would Marco Polo have ridden a bicycle? Test your knowledge of history and spot 20 mi
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The Black Amulet
- Author / Illustrator: J.R. Wallis
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471157943
- Published: 06-09-2018
'Delightfully magical and brilliantly told' Abi Elphinstone, author of Sky Song on The Boy With One NameWelcome to the Badlan
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The Pony With No Name
- Author / Illustrator: Tracey Corderoy
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471170416
- Published: 23-08-2018
From bestselling Tracey Corderoy - author of the Hubble Bubble and Shifty McGifty series - comes an enchanting new series.Bry
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The Trouble with Perfect
- Author / Illustrator: Helena Duggan
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474949514
- Published: 06-09-2018
Having uncovered the secrets that lay behind the spookily pristine town of Perfect, Violet and the townsfolk are enjoying their new freed
Books for 11+
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Bone Talk
- Author / Illustrator: Candy Gourlay
- Publisher: David Fickling Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788450171
- Published: 02-08-2018
Samkad lives in a tribe deep in the Philippine jungle at the end of the nineteenth century, and has never encountered anyone from outside
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Everything All at Once
- Author / Illustrator: Steven Camden
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781509880034
- Published: 12-07-2018
*Winner of the 2019 CLiPPA award*An achingly beautiful collection of poems about one week in a secondary school where everyth
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Firebird
- Author / Illustrator: Elizabeth Wein
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781781128312
- Published: 23-08-2018
Nastia is no traitor. She is a daring pilot, the daughter of revolutionaries, and now, as the Second World War descends on Russia, she mu
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Splash
- Author / Illustrator: Charli Howard
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788001700
- Published: 05-07-2018
\"A much-needed book that will strike a chord with so many girls - and help them dare to be different.\" - Jacqueline WilsonMolly is in h
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The Boneless Mercies
- Author / Illustrator: April Tucholke
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471170003
- Published: 04-10-2018
If you liked CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE, you'll love THE BONELESS MERCIES They called us the Mercies, or sometimes the Bonele
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The Cradle of All Worlds: The Jane Doe Chronicles
- Author / Illustrator: Jeremy Lachlan
- Publisher: Egmont UK Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781405291330
- Published: 09-08-2018
Stranger Things meets Pullman's Northern Lights in this dark and magical fantasy adventure. <st
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The Weight of a Thousand Feathers
- Author / Illustrator: Brian Conaghan
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781408871539
- Published: 14-06-2018
A bold, irreverent and tender novel about a young carer from the Costa Children's Award winning author of When Mr Dog Bites and The Bombs
Books for 14+
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Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes?
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Bourne
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
- ISBN: 9781474933612
- Published: 09-08-2018
Welcome to Camp Reset, a summer camp with a difference. A place offering a shot at "normality" for Olive, a girl on the edge, and for her
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Long Way Down: 'A masterpiece.' Angie Thomas
- Author / Illustrator: Jason Reynolds, Chris Priestley
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Genre: Social Issues
- ISBN: 9780571335121
- Published: 02-08-2018
'A masterpiece from beginning to end.' Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give
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The Lost Witch
- Author / Illustrator: Melvin Burgess
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781783446902
- Published: 02-08-2018
Bea has started to hear and see things that no one else can - creatures, voices, visions. Then strangers visit Bea and tell her she is di
July
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June
Picture Books
Books for 5+
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Ocean Meets Sky
- Author / Illustrator: Eric Fan, Terry Fan, Terry Fan
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781786032058
- Published: 06-06-2018
From the creators of The Night Gardener, comes a stunning new picture book about a young boy who sets sail to find a place his grandfathe
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The Rhythm of the Rain
- Author / Illustrator: Grahame Baker-Smith, Grahame Baker-Smith, Grahame Baker-Smith
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781787410145
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Zim Zam Zoom!: Zappy Poems to Read Out Loud
- Author / Illustrator: James Carter, Nicola Colton, Nicola Colton
- Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
- Genre: Poetry
- ISBN: 9781910959053
- Published: 07-06-2018
Want to travel in a rocket? Search for a grumpy dragon? Make your very own monster? <s
Books for 7+
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Bad Mermaids: On the Rocks
- Author / Illustrator: Sibeal Pounder, Jason Cockcroft
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781408877142
- Published: 14-06-2018
Stylish mermaids, snappy crocodiles and some very confused crabs are all part of the mayhem in the second book of the hilarious new illus
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Moth: An Evolution Story
- Author / Illustrator: Isabel Thomas, Daniel Egneus
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781408889756
- Published: 14-06-2018
This remarkable retelling of the story of the peppered moth is the perfect introduction to natural selection and evolution for children.<
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The Boy Who Grew Dragons (The Boy Who Grew Dragons 1)
- Author / Illustrator: Andy Shepherd, illus Sara Ogilvie
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781848126497
- Published: 14-06-2018
When Tomas discovers a strange old tree at the bottom of his grandad's garden, he doesn't think much of it. But he takes the funny fruit
Books for 9+
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Boy Underwater
- Author / Illustrator: Adam Baron
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9780008267018
- Published: 01-06-2018
SELECTED AS WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE MONTH. SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE AWARD A heart-breaking, heart-warming novel for ev
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The Wild Year Book: Things to do outdoors through the seasons
- Author / Illustrator: Fiona Danks, Jo Schofield, Jo Schofield
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780711239265
- Published: 05-07-2018
Adventures, games and crafts to get you outdoors all the year round. Playing outdoors should be an essential part of growing up; developi
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Walls
- Author / Illustrator: Emma Fischel
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780192763822
- Published: 07-06-2018
An unforgettable hero. A fresh and unique voice.Meet Ned Harrison Arkle-Smith - he's grumpy, bossy, and exasperating, but you can't help
Books for 11+
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A Boy Called Ocean
- Author / Illustrator: Chris Higgins
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780340997031
- Published: 14-06-2018
One boy stranded at sea. One girl back on land. One ocean between them. The only thing willing him to survive is the thought of her
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How to Write a Love Story
- Author / Illustrator: Katy Cannon
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781847159212
- Published: 03-05-2018
Tilly Frost has grown up reading her grandmother's bestselling romance novels - so when the one and only Beatrix Frost is taken ill, Till
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Mud
- Author / Illustrator: Emily Thomas
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781783446896
- Published: 05-07-2018
LONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDALAn achingly funny, touching story for anyone who has been thrown in at the deep end.'Smart and funny. It
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The Colour of the Sun
- Author / Illustrator: David Almond
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781444919554
- Published: 03-05-2018
This is a moving, funny and inspirational novel from the bestselling author of Skellig. *Shortlisted for the 2018 Costa Book Awards.*<br
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The Truth About Lies
- Author / Illustrator: Tracy Darnton
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781847159489
- Published: 12-07-2018
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZEJess has an incredible memory. She can remember every single detail of every s
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Undercover Princess
- Author / Illustrator: Connie Glynn
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780141379890
May
Picture Books
Books for 5+
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Ada Lovelace
- Author / Illustrator: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Zafouko Yamamoto, Zafouko Yamamoto
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781786030757
- Published: 01-03-2018
Meet Ada Lovelace, the British mathematician and daughter of poet Lord Byron. Part of the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS series, this
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If All the World Were...
- Author / Illustrator: Joseph Coelho, Ms. Allison Colpoys
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Bereavement
- ISBN: 9781786030597
- Published: 07-06-2018
A moving, lyrical picture book about a young girl's love for her granddad and how she copes when he's gone, written by poet and playwrigh
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Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles
- Author / Illustrator: Patricia Valdez, Felicita Sala, Felicita Sala
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781783447411
- Published: 07-06-2018
Back in the days of long skirts and afternoon teas, young Joan Procter entertained the most unusual party guests: slithery and scaly ones
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Monty and Sylvester A Tale of Everyday Super Heroes
- Author / Illustrator: Carly Gledhill
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781408351741
- Published: 05-04-2018
Best friends Monty and Sylvester have been busy perfecting their 'super hero' skills. They've read the manual, they've got the outfits an
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The Match
- Author / Illustrator: Russell Ayto, Russell Ayto, Russell Ayto
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781408893456
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The Story of Tantrum O'Furrily
- Author / Illustrator: Cressida Cowell, Mark Nicholas, Mark Nicholas
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781444933802
- Published: 05-04-2018
'One wild and windy night a stray cat called Tantrum O'Furrily and her three hungry kittens were dancing across the roof tops . . . '
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You're Safe With Me
- Author / Illustrator: Chitra Soundar, Poonam Mistry, Poonam Mistry
- Publisher: Lantana Publishing
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781911373292
- Published: 01-04-2018
When the moon rises high and the stars twinkle, it is bedtime for the baby animals of the Indian forest. But tonight, when the skies turn
Books for 7+
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A Galaxy of Her Own: Amazing Stories of Women in Space
- Author / Illustrator: Libby Jackson
- Publisher: Cornerstone
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781780898360
- Published: 16-11-2017
From small steps to giant leaps, A Galaxy of Her Own tells fifty stories of inspirational women who have been fundamental to the story of
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The Book of Comparisons: Sizing up the world around you
- Author / Illustrator: Clive Gifford, Paul Boston, Paul Boston
- Publisher: The Ivy Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781782405580
- Published: 21-06-2018
**SAINSBURY'S CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2018 WINNER - LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY**How many people could fit on a blue whal
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The Holiday Mystery (Dotty Detective, Book 6)
- Author / Illustrator: Clara Vulliamy
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9780008248451
- Published: 31-05-2018
Dot, her best pal Beans and TOP DOG McClusky are back on the case in a brand-new story!
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THINKER: My Puppy Poet and Me
- Author / Illustrator: Eloise Greenfield, Ehsan Abdollahi, Ehsan Abdollahi
- Publisher: Tiny Owl Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781910328330
- Published: 27-04-2018
Won as Highly Commended in CLLiPPA Award and nominated for the 2019 Kate Greenaway Medal 2019. Thinker isn't just an average
Books for 9+
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Brightstorm: A Sky-Ship Adventure
- Author / Illustrator: Vashti Hardy
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781407181707
- Published: 01-03-2018
A fast-paced fantasy adventure that will set your imagination soaring! Twins Arthur and Maudie Brightstorm receive word in Lontown that t
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The Sand Dog
- Author / Illustrator: Sarah Lean
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9780008165819
- Published: 31-05-2018
Grandfather had been gone for two years but I never thought it would be an ordinary day he'd come back, like a Monday or a Tuesday...
April
Picture Books
Books for 5+
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A Bottle of Happiness
- Author / Illustrator: Pippa Goodhart, Ehsan Abdollahi, Ehsan Abdollahi
- Publisher: Tiny Owl Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781910328262
- Published: 09-01-2018
There was once a big mountain. The people on one side were rich and worked only to get richer. The people on the other side of the mounta
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Life on Earth: Ocean: With 100 Questions and 70 Lift-flaps!
- Author / Illustrator: Heather Alexander, Andres Lozano, Andres Lozano
- Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781786030573
- Published: 22-03-2018
How do fish breathe? Why is the ocean salty? Why is a whale not a fish? Find out the answers to these and many more questions in this bri
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The Night Gardener
- Author / Illustrator: Terry Fan, Eric Fan, Eric Fan
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781786030412
- Published: 04-01-2018
Get lost in the imaginative world of the Fan Brothers: a place you'll want to revisit again and again. \"Something was happen
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The Parrot and the Merchant
- Author / Illustrator: Pippa Goodhart, Marjan Vafaian, Marjan Vafaian
- Publisher: Tiny Owl Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781910328255
- Published: 16-03-2017
Mah Jahan is a rich merchant who travels far and wide to trade her goods, and keeps countless colourful birds in cages. When leaving for
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What On Earth?: Trees
- Author / Illustrator: Kevin Warwick, Paulina Morgan, Paulina Morgan
- Publisher: QED Publishing
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781784939311
- Published: 05-04-2018
Trees are an important part of our planet. But what on earth are they all about? Trees are not only one of the oldest living species on e
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How to Draw: Into the Blue
- Author / Illustrator: Abbie Cameron, Nicola Davies, Nicola Davies
- Publisher: Graffeg Limited
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781912050550
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Lyttle Lies: The Stinky Truth
- Author / Illustrator: Joe Berger
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471146268
- Published: 05-04-2018
The second Lyttle Lies book featuring Sam Lyttle, the small boy who tells BIG lies. Fans of Tom Gates willl love this laugh-out-loud stin
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Song of the Dolphin Boy
- Author / Illustrator: Elizabeth Laird
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781509828234
- Published: 08-03-2018
Finn has always been different, and in the tiny fishing village of Stromhead he sticks out like a sore thumb. Always told to keep away fr
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Charlie and Me: 421 Miles From Home
- Author / Illustrator: Mark Lowery
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781848126220
- Published: 11-01-2018
Nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019. 'A marvellous novel, by turns funny and sad .... an empathetic story of kindness and loss' T
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Corpse Talk: Ground-Breaking Women
- Author / Illustrator: Adam Murphy, Lisa Murphy, Lisa Murphy
- Publisher: David Fickling Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781910989609
- Published: 01-03-2018
The second amazing thematic Corpse Talk book - all about the most amazing women from history ever! Adam Murphy interviews the dead famous
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Destination: Space
- Author / Illustrator: Christoph Englert, Tom Clohosy Cole, Tom Clohosy Cole
- Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781847808240
- Published: 01-09-2016
Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Prize! Journey through our local solar system and learn about everything you encounter with this physics-m
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Ella on the Outside
- Author / Illustrator: Cath Howe
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788000338
- Published: 03-05-2018
Ella is the new girl at school. She doesn't know anyone and she doesn't have any friends.And she has a terrible secret.Ella can't believe
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Emily Windsnap and the Falls of Forgotten Island: Book 7
- Author / Illustrator: Liz Kessler
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781510102323
- Published: 22-03-2018
Meet Emily Windsnap! Ordinary girl on land, magical mermaid in water... Bubbling with magic, fun, friendship and new heights of adventure
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Jake Atlas and the Hunt for the Feathered God
- Author / Illustrator: Rob Lloyd Jones
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406377712
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Second Best Friend
- Author / Illustrator: Non Pratt, Kate Alizadeh, Kate Alizadeh
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781781127575
- Published: 09-01-2018
Stunning novella by a hot talent in YA, in a gorgeous collectable edition. Jade and Becky have always been best friends; inseparable and
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The Buried Crown
- Author / Illustrator: Ally Sherrick
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781910655320
- Published: 05-04-2018
An exciting World War II adventure from acclaimed author Ally Sherrick - blending her trademark rip-roaring historical storytelling with
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The Gift of Dark Hollow (The Five Realms, Book 2)
- Author / Illustrator: Kieran Larwood, David Wyatt
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9780571328420
- Published: 05-04-2018
The legend of Podkin One-Ear continues with very finest storytelling from the winner of the Blue Peter Best Story Award
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To the Edge of the World
- Author / Illustrator: Julia Green
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780192758453
- Published: 05-04-2018
A beautifully written tale of courage, friendship, and survival.Imagine a tiny island far out in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of
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Wonders of the World's Museums: Discover 50 amazing exhibits!
- Author / Illustrator: Molly Oldfield, Harriet Taylor Seed, Harriet Taylor Seed, Peter Malone
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781526360281
- Published: 08-03-2018
Open up this treasure trove of wonders to visit 43 museums and 50 exhibits! Discover the most fascinating and mysterious objects found in
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Boy 87
- Author / Illustrator: Ele Fountain
- Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781782691976
- Published: 05-04-2018
Shif is just an ordinary boy who likes chess, maths and racing his best friend home from school. But one day, soldiers with guns come to
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Dear Martin
- Author / Illustrator: Nic Stone
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471175565
- Published: 03-05-2018
'Absolutely incredible, honest, gut-wrenching! A must-read!' Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give' Painfully timely and deeply m
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Ghost Boys
- Author / Illustrator: Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781510104396
- Published: 19-04-2018
A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a white police officer, drawing connections with real-life, from award-win
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How to Bee
- Author / Illustrator: Bren MacDibble
- Publisher: Old Barn Books
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781910646441
- Published: 03-05-2018
Set in a future Australia in a time when there are no bees and children are employed to scramble through the fruit trees with feather wan
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In Your Light
- Author / Illustrator: Annalie Grainger
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471122941
- Published: 03-05-2018
From the author of Captive comes a tense, gripping story of secrets, sisterhood and running awayAre you still a sister, if on
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Landscape with Invisible Hand
- Author / Illustrator: M. T. Anderson
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406379006
- Published: 01-02-2018
Award-winning author M. T. Anderson explores themes of art, truth and colonization in this sharply wrought satire of a future Earth.<br /
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Orphan Monster Spy
- Author / Illustrator: Matt Killeen
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474942386
- Published: 08-03-2018
Sarah has played many roles - but now she faces her most challenging of all. Because there's only one way for a Jewish orphan spy to surv
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Outwalkers
- Author / Illustrator: Fiona Shaw
- Publisher: David Fickling Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788450003
- Published: 01-02-2018
The border's closed, Jake said. No one can get into Scotland, just like no one can cross the Channel . . .This is England and it's no lon
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Smile: The story of the original Mona Lisa
- Author / Illustrator: Mary Hoffman
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781781127179
- Published: 09-01-2018
A gorgeous historical novel following the fictional life of the young woman who would become Leonardo Da Vinci's greatest work. Renaissan
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The Astonishing Colour of After
- Author / Illustrator: Emily X.R. Pan
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781510102965
- Published: 22-03-2018
A New York Times bestseller.'This brilliantly crafted novel portrays the vast spectrum of love and grief with heart-wrenching
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The Children of Willesden Lane
- Author / Illustrator: Franklin Watts, Lee Cohen, Lee Cohen
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781445161303
- Published: 14-12-2017
The inspirational story of Lisa Jura's escape from Nazi-controlled Austria to England on the famed KindertransportFourteen-ye
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The Goose Road
- Author / Illustrator: Rowena House
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406371673
- Published: 05-04-2018
A debut novel about one girl's remarkable journey across France during WWI.France 1916. Angelique Lacroix is haymaking when t
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The Sacrifice Box
- Author / Illustrator: Martin Stewart
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780141371610
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Savage Island
- Author / Illustrator: Bryony Pearce
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Horror
- ISBN: 9781847158277
- Published: 05-04-2018
When reclusive millionaire Marcus Gold announces that he's going to be staging an \"Iron Teen\" competition on his private island in the
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10 Reasons to Love... a Bear
- Author / Illustrator: Catherine Barr, Natural History Museum, Natural History Museum, Hanako Clulow
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781786030153
- Published: 01-03-2018
Bears are incredible creatures! Did you know that they can sleep for months on end? Or that they hum when they are happy? Discover ten re
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50 Ways to Feel Happy: Fun activities and ideas to build your happiness skills
- Author / Illustrator: Vanessa King, Celeste Aires, Celeste Aires, Val Payne, Peter Harper
- Publisher: QED Publishing
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781784930851
- Published: 15-03-2018
What can you do to help yourself (and others) feel happier? This colourfully illustrated book is packed full of science-backed activities
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Max and the Millions
- Author / Illustrator: Ross Montgomery (author)
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780571333486
- Published: 01-03-2018
From Costa-shortlisted superstar, a highly anticipated standalone adventure about what happens when you find a tiny, living, breathing ci
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Outdoor Maker Lab
- Author / Illustrator: Robert Winston
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780241302200
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The Hidden Staircase
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Webb, Jason Cockcroft, Jason Cockcroft
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781847159151
- Published: 08-03-2018
At Penhallow Hall, where magical objects come to life, Polly and ghost hound Rex discover a toy dog on the nursery shelf. But to their su
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The Waggiest Tails: Poems written by dogs
- Author / Illustrator: Brian Moses, Roger Stevens, Roger Stevens, Ed Boxall
- Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781910959893
- Published: 01-02-2018
I wasn't The Dog that looks like its Ownerand Most Fabulous Fella was some other male.But there was one
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Apes to Zebras: An A-Z of Shape Poems
- Author / Illustrator: Roger Stevens, Liz Brownlee, Liz Brownlee, Sue Hardy-Dawson
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Poetry
- ISBN: 9781472929525
- Published: 22-03-2018
This gorgeous collection of animal poems from Roger Stevens, Liz Brownlee and Sue Hardy-Dawson will entrance and delight in equal measure
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HerStory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook the World
- Author / Illustrator: Katherine Halligan, Sarah Walsh
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
- ISBN: 9781788001380
- Published: 01-03-2018
Instead of just studying history, let's think about HerStory too! In this uplifting and inspiring book, children can le
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Make More Noise!: New stories in honour of the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage
- Author / Illustrator: Emma Carroll, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Catherine Johnson, Ally Kennen, Patrice Lawrence, M.G. Leonard, Sally Nicholls, Ella Risbridger, Jeanne Willis, Katherine Woodfine
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788002394
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Night Speakers
- Author / Illustrator: Ali Sparkes
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780192749956
- Published: 01-03-2018
Night after night Elena, Matt, and Tima wake at exactly the same time, with no idea why. It's messing them up and fracturing their lives
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St Grizzle's School for Girls, Geeks and Tag-along Zombies
- Author / Illustrator: Karen McCombie, Becka Moor, Becka Moor
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781847159076
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The Children of Castle Rock
- Author / Illustrator: Natasha Farrant (Literary scout)
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780571323562
- Published: 01-03-2018
St Trinians and Lauren St John collide in this hilarious and thrilling bestselling adventure from Natasha Farrant!When Alice Mistlethwait
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The Colours of History: How Colours Shaped the World
- Author / Illustrator: Clive Gifford, Marc-Etienne Peintre, Marc-Etienne Peintre
- Publisher: QED Publishing
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781784939670
- Published: 19-04-2018
WINNER OF THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD BEST BOOK WITH FACTS 2019!A truly unique approach to history and a fascinating read that
Books for 11+
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Dark Matter: Deception: Book 2
- Author / Illustrator: Teri Terry
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781408341742
- Published: 08-02-2018
Some lies can't be forgiven ...Don't miss this startling second book in a breathtaking new trilogy from Teri Terry, queen of
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Flying Tips for Flightless Birds
- Author / Illustrator: Kelly McCaughrain
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Romance & Relationships
- ISBN: 9781406375657
- Published: 01-03-2018
From debut author Kelly McCaughrain comes a sweet and kooky romcom for fans of R. J. Palacio's Wonder, Sarah Crossan, and Susin Nielsen's
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Scythe
- Author / Illustrator: Neal Shusterman
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406379242
- Published: 01-02-2018
\"A true successor to The Hunger Games.\" Maggie StiefvaterIn a perfect world, what is there left to fear? A chilling and tho
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The Wicked Deep
- Author / Illustrator: Shea Ernshaw
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471166136
- Published: 08-03-2018
Hocus Pocus and Practical Magic meets the Salem Witch trials in this haunting story about three sisters on a quest for revenge - and how
Books for 14+
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A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars
- Author / Illustrator: Yaba Badoe
- Publisher: Head of Zeus
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781786695499
- Published: 08-03-2018
*Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2018. *Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Award 2018. A powerful, haunting debut tha
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Big Bones
- Author / Illustrator: Laura Dockrill
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Real life
- ISBN: 9781471406928
- Published: 08-03-2018
The heartwarming new novel from the sparkling Laura Dockrill, introducing Bluebelle, and her moving, hilarious take on food, body image a
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Children of Blood and Bone
- Author / Illustrator: Tomi Adeyemi
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781509871353
- Published: 08-03-2018
Tomi Adeyemi conjures a stunning world of dark magic and danger in her West African-inspired fantasy debut Children of Blood and Bone.<br
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The Truth About Alice: From the author of Moxie
- Author / Illustrator: Jennifer Mathieu
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Real life
- ISBN: 9781444944747
- Published: 08-03-2018
From the author of Moxie, soon to be a major Netflix production. Fans of THIRTEEN REASONS WHY will love this powerful book about stereot
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A Lion Is a Lion
- Author / Illustrator: Polly Dunbar, Polly Dunbar, Polly Dunbar
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406371536
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Friends for a Day
- Author / Illustrator: Neal Layton
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781444928259
- Published: 05-10-2017
Clever and wonderfully original - a celebration of friendship, kindness and living life to the full with a gentle message about loss, to
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Meet the Twitches
- Author / Illustrator: Hayley Scott, Pippa Curnick, Pippa Curnick
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474928120
- Published: 08-02-2018
Meet the Twitches, four tiny rabbits who live inside a Teacup House. They belong to a girl called Stevie and she loves playing with them.
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Mr Bunny's Chocolate Factory
- Author / Illustrator: Elys Dolan
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780192746207
- Published: 02-02-2017
Go behind the scenes of Mr Bunny's chocolate factory in this hilarious picture book and winner of the 2018 Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (Lo
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The Story of Life: A First Book about Evolution
- Author / Illustrator: Catherine Barr, Steve Williams, Steve Williams, Amy Husband
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781847807557
- Published: 01-02-2018
At first, nothing lived on Earth. It was a noisy, hot, scary place. Choking gas exploded from volcanoes and oceans of lava bubbled ar
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Art Activity Book
- Author / Illustrator: Jenny Jacoby, Vicky Barker, Vicky Barker
- Publisher: b small publishing limited
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781911509219
- Published: 01-02-2018
Creative scientists will love the mix of non-fiction and activities in this educational book full of artistic ideas. Fun games and puzzle
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Blast Off!
- Author / Illustrator: Carole Bromley, Catherine Benson, Catherine Benson
- Publisher: Smith/Doorstop Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781910367766
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Fantastically Great Women Who Made History
- Author / Illustrator: Kate Pankhurst
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
- ISBN: 9781408878903
- Published: 08-02-2018
The eagerly anticipated follow up to Kate Pankhurst's hugely successful Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World, number one best-
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Meet the Ancient Romans
- Author / Illustrator: James Davies
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781787410527
These incredible short introductions are just the thing for readers who are beginning to explore ancient history. Get to know the basics
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Trouble In New York
- Author / Illustrator: Jennifer Gray
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474927253
- Published: 29-11-2017
Meet Ermine, a small stoat on a big journey. In fact, she's on a world tour and determined to fill her scrapbook with tales of adventure.
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Battle of the Beetles
- Author / Illustrator: M.G. Leonard
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781910002780
- Published: 01-02-2018
The final book in the bestselling BATTLE OF THE BEETLES series!'Truly great storytelling.' MICHAEL MORPURGO on BEETLE BOYFrom a secret Bi
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Begone the Raggedy Witches (The Wild Magic Trilogy, Book One)
- Author / Illustrator: Celine Kiernan, Victoria Semykina
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781406366020
- Published: 01-02-2018
From multi-award-winning Irish author Celine Kiernan comes a dark fantasy adventure about witches.
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Curse of the Werewolf Boy
- Author / Illustrator: Chris Priestley
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781408873083
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Running On Empty
- Author / Illustrator: S. E. Durrant, Rob Biddulph, Rob Biddulph
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780857637406
- Published: 01-03-2018
AJ's grandfather has always been the one to keep his unusual family together, so when he dies things start to unravel at the edges. AJ is
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The House with Chicken Legs
- Author / Illustrator: Sophie Anderson, Melissa Castrillon, Melissa Castrillon, Elisa Paganelli
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474940665
- Published: 03-05-2018
Marinka dreams of a normal life, but her house has chicken legs and moves on without warning. For Marinka's grandmother is Baba Yaga, who
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How to Hang a Witch
- Author / Illustrator: Adriana Mather, Andrew Smith, Andrew Smith
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406378795
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Mike
- Author / Illustrator: Andrew Norriss
- Publisher: David Fickling Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788450096
- Published: 04-01-2018
MEET FLOYD. He's a tennis star. Possibly even good enough to win Wimbledon one day. MEET MIKE. He's . . . different. Apart from anything
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The Knife of Never Letting Go
- Author / Illustrator: Patrick Ness
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406379167
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Thornhill
- Author / Illustrator: Pam Smy
- Publisher: David Fickling Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781910200612
- Published: 24-08-2017
As she unpacks in her new bedroom, Ella is irresistibly drawn to the big old house that she can see out of her window. Surrounded by over
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Where the World Ends
- Author / Illustrator: Geraldine McCaughrean
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781474943437
- Published: 08-02-2018
Winner of the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2018. Every summer Quill and his friends are put ashore on a remote sea stac to hunt birds. But this s
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10 Reasons to Love An... Elephant
- Author / Illustrator: Catherine Barr, Hanako Clulow, Hanako Clulow
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781847809421
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A World Full of Animal Stories: 50 favourite animal folk tales, myths and legends
- Author / Illustrator: Angela McAllister, Aitch, Aitch
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781786030443
- Published: 05-10-2017
This beautiful book of stories takes readers on a journey around the world with 50 best-loved tales, featuring creatures big and small.</
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The Bad Mood and the Stick
- Author / Illustrator: Lemony Snicket, Matthew Forsythe, Matthew Forsythe
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781783446421
- Published: 02-11-2017
Lemony Snicket's simply told story offers a refreshing, thoughtful, and hilarious look at the ways in which a bad mood wreaks havoc as it
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The Elephant in the Room
- Author / Illustrator: James Thorp, Angus Mackinnon, Angus Mackinnon
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781783707737
- Published: 12-10-2017
Someone has smashed Father Giant's favourite elephant. It wasn't Olive and her brother Grub. Nor was it the naughty newt, the laughing la
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Willy and the Cloud
- Author / Illustrator: Anthony Browne, Anthony Browne, Anthony Browne
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406373837
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Words and Your Heart
- Author / Illustrator: Kate Jane Neal
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471168536
- Published: 02-11-2017
Your words are amazing! This book is about your heart. The little bit inside of you that makes you, you!A very timely book ab
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Bee Boy: Clash of the Killer Queens
- Author / Illustrator: Tony De Saulles
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780192763877
- Published: 01-02-2018
Half BEE. Half BOY. Melvin Meadly is . . . BEE BOY. As a bee, Mel is ready to defend his hive against all enemies taking on killer wasps,
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I Swapped My Brother On The Internet
- Author / Illustrator: Jo Simmons, illus Nathan Reed
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781408877753
- Published: 11-01-2018
A hilarious tale of wish fulfilment gone wrong that every child will relate to - perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart, My Brother is a Sup
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Rabbit and Bear: Attack of the Snack: Book 3
- Author / Illustrator: Julian Gough, Jim Field, Jim Field
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781444938173
- Published: 11-01-2018
Gorgeously illustrated and with a classic feel, this is a brilliantly funny story of a rabbit and a bear who discover that things are alw
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The Birthday Surprise (Dotty Detective, Book 5)
- Author / Illustrator: Clara Vulliamy
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9780008248413
- Published: 11-01-2018
Dot, her best friend Beans and her dog McClusky all love sniffing out a good mystery and together they will solve the case and save the d
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The Royal Rabbits of London: Escape From the Tower
- Author / Illustrator: Santa Montefiore, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Kate Hindley
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471157899
- Published: 21-09-2017
'Packed with fun, fantasy and the sort of adventure guaranteed to have sticky little fingers hungrily turning the pages' The Mail on Sund
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Urban Jungle
- Author / Illustrator: Vicky Woodgate, Vicky Woodgate, Vicky Woodgate
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781783708246
- Published: 05-10-2017
Discover the wild side of cities around the world in this stunning collection of urban maps. Did you know that there are flying squirrels
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Astrid the Unstoppable
- Author / Illustrator: Maria Parr, Guy Puzey, Guy Puzey, Katie Harnett
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406366853
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Make Me Awesome
- Author / Illustrator: Ben Davis, Mike Lowery, Mike Lowery
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780192747969
- Published: 04-01-2018
Hey you! Yes, you! Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and thought Wow! My life is really rubbish? I can tell from looking at
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Sky Chasers
- Author / Illustrator: Emma Carroll
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781910655535
- Published: 04-01-2018
Prepare to be swept up, up and away on this high-flying adventure from the queen of historical fiction, Emma Carroll!Winner of the Teach
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The 1,000-year-old Boy
- Author / Illustrator: Ross Welford
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9780008256944
- Published: 11-01-2018
The astonishing, beautiful new story for all readers of 10 and over from the bestselling and Costa-shortlisted author of TIME TRAVELLING
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The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole
- Author / Illustrator: Michelle Cuevas
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471170188
- Published: 11-01-2018
\"So wait,\" said Cosmo. \"If we go in that door, we might exit on the other side of the galaxy?\"'\"I don't know,\" I said. \"But
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The Explorer
- Author / Illustrator: Katherine Rundell, illus Hannah Horn
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781408882191
- Published: 02-01-2018
A thrilling story of adventure, friendship and survival in the Amazon, The Explorer is an unmissable, Costa Award-winning modern classic
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The Ice Sea Pirates
- Author / Illustrator: Frida Nilsson, Davd Barrow, Davd Barrow
- Publisher: Gecko Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781776572007
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The Light Jar
- Author / Illustrator: Lisa Thompson
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781407171289
- Published: 04-01-2018
'I devoured The Light Jar whole and insist you do the same. Pure, breathtaking genius' Maz Evans, bestselling author of Who Let the Gods
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Wed Wabbit
- Author / Illustrator: Lissa Evans
- Publisher: David Fickling Books
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781910989449
- Published: 04-01-2018
You're called Fidge and you're nearly eleven. You've been hurled into a strange world. You have three companions: two are unbelievably we
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Winter Magic
- Author / Illustrator: Abi Elphinstone, Amy Alward, Amy Alward, Emma Carroll, Berlie Doherty, Jamila Gavin, Geraldine McCaughrean, Lauren John, Piers Torday, Katherine Woodfine, Michelle Magorian
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471159824
- Published: 19-10-2017
***Pre-order Abi's latest adventures, EVERDARK and THE CRACKLEDAWN DRAGON, out in 2021!***A beautiful and classic anthology o
Books for 11+
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Below Zero
- Author / Illustrator: Dan Smith
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781910655924
- Published: 04-01-2018
When Zak's plane crash-lands on Outpost Zero, a small Antarctic research base in one of the most isolated places on Earth, he discovers a
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Quests for Glory (The School for Good and Evil, Book 4)
- Author / Illustrator: Soman Chainani
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9780008224479
- Published: 11-01-2018
With every end comes a new beginning... Join your favourite students from the School for Good and Evil in the exhilarating fourth
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The Empress
- Author / Illustrator: S. J. Kincaid
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471169144
- Published: 02-11-2017
Get ready for the breath-taking sequel to The Diabolic - the novel that got everyone talking!'Nemesis is my kind of strong fe
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The Ice Garden
- Author / Illustrator: Guy Jones
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781911490043
- Published: 04-01-2018
Jess is allergic to the sun. She lives in a world of shadows and hospitals, peeking at the other children in the playground from behind c
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The Unpredictability of Being Human
- Author / Illustrator: Linni Ingemundsen
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474940634
- Published: 28-12-2017
If 14-year-old Malin was God for a day, she wouldn't change much. Dad would still yell; her brother Sigve would still get in trouble, and
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They Both Die at the End
- Author / Illustrator: Adam Silvera
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471166204
- Published: 07-09-2017
From the bestselling author of HISTORY IS ALL YOU LEFT ME comes another unforgettable story of life, loss and making each day count
Books for 14+
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I Am Thunder
- Author / Illustrator: Muhammad Khan
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781509874057
- Published: 25-01-2018
I am thunder . . . and I won't keep quiet. A shy girl trying to find her place in the world is forced to stand up and be heard when she u
