Latest Titles
2021
December
Books for 9+
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Breaking News: How to Tell What's Real From What's Rubbish
- Author / Illustrator: Nick Sheridan
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781398506787
- Published: 23-12-2021
A funny, practical and ever-so timely guide to the NEWS for 8-12-year-olds.
November
Picture Books
Books for 5+
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My Skin, Your Skin: Let's talk about race, racism and empowerment
- Author / Illustrator: Laura Henry-Allain, MBE, Onyinye Iwu
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9780241512739
- Published: 21-10-2021
My Skin Your Skin is a powerful book to help children and adults have meaningful discussions about race and anti-racism. Most importantly
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Rita Wants a Witch
- Author / Illustrator: Maire Zepf, Mr Ando
- Publisher: Graffeg Limited
- Genre: Picture Books
- ISBN: 9781802580402
- Published: 28-10-2021
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The Outside Is inside
- Author / Illustrator: Joe Moorwood
- Publisher: Great Northern Books Ltd
- Genre: Bereavement
- ISBN: 9781914227141
- Published: 01-09-2021
A young boy has misgivings when his elderly Grandad moves in, but concern turns to wonder after learning a magical secret. Sharetheir adv
Books for 7+
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A Night at the Frost Fair
- Author / Illustrator: Emma Carroll, Sam Usher
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781471199912
- Published: 11-11-2021
Capture the magic of winters past with this stunning gift for all the family by bestselling author Emma Carroll, and award-winning illust
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A Puppy Called Sparkle
- Author / Illustrator: Helen Peters, Ellie Snowdon
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781788009775
- Published: 04-11-2021
Could a rescued puppy have a future saving people's lives?
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Diary of a Christmas Elf: Christmas magic delivered with the top-ten bestseller!
- Author / Illustrator: Ben Miller
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Humour
- ISBN: 9781398501836
- Published: 11-11-2021
Enter a world of wonder in this new festive classic from Ben Miller, bestselling author of The Night I Met Father Christmas and The Day I
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Einstein the Penguin
- Author / Illustrator: Iona Rangeley, David Tazzyman
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9780008475963
- Published: 11-11-2021
Perfect for all readers from 7 to 70, Einstein the Penguin introduces an unforgettable new character in a future-classic and fan
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How I Became a Dog Called Midnight
- Author / Illustrator: Ben Miller
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781471192487
- Published: 30-09-2021
All the best magic happens when the clock strikes midnight . . . Enter a world of wonder in the brand new classic adventure from the fast
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Star
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Webb
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781788953290
- Published: 11-11-2021
When a tiger cub is sighted in a Russian village, Anna sets out to protect it from the terrified locals.
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The Boy Who Got Accidentally Famous
- Author / Illustrator: David Baddiel, Steven Lenton
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9780008334253
- Published: 28-10-2021
A laugh-out-loud story for readers of eight years and up that takes you on a roller-coaster ride of fame and friendship...
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The Christmas Carrolls
- Author / Illustrator: Mel Taylor-Bessent, Selom Sunu
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9780755503629
- Published: 14-10-2021
The perfect Christmas gift for fans of Pamela Butchart, Sibeal Pounder's Tinsel and Matt Haig
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The History of the World in 100 Animals - Illustrated Edition
- Author / Illustrator: Simon Barnes, Frann Preston-Gannon
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781471194719
- Published: 02-12-2021
An exquisite edition of The History of the World in 100 Animals by author and journalist Simon Barnes, adapted and abridged for younger r
Books for 9+
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Black and British: An Illustrated History
- Author / Illustrator: David Olusoga, Jake Alexander, Melleny Taylor
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781529052954
- Published: 11-11-2021
From Roman times to the present day this is the story of Black British history.
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Fledgling
- Author / Illustrator: Lucy Hope
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781839941887
- Published: 04-11-2021
A dark, gothic adventure set deep in a Bavarian forest, with angels and owls and magic and a boy who isn't all that he seems to be...
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Sisters of the Lost Marsh
- Author / Illustrator: Lucy Strange
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781913322373
- Published: 04-11-2021
When the Full Moon Fayre makes a rare visit to Hollow-in-the-Marsh, six sisters slip out to see the famous Shadow Man, an enigmatic puppe
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The Boy Who Stepped Through Time
- Author / Illustrator: Anna Ciddor
- Publisher: Murdoch Books
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781911679172
- Published: 11-11-2021
An accidental trip back to the Roman Empire sets off a race against time to save a friendship - and a life. A thrilling time-slip adventu
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The Chime Seekers
- Author / Illustrator: Ross Montgomery
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781406391190
- Published: 04-11-2021
Heart-stopping fantasy from the Costa-shortlisted and critically acclaimed author of the bestselling The Midnight Guardians. <p style
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The Curse of the Mummy: Uncovering Tutankhamun's T omb
- Author / Illustrator: Candace Fleming
- Publisher: Scholastic US
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781338596618
- Published: 04-11-2021
Award-winning and critically acclaimed author Candace Fleming presents the edge-of-your-seat true story of the search for Tutankhamun's t
Books for 11+
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Art of Protest: What a Revolution Looks Like
- Author / Illustrator: De Nichols
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781787417663
- Published: 30-11-2021
"Start making. Start being the change you want to see in this world."From Keith Haring to Extinction Rebellion, the Civil Rights Movement
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Gilded
- Author / Illustrator: Marissa Meyer
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
- ISBN: 9780571371587
- Published: 02-11-2021
Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times-bestselling author returns with a sensational reimagining of Rumpelstiltskin a
Books for 14+
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Blue Running
- Author / Illustrator: Lori Ann Stephens
- Publisher: Moonflower Publishing
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9781838237486
- Published: 02-12-2021
In the new Republic of Texas, guns are compulsory and nothing is forgiven. Blue Running is a gripping coming-of-age thriller set in post-
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Lionheart Girl
- Author / Illustrator: Yaba Badoe
- Publisher: Head of Zeus
- Genre: Myths & Legends
- ISBN: 9781789540857
- Published: 14-10-2021
Award-winning filmmaker, Yaba Badoe, casts a dark fable of magic, witches, the bonds we choose and those we cannot.
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Skin of the Sea
- Author / Illustrator: Natasha Bowen
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Myths & Legends
- ISBN: 9780241413975
- Published: 04-11-2021
An epic love story infused with West African mythology. For fans of The Gilded Ones, Children of Blood and Bone, and Circe, this book is
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When Shadows Fall
- Author / Illustrator: Sita Brahmachari, Natalie Sirett
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
- ISBN: 9781788953160
- Published: 11-11-2021
After suffering a huge loss, Kai is drawn on to a dangerous path. With the help of those who love him, will he find his way back?
October
Picture Books
Books for 5+
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Aziza's Secret Fairy Door and the Ice Cat Mystery
- Author / Illustrator: Lola Morayo, Cory Reid, Cory Reid
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Young fiction
- ISBN: 9781529063950
- Published: 14-10-2021
Aziza is preparing for the Holidays when the Secret Fairy Door pulls her into a mystery featuring a cat that brings ice and snow when he
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Genie and Teeny: Wishful Thinking (Genie and Teeny, Book 2)
- Author / Illustrator: Steven Lenton
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9780008408237
- Published: 28-10-2021
Meet Grant the genie, and his best friend - the puppy, Teeny! The second in a series of magical adventures from the renowned illus
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The ABC Factor
- Author / Illustrator: Katrina Charman, Tony Neal, Tony Neal
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Early Skills
- ISBN: 9781405298575
- Published: 08-07-2021
Meet a host of extraordinary animals in this brilliantly funny alphabet story with a strong message about self-belief
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The Night Train
- Author / Illustrator: Matilda Woods, illus Penny Neville-Lee
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788952231
- Published: 14-10-2021
With a shrill whistle the Night Train is off, delivering its passengers to children's dreams. But when the train comes to an unexpected h
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The Queen in the Cave
- Author / Illustrator: Julia Sarda
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
- ISBN: 9781406367430
- Published: 07-10-2021
Julia Sarda spins an enthralling and evocative tale rich with layers of meaning to be unearthed... One night, Franca has a dream about a
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The Same but Different
- Author / Illustrator: Molly Potter, Sarah Jennings
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781472978028
- Published: 14-10-2021
From the author of the bestselling book How Are You Feeling Today?, this picture book helps young children cele
Books for 7+
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A Puppy's First Christmas
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Webb, Sophy Williams
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781788953429
- Published: 12-11-2021
Aria is excited to celebrate her puppy's first Christmas, but when her family come to stay Jackson becomes over-excited and causes proble
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A Secret in Time
- Author / Illustrator: Sally Nicholls, Rachael Dean, Rachael Dean
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9780857639141
- Published: 07-10-2021
Alex and Ruby are back in their FOURTH time-slip adventure, tumbling back into 1947! From multi-award-winning author Sally Nicholls comes
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As Large As Life
- Author / Illustrator: Jonny Marx, Sandhya Prabhat
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781838911799
- Published: 14-10-2021
From the lowly amoeba to the mighty blue whale, this beautifully illustrated book marvels at the different sizes of creatures great and s
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By Rowan and Yew
- Author / Illustrator: Melissa Harrison
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781913322137
- Published: 07-10-2021
As autumn begins, Moss and the Hidden Folk friends travel to their former home in Ash Row, to find the rare mortal child who can both see
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Cat Eyes and Dog Whistles: The Seven Senses of Humans and Other Animals
- Author / Illustrator: Cathy Evans, Becky Thorns
- Publisher: Cicada Books
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781800660137
- Published: 07-10-2021
You won't believe your eyes... or ears or nose....! Learn how our bodies make sense of reality in this fact packed book about sensory per
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Clarice Bean: Think Like an Elf
- Author / Illustrator: Lauren Child
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9780008470845
- Published: 28-10-2021
The utterly joyful and sparkling new Clarice Bean Christmas story from Lauren Child.
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How Winston Came Home for Christmas
- Author / Illustrator: Alex T. Smith
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781529041576
- Published: 28-10-2021
Join Winston the mouse on his second adventure in this heartwarming tale of bravery, kindness and unlikely friendships. This gorgeous boo
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Monster Hunting For Beginners
- Author / Illustrator: Ian Mark, Louis Ghibault
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9780755501946
- Published: 02-09-2021
The funniest new children's fantasy series of 2021 - the perfect back-to-school book for kids!
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National Trust: Sunday Funday: A Nature Activity for Every Weekend of the Year
- Author / Illustrator: Katherine Halligan, Jesus Verona
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788009058
- Published: 07-10-2021
A gorgeous gift book filled with 52 seasonal activities that families and friends can enjoy together, published in collaboration with the
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Silas and the Marvellous Misfits: A Marcus Rashford Book Club Choice
- Author / Illustrator: Tom Percival
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781529029192
- Published: 14-10-2021
Meet the Dream Team - exploring big emotions through exciting adventure!
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The 143-Storey Treehouse
- Author / Illustrator: Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781529047875
- Published: 19-10-2021
Lots of laughs on every level in the world's most awesome treehouse! The eleventh instalment in the worldwide bestselling Treehouse serie
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The Greeks
- Author / Illustrator: Chaaya Prabhat, Jonny Marx
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781838913250
- Published: 14-10-2021
With more than 80 flaps, readers can delve into the past to uncover all sorts of astonishing facts about ancient Greece. An exciting and
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The World Book: Explore the Facts, Stats and Flags of Every Country
- Author / Illustrator: Joe Fullman, Rose Blake
- Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781783126118
- Published: 07-10-2021
The World Book is an almanac of fascinating information, containing geography, history, food, sport, wildlife, art and culture. Where wou
Books for 9+
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A Tale Dark and Grimm
- Author / Illustrator: Adam Gidwitz
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
- ISBN: 9781783440870
- Published: 06-03-2014
A gruesome but funny retelling of Grimm's terrifying tales
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Anisha, Accidental Detective: Show Stoppers
- Author / Illustrator: Serena Patel, Emma McCann
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781474989756
- Published: 28-10-2021
The school show must go on, as Anisha takes on her latest hilarious detective case.
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Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue
- Author / Illustrator: William Grill
- Publisher: Flying Eye Books
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781838740238
- Published: 01-10-2021
In this moving tale based on a true story, award-winning William Grill's stunning illustrations show the majesty of Myanmar's forests and
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Beyond the Mountains (A Clock of Stars, Book 2)
- Author / Illustrator: Francesca Gibbons, Chris Riddell
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9780008355081
- Published: 14-10-2021
The thrilling sequel to the best-selling middle-grade debut of Autumn 2020
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Billie Swift Takes Flight
- Author / Illustrator: Iszi Lawrence
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781472988171
- Published: 02-09-2021
A gripping and empowering coming-of-age WWII adventure about the women of the Air Transport Auxiliary, perfect for fans of Emma Carroll,
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Following Frankenstein
- Author / Illustrator: Catherine Bruton
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788008440
- Published: 07-10-2021
A brilliantly-conceived and hugely imaginative 'sequel' to Mary Shelley's masterpiece, Following Frankenstein is a hugely exciting and be
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Frankenstiltskin: Fairy Tales Gone Bad
- Author / Illustrator: Joseph Coelho, Freya Hartas
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
- ISBN: 9781406389678
- Published: 07-10-2021
The second story in a funny, deliciously dark, three-part series of twisted classics, written in verse by award-winning poet Joseph Coelh
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Great Britons: 50 Amazing People Who Have Called Britain Home
- Author / Illustrator: Imogen Russell Williams, Sara Mulvanny
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781839940156
- Published: 07-10-2021
The inspiring stories of 50 key figures in Great Britain's history, who had an impact on the ways we live, think and feel today.
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Harry Potter - A Magical Year: The Illustrations of Jim Kay
- Author / Illustrator: J. K. Rowling, Jim Kay, Jim Kay
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781526640871
- Published: 05-10-2021
A unique and beautiful gift book celebrating the astonishing art of Jim Kay - 366 magical moments from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: MinaLima Edition
- Author / Illustrator: J.K. Rowling
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781526637888
- Published: 26-10-2021
A stunning new edition of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, with beautiful full-colour illustrations and eight inte
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Maggie Blue and the Dark World
- Author / Illustrator: Anna Goodall
- Publisher: Guppy Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781913101336
- Published: 14-10-2021
A thrilling and gripping tale of friendship, courage and the power of being yourself.
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Rita Wong and the Jade Mask
- Author / Illustrator: Mark Jones
- Publisher: Everything with Words
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781911427186
- Published: 30-09-2021
A fast detective story set in a landscape studded with danger, the unexpected and lots of humour.Themes of friendship, determination and
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Roar Like a Lion
- Author / Illustrator: Carlie Sorosiak, Katie Walker
- Publisher: David Fickling Books
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9781788452359
- Published: 07-10-2021
Bursting with fascinating facts, remarkable true stories and a whole lot of heart, bestselling author Carlie Sorosiak and award-winning i
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Shadow Town
- Author / Illustrator: Richard Lambert
- Publisher: Everything with Words
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781911427223
- Published: 21-10-2021
From the author of The Wolf Road, picked by The Times & Sunday Times, FT, Guardian and Irish Times as one of the Best Children's Book
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The Bear who Sailed the Ocean on an Iceberg
- Author / Illustrator: Emily Critchley
- Publisher: Everything with Words
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781911427216
- Published: 28-10-2021
One day Patrick found a polar bear in his freezer. How did it get there? Monty seems to have come to stay!
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The Boy With Wings
- Author / Illustrator: Lenny Henry, Keenon Ferrell
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781529067835
- Published: 14-10-2021
The Boy with Wings is the first brilliantly exciting, action-packed, middle-grade adventure from award-winning and much-loved comedian an
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The False Rose
- Author / Illustrator: Peter Graves, Jakob Wegelius, Jakob Wegelius
- Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781782693215
- Published: 07-10-2021
Sally Jones returns in the thrilling sequel to The Murderer's Ape! With gorgeously detailed black-and-white illustrations throughout.
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The Good Bear
- Author / Illustrator: Sarah Lean, Fiona Woodcock
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781471194658
- Published: 28-10-2021
Meet Thea and her Bear in this unforgettable middle-grade adventure from bestselling author Sarah Lean.
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The Lion Above the Door
- Author / Illustrator: Onjali Q. Rauf
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781510106758
- Published: 14-10-2021
From Onjali Q. Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, comes an incredible story about missi
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The Secret Animal Society
- Author / Illustrator: Luke Gamble
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9780702309618
- Published: 07-10-2021
The perfect new magical series, for animal lovers everywhere! Ideal for fans of Dr Doolittle, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, an
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Tinsel: The Girls Who Invented Christmas
- Author / Illustrator: Sibéal Pounder
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781526619266
- Published: 28-10-2021
How did the world come to believe Santa Claus is a man? It's all just a big misunderstanding! This tale of friendship, sleigh rides and t
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When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
- Author / Illustrator: Judith Kerr
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9780008496609
- Published: 30-09-2021
Fifty years of the classic family story of escape and refuge
Books for 11+
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Once Upon A Broken Heart: the New York Times bestseller
- Author / Illustrator: Stephanie Garber
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre: Romance & Relationships
- ISBN: 9781529380903
- Published: 30-09-2021
From the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Caraval series, the first book in a new series about love, curses, and the lengths tha
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Shackleton's Endurance: An Antarctic Survival Story
- Author / Illustrator: Joanna Grochowicz
- Publisher: Murdoch Books
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781911679158
- Published: 02-09-2021
Ernest Shackleton's remarkable story is a terrifying adventure with the happiest of endings - another brilliant narrative non-fiction Ant
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StormTide
- Author / Illustrator: Tom Huddleston
- Publisher: Mister Zero Books
- Genre: Dystopian
- ISBN: 9781739962913
- Published: 29-09-2021
The thrilling conclusion to the FLOODWORLD trilogy. A gripping, action-packed series for fans of Alex Rider, The Maze R
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The City of Lost Dreamers
- Author / Illustrator: Lisa Lueddecke
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781407196640
- Published: 07-10-2021
In a city that has been struck off the map, cursed to wander forever by the famed map magician Baba Yaga, a young girl called Siya accide
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The Song that Sings Us
- Author / Illustrator: Nicola Davies
- Publisher: Firefly Press Ltd
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781913102777
- Published: 14-10-2021
Harlon must protect her younger siblings Ash and Xeno, and their outlawed power of communicating with animals. But when the sinister Auto
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Vespertine
- Author / Illustrator: Margaret Rogerson
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781398507944
- Published: 05-10-2021
From the New York Times bestselling author of Sorcery of Thorns and An Enchantment of Ravens comes a thrilling new YA fantasy about a tee
Books for 14+
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Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World: Sequel to Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
- Author / Illustrator: Benjamin Alire Saenz
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: LBGTQ+
- ISBN: 9781398505278
- Published: 12-10-2021
The highly anticipated sequel to the beloved cult classic about family, friendship and first love, from award-winning author Benjamin Ali
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Dark and Shallow Lies
- Author / Illustrator: Ginny Myers Sain
- Publisher: Electric Monkey
- Genre: Supernatural
- ISBN: 9780008494780
- Published: 02-09-2021
A intense and atmospheric debut thriller for young adults, new for 2021. Perfect for fans of Where The Crawdads Sing.
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Ghost Bird
- Author / Illustrator: Lisa Fuller
- Publisher: Old Barn Books
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9781910646809
- Published: 21-10-2021
A thrilling teen ghost story from a First Nations Australian author, drawing on the culture and beliefs of her close-knit community. Stac
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Medusa
- Author / Illustrator: Jessie Burton, Olivia Lomenech Gill
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Myths & Legends
- ISBN: 9781408886939
- Published: 28-10-2021
A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist, stunningly illustrated by Ol
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Precious Catastrophe (Perfectly Preventable Deaths 2)
- Author / Illustrator: Deirdre Sullivan
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Supernatural
- ISBN: 9781471410680
- Published: 30-09-2021
The utterly compelling and darkly magical sequel to award-winning author Deirdre Sullivan's PERFECTLY PREVENTABLE DEATHS
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The Ember Days
- Author / Illustrator: Rose Edwards
- Publisher: UCLan Publishing
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781912979158
- Published: 07-10-2021
The long awaited sequel to The Harm Tree. Exiled from a broken land, two friends try to escape the darkness they left behind them.
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The Haunting of Lindy Pennyworth
- Author / Illustrator: Sam Pope
- Publisher: UCLan Publishing
- Genre: Horror
- ISBN: 9781912979578
- Published: 07-10-2021
A psychological horror that will grip you from the first page, and haunt you long after you've finished the last.
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The Taking of Jake Livingston
- Author / Illustrator: Ryan Douglass
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9781787612235
- Published: 12-10-2021
A New York Times bestseller - Get Out meets Holly Jackson in this YA social thriller where survival is not guaranteed. Sixteen-year-old J
September
Picture Books
Books for 5+
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A Thing Called Snow
- Author / Illustrator: Yuval Zommer
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9780192769831
- Published: 02-09-2021
A seasonal celebration of nature.
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A World Full of Wildlife: and how you can protect it
- Author / Illustrator: Neal Layton
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781526363237
- Published: 02-09-2021
Award-winning author-illustrator Neal Layton is here to introduce the concept of biodiversity to younger readers, explaining what it is,
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Can we really help the Polar Bears?
- Author / Illustrator: Roisin Hahessy (Illustrator), Katie Daynes
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781474989862
- Published: 02-09-2021
A really useful introduction to tackling climate change, for young children.
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Everything Under the Sun: a curious question for every day of the year
- Author / Illustrator: Molly Oldfield, Momoko Abe, Momoko Abe, Kelsey Buzzell, Beatrice Cerocchi, Alice Courtley, Sandra De La Prada, Grace Easton, Manuela Montoya Escobar, Richard Jones, Lisa Koesterke
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Information books
- ISBN: 9780241433461
- Published: 09-09-2021
"An absolute delight" - David Walliams"One of the best kids books I have ever had the pleasure of reading" - Pandora Sykes<br
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First Questions and Answers: What is racism?
- Author / Illustrator: Katie Daynes, Sandhya Prabhat (Illustrator), Sandhya Prabhat (Illustrator), Jordan Akpojaro
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781474995795
- Published: 30-09-2021
A thoughtful anti-racism book for young children and their families.
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How Does it Work? (Lift-the-Flap Questions & Answers )
- Author / Illustrator: Katie Daynes, Marie-Eve Tremblay
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781474989886
- Published: 30-09-2021
How things around us work, from the internet to medicine, money, and more.
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Leaves
- Author / Illustrator: Stephen Hogtun
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Bereavement
- ISBN: 9781526606877
- Published: 02-09-2021
A gorgeous debut picture book from a huge new talent, this is a moving story about the leaves that grow and fall, and the memories we hol
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Little Country Cottage: A Winter Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom
- Author / Illustrator: Angela Ferraro-Fanning, AnneliesDraws
- Publisher: The Ivy Press
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9780711267039
- Published: 07-09-2021
Little Country Cottage: A Winter Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom offers nature-based crafts, bakes and gardening projects in a cel
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Little Country Cottage: An Autumn Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom
- Author / Illustrator: AnneliesDraws, Angela Ferraro-Fanning
- Publisher: The Ivy Press
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9780711266995
- Published: 07-09-2021
Little Country Cottage: An Autumn Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom offers nature-based crafts, bakes and gardening projects in a ce
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Midnight Magic: Mirror Mischief
- Author / Illustrator: Michelle Harrison, illus Elissa Elwick
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788951494
- Published: 30-09-2021
Midnight brings her reflection to life to keep herself company while Trixie is at school. But instead of staying safely on the other side
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Pirate Stew: The show-stopping new picture book from Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell
- Author / Illustrator: Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781526614711
- Published: 02-09-2021
From the multi-award-winning Neil Gaiman comes the biggest picture book of the year: a joyfully riotous, brilliantly anarchic, deliciousl
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Storm In A Jar
- Author / Illustrator: Samuel Langley-Swain
- Publisher: Owlet Press
- Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
- ISBN: 9781913339111
- Published: 21-09-2021
A story that encourages children to talk about bereavement but also feelings around anger and how to embrace, release and manage them. Wi
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The Beasts Beneath Our Feet
- Author / Illustrator: James Carter, Alisa Kosareva
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781838911805
- Published: 30-09-2021
Meet the trilobites that scuttled, the munching, crunching dinosaurs and a heard of roaming woolly mammoths in this mighty prehistoric ad
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The Secret Garden
- Author / Illustrator: Geraldine McCaughrean, Margarita Kukhtina
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Young fiction
- ISBN: 9781788008587
- Published: 02-09-2021
Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic tale of the regenerative power of nature is brilliantly retold by multi-award-winning author Geraldine
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Time to Move South for Winter
- Author / Illustrator: Clare Helen Welsh, illus Jenny Løvlie
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Picture Books
- ISBN: 9781788008136
- Published: 02-09-2021
A gorgeous picture book about the world's most incredible animal migration journey.
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Unipiggle: Witch Emergency
- Author / Illustrator: Hannah Shaw
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
- ISBN: 9781474991148
- Published: 16-09-2021
Meet the princess who loves breaking the rules and her Royal Unicorn, who happens to be a pig! A madcap new adventure series for 6
Books for 7+
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Beetles for Breakfast
- Author / Illustrator: Madeleine Finlay, Jisu Choi, Jisu Choi
- Publisher: Flying Eye Books
- Genre: Information books
- ISBN: 9781838740221
- Published: 01-09-2021
We all know the effects that climate change and global warming are having on our planet - but what about the strange, and often bizarre w
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Christmas Mystery
- Author / Illustrator: Zanna Davidson, Katie Wood
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
- ISBN: 9781474988858
- Published: 30-09-2021
A Christmas special in the new Sticker Dolly fiction series, inspired by the Sticker Dolly Dressing books. It's Christmas Eve, and the Ch
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Cookie! (Book 3): Cookie and the Most Mysterious Mystery in the World
- Author / Illustrator: Konnie Huq
- Publisher: Piccadilly Press
- Genre: Humour
- ISBN: 9781848129894
- Published: 02-09-2021
In her third adventure, Cookie finds mysteries everywhere - but can she solve them, and save the science show?
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Diary of an Accidental Witch
- Author / Illustrator: Honor and Perdita Cargill, Katie Saunders
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781788953382
- Published: 02-09-2021
When Bea's dad accidentally enrols her at the local witch school, she has to get to grips with casting spells, like, NOW! But with the Ha
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Earth is Big: A Book of Comparisons
- Author / Illustrator: Steve Tomecek, Marcos Farina, Marcos Farina
- Publisher: What on Earth Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781912920334
- Published: 02-09-2021
Find out how unique Planet Earth really is in this eye-catching book of comparisons.
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Eddie Albert and the Amazing Animal Gang: The Amsterdam Adventure
- Author / Illustrator: Paul O'Grady
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008446802
- Published: 16-09-2021
The hilarious and action-packed middle grade adventure from beloved comedian and bestselling author Paul O'Grady.
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Everything You Know About Dinosaurs is Wrong!
- Author / Illustrator: Dr Nick Crumpton, Gavin Scott
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788008105
- Published: 16-09-2021
Dinosaur fans will quickly become dinosaur experts with this informative, inventive and entertaining take on a dinosaur book!
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Feast Your Eyes on Food
- Author / Illustrator: Laura Gladwin, Zoe Barker
- Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781913520229
- Published: 02-09-2021
Fall in love with food with this beautiful compendium that celebrates the rich variety of more than 1,000 delicious things to eat.
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Grimwood: Laugh your head off with the funniest new series of the year
- Author / Illustrator: Nadia Shireen
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781471199301
- Published: 02-09-2021
Perfect for fans of Mr Gum and The Animals of Farthing Wood, this hilarious, irreverent series from picture book superstar Nadia Shireen
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His Royal Hopeless
- Author / Illustrator: Chloe Perrin
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781913322304
- Published: 02-09-2021
Robbie is heir to the evilest dynasty in the world: the Sinistevils. The thing is, Robbie is ... well ... nice. He embarks on a quest to
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InvestiGators: Off the Hook
- Author / Illustrator: John Patrick Green
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781529066081
- Published: 16-09-2021
InvestiGators: Off the Hook written and illustrated by John Patrick Green is the third side-splitting full-colour graphic novel, perfect
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Microbe Wars
- Author / Illustrator: Gill Arbuthnott, Marianna Madriz
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781787419155
- Published: 02-09-2021
A fascinating account of the world of microbes, what they are and how humans have tried to defeat them.
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Once Upon a Tune: Stories from the Orchestra
- Author / Illustrator: James Mayhew
- Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
- Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
- ISBN: 9781913074036
- Published: 09-09-2021
Six wonderful stories that inspired world-famous music, accompanied by brilliant illustrations
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Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City
- Author / Illustrator: Rob Biddulph
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781529040524
- Published: 02-09-2021
Harold and the Purple Crayon meets The Train to Impossible Places for boys and girls of 8+, this dazzling adventure fizzes with magic, da
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Rescuing Titanic: A true story of quiet bravery in the North Atlantic
- Author / Illustrator: Flora Delargy
- Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9780711262768
- Published: 07-09-2021
Rescuing Titanic tells with exquisite illustrations and richly-detailed text the story of the little ship Carpathia and its heroic journe
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Secrets and Spies
- Author / Illustrator: Anita Ganeri, Luke Brookes
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781838913618
- Published: 02-09-2021
Prepare to go undercover and enter a world of secret missions, covert operations and classified information.
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Shadowghast
- Author / Illustrator: Thomas Taylor, Thomas Taylor, Thomas Taylor
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Supernatural
- ISBN: 9781406386301
- Published: 02-09-2021
A creepy magician with a shadowy act. A legend that goes back to the dawn of time. Eerie-on-Sea just got stranger. And darker...<br
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Sindhu and Jeet's Detective Agency: A Bloomsbury Reader
- Author / Illustrator: Chitra Soundar, Amberin Huq
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781472993311
- Published: 19-08-2021
A fun detective adventure set between England and India, from globally published children's author Chitra Soundar. The Bloomsbury Readers
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Sky
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Webb
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781788953283
- Published: 02-09-2021
When Lara follows a beautiful white snowy owl into the forest, it's just the start of an amazing journey back in time...
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Sky Pirates: The Dragon's Gold
- Author / Illustrator: Alex English, Mark Chambers
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471190896
- Published: 05-08-2021
Take to the skies in another breathtaking, swashbuckling SKY PIRATES adventure from author Alex English. (BEWARE. Contains: plundering pi
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Star
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Webb
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781788951166
- Published: 05-09-2019
When a tiger cub is sighted in a Russian village, Anna sets out to protect it from the terrified locals.
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The Biggest Footprint: Eight billion humans. One clumsy giant.
- Author / Illustrator: Rob Sears, Tom Sears, Tom Sears, Tom Sears
- Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
- Genre: Information books
- ISBN: 9781838853495
- Published: 30-09-2021
A fun, wildly original, fact-packed and beautifully illustrated book by the Sears brothers, revealing our giant species as we've never se
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The Cat and the Devil
- Author / Illustrator: James Joyce, Lelis Leslis, Lelis Leslis
- Publisher: Little Island
- Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
- ISBN: 9781912417919
- Published: 02-09-2021
A delightful children's story by James Joyce, genius author of Ulysses, in a gorgeously illustrated new edition.
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The Night the Moon Went Out: A Bloomsbury Reader
- Author / Illustrator: Samantha Baines, Lucy Rogers
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781472993519
- Published: 19-08-2021
A heart-warming adventure story by comedian, author, actress and broadcaster Samantha Baines. The Bloomsbury Readers series includes book
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The Primrose Railway Children
- Author / Illustrator: Jacqueline Wilson
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Family & Home
- ISBN: 9780241517765
- Published: 16-09-2021
From multi-million bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson and inspired by E. Nesbit's timeless classic, The Primrose Railway Children is a
Books for 9+
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Black Artists Shaping the World
- Author / Illustrator: Sharna Jackson, Zoe Whitely
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9780500652596
- Published: 30-09-2021
A timely book that introduces young readers to the work of twenty-six contemporary Black artists from Africa and of the African diaspora<
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British Museum: A History of the World in 25 Cities
- Author / Illustrator: Tracey Turner, Libby VanderPloeg, Andrew Donkin
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788006712
- Published: 02-09-2021
A stunningly illustrated book of extraordinary city maps, telling the story of human civilisation throughout history.
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Circus Maximus: Race to the Death
- Author / Illustrator: Annelise Gray
- Publisher: Head of Zeus
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781800240582
- Published: 02-09-2021
Circus Maximus, the greatest sporting stage of the ancient Roman world, where the best horses and charioteers compete in a race to the de
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Danger at Dead Man's Pass
- Author / Illustrator: M. G. Leonard, Sam Sedgman, Elisa Paganelli
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781529013122
- Published: 16-09-2021
The bestselling, prize-winning Adventures on Trains series embarks on a thrilling fourth adventure as HarrisonBeck investigates an ancien
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Dragon City
- Author / Illustrator: Katie Tsang, Kevin Tsang
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471193125
- Published: 02-09-2021
The third adventure in the ROARsome DRAGON REALM series for 9+ readers! Perfect for fans of magical fantasy, heartfelt friendships and ti
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Fireborn: Twelve and the Frozen Forest
- Author / Illustrator: Aisling Fowler
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9780008394158
- Published: 30-09-2021
Set in the snowy northern forests of an imagined prehistoric world, Fireborn is the middle-grade debut of the decade. At turns e
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Freeze
- Author / Illustrator: Chris Priestley
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Supernatural
- ISBN: 9781781129838
- Published: 02-09-2021
Award-winning master of scary stories Chris Priestley returns with a spine-tingling collection of ghostly tales to chill you to the bone
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Horror Heights: The Slime (Book 1)
- Author / Illustrator: Bec Hill
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Horror
- ISBN: 9781444962291
- Published: 30-09-2021
Welcome to Horror Heights: can the children who live here conceal the strange goings on behind closed doors? GOOSEBUMPS for a new generat
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How Was That Built?: The Stories Behind Awesome Structures
- Author / Illustrator: Roma Agrawal, Katie Hickey
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781526603654
- Published: 16-09-2021
The world is full of incredible structures. Skyscrapers soaring up to the clouds, bridges reaching across the widest, deepest rivers, tun
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Journey to the Last River
- Author / Illustrator: Unknown Adventurer, Teddy Keen
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9780711254473
- Published: 21-09-2021
A gripping and beautifully illustrated story set in the heart of the Amazon, featuring dramatic encounters with animals, dangerous rapids
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Last Gamer Standing
- Author / Illustrator: Katie Zhao
- Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
- Genre: Science Fiction
- ISBN: 9781338741506
In twelve-year-old Reyna Cheng's world, gaming is everything. Professional esports teams are the mainstream celebrities. Kids begin train
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Little Horror
- Author / Illustrator: Daniel Peak
- Publisher: Firefly Press Ltd
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781913102517
- Published: 30-09-2021
Rita Jeffries is two years old, alone and on the run! She may be a toddler, but she has the mind (and attitude) of a teenager. She knows
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Locked Out Lily
- Author / Illustrator: Nick Lake, Emily Gravett
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
- ISBN: 9781471194832
- Published: 30-09-2021
A startlingly original, stunningly-illustrated modern classic about learning to face your fears from the multi award-winning partnership
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No Man's Land
- Author / Illustrator: Joanna Nadin
- Publisher: UCLan Publishing
- Genre: Dystopian
- ISBN: 9781912979615
- Published: 02-09-2021
'I could feel it coming. War, I mean. Creeping up on us, into our town, down our street, into our house. Smiling like a friend, like it w
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October, October (paperback)
- Author / Illustrator: Katya Balen, Angela Harding
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Family & Home
- ISBN: 9781526601933
- Published: 30-09-2021
A feast for the senses and the soul, this life-affirming middle-grade novel from Katya Balen follows October as she fights to find her pl
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Pages & Co.: The Book Smugglers (Pages & Co., Book 4)
- Author / Illustrator: Anna James
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9780008410810
- Published: 16-09-2021
Fourth in the modern-classic and bestselling bookwandering series for ages eight to twelve that celebrates all that is best in li
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Pax, Journey Home
- Author / Illustrator: Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen, Jon Klassen
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9780008470289
- Published: 07-09-2021
From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes the long-awaited sequel to Pax; gorgeously crafted, utterly comp
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Rules for Vampires
- Author / Illustrator: Alex Foulkes, Sara Ogilvie
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Horror
- ISBN: 9781471199554
- Published: 16-09-2021
Straighten your cape and sharpen your claws . . . being a vampire is harder than it looks! The deliciously funny debut from Alex Foulkes,
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Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear
- Author / Illustrator: Nguyen Thi Thu Trang, Jeet Zdung
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9780753446591
- Published: 30-09-2021
Born Free for a new generation.
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Sky Hawk
- Author / Illustrator: Gill Lewis
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9780192780782
Two lives to save, one secret to keep.
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The Bewitching of Aveline Jones
- Author / Illustrator: Phil Hickes, Keith Robinson
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Supernatural
- ISBN: 9781474972154
- Published: 19-10-2021
The second in a deliciously spine-tingling, spooky series.
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The Book of Stolen Dreams
- Author / Illustrator: David Farr
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781801310840
- Published: 30-09-2021
An exhilarating, awe-inspiring debut from a master storyteller writing for children for the first time, perfect for fans of Philip Pullma
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The Dream House
- Author / Illustrator: Laura Dockrill, Gwen Millward
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Bereavement
- ISBN: 9781848129450
- Published: 09-09-2021
Everyone needs somewhere to dream. The stunning new book from one of the most original and interesting voices in children's literature.</
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The Midnight Hunt
- Author / Illustrator: Benjamin Read, Laura Trinder
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781912626885
- Published: 02-09-2021
Emily and Tarkus are back again in one last adventure to save the Midnight Hour. Their old adversary the Nocturne is determined to destro
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The Monsters of Rookhaven
- Author / Illustrator: Padraig Kenny, Edward Bettison
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781529031485
- Published: 30-09-2021
A story about empathy and difference, from the bestselling author of Tin, stunningly illustrated by Edward Bettison.
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The Puffin Portal
- Author / Illustrator: Vashti Hardy, Natalie Smillie
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781781129814
- Published: 02-09-2021
Award-winner Vashti Hardy celebrates kindness, found family and brilliantly inventive kids in this mystery-led, steampunk companion to Th
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The Shadows of Rookhaven
- Author / Illustrator: Padraig Kenny
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Family & Home
- ISBN: 9781529031713
- Published: 30-09-2021
A story about family and forgiveness, a sequel to The Monsters of Rookhaven, from the bestselling author of Tin.
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The Unexpected Tale of Bastien Bonlivre
- Author / Illustrator: Clare Povey
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781474986489
- Published: 02-09-2021
The open door felt like an invitation, or a trap. Bastien wasn't sure which, but with no other choice, he stepped inside...and hoped he'd
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The Week at World's End
- Author / Illustrator: Emma Carroll
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9780571364435
- Published: 02-09-2021
The hotly anticipated new standalone from the Queen of Historical Fiction, Emma Carroll, in hardback for the first time!
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Torn Apart - The Partition of India, 1947
- Author / Illustrator: Swapna Haddow
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9780702300417
- Published: 05-08-2021
It's October 1947 and two young boys find themselves thrown together during the dramatic changes of Partition. As the new India and Pakis
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Tripwrecked! Tempest Terror
- Author / Illustrator: Ross Montgomery, Mark Beech
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781781129616
- Published: 02-09-2021
Only a sensible, level head can save the day when disaster strikes on a school trip in this hilariously slapstick introduction to Shakesp
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Utterly Dark and the Face of the Deep
- Author / Illustrator: Philip Reeve
- Publisher: David Fickling Books
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781788452373
- Published: 02-09-2021
A novel full of mystery and delight, from bestselling, award-winning author Philip Reeve. As the entrancing, unfathomable power of the se
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We Have a Dream: Meet 30 Young Indigenous People and People of Colour Protecting the Planet
- Author / Illustrator: Dr Mya-Rose Craig, Sabrena Khadija
- Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781913520205
- Published: 05-08-2021
Read the incredible storiesand hear the dreams of 30 young Indigenous people and People of Colour protecting the planet
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When Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena's War
- Author / Illustrator: Michael Morpurgo
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9780008352189
- Published: 30-09-2021
The stunning new 2021 children's novel from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo
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When We Got Lost in Dreamland (paperback)
- Author / Illustrator: Ross Welford
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Science Fiction
- ISBN: 9780008333812
- Published: 02-09-2021
The landmark new novel from Ross Welford, one of the fastest-growing and most critically acclaimed middle grade authors in the UK, this f
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Wishyouwas: The tiny guardian of lost letters
- Author / Illustrator: Alexandra Page, Penny Neville-Lee
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781526641212
- Published: 30-09-2021
An enchanting adventure story of friendship, bravery and the unique magic of getting a letter from someone you miss. Per
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Wonder: The Natural History Museum Poetry Book
- Author / Illustrator: Ana Sampson
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Poetry
- ISBN: 9781529058994
- Published: 02-09-2021
A beautiful gift hardback collection of poetry with poems inspired by The Natural History Museum.
Books for 11+
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A Hunter's Moon
- Author / Illustrator: Danny Weston
- Publisher: UCLan Publishing
- Genre: Supernatural
- ISBN: 9781912979677
- Published: 02-09-2021
A fearsome beast lurks deep in the Forest of Tay. Under cover of darkness it emerges to feed on the local farmer's sheep - and, sometimes
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Defy the Night
- Author / Illustrator: Brigid Kemmerer
- Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781526632807
- Published: 14-09-2021
From New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer comes a brand-new blockbuster fantasy series about a corrupt kingdom, a star-cross
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Green Rising
- Author / Illustrator: Lauren James, Beci Kelly
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Dystopian
- ISBN: 9781406384673
- Published: 02-09-2021
Set in a near-future world on the brink of ecological catastrophe, Lauren James's novel is a gripping, witty and romantic call to arms.<b
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Grown: The Black Girls' Guide to Glowing Up
- Author / Illustrator: Melissa Cummings-Quarry, Natalie A Carter, Dorcas Magbadelo
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9781526623713
- Published: 30-09-2021
Written by best friends and co-founders of the Black Girls' Book Club, GROWN is the ultimate guide to navigating life as a Black teenage
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Keeper of Secrets
- Author / Illustrator: Sarah J Dodd
- Publisher: Firefly Press Ltd
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9781913102456
- Published: 02-09-2021
Emily doesn't think Badger Cottage will ever be home. But there is something out there that needs her; a bright pair of eyes in the darkn
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STAGS 4: TIGERS
- Author / Illustrator: MA Bennett
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9781471408687
- Published: 02-09-2021
The alluring yet corrupt STAGS society, where the rich and privileged play fast and loose with the lives of others, is revealed to be ter
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The Ash House
- Author / Illustrator: Angharad Walker
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781912626977
- Published: 02-09-2021
A new boy arrives at the Ash House. He can't remember his name, or why he's been sent there. Given the name Sol, and troubled by a myster
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Tomorrow Is Beautiful
- Author / Illustrator: Sarah Crossan
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Poetry
- ISBN: 9781526641892
- Published: 30-09-2021
Compiled and edited by Sarah Crossan, this gift collection of poems is perfect for anyone who may be struggling to find the right words o
Books for 14+
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Not Here To Be Liked
- Author / Illustrator: Michelle Quach, Kevin Wada (Illustrator)
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Real life
- ISBN: 9781474989732
- Published: 16-09-2021
Commercial US YA romance with a sharp intersectional feminist edge.
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Take Me With You When You Go
- Author / Illustrator: David Levithan, Jennifer Niven, Jennifer Niven
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Family & Home
- ISBN: 9780241550809
- Published: 31-08-2021
Subject: You. Missing.Ezra wakes one day to find his sister gone. No note, no sign, nothing but an email address hidden somew
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The Edelweiss Pirates
- Author / Illustrator: Dirk Reinhardt, Michael Rosen, Michael Rosen, Rachel Ward
- Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781782693093
- Published: 26-08-2021
A heart-stopping adventure about real-life rebels against the Nazis.
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My Beautiful Voice
- Author / Illustrator: Joseph Coelho, Ms. Allison Colpoys
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9780711248304
- Published: 03-08-2021
From the award winning poet Joseph Coelho comes a moving, lyrical picture book about a shy child unlocking the power of their own voice t
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My First Book of Dinosaur Comparisons
- Author / Illustrator: Sara Hurst, Ana Seixas
- Publisher: Happy Yak
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9780711260733
- Published: 06-07-2021
My First Book of Dinosaur Comparisons is the perfect gift for dinosaur-loving kids aged 5 and up. Exciting visual comparisons and fascina
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The Rapping Princess
- Author / Illustrator: Hannah Lee, Allen Fatimaharan
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Genre: Picture Books
- ISBN: 9780571361151
- Published: 05-08-2021
A completely original rhyming picture book that celebrates daring to be different, featuring Shiloh, the rapping princess
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This Is Your World
- Author / Illustrator: Tilly Temple, Sean Julian
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781788818742
- Published: 05-08-2021
A celebration of the world around us - from the highest mountain top, to the depths of the deepest sea. This beautiful, rhyming text enco
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Yapping Away: Poems by Joshua Seigal
- Author / Illustrator: Joshua Seigal, Sarah Horne
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Poetry
- ISBN: 9781472972743
- Published: 19-08-2021
Dive into a wonderful new collection of poems for younger readers by Joshua Seigal, winner of the 2020 Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (the UK
Books for 7+
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British Museum: Mummies Unwrapped
- Author / Illustrator: Tom Froese
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788009010
- Published: 05-08-2021
Unwrap the mysteries of the fascinating world of ancient Egyptian mummies!
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Eureka!: A Big Book of Discoveries
- Author / Illustrator: Wenjia Tang, Jonathan Litton
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781848579422
- Published: 05-08-2021
Dive into a world of discoveries!
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How to Survive Without Grown-Ups
- Author / Illustrator: Larry Hayes, Katie Abey
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781471198342
- Published: 19-08-2021
A hilarious new middle-grade adventure series from new talent Larry Hayes. For fans of Sam Copeland, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Inside Animals
- Author / Illustrator: Barbara Taylor, Margaux Carpentier
- Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9780711255067
- Published: 03-08-2021
This book features 21 cross-sections of creatures from across the globe. Each animal has its own unique body to help it survive and thriv
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Meet the Ancient Egyptians
- Author / Illustrator: James Davies
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781787417779
- Published: 05-08-2021
With vibrant, playful artwork and snappy text, learning about Ancient Egypt has never been cooler.
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Museum Kittens - The Treasure Map
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Webb, Sarah Lodge
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788953276
- Published: 05-08-2021
When the kittens hear rumours of a treasure map hidden in the museum, they set out in search of pirate gold. But will their enemies, the
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Myths, Monsters and Mayhem in Ancient Greece
- Author / Illustrator: James Davies
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Myths & Legends
- ISBN: 9781787416413
- Published: 05-08-2021
A vivid and contemporary retelling of the Greek myths.
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Seven Sisters
- Author / Illustrator: Ayisha Malik, illus Erika Meza
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781788952095
- Published: 05-08-2021
High up in the trees seven sisters swing, swoop and swirl - each totally different and brilliant in their own way. Until one day
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Solve Your Own Mystery: The Monster Maker
- Author / Illustrator: Gareth P. Jones, Louise Forshaw
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781788953115
- Published: 05-08-2021
In Haventry, trouble is always brewing. And when Dr Franklefink's Monster Maker goes missing, YOU are the detective in charge of the case
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Space Detectives: Extra Weird Creatures
- Author / Illustrator: Mark Powers, Dapo Adeola
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Science Fiction
- ISBN: 9781526603203
- Published: 05-08-2021
Star Wars meets Sherlock Holmes - this is the second book in a hugely commercial new series for 7+ readers, where the Space Detectives re
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The Abandoned Puppy and Other Tales
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Webb, Sophy Williams
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781788953191
- Published: 05-08-2021
A collection of three adorable puppy stories to treasure, from best-selling author Holly Webb: The Abandoned Puppy, The Puppy Who Was Lef
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The Book Cat
- Author / Illustrator: Polly Faber, Clara Vulliamy (Illustrator)
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9780571357888
- Published: 26-08-2021
This is a classic wartime tale of a (real!) cat who made his home at the Faber offices and decided he'd never leave.
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The Hound of Ulster: A Bloomsbury Reader
- Author / Illustrator: Malachy Doyle, Erin Brown
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Myths & Legends
- ISBN: 9781472989963
- Published: 05-08-2021
A thrilling retelling of the traditional Irish legend of Cuchulainn written by Malachy Doyle. The Bloomsbury Readers series is packed wit
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The Midnight Thief
- Author / Illustrator: Sylvia Bishop, Flavia Sorrentino, Flavia Sorrentino
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9780702301483
- Published: 05-08-2021
Transplanted from her exciting life as an explorer's daughter, Freya finds herself miserable at a posh boarding school. Freya hates all t
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The Peculiar Tale of the Tentacle Boy
- Author / Illustrator: Richard Pickard
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781913322397
- Published: 05-08-2021
When Marina discovers a boy called William with a head of tentacles and crab claws for hands, she resolves to help him unravel the myster
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What a Wonderful Phrase: A collection of amazing idioms from around the world
- Author / Illustrator: Nicola Edwards, Manu Montoya
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781838913274
- Published: 05-08-2021
This\tbeautifully\tillustrated\tcollection\tof\tcurious\tphrases\tfrom\taround\tthe\tworld\tis\ta\tvoyage\tof\tcultural\tdiscovery.
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Wild Child: A Journey Through Nature
- Author / Illustrator: Dara McAnulty, Barry Falls
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781529045321
- Published: 08-07-2021
Take a nature walk with Dara McAnulty and learn all about our native birds, animals, trees and flowers.
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Wings of Icarus: A Bloomsbury Reader
- Author / Illustrator: Jenny Oldfield, Bee Willey
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Myths & Legends
- ISBN: 9781472989703
- Published: 05-08-2021
The classic Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus is retold in a thrilling tale by bestselling author Jenny Oldfield. The Bloomsbury Readers
Books for 9+
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Adam-2
- Author / Illustrator: Alastair Chisholm
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Science Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788006101
- Published: 05-08-2021
With incredible twists and turns, and a hugely-gripping, action-packed story, this is a thrilling, unputdownable adventure.
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Amari and the Night Brothers (Amari and the Night Brothers)
- Author / Illustrator: BB Alston
- Publisher: Farshore
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781405298193
- Published: 05-08-2021
The most magical new children's fantasy series of 2021. Perfect for fans of Percy Jackson and Men in Black!
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Bamba Beach: A Bloomsbury Reader
- Author / Illustrator: Pratima Mitchell, David Dean
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781472989987
- Published: 19-08-2021
A poignant family story set in Goa, India, written by Pratima Mitchell. The Bloomsbury Readers series is packed with book-banded stories
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Happy Here: 10 stories from Black British Authors and Illustrators
- Author / Illustrator: Sharna Jackson, Dean Atta, Joseph Coelho, Kereen Getten, Patrice Lawrence, Theresa Lola, E.L. Norry, Jasmine Richards, Alexandra Sheppard, Yomi Sode
- Publisher: Knights Of Media
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781913311162
- Published: 05-08-2021
With an introduction from bestselling author Sharna Jackson, HAPPY HERE features stories and poems by 10 Black British authors for reader
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How To Be A Human
- Author / Illustrator: Karen McCombie
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Friendship
- ISBN: 9781788951098
- Published: 05-08-2021
When the Star Boy's space-pod crashes to Earth it gives him the perfect opportunity to study humans close up while he awaits rescue. Two
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If the World Were 100 People
- Author / Illustrator: Jackie McCann, illus Aaron Cushley
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781405298070
- Published: 05-08-2021
A thought-provoking introduction for children to the people who live on our planet.
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Lightning Falls
- Author / Illustrator: Amy Wilson
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781529037876
- Published: 19-08-2021
Lighting Falls is a fantastical story of ghosts and friendship.
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Love From Joy
- Author / Illustrator: Jenny Valentine
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Bullying
- ISBN: 9781471196508
- Published: 19-08-2021
For readers aged 9+ comes a major new contemporary middle-grade series from award-winning author Jenny Valentine, perfect for fans of Jac
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Ping and the Missing Ring
- Author / Illustrator: Emma Shevah, Izzy Evans, Izzy Evans
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781472994097
- Published: 19-08-2021
An exciting mystery set in a Thai family in London, by Thai-Irish author Emma Shevah. The Bloomsbury Readers series includes book-banded
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Ruby Ali's Mission Break Up: A Bloomsbury Reader
- Author / Illustrator: Sufiya Ahmed, Parwinder Singh
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Family & Home
- ISBN: 9781472993175
- Published: 19-08-2021
A funny, heart-warming family story about a Muslim girl trying to find her place in the world. The Bloomsbury Readers series includes boo
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Run Like A Girl: 50 Extraordinary and Inspiring Sportswomen
- Author / Illustrator: Danielle Brown
- Publisher: Button Books
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9781787081086
- Published: 07-07-2021
A collection of fascinating biographical stories told by 50 highly successful sportswomen, from boxing superstar Nicola Adams to record-b
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The Drowned Ones
- Author / Illustrator: Ellen Renner
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781788000666
- Published: 05-08-2021
GuardianThe Storm Witch trilogy is set in a world of islands, where Elemental spirits rule and pirates known as the Drowned Ones roam the
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The Elephant in the Room
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Goldberg Sloan
- Publisher: Bonnier Books UK
- Genre: Real life
- ISBN: 9781800780002
- Published: 05-08-2021
Sila is struggling with a long separate from her mum, who is in Turkey trying to get the paperwork she needs to return to her family in t
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The Raven Heir
- Author / Illustrator: Stephanie Burgis
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781526614445
- Published: 05-08-2021
Cordelia can shapeshift into any animal she chooses. But can she save a kingdom? An epic, new middle-grade fantasy perfect for fa
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The Wild Before
- Author / Illustrator: Piers Torday
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781786541116
- Published: 19-08-2021
Can one hare alone change the world? The captivating animal adventure destined to be loved by readers of all ages. A stunning hardback ed
Books for 11+
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All American Boys
- Author / Illustrator: Brendan Kiely, Jason Reynolds
- Publisher: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781481463348
A bag of chips. That's all sixteen-year-old Rashad is looking for at the corner bodega. What he finds instead is a fist-happy cop, Paul G
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Be Resilient: How to Build a Strong Teenage Mind for Tough Times
- Author / Illustrator: Nicola Morgan
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
- ISBN: 9781406399257
- Published: 01-07-2021
The essential teenage guide to building resilience for challenging times, from award-winning well-being expert Nicola Morgan, author of t
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Catch Me If I Fall
- Author / Illustrator: Barry Jonsberg
- Publisher: Murdoch Books
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781911679097
- Published: 05-08-2021
Ashleigh and Aiden are thirteen-year-old twins who promise to always look out for each other. Aiden is more dedicated to the task than As
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Hide and Seek
- Author / Illustrator: Robin Scott-Elliot
- Publisher: Everything with Words
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781911427247
- Published: 12-08-2021
Thrilling new page turner by Robin Scott-Elliot author of The Tzar's Curious Runaways and The Acrobats of Agra. Paris, 1942. When Amelie
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In the Wild Light
- Author / Illustrator: Jeff Zentner
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Social Issues
- ISBN: 9781839130847
- Published: 05-08-2021
Winner of the ALAN Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award. Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. I've always loved when the light finds the b
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The Five Clues (Don't Doubt The Rainbow 1)
- Author / Illustrator: Anthony Kessel
- Publisher: Crown House Publishing
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781785835551
- Published: 02-08-2021
Don't Doubt the Rainbow is a new contemporary detective series with a difference - to solve each mystery, 13-year-old Edie Marble must ha
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The Upper World
- Author / Illustrator: Femi Fadugba
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9780241505618
- Published: 19-08-2021
Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2022 and the Branford Boase Award 2022 for debut writers. One glimpse of a
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You & Me at the End of the World
- Author / Illustrator: Brianna Bourne
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780702311031
- Published: 05-08-2021
This is no ordinary apocalypse...Hannah wakes up to silence. The entire city around her isempty, except for one other person: Leo. Togeth
Books for 14+
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Cruel Castle
- Author / Illustrator: Bryony Pearce
- Publisher: Little Tiger
- Genre: Horror
- ISBN: 9781788953214
- Published: 05-08-2021
A team-bonding weekend in a remote castle turns into a nightmare when seven teenagers are locked inside. To escape, they must solve a ser
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Every Line of You
- Author / Illustrator: Naomi Gibson
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9781913322014
- Published: 05-08-2021
Lydia has been creating her AI, Henry, for years - she's built herself the perfect boyfriend in a hard-drive filled with lines of code. B
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Splinters of Sunshine
- Author / Illustrator: Patrice Lawrence
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781444954777
- Published: 19-08-2021
From the multi-award-winning author of Orangeboy, comes a YA road-trip mystery. Spey's friend Dee has disappeared off-grid. He has an ide
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A Hundred and One Daffodils: A Bloomsbury Young Reader: Lime Book Band
- Author / Illustrator: Malachy Doyle, Denise Hughes
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
- ISBN: 9781472988850
- Published: 08-07-2021
Spring is coming, and Dad says they can have a big spring party if Dusty the fox cub can find 101 daffodils. Can Dusty and her friends wo
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Agent Llama
- Author / Illustrator: Angela Woolfe, Duncan Beedie
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Spy stories
- ISBN: 9781801040020
- Published: 08-07-2021
Meet Palmer. Charlie Palmer. Awesome spy and fluffy llama. Her top-secret mission? To save the world and rescue a pair of . . . UNDERPANT
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Bad Panda
- Author / Illustrator: Swapna Haddow, Sheena Dempsey
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9780571352418
- Published: 01-07-2021
A brand-new series about a panda who's fed up of being labelled as cute, from the duo that brought you Dave Pigeon. A guaranteed laugh on
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Let's Play, Daddy Bear! A Bloomsbury Young Reader: Purple Book Band
- Author / Illustrator: Dawn McNiff, Andy Rowland
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
- ISBN: 9781472988904
- Published: 08-07-2021
Little Bear lives with her dad at weekends, but he's too busy to play today. If only Daddy Bear would stop tap-tap-tapping on his keyboar
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Manju's Magic Muddle: A Bloomsbury Young Reader: Gold Book Band
- Author / Illustrator: Chitra Soundar, Veronica Montoya
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781472970886
- Published: 08-07-2021
Manju is stuck at home and she is BORED. She hopes the genie will be able to help but he's ill and his magic is even stranger than usual.
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My Body Is a Rainbow: The Color of My Feelings
- Author / Illustrator: Izzy Burton, Mallika Chopra, Mallika Chopra
- Publisher: Running Press,U.S.
- Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
- ISBN: 9780762499045
- Published: 29-07-2021
Wellness expert Mallika Chopra speaks to a younger audience in this new picture book about feeling emotions in your body through color.</
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Now You See Me, Now You Don't
- Author / Illustrator: Patricia Hegarty, Jonny Lambert
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9781788816885
- Published: 08-07-2021
I am Chameleon. I do as I please. I can play tricks and nobody sees . . . Spot the invisible chameleon in this irreverent rhyming r
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Story Soup
- Author / Illustrator: Nila Aye, Abie Longstaff
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
- ISBN: 9781787415591
- Published: 08-07-2021
A picture book about how to brew an unexpected story from the author of the Fairytale Hairdresser series, and the illustrator of Fearless
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Sunflower Sisters
- Author / Illustrator: Monika Singh Gangotra, Michaela Dias-Hayes
- Publisher: Owlet Press
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781913339173
- Published: 06-07-2021
An unplifting and empowering book about colourism and sisterhood
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There Is No Big Bad Wolf In This Story
- Author / Illustrator: Lou Carter, Deborah Allwright
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Picture Books
- ISBN: 9781526608161
- Published: 08-07-2021
In this fabulously funny sequel to the internationally bestselling There is No Dragon in this Story, The Big Bad Wolf has had ENOUGH of h
Books for 7+
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A Monster Ate My Packed Lunch!
- Author / Illustrator: Pamela Butchart, illus Thomas Flintham
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781788009690
- Published: 01-07-2021
The eleventh book in the laugh-out-loud series from Pamela Butchart!
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Dino Knights: Panterra in Peril
- Author / Illustrator: Jeff Norton, illus Jeff Crosby
- Publisher: Scallywag Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781912650736
- Published: 01-07-2021
In a medieval land where dinosaurs still roam, lowly stable boy Henry Fairchild joins the brave Dino Knights and rides into adventure on
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Do Not Mess with the Mermaids
- Author / Illustrator: Michelle Robinson, Sharon Davey
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781408894910
- Published: 08-07-2021
This cheeky, charming, illustrated young fiction series from Laugh Out Loud Book Award-winning author Michelle Robinson is packed full of
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Edie and the Box of Flits
- Author / Illustrator: Kate Wilkinson, Joe Berger
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781848129108
- Published: 22-07-2021
A modern classic for readers of THE BORROWERS - about eleven-year-old Edie Winter and her magical box of winged people that only children
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Hope Jones Clears the Air
- Author / Illustrator: Josh Lacey, Beatriz Castro
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781839130526
- Published: 01-07-2021
Hope Jones hates cars - they turn the air brown and make everyone sick. Her friend Selma has asthma, and Hope's bogeys are black, not gre
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How to Be a Vet and Other Animal Jobs
- Author / Illustrator: Dr Jess French, Sol Linero
- Publisher: Nosy Crow
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788006972
- Published: 01-07-2021
A friendly and fascinating book about how to work with animals, written by vet and TV presenter Dr Jess French
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How to Be Brave
- Author / Illustrator: Daisy May Johnson
- Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781782693253
- Published: 01-07-2021
A fizzingly funny, heartfelt middle-grade novel about a resourceful girl, her impractical mother and a kidnapping mystery.
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I Lost My Granny in the Supermarket
- Author / Illustrator: Jo Simmons, illus Nathan Reed
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781526620460
- Published: 22-07-2021
Perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and David Solomons, this is a new, hilarious adventure from the author and illustrator of the bestsel
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Kate on the Case
- Author / Illustrator: Hannah Peck
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781848129702
- Published: 08-07-2021
A delicious detective story set on a train from a wonderful new author/illustrator - for readers aged 7+.
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Once Upon Our Planet: Rewild bedtime with 12 stories
- Author / Illustrator: Vita Murrow, Aitch
- Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781913520083
- Published: 08-07-2021
Rewild bedtime with 12 folktales
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Trailblazers: Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Author / Illustrator: Kurtis Scaletta
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Information books
- ISBN: 9781788952996
- Published: 08-07-2021
Be inspired by the lives of trailblazers past and present in this biography series! Playwright, composer, actor and activist - discover t
Books for 9+
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Between Sea and Sky
- Author / Illustrator: Nicola Penfold
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781788953139
- Published: 08-07-2021
Pearl lives on a floating oyster farm with her sister and father, and refuses to set foot on land following the death of her mum. But whe
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Cloud Soup: Poems for Children
- Author / Illustrator: Kate Wakeling, illus Elina Braslina
- Publisher: The Emma Press
- Genre: Poetry
- ISBN: 9781912915743
- Published: 15-07-2021
Bake a weird cake, pay a visit to the Deep, and get some inspiration for your very own word hoard! Anything is possible in the world of C
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Crowfall
- Author / Illustrator: Vashti Hardy
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781407197272
- Published: 01-07-2021
Ironhold is an island where 'industry brings prosperity'. But when Orin Crowfall, a servant boy, learns that his home is in danger, he be
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Football School Terrific Teams: 50 True Stories of Football's Greatest Sides
- Author / Illustrator: Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton, Spike Gerrell
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781406386660
- Published: 01-07-2021
Discover the incredible true stories behind the most famous clubs in football.Find out the stories behind the most legendary clubs
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How I Saved the World in a Week
- Author / Illustrator: Polly Ho-Yen
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471193545
- Published: 08-07-2021
A brilliantly imagined new 8+ adventure about resilience, family and hope. From the bestselling and Waterstones Children's Book Prize sho
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Land of Lost Things
- Author / Illustrator: Cat Weldon, Katie Kear
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Myths & Legends
- ISBN: 9781529045055
- Published: 08-07-2021
The second hilarious and epic high-stakes fantasy adventure about friendship and how to be a hero, perfect for fans of How to Train Your
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My Big Mouth
- Author / Illustrator: Steven Camden, Chante Timothy
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781529010978
- Published: 08-07-2021
Ten-year-old Jay discovers the difference between lying and storytelling when an impulsive lie at school gets out of hand in Steven Camde
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Mystery of the Night Watchers
- Author / Illustrator: A.M. Howell
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781474991063
- Published: 08-07-2021
From the award-winning author of The Garden of Lost Secrets and The House of One Hundred Clocks, A.M. Howell, comes a gripping new advent
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Shadow Chaser
- Author / Illustrator: Christopher Park, illus Simon Tudhope
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474960489
- Published: 08-07-2021
You are the hero in this epic, illustrated gamebook adventure.
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The Battle for Roar (The Land of Roar series, Book 3)
- Author / Illustrator: Jenny McLachlan, Ben Mantle
- Publisher: Farshore
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781405298148
- Published: 08-07-2021
new for 2021 - the final book in the bestselling children's fantasy ROAR series!
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The Great (Food) Bank Heist
- Author / Illustrator: Onjali Q. Rauf, Elisa Paganelli
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Real life
- ISBN: 9781781129623
- Published: 01-07-2021
Written with great empathy and Rauf's trademark humour, this moving story gives a child's-eye view of the increasing problem of food pove
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The House on the Edge
- Author / Illustrator: Alex Cotter, Kathrin Honesta
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781788008624
- Published: 01-07-2021
Her brother is obsessed with the sea ghosts he claims live in the basement, and when he disappears as well, Faith starts to believe in th
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The Royal Rebel: The Life of Suffragette Princess Sophia Duleep Singh
- Author / Illustrator: Bali Rai, Rachael Dean
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
- ISBN: 9781781129425
- Published: 15-07-2021
Rebel, Princess, Suffragette: this is the incredible true story of the life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, a forgotten heroine of the e
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The Ship of Shadows: Secrets of the Stars
- Author / Illustrator: Maria Kuzniar
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780241372937
- Published: 08-07-2021
PREPARE FOR PUZZLES, PERIL, AND PLENTY OF CAKE IN THE SECOND THRILLING ADVENTURE FOR ALEJA AND THE CREW OF THE LEGENDARY SHIP OF SHADOWS<
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The Time Traveller and the Tiger
- Author / Illustrator: Tania Unsworth
- Publisher: Head of Zeus
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781788541718
- Published: 08-07-2021
Face to face with the mightiest and most majestic predator in the jungle, Elsie is in awe of the tiger's beauty. She's on a mission to ha
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Ways to Be Me
- Author / Illustrator: Libby Scott, Rebecca Westcott
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9780702308352
- Published: 01-07-2021
From the bestselling author duo behind Can You See Me? comes this exceptional portrayal of autism diagnosis with diary entries by 12-year
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You Are a Champion: How to Be the Best You Can Be
- Author / Illustrator: Marcus Rashford, Carl Anka
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9781529068177
- Published: 27-05-2021
An inspiring, positive and practical guide for kids from Marcus Rashford MBE, footballer and child food poverty campaigner.
Books for 11+
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Girl (In Real Life)
- Author / Illustrator: Tamsin Winter
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781474978484
- Published: 08-07-2021
What's it like to grow up online and have every tantrum, every spot - even your first period - broadcast to hundreds of thousands of foll
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Hide and Secrets: The blockbuster thriller from million-copy bestselling Sophie McKenzie
- Author / Illustrator: Sophie McKenzie
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9781471199103
- Published: 22-07-2021
A lonely girl, a missing father, a trail of lies . . . The explosive new thriller from the bestselling author of blockbuster, Girl, Missi
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Our Beautiful Game
- Author / Illustrator: Lou Kuenzler (Author)
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9780571365005
- Published: 01-07-2021
A stand-out novel inspired by the incredible true stories of female football legends like Lily Parr and Alice Woods.
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Red Sky Burning
- Author / Illustrator: Teri Terry
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9781444955101
- Published: 08-07-2021
Where do you run when there's no one left to trust? The stunning follow up to DARK BLUE RISING, the new thriller trilogy from Teri Terry.
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Robin Hood 3: Jet Skis, Swamps & Smugglers
- Author / Illustrator: Robert Muchamore
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471409493
- Published: 08-07-2021
Robin and Marion are taking on the authorities again in the third action-packed adventure from international bestseller Robert Muchamore.
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SkyWake Invasion
- Author / Illustrator: Jamie Russell
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406397512
- Published: 01-07-2021
An exciting and original debut sci-fi adventure trilogy for the gaming generation, from a screenwriter, film critic and gamer.
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The Climbers
- Author / Illustrator: Keith Gray, Tom Clohosy Cole
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9781781129999
- Published: 05-08-2021
Heralding his outstanding return to young adult fiction, Keith Gray captures the subtle agonies of teen life in this compelling, bittersw
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The Summer We Turned Green
- Author / Illustrator: William Sutcliffe
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781526632852
- Published: 08-07-2021
A warm, witty comedy about the unlikeliest of eco-warriors, from William Sutcliffe, bestselling author of Sunday Times Children's Book of
Books for 14+
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Any Way the Wind Blows
- Author / Illustrator: Rainbow Rowell
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: LBGTQ+
- ISBN: 9781529039900
- Published: 06-07-2021
The eagerly anticipated finale to the Simon Snow series by the number one New York Times bestselling author of Fangirl, Rainbow Rowell.</
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Grow
- Author / Illustrator: Luke Palmer
- Publisher: Firefly Press Ltd
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9781913102395
- Published: 01-07-2021
A white supremacist group and its violent leader targets teenage Josh, who is struggling to cope with his father's recent death at the ha
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It's Behind You
- Author / Illustrator: Kathryn Foxfield
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9780702302770
- Published: 01-07-2021
Welcome to It's Behind You!, the reality game show that will scare you to death. Five contestants must sit tight through the night in dar
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Junk: 25th Anniversary Edition
- Author / Illustrator: Melvin Burgess
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Real life
- ISBN: 9781783448456
- Published: 04-07-2019
The Carnegie and Guardian Fiction award-winning classic teen novel reissued for a new generation. With an introduction by Malorie Blackma
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The Forevers
- Author / Illustrator: Chris Whitaker
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9781471410956
- Published: 08-07-2021
What would you do if you knew the world was going to be destroyed by a huge asteroid in one month? The mesmerising YA debut from the winn
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The Nature of Witches
- Author / Illustrator: Rachel Griffin
- Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781728245287
- Published: 01-07-2021
In a world where witches control the climate and are losing control as the weather grows more erratic, a once-in-a-generation wit
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This Poison Heart: From the author of the TikTok sensation Cinderella is Dead
- Author / Illustrator: Kalynn Bayron
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781526632791
- Published: 29-06-2021
Poison runs through her veins ... A young Black woman embraces her extraordinary powers and discovers a deadly family legacy in this cont
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Three Bullets
- Author / Illustrator: Melvin Burgess
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781839130502
- Published: 01-07-2021
The Bloods are in control and they're desperate to turn Britain into the world they want to see: right, white, Christian supremist. Anyon
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You're So Dead
- Author / Illustrator: Ash Parsons
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9780702311291
- Published: 01-07-2021
A wildly entertaining YA thriller-comedy about three best friends who sneak into an influencers-only festival event (gone wrong), only to
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Aziza's Secret Fairy Door
- Author / Illustrator: Lola Morayo, Cory Reid
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Young fiction
- ISBN: 9781529063851
- Published: 10-06-2021
Open the door to a world of magic and adventure . . .
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Grandad's Camper
- Author / Illustrator: Harry Woodgate
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Picture Books
- ISBN: 9781783449835
- Published: 06-05-2021
Celebrate love in all its forms, as Grandad tells his granddaughter about the adventures he used to have with Gramps.
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How to Grow a Unicorn
- Author / Illustrator: Rachel Morrisroe, Steven Lenton
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9780241392201
- Published: 24-06-2021
A rollicking, rhyming read-aloud treat from wordsmith extraordinaire, debut author Rachel Morrisroe, and the ridiculously talented, bests
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How To Mend a Friend
- Author / Illustrator: Karl Newson, Clara Anganuzzi
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Friendship
- ISBN: 9781787417717
- Published: 10-06-2021
A heartfelt picture book that explains empathy, told in simple words.
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National Trust: Look What I Found at the Seaside
- Author / Illustrator: Moira Butterfield, Jesus Verona
- Publisher: Nosy Crow
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781839940835
- Published: 03-06-2021
Join in with a nature treasure hunt and discover more about amazing objects that can be found at the seaside.
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Stella and the Seagull
- Author / Illustrator: Georgina Stevens, Izzy Burton
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9780192774682
- Published: 03-06-2021
Stella the young environmentalist is on a campaign for change!
Books for 7+
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A Dinosaur Ate My Sister: A Marcus Rashford Book Club Choice
- Author / Illustrator: Pooja Puri, Allen Fatimaharan
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781529070668
- Published: 24-06-2021
A Dinosaur Ate My Sister by Pooja Puri is the wonderfully-illustrated, side-splitting, time travel adventure perfect for every Inventor-i
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Awful Egyptians
- Author / Illustrator: Terry Deary, Martin Brown
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9780702311277
- Published: 03-06-2021
All the Awful Egyptians' most horrible facts ready for readers to uncover, including why the Egyptian people worshipped a dung beetle, wh
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Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths
- Author / Illustrator: Maisie Chan
- Publisher: Bonnier Books UK
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781800780019
- Published: 10-06-2021
A warmhearted and funny novel about family, friends and finding your own voice
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Do Something for Someone Else: Meet 12 Real-life Children Spreading Kindness with Simple Acts of Everyday Activism
- Author / Illustrator: Michael Platt, Yas Imamura, Loll Kirby
- Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9781913520137
- Published: 01-04-2021
Meet 12 reallife children spreading kindness with simple acts of everyday activism.
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How to Be a Footballer and Other Sports Jobs
- Author / Illustrator: Sol Linero, Rachel Yankey
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788006965
- Published: 06-05-2021
A book for girls and boys aged 6+ who want to know the score about football jobs.
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Indigo Wilde and the Creatures at Jellybean Crescent: Book 1
- Author / Illustrator: Pippa Curnick
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781444954975
- Published: 10-06-2021
Enter the colourful world of Indigo Wilde and the magical creatures who live at Jellybean Crescent. When a highly dangerous new arrival g
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King Tutankhamun Tells All!
- Author / Illustrator: Chris Naunton, Guilherme Karsten
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
- ISBN: 9780500652558
- Published: 03-06-2021
The famous boy Pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, finally gets to tell his own version of history
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Kitty Quest
- Author / Illustrator: Phil Corbett
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
- ISBN: 9781398504707
- Published: 24-06-2021
Dog Man meets the Lord of the Rings in this laugh-out-loud graphic novel debut about two aspiring adventurers who face off against startl
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Me and the Robbersons
- Author / Illustrator: Siri Kolu, Ruth Urbom
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781788953177
- Published: 10-06-2021
When Maisie is snatched by the Robbersons, a bunch of bandits with an insatiable appetite for sweets, she soon becomes one of the gang! S
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The Three Impossibles
- Author / Illustrator: Susie Bower (Author)
- Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781782692928
- Published: 03-06-2021
An enchanting, suspenseful story of a curious girl, a family curse and impossible alchemy, by the author of School for Nobodies.
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We Made A Movie
- Author / Illustrator: Charlotte Lo
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781788008037
- Published: 03-06-2021
When Luna's family won an island, their dreams came true - Luna opened a donkey sanctuary, her sister flew a plane, and her brother won a
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World-whizzing Facts: Awesome Earth Questions Answered
- Author / Illustrator: Dr Emily Grossman, Alice Bowsher
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781526602435
- Published: 24-06-2021
TV science expert and STEM ambassador Dr Emily Grossman answers incredible AND important questions about our natural world, and explains
Books for 9+
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A Glasshouse of Stars
- Author / Illustrator: Shirley Marr, Kathrin Honesta, Elisa Paganelli
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781474991087
- Published: 10-06-2021
Meixing Lim and her family have arrived in the New Land to begin a New Life. Everything is scary and different. Their ever-changing house
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Children of the Quicksands
- Author / Illustrator: Efua Traore
- Publisher: Chicken House
- Genre: Myths & Legends
- ISBN: 9781913322366
- Published: 03-06-2021
In a remote Nigerian village, twelve-year-old Simi is desperate to uncover a family secret. But it's when she's caught in the red quicksa
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Earth's Aquarium: Discover 15 Real-life Water Worlds
- Author / Illustrator: Alexander C. Kaufman, Mariana Rodrigues, Mariana Rodrigues
- Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781913520090
- Published: 10-06-2021
Explore 15 different aquatic ecosystems and discover the incredible wildlife that inhabits them.
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Escape the Rooms (the laugh-out-loud funny and mind-blowingly brilliant new book for kids!)
- Author / Illustrator: Anita Mangan, Stephen Mangan
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781407193625
- Published: 10-06-2021
From the talented brother-sister duo of Stephen and Anita Mangan comes this exciting fully illustrated adventure.
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Hurricane Child
- Author / Illustrator: Kacen Callender
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9780702310218
- Published: 03-06-2021
Being born during a hurricane is unlucky, and Caroline has had her share of bad luck. She's bullied in school, a spirit won't stop follow
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Indiana Bones
- Author / Illustrator: Harry Heape, illus Rebecca Bagley
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780571353507
- Published: 03-06-2021
Indiana Bones and his young friend Aisha are off to solve the greatest mysteries the world has ever known in this hilarious new series!</
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Little Light
- Author / Illustrator: Coral Rumble
- Publisher: Troika Books
- Genre: Poetry
- ISBN: 9781912745166
- Published: 01-06-2021
Coral Rumble's poetic novel is a compellingly beautiful read.
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Skyborn
- Author / Illustrator: Sinead O'Hart
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781788953054
- Published: 10-06-2021
The circus has seen better days, but for Bastjan it's home. Then the ringmaster makes a deal with a mysteriou
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Something I Said
- Author / Illustrator: Ben Bailey Smith
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781526628688
- Published: 10-06-2021
From comedian, actor and screenwriter Ben Bailey Smith comes the biggest middle grade debut of the year - a blazingly funny, big-hearted
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The Incredible Talking Machine
- Author / Illustrator: Jenni Spangler, Chris Mould
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781471190391
- Published: 24-06-2021
A gloriously gothic adventure with a magical twist, from an original new voice in middle-grade. Perfect for fans of Michelle Harrison, So
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The Secret Detectives
- Author / Illustrator: Ella Risbridger
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781788006002
- Published: 03-06-2021
A gripping historical mystery from an incredible new voice in children's fiction.
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Twitch
- Author / Illustrator: M. G. Leonard
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781406389371
- Published: 03-06-2021
From the internationally bestselling author of Beetle Boy and the Adventures on Trains series, comes the first book in The Twitchers, a b
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Uki and the Swamp Spirit
- Author / Illustrator: Kieran Larwood, David Wyatt
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9780571342839
- Published: 03-06-2021
From bestselling author and winner of the Blue Peter Best Story Book Award, Uki and the Swamp Spirit is the fifth title set in the world
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Wave Riders
- Author / Illustrator: Lauren St John
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781509874248
- Published: 10-06-2021
A high seas adventure - Swallows and Amazons meets Abi Elphinstone, from the bestselling author of the Laura Marlin Mysteries and Kat Wol
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When the Sky Falls
- Author / Illustrator: Phil Earle
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781783449651
- Published: 03-06-2021
'An extraordinary story with historical and family truth at its heart, that tells us as much about the present as the past. Deeply felt,
Books for 11+
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A Gathering Midnight
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Race
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781471410291
- Published: 10-06-2021
In a city that sleeps, the darkness is gathering ...
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The Theft of Sunlight
- Author / Illustrator: Intisar Khanani
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781471410376
- Published: 24-06-2021
The wonderful sequel to the fairytale-inspired fantasy THORN by an exciting new author. 'A dark, Middle-Eastern influenced retelling abou
Books for 14+
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Ace of Spades
- Author / Illustrator: Faridah Abike-Iyimide
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9781474967532
- Published: 10-06-2021
How can you play the game when the cards are stacked against you?
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Monstrous Design
- Author / Illustrator: Kat Dunn
- Publisher: Head of Zeus
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781789543681
- Published: 10-06-2021
The French Revolution is on the brink of collapse and dangerous forces are poised to fill the vacuum. Can the Battalion survive to keep e
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Not My Problem
- Author / Illustrator: Ciara Smyth
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Real life
- ISBN: 9781839130854
- Published: 03-06-2021
When Aideen agrees to help ambitious class swot Maebh Kowalska deal with her crazy workload, she doesn't expect to end up reluctantly pus
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Raising Hell
- Author / Illustrator: Bryony Pearce
- Publisher: UCLan Publishing
- Genre: Horror
- ISBN: 9781912979547
- Published: 03-06-2021
Once upon a time, Ivy and her friends did a very stupid thing and now there's a rift letting dark matter into the world...
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The Crossing
- Author / Illustrator: Manjeet Mann
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9780241411445
- Published: 03-06-2021
The trailblazing new novel from the Carnegie Medal shortlisted author of Run, Rebel.A trailblazing new novel about two teenag
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The Outrage
- Author / Illustrator: William Hussey
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: LBGTQ+
- ISBN: 9781474966184
- Published: 13-05-2021
What if falling in love was a crime?
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Tremendous Things
- Author / Illustrator: Susin Nielsen
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Real life
- ISBN: 9781839130618
- Published: 03-06-2021
Wilbur has spent his teens being bullied and now he's sure he's nothing but a loser: his best friend is 85 years old, and his only talent
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Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy
- Author / Illustrator: Emmanuel Acho
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781529067736
- Published: 13-05-2021
An engaging children's book whose aim is opening a dialogue about systemic racism, inspired by Emmanuel Acho's viral video series Uncomfo
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You're the One that I Want
- Author / Illustrator: Simon James Green
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Romance & Relationships
- ISBN: 9780702303654
- Published: 03-06-2021
Freddie is unremarkable - too unremarkable. He decides to follow a new, proactive philosophy designed to transform his social and romanti
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Genie and Teeny: Make a Wish (Genie and Teeny, Book 1)
- Author / Illustrator: Steven Lenton
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9780008408206
- Published: 29-04-2021
Meet Grant the genie, and his best friend - the puppy Teeny... The first in a series of magical adventures from the renowned illus
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Nook
- Author / Illustrator: Sally Anne Garland
- Publisher: Phoenix International Publications, Incorporated
- Genre: Friendship
- ISBN: 9781503758483
- Published: 01-05-2021
Nook is small and shy, and she likes to sit in the cozy, comfy space of a hollow tree watching others play. When someone comes along to t
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Pip and Egg (PB)
- Author / Illustrator: Alex Latimer, David Litchfield
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9781407193687
- Published: 06-05-2021
Pip and Egg are like two peas in a pod. But as their friendship grows, so do they - for Pip this means growing roots, but Egg grows wings
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The Perfect Shelter
- Author / Illustrator: Clare Helen Welsh, Asa Gilland
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9781788815796
- Published: 13-05-2021
Today is the perfect day to build a shelter, and be together. A powerfully told story from Clare Helen Welsh and Asa Gilland th
Books for 7+
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By Ash, Oak and Thorn
- Author / Illustrator: Melissa Harrison
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781913322120
- Published: 06-05-2021
A breathtaking tale of the rich, wild world and all its wonder from acclaimed nature writer and Costa Award-shortlisted novelist, Melissa
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Exploding Beetles and Inflatable Fish: A World of Animal Weirdness
- Author / Illustrator: Tracey Turner, Andrew Wightman
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9780753445808
- Published: 13-05-2021
A world of animal weirdness full of facts!
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Harklights
- Author / Illustrator: Tim Tilley
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781474966603
- Published: 13-05-2021
Winner of the Joan Aiken Future Classics Prize, Harklights is a magical story celebrating family, friendship and the natural world, fille
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How to Talk to a Tiger... and other animals: How Critters Communicate in the Wild
- Author / Illustrator: Jason Bittel, Kelsey Buzzell
- Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781913520076
- Published: 29-04-2021
A quirky compendium of animal chatterboxes
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Interview with a Shark: and Other Ocean Giants Too
- Author / Illustrator: Andy Seed, Nick East
- Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781783125678
- Published: 27-05-2021
Get familiar with 10 extraordinary ocean giants as they step up to the mic and share their habits, behaviour, likes and dislikes, favouri
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News Hounds: The Puppy Problem
- Author / Illustrator: Laura James, Charlie Alder
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781526620545
- Published: 06-05-2021
A hilarious and charming new illustrated young fiction series for anyone who's ever caught their dog using the computer late at night. Pe
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On Your Marks, Get Set, Gold!: A Funny and Fact-Filled Guide to Every Olympic Sport
- Author / Illustrator: Scott Allen, illus Antoine Corbineau
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788007276
- Published: 06-05-2021
An exciting, laugh-a-minute guide to every Olympic and Paralympic sport.
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Professor Wooford McPaw's History of Cars
- Author / Illustrator: Elliot Krusynski
- Publisher: Cicada Books Limited
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781908714954
- Published: 22-04-2021
The first in a series of books explaining the history of modern technologies, introduced and explained by a helpful (if somewhat arrogant
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Rainbow Grey (Rainbow Grey Series)
- Author / Illustrator: Laura Ellen Anderson
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781405298728
- Published: 27-05-2021
Discover a magical new world for young readers in 2021 from the bestselling author of Amelia Fang!
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Skeleton Keys: The Night of the Nobody
- Author / Illustrator: Guy Bass, Pete Williamson
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Supernatural
- ISBN: 9781788953351
- Published: 13-05-2021
When shapeless unimaginary, the Nobody, turns the villagers of Matching Trousers into zombie-like nobodies, not even Skeleton Keys can he
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SuperQuesters: The Case of the Stolen Sun
- Author / Illustrator: Dr Thomas Bernard, Lisa Moss, Amy Willcox, Sophie Stericker
- Publisher: QuestFriendz
- Genre: Early Skills
- ISBN: 9789082994056
- Published: 03-05-2022
Ada Twist, Scientist meets PJ Masks with gamification!The first instalment in a unique new series of interactive stories, expertly design
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The Deep Blue
- Author / Illustrator: Charlotte Guillain, Lou Baker Smith
- Publisher: QED Publishing
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9780711250055
- Published: 18-05-2021
Swim through tropical oceans and down into the darkest depths of the sea to discover the diverse range of plants and animals that live th
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The Exploding Life of Scarlett Fife: Book 1
- Author / Illustrator: Maz Evans
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781444957679
- Published: 13-05-2021
Scarlett Fife has BIG feelings. And she's about to get into BIG trouble. From the bestselling Maz Evans comes a heartfelt and hilarious n
Books for 9+
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100 Endangered Species
- Author / Illustrator: Rachel Hudson, Brett Westwood
- Publisher: Button Books
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781787081055
- Published: 07-05-2021
This book highlights 100 endangered species from around the world and looks at the work being done to bring them back from the brink of e
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Arctic Star
- Author / Illustrator: Tom Palmer, Tom Clohosy Cole
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781781129715
- Published: 06-05-2021
Multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer returns with a thrilling naval adventure inspired by the incredible history of the Second World War
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Being Me: Poems About Thoughts, Worries and Feelings
- Author / Illustrator: Liz Brownlee, Matt Goodfellow, Laura Mucha, Victoria Jane Wheeler
- Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
- Genre: Poetry
- ISBN: 9781913074654
- Published: 06-05-2021
Three gifted poets team up with a collection of poems dealing with worries and anxieties and find ways to develop empathy and mindfulness
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Crater Lake, Evolution
- Author / Illustrator: Jennifer Killick
- Publisher: Firefly Press Ltd
- Genre: Horror
- ISBN: 9781913102647
- Published: 20-05-2021
It's five months since the nightmare Year Six School trip to Crater Lake, and something has gone very wrong in Lance's home town of Stray
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Deny All Charges (The Fowl Twins, Book 2 paperback)
- Author / Illustrator: Eoin Colfer
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008324902
- Published: 27-05-2021
The second book in the blockbusting new series from the bestselling author of Artemis Fowl.
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Digger and Me
- Author / Illustrator: Ros Roberts
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781788953207
- Published: 13-05-2021
James splits his life between his mum's and his dad's houses. The one constant is Digger, his dog and best friend. So when Digger gets si
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I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present
- Author / Illustrator: Cerrie Burnell, Lauren Mark Baldo
- Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9780711263918
- Published: 04-05-2021
This book brings together 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present.
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Journey to the River Sea (Anniversary Edition)
- Author / Illustrator: Eva Ibbotson
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781529066197
- Published: 13-05-2021
A joyous Amazon adventure set in the lush nature of Brazil, Journey to the River Sea is filled with mystery and extraordinary characters.
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Noah's Gold
- Author / Illustrator: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Steven Lenton
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781529048261
- Published: 13-05-2021
Noah's Gold is the fabulous novel from the bestselling, multi-award-winning author of Millions, Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Packed with mystery
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Otherland
- Author / Illustrator: Louie Stowell, George Ermos
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781788000468
- Published: 06-05-2021
A darkly funny, action-packed fantasy adventure, perfect for fans of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency, Malamander, and The Land of Roar.</
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Pop!: Fizzy drinks. A trillion dollars. The adventure that ends with a bang.
- Author / Illustrator: Mitch Johnson
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781510107618
- Published: 06-05-2021
An outrageous theft. A huge reward. Two friends on the run. An uproariously funny, action-packed new adventure about the power of courage
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The Beast of Harwood Forest
- Author / Illustrator: Dan Smith, Chris King
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781781129876
- Published: 06-05-2021
A school camping trip takes a turn for the sinister in this page-turning thriller for fans of mysteries and the supernatural.
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The Caravan at the Edge of Doom
- Author / Illustrator: Jim Beckett, Olia Muza, Olia Muza
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781405298285
- Published: 27-05-2021
A funny, magical, action-packed adventure, new for 2021 and perfect for 9+ fans of Terry Pratchett!
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The Last Gate of the Emperor
- Author / Illustrator: Kwame Mbalia
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9780702307089
- Published: 06-05-2021
An action-packed Afrofuturist adventure about a mythical Ethiopian empire. Yared Heywat lives an isolated life in Addis Prime. He is a st
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The Life and Time of Lonny Quicke
- Author / Illustrator: Kirsty Applebaum
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
- ISBN: 9781788005241
- Published: 06-05-2021
Lonny is a lifeling. But he pays a price for this gift - by lengthening the creature's life, he shortens his own. Because if people knew
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The Lightning Catcher
- Author / Illustrator: Clare Weze
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781526622174
- Published: 13-05-2021
When Alfie sets an electrical creature loose it's going to be a perfect storm of trouble. Skellig meets Stranger Things in this funny, he
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The Race
- Author / Illustrator: Roy Peachey
- Publisher: Cranachan Publishing Limited
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9781911279839
- Published: 03-06-2021
Lili, a young athlete in present day, and Olympic hero Eric Liddell in 1944, prepare for the race of their lives in this inspiring dual n
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The Time-Thief
- Author / Illustrator: Patience Agbabi
- Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
- Genre: Science Fiction
- ISBN: 9781786899903
- Published: 06-05-2021
Elle is back! This time she's leaping almost three whole centuries back in time, to catch a thief, help her friend and save our future</p
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Truly Tyler
- Author / Illustrator: Terri Libenson, Terri Libenson, Terri Libenson
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Friendship
- ISBN: 9780062894564
- Published: 27-05-2021
A story about being your truest self-and trusting your truest friends-from bestselling author Terri Libenson. Perfect for fans of
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Wolfstongue
- Author / Illustrator: Sam Thompson, Anna Tromop,
- Publisher: Little Island
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781912417759
- Published: 06-05-2021
A boy who finds speaking difficult enters a hidden world of talking animals, a world where language is power. Can he find his voice to he
Books for 11+
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Feast of the Evernight
- Author / Illustrator: Ross MacKenzie
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781839130472
- Published: 06-05-2021
The Evernight has been defeated and the sun has returned. It should be a time of celebration and relief. But a new threat is emerging fro
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Have Pride: An inspirational history of the LGBTQ+ movement
- Author / Illustrator: Stella Caldwell, Sue Sanders
- Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group
- Genre: LBGTQ+
- ISBN: 9781783127016
- Published: 13-05-2021
A comprehensive photographic history of the LGBTQ+ movement, specifically for young adult readers.
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Love Me Not (The Valentines, Book 3)
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Smale
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9780008393526
- Published: 13-05-2021
The stunning conclusion to the mega fame-busting 11-13 trilogy from the multi-million bestselling author of GEEK GIRL.
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The Nightsilver Promise
- Author / Illustrator: Annaliese Avery
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9780702306037
- Published: 06-05-2021
An epic, fate-fighting adventure like no other. A stunningly imagined new series. The Nightsilver Promise is a future classic, stunningly
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The Swallows' Flight
- Author / Illustrator: Hilary McKay
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781529033335
- Published: 27-05-2021
Return to the world of Skylarks' War in this heartbreaking follow up - a WWII story that spans generations and crosses the divides of war
Books for 14+
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All Our Hidden Gifts
- Author / Illustrator: Caroline O'Donoghue
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781406393095
- Published: 27-05-2021
A dark and supernatural contemporary teen debut by multi-talented author and journalist Caroline O'Donoghue. Maeve Chambers
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: The multi-award-winning international bestseller
- Author / Illustrator: Benjamin Alire Saenz
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Romance & Relationships
- ISBN: 9781398505247
- Published: 27-05-2021
The highly acclaimed cult classic about family, friendship and first love, from award-winning author Benjamin Alire Saenz.
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Burn
- Author / Illustrator: Patrick Ness
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781406393972
- Published: 06-05-2021
An all-consuming story of revenge, redemption and dragons from the twice Carnegie Medal-winner Patrick Ness."On a cold Sunday
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I Know You Did It
- Author / Illustrator: Sue Wallman
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9780702302701
- Published: 06-05-2021
On her first day at a new school, Ruby finds a note in her locker saying I Know You Did It. She's terrified that someone has found out sh
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The Yearbook
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Bourne
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Bullying
- ISBN: 9781474966825
- Published: 13-05-2021
The dramas, the traumas, the rumours - it's time to expose it all... The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets Mean Girls in this scathingly
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Attack of the Heebie Jeebies
- Author / Illustrator: Tom Percival (Author/Illustrator)
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
- ISBN: 9781529029154
- Published: 02-04-2020
Join the Dream Team as they race to stop an out-of-control dream in this first exciting Dream Team adventure written and illustrated by T
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Can You Keep a Secret?
- Author / Illustrator: Melissa Castrillon
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781407194493
- Published: 04-03-2021
If you met a dragon, could you keep it secret? One day, in the forest, Winnie discovers the last dragon in the whole world. His fabulous
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Gerald Needs a Friend
- Author / Illustrator: Robin Boyden
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Friendship
- ISBN: 9780711252097
- Published: 06-04-2021
A fun, heartfelt new picture book about the joy of play time and the power of making friends.
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Jasper and Scruff: Take A Bow
- Author / Illustrator: Nicola Colton
- Publisher: Little Tiger
- Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788952545
- Published: 04-02-2021
Jasper and Scruff enter top talent show Reach Fur the Stars, ready to wow the judges with their magic act. But the sneaky Sophisticats ha
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Life Savers: Spend a day with 12 real-life emergency service heroes
- Author / Illustrator: Eryl Nash, Ana Albero
- Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781913520168
- Published: 29-04-2021
Spend a day with 12 emergency service workers and get to the heart of heroes who help us, such a nurse, a surgeon, a policeman, a firewom
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Like the Ocean We Rise
- Author / Illustrator: Sarah Wilkins, Nicola Edwards
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781838911744
- Published: 01-04-2021
Celebrate the international youth movement making waves to save our beautiful planet.
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Penny and the Little Lost Puppy
- Author / Illustrator: Emily Sutton
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781406382761
- Published: 01-04-2021
The author-illustrator debut from one of the best artists working today - featuring one adorable little dog!
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Science School: 30 Awesome STEM Experiments to Try at Home
- Author / Illustrator: Tia Williams, Laura Minter
- Publisher: Button Books
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781787081062
- Published: 07-04-2021
Perfect for budding scientists, this book covers: making slime; hot ice; baking soda fizz bombs; coloured milk; make your own crystals; a
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The Puppy Who Ran Away
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Webb, Sophy Williams
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781788953030
- Published: 01-04-2021
Left in charge of looking after her stepbrother's new puppy, Isabella is desperately worried when Honey runs away. Can she find the puppy
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The Secret Life of Bees: Meet the bees of the world, with Buzzwing the honeybee
- Author / Illustrator: Moira Butterfield, Vivian Mineker
- Publisher: Aurum Press
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9780711260498
- Published: 20-04-2021
Listen to tiny tales from Buzzwing the hard-working honeybee. Combining non-fiction with a splash of fantasy, The Secret Life of Bees is
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The Tindims and the Ten Green Bottles
- Author / Illustrator: Sally Gardner, Lydia Corry
- Publisher: Head of Zeus
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781838935719
- Published: 15-04-2021
The tiny Tindims are like the Borrowers-on-Sea, who turn our everyday rubbish into treasure. Mother-and-daughter duo, prizewinning Sally
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Wigglesbottom Primary: Dino Chick
- Author / Illustrator: Pamela Butchart, Becka Moor
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781839940712
- Published: 04-03-2021
Laugh-out-loud school-based fun in these short stories, perfect for encouraging independent reading.
Books for 7+
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A Girl Called Joy
- Author / Illustrator: Jenny Valentine
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Family & Home
- ISBN: 9781471196492
- Published: 29-04-2021
For readers aged 9+ comes a sparkling new series about family, friends and finding the joy in life!
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Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Haunted House
- Author / Illustrator: Annabelle Sami, Daniela Sosa
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781788953368
- Published: 01-04-2021
When a new family move to the village, strange things start happening. Rumour has it that their house is haunted, but Zaiba and her team
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An Alien in the Jam Factory
- Author / Illustrator: Chrissie Sains, Jenny Taylor
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781406396126
- Published: 01-04-2021
The first book in a hilarious, jam-packed new adventure series starring Scooter the inventor and his top secret alien sidekick.<br
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Everyday Magic: The Adventures of Alfie Blackstack
- Author / Illustrator: Jess Kidd
- Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781838850203
- Published: 01-04-2021
Welcome to Little Snoddington, where nothing is normal and every day is magic . . .Nine-year-old Alfie Blackstack's parents h
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Featherlight
- Author / Illustrator: Peter Bunzl, Evan Hollingdale, Anneli Bray
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781781129180
- Published: 01-04-2021
When the lighthouse no longer shines, what else has the power to guide you to shore?
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Fourteen Wolves: A Rewilding Story
- Author / Illustrator: Jenni Desmond, Catherine Barr
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781526607492
- Published: 15-04-2021
With evocative storytelling and atmospherically beautiful illustrations, Fourteen Wolves introduces readers to one of the world's most su
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Georgia and the Edge of the World
- Author / Illustrator: Robin Boyden
- Publisher: David Fickling Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788451796
- Published: 01-04-2021
A zany and thrilling graphic novel, bursting with magical mysteries!
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Harley Hitch and the Iron Forest
- Author / Illustrator: Vashti Hardy, George Ermos
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9780702302558
- Published: 01-04-2021
Join Harley, her robot dog Sprocket and best friend Cosmo for problem-solving adventures and mysteries in Inventia, a world where science
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Invented by Animals: Meet the creatures who inspired our everyday technology
- Author / Illustrator: Christiane Dorion, Gosia Herba
- Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9780711260658
- Published: 06-04-2021
Humans think they invent everything, but the fact is, us animals have invented ways of solving problems, making unbelievable materials, w
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Life Skills
- Author / Illustrator: Keilly Swift
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9780241467565
- Published: 01-04-2021
Discover how you can become the awesome person you want to be with this guide to essential life skills for children. This book helps kids
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Monster Doughnuts (Monster Doughnuts 1)
- Author / Illustrator: Gianna Pollero, Sarah Horne
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781848129436
- Published: 15-04-2021
A deliciously funny series from sparkling new talent Gianna Pollero, illustrated by the award-winning Sarah Horne. Ten-year-old Grace li
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National Trust: Out and About Minibeast Explorer: A children's guide to over 60 different minibeasts
- Author / Illustrator: Robyn Swift, Hannah Alice
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788004411
- Published: 01-04-2021
The perfect introduction to minibeasts for children aged 8-12!Ideal for any budding wildlife explorers, this book encourages children to
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The Queen's Wardrobe: The Story of Queen Elizabeth II and Her Clothes
- Author / Illustrator: Kate Hindley, Julia Golding, Michele Clapton
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781529045529
- Published: 01-04-2021
A gorgeously illustrated book showcasing the clothes of Queen Elizabeth II alongside fascinating stories from her life.
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The Smidgens
- Author / Illustrator: David O'Connell, Seb Burnett
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781526607768
- Published: 01-04-2021
The author of The Chocolate Factory Ghost returns with the first book in a new 7+ series about tiny people having ENORMOUS adventures. Pe
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The Super-Secret Diary of Holly Hopkinson: This Is Going To Be a Fiasco (Holly Hopkinson, Book 1)
- Author / Illustrator: Charlie P. Brooks, Katy Riddell
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9780008328085
- Published: 29-04-2021
A charming domestic comedy, with a dash of magic, and the occasional moment of mayhem! These are the memoirs of ME, Holly Hopkinson, age
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Wulfie: Beast in Show
- Author / Illustrator: Lindsay J Sedgwick, Josephine Wolff
- Publisher: Little Island
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781912417735
- Published: 04-03-2021
The latest funny adventure for a young girl and her wolfish best friend! Aunt Ilda is coming to visit, and that m
Books for 9+
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A Clock of Stars: The Shadow Moth
- Author / Illustrator: Francesca Gibbons, Chris Riddell
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9780008355050
- Published: 29-04-2021
The most magical children's book debut of 2020
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A Secret of Birds & Bone
- Author / Illustrator: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781913322960
- Published: 01-04-2021
In Renaissance Siena, a city ravaged by plague, Sofia's mother carves beautiful mementoes for the grieving from the bones of their loved
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A Street Dog Named Pup
- Author / Illustrator: Gill Lewis
- Publisher: David Fickling Books
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781788452182
- Published: 01-04-2021
Pup and his boy are inseparable. But both their worlds change forever when Pup is cruelly taken away and abandoned in Dead Dog Alley.With
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Cardboard Cowboys
- Author / Illustrator: Brian Conaghan
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781526628602
- Published: 15-04-2021
Costa Award winning author Brian Conaghan's first book for younger readers is a funny, life-affirming, unforgettable comic drama. Perfect
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Dragon Legend
- Author / Illustrator: Katie Tsang, Kevin Tsang
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471193095
- Published: 29-04-2021
The second adventure in the ROARsome DRAGON REALM series for 9+ readers! Perfect for those looking for edge-of-your-seat adventure.
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Emmy Levels Up
- Author / Illustrator: Helen Harvey
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Bullying
- ISBN: 9780192774644
- Published: 01-04-2021
Emmy is brilliant at the computer game, Illusory Isles. Her avatar is a powerful fire elemental with magma claws and flaming breath. When
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Fly High Crew: The Green Glow (2021's most exciting kids' book from the Diversity
- Author / Illustrator: Ashley Banjo, Jordan Banjo
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Science Fiction
- ISBN: 9780702306440
- Published: 01-04-2021
Brothers Ben and Jax spend after-school hours rehearsing with their street dance collective the Fly High Crew, until they see a green bea
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How to be Me
- Author / Illustrator: Cath Howe
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781788005975
- Published: 01-04-2021
Super rich. Super shy. Super lonely. Lucas is all alone. Since his mum died, Lucas and his dad don't seem to understand each other at all
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How to Save the World with a Chicken and an Egg
- Author / Illustrator: Emma Shevah
- Publisher: Chicken House
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781910655474
- Published: 01-04-2021
Ivy believes she can talk to animals, while Nathaniel is obsessed with animal facts. They're brought together by the arrival of a rare an
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Jane Austen Investigates: The Abbey Mystery
- Author / Illustrator: Julia Golding
- Publisher: Lion Hudson Ltd
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781782643340
- Published: 23-04-2021
Jane Austen turns detective in this spooky historical adventure by award-winning author Julia Golding!
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Melt
- Author / Illustrator: Ele Fountain
- Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781782692881
- Published: 04-03-2021
An urgent story of adventure and survival in a warming climate, from the multi-award-winning author of Boy 87 and Lo
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Pages & Co.: Tilly and the Map of Stories (Pages & Co., Book 3 paperback)
- Author / Illustrator: Anna James
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9780008229955
- Published: 01-04-2021
Third in the modern-classic and bestselling bookwandering series that celebrates all that is best in life: books, adventure, frie
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Rumaysa: A Fairytale
- Author / Illustrator: Radiya Hafiza, Rhaida El Touny, Areeba Siddique
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
- ISBN: 9781529038309
- Published: 01-04-2021
A magical, empowering and fantastically funny fairytale retelling from debut middle-grade author Radiya Hafiza.
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Skin Taker
- Author / Illustrator: Michelle Paver
- Publisher: Head of Zeus
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781789542417
- Published: 01-04-2021
Run wild with Wolf Brother in a Stone Age world we all want to be a part of with million-copy-selling author, Michelle Paver. Danger, mag
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Starboard
- Author / Illustrator: Nicola Skinner
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9780008422400
- Published: 01-04-2021
This is the story of Kirsten, an apparently happy and successful 11-year-old YouTube star who meets a ship that comes alive...</
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The Chessmen Thief
- Author / Illustrator: Barbara Henderson
- Publisher: Cranachan Publishing Limited
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781911279853
- Published: 29-04-2021
12-year-old Kylan is a Viking slave; when he gets the chance to return to the Hebrides, the Lewis Chessmen he helped carve become his onl
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The Strangeworlds Travel Agency: The Edge of the Ocean: Book 2
- Author / Illustrator: L.D. Lapinski
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781510105959
- Published: 15-04-2021
Pack your suitcase for a magical adventure! Perfect for fans of The Train to Impossible Places and Pages & Co.At the Stra
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The Young Cyclist's Companion
- Author / Illustrator: Peter Drinkell, Thomas Slater
- Publisher: Cicada Books Limited
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781908714961
- Published: 22-04-2021
An informative and engaging guide to cycling aimed at older kids/middle grade audience.
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Tragedy at Sea: The Sinking of the Titanic
- Author / Illustrator: David Long, Stefano Tambellini
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781781129661
- Published: 01-04-2021
Discover the astonishing facts about the Titanic and how it came to a catastrophic end in this illustrated, accessible and riveting accou
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Waiting For Murder
- Author / Illustrator: Fleur Hitchcock
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9781788008648
- Published: 01-04-2021
It's a long, hot summer. As the water drains away from the reservoir, a car emerges. And there seems to be a body in it, a body that then
Books for 11+
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Burning Sunlight
- Author / Illustrator: Anthea Simmons
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781839130441
- Published: 01-04-2021
Zaynab is from Somaliland; Lucas is from rural Devon. When they meet, they discover a common cause: the climate crisis.
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Dead or Alive (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 14)
- Author / Illustrator: Derek Landy
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9780008386290
- Published: 01-04-2021
Skulduggery, Valkyrie and Omen return in the 14th and penultimate novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant
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The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne
- Author / Illustrator: Jonathan Stroud
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Dystopian
- ISBN: 9781406394818
- Published: 01-04-2021
Set in a broken, future England, where gunfights and monsters collide, this is the exciting first title in a phenomenal fantasy t
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The Supreme Lie
- Author / Illustrator: Geraldine McCaughrean
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781474970686
- Published: 15-04-2021
When flooding hits the town of Afalia, the head of state disappears, leaving her young maid to fill the gap...
Books for 14+
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Bone Music
- Author / Illustrator: David Almond
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781444952919
- Published: 01-04-2021
The new stand-alone novel from David Almond - Bone Music is a timely masterpiece that explores the connections between the past and the p
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Destination Anywhere
- Author / Illustrator: Sara Barnard
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781529003581
- Published: 15-04-2021
Sometimes you have to leave your life behind to find your place in the world.
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Eve out of Her Ruins
- Author / Illustrator: Jeffrey Zuckerman, Ananda Devi
- Publisher: Les Fugitives
- Genre: Real life
- ISBN: 9781838014148
- Published: 30-04-2021
Set in a part of the island nation of Mauritius which tourists never see, this poetic thriller contrasts the perspectives of four young p
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Guard your Heart
- Author / Illustrator: Sue Divin
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Real life
- ISBN: 9781529041675
- Published: 01-04-2021
Boy meets girl on the Northern Irish border - but what if peace is harder than war?
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House of Hollow: The haunting New York Times bestseller
- Author / Illustrator: Krystal Sutherland
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9781471409899
- Published: 06-04-2021
'This story will steal up your spine, slip beneath your skin, and stick to you like honey.'- Samantha Shannon
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Isles of Storm and Sorrow: Vulture: Book 3
- Author / Illustrator: Bex Hogan
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781510105874
- Published: 08-04-2021
Power, politics and pirates collide in Vulture, the finale of the epic YA fantasy series The Isles of Storm and Sorrow, perfect for fans
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Mina and the Undead
- Author / Illustrator: Amy McCaw
- Publisher: UCLan Publishing
- Genre: Supernatural
- ISBN: 9781912979479
- Published: 01-04-2021
New Orleans Fang Fest, 1995. Mina's having a summer to die for.
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Witches Steeped in Gold
- Author / Illustrator: Ciannon Smart
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781471409585
- Published: 20-04-2021
The first in a duology, an epic, fierce and magnetically addictive Caribbean-inspired YA fantasy from an incredible new talent.
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Zara Hossain is Here
- Author / Illustrator: Sabina Khan
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9780702308369
- Published: 01-04-2021
A timely and honest coming-of-age story that explores the complicated relationship between identity, culture, family, and love. Main char
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Zed and the Cormorants: 2021
- Author / Illustrator: Clare Owen
- Publisher: Arachne Press
- Genre: Supernatural
- ISBN: 9781909208872
- Published: 29-04-2021
Zed's family have moved from London to a village in Cornwall. Dad says they need a fresh start, but no one's asked Zed what she thinks...
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A Way with Wild Things
- Author / Illustrator: Larissa Theule, Sara Palacios
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9781526628565
- Published: 18-03-2021
A warm, uplifting and charmingly illustrated picture book that encourages little ones to explore nature, befriend bugs and discover their
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KEW: Grow, Forage and Make: Fun things to do with plants
- Author / Illustrator: Alys Fowler, Heidi Griffiths
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781526619105
- Published: 18-03-2021
From growing your own tomato plant to making a home for minibeasts, discover an amazing array of growing and foraging activities, plant-r
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Lift-the-Flap First Questions and Answers What is a Virus?
- Author / Illustrator: Katie Daynes, Kirsti Beautyman (Illustrator)
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781474991513
- Published: 04-03-2021
Age-appropriate answers to all the big questions children ask about viruses.
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Malala Yousafzai
- Author / Illustrator: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Manal Mirza
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
- ISBN: 9780711259027
- Published: 04-03-2021
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Malala Y
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Money-Go-Round
- Author / Illustrator: Roger McGough, Mini Grey
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Picture Books
- ISBN: 9781406394245
- Published: 04-03-2021
A witty and mischievous tale inspired by The Wind in the Willows, from renowned poet Roger McGough.Mr Toad has a shiny gold c
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The Long Way Home
- Author / Illustrator: Corrinne Averiss, Kristyna Litten
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788951685
- Published: 04-03-2021
Otto and Nanu are off on a climbing adventure - to the top of Lion Mountain! But Nanu is having a forgetting day and can't remember the w
Books for 7+
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24 Hours In the Stone Age
- Author / Illustrator: Lan Cook, Laurent Kling
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
- ISBN: 9781474977111
- Published: 04-03-2021
Lively comic strip book which brings the Stone Age to life like never before.
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44 Tiny Acrobats
- Author / Illustrator: Sylvia Bishop, Ashley King
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781788952057
- Published: 04-02-2021
When a circus comes to town, Betsy slips away to see the show. But so too do her forty-four mice! As chaos ensues, Betsy finds herself fa
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Dragon World
- Author / Illustrator: Tamara Macfarlane, Alessandra Fusi
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9780241467510
- Published: 04-03-2021
Meet the fire-breathing beasts of mythology in this beautifully illustrated book brimming with scaled behemoths. Journey into
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Fabio The World's Greatest Flamingo Detective: The Case of the Missing Hippo
- Author / Illustrator: Laura James, Emily Fox
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781408889312
- Published: 08-03-2018
The first book in a hilarious new mystery series from the author of Captain Pug for animal lovers and would-be detectives everywhere!
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Mort the Meek and the Ravens' Revenge
- Author / Illustrator: Rachel Delahaye, illus George Ermos
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781788953146
- Published: 04-03-2021
The first in a wickedly funny new series about an aspiring pacifist in a brutal kingdom!
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Starfell: Willow Moss and the Vanished Kingdom (Starfell, Book 3)
- Author / Illustrator: Dominique Valente, Sarah Warburton
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9780008308476
- Published: 04-03-2021
The third book in the magical Starfell series, starring misfit witch Willow Moss. Perfect for readers of 8+ and beautifully illus
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The Day the Screens Went Blank
- Author / Illustrator: Danny Wallace, Gemma Correll
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781471196881
- Published: 18-03-2021
Can you imagine a world with no screens? Don't miss the hilarious new 'what-if' adventure from bestselling author, comedian, and presente
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The Last Bear
- Author / Illustrator: Hannah Gold, illus Levi Pinfold
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9780008411282
- Published: 18-02-2021
Imagine making friends with a polar bear... The Last Bear is perfect for readers of 8+, beautifully illustrated througho
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The Sleepover Mystery
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Webb, Sarah Lodge
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781788951890
- Published: 04-03-2021
When Bianca disappears after a school sleepover at the museum, the kittens fear she may have run away with the children. But could their
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The Story of Climate Change
- Author / Illustrator: Catherine Barr, Steve Williams, Amy Husband, Mike Love
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9780711256286
- Published: 02-03-2021
The Story of Climate Change introduces one of the most important issues facing our world today, and tells you what you can do to help mak
Books for 9+
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A Child's Introduction to Egyptology: The Mummies, Pyramids, Pharaohs, Gods, and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
- Author / Illustrator: Heather Alexander (Assistant Editor), Sara Mulvanny
- Publisher: Running Press,U.S.
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9780762471577
- Published: 16-03-2021
As the newest addition to the highly successful Child's Introduction Series, which has sold more than 600,000 copies, this charmingly ill
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Amber Under Cover
- Author / Illustrator: Em Norry
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9780192774736
- Published: 01-04-2021
I'm Amber Roberts. Just your average teenager. Life revolves around school and my best mate, Vi. Nothing too dramatic, and certainly noth
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Circus Maximus: Race to the Death
- Author / Illustrator: Annelise Gray
- Publisher: Head of Zeus
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781800240575
- Published: 04-03-2021
Circus Maximus, the greatest sporting stage of the ancient Roman world, where the best horses and charioteers compete in a race t
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City of Rust
- Author / Illustrator: Gemma Fowler
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Science Fiction
- ISBN: 9781910655436
- Published: 04-03-2021
An out-of-this-world sci-fi adventure! Railey dreams of winning the drone races with her bio-robotic gecko friend, Atti.
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Just Like Me
- Author / Illustrator: Louise Gooding, Melissa Iwai, Caterina Delli Carri, cathyhookey, Angel Chang
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781787418486
- Published: 11-03-2021
An anthology of 40 inspirational figures who are neurologically or physically diverse.The world is full of p
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Shipwreck Island
- Author / Illustrator: Struan Murray, Manuel Sumberac
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9780241384459
- Published: 04-03-2021
The breathtaking adventure continues in the sequel to the much-loved Orphans of the Tide.
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Show Us Who You Are
- Author / Illustrator: Elle McNicoll
- Publisher: Knights Of Media
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781913311131
- Published: 04-03-2021
The second book from the author of A Kind Of Spark, with Neurodivergent characters you'll root for and a moving friendship at its heart.<
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The Dog that Saved the World (Cup)
- Author / Illustrator: Phil Earle, Elisa Paganelli
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781781129685
- Published: 04-03-2021
The only thing that Pickles loves more than football is his best friend, and owner, Elsie. She's smart, kind, funny and AMAZING at footba
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The Girl with her Head in the Clouds: The Amazing Life of Dolly Shepherd
- Author / Illustrator: Karen McCombie, Anneli Bray
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781781129456
- Published: 04-03-2021
1904, Alexandra Palace, London. When a couple of showmen need a stand-in for a trick that involves shooting an apple off a human target's
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The Storm Keepers' Battle: Storm Keeper Trilogy 3
- Author / Illustrator: Catherine Doyle
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781526607966
- Published: 04-03-2021
Fionn Boyle, Storm Keeper of Arranmore, is facing the fight of his life. The terrifying all- powerful sorceress Morrigan has been raised
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The Weather Weaver
- Author / Illustrator: Tamsin Mori
- Publisher: UCLan Publishing
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781912979455
- Published: 04-03-2021
What if the weather matched itself to your mood, whether you wanted it to, or not? 11-year-old Stella has returned home to Shetlan
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Thunderbolt: A Jack Courtney Adventure
- Author / Illustrator: Wilbur Smith
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781848128552
- Published: 04-03-2021
Second in a brand new action adventure series starring 14-year-old Jack Courtney - a hero to rival Alex Rider - from worldwide bestsellin
Books for 11+
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No Country
- Author / Illustrator: Joe Brady, Patrice Aggs
- Publisher: David Fickling Books
- Genre: Dystopian
- ISBN: 9781788451833
- Published: 04-03-2021
A nation at war. Millions displaced. One family trying to survive.
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One in a Hundred Thousand
- Author / Illustrator: Linni Ingemundsen
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9781474940641
- Published: 04-03-2021
Sander wishes he was like everyone else. But he has Silver-Russell syndrome, a condition that affects one in a hundred thousand. It means
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Phoenix Flame
- Author / Illustrator: Sara Holland
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781526621559
- Published: 04-03-2021
New York Times bestselling author Sara Holland continues her blockbuster contemporary fantasy series, Havenfall, with this unforgettable
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Shades of Scarlet
- Author / Illustrator: Anne Fine
- Publisher: David Fickling Books
- Genre: Family & Home
- ISBN: 9781788451352
- Published: 04-03-2021
When Mum gives her the notebook, Scarlet should be happy. It's beautiful, with its shiny scarlet cover and its blank pages full of promis
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The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
- Author / Illustrator: Frederick Joseph
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781529500615
- Published: 04-03-2021
"The Black Friend is THE book everyone needs to read right now... Read it, absorb it, and be changed because of it.” ―An
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The Flag Never Touched The Ground: America's Brave Black Regiment in Battle
- Author / Illustrator: Kekla Magoon
- Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781782693055
- Published: 04-03-2021
On a cold beach in South Carolina, the soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment are marching into battle. Their mission: to capture t
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The Infinity Files
- Author / Illustrator: S.M. Wilson
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Science Fiction
- ISBN: 9781474972208
- Published: 04-03-2021
Escape into space with the star-spangled new series from the author of The Extinction Trials, perfect for fans of Doctor Who.</st
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The World Between Us
- Author / Illustrator: Sarah Ann Juckes
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Romance & Relationships
- ISBN: 9780241462072
- Published: 04-03-2021
With shades of ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES and FIVE FEET APART, THE WORLD BETWEEN US is a powerful and thought-provoking story about fallin
Books for 14+
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Kid: A History of The Future
- Author / Illustrator: Sebastian de Souza
- Publisher: Offliner Press
- Genre: Dystopian
- ISBN: 9781838389406
- Published: 18-03-2021
Josh 'Kid' Jones, a young Offliner discovers that an antiquated piece of technology called an 'iPhone', seemingly allows him to communica
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The Obsession
- Author / Illustrator: Jesse Q. Sutanto
- Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9781728215167
- Published: 02-03-2021
A fast-paced teen revenge-thriller from the author of Dial A for Aunties, The Obsession will keep readers on the edge of their seats unti
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The Short Knife
- Author / Illustrator: Elen Caldecott
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781783449781
- Published: 04-03-2021
It is the year 454AD. The Roman Empire has withdrawn from Britain, throwing it into the chaos of the Dark Ages. Mai has been kept safe by
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Tsunami Girl
- Author / Illustrator: Julian Sedgwick, Chie Kutsuwada
- Publisher: Guppy Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9781913101466
- Published: 04-03-2021
A part-manga, part-prose powerful coming-of-age story about a fifteen-year-old girl caught up in the March 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earth
February
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Books for 5+
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A Shelter for Sadness
- Author / Illustrator: Anne Booth, David Litchfield
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
- ISBN: 9781787417212
- Published: 21-01-2021
'Sadness has come to live with me and I am building it a shelter. I am building a shelter for my sadness and welcoming it inside.' A smal
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Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
- Author / Illustrator: Joanna Ho, Dung Ho
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9780062915627
- Published: 18-02-2021
This lyrical, stunning picture book tells a story about learning to love and celebrate your Asian-shaped eyes, in the spirit of <
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Mary Anning
- Author / Illustrator: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Popy Matigot
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
- ISBN: 9780711255517
- Published: 04-03-2021
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Mary Ann
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Milo Imagines The World
- Author / Illustrator: Matt de la Pena, Christian Robinson
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Social Issues
- ISBN: 9781529066319
- Published: 04-02-2021
Milo Imagines the World is a warm and richly satisfying story from the award-winning and New York Times bestselling picture book duo, abo
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One Little Bird
- Author / Illustrator: Sheryl Webster, Helen Shoesmith
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9780192773661
- Published: 04-02-2021
When a man cuts down little bird Rosa's tree, she makes herself a new nest at the top of his house and refuses to budge. News of her prot
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Pizazz vs the New Kid: The super awesome new superhero series!
- Author / Illustrator: Sophy Henn
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471194153
- Published: 07-01-2021
The super (like, actually, with powers and stuff) series from the amazingly talented Sophy Henn, award-winning author and illustrator of
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The Elephant
- Author / Illustrator: Peter Carnavas, Peter Carnavas, Peter Carnavas
- Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781782693116
- Published: 02-02-2021
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The Tindims and the Turtle Tangle
- Author / Illustrator: Sally Gardner, Lydia Corry, Lydia Corry
- Publisher: Head of Zeus
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781838935696
- Published: 04-02-2021
The tiny Tindims are like the Borrowers-on-Sea, who turn our everyday rubbish into treasure. Mother-and-daughter duo, prizewinning Sally
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Two Terrible Vikings
- Author / Illustrator: Francesca Simon, Steve May
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
- ISBN: 9780571349494
- Published: 04-02-2021
This viking duo will give Horrid Henry a run for his money!
Books for 7+
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British Museum: So You Think You've Got it Bad? A Kid's Life in the Aztec Age
- Author / Illustrator: Chae Strathie, illus Marisa Morea
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788009195
- Published: 04-02-2021
Part of Nosy Crow's list of publishing in collaboration with the British Museum and developed in consultation with one of the world's lea
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Cookie! (Book 2): Cookie and the Most Annoying Girl in the World
- Author / Illustrator: Konnie Huq
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Friendship
- ISBN: 9781848128637
- Published: 04-02-2021
In her second brilliantly funny story, science-mad Cookie is ready to save the planet!
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Fantastically Great Women Scientists and Their Stories
- Author / Illustrator: Kate Pankhurst
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
- ISBN: 9781526615336
- Published: 02-02-2021
Read the true stories of amazing women scientists and discover things that are out of this world!
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InvestiGators
- Author / Illustrator: John Patrick Green
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
- ISBN: 9781529054378
- Published: 18-02-2021
Perfect for fans of Dog Man! This goofy graphic novel series follows the super spy alligator duo the InvestiGators as they travel through
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Kaleidoscope of Creatures
- Author / Illustrator: Greer Stothers, Cath Ard
- Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9780711258730
- Published: 02-02-2021
Why are animals so amazingly colourful? Find out in this kaleidoscopic look at the technicolour world of animals. Meet animals of every
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Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow
- Author / Illustrator: Benjamin Dean, Sandhya Prabhat, Sandhya Prabhat
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781471199738
- Published: 04-02-2021
A heartwarming and unforgettable middle-grade debut about one boy's journey to fix his family, with the help of some unexpected friends h
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Space Detectives
- Author / Illustrator: Mark Powers, Dapo Adeola, Dapo Adeola
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Science Fiction
- ISBN: 9781526603180
- Published: 04-02-2021
Star Wars meets Sherlock Holmes - this is the first book in a hugely commercial new series for 7+ readers
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The Broken Leg of Doom
- Author / Illustrator: Pamela Butchart, Thomas Flintham
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781788007870
- Published: 14-01-2021
Hilarious, illustrated school-based antics where everything that happens leads to DRAMA and RUNNING AROUND and even some FAINTING! When a
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The Great Barrier Reef
- Author / Illustrator: Helen Scales, Lisk Feng
- Publisher: Flying Eye Books
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781912497812
- Published: 01-02-2021
With nearly 400,000 square kilometers of dazzling colour, intricate ecosystems and unique creatures - The Great Barrier Reef is one of th
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The House at the Edge of Magic
- Author / Illustrator: Amy Sparkes
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781406395310
- Published: 07-01-2021
"Sometimes you are a whisper away from magic without even realizing it."
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The Incredible Record Smashers
- Author / Illustrator: Jenny Pearson, Erica Salcedo
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781474974059
- Published: 29-04-2021
A record-smashing, feel-good adventure packed with heart, humour and Guinness World Records from Costa Award-shortlisted JENNY PEARSON!</
Books for 9+
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A Tangle of Spells: Bring the magic home with the bestselling Pinch of Magic Adventures
- Author / Illustrator: Michelle Harrison
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781471183881
- Published: 04-02-2021
Escape into a brand-new Pinch of Magic Adventure from bestselling Michelle Harrison, where everyone knows that magic and trouble go hand
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Comic Classics: Treasure Island (Comic Classics)
- Author / Illustrator: Jack Noel
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781405294065
- Published: 07-01-2021
OLD books get NEW doodles - it's the classics as you've never seen them before! A hilarious new series that brings the classics to
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Luna Rae is Not Alone
- Author / Illustrator: Hayley Webster
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781788006040
- Published: 04-02-2021
"The thing about a new house is everything's new. New things take getting used to." Luna Rae has moved to a new house and a new school.</
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Murder on the Safari Star
- Author / Illustrator: M. G. Leonard, Sam Sedgman, Sam Sedgman, Elisa Paganelli
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781529013108
- Published: 04-02-2021
Join Hal and Uncle Nat as they plunge straight into an exciting mystery - this time while on Safari!
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Opie Jones Talks to Animals
- Author / Illustrator: Nat Luurtsema, Fay Austin, Fay Austin
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781405296083
- Published: 04-02-2021
Dr Dolittle meets Kid Normal in a hilarious middle grade superhero series from comedian Nat Luurtsema. Perfect for fans of David
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Proud of Me
- Author / Illustrator: Sarah Hagger-Holt
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Family & Home
- ISBN: 9781474966245
- Published: 04-02-2021
All I want is for my family to be proud of me...
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Storm
- Author / Illustrator: Nicola Skinner, Flavia Sorrentino, Flavia Sorrentino
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008295363
- Published: 04-02-2021
The extraordinarily moving, funny and original new novel from the author of the rapturously acclaimed BLOOM. "You were
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The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
- Author / Illustrator: Helen Rutter
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9780702300851
- Published: 04-02-2021
Billy is an eleven-year-old boy with a big dream. He wants to be a stand-up comedian when he grows up: delivering pinpoint punch-lines an
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The Boy Who Met a Whale
- Author / Illustrator: Nizrana Farook
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788009430
- Published: 07-01-2021
From the author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant comes another brilliant escapade.
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The Shark Caller
- Author / Illustrator: Zillah Bethell
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474966849
- Published: 04-02-2021
Dive beneath the waves with this spell-binding adventure of friendship, forgiveness and bravery, set on the shores of Papua New Guinea, p
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The Soul Hunters
- Author / Illustrator: Chris Bradford
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9780241326701
- Published: 04-02-2021
Have you ever experienced dreams so vivid it seems like you have lived them? Or had deja vu so strong you're convinced you must have been
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The Unadoptables: Five fantastic children on the adventure of a lifetime
- Author / Illustrator: Hana Tooke, Ayesha L. Rubio
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9780241417447
- Published: 18-02-2021
"A compelling, gorgeously-written story about the power of friendship and the true meaning of family . . . perfection!" Robin Stevens, au
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This Wonderful Thing
- Author / Illustrator: Adam Baron
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9780008267087
- Published: 07-01-2021
From the author of bestselling and Carnegie-nominated debut BOY UNDERWATER comes a moving and hilarious novel for 10+ readers abo
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Ultimate Gamer: Career Mode - Everything You Need To Be A Gaming Industry Pro
- Author / Illustrator: Craig Steele, Berat Pekmezci
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9780753445976
- Published: 04-02-2021
Get levels ahead as a game developer, Twitch streamer or pro player in Ultimate Gamer: Career Mode.
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Vi Spy: Licence to Chill
- Author / Illustrator: Maz Evans
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781912626892
- Published: 04-02-2021
A hilarious new adventure from the author of the bestselling Who Let the Gods Out? series! 'Twists, turns, spies and suprises. What more
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When We Got Lost in Dreamland
- Author / Illustrator: Ross Welford
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Science Fiction
- ISBN: 9780008447182
- Published: 21-01-2021
The landmark new novel from Ross Welford, one of the fastest-growing and most critically acclaimed middle grade authors in the UK
Books for 11+
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Animal Farm: Barrington Stoke Edition
- Author / Illustrator: George Orwell, David Wardle, David Wardle
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Dystopian
- ISBN: 9781781129692
- Published: 07-01-2021
Orwell's powerfully unnerving and enduring allegory of oppression and rebellion, brought to life for a new age of readers in a stunning d
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Beauty and the Bin
- Author / Illustrator: Joanne O'Connell
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781529032574
- Published: 18-02-2021
Saving the world, one bath bomb at a time! Jacqueline Wilson for the eco-generation in this fresh and funny debut from Joanne O'Connell.<
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Edgar & Adolf
- Author / Illustrator: Phil Earle, Michael Wagg
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9780198494911
- Published: 07-01-2021
When he inherits a special football badge, German teenager Adi sets off on a mission to fulfil his grandfather's dying wish and return th
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Game Changer
- Author / Illustrator: Neal Shusterman
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781406398632
- Published: 11-02-2021
An ambitious and magnetic novel from the New York Times bestselling Neal Shusterman, about a teenage American football p
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Magpie
- Author / Illustrator: Eve Ainsworth
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Family & Home
- ISBN: 9781407185453
- Published: 04-02-2021
A story of family, forgiveness and facing your fears, Magpie is another stellar read by Eve Ainsworth.
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Robin Hood 2: Piracy, Paintballs & Zebras
- Author / Illustrator: Robert Muchamore
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471409479
- Published: 07-01-2021
Robin and Marion are back! Second in the brand-new, action-packed series from international bestseller Robert Muchamore. </strong
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Swan Song
- Author / Illustrator: Gill Lewis
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
- ISBN: 9781781129548
- Published: 04-02-2021
Dylan is struggling. Since he started high school, everything has become too much to handle. Now he's been expelled and is forced to move
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The Broken Raven (Shadow Skye, Book Two)
- Author / Illustrator: Joseph Elliott
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406385878
- Published: 07-01-2021
The extraordinary second book in the epic Shadow Skye trilogy.In a world of shadows, hope can be found...Agatha a
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The Deep-Sea Duke
- Author / Illustrator: Lauren James, Helen Crawford-White, Helen Crawford-White
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781781129593
- Published: 04-02-2021
Hugo is spending the holidays on his friend Dorian's home planet, Hydrox. Although thrilled at the invitation, Hugo is still astonished t
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The Fountains of Silence
- Author / Illustrator: Ruta Sepetys
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780241421857
- Published: 02-02-2021
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Vega Jane and the Secrets of Sorcery
- Author / Illustrator: David Baldacci, Tomislav Tomic
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781529037913
- Published: 07-01-2021
Full of monsters, magic, danger and mystery, Vega Jane and the Secrets of Sorcery (previously published as The Finisher) is the f
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We Played With Fire
- Author / Illustrator: Catherine Barter
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781839130069
- Published: 04-02-2021
Maggie has witnessed impossible things. But no one believes her, and now her family has taken her away to spend the winter upstate in a r
Books for 14+
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Dangerous Remedy
- Author / Illustrator: Kat Dunn
- Publisher: Head of Zeus
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781789543667
- Published: 04-02-2021
The first in a dazzling, commercial, historical adventure series set in the extravagant and deadly world of the French Revolution. A whir
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Furious Thing
- Author / Illustrator: Jenny Downham
- Publisher: David Fickling Books
- Genre: Real life
- ISBN: 9781788451260
- Published: 04-02-2021
Lexi's angry. And it's getting worse. If only she could stop losing her temper, her step-father would accept her, her mum would love her
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Last One To Die
- Author / Illustrator: Cynthia Murphy
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Supernatural
- ISBN: 9780702304934
- Published: 07-01-2021
One of Us is Lying meets This Lie Will Kill You but with a chilling supernatural twist that will keep you guessing until the very end . .
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The Gilded Ones
- Author / Illustrator: Namina Forna
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781474959575
- Published: 04-02-2021
The must-read new bold and immersive West African-inspired fantasy series, as featured on Cosmo, Bustle, Book Riot and Refinery 29. In th
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The Girls I've Been
- Author / Illustrator: Tess Sharpe
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9781444960112
- Published: 04-02-2021
Soon to be a Netflix film starring Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown - a must-read psychological thriller for fans of One of Us Is Lyin
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What's the T?: The no-nonsense guide to all things trans and/or non-binary for teens
- Author / Illustrator: Juno Dawson, Soofiya, Soofiya
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: LBGTQ+
- ISBN: 9781526362827
- Published: 18-02-2021
A frank and funny exploration of all things transgender, from the author of This Book is Gay.
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5-Minute Really True Stories for Bedtime: 30 Amazing Stories: Featuring frozen frogs, King Tut's beds, the world's biggest sleepover, the phases of the moon, and more
- Author / Illustrator: Britannica Group
- Publisher: What on Earth Publishing Ltd
- Genre: True Stories
- ISBN: 9781912920648
- Published: 15-10-2020
Why do we sleep? Do animals dream? Where is the oldest bed in the world? In this compendium of 5-minute true stories, you will travel to
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An Interesting Word for Every Day of the Year: Fascinating Words for First Readers
- Author / Illustrator: Dr. Meredith L. Rowe, Monika Forsberg, Monika Forsberg
- Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781913520045
- Published: 07-01-2021
Learn a new and inspiring word every day of the year with this book, arranged into 52 seasonally themed spreads.
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Charles Darwin
- Author / Illustrator: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Mark Hoffmann
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9780711257696
- Published: 05-01-2021
From the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Charles Darwin, the s
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Megan Rapinoe
- Author / Illustrator: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Paulina Morgan, Paulina Morgan
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
- ISBN: 9780711257818
- Published: 02-02-2021
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Megan Ra
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Olivia Goes to Venice
- Author / Illustrator: Ian Falconer
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Picture Books
- ISBN: 9781847388353
- Published: 01-10-2010
In her latest adventure, Olivia, everyone's favourite little pig, is off the Venice, the place of fine art, carnival and gondolas for a f
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Out of Nowhere
- Author / Illustrator: Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Picture Books
- ISBN: 9781788008389
- Published: 14-01-2021
A feel-good picture book about friendship and change, from the bestselling author of The Suitcase, translated into over 20 languages.Beet
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Rashford Rules
- Author / Illustrator: Simon Mugford, Dan Green, Football Superstars
- Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group
- Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
- ISBN: 9781783126279
- Published: 12-11-2020
Filled with quizzes, stats and little known facts, plus illustrated and told with all the fun of a Tom Gates novel, the Football Supersta
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Welcome to Our World: A Celebration of Children Everywhere!
- Author / Illustrator: Moira Butterfield, Harriet Lynas
- Publisher: Nosy Crow
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781788007122
- Published: 14-01-2021
Find out how children live all around the world in this beautifully illustrated book
Books for 7+
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A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals
- Author / Illustrator: Christopher Corr, Claire Grace, Claire Grace
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9780711245426
- Published: 05-01-2021
Countless different festivals are celebrated all over the world throughout the year. Some are national holidays, celebrated for religious
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Albert Johnson and the Buns of Steel
- Author / Illustrator: Phil Earle, Steve May
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Young fiction
- ISBN: 9781781129074
- Published: 07-01-2021
Dad is a Master Baker and Albert is expected to one day follow in his footsteps. There's just one problem ... Albert doesn't care a
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British Museum: Find Tom in Time, Ancient Egypt
- Author / Illustrator: Fatti (Kathi) Burke
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788007054
- Published: 14-01-2021
Join Tom on a time-travel adventure to ancient Egypt . . . if you can find him!
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Delivery to the Lost City
- Author / Illustrator: P G Bell, Flavia Sorrentino
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474948630
- Published: 07-01-2021
All aboard for the rip-roaring final book in the bestselling Train to Impossible Places Adventures, with magic at every stop.From the awa
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Hope Jones Will Not Eat Meat
- Author / Illustrator: Josh Lacey, Beatriz Castro
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Environment & Nature
- ISBN: 9781783449392
- Published: 07-01-2021
You're never too young to make a big difference. Hope Jones is on a mission to save the animals...
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Making A Baby: An Inclusive Guide to How Every Family Begins
- Author / Illustrator: Clare Owen, Rachel Greener
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788008013
- Published: 14-01-2021
Every child deserves to see their birth or family story reflected in books about where babies come from, and this is what Making a Baby i
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One Dog and His Boy
- Author / Illustrator: Eva Ibbotson, Jamie Littler
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9780702306808
- Published: 07-01-2021
Perfect for fans of 101 DALMATIANS. A wonderful adventure froma great and much-loved children's author.
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Space Oddity
- Author / Illustrator: Christopher Edge
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Science Fiction
- ISBN: 9781912626861
- Published: 07-01-2021
Science and laughs combine in this out-of-this-world adventure filled with UFOs, black holes, killer robots, a boy called Jake and his em
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Stars With Flaming Tails: Poems
- Author / Illustrator: Valerie Bloom, Ken Wilson-Max, Ken Wilson-Max
- Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
- Genre: Poetry
- ISBN: 9781913074678
- Published: 07-01-2021
Poems to make you laugh, get you thinking and fill you with wonder - from one of the best-loved poets writing today.
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The Boy Who Sang with Dragons (The Boy Who Grew Dragons 5)
- Author / Illustrator: Andy Shepherd, Sara Ogilvie
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781848129429
- Published: 07-01-2021
Tomas is a fully-fledged expert dragon grower and protector of the dragonfruit tree. But he's not quite prepared for the adventure that a
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The Secret Explorers and the Tomb Robbers
- Author / Illustrator: SJ King
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780241442265
- Published: 01-10-2020
Meet The Secret Explorers! Children will be inspired to discover the world with these brand new character-driven adventure stories for ch
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The Wizard in the Wood
- Author / Illustrator: Louie Stowell, Davide Ortu, Davide Ortu
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781788006323
- Published: 14-01-2021
The third instalment in the funny, exciting, magical, and action-packed Dragon in the Library series, brilliantly illustrated throughout
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Theodora Hendrix and the Curious Case of the Cursed Beetle
- Author / Illustrator: Jordan Kopy, Chris Jevons, Chris Jevons
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406392623
- Published: 07-10-2021
If you think monsters don't exist, just ask Theodora Hendrix. The second in a brilliantly funny new series, perfect for fans of Amelia Fa
Books for 9+
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A Vanishing of Griffins
- Author / Illustrator: S.A. Patrick
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781474945684
- Published: 07-01-2021
For fans of How to Train Your Dragon and The Hobbit the sizzling, magical fantasy adventure that began with A Darkness of Dragons continu
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Darwin's Dragons
- Author / Illustrator: Lindsay Galvin
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781912626465
- Published: 07-01-2021
Syms Covington has landed the job of a lifetime - cabin boy and fiddler on Charles Darwin's Beagle. But when he is separated from the cre
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Front Desk
- Author / Illustrator: Kelly Yang
- Publisher: Knights Of Media
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781913311094
- Published: 07-01-2021
Mia Tang has a lot of secrets:1. She lives in a motel, not a big house.2. Her parents hide immigrants.3. She wants to be a writer.It will
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How to Be a Hero
- Author / Illustrator: Cat Weldon, Katie Kear
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Myths & Legends
- ISBN: 9781529045031
- Published: 21-01-2021
A no-good viking thief. The worst-ever trainee valkyrie. An ungodly case of mistaken identity.
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Stick Boy
- Author / Illustrator: Paul Coomey
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Bullying
- ISBN: 9781788952309
- Published: 07-01-2021
It's tough fitting in when you're born to stick out! From the moment Stick Boy and his family move to Little Town, there is way more to
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The Creature Keeper
- Author / Illustrator: Damaris Young
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781407195056
- Published: 05-11-2020
The perfect magical read for kids who love animals and care about saving the environment! Creepy Direspire Hall sits glowering on the moo
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The Ghost Garden
- Author / Illustrator: Emma Carroll, Kaja Kajfez, Kaja Kajfez
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781781129005
- Published: 07-01-2021
SUMMER 1914 In the first of a series of unsettling coincidences, Fran uncovers a bone in the garden of Long Barro
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The Perfect Parent Project
- Author / Illustrator: Stewart Foster
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781471191268
- Published: 21-01-2021
From the award-winning author of THE BUBBLE BOY comes a heart-warming and unforgettable story that follows one boy's search for the perfe
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The Valley of Lost Secrets
- Author / Illustrator: Lesley Parr
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781526620521
- Published: 07-01-2021
September 1939.When Jimmy is evacuated to a small village in Wales, it couldn't be more different from London. Green, quiet and full of s
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Three Keys
- Author / Illustrator: Kelly Yang
- Publisher: Knights Of Media
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781913311155
- Published: 07-01-2021
Mia Tang thinks she's going to have the best year ever: 1. She and her parents have a motel. 2. She gets to run the front desk. 3. She
Books for 11+
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Can We Talk About Consent?
- Author / Illustrator: Justin Hancock, Fuchsia MacAree, Fuchsia MacAree
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9780711256545
- Published: 05-01-2021
What exactly is consent? Why does it matter? How can you respect other people's boundaries, and have them respect yours? Can
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I Am The Minotaur
- Author / Illustrator: Anthony McGowan
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Bullying
- ISBN: 9780198494874
- Published: 07-01-2021
Matthew is 14 and is struggling to fit in - something that's extra hard when you're taking care of your mum, being bullied at school, and
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Rat
- Author / Illustrator: Patrice Lawrence
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Social Issues
- ISBN: 9780198494935
- Published: 07-01-2021
When his mum is sent back to prison, Al knows exactly who's to blame. Mr Brayker, who lives downstairs, has been making trouble for Al's
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The Awesome Power of Sleep: How Sleep Super-Charges Your Teenage Brain
- Author / Illustrator: Nicola Morgan
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781406395402
- Published: 07-01-2021
The essential guide to sleep from award-winning teenage well-being expert Nicola Morgan, author of bestselling Blame My Brain, The Teenag
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The Humiliations of Welton Blake
- Author / Illustrator: Alex Wheatle
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Romance & Relationships
- ISBN: 9781781129494
- Published: 07-01-2021
Welton Blake has done it! He's asked out Carmella McKenzie - the best-looking girl in school - and she's only gone and said yes! B
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When The World Was Ours: A book about finding hope in the darkest of times
- Author / Illustrator: Liz Kessler
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781471196805
- Published: 21-01-2021
A powerful and heart-breaking novel about three childhood friends living during the Second World War whose fates are closely intertwined,
Books for 14+
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A Crown of Talons: Throne of Swans Book 2
- Author / Illustrator: Katharine Corr, Elizabeth Corr
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781471408878
- Published: 07-01-2021
From the authors of A THRONE OF SWANS comes the second in a fierce and soaring fantasy duology.
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A Vow So Bold and Deadly
- Author / Illustrator: Brigid Kemmerer
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
- ISBN: 9781526613820
- Published: 26-01-2021
Return to Emberfall in this feminist fantasy that's perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas - the thrilling third instalment in the Cursebreake
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Concrete Rose
- Author / Illustrator: Angie Thomas
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Real life
- ISBN: 9781406384444
- Published: 12-01-2021
From international phenomenon Angie Thomas comes a hard-hitting return to Garden Heights with the story of Maverick Carter, Starr's fathe
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Love is for Losers
- Author / Illustrator: Wibke Brueggemann
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Romance & Relationships
- ISBN: 9781529033724
- Published: 21-01-2021
A laugh out loud look at first love, loss and trying to avoid the girl of your dreams.What a stupid expression that is in the
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Sofa Surfer
- Author / Illustrator: Malcolm Duffy
- Publisher: Head of Zeus
- Genre: Social Issues
- ISBN: 9781786697684
- Published: 07-01-2021
Written with humour and heart, Sofa Surfer looks at what it means to be homeless. Malcolm Duffy's debut novel Me Mam. Me Dad. Me., about
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The Boy I Am
- Author / Illustrator: K. L. Kettle
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Dystopian
- ISBN: 9781788951227
- Published: 07-01-2021
They say we're dangerous. But we're not that different.
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The Crooked Mask (sequel to The Twisted Tree)
- Author / Illustrator: Rachel Burge
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Supernatural
- ISBN: 9781471409202
- Published: 21-01-2021
Part ghost story, part murder mystery - a creepy and magical tale steeped in Norse myth, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman.
Books for 16+
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Poetry Guide: A 'How to' Guide for Teachers and Librarians
- Author / Illustrator: Trevor Millum, Bernard Young, Bernard Young
- Publisher: Troika Books
- Genre: Poetry
- ISBN: 9781912745098
- Published: 15-10-2020
A 'How to' book to encourage children to encounter enjoy and read poetry, whether by listening or reading
