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  • The Shadows of Rookhaven

    The Shadows of Rookhaven

    • Padraig Kenny
    • Pan Macmillan
    • ISBN13: 9781529031713
    • Published: 30-09-2021

    Padraig Kenny's The Shadows of Rookhaven is a story about family and forgiveness, the sequel to The Monsters of Rookhaven.Shadows are gathering over Rookhaven.  It is the time of The Great Configuration, a once in a hundred years event. Family and monsters descend on Rookhaven from...

  • When Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena's War

    When Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena's War

    • Michael Morpurgo
    • HarperCollins Publishers
    • ISBN13: 9780008352189
    • Published: 30-09-2021

    This first new novel in two years from the Nation's Favourite Storyteller is a sweeping story of love and rescue - an unforgettable journey to the Greek island of Ithaca, and back in time to World War Two... Australian-Greek girl Nandi travels to her ancestors' home in Ithaca, and disco...

  • Locked Out Lily

    Locked Out Lily

    • Nick Lake, Emily Gravett
    • Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781471194832
    • Published: 30-09-2021

    A startlingly original, stunningly-illustrated modern classic about learning to face your fears from the multi award-winning partnership of Nick Lake and Emily Gravett.Lily just wants things to go back to the way they were: before she got sick, before her parents decided to have an...

  • Little Horror

    Little Horror

    • Daniel Peak
    • Firefly Press Ltd
    • ISBN13: 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 something's not right, but she's still surprised when her parents disappear and a sinister clown and an ice-cream van seem to be hunting her down... It will...

  • The Biggest Footprint: Eight billion humans. One clumsy giant.

    The Biggest Footprint: Eight billion humans. One clumsy giant.

    • Rob Sears, Tom Sears
    • Canongate Books Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781838853495
    • Published: 30-09-2021

    Meet the mega human: colossal, clueless... and the biggest hope for life on earthThere are eight billion of us humans.All breathing, eating, fidgeting and thinking deep thoughts.It's an unimaginably large number. Or is it? The mega human is the r...

  • When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

    When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

    • Judith Kerr
    • HarperCollins Publishers
    • ISBN13: 9780008496609
    • Published: 30-09-2021

    This semi-autobiographical classic, written by the beloved Judith Kerr, tells the story of a Jewish family escaping Germany in the days before the Second World War.  This beautiful new hardback celebrates fifty years of an unforgettable adventure that Michael Morpurgo called "The most life-enh...

  • How I Became a Dog Called Midnight

    How I Became a Dog Called Midnight

    • Ben Miller
    • Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781471192487
    • Published: 30-09-2021

    A boy, a dog, and a magical body-swap adventure! Enter a world of wonder this Christmas in the brand-new classic adventure from top-ten bestselling children's author, Ben Miller. George has always wondered what it's like to be a dog. One night, a magical mix-up with an enchanted fo...

  • Rita Wong and the Jade Mask

    Rita Wong and the Jade Mask

    • Mark Jones
    • Everything with Words
    • ISBN13: 9781911427186
    • Published: 30-09-2021

    A fast detective thriller. Rita Wong lives an ordinary life in Morecambe. That's until she pursues a dragon called Lester Thyme into Neon City where the streets are dark with magic. Lester and Rita become detectives for hire. Their first case involves a vampires, stolen swords and a body suspe...