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  • Rescuing Titanic: A true story of quiet bravery in the North Atlantic

    Rescuing Titanic: A true story of quiet bravery in the North Atlantic

    • Flora Delargy
    • Wide Eyed Editions
    • ISBN13: 9780711262768
    • Published: 07-09-2021

    'A visual feast [...] Exquisite artwork [...] A triumphant debut' - The Observer, Best Picture BooksWritten and illustrated by debut Northern Irish artist Flora Delargy, whose grandfather and great grandfather both worked in the Belfast Shipyards where the Titanic was built, this e...

  • Billie Swift Takes Flight

    Billie Swift Takes Flight

    • Iszi Lawrence
    • Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • ISBN13: 9781472988171
    • Published: 02-09-2021

    The story of WWII starring the brilliant pilots you've never heard of... the women of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) who battled against the odds to get the air force's planes to the front lines. This coming-of-age tale is perfect for fans of Emma Carroll, Michael Morpurgo and Hilary McKay....

  • The Week at World's End

    The Week at World's End

    • Emma Carroll
    • Faber & Faber
    • ISBN13: 9780571364435
    • Published: 02-09-2021

    The hotly anticipated new standalone from the award-winning Emma Carroll.  Britain, 1962. 'Who are you?' I asked. 'You don't know who I am? You mean, it's not been on the news?' The girl glanced from Ray to me and back again. 'It's better I don't tell you,' she said firmly. Nothing ever...

  • The Unexpected Tale of Bastien Bonlivre

    The Unexpected Tale of Bastien Bonlivre

    • Clare Povey
    • Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • ISBN13: 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 make it out again alive. Bastien Bonlivre is a boy with a big imagination, determined to finish the story his parents started, left to him in a red n...

  • Diary of an Accidental Witch

    Diary of an Accidental Witch

    • Honor and Perdita Cargill, Katie Saunders
    • Little Tiger Press Group
    • ISBN13: 9781788953382
    • Published: 02-09-2021

    Monday 20th SeptemberI'M AT WITCH SCHOOL! Now would be a really good time to discover I can do magic... Bea Black has just moved to Little Spellshire, a town with a magical secret. When her dad accidentally enrols her at the local witch school, she has to get to grips with some in...

  • Secrets and Spies

    Secrets and Spies

    • Anita Ganeri, Luke Brookes
    • Little Tiger Press Group
    • ISBN13: 9781838913618
    • Published: 02-09-2021

    Prepare to go undercover and enter a world of secret missions, covert operations and classified information. Explore the history of espionage from ancient secret agents to modern-day surveillance, and read about the lives of infamous spies and their missions. Learn the language of spies and ho...

  • Circus Maximus: Race to the Death

    Circus Maximus: Race to the Death

    • Annelise Gray
    • Head of Zeus
    • ISBN13: 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 death, and one girl dreams of glory. Ben Hur meets National Velvet in the ultimate 9-12 adventure story by debut children's author, Annelise Gray. Twelv...

  • Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City

    Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City

    • Rob Biddulph
    • Pan Macmillan
    • ISBN13: 9781529040524
    • Published: 02-09-2021

    Superstar, author and illustrator Rob Biddulph dazzles in Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City, the first title in an adventure series for boys and girls of 8+. Fizzing with magic, danger, friendship and art, this exciting, funny, middle-grade debut is from the bestselling creative genius beh...