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A Secret of Birds & Bone
- Kiran Millwood Hargrave
- Chicken House Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781911077947
- Published: 01-10-2020
In an Italian city ravaged by plague, Sofia's mother carves beautiful mementoes from the bones of loved ones. But one day, she doesn't return home. Did her work lead her into danger? Sofia and her little brother Ermin are sent to the convent orphanage but soon escape, led by an enigmatic new f...
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Frost
- Holly Webb
- Little Tiger Press Group
- ISBN13: 9781788951241
- Published: 01-10-2020
The neighbours all complain about the foxes hanging around the flat where Cassie lives, close to the River Thames, but Cassie thinks they're beautiful. Her favourite is a small fox with a white tail-tip, who she names Frost. One night she catches sight of him out in the snow, looking cold and...
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The Hat Full of Secrets
- Karl Newson, Wazza Pink
- Little Tiger Press Group
- ISBN13: 9781788950763
- Published: 01-10-2020
Henry's got a secret ... a big one! And he doesn't know what to do with it. Grandpa suggests he should keep it under his hat - and he's got just the hat for the job. But when Henry puts it on he discovers that Grandpa has some secrets of his own! A lyrical and heart-warming stor...
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Midnight Magic
- Michelle Harrison, illus Elissa Elwick
- Little Tiger Press Group
- ISBN13: 9781788951487
- Published: 01-10-2020
Black cats born at midnightAre different indeedA mischievous, oddAnd peculiar breed In the middle of winter, three kittens are born in a barn. Two are ordinary, but the third, jet black and born on the stroke of midnight, is brimming with magic from whiskers to tail -...
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The Orphans of St Halibut's
- Sophie Wills, David Tazzyman
- Pan Macmillan
- ISBN13: 9781529013375
- Published: 01-10-2020
Stolen cakes, major explosions and an unforgettable cast of characters - dive into The Orphans of St Halibut's, a hilarious caper from debut author Sophie Wills and million-copy bestselling illustrator, David Tazzyman.Life has been perfect ever since the orphans of St Halibut's bur...
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Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies
- DK, Mireille Harper
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- ISBN13: 9780241503614
- Published: 01-10-2020
Erased. Ignored. Hidden. Lost. Underappreciated. No longer. Delve into the unique, inspiring, and world-changing history of Black people. From Frederick Douglass to Oprah Winfrey, and the achievements of ancient African kingdoms to those of the US Civil Rights Movement, Timelines F...
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The Griffin Gate
- Vashti Hardy, Natalie Smillie
- Barrington Stoke Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781781129432
- Published: 01-10-2020
"Warden Griffin at your service. Can I ask if you've seen a monster in the area ...? Grace's family are wardens of the Griffin Map, using its teleport technology to fight crime across Moreland. Although Grace is still too young, she longs to go on missions herself. After all, i...
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World Burn Down
- Steve Cole, Oriol Vidal
- Barrington Stoke Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781781129463
- Published: 01-10-2020
Carlos's mother works for IBAMA, Brazil's Environmental Authority. As head of a specially trained task force, her role is to protect the Amazon from the farmers, loggers and miners who are illegally destroying the precious rainforest. It's a dangerous role and when she upsets some of these lan...
