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  • The Mystery of the Colour Thief

    The Mystery of the Colour Thief

    • Ewa Jozefkowicz
    • Head of Zeus
    • ISBN13: 9781786698940
    • Published: 03-05-2018

    Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2019. Longlisted for the Branford Boase Award, 2019. First the accident, then the nightmares. The shadowy thief steals all the colours from Izzy's world leaving her feeling empty and hopeless. Will her new neighbour and a nest...

  • The Secret Ruby

    The Secret Ruby

    • Imogen White
    • Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781474927307
    • Published: 03-05-2018

    Rose and Rui are back with Bahula the monkey in tow, and a brand-new, action-packed mystery to solve... The pair must travel to Jaipur to return Mr Gupta's ruby to his family. But unbeknownst to them, they are being followed by a member of the Brotherhood of the Black Sun, and dark secrets awa...

  • The Company of Eight

    The Company of Eight

    • Harriet Whitehorn
    • Little Tiger Press Group
    • ISBN13: 9781847159229
    • Published: 03-05-2018

    Cass has always wanted to audition as an acrobat for the famous Circus Boat that sails the warm seas of the Longest World. But when her chance is snatched away, she comes up with a new plan. Soon she has secured a job on the Palace Boat, following the circus around the islands. Yet Cass has be...

  • Spangles McNasty and the Diamond Skull

    Spangles McNasty and the Diamond Skull

    • Steve Webb, Chris Mould
    • Andersen Press
    • ISBN13: 9781783446384
    • Published: 03-05-2018

    Spangles McNasty is a right horrid scallywag who likes to do yucky things like eat cold chips out of bins and fart in libraries. So it's no surprise that when the legendarily famous and very sparkly Diamond Skull pirate hat comes to Bitterly Bay Museum, Spangles and his best mate Sausage-face...

  • THINKER: My Puppy Poet and Me

    THINKER: My Puppy Poet and Me

    • Eloise Greenfield, Ehsan Abdollahi
    • Tiny Owl Publishing Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781910328330
    • Published: 27-04-2018

    Won as Highly Commended in CLLiPPA Award and nominated for the 2019 Kate Greenaway Medal 2019. Thinker isn't just an average puppy. He's a poet. So is his owner, Jace, and together they turn the world around them into verse. There's one thing they can't share, though: Thinker isn't...

  • Iguana Boy Saves the World With a Triple Cheese Pizza: Book 1

    Iguana Boy Saves the World With a Triple Cheese Pizza: Book 1

    • James Bishop, Rikin Parekh
    • Hachette Children's Group
    • ISBN13: 9781444939347
    • Published: 19-04-2018

    One boy. One disappointing superpower. Can Dylan tame a bunch of hyper iguanas and come up with a masterful plan to save the WORLD? Yeah, probably ... but he's going to need a MASSIVE cheese pizza. Perfect for fans of Tom Gates, Future Ratboy and My Brother is a Superhero.Dylan has...

  • The Colours of History: How Colours Shaped the World

    The Colours of History: How Colours Shaped the World

    • Clive Gifford, Marc-Etienne Peintre
    • QED Publishing
    • ISBN13: 9781784939670
    • Published: 19-04-2018

    WINNER OF THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD BEST BOOK WITH FACTS 2019!A truly unique approach to history and a fascinating read that is guaranteed to keep boredom at bay.Why did Roman emperors wear purple? Which colour is made from crushed beetles? What green pigment might be u...

  • A Good Day for Climbing Trees

    A Good Day for Climbing Trees

    • Jaco Jacobs, Kobus Geldenhuys
    • Oneworld Publications
    • ISBN13: 9781786073174
    • Published: 12-04-2018

    *Nominated for the 2019 CILIP Carnegie Medal* *Spectator Best Books of the Year selection* Two unlikely heroes inspire a whole town by fighting to save a tree Sometimes, in the blink of an eye, you do something that changes your life forever. ...