Books - Children

• Jennifer Killick
• Firefly Press Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781913102203
• Published: 19-03-2020

Who is the mysterious bloodstained man who stops their coach? Why is no one around when Lance and the rest of Year Six arrive at the brand new Crater Lake activity centre? But this is just the beginning of the school trip from hell; a fight for survival that sees five pupils band together to s...

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• Judith Eagle, illus Kim Geyer
• Faber & Faber
• ISBN13: 9780571346851
• Published: 05-03-2020

The highly anticipated second novel from the author of acclaimed The Secret Starling - a spectacular adventure set through and under the streets of Paris. When Penelope Magnificent's awful parents tell her they're taking a trip to Paris, she surprises them by begging to go along. Nell i...

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• Tom Huddleston
• Nosy Crow Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781788006484
• Published: 05-03-2020

The sequel to FloodWorld, this equally cinematic book tells the story of Kara and Joe's adventures in the US, as they travel with a band of ideological outlaws, hell-bent on destroying the Mariners and stealing their world. Can the kids come up with a plan to stop the seemingly inevitable dest...

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• Harriet Evans, Goncalo Viana
• Little Tiger Press Group
• ISBN13: 9781848579408
• Published: 05-03-2020

Scientists often take a leaf from nature when devising inventions. Find out more and let your imagination soar!  Discover how nature has inspired some great creations, from the Wright Brothers' first aeroplane to Eiji Nakatsu's bullet train. Meet brilliant birds, boisterous bats, and family tr...

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• Guy Bass, Pete Williamson
• Little Tiger Press Group
• ISBN13: 9781788951043
• Published: 05-03-2020

The second tall-but-true tale in the darkly comic new series SKELETON KEYS from the award-winning duo behind STITCH HEAD...Greetings! My name is Skeleton Keys and these fantabulant fingers of mine can open doors to hidden worlds... Join me for the strange tale of Luna Moon, whose family...

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• Serena Patel, Emma McCann
• Usborne Publishing
• ISBN13: 9781474959520
• Published: 05-03-2020

Anisha Mistry is all set to be a bridesmaid at her Aunty Bindi's wedding tomorrow...until she finds a note in her family's letterbox. Bindi's groom has been kidnapped and will only be released IF THE WEDDING IS CALLED OFF! With best friend Milo, a mischievous granny, a runaway lobster, a giant...

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• Gill Lewis, Rebecca Bagley
• Oxford University Press
• ISBN13: 9780192771759
• Published: 05-03-2020

When Willow crosses the boundary to the patch of woodland behind her house, something amazing happens: she enters The Wilderness, where magic and nature collide. It holds more than you could possibly imagine: secrets, shadows, a witch. Even a monster. Here she meets the Wild Things, a group of...

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• Sophie Kinsella, Marta Kissi
• Penguin Random House Children's UK
• ISBN13: 9780241380314
• Published: 05-03-2020

The perfect story to read together with your little one!  My mummy looks normal, like any other mummy . . . but she's not. Because she can turn into a fairy. All she has to do is stamp her feet three times, clap her hands, wiggle her bottom and say 'Marshmallow' . . . and POOF! She's Mummy Fai...

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