Books - Children

• Karen McCombie, Becka Moor
• Little Tiger Press Group
• ISBN13: 9781847158130
• Published: 01-06-2017

When local schools are asked to make a film showcasing the surrounding area, Dani and the rest of St Grizzle's set to work. But Spencer and his mates at the village school are determined to sabotage the work of the smelly Grizzlers.To Dani's surprise, help comes in the form of Granny Viv...

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• Amy Sparkes, Ben Cort
• HarperCollins Publishers
• ISBN13: 9780008201807
• Published: 01-06-2017

Can the worst pirate ever win the Pirate of the Year Award...? Set sail with the funniest pirate on the seven seas in this hilarious adventure for readers of 7+ with brilliant pictures throughout from ALIENS LOVE UNDERPANTS illustrator Ben Cort. Mum is making me take part in the...

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• Jacob Sager Weinstein
• Walker Books Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781406368857
• Published: 01-06-2017

A hilarious fantasy adventure set in modern day London.An exciting subterranean London adventure, the first in a middle-grade trilogy. Hyacinth Hayward has recently arrived from America and is having difficulty adjusting to her new surroundings, especially being in the sole company...

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• Sita Brahmachari
• Pan Macmillan
• ISBN13: 9781509855360
• Published: 01-06-2017

Winner of the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, Artichoke Hearts by Sita Brahmachari is an incredibly insightful, honest novel exploring the delicate balance, and often injustice, of life and death - but at its heart is a celebration of friendship, culture, and life.Twelve-year-o...

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• Emma Carroll
• Faber & Faber
• ISBN13: 9780571327584
• Published: 01-06-2017

'We weren't supposed to be going to the pictures that night. We weren't even meant to be outside, not in a blackout, and definitely not when German bombs had been falling on London all month like pennies from a jar.' February, 1941. After months of bombing raids in London, 12-year-old O...

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• Kim Slater
• Pan Macmillan
• ISBN13: 9781509842193
• Published: 18-05-2017

Fourteen-year-old Calum Brooks has big dreams. One day he'll escape this boring life and write movies -proper ones, with massive budgets and A-list stars. For now, though, he's stuck coping alone while his dad works away, writing scripts in his head and trying to stay 'in' with his gang of mat...

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• Claire Fayers (Author)
• Pan Macmillan
• ISBN13: 9781447290629
• Published: 18-05-2017

Sail the magical seven seas in Journey to Dragon Island, a swashbuckling pirate adventure by Claire Fayers.Since accidentally joining the crew of pirate ship the Onion, the lives of twelve-year-old Brine Seaborne, her magician friend Peter and former-librarian Tom have been turned...

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• Jennifer Killick
• Firefly Press Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781910080566
• Published: 15-05-2017

Alex Sparrow is a super-agent in training. He is also a human lie-detector. Working with Jess - who can communicate with animals - they must find out why their friends, and enemies, are all changing into polite and well behaved pupils. And exactly who is behind it all. This is a humorous tale...

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