Books - Children

• Sarah Rubin
• Chicken House Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781910002865
• Published: 04-02-2016

Maths-whizz Alice has already solved a mystery or two. Persuaded by wannabe sidekick Sammy to investigate a scientist's disappearance, she's soon entangled in her trickiest case yet. Dr Learner is reputed to have invented an invisibility suit, but is whacky science really to blame for his vani...

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• Tom Moorhouse
• Oxford University Press
• ISBN13: 9780192743992
• Published: 04-02-2016

First a rat must earn his name. Then he must live up to it. This is the story of Gabble, a young rat with a wild, beloved, but unpredictable brother, Ash. At the start of the book Ash tricks Gabble into going out with him on a 'name raid', a dangerous mission to earn a True Name, normally rese...

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• Neill Cameron, Kate Brown
• David Fickling Books
• ISBN13: 9781910200773
• Published: 04-02-2016

Tamsin knew that she shouldn't have gone into the water. After wiping out on her board, she is dragged down, into the deep...Into a long-forgotten world of ancient magic. Mermaid magic, dark and unforgiving. Her family is in grave danger - and only she has the power to save them.

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• Christopher Edge
• Nosy Crow Ltd
• ISBN13: 9780857636041
• Published: 14-01-2016

\"A book with a big brain, big laughs and a big, big heart.\" - Frank Cottrell-BoyceAn extraordinary novel for anyone who's ever been curious.When Albie's mum dies, it's natural he should wonder where she's gone. His parents are both scientists and they usually have all the answers. Dad mutter...

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• Gareth P. Jones
• Little Tiger Press Group
• ISBN13: 9781847156648
• Published: 07-01-2016

Wanted: Dead or Alive! (Or smashed into little bits and delivered in boxes.) The Steampunk Pirates get a taste of their own medicine when the Leaky Battery is raided by a sea monster that's greedy for gold. But when the rusty robots race to get their treasure back, they sail straight int...

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• Ann M Martin
• Usborne Publishing Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781474906470
• Published: 01-01-2016

11-year-old Rose is autistic and struggles to understand her classmates. But when her father gives her a stray dog, which she names Rain, the dog becomes her best friend, her anchor in a confusing world. So when Rain goes missing during a storm, Rose refuses to stop looking for him...A touchin...

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• Michelle Cuevas
• Simon & Schuster Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781471145506
• Published: 31-12-2015

Jacques Papier thinks that everyone hates him. After all, teachers ignore him when he raises his hand in class, nobody ever picks him for sports teams, and his sister, Fleur, keeps having to remind their parents to set a place for him at the dinner table. But then Jacques discovers an uncomfor...

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• Ross Welford
• HarperCollins Publishers
• ISBN13: 9780008156312
• Published: 31-12-2015

For readers who loved Wonder and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time this extraordinary debut will make you laugh and cry.  A story that crosses time and generations, for adventure-loving readers young and old. "My dad died twice. Once when he was thirty nine and again fou...

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