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  • My Brother's Shadow

    My Brother's Shadow

    • Tom Avery
    • Andersen Press Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781849397827
    • Published: 02-01-2014

    My name is Kaia.I'm frozen because of what happened.I'm trapped because of what I saw.Can someone help me to grow again?Kaia is frozen when her brother dies, but can an unexpected friend help her to grow again?

  • Extra Yarn

    Extra Yarn

    • Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen
    • Walker Books Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781406352481
    • Published: 02-01-2014

    The multiple award-winning, bestselling team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tell an extraordinary tale about a little girl who cocoons her cold, grey town in joy and warmth ... and brightly coloured yarn!From the award-winning team behind Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, and illustrated by...

  • Unhinged

    Unhinged

    • A. G. Howard
    • Abrams
    • ISBN13: 9781419710476
    • Published: 01-01-2014

    Alyssa Gardner has been down the rabbit hole. She was crowned Queen of the Red Court and faced the bandersnatch. She saved the life of Jeb, the boy she loves, and escaped the machinations of the disturbingly appealing Morpheus. Now all she has to do is graduate high school. That would be easie...

  • Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

    Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

    • Kate DiCamillo, K. G. Campbell
    • Walker Books Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781406345186
    • Published: 03-10-2013

    Holy unanticipated occurrences! A cynic meets an unlikely superhero in this genre-breaking novel by a master storyteller. Now a Newbery Medal WINNER!It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw it coming - the vacu...

  • Frost Hollow Hall

    Frost Hollow Hall

    • Emma Carroll
    • Faber & Faber
    • ISBN13: 9780571295449
    • Published: 03-10-2013

    The gates to Frost Hollow Hall loomed before us. They were great tall things, the ironwork all twisted leaves and queer-looking flowers. And they were very definitely shut.  Tilly's heart sinks. Will's at the door of their cottage, daring her to come ice-skating up at Frost Hollow Hall. No one...

  • Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse

    Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse

    • Chris Riddell
    • Pan Macmillan
    • ISBN13: 9780230759800
    • Published: 12-09-2013

    Chris Riddell's Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse is the beautifully illustrated winner of the Costa Children's Book Award.Ada Goth is the only child of Lord Goth. The two live together in the enormous Ghastly-Gorm Hall. Lord Goth believes that children should be heard and not see...

  • The Worst Witch All at Sea

    The Worst Witch All at Sea

    • Jill Murphy
    • Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • ISBN13: 9780141349626
    • Published: 05-09-2013

    The Worst Witch All At Sea is the fourth of Jill Murphy's classic, much-loved The Worst Witch series, the original story of life at a magical boarding school, perfect for readers aged 5-9. Lovable but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is possibly the worst witch ever to go to Miss Cackle's Academy...

  • My Friend's a Gris-Kwok

    My Friend's a Gris-Kwok

    • Malorie Blackman, Andy Rowland
    • Barrington Stoke Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781781122440
    • Published: 01-09-2013

    Mike had no idea that his best friend Alex was a Gris-Kwok - he can turn into any living creature he chooses. But so can Alex's naughty little sister Polly, and it's not long before Mike and Alex are dealing with a whole heap of trouble! A hilarious and thrilling read. Particularly suitable fo...