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  • Circus Maximus: Return of the Champion - an Ancient Roman adventure

    Circus Maximus: Return of the Champion - an Ancient Roman adventure

    • Annelise Gray
    • Zephyr Books
    • ISBN13: 9781803281117
    • Published: 12-09-2024

    The conclusion of the Circus Maximus series set in Ancient Rome full of fabulous horses, thrilling adventures and an unforgettable heroine called Dido. When her beloved horse Porcellus sires a new foal, Dido hopes he will be the missing piece in her quest to train the g...

  • British Museum: Talk Like an Egyptian

    British Museum: Talk Like an Egyptian

    • Tegen Evans (Senior Editor), Nina Chakrabarti (Illustrator)
    • Nosy Crow
    • ISBN13: 9781805130093
    • Published: 12-09-2024

    Create your own secret messages with 125 hieroglyphic stencils!   In this fun and fascinating activity book from the British Museum, budding Egyptologists can learn all about life in ancient Egypt - from mummies, pets and Tutankhamun's tomb, to the spells, nicknames and funny messages that hav...

  • The Great Phoenix of London

    The Great Phoenix of London

    • Lindsay Galvin
    • Chicken House
    • ISBN13: 9781915026972
    • Published: 12-09-2024

    An exciting new middle-grade historical adventure from the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragons. London, 1666. When fire breaks out, 11-year-old Gil is separated from his family in the chaos. One of his few remaining possessions is a mysterious ball of rock that fell from the sky. As he race...

  • Shiver Point: Under A Howling Moon

    Shiver Point: Under A Howling Moon

    • Gabriel Dylan
    • Piccadilly Press
    • ISBN13: 9781800784819
    • Published: 12-09-2024

    Welcome to SHIVER POINT, home of spooks, screams and small-town horror! Enter if you dare...  Oli can't wait for his birthday camping trip to Howlmoor Forest with his friends. They're going to toast marshmallows and tell scary stories under the full moon and it'll be great! That is...

  • Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Age of Enchantment

    Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Age of Enchantment

    • Anna James, David Wyatt
    • Farshore
    • ISBN13: 9780008611576
    • Published: 12-09-2024

    First in a brand-new fantasy series from acclaimed author Anna James, filled with seasonal magic and irresistible adventure.  In Whetherwhy, everyone has magic inside them - grown from the changing seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. But a rare few are Enchant...

  • Cobweb

    Cobweb

    • Michael Morpurgo, illus Michael Foreman
    • HarperCollins Publishers
    • ISBN13: 9780008352134
    • Published: 12-09-2024

    A powerful, moving adventure inspired by the extraordinary true story of the French Drummer Boy of Waterloo, COBWEB is a stunning tale of courage and kindness - a book about humanity, animals, and the heartbreak of war, from a writer at the height of his powers. "Th...

  • The Boy in the Suit

    The Boy in the Suit

    • James Fox
    • Scholastic
    • ISBN13: 9780702333101
    • Published: 12-09-2024

    It's not easy to fit in when you're the boy in the suit... Ten-year-old Solo - embarrassingly, that isn't short for anything - just wants to be normal. He wants a name that doesn't stand out.  He wishes he had a proper school uniform that fitted him.  He dreams about a mum who doesn't get the...

  • The Falling Boy

    The Falling Boy

    • David Almond
    • Hachette Children's Group
    • ISBN13: 9781444970586
    • Published: 12-09-2024

    The Falling Boy. He could be anyone. He could be you. From the bestselling, award-winning author of Skellig comes a heartfelt, unforgettable story perfect for readers of Michael Morpurgo and The Final Year.Nothing is the same for Joff this summer. His dad is ill, his mam is working...