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The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die
- Peter Lantos
- Scholastic
- ISBN13: 9780702323089
- Published: 05-01-2023
A story of survival, of love between mother and son and of enduring hope in the face of unspeakable hardship. The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die describes an extraordinary journey, made by Peter, a boy of five, through war-torn Europe in 1944 and 1945. Peter and his parents set out from a small Hu...
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21% Monster: Ice Giant
- P.J. Canning
- Usborne
- ISBN13: 9781474984423
- Published: 05-01-2023
Genetically-modified teens try to bring down the organisation that made them, in this second action-packed installment in the 21% Monster series.'The girl put her hands on her hips, cocked her head and answered: "My name is Aurora Maria Ash-Valero and I'm here to kick your butt!"'<...
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The Crooked Oak Mysteries (4) - The Terror of Hilltop House
- Dan Smith, Chris King
- Barrington Stoke
- ISBN13: 9781800901308
- Published: 05-01-2023
A ground-breaking experiment at a new research farm quickly grows out of control in this modern take on Day of the Triffids from master of creepy sci-fi Dan Smith. When Pete, Krish and Nancy read a story in the local paper about weird gunk being found in a field where sheep have gone mi...
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Darwin's Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular
- Polly Owen, Gwen Millward
- Wide Eyed Editions
- ISBN13: 9780711275959
- Published: 05-01-2023
Learn the funny and fascinating story of Charles Darwin and the groundbreaking discoveries that resulted from his love of the humble worm in this hilarious, illustrated children's book.Charles Darwin is widely known for his Origin of Species book, yet Darwin had another great love,...
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Glowrushes
- Roberto Piumini, Leah Janeczko
- Pushkin Children's Books
- ISBN13: 9781782693819
- Published: 01-12-2022
Madurer is the son of a great lord, with untold wealth, but he is also the victim of a mysterious disease that means he cannot be exposed to sunlight or fresh air. He is confined to three windowless rooms inside a palace, but his doting father summons a famous artist to cover the walls of the...
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Secrets of a Christmas Elf: top-ten festive magic from author of smash hit Diary of a Christmas Elf
- Ben Miller
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781398515819
- Published: 10-11-2022
Christmas magic, delivered! The brilliant festive blockbuster from Ben Miller - the perfect stocking-filler for all the family.It's business as usual in the run up to Christmas at Santa's Workshop - and toy elves Holly and Tog are busy making gifts for children all around the world...
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Snot, Sneezes, and Super-Spreaders: Everything You Need to Know About Viruses and How to Stop Them
- Marc ter Horst, Wendy Panders, Laura Watkinson, Dr Jennifer Gardy
- Greystone Books, Canada
- ISBN13: 9781771649735
- Published: 10-11-2022
Discover the extraordinary world of viruses, from their creation and transmission to what we can do to stop them, in this science-based resource for kids 8 to 12. If we didn't know it before, we certainly know it now: Viruses can be powerful-so powerful, in fact, that they can hold the world i...
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Once Upon a Hillside
- Angela McAllister
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN13: 9781801107525
- Published: 10-11-2022
Angela McAllister's seven original stories follow the changing landscape of lives on one hillside from the Stone Age to the present day. Six thousand years ago, people first came to the hillside and a story began. A Neolithic girl, Roman twins, a herbalist's daughter, an orphaned bird-s...
