Books - Families

• Anna Wilson, illus Elly Jahnz
• Nosy Crow Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781839945380
• Published: 06-10-2022

Take an inspirational journey through the seasons with this updated edition of Nature Month-by-Month: A Children's Almanac.  Beautifully illustrated by Elly Jahnz and written by nature-lover and wild swimmer Anna Wilson, this fantastic, fully illustrated guide to 2023 includes nature spotter g...

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• SF Said, illus Dave McKean
• David Fickling Books
• ISBN13: 9781788452830
• Published: 06-10-2022

'There are three doors that I may show you. You will find a different kind of power behind each one . . .'   Adam has found something incredible in a rubbish dump in London. A mysterious, mythical, magical animal. A TYGER.   And the tyger is in danger.  Adam and his friend Zadie are determined...

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• J P Rose
• Andersen Press Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781839132407
• Published: 06-10-2022

After a shocking event leaves Tyrese struggling with grief, he's taken to visit family in Jamaica. From the first night, strange things start happening: impossible visions, blackouts, swarms of insects, and the discovery of a grave hidden deep in the forest... Tyrese can't explain what's going...

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• Lucy Hope
• Nosy Crow Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781839947230
• Published: 06-10-2022

A dark, gothic adventure set on the island of Anglesey in North Wales and featuring a very fantastical beast...    Wren lives in an ancient castle in the mountains near the sea. The wind whistles through it and the walls sing to her. Wren is busy inventing things, and her father is busy disapp...

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• Paul Westmoreland, illus George Ermos
• Oxford University Press
• ISBN13: 9780192782519
• Published: 06-10-2022

With boundless energy and an impulsive nature, Rudy is always ready to follow the scent of adventure! And with his loyal pack of friends by his side there's nothing he can't achieve. There's a new boy in Rudy's school called Frankie, and everyone says he is SCARY. Which is really saying...

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• Emma Carroll
• Faber & Faber
• ISBN13: 9780571364428
• Published: 06-10-2022

On one side of the underwater street is the remains of a house . . . It's beautiful here, and eerie, a lost kingdom, a ghost village . . .It's the near-future and Britain is having yet another heatwave. Of course, the government have put in the normal curfews for this kind of weather, and shop...

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• Jason Rohan
• Nosy Crow Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781839943409
• Published: 06-10-2022

Full of thrilling high-octane action, this is the second in an explosive new action-adventure middle grade series. Perfect for fans of Alex Rider, CHERUB and Mission: Impossible. When an armoured train with a top secret cargo is hijacked by terrorists in the Austrian Alps, and an avalan...

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• Laura Ellen Anderson
• David Fickling Books
• ISBN13: 9781788452823
• Published: 06-10-2022

The comics in this book were originally published as Evil Emperor Penguin and Evil Emperor Penguin Strikes Back!   In the icy, snow-covered depths of Antarctica is the secret lair of an extraordinary penguin. Evil Emperor Penguin! From the bottom of the world, he's got his sights set on taking...

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