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  • The Lucky Bottle

    The Lucky Bottle

    • Chris Wormell
    • David Fickling Books
    • ISBN13: 9781788451888
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    Ten-year-old Jack is stranded on a desert island with no way to get home. He's been very lucky: he's survived a terrible storm and the mysterious island he has found himself on has a kindly if unusual inhabitant, fresh water and plenty of food. But Jack needs to find his way home, and as he un...

  • Spark (The Twitchers)

    Spark (The Twitchers)

    • M. G. Leonard, illus Paddy Donnelly
    • Walker Books Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781406389388
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    M.G. Leonard, internationally bestselling author of Twitch, Beetleboy and Adventures on Trains, is back with another thrilling wildlife mystery for birdwatching detectives The Twitchers!When Jack rescues a wounded cat, he quickly suspects foul play. Could there be a wildlife crimin...

  • Stone

    Stone

    • Finbar Hawkins
    • Head of Zeus
    • ISBN13: 9781838935641
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    A second novel from the bestselling author of Branford Boase-shortlisted and Carnegie-nominated Witch. An engrossing story of fathers and sons, death and grief, and unexpected bonds, new and old, forged by dark and benign magic. When Sam, grieving the death o...

  • Timberdark

    Timberdark

    • Darren Charlton
    • Little Tiger Press Group
    • ISBN13: 9781788953061
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    With the tide turned against the Dead, Peter and the remaining community on Wranglestone prepare to leave for town, where the comforts of the world before await them. Could this be the home that finally brings both safety and unity for all?   Cooper isn't so sure. He harbours feelings from tha...

  • Beyond the Frozen Horizon

    Beyond the Frozen Horizon

    • Nicola Penfold
    • Little Tiger Press Group
    • ISBN13: 9781788954471
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    The earth is thriving - with wilderness status protecting land and wildlife, and scientific organisations researching new ways to support human life sustainably. Rory's mum is a geologist on one of these projects, and Rory is beyond excited to join her on a work trip to the Arctic. But the pro...

  • The Lost Girl King

    The Lost Girl King

    • Catherine Doyle
    • Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • ISBN13: 9781526608000
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    Amy and Liam Bell have been packed off to stay at Gran's house in the wilds of Connemara for the summer. Out for a walk on the first morning of their holiday, they trace the flight of a hawk to a nearby waterfall - only to watch the bird disappear through it. Intrigued, the children follow and...

  • Always, Clementine

    Always, Clementine

    • Carlie Sorosiak
    • Nosy Crow Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781839941085
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    A funny, wise and heartwarming story, with a truly one-of-a-kind hero, from the author of the highly-acclaimed I, Cosmo and My Life as a Cat. I am an optimist. A very difficult thing to be, sometimes, at three inches t...

  • The Treekeepers

    The Treekeepers

    • Kieran Larwood, illus Chris Wormell
    • Faber & Faber
    • ISBN13: 9780571364565
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    An epic tale of trees of power and a world under threat, from the author of the bestselling Five Realms series.  'Here come the roots of the Shadow Tree.  Whatever they touch will never get free.'  Liska lives in Arborven, a city surrounding an extraordinary tree that gives all those li...