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  • The Map of Leaves

    The Map of Leaves

    • Yarrow Townsend
    • Chicken House Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781913696481
    • Published: 05-05-2022

    Orla has lived on her own since Ma died, with only her beloved garden for company. When sickness comes and nature is blamed, Orla knows she must find a cure. Armed with her mother's book of plants and remedies, she steals away on a river boat with two other stowaways, Idris and Ariana. Soon th...

  • Puddling!

    Puddling!

    • Emma Perry, illus Claire Alexander
    • Walker Books Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781406396713
    • Published: 05-05-2022

    Clouds gather, skies darken, rain drops, puddles appear... Let's go puddling!  Pull on your wellies and button up your coats for this playful, interactive story all about children delighting in the joy of splish-splash-sploshing in muddy puddles with their friends, and cherishing snuggles on t...

  • The Boy Who Sailed the World

    The Boy Who Sailed the World

    • Julia Green, Alex Latimer
    • David Fickling Books
    • ISBN13: 9781788452335
    • Published: 05-05-2022

    'Right from the start, the boy loved the sea! He ran along the sand, danced in and out of the waves, his heart full of longing and delight' The boy has always loved the sea. So he builds a boat and sails away on a voyage of adventure...The wonders of the world await you in this beautiful and i...

  • Gay Club!

    Gay Club!

    • Simon James Green
    • Scholastic
    • ISBN13: 9780702313677
    • Published: 05-05-2022

    A landmark comedic novel about a group of queer teens at their worst - and ultimately their best - from one of the UK's leading writers of LGBTQ+ teen fiction. Barney's a shoo-in for his school's LGBTQ+ Society President at the club's next election. But when the vote is opened up to the entire...

  • Hurly Burly: Macbeth Mayhem

    Hurly Burly: Macbeth Mayhem

    • Ross Montgomery, Mark Beech
    • Barrington Stoke Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781800900820
    • Published: 05-05-2022

    Fair is foul and foul is fair ... bestseller Ross Montgomery returns with a laugh-out-loud, perfectly pitched introduction to Shakespeare's Macbeth. Beth has been looking forward to the Prizegiving Assembly all year. She's won best-behaved pupil two years in a row and is confid...

  • You, Me and Our Heartstrings

    You, Me and Our Heartstrings

    • Melissa See
    • Scholastic
    • ISBN13: 9780702317392
    • Published: 05-05-2022

    A fresh and fun teen romance starring a girl with cerebral palsy, and a boy with severe anxiety. Noah, a cello prodigy from a long line of musicians, wants to stick to tradition. Daisy, a fiercely independent disabled violinist, is used to fighting for what she wants and likes to take risks. B...

  • Supernan's Day Out

    Supernan's Day Out

    • Phil Earle, illus Steve May
    • Barrington Stoke Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781800901100
    • Published: 05-05-2022

    An unexpected family secret has hilarious consequences in this action-packed story from Phil Earle and illustrator Steve May - perfect for superhero fans.Plane crashes, robberies and fires were not what Stanley was expecting on a day out at the seaside with his nan and the other re...

  • The Secret Wild

    The Secret Wild

    • Alex Evelyn, George Ermos
    • Walker Books Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781406399394
    • Published: 05-05-2022

    A fantastical, botanical adventure about friendship, bravery - and finding home in a new place.   Fern has spent her whole life in the rainforest, and loves nothing more than climbing, exploring and talking to the trees. When she suddenly has to leave all that behind and move to London, with o...