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  • The Fun We Had

    The Fun We Had

    • Charissa Coulthard, Sam Usher
    • Simon & Schuster
    • ISBN13: 9781398524491
    • Published: 04-07-2024

    The Fun We Had, a poignant story of love and loss, takes readers on a heartfelt journey through the changing seasons as a little girl visits her poorly Nana. Each time she visits, they remember all the special adventures they have shared together. When Nana dies, she leaves the little girl a b...

  • The Houdini Inheritance

    The Houdini Inheritance

    • Emma Carroll
    • Faber & Faber
    • ISBN13: 9780571341412
    • Published: 04-07-2024

    Magic shows and mysteries abound in this showstopping new standalone from a bestselling author who has sold close to a million copies of these middle-grade adventures! The English seaside, 1920s.  A world famous escape artist . . .A suitcase full of secrets . . .A...

  • The Voyage of Sam Singh

    The Voyage of Sam Singh

    • Gita Ralleigh
    • Bloomsbury Children's Books
    • ISBN13: 9781804545522
    • Published: 04-07-2024

    Teaching Resources for The Voyage of Sam Singh In Gita Ralleigh's second magical middle grade adventure set in a parallel colonial India, land-pirate Sam Singh sails to...

  • Amir and the Jinn Princess

    Amir and the Jinn Princess

    • MT Khan
    • Walker Books
    • ISBN13: 9781529509205
    • Published: 04-07-2024

    A thrilling new adventure in the glittering realm of the jinn, from the author of Nura and the Immortal Palace.Amir has lived all his life in splendour, being the son of a wealthy businessman. But when his mother disappears at his...

  • A History of my Weird

    A History of my Weird

    • Chloe Heuch
    • Firefly Press
    • ISBN13: 9781915444639
    • Published: 04-07-2024

    Starting high school was never going to be easy for Mo, but a fall out with her so-called 'friends' leaves her lonelier than ever. Then she finds Onyx. Exploring an abandoned Victorian asylum may seem a weird way to develop a friendship, but then Mo has always found she does things a bit diffe...

  • Godfrey is a Frog

    Godfrey is a Frog

    • Alex Latimer
    • OUP Children's Books
    • ISBN13: 9780192789006
    • Published: 04-07-2024

    Godfrey used to be an egg, then he was a tadpole. Now, Godfrey is a frog. He changed quickly and it was all very exciting. He's waiting for the next change . . . but it seems there isn't one. Is this it? Godfrey thinks. It's not very exciting. Bear has wonderful claws, Deer has impressi...

  • The Boy Who Painted The World

    The Boy Who Painted The World

    • Tom McLaughlin
    • OUP Children's Books
    • ISBN13: 9780192785343
    • Published: 04-07-2024

    When a boy stumbles into a blank book, he thinks it looks very empty . . . until he meets a determined paintbrush. Although the boy is certain that he can't draw or paint, he's encouraged to try - and the results are surprising. An ordinary square can become a dumper truck, and a messy...

  • Huxley and Flapjack: Trouble at Sea

    Huxley and Flapjack: Trouble at Sea

    • Alan MacDonald, illus Francesca Gambatesa
    • Little Tiger Press
    • ISBN13: 9781788956208
    • Published: 04-07-2024

    Meet Huxley, an irrepressible koala with BIG ideas, and his best friend, Flapjack, a rather jumpy penguin. Flapjack would rather stay at home, but for Huxley, each new day sparkles with possibility and the chance of adventure! Huxley and Flapjack are enjoying a trip to the seaside when...