Books - Families

• Jo Cotterill, Cathy Brett
• Oxford University Press
• ISBN13: 9780192743558
• Published: 04-02-2016

Holly Sparkes is just your average 12-year-old, that is, until she's hit by a bolt of lightning. Now Holly is EXTRAordinary. Like a human battery Holly can generate a massive amount of electricity in seconds, which could come in handy if she's ever going to solve the mystery of her best friend...

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• Nicci Cloke
• Hot Key Books
• ISBN13: 9781471405082
• Published: 04-02-2016

A thrilling read, for fans of Gone Girl and We Were Liars.There was no sign of a struggle, they whisper to each other. She took her phone but left her laptop behind.Apparently, she'd met someone online, they write to each other in class, phones buzzing.She ran away. She was taken.The first tim...

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• Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Ana Albero
• Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781847807717
• Published: 04-02-2016

In this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring story of this international style icon.Following the death of her mother, Coco spent her early life in an orphanage, where she was taught how to use a needle and...

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• Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Gee Fan Eng
• Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781847807700
• Published: 04-02-2016

In this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Frida Kahlo, the world-renowned painter.When Frida was a teenager, a terrible road accident changed her life forever. Unable to walk, she began painting from her be...

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• Martyn Bedford
• Walker Books Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781406363531
• Published: 04-02-2016

Two go missing. One comes back.Gloria is tired of her ordinary life. She barely recognizes the free-spirited girl she used to be in the unadventurous teenager she has become. So when a mysterious boy bent on breaking the rules strolls into her classroom, Gloria is ready to fall und...

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• K.M Peyton
• David Fickling Books
• ISBN13: 9781910200506
• Published: 04-02-2016

It's the 1920s - cars and aeroplanes are new. Lily Gabriel is 13 years old - she's scruffy and confident and takes no nonsense from anyone. Antony is 17 - he's rich, spoiled and arrogant and Lily is completely and utterly - no nonsense! - in love with him. So join Lily as she falls...Falls in...

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• Julia Patton
• Oxford University Press
• ISBN13: 9780192744104
• Published: 04-02-2016

Max is a four-year-old whirlwind who doesn't have an off switch! His socks are odd, his bedroom is chaotic, and his mind is so full of imaginative schemes that following even the simplest of instructions can end in mayhem. Max's bedtime routine, so seemingly simple, becomes a military operatio...

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• Mimi Thebo
• Oxford University Press
• ISBN13: 9780192745880
• Published: 04-02-2016

\"When I get up, there's nobody home. Even Mum has gone out. The note says, 'I have to check my emails. I'll snowmobile to the meltline and be back soon. XX Mummy'.And I think, 'Good. I can feed my bear...'\"Darcy's life was never exactly simple, but it was about to become a lot more complicat...

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