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Time Travelling with a Hamster
- Ross Welford
- HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN13: 9780008156312
- Published: 31-12-2015
For readers who loved Wonder and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time this extraordinary debut will make you laugh and cry. A story that crosses time and generations, for adventure-loving readers young and old. "My dad died twice. Once when he was thirty nine and again fou...
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Boy 23
- Jim Carrington
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN13: 9781408822777
- Published: 19-11-2015
Boy 23 isn't in My Place any more. He can't see The Screen, he can't hear The Voice. Boy 23 is alone. One dark night, Boy 23 is thrown in the back of the van and driven out of My Place - the only home he has ever known. He is abandoned in a forest with a rucksack containing the bare essentials...
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A Boy Called Christmas
- Matt Haig, Chris Mould
- Canongate Books Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781782117896
- Published: 16-11-2015
You are about to read the true story of Father Christmas.It's a story that proves nothing is impossible.A Boy Called Christmas is a tale of adventure, snow, kidnapping, elves, more snow and a boy called Nikolas, who isn't afraid to believe in magic. From the...
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Dangerous Lies
- Becca Fitzpatrick
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781471125089
- Published: 10-11-2015
Another thrilling read from the queen of YA smoulder, Becca Fitzpatrick. If you enjoyed Hush, Hush, you'll love Dangerous Lies. . .Stella Gordon's life is a lie.She does not belong in Thunder Basin, Nebraska. As the key witness in a murder trial, Stella is under witness protection,...
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Tell Us a Story, Papa Chagall
- Laurence Anholt
- Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781847806581
- Published: 05-11-2015
The twins Meret and Bella love their grandfather, Papa Chagall, and he loves telling them stories. One day, when they visit him in his studio, he tells them about his life - through four different stories, all told during a day they spend together. The first story is about Chagall' s chi...
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The Pebble in My Pocket: A History of Our Earth
- Meredith Hooper, Chris Coady
- Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781847807687
- Published: 05-11-2015
Where do pebbles come from? How were they made? This book tells the story of a pebble, from its origins in a fiery volcano 480 million years ago to a busy, modern landscape. Readers follow the processes of rock formation and erosion that create new pebbles all over the world.
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The Drop in my Drink: The Story of Water on Our Planet
- Meredith Hooper, Chris Coady
- Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781847807144
- Published: 05-11-2015
This is the story of a drop of water, told by a gifted science writer and illustrated with remarkable paintings. Meredith Hooper takes us back thousands of years to see where the Earth's water came from, and how life began in the oceans and later moved onto land. She describes the water cycle,...
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Blue Penguin
- Petr Horacek, Petr Horacek
- Walker Books Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781406358285
- Published: 05-11-2015
A heat-warming fable about a friendship and belonging from the award-winning illustrator Petr Horacek.A heat-warming fable about a friendship and belonging from the award-winning illustrator Petr Horacek. \"I feel just like a penguin,\" says Blue Penguin. \"But you're not like us,\" said the o...
