Books - Families

• Jeremy Strong
• Penguin Random House Children's UK
• ISBN13: 9780141322384
• Published: 04-01-2007

My Brother's Famous Bottom: another hilarious triumph from Jeremy Strong!From The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog to karate princesses and hot cross bottoms, there's a Jeremy Strong story to suit every child's sense of humour. Jeremy's readers range from 7 to teen, perfect for fans of Roa...

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• Philip Pullman
• Scholastic
• ISBN13: 9780439943666
• Published: 06-11-2006

Soon after Sally Lockhart's father drowns at sea, she receives a strange anonymous letter. The dire warning it contains makes a man die of fear at her feet. Determined to discover the truth about her father's death, Sally is plunged into a terrifying mystery in the dark heart of Victorian Lond...

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• Malcolm Rose
• Usborne Publishing Ltd
• ISBN13: 9780746070642
• Published: 27-10-2006

This is a chilling mystery reaching from the present into the plague-ridden past. A school trip turns into a nightmare when Kim and Wes leave the plague-village of Eyam with more than they bargained for, and a stolen artifact wreaks revenge. Historical facts blend with ghosts and ancient curse...

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• Jill Marshall
• Pan Macmillan
• ISBN13: 9780330438254
• Published: 06-10-2006

Janey Brown just completed her first mission as Jane Blonde, Sensational Spylet. Now the kitty-knapping of her spy-cat, Trouble, launches her into another incredible investigation! A group of crazed scientists believe they have discovered the secret to a cat's nine lives - but they need...

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• Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt
• Penguin Random House Children's UK
• ISBN13: 9780440867609
• Published: 05-10-2006

Where do baby apes sleep? In apricots! I'm Elsa, and that's one of my jokes (I tell LOTS of jokes and I'm going to be a big star one day). I do my best to cheer my family up - but no one seems to laugh much any more. Not since we lost our lovely house and had to move into a bed and breakfast h...

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• Francesca Simon, Tony Ross
• Hachette Children's Group
• ISBN13: 9781842555460
• Published: 05-10-2006

Number One for Fiendish Fun! This book contains a school play, some stolen sweets, a visit from Father Christmas and a HELLISH dinner! Four utterly hilarious and totally brilliant Horrid Henry stories by Francesca Simon, with illustrations by Tony Ross. An irresistible introducti...

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• Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt, Sue Heap
• Penguin Random House Children's UK
• ISBN13: 9780440867593
• Published: 05-10-2006

Ruby and Garnet are ten-year-old twins. They're identical, and they do EVERYTHING together, especially since their mother died three years earlier - but they couldn't be more different. Bossy, bouncy, funny Ruby loves to take charge, and is desperate to be a famous actress, while quiet, sensit...

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• Emma Chichester Clark
• HarperCollins Publishers
• ISBN13: 9780007197149
• Published: 02-10-2006

It's Christmas Eve, and Lily is excitedly wondering if Father Christmas will come. She has made cards for everyone, helped to decorate the house and put presents under the tree. "This one is just for you, Blue Kangaroo!" she says."Just for me!" thinks Blue Kangaroo. But Blu...

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