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Something About a Bear
- Jackie Morris
- Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781847805164
- Published: 02-10-2014
Where the water churns with salmon, thick and rich with leaping fishes, there the brown bear stands and catches the wild king of the river. With stunning watercolour paintings, this lyrical picture book - shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal - describes eight bears fr...
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The Rising
- Tom Moorhouse
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN13: 9780192734822
- Published: 02-10-2014
'I came here to warn you. Before it's too late.' When their uncle Sylvan pays an unexpected visit, young water voles Kale and Strife know something exciting must be about to happen. Little do they know that soon they'll be running for their lives, as a new danger threatens to destroy everythin...
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The Ghosts of Heaven: shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2016
- Marcus Sedgwick
- Hachette Children's Group
- ISBN13: 9781780621982
- Published: 02-10-2014
A cleverly interlinked novel written in four parts by PRINTZ AWARD-winning author, Marcus Sedgwick, about survival and discovery, and about the effect of the spiral, a symbol that has no end, on all our lives. The spiral has existed as long as time has existed. It's there when a girl walks thr...
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The Wrong Side of the Galaxy: Book 1
- Jamie Thomson
- Hachette Children's Group
- ISBN13: 9781408330265
- Published: 02-10-2014
Abducted by aliens, Harry wakes up on his birthday marooned on a spaceship. His only companions: two freaky princess clones, a weird alien-fish-kangaroo hybrid with delusions of grandeur and a ship's computer with a serious attitude problem. It's the worst birthday ever. How is he ever...
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The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
- Leslye Walton
- Walker Books Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781406357738
- Published: 02-10-2014
A mesmerizing, lyrical tale of the bright and dark sides of love and desire. First-time author Leslye Walton has constructed a layered and unforgettable mythology that \"follows Ava Lavender's discovery of her one-of-a-kind self\" (Teen Vogue).Shortlisted for the 2015 Waterstone's...
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The Queen's Hat
- Steve Antony
- Hachette Children's Group
- ISBN13: 9781444919158
- Published: 02-10-2014
A hilarious tale that will take you all around London! Winner of the Evening Standard's Oscar's First Book Prize.A sudden gust of wind sets of a marvellous London adventure for the Queen, the Queen's men and one very special hat. So let's follow one determined, dare-devil queen thr...
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Snow
- Sam Usher, Sam Usher
- Templar Publishing
- ISBN13: 9781783700738
- Published: 01-10-2014
Every child loves a snow day - no school and snowball fights galore! But Sam has to wait for his Grandad. Trying to hurry him up, Sam tells Grandad all the other kids have gone to the park... and all the local dogs... and all the zoo animals! Only when they finally arrive does Grandad see Sam...
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The Wonder
- Faye Hanson
- Templar Publishing
- ISBN13: 9781783701148
- Published: 01-10-2014
One little boy is always wondering with incredible results!This is a story about a boy whose head is always full of wonder. Most people call him 'The Daydreamer'. We follow him on an average-seeming school day, where his daydreams transform the world around him. Unfortunately lots of other peo...
