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  • Terror Kid

    Terror Kid

    • Benjamin Zephaniah
    • Hot Key Books
    • ISBN13: 9781471401770
    • Published: 28-08-2014

    What is a terrorist? A shocking, moving and timely novel about the choices that shape us.Rico knows trouble. He knows the look of it and the sound of it. He also knows to stay away from it as best he can. Because if there's one thing his Romany background has taught him, it's that he will alwa...

  • Uprooted - A Canadian War Story

    Uprooted - A Canadian War Story

    • Lynne Reid Banks
    • HarperCollins Publishers
    • ISBN13: 9780007589432
    • Published: 28-08-2014

    From the author of The Indian in the Cupboard and The L-Shaped Room comes a fascinating story of a wartime childhood, heavily influenced by her own experience. In 1940 as war rages across Europe, ten-year-old Lindy waves goodbye to England and makes the long journey to Saskatoon, Canada...

  • Messenger of Fear

    Messenger of Fear

    • Michael Grant
    • Egmont UK Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781405265157
    • Published: 28-08-2014

    This is a twisted take on the battle of good and evil from Michael Grant, the dark genius of YA Fiction. When Mara wakes up lying in a field of dead grass and shrouded by a heavy mist, she can remember nothing but her name. At first she thinks she is dead. But then she meets him: young, good-l...

  • Blown Away

    Blown Away

    • Rob Biddulph
    • HarperCollins Publishers
    • ISBN13: 9780007586318
    • Published: 28-08-2014

    Meet a fearless blue penguin on an unexpected journey, in this Waterstones Children's Book Prize-winning story from the bestselling Rob Biddulph, creator of the internet sensation #DrawWithRob! Meet Penguin Blue, in this Waterstones Children's Book Prize winning tale! It's a wind...

  • I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World

    I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World

    • Malala Yousafzai, Patricia McCormick
    • Hachette Children's Group
    • ISBN13: 9781780622149
    • Published: 19-08-2014

    'Malala is an inspiration to girls and women all over the world.' - J.K. RowlingWritten by Malala in collaboration with critically acclaimed author, Patricia McCormick, this children's edition tells the remarkable story of a girl who knew from a young age that she wanted to change...

  • Jet Black Heart

    Jet Black Heart

    • Teresa Flavin
    • Barrington Stoke Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781781124048
    • Published: 13-08-2014

    A spine-tingling mystery combines with elements of the supernatural in this thrilling title. Dory is on holiday on the moors with her family when she stumbles across a Victorian walkers' 'letterbox' and a faded message for a boy called Eli. The message opens a slip in time and soon Dory is bat...

  • The Greatest

    The Greatest

    • Alan Gibbons, Dylan Gibson
    • Barrington Stoke Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781781123645
    • Published: 13-08-2014

    Great sporting title, packed with facts about Muhammad Ali. When Ali's bike is stolen by a local bully, he turns to the story of Muhammad Ali for inspiration - the greatest boxer of all time, inspiring the fight of Ali's young life. A brilliant read about standing up to bullies and overcoming...

  • Ring of Roses

    Ring of Roses

    • Mary Hooper
    • Barrington Stoke Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781781124017
    • Published: 13-08-2014

    Intensely powerful novel set in London during the height of the Plague in the 1600s. Abby is delighted to be appointed to the position of nursemaid in the well-to-do Beauchurch household. But it's the summer of 1665, and soon whispers are spreading through London that the Plague is returning....