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  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    • Sir Michael Morpurgo, Emma Chichester Clark
    • Walker Books Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781406315110
    • Published: 06-10-2011

    A spell-binding modern retelling of a classic children's tale by master storyteller Michael Morpurgo, with glorious illustrations by Emma Chichester Clark.In the town of Hamelin, the rich and greedy live like kings and queens while the poor and sick scavenge rubbish tips for scraps...

  • Naked

    Naked

    • Kevin Brooks
    • Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • ISBN13: 9780141326115
    • Published: 06-10-2011

    London, 1976: a summer of chaos, punk, love . . . and the boy they called Billy the Kid.It was the summer of so many things. Heat and violence, love and hate, heaven and hell. It was the time I met William Bonney - the boy from Belfast known as Billy the Kid. I've kept...

  • The Hidden Kingdom

    The Hidden Kingdom

    • Ian Beck
    • Oxford University Press
    • ISBN13: 9780192755636
    • Published: 06-10-2011

    A pampered prince who has to give up everything he has ever known. A warrior-like girl who has promised to carry out her duty at any cost. An obedient young servant with a mission to complete and an icy chill in his heart. As ancient demons rise around them and conspire to destroy their world,...

  • Winter Wishes

    Winter Wishes

    • Various Authors
    • Little Tiger Press Group
    • ISBN13: 9781847152015
    • Published: 03-10-2011

    A gorgeous book of winter tales, perfect for bedtime reading. A penguin chick looks forward to his first Penguin Parade, with a little help from Santa; a seal pup shares his dream of singing with a new friend, and a rescue-centre puppy hopes to find a home in time for Christmas... A perfect Ch...

  • The Ashes Trilogy: Ashes: Book 1

    The Ashes Trilogy: Ashes: Book 1

    • Ilsa J. Bick
    • Hachette Children's Group
    • ISBN13: 9780857382627
    • Published: 29-09-2011

    A cataclysmic event. A dramatically changed world. A zombie army. Can three kids really survive... and who can they trust?Alex has run away and is hiking through the wilderness with her dead parents' ashes, about to say goodbye to the life she no longer wants to live. But then the...

  • Sister, Missing

    Sister, Missing

    • Sophie McKenzie
    • Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9780857072887
    • Published: 15-09-2011

    It's two years after the events of Girl, Missing and life is not getting any easier for sixteen-year-old Lauren, as exam pressure and a recent family tragedy take their toll. Lauren's birth mother takes Lauren and her two sisters on holiday in the hope that some time together will help, but a...

  • The Kitten Nobody Wanted

    The Kitten Nobody Wanted

    • Holly Webb, Sophy Williams
    • Little Tiger Press Group
    • ISBN13: 9781847151971
    • Published: 05-09-2011

    Mia can't get over her pet cat Sandy's death, and can't ever imagine replacing him. Over the Christmas holidays, she gets to play with her friend's cat's kittens. Then Mia's parents surprise her by saying she can have the last kitten, Whiskers. But although Mia loves him, she feels guilty abou...

  • Excellent Excuses (And Other Good Stuff)

    Excellent Excuses (And Other Good Stuff)

    • Liz Pichon
    • Scholastic
    • ISBN13: 9781407124407
    • Published: 01-09-2011

    \"No school for two whole weeks! (Yeah!) I can forget ALL about lessons (and irritating things like Marcus Meldrew). And concentrate on good stuff like: inventing new ways to annoy my sister Delia. (So many). Band practice for DOGZOMBIES (with my mate Derek). Watching TV and eating caramel waf...