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Gangsta Granny
- David Walliams, Tony Ross
- HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN13: 9780007371464
- Published: 28-02-2013
Another hilarious and moving novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children's author in the country. A story of prejudice and acceptance, funny lists and silly words, this new book has all the hallmarks of David's previous bestsellers. Our hero Ben...
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The Diamond Thief
- Sharon Gosling
- Curious Fox
- ISBN13: 9781782020134
- Published: 14-02-2013
No one performs on the circus trapeze like 16-year-old Remy Brunel. But Remy also leads another life, prowling through the backstreets of Victorian London as a jewel thief. When she is forced to steal one of the world's most valuable diamonds, she uncovers a world of treachery and fiendish plo...
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Dear Scarlett
- Fleur Hitchcock
- Nosy Crow Ltd
- ISBN13: 9780857631503
- Published: 07-02-2013
All this time Scarlett's thought her dad was a thief, but years after his death a strange man turns up at the door and hands her a box, \"on her father's instructions\". Inside is a baffling series of clues that leads Scarlett and her friend, Ellie, on a wild, scary, often funny journey of dis...
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Wonder
- R J Palacio
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- ISBN13: 9780552565974
- Published: 03-01-2013
Now an Oscar nominated film starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay.'My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.'Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cre...
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Maggot Moon
- Sally Gardner, Julian Crouch (Artist/Theatre Producer)
- Hot Key Books
- ISBN13: 9781471400445
- Published: 03-01-2013
A starkly original and heartbreaking tale of friendship and rebellionWinner of the Carnegie Medal and a 2012 Costa Award winner. Narrated against the backdrop of a ruthless regime determined to beat its enemies in the race to the moon, MAGGOT MOON is the stunning new novel from award-winning a...
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Anthem for Jackson Dawes
- Celia Bryce
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN13: 9781408827116
- Published: 03-01-2013
Megan Bright and Jackson Dawes are two teenagers who first meet each other on the hospital ward where they are both being treated for cancer. Megan is scared and worried about her illness, but Jackson seems to be an old hand, having been on the ward for ages. And everybody loves Jackson! He is...
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The Fault in Our Stars
- John Green
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- ISBN13: 9780141345659
- Published: 03-01-2013
I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, then all at once.Despite the tumour-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Wate...
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Treasury Of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals
- Donna Jo Napoli, illus Christina Balit
- National Geographic Kids
- ISBN13: 9781426333927
- Published: 01-01-2013
The lyrical storytelling of award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli dramatizes the timeless tales of ancient Egypt. And just like the popular National Geographic Treasury of Greek Mythology, the stories in this book are beautifully illustrated to bring ancient characters vividly to life. The stor...
