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  • The Bombs That Brought Us Together: WINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2016

    The Bombs That Brought Us Together

    Name: Victoria Dilly
    21 May 2016;

    Genre: Friends and family

    Charlie Law lives with his Mum and Dad in Little Town, a place run by the Regime, through gangs of Rascals who patrol the town making the residents' lives a misery. There's no freedom of speech and pretty much no 'normal' life, the result being it's a boring but scary existence. Charlie lives...

  • Fact Finders: Space

    Fact Finders SPACE

    Name: Emily Beale
    18 May 2016;

    Genre: Adventure

    Let's explore space - what is it? What is a star? And what is the solar system? The new Fact Finders SPACE book answers all these questions and more - and all through the wonder of pop ups! Meet the scientists who have changed our view of the universe and discover a map of the cosmos where the pl...

  • Ratburger

    Ratburger

    Name: Alice Childs
    16 May 2016;

    Genre: Adventure

    This story has a vile villain, some terrible teachers, a dead hamster and a dare-devil rat so expect lots of danger, some near disasters and many thrills! Zoe isnt having a great time. She lives on the 37th floor of a council flat, she is bullied, her dad is always in the pub and she has the w...

  • Wolves of Currumpaw

    The Wolves of Currumpaw

    Name: Emily Beale
    16 May 2016;

    Genre: Adventure

    In 1862, New Mexico, a lone pack of wolves roams a dramatically changing landscape. The notorious mob of grey american wolves have terrorised the region's livestock, desperate for food due to the loss of their natural habitat and food sources. They are led by Old Lobo the king of the Currumpaw va...

  • Alison Hubble

    Alison Hubble

    Name: Torie Walton
    15 May 2016;

    Genre: Adventure

    'This is the story of ALISON HUBBLE who went to bed single and woke up double.' Alison Hubble goes to bed one night as a normal little girl. Imagine her surprise - and that of her parents - when she wakes the next morning to find she has doubled and there is another identical Alison Hubble in h...

  • Chimpanzees for Tea!

    Chimpanzees for Tea!

    Name: Torie Walton
    15 May 2016;

    Genre: Adventure

    Vincent is under strict instructions to rush to the shops and hurry home in time for tea. After all, the cupboards are looking rather bare! Shopping list in hand, he sets off. But, things don't go quite as planned. A gust of wind blows the shopping list right out of Vincent's hand and off int...

  • Something About a Bear

    Something about a Bear

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    15 May 2016;

    Genre: Information books

    This lovely book describes eight bears from around the world, all beautifully portrayed in watercolours. Each spread introduces the reader to different types of bears with supporting text. 'Where the water churns with salmon, thick and rich with leaping fishes, there the Brown Bear stands'. The...

  • There's a Bear on My Chair

    There's a Bear on my Chair

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    15 May 2016;

    Genre: Adventure

    Bear is sitting on Mouse's chair and in spite of his best efforts, Bear will not move. Mouse grows increasingly irate until he strops off, leaving Bear wondering where he has gone - until Mouse is found in Bear's house! This book is fun from the first page to the last! Even the front cover leaves...

  • Willy's Stories

    Willy's Stories

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    15 May 2016;

    Genre: Adventure

    In this story, Willy shares what happens when he walks through the library doors and explores the world of books and stories waiting inside. Throughout the book, Willy imagines himself into a number of his favourite stories - classics like 'Peter Pan', 'Robinson Crusoe' and 'Treasure Island' and...

  • Dave Pigeon

    Dave Pigeon

    Name: Emily Beale
    10 May 2016;

    Genre: Adventure

    Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a peanut in my eye - the daring tale of best pigeon friends Dave and Skipper, as they attempt to rid themselves and their new home, from 'Mean Cat'. The feather-filled story begins with the friends recalling their first meeting during a failed croissant heist...