Latest Titles
2019
November
Picture Books
Books for 5+
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Mouse's Night Before Christmas
- Author / Illustrator: Tracey Corderoy, Sarah Massini, Sarah Massini
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788005401
- Published: 03-10-2019
It's Christmas Eve and everyone is fast asleep . . . except for a lonely mouse who lives in the grandfather clock. So when Santa arrives,
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The Boy Who Loved Everyone
- Author / Illustrator: Jane Porter, Maisie Paradise Shearring, Maisie Paradise Shearring
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406380644
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The Crayons' Christmas
- Author / Illustrator: Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers, Oliver Jeffers
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008180362
- Published: 17-10-2019
A brand-new Crayons book from the #1 New York Times best-selling duo Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers. This hilarious interactive book has
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The Snow Dragon: The perfect book for cold winter's nights, and cosy Christmas mornings.
- Author / Illustrator: Abi Elphinstone, illus Fiona Woodcock
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Picture Books
- ISBN: 9781471172465
- Published: 31-10-2019
You can be late for many things in life, but you should never keep an adventure waiting...
Books for 7+
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Beyond Platform 13
- Author / Illustrator: Sibeal Pounder, Beatriz Castro, Beatriz Castro
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781529002874
- Published: 03-10-2019
Discover why the secrets are escaping in this fun, magical adventure by Sibeal Pounder, beautifully illustrated by Beatriz Castro. Beyond
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Heidi
- Author / Illustrator: Jeanne Willis, Briony May Smith, Briony May Smith
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788004749
- Published: 05-09-2019
When five-year-old orphan Heidi is sent to live in the Swiss Alps with grumpy Grandpa, the rest of the village take pity on her. But Heid
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The Princess Rules
- Author / Illustrator: Philippa Gregory, Chris Chatterton
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
- ISBN: 9780008375485
- Published: 14-11-2019
Princess Florizella may live in a classic fairy-tale world, but she's no ordinary princess... These three stories were
Books for 9+
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Earthshattering Events!: The Science Behind Natural Disasters
- Author / Illustrator: Sophie Williams, Robin Jacobs, Robin Jacobs
- Publisher: Cicada Books Limited
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781908714701
- Published: 24-10-2019
We often get asked about books to support the 'Awesome Earth' or 'Natural Disasters' topics for KS2 and we think we may have just found t
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Frostheart
- Author / Illustrator: Jamie Littler
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780241355220
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Gut Garden: A Journey into the Wonderful World of Your Microbiome
- Author / Illustrator: Katie Brosnan
- Publisher: Cicada Books Limited
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781908714725
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Midnight Feasts: Tasty poems chosen by A.F. Harrold
- Author / Illustrator: A.F. Harrold, Katy Riddell, Katy Riddell
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781472944078
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The Ancient World in 100 Words: Start conversations and spark inspiration
- Author / Illustrator: Clive Gifford, Gosia Herba, Gosia Herba
- Publisher: Aurum Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780711244672
- Published: 15-10-2019
Keep boredom at bay and become an ancient history expert with this quick-fire guide!With 100 carefully chosen words, each exp
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The Fowl Twins
- Author / Illustrator: Eoin Colfer
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008324810
- Published: 05-11-2019
Criminal genius runs in the family... Myles and Beckett Fowl are twins but the two boys are wild
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The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times: Book 3
- Author / Illustrator: Cressida Cowell
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781444941449
- Published: 19-09-2019
The No.1 bestselling series from current Waterstones Children's Laureate and author of How To Train Your Dragon, Cressida Cowell. Enter a
Books for 11+
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Deeplight
- Author / Illustrator: Frances Hardinge
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781509836956
- Published: 31-10-2019
'One of our finest storytellers' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent'Pure magic' M.R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the G
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Five Dark Fates
- Author / Illustrator: Kendare Blake
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781509899135
- Published: 19-09-2019
Three dark sisters rise to fight. Allegiances shift. Bonds break. Secrets surface.Mirabella has returned to the capital, seem
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Rise Up!: The Art of Protest
- Author / Illustrator: Joanne Rippon, Chris Riddell, Chris Riddell, Amnesty International
- Publisher: Palazzo Editions Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781786750822
- Published: 07-11-2019
In association with Amnesty International, with a foreword by Chris Riddell.
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Sea Witch Rising
- Author / Illustrator: Sarah Henning
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008356064
- Published: 08-08-2019
This sequel to THE SEA WITCH is an alternative reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. It's a heart-wrenchin
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The Mirroculist Mission
- Author / Illustrator: Manuel Sumberac, A.J. Hartley
- Publisher: UCLan Publishing
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781912979028
- Published: 04-11-2019
The second book in a gripping new fantasy adventure series from bestselling & Carnegie nominated author, A. J. Hartley, appealing to
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The Vlogger's Handbook: Love it! Live it! Vlog it!
- Author / Illustrator: Shane Birley, Audrey Malo, Audrey Malo
- Publisher: QED Publishing
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780711242869
- Published: 17-09-2019
This fun, comprehensive guide to vlogging delivers the skills and tips you need to get started, produce a professional look, develop your
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White Bird: A Graphic Novel
- Author / Illustrator: R J Palacio
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780241397244
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White Eagles
- Author / Illustrator: Elizabeth Wein, Matt Jones, Matt Jones
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781781128961
- Published: 04-09-2019
Summer 1939. With Europe on the brink of war, eighteen-year-old Kristina Tomiak has been called up to join the White Eagles, Poland's val
October
Picture Books
Books for 5+
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A Sea of Stories
- Author / Illustrator: Sylvia Bishop, Paddy Donnelly
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788950817
- Published: 03-10-2019
Roo loves visiting Grandpa in his cottage by the sea. The house is filled with objects and each holds an incredible adventure from Grandp
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How far can a kangaroo jump?
- Author / Illustrator: Alison Limentani, Alison Limentani, Alison Limentani
- Publisher: Boxer Books Limited
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781910716809
- Published: 04-07-2019
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Oscar Seeks a Friend
- Author / Illustrator: Pawel Pawlak, Antonia Lloyd-Jones, Antonia Lloyd-Jones
- Publisher: Lantana Publishing
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781911373797
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Rabbit and Bear: A Bite in the Night: Book 4
- Author / Illustrator: Julian Gough, Jim Field, Jim Field
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781444938180
- Published: 08-08-2019
Gorgeously illustrated and with a classic feel, this is a brilliantly funny story of a rabbit and a bear ... on the day that a new creatu
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Ravi's Roar: A Big Bright Feelings Book
- Author / Illustrator: Tom Percival, Tom Percival, Tom Percival
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Personal Growth
- ISBN: 9781408892183
- Published: 08-08-2018
Most of the time Ravi can control his temper but, one day, he lets out the tiger within . Being a tiger is great fun at first - tigers ca
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Tad
- Author / Illustrator: Benji Davies
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008212827
- Published: 09-01-2020
Sometimes the biggest stories come from the smallest beginnings...Winner of the 2020 Oscar's Book Prize! Me
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The Wizards and the Whale
- Author / Illustrator: Anthinula Tori, Jean Tori, Jean Tori
- Publisher: Jean Tori Design Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781912182039
Books for 7+
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A Postcard to Ollis
- Author / Illustrator: Ingunn Thon, Nora Brech, Nora Brech
- Publisher: Wacky Bee Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781999903343
- Published: 01-09-2019
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Beast Feast
- Author / Illustrator: Emma Yarlett, Emma Yarlett, Emma Yarlett
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406386639
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Claire Justice Ninja (Ninja of Justice): The Phoenix Presents
- Author / Illustrator: Joe Brady
- Publisher: David Fickling Books
- Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
- ISBN: 9781788451000
- Published: 03-10-2019
Claire is the world's first and only JUSTICE NINJA! She's on a mission to set the world to rights.Rubbish litterers - BINNED!Loud motorbi
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Cookie! (Book 1): Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
- Author / Illustrator: Konnie Huq
- Publisher: Templar Publishing
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781848128828
- Published: 08-08-2019
The start of a brilliantly funny new kids series written and illustrated by much loved BBC Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq'Smart, funny a
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Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet
- Author / Illustrator: Kate Pankhurst
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Environment
- ISBN: 9781408899298
- Published: 06-02-2020
This book is full of stories about some of the inspirational women who have dedicated their lives to studying, conserving and protecting
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Icarus Was Ridiculous
- Author / Illustrator: Pamela Butchart, Thomas Flintham, Thomas Flintham
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788001205
- Published: 12-09-2019
Izzy LOVES all the stories the Ancient Greeks told! She can't wait to tell her friends about Icarus, who was a TOTAL NUMPTY, and the Troj
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Mermaid School
- Author / Illustrator: Lucy Courtenay, Sheena Dempsey, Sheena Dempsey
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781783448302
- Published: 06-02-2020
It is Marnie Blue's very first day at Lady Sealia Foam's Mermaid School, and she's terrified. What if she can't make any new friends, or
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Our Planet: The One Place We All Call Home
- Author / Illustrator: Sir David Attenborough, Matt Whyman, Matt Whyman, Richard Jones
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008180317
- Published: 31-10-2019
The official children's book to the Netflix original documentary series, Our Planet, with a foreword by Sir David Attenb
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That's Snow Business! (Bad Nana, Book 3)
- Author / Illustrator: Sophy Henn
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008268138
- Published: 03-10-2019
The third book in the wickedly funny series for ages six and up from the creator of Where Bear?, Pass It On and the Pom
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The Boy Who Flew with Dragons (The Boy Who Grew Dragons 3)
- Author / Illustrator: Andy Shepherd, illus Sara Ogilvie
- Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781848127357
- Published: 10-01-2019
Dragons, mischief and mayhem abound in this wonderful third story in THE BOY WHO GREW DRAGONS series
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The Great Brain Robbery
- Author / Illustrator: P.G. Bell, Flavia Sorrentino
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474948623
- Published: 03-10-2019
Suzy can't wait to return to the Union of Impossible Places on the Impossible Postal Express. But when she arrives, she overhears a dasta
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The Leap of Death (Rory Branagan (Detective), Book 5)
- Author / Illustrator: Andrew Clover, Ralph Lazar, Ralph Lazar
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9780008265953
- Published: 05-09-2019
Meet RORY BRANAGAN - he eats bad guys for breakfast. Well, not ACTUALLY. But he IS the best detective in town. Fifth in a hilarious comed
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The Woodland Trust: Into The Forest
- Author / Illustrator: Christiane Dorion, Jane McGuinness, Jane McGuinness
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781526600707
Books for 9+
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A Giant Dose of Gross: Discover the World's Most Disgusting Animals!
- Author / Illustrator: Andy Seed, Claire Almon, Claire Almon
- Publisher: QED Publishing
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780711243507
- Published: 15-10-2019
Nature's most disgusting creatures take centre stage, in this humorous but enlightening collection of downright disgusting creatures.<br
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Harriet Versus The Galaxy
- Author / Illustrator: Samantha Baines
- Publisher: Knights Of Media
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781999642587
- Published: 03-10-2019
A hilarious and heartfelt debut from multi-award winning, hearing aid wearing, comedian, actor and author Samantha Baines.
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Max Kowalski Didn't Mean It
- Author / Illustrator: Susie Day
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780241351390
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Orion Lost
- Author / Illustrator: Alastair Chisholm
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Science Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788005920
- Published: 09-01-2020
The transport ship Orion is four months out of Earth when catastrophe strikes - leaving the ship and everyone on board stranded in deep s
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Pages & Co.: Tilly and the Lost Fairy Tales (Pages & Co., Book 2)
- Author / Illustrator: Anna James
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008229900
- Published: 19-09-2019
A magical adventure to delight the imagination. The curl-up-on-the-sofa snuggle of a series from a uniquely talented author.</str
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Shadowsea
- Author / Illustrator: Peter Bunzl
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474964388
- Published: 09-01-2020
Swept into the bright hustle and bustle of New York, Lily, Robert and Malkin discover shadowy secrets lie beneath its surface. For there
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The International Yeti Collective
- Author / Illustrator: Paul Mason, Katy Riddell, Katy Riddell
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788950848
- Published: 17-10-2019
\"A heartwarming story\" - Abi Elphinstone, author of SKY SONG and RUMBLE STAR\"Warm, wise and wonderful\" - Sophie Anderson, autho
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The Kid Who Came From Space
- Author / Illustrator: Ross Welford
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Science Fiction
- ISBN: 9780008333782
- Published: 09-01-2020
The stunning new 10+ story from the bestselling and award-winning author of TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER. A small village in the
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The Night's Realm
- Author / Illustrator: Nick Ward
- Publisher: David Fickling Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788450430
- Published: 05-09-2019
Billy has a secret.A secret he doesn't want anyone to know.He is absolutely terrified of the dark.And things are about to get scary.Becau
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The Somerset Tsunami
- Author / Illustrator: Emma Carroll
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9780571332816
- Published: 03-10-2019
A sinking boat. A girl in disguise. A disappearing sea.... When Fortune Sharpe carves a boat from a tree with her beloved brother, Gem,
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The Tzar's Curious Runaways
- Author / Illustrator: Robin Scott-Elliot
- Publisher: Everything with Words
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781911427131
- Published: 17-10-2019
A magical, captivating tale of adventure set in imperial Russia. St Petersburg, Russia 1725. Katinka Dashkova is running for her life bec
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Unleashed
- Author / Illustrator: Amy McCulloch
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471169984
- Published: 22-08-2019
'A little bit Golden Compass, a little bit Hunger Games, and all adventure' - Amie Kaufman, NYT bestselling author, on Jinxed
Books for 11+
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Bearmouth
- Author / Illustrator: Liz Hyder
- Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781782692423
- Published: 19-09-2019
A boldly original novel about justice, independence and resisting oppression that introduces a remarkable new voice in YA literature.
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FloodWorld
- Author / Illustrator: Tom Huddleston
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Dystopian
- ISBN: 9781788004343
- Published: 03-10-2019
FloodWorld is a gripping, action-packed story for 10+ readers. Kara and Joe spend their days navigating the perilous waterways of a sunke
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Monsters: The passion and loss that created Frankenstein
- Author / Illustrator: Sharon Dogar
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781783449033
- Published: 06-02-2020
Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal1814: Two 16-year-old stepsisters run away with a married man. The results are devastating and the rippl
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Pumpkinheads
- Author / Illustrator: Rainbow Rowell, Faith Erin Hicks, Faith Erin Hicks
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781529008630
- Published: 05-09-2019
Bestselling author Rainbow Rowell and Eisner Award-winning artist Faith Erin Hicks have teamed up to create Pumpkinheads: a smart and swo
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See all the Stars
- Author / Illustrator: Kit Frick
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471186035
- Published: 22-08-2019
\"Demands to be read in one sitting\" Karen M. McManus, bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying and Two Can Keep A SecretWe
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The Collective
- Author / Illustrator: Lindsey Whitlock
- Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781782692171
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The Liars
- Author / Illustrator: Jennifer Mathieu
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781444946062
- Published: 05-09-2019
From the author of Moxie, soon to be a major Netflix production The highly anticipated new novel from Jennifer Mathieu. Two s
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The Sharp Edge of a Snowflake
- Author / Illustrator: Sif Sigmarsdottir
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781444935301
- Published: 27-06-2019
The captivating, feminist YA thriller. The snow is falling thick and fast now. Snow in Iceland is dangerous.Hannah Eiriksdott
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The Stone of Destiny: A Four Treasures Novel (Book 1)
- Author / Illustrator: Caroline Logan
- Publisher: Cranachan Publishing Limited
- Genre: Myths & Legends
- ISBN: 9781911279501
- Published: 01-10-2019
Begin the journey; discover your destiny... Set against a backdrop of Scottish myths and legends, follow the ep
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Wayward Son
- Author / Illustrator: Rainbow Rowell
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781509896882
- Published: 03-10-2019
Wayward Son is the stunning YA novel by the bestselling author of Fangirl, Rainbow Rowell. With all of her signature wit and heart, and g
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With the Fire on High: From the winner of the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2019
- Author / Illustrator: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471409004
- Published: 19-09-2019
'A delicious, evocative story' THE GUARDIAN From the author of THE POET X comes a sumptuous prose novel, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas
Books for 14+
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The Places I've Cried in Public
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Bourne
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Romance & Relationships
- ISBN: 9781474949521
- Published: 03-10-2019
Amelie fell hard for Reese. And she thought he loved her too. But she's starting to realise that real love isn't supposed to hurt like th
September
Picture Books
Books for 5+
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Cinderella of the Nile
- Author / Illustrator: Beverley Naidoo, Marjan Vafaeian
- Publisher: Tiny Owl Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Myths & Legends
- ISBN: 9781910328569
- Published: 05-09-2019
Beautifully retold by the award-winning author Beverley Naidoo, this earliest-known version of Cinderella is brought to life for the mode
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Cloud Forest
- Author / Illustrator: Victoria Turnbull
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781786031778
- Published: 30-05-2019
\"A story will help,\" said Umpa. \"Stories make everything grow.\" A child's Umpa teaches them to read and to follow the words, o
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Forgotten Fairy Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls
- Author / Illustrator: Kate Pankhurst, Various, Various, Various
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474966429
- Published: 01-09-2019
Once known, now largely forgotten, these empowering fairy tales have been brought together to inspire a new generation of readers. Discov
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Manju's Magic Wishes: A Bloomsbury Young Reader: Purple Book Band
- Author / Illustrator: Chitra Soundar, Veronica Montoya
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
- ISBN: 9781472959713
- Published: 05-09-2019
Manju wants to get a present for her Mum's birthday so when she and Cumin her cat find Grandma's magic lamp, Manju is sure she can wish f
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Reading Gems Phonics: Pem's Little Brother (Book 5)
- Author / Illustrator: QED Publishing
- Publisher: QED Publishing
- Genre: Young fiction
- ISBN: 9780711243835
- Published: 16-07-2019
Reading Gems Phonics is for children who are learning their letters and sounds. Simple, engaging stories provide gentle phonics practice.
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Small in the City
- Author / Illustrator: Sydney Smith, Sydney Smith, Sydney Smith
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406388404
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Speedy Monkey
- Author / Illustrator: Jeanne Willis, illus Chantelle and Burgen Thorne
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788951142
- Published: 05-09-2019
Speedy Monkey loves having fun and wants someone to play with, but the other animals are tired of his crazy capers and long for peace and
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Step Inside Ancient Egypt
- Author / Illustrator: Rob Lloyd Jones, Rachal Saunders
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781474952972
- Published: 05-09-2019
Step inside the sun-scorched deserts of Ancient Egypt to visit the magnificent temples by the River Nile, busy towns, and tombs filled wi
Books for 7+
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A Planet Full of Plastic: and how you can help
- Author / Illustrator: Neal Layton
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781526361738
- Published: 27-06-2019
Everything is made of stuff. Some things are made of paper, like this book. And some things are made of PLASTIC. If you look around you,
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Ariki and the Giant Shark
- Author / Illustrator: Nicola Davies, Nicola Kinnear, Nicola Kinnear
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406369793
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Explorers: Amazing Tales of the World's Greatest Adventurers
- Author / Illustrator: Jessamy Hawke, Nellie Huang, Nellie Huang
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780241343784
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How Winston Delivered Christmas: A Christmas Story in Twenty-Four-and-a-Half Chapters
- Author / Illustrator: Alex T. Smith
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781529010862
- Published: 03-10-2019
From Alex T. Smith, bestselling author of the Claude series, comes How Winston Delivered Christmas - the irresistible story of the brave
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Mr Dog and the Seal Deal (Mr Dog)
- Author / Illustrator: Ben Fogle, Steve Cole, Steve Cole, Nikolas Ilic
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008306397
- Published: 30-05-2019
A brand new young fiction series by TV broadcaster and intrepid explorer Ben Fogle, inspired by his real-life animal experiences... <
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The Monster Who Wasn't
- Author / Illustrator: T.C. Shelley
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781526600837
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The Natural World
- Author / Illustrator: John Farndon, Paul Boston, Paul Boston
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781786038920
- Published: 16-07-2019
Get ready for the journey of a lifetime... up in the sky! Bird's Eye View: The Natural World takes you on an amazing, fact-filled aerial
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Warrior Monkeys and the Volcano Adventure
- Author / Illustrator: MC Stevens, Steve Brown, Steve Brown
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780192771711
- Published: 06-06-2019
Something weird is happening on the island of Senshi. The Warrior Monkeys are worried that a dangerous enemy has come back to seek reveng
Books for 9+
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Lost for Words
- Author / Illustrator: Aoife Walsh
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781783448340
- Published: 04-07-2019
Dallas's life was turned upside down the day her mum was killed in a traffic accident. Now she lives with her brothers, step-sister and h
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Louisiana's Way Home
- Author / Illustrator: Kate DiCamillo
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406384208
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Mythologica: An encyclopedia of gods, monsters and mortals from ancient Greek
- Author / Illustrator: Victoria Topping, Dr. Stephen P. Kershaw
- Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
- Genre: Myths & Legends
- ISBN: 9781786031921
- Published: 03-09-2019
Amazon's No. 1 Children's Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2019 is an illustrated encyclopedia of Greek mythology like no other. Myth
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The Afterwards
- Author / Illustrator: A.F. Harrold, illus Emily Gravett
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781408894347
- Published: 05-09-2019
A powerful and poignant story about friendship from the magnificent pairing of A.F. Harrold and Emily Gravett, the creators of the critic
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The Battle for Perfect
- Author / Illustrator: Helena Duggan
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474964371
- Published: 05-09-2019
Things are quiet in the town that used to be Perfect until Violet and Boy uncover more trouble brewing. Five scientists are missing and T
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The Girl Who Speaks Bear
- Author / Illustrator: Sophie Anderson, Kathrin Honesta, Kathrin Honesta
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474940672
- Published: 05-09-2019
They call me Yanka the Bear. Not because of where I was found - only a few people know about that. They call me Yanka the Bear because I
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The Lost Tide Warriors: Storm Keeper Trilogy 2
- Author / Illustrator: Catherine Doyle
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781408896907
- Published: 11-07-2019
This incredible and highly anticipated sequel to The Storm Keeper's Island sees the new Storm Keeper of Arranmore struggling to find his
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The Secret Summer
- Author / Illustrator: Ali Standish
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781408343685
- Published: 18-04-2019
Discover an island of buried secrets ... A captivating coming-of-age story from the Carnegie-nominated author of The Ethan I Was Before</
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What's That in Dog Years?
- Author / Illustrator: Ben Davis, Julia Christians, Julia Christians
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780192749215
- Published: 04-07-2019
Gizmo has been my best friend since the day I was born - he's always been around. But now they're telling me he might not always be aroun
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WildLives: 50 Extraordinary Animals that Made History
- Author / Illustrator: Ben Lerwill, Sarah Walsh, Sarah Walsh
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788005098
Books for 11+
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A Hurricane in my Head
- Author / Illustrator: Matt Abbott
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781472963505
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All Fall Down
- Author / Illustrator: Sally Nicholls
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781783449316
- Published: 05-09-2019
A deadly contagion races through England...Isabel and her family have nowhere to run from a disease that has killed half of Europe. When
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Chinglish
- Author / Illustrator: Sue Cheung
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781783448395
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Jelly
- Author / Illustrator: Clare Rees
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781912626298
- Published: 01-08-2019
Life has its ups and downs, doesn't it? And Martha and her friends are really sick of going up, and down, and up, and down. After a traum
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Seafire
- Author / Illustrator: Natalie C. Parker
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474966580
- Published: 08-08-2019
High seas, high stakes, and high time for revenge... Caledonia Styx let down her guard once - and her family were murdered by ruthless wa
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The Space We're In
- Author / Illustrator: Katya Balen, Laura Carlin
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Family & Home
- ISBN: 9781526601940
- Published: 17-09-2020
We are her world and her universe and her space and her stars and her sky and her galaxy and her cosmos too Frank i
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The Wind in the Wall
- Author / Illustrator: Sally Gardner, Rovina Cai, Rovina Cai
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471404986
- Published: 26-09-2019
A beautifully crafted new fairy tale with a dark twist. Be careful what you wish for.
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Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black
- Author / Illustrator: Marcus Sedgwick, Julian Sedgwick, Julian Sedgwick, Alexis Deacon
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406357929
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What Magic Is This?
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Bourne, Helen Crawford-White, Helen Crawford-White
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781781128855
- Published: 01-08-2019
Sophia, Mia and Alexis are clinging on to a spark of hope that maybe - just maybe - they're special. But could they really be witches wit
August
Books for 9+
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I, Cosmo
- Author / Illustrator: Carlie Sorosiak
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781788003872
- Published: 01-08-2019
A moving, beautiful, hilarious story of one dog's attempt to save his family, become a star, and eat a lot of bacon.
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Under Earth
- Author / Illustrator: Ellen Renner
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781788003605
- Published: 01-08-2019
As the island's new Weather witch, Storm must sail with the fleet into dangerous waters. The Drowned Ones are out for revenge and the sea
Books for 11+
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STAGS 2: DOGS
- Author / Illustrator: M A Bennett
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9781471407994
- Published: 08-08-2019
After the dramatic events of the last few weeks, Greer Macdonald is trying to concentrate on her A levels. Stuck for a play to direct for
July
Books for 5+
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Clem and Crab
- Author / Illustrator: Fiona Lumbers
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Environment
- ISBN: 9781783448692
- Published: 04-07-2019
Clem is an explorer, a collector, a protector of the seas! Treasure hunting on her beloved beach, she stumbles across Crab, his claw stuc
Books for 7+
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My Parents Cancelled My Birthday (I Swapped My Brother On The Internet)
- Author / Illustrator: Jo Simmons, Nathan Reed, Nathan Reed
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781526606587
- Published: 11-07-2019
Perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and David Baddiel's Birthday Boy - a hilarious tale of wish fulfilment gone wrong that every child wi
Books for 9+
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Anna at War
- Author / Illustrator: Helen Peters
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788004718
- Published: 04-07-2019
As life for German Jews becomes increasingly perilous, Anna's parents put her on a train leaving for England. But the war follows her to
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The Girl Who Thought Her Mother Was a Mermaid
- Author / Illustrator: Tania Unsworth, Helen Crawford-White
- Publisher: Bloomsbury
- Genre: Family & Home
- ISBN: 9781788541688
- Published: 07-03-2019
Even though she's terrified of the sea, a girl who believes her mum might have been a mermaid runs away to the ocean to solve the mystery
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Way of the Waves
- Author / Illustrator: Janina Ramirez
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9780192766359
- Published: 04-07-2019
A thrilling mystery series set in the age of Vikings.
Books for 11+
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The Harm Tree
- Author / Illustrator: Rose Edwards, Tomislav Tomic, Tomislav Tomic
- Publisher: UCLan Publishing
- Genre: Science Fiction
- ISBN: 9781912979004
- Published: 19-07-2019
An epic fantasy set in a world still recovering from one war, and on the brink of another. The resistance is rising and dark forces stir
Books for 14+
June
Picture Books
Books for 5+
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A First Book of Animals
- Author / Illustrator: Nicola Davies, Petr Horacek, Petr Horacek
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781406378122
A dazzling collection of poems by Nicola Davies, featuring over fifty different kinds of animals - beautifully illustrated by Petr Horace
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Ella May Does It Her Way
- Author / Illustrator: Mick Jackson, Andrea Stegmaier, Andrea Stegmaier
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781786039040
- Published: 20-06-2019
Hello and welcome to Ella May, the girl who likes to do things her way. In the first of this brilliant new series all about an imaginativ
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Happy Birthday, Sausage! A Bloomsbury Young Reader: White Book Band
- Author / Illustrator: Michaela Morgan, Felicity Sheldon, Felicity Sheldon
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Young fiction
- ISBN: 9781472959638
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Hello Lighthouse
- Author / Illustrator: Sophie Blackall
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781408357392
- Published: 02-05-2019
A beautiful picture book about hope, change and the passing of time. Winner of the Caldecott Medal 2019.On the highest rock o
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How to Be on the Moon
- Author / Illustrator: Viviane Schwarz, Viviane Schwarz, Viviane Schwarz
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406379921
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Is it a Mermaid?
- Author / Illustrator: Candy Gourlay, Francesca Chessa
- Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781910959732
- Published: 06-06-2019
As seen on Milkshake TV, this warm-hearted, sun-drenched story is about kindness and friendship - with a touch of magic
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The Adventures of Harry Stevenson
- Author / Illustrator: Ali Pye
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471170232
- Published: 13-06-2019
Join this small guinea pig on his very BIG adventures in a brand-new illustrated fiction series from author and illustrator Ali Pye
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The Day War Came
- Author / Illustrator: Nicola Davies, Rebecca Cobb, Rebecca Cobb
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406382938
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The Little Book of Rainforest Animal Sounds
- Author / Illustrator: Andrea Pinnington
- Publisher: Fine Feather Press Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781908489395
Books for 7+
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Cinders and Sparks: Magic at Midnight (Cinders and Sparks, Book 1)
- Author / Illustrator: Lindsey Kelk, Pippa Curnick, Pippa Curnick
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008292119
- Published: 30-05-2019
Perfect for readers of 7-9, Cinders & Sparks is a fresh, funny and fabulous take on Cinderella, fo
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How to be an Astronaut and Other Space Jobs
- Author / Illustrator: Dr Sheila Kanani, Sol Linero
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788004442
- Published: 06-06-2019
An out-of-this-world book about space jobs for anyone from age 6+
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Malamander
- Author / Illustrator: Thomas Taylor, illus George Ermos
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781406386288
- Published: 02-05-2019
Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter. Especially not when darkness falls and the wind howls around Maw Rocks and the wreck of the bat
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The Big Book of Birds
- Author / Illustrator: Yuval Zommer
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780500651513
- Published: 02-05-2019
Why is a flamingo pink? Can a parrot talk? Is a bald eagle really bald? This follow-up to the hugely successful The Big Book of Bugs, The
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The Climbers
- Author / Illustrator: Ali Standish, Alette Straathof, Alette Straathof
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788950381
- Published: 04-04-2019
Lonely Alma longs to explore the lush forest beyond her narrow town, but her uncle has told her it's full of fearsome beasts. One night,
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The Dragon In The Library
- Author / Illustrator: Louie Stowell, Davide Ortu, Davide Ortu
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788000260
- Published: 06-06-2019
Save the library, save the world!Kit can't STAND reading.She'd MUCH rather be outside, playing games and getting muddy, than stuck inside
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The Missing Bookshop
- Author / Illustrator: Katie Clapham, Kirsti Beautyman
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788950428
- Published: 13-06-2019
A range of simple stories for new readers, with beautiful colour illustrations. Milly loves going to story time at her local bookshop. M
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The Usborne Book of the Moon
- Author / Illustrator: Laura Cowan, Diana Toledano, Diana Toledano
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474950848
- Published: 13-06-2019
Welcome to the story of our Moon - a story of Moon dust and Moon rabbits, cheese and astronauts, deep thoughts and bold plans. Read, drea
Books for 9+
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Bad Mermaids: On Thin Ice
- Author / Illustrator: Sibeal Pounder, Jason Cockcroft, Jason Cockcroft
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781408877166
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Check Mates
- Author / Illustrator: Stewart Foster
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781471172236
- Published: 27-06-2019
'Funny and heartfelt with a cunning twist. Stewart Foster is a grandmaster' - ROSS WELFORD'An inspirational underdog story an
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Not My Fault
- Author / Illustrator: Cath Howe
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788002868
- Published: 02-05-2019
Maya and Rose won't talk to each other.Even though they are sisters.Not since the accident.Maya is running wild, and Rose doesn't know wh
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Pages & Co.: Tilly and the Bookwanderers (Pages & Co., Book 1)
- Author / Illustrator: Anna James
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9780008229870
- Published: 27-06-2019
A magical adventure to delight the imagination. A curl-up-on-the-sofa snuggle of a debut from a uniquely talented author.</strong
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Rumblestar
- Author / Illustrator: Abi Elphinstone
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471173660
- Published: 30-05-2019
***Pre-order Abi's latest adventures, EVERDARK and THE CRACKLEDAWN DRAGON, coming in 2021!***Magic, adventure, and a whole ne
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Show Me Cool Magic: A guide to creating and performing your own show
- Author / Illustrator: Jake Banfield
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781786034083
- Published: 16-05-2019
This book that takes the reader from knowing zero about magic to being able to do a whole show for their family and friends. Along the wa
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The Garden of Lost Secrets
- Author / Illustrator: A. M. Howell
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474959551
- Published: 13-06-2019
October, 1916. Clara is sent to stay with her formidable aunt and uncle in the grounds of a country estate. Clara soon discovers that her
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The Last Spell Breather
- Author / Illustrator: Julie Pike
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780192771605
- Published: 04-07-2019
A stunning fantasy debut, enter the unique world of the Spell Breathers. Spell Breathing does not come naturally to Rayne - she loathes t
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The Little Book of Trees
- Author / Illustrator: Caz Buckingham, Andrea Pinnington, Andrea Pinnington
- Publisher: Fine Feather Press Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781908489388
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The Maker of Monsters
- Author / Illustrator: Lorraine Gregory
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780192768834
- Published: 02-05-2019
Brat has always lived in the isolated castle on the island, taking care of the vicious creatures that his master creates, waiting in terr
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Work It, Girl: Oprah Winfrey: Run the show like CEO
- Author / Illustrator: Caroline Moss, Sinem Erkas, Sinem Erkas
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781786037350
- Published: 07-03-2019
In this imaginatively illustrated book from the Work It, Girl series, discover how Oprah became a billionaire CEO and media mogul in this
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You Won't Believe This
- Author / Illustrator: Adam Baron
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9780008267049
- Published: 27-06-2019
From the author of bestselling debut Boy Underwater comes another moving, hilarious novel of friendship and family secre
Books for 11+
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Enchantee
- Author / Illustrator: Gita Trelease
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781509895977
- Published: 21-02-2019
A compellingly beautiful tale of magic, intrigue and deception, set against the backdrop of eighteenth-century Paris on the cusp of revol
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Lost
- Author / Illustrator: Eve Ainsworth
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Bereavement
- ISBN: 9781407185446
- Published: 06-06-2019
When Alfie Turner loses his mum, it feels like his world is falling apart. She was the glue that held their family together and, now that
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My Secret Lies With You
- Author / Illustrator: Faye Bird
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474958240
- Published: 13-06-2019
Three close friends...Two unforgettable summers... One girl's deepest secret... Alys appeared last summer, and then she vanished without
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My So-Called Bollywood Life
- Author / Illustrator: Nisha Sharma
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788951463
- Published: 02-05-2019
Bollywood film fanatic Winnie has grown up believing the future is written in the stars. Her family's pandit predicted she would find the
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The Extinction Trials 3: Rebel
- Author / Illustrator: S.M. Wilson
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Dystopian
- ISBN: 9781474954860
- Published: 07-02-2019
Rebellion. Fear. Survival. Welcome to humanity's last chance.Stormchaser and Lincoln's home city is burning. The people are starving. The
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THE NEW BOY
- Author / Illustrator: Paula Rawsthorne
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781407180267
- Published: 07-03-2019
Believe in perfect? Zoe does. After all, her new boyfriend is. Or is he? What's Jack hiding? When a gorgeous new boy starts at Zoe's scho
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The Switch Up
- Author / Illustrator: Katy Cannon
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781788950404
- Published: 13-06-2019
WILLA - Drama queen, Fashion guru, Spontaneous, Looks like AliceALICE - Bookworm, Allergic to fashion, Planner, Looks like Willa<br
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The Weight of a Thousand Feathers
- Author / Illustrator: Brian Conaghan
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781408871546
- Published: 13-06-2019
A bold, irreverent and tender novel about a young carer from the Costa Children's Award winning author of When Mr Dog Bites and The Bombs
Books for 14+
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Myths & Legends: An illustrated guide to their origins and meanings
- Author / Illustrator: Philip Wilkinson
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Genre: Myths & Legends
- ISBN: 9780241387054
- Published: 06-06-2019
Explore global mythology with this comprehensive visual guide.
May
Picture Books
Books for 5+
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A Walk Through Nature: A Clover Robin Peek-Through Book
- Author / Illustrator: Libby Walden, Clover Robin, Clover Robin
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781848578036
- Published: 07-03-2019
Our natural world transforms every day and month and year.But if we don't take time to look,wonders fade and disa
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The Suitcase
- Author / Illustrator: Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781788004480
- Published: 02-05-2019
When a strange-looking animal arrives pulling a big suitcase, the other animals are curious. What on earth could be inside that suitcase?
Books for 7+
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BOOT small robot, BIG adventure: Book 1
- Author / Illustrator: Shane Hegarty, Ben Mantle
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781444949360
- Published: 16-05-2019
*Shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Book Award* This is a thrill-ride of an adventure, with illustrations by Ben Mantle bringing Boot's worl
Books for 9+
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Can You See Me?
- Author / Illustrator: Libby Scott, Rebecca Westcott, Rebecca Westcott
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781407195674
- Published: 02-05-2019
People think that because Tally's autistic, she doesn't realise what they're thinking, but Tally sees and hears - and notices - all of it
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Everest: The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
- Author / Illustrator: Alexandra Stewart, Joe Todd-Stanton, Joe Todd-Stanton, Sir Ranulph Fiennes
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781526600769
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No Ballet Shoes in Syria
- Author / Illustrator: Catherine Bruton
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781788004503
- Published: 25-04-2019
Winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers AwardAya is eleven years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seekin
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Runaway Robot
- Author / Illustrator: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Steven Lenton, Steven Lenton
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Friendship
- ISBN: 9781509851775
- Published: 02-05-2019
Runaway Robot is a funny and heartwarming adventure about two best friends helping put themselves back together, from the award-winning F
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Starfell: Willow Moss and the Lost Day (Starfell, Book 1)
- Author / Illustrator: Dominique Valente, Sarah Warburton, Sarah Warburton
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008308391
- Published: 02-05-2019
The most spellbinding new children's fantasy series of 2019, in a stunning hardback edition with beautiful black-and-white inside
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The Longest Night of Charlie Noon
- Author / Illustrator: Christopher Edge
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788004947
- Published: 06-06-2019
\"If you go into the woods, Old Crony will get you.\"Secrets, spies or maybe even a monster... What lies in the heart of the wood? Charli
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The Secret Starling
- Author / Illustrator: Judith Eagle, illus Kim Geyer
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9780571346301
- Published: 02-05-2019
Our debut of the year! Abandoned children running wild on the moors, evil child catchers, cunning cats and mysterious ballet shoes abound
Books for 11+
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Finale: Caraval Series Book 3
- Author / Illustrator: Stephanie Garber
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781473666764
- Published: 09-05-2019
'Extravagantly imaginative and enchanting . . . Pure magic and escapism' Cecelia Ahern Sunday Times and #1 New York Times bestsell
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Isles of Storm and Sorrow: Viper: Book 1
- Author / Illustrator: Bex Hogan
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781510105836
- Published: 18-04-2019
Marianne has been training to be the Viper for her entire life - to serve and protect the King and the citizens of The Twelve Isles - but
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Lenny's Book of Everything
- Author / Illustrator: Karen Foxlee
- Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
- Genre: Real life
- ISBN: 9781782692386
- Published: 24-01-2019
Lenny Spink is the sister of a giant. Her little brother Davey won't stop growing - and at seven is as tall as a man.
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Step Into Your Power: 23 lessons on how to live your best life
- Author / Illustrator: Andrea Pippins, Jamia Wilson, Jamia Wilson
- Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781786035851
- Published: 07-03-2019
Discover your own inner strength and learn mental resilience; learn how to harness your own power\"You are not alone, even if
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Summer of No Regrets
- Author / Illustrator: Kate Mallinder
- Publisher: Firefly Press Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781910080948
- Published: 02-05-2019
After their exams, four sixteen-year-old best friends pledge to live a summer regret-free, doing what they want to do however much it sca
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The Dog Runner
- Author / Illustrator: Bren MacDibble
- Publisher: Old Barn Books
- Genre: Dystopian
- ISBN: 9781910646489
- Published: 02-05-2019
A new, compelling, adventure set in an all-too possible world where climate change has taken hold, from the author of 'How to Bee'
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The Gifted, the Talented and Me
- Author / Illustrator: William Sutcliffe
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781408890219
- Published: 02-05-2019
SUNDAY TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 Laugh-out-loud funny and instantly recognisable - not since The Inbetweeners has a coming
Books for 14+
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, Book 1)
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Jackson
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9781405293181
- Published: 02-05-2019
TikTok made me buy it! The first book in the bestselling thriller trilogy, as seen in Netflix's Heartstopper!
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Fierce Fragile Hearts
- Author / Illustrator: Sara Barnard
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781509852888
- Published: 07-02-2019
'This book is exquisite' - Holly Bourne, bestselling author of Am I Normal Yet?Fierce Fragile Hearts is the stunning companio
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Perfectly Preventable Deaths
- Author / Illustrator: Deirdre Sullivan
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
- ISBN: 9781471408236
- Published: 30-05-2019
Twin sisters. An isolated community. Generations of dark secrets ...
April
Picture Books
Books for 5+
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The Big Beyond: The Story of Space Travel
- Author / Illustrator: Aaron Cushley, James Carter, James Carter
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781848577978
- Published: 04-04-2019
Once upon a rocket a countdown has begun, from 10, 9, 8 to 7 and 6
Books for 7+
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British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life in Ancient Egypt
- Author / Illustrator: Chae Strathie, Marisa Morea
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Non Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788004497
- Published: 04-04-2019
A hilarious and fascinating look at what life was like for a child in ancient Egypt
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Fabio The World's Greatest Flamingo Detective: Mystery on the Ostrich Express
- Author / Illustrator: Laura James, Emily Fox
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781408889343
- Published: 04-04-2019
In a small town on the banks of Lake Laloozee lives the world's greatest flamingo detective. His name is Fabio. He's not tall or strong,
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The Bolds Go Wild
- Author / Illustrator: Julian Clary, David Roberts, David Roberts
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781783448043
- Published: 07-03-2019
It's time for monkey business in this fifth outing for Teddington's wildest family, the Bolds!The Bolds are very surprised to be visited
Books for 9+
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Bloom
- Author / Illustrator: Nicola Skinner, Flavia Sorrentino
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Environment
- ISBN: 9780008297381
- Published: 04-04-2019
A beautifully written, incredibly original and wickedly funny novel for readers of 10 and older - BLOOM is for everyone who has ever felt
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High-Rise Mystery
- Author / Illustrator: Sharna Jackson
- Publisher: Knights Of Media
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9781999642518
- Published: 04-04-2019
The detective duo everyone is dying to meet! Summer in London is hot, the hottest on record, and there's been a murder in THE TRI: the hi
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Night Walker
- Author / Illustrator: Ali Sparkes
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780192749970
- Published: 04-04-2019
Spin has always dwelled in the darkness. He was happy to lurk alone, until Elena, Matt and Tima came to disrupt his night-time world. Ele
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The Beasts of Grimheart
- Author / Illustrator: Kieran Larwood, David Wyatt
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9780571328451
- Published: 04-04-2019
From the winner of the Blue Peter Best Story Book Award, the third instalment of Podkin's epic battle against the Gorm.
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The Middler
- Author / Illustrator: Kirsty Applebaum
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Dystopian
- ISBN: 9781788003452
- Published: 28-03-2019
The Middler is a gripping story for 9-12 year-olds of forbidden friendship, loyalty and betrayal set in a near-future world.
Books for 11+
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All We Could Have Been
- Author / Illustrator: T.E. Carter
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471179990
- Published: 02-05-2019
162 days.That's how long Lexi needs to survive at her new school. Every year, she starts somewhere else under a new name, hid
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Toffee
- Author / Illustrator: Sarah Crossan
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781408868126
The astonishing new novel from the incomparable, multi-award-winning and Laureate na nÓg Sarah Crossan. I am not who I say I a
Books for 14+
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We Are Blood And Thunder
- Author / Illustrator: Kesia Lupo
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781408898055
- Published: 04-04-2019
A stunning and original YA fantasy from a fantastic new talent. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Laini Taylor
March
Picture Books
Books for 5+
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Jasper and Scruff
- Author / Illustrator: Nicola Colton
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
- ISBN: 9781788950695
- Published: 07-03-2019
Smart kitty. Mucky pup. Here comes trouble... Jasper has everything he could want - a fancy apartment, bow ties in every col
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The Green Giant
- Author / Illustrator: Katie Cottle
- Publisher: Pavilion Books
- Genre: Environment
- ISBN: 9781843654001
- Published: 07-03-2019
On a visit to her granddad in the countryide, Bea Green befriends a giant made of plants in the next-door neighbour's greenhouse. Can the
Books for 7+
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Amelia Fang and the Half-Moon Holiday (The Amelia Fang Series)
- Author / Illustrator: Laura Ellen Anderson
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
- ISBN: 9781405292092
- Published: 07-03-2019
A brand new title in the bestselling gorgeously gothic and wickedly funny Amelia Fang series - perfect for reade
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Fing
- Author / Illustrator: David Walliams, Tony Ross, Tony Ross
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Humour
- ISBN: 9780008342579
- Published: 21-02-2019
The new children's book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams - a deliciously daft Tall Story of a child who had everything, but s
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Mr Dog and the Rabbit Habit (Mr Dog)
- Author / Illustrator: Ben Fogle, Steve Cole, Steve Cole, Nikolas Ilic
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008306366
- Published: 07-03-2019
A brand new young fiction series by TV broadcaster and intrepid explorer Ben Fogle, inspired by his real-life animal experiences... <
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The Deadly Dinner Lady (Rory Branagan (Detective), Book 4)
- Author / Illustrator: Andrew Clover, Ralph Lazar, Ralph Lazar
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Mystery & Detective
- ISBN: 9780008265922
- Published: 07-02-2019
Meet RORY BRANAGAN - he eats bad guys for breakfast. Well, not ACTUALLY. But he IS the best detective in town. Fourth in the hila
Books for 9+
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A Moon Girl Stole My Friend
- Author / Illustrator: Rebecca Patterson
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781783447985
- Published: 07-03-2019
It's 2099. Lyla lives in a world of robocats, flying sweets and instant snow, but some things never change. Little brothers are still ann
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A Pinch of Magic
- Author / Illustrator: Michelle Harrison
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781471124297
- Published: 07-02-2019
'A SPELLBINDING STORY, STEEPED IN MAGIC. I ADORED IT' - Abi Elphinstone, author of Sky Song Three sisters trapped by an anci
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Halo Moon
- Author / Illustrator: Sharon Cohen
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781786540102
- Published: 07-02-2019
Bravery, friendship and the magic of an unknowable universe combine in this extraordinary adventure from the heart. Great for fans of Fra
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The Cosmic Atlas of Alfie Fleet
- Author / Illustrator: Martin Howard, Chris Mould, Chris Mould
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780192767509
- Published: 07-03-2019
Bored of the same old routine?Longing for a bit of adventure in your life?Love living life on the edge?Then join Alfie Fleet and discover
Books for 11+
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A Crystal of Time (The School for Good and Evil, Book 5)
- Author / Illustrator: Soman Chainani
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9780008292201
- Published: 07-03-2019
In this fifth instalment in Soman Chainani's bestselling fantasy series, The School for Good and Evil, Sophie, Agatha, and their
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Monsters in the Mirror
- Author / Illustrator: A.J. Hartley, Manuel Sumberac
- Publisher: UCLan Publishing
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9780995515598
- Published: 01-03-2019
The start of a gripping new fantasy adventure series from bestselling & Carnegie nominated author, A. J. Hartley, appealing to lovers
February
Picture Books
Books for 5+
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Cats and Robbers
- Author / Illustrator: Russell Ayto, Russell Ayto, Russell Ayto
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781408876503
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Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders
- Author / Illustrator: Ms Kate Pankhurst
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
- ISBN: 9781408899274
- Published: 07-02-2019
From the brilliant bestseller Kate Pankhurst comes Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders. Prepare to discover the
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Julian Is a Mermaid
- Author / Illustrator: Jessica Love
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781406386424
- Published: 07-02-2019
A glimpse of three women dressed as mermaids leaves one boy filled with wonder and ready to dazzle the world. While riding the sub
Books for 7+
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The Train to Impossible Places
- Author / Illustrator: P. G. Bell, Flavia Sorrentino
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781474957410
- Published: 07-02-2019
When Suzy hears a strange noise in the middle of the night, she creeps downstairs to find a train roaring through her house. But this is
Books for 9+
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Against All Gods
- Author / Illustrator: Maz Evans
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781911077008
- Published: 07-02-2019
The fourth and final book in the hilarious bestselling WHO LET THE GODS OUT series; perfect for fans of David Solomons!'I totally fell in
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New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner
- Author / Illustrator: Jerry Craft
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
- ISBN: 9780062691194
- Published: 21-02-2019
Winner of the Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Author Award, and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature! Perfect for fans
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The Closest Thing to Flying
- Author / Illustrator: Gill Lewis
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780192749482
- Published: 07-02-2019
Present day: Semira doesn't know where to call home. She and her mother came to England when she was four years old, brought across the d
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The Girl with the Shark's Teeth
- Author / Illustrator: Cerrie Burnell
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780192767547
- Published: 03-01-2019
Minnow is different from the other girls in her town and there's plenty to set her apart: the blossom of pale scars which lie beneath Min
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The Little Grey Girl (The Wild Magic Trilogy, Book Two)
- Author / Illustrator: Celine Kiernan, Jessica Courtney-Tickle
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Genre: Magical Realism
- ISBN: 9781406373929
- Published: 07-02-2019
Second book in a fantasy adventure trilogy about witches and forbidden magic from a multi-award-winning author. Fans of Abi Elphin
January
Picture Books
Books for 5+
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Along Came a Different
- Author / Illustrator: Tom McLaughlin, Tom McLaughlin, Tom McLaughlin
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781408888940
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The Girls
- Author / Illustrator: Lauren Ace, Jenny Lovlie
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
- Genre: Friends and family
- ISBN: 9781848578432
- Published: 10-01-2019
Four little girls meet under an apple tree and form a bond that grows as they share secrets, dreams, worries and schemes.
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The Proudest Blue
- Author / Illustrator: Ibtihaj Muhammad, Hatem Aly, S. K. Ali
- Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
- Genre: Representation & Inclusion
- ISBN: 9781783449712
- Published: 02-01-2020
'A ground-breaking picture book about religion, sisterhood and identity' Waterstones Best Picture Books of 2020 Asiya's hijab is l
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The Sea Saw
- Author / Illustrator: Tom Percival
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781471172434
- Published: 10-01-2019
A beautiful, emotionally satisfying look at how nothing is ever truly lost if you keep it in your heart...When Sofia loses he
Books for 7+
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Pirate Pug
- Author / Illustrator: Eglantine Ceulemans, Laura James, Laura James
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Animals
- ISBN: 9781408895948
- Published: 10-01-2019
Meet the dastardly, the black-hearted, the really rather peckish ... Pirate Pug! The fourth book in Laura James's beloved series about a
Books for 9+
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Little Bird Flies
- Author / Illustrator: Karen McCombie, Jasu Hu, Jasu Hu
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 9780857639103
- Published: 10-01-2019
Nominated for the 2020 CILIP Carnegie Medal. Bridie lives on the remote Scottish island of Tornish, the youngest of three sisters. Altho
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National Trust: 2019 Nature Month-By-Month: A Children's Almanac
- Author / Illustrator: Anna Wilson, Elly Jahnz, Elly Jahnz
- Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781788003391
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The Legend of Sally Jones
- Author / Illustrator: Jakob Wegelius, Peter Graves, Peter Graves, Jakob Wegelius
- Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9781782692331
Books for 11+
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Happy Girl Lucky (The Valentines, Book 1)
- Author / Illustrator: Holly Smale
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008254148
- Published: 07-02-2019
Introducing The Valentines - Happy Girl Lucky, the first book in the hilarious new romantic-comedy series by Holly Smale, author
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How to Rob a Bank
- Author / Illustrator: Tom Mitchell
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780008276508
- Published: 07-03-2019
A funny, filmic and fast-paced crime-caper by a hilarious new voice in middle-grade fiction, ideal for readers aged 10 and up.</s
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Lark
- Author / Illustrator: Anthony McGowan, Nick Hayes, Nick Hayes
- Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Genre: Real life
- ISBN: 9781781128435
- Published: 04-01-2019
WINNER OF THE 2020 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL.
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O.M.G.s (OH MY GODS)
- Author / Illustrator: Alexandra Sheppard
- Publisher: Scholastic
- Genre: Funny Stories
- ISBN: 9781407188737
- Published: 03-01-2019
Helen Thomas has just moved in with her dad's family - who happento be the ancient Greek gods, living incognito in London!Between keeping
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Two Can Keep a Secret
- Author / Illustrator: Karen M. McManus
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre: Adventure
- ISBN: 9780141375656
Books for 14+
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A Curse So Dark and Lonely
- Author / Illustrator: Brigid Kemmerer
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
- ISBN: 9781408884614
- Published: 29-01-2019
First in the Cursebreaker series. In a lush, contemporary fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Brigid Kemmerer gives reade
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The Twisted Tree: An Amazon Kindle Bestseller: 'A creepy and evocative fantasy' The Sunday Times
- Author / Illustrator: Rachel Burge
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 9781471407765
- Published: 10-01-2019
Part ghost story, part Nordic mystery - a creepy and chilling tale steeped in Norse myth, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman and Michelle Pa
