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A Clock of Stars: The Shadow Moth
- Francesca Gibbons, Chris Riddell
- HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN13: 9780008355036
- Published: 01-10-2020
With all the magic of Narnia and the humour of Mary Poppins, this is a future middle grade fantasy classic - and the beginning of an unforgettable journey... Imogen should be nice to her little sister Marie. She should be nice to her mum's boyfriend too. And she certain...
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The Ghost of Gosswater
- Lucy Strange
- Chicken House Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781911077848
- Published: 01-10-2020
'Family secrets, a ghost girl and a forbidding manor house that goes up in smoke ... You can't help rooting for Agatha in this spooky, addictive tale of friendship and family.' THE TIMES The Lake District, 1899. The Earl is dead and cruel Cousin Clarence has inherited everything. Twelve...
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When Life Gives You Mangoes
- Kereen Getten
- Pushkin Children's Books
- ISBN13: 9781782692645
- Published: 01-10-2020
Nothing much happens in Sycamore, the small village where Clara lives - at least, that's how it seems. She loves eating ripe mangoes fallen from trees, running outside in the rainy season and escaping to her secret hideout with her best friend Gaynah. There's only one problem: she can't rememb...
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The Wizard In My Shed: The Misadventures of Merdyn the Wild
- Simon Farnaby, Claire Powell
- Hachette Children's Group
- ISBN13: 9781444957617
- Published: 01-10-2020
Merdyn the Wild is from the Dark Ages. He's the world's greatest Warlock (don't call him a wizard), banished to the 21st century for bad behaviour, and he's about to create a whole load of trouble for Rose, aged 12.Rose is a totally ordinary girl, on a mission to mend her broken fa...
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The Time Traveller and the Tiger
- Tania Unsworth
- Head of Zeus
- ISBN13: 9781788541701
- Published: 01-10-2020
With echoes of Tom's Midnight Garden, Tania Unsworth writes about transcendent friendships and conservation in the animal kingdom. Elsie is not looking forward to the long summer holiday with her creaky, old Uncle John. But then the unimaginable happens as Time unravels and Elsie tumble...
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A Secret of Birds & Bone
- Kiran Millwood Hargrave
- Chicken House Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781911077947
- Published: 01-10-2020
In an Italian city ravaged by plague, Sofia's mother carves beautiful mementoes from the bones of loved ones. But one day, she doesn't return home. Did her work lead her into danger? Sofia and her little brother Ermin are sent to the convent orphanage but soon escape, led by an enigmatic new f...
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The Orphans of St Halibut's
- Sophie Wills, David Tazzyman
- Pan Macmillan
- ISBN13: 9781529013375
- Published: 01-10-2020
Stolen cakes, major explosions and an unforgettable cast of characters - dive into The Orphans of St Halibut's, a hilarious caper from debut author Sophie Wills and million-copy bestselling illustrator, David Tazzyman.Life has been perfect ever since the orphans of St Halibut's bur...
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Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies
- DK, Mireille Harper
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- ISBN13: 9780241503614
- Published: 01-10-2020
Erased. Ignored. Hidden. Lost. Underappreciated. No longer. Delve into the unique, inspiring, and world-changing history of Black people. From Frederick Douglass to Oprah Winfrey, and the achievements of ancient African kingdoms to those of the US Civil Rights Movement, Timelines F...
