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The Mystery of the Colour Thief
- Ewa Jozefkowicz
- Head of Zeus
- ISBN13: 9781786698940
- Published: 03-05-2018
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2019. Longlisted for the Branford Boase Award, 2019. First the accident, then the nightmares. The shadowy thief steals all the colours from Izzy's world leaving her feeling empty and hopeless. Will her new neighbour and a nest...
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The Secret Ruby
- Imogen White
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781474927307
- Published: 03-05-2018
Rose and Rui are back with Bahula the monkey in tow, and a brand-new, action-packed mystery to solve... The pair must travel to Jaipur to return Mr Gupta's ruby to his family. But unbeknownst to them, they are being followed by a member of the Brotherhood of the Black Sun, and dark secrets awa...
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The Company of Eight
- Harriet Whitehorn
- Little Tiger Press Group
- ISBN13: 9781847159229
- Published: 03-05-2018
Cass has always wanted to audition as an acrobat for the famous Circus Boat that sails the warm seas of the Longest World. But when her chance is snatched away, she comes up with a new plan. Soon she has secured a job on the Palace Boat, following the circus around the islands. Yet Cass has be...
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The Colours of History: How Colours Shaped the World
- Clive Gifford, Marc-Etienne Peintre
- QED Publishing
- ISBN13: 9781784939670
- Published: 19-04-2018
WINNER OF THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD BEST BOOK WITH FACTS 2019!A truly unique approach to history and a fascinating read that is guaranteed to keep boredom at bay.Why did Roman emperors wear purple? Which colour is made from crushed beetles? What green pigment might be u...
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A Good Day for Climbing Trees
- Jaco Jacobs, Kobus Geldenhuys
- Oneworld Publications
- ISBN13: 9781786073174
- Published: 12-04-2018
*Nominated for the 2019 CILIP Carnegie Medal* *Spectator Best Books of the Year selection* Two unlikely heroes inspire a whole town by fighting to save a tree Sometimes, in the blink of an eye, you do something that changes your life forever. ...
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The Gift of Dark Hollow (The Five Realms, Book 2)
- Kieran Larwood, David Wyatt
- Faber & Faber
- ISBN13: 9780571328420
- Published: 05-04-2018
The Legend of Podkin One-Ear continues in this second Five Realms' adventure from the winner of the Blue Peter Best Story Award. The bard tiptoes out of his room, the crow-dream still echoing in his head, making him twitch at imaginary creaks of iron wings... The bard must leave Thornbu...
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When the Mountains Roared
- Jess Butterworth, Rob Biddulph
- Hachette Children's Group
- ISBN13: 9781510102118
- Published: 05-04-2018
A vivid, warm and atmospheric adventure set in the mountains of India, about a girl who is determined to protect the wild leopards of the mountain from poachers, perfect for fans of Katherine Rundell.I thought we'd live here forever ... but then, I thought Mum would be here forever...
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The Very Best of Paul Cookson: Let No One Steal Your Dreams and Other Poems
- Paul Cookson
- Pan Macmillan
- ISBN13: 9781509883493
- Published: 05-04-2018
The Very Best of Paul Cookson brings together twenty-five years of poetry. It includes his favourite poems and his most thoughtful, uplifting and memorable poems. Includes Let No One Steal Your Dreams, Father's Hands, May You Always, Invisible Magicians, This is Our School and many more.
