Books - Children

• Jack Cheng
• Penguin Random House Children's UK
• ISBN13: 9780141365602
• Published: 02-03-2017

'I haven't read anything that has moved me this much since Wonder' Jennifer NivenAn astonishingly moving middle-grade debut about a space-obsessed boy's quest for family and home. All eleven-year old Alex wants is to launch his iPod into space. With a series of audio re...

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• Ali Sparkes
• Oxford University Press
• ISBN13: 9780192739360
• Published: 02-03-2017

What if your new best friend was a ghost? Getting struck by lightning whilst huddling under a tree isn't exactly the way Alisha and Theo would have chosen to get out of sports day . . . Surviving the strike makes them see life differently. It also makes them notice Doug and Lizzie. Struck by l...

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• Jane Kerr
• Chicken House Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781910655757
• Published: 02-03-2017

When pickpocket Danny accidentally bids for Maharajah the elephant at an Edinburgh auction, he's swept up on an unforgettable journey. His new employer, a zookeeper, transforms Danny into a bejewelled Indian prince. As he rides Maharajah from Scotland to his new home in England, even Queen Vic...

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• Tony Bradman, Sam Hart
• Walker Books
• ISBN13: 9781406363777
• Published: 02-03-2017

An action-packed Anglo-Saxon tale of one boy's journey to the Battle of Hastings in 1066: Key Stage 2 History brought to life as battle-packed adventure. 1065: Magnus is the son of Harold Godwinson, lord of the Southern Saxons and ruthlessly ambitious claimant to the throne of England....

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• Lara Williamson
• Usborne Publishing Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781474921305
• Published: 01-03-2017

My name is Adam Butters. I live on planet Earth, I like eating spaghetti hoops and I've decided I'm going to be a SUPERHERO. Everyone loves superheroes, they solve problems and make people happy, and that's good because my mum needs cheering up. Also, I've found out that before I was adopted m...

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• Garth Nix
• Templar Publishing
• ISBN13: 9781848126015
• Published: 28-02-2017

'Wise and wondrous' - Holly BlackGarth Nix is on hilarious form as he spins his very own fairy tale, featuring Princess Anya, who, with her loyal dog, must embark on a terribly important (capital Q) Quest to acquire the ingredients for a reversal lip balm, the vital item needed to change a fro...

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• Stephanie Burgis
• Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• ISBN13: 9781408880319
• Published: 09-02-2017

Aventurine is the fiercest, bravest kind of dragon, and she's ready to prove it to her family by leaving the safety of their mountain cave and capturing the most dangerous prey of all: a human.But when the human she captures tricks her into drinking enchanted hot chocolate, she fin...

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• Katherine Woodfine
• Egmont UK Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781405282895
• Published: 09-02-2017

A fast-paced historical mystery adventure for readers aged 9+ years, with gorgeous Edwardian period detail. Perfect for fans of Chris Riddell's Goth Girl series, Enid Blyton and Robin Stevens's Murder Most Unladylike series. When a priceless painting is stolen, our <str...

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