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  • Kick

    Kick

    • Mitch Johnson
    • Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781474928151
    • Published: 01-09-2017

    Budi's plan is simple.He's going to be a star.Budi's going to play for the greatest team on earth, instead of sweating over each stitch he sews, each football boot he makes.But one unlucky kick brings Budi's world crashing down. Now he owes the Dragon, the most dangerous man in Jakarta. Soon i...

  • Pax

    Pax

    • Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen
    • HarperCollins Publishers
    • ISBN13: 9780008158286
    • Published: 01-09-2017

    The moving story of the extraordinary friendship between a boy and his fox and their epic journey to be reunited. Beautifully illustrated by multi-award winner, Jon Klassen. Now available in Paperback! Pax was only a kit when his family was killed and he was rescued by 'his boy', Peter....

  • The Boy With One Name

    The Boy With One Name

    • J. R. Wallis
    • Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781471157929
    • Published: 10-08-2017

    'Delightfully magical and brilliantly told' Abi Elphinstone, author of Sky SongTwelve-year-old Jones is an orphan, training as an apprentice hunter alongside his mentor, Maitland, tackling ogres, trolls and all manner of creatures that live in the Badlands - a hidden part of our ow...

  • Coming to England

    Coming to England

    • Floella Benjamin, Diane Ewen
    • Pan Macmillan
    • ISBN13: 9781509835492
    • Published: 10-08-2017

    Dame Floella Benjamin's classic childhood memoir, Coming to England, includes a foreword by the author and some additional historical information. It is beautifully illustrated by Michael Frith.Floella Benjamin was just a young girl when she, her sister and two brothers arrived in...

  • The Starman and Me

    The Starman and Me

    • Sharon Cohen
    • Hachette Children's Group
    • ISBN13: 9781786540089
    • Published: 10-08-2017

    E.T. meets Stig of the Dump in a page-turning adventure for fans of Frank Cottrell Boyce and David Almond 'A proper adventure story for all curious middle graders ... heartily recommended' The Bookbag*Highly commended for the Branford Boase Award 2018, shortlisted for the Es...

  • Laura Marlin Mysteries: The Secret of Supernatural Creek: Book 5

    Laura Marlin Mysteries: The Secret of Supernatural Creek: Book 5

    • Lauren St. John
    • Hachette Children's Group
    • ISBN13: 9781510102644
    • Published: 10-08-2017

    Eleven-year-old ace detective Laura Marlin is back for her next exciting adventure in the fifth mystery from award-winning author Lauren St John. After helping to capture Mr A, the notorious leader of the Straight A gang, Laura Marlin is looking forward to taking a break from mysteries and rel...

  • Simply the Quest

    Simply the Quest

    • Maz Evans
    • Chicken House Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781910655511
    • Published: 03-08-2017

    The second book in the hilarious bestselling WHO LET THE GODS OUT series; perfect for fans of David Solomons!'I totally fell in love with Elliot and the gods, and I think you're all going to love them too.' ROBIN STEVENS on book 1 'One of the funniest new voices in children's literature. The l...

  • The Time-Travelling Cat and the Egyptian Goddess

    The Time-Travelling Cat and the Egyptian Goddess

    • Julia Jarman
    • Andersen Press Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781783445738
    • Published: 03-08-2017

    Topher and his father are trying to get over the death of Topher's mother, an Egyptologist, when they take in a stray cat. This cat bears an uncanny resemblance to a cat ornament given to Topher by his mother and so they name it 'Ka', meaning 'double'. Topher becomes very attached to Ka and is...