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Oranges in No Man's Land
- Elizabeth Laird
- Pan Macmillan
- ISBN13: 9781509802920
- Published: 11-02-2016
Oranges in No Man's Land brings Elizabeth Laird's emotional and gripping adventure to her next generation of fans. Since her father left Lebanon to find work and her mother tragically died in a shell attack, ten-year-old Ayesha has been living in the bomb-ravaged city of Beirut wit...
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Electrigirl
- Jo Cotterill, Cathy Brett
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN13: 9780192743558
- Published: 04-02-2016
Holly Sparkes is just your average 12-year-old, that is, until she's hit by a bolt of lightning. Now Holly is EXTRAordinary. Like a human battery Holly can generate a massive amount of electricity in seconds, which could come in handy if she's ever going to solve the mystery of her best friend...
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Dreaming the Bear
- Mimi Thebo
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN13: 9780192745880
- Published: 04-02-2016
\"When I get up, there's nobody home. Even Mum has gone out. The note says, 'I have to check my emails. I'll snowmobile to the meltline and be back soon. XX Mummy'.And I think, 'Good. I can feed my bear...'\"Darcy's life was never exactly simple, but it was about to become a lot more complicat...
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Boy X
- Dan Smith
- Chicken House Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781909489042
- Published: 04-02-2016
Kidnapped and drugged, Ash wakes up on a remote tropical island. His mum - a genetic scientist - has been imprisoned and infected with a deadly virus. Where is he, and what's he doing there? He sets out to cross the jungle to find out and rescue his mother. Soon he realises he's quicker and sh...
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Alice Jones: The Impossible Clue
- Sarah Rubin
- Chicken House Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781910002865
- Published: 04-02-2016
Maths-whizz Alice has already solved a mystery or two. Persuaded by wannabe sidekick Sammy to investigate a scientist's disappearance, she's soon entangled in her trickiest case yet. Dr Learner is reputed to have invented an invisibility suit, but is whacky science really to blame for his vani...
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Trickster
- Tom Moorhouse
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN13: 9780192743992
- Published: 04-02-2016
First a rat must earn his name. Then he must live up to it. This is the story of Gabble, a young rat with a wild, beloved, but unpredictable brother, Ash. At the start of the book Ash tricks Gabble into going out with him on a 'name raid', a dangerous mission to earn a True Name, normally rese...
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Phoenix Presents: Tamsin and the Deep
- Neill Cameron, Kate Brown
- David Fickling Books
- ISBN13: 9781910200773
- Published: 04-02-2016
Tamsin knew that she shouldn't have gone into the water. After wiping out on her board, she is dragged down, into the deep...Into a long-forgotten world of ancient magic. Mermaid magic, dark and unforgiving. Her family is in grave danger - and only she has the power to save them.
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The Many Worlds of Albie Bright
- Christopher Edge
- Nosy Crow Ltd
- ISBN13: 9780857636041
- Published: 14-01-2016
\"A book with a big brain, big laughs and a big, big heart.\" - Frank Cottrell-BoyceAn extraordinary novel for anyone who's ever been curious.When Albie's mum dies, it's natural he should wonder where she's gone. His parents are both scientists and they usually have all the answers. Dad mutter...
