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How to Look for a Lost Dog
- Ann M Martin
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781474906470
- Published: 01-01-2016
11-year-old Rose is autistic and struggles to understand her classmates. But when her father gives her a stray dog, which she names Rain, the dog becomes her best friend, her anchor in a confusing world. So when Rain goes missing during a storm, Rose refuses to stop looking for him...A touchin...
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Confessions of an Imaginary Friend
- Michelle Cuevas
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781471145506
- Published: 31-12-2015
Jacques Papier thinks that everyone hates him. After all, teachers ignore him when he raises his hand in class, nobody ever picks him for sports teams, and his sister, Fleur, keeps having to remind their parents to set a place for him at the dinner table. But then Jacques discovers an uncomfor...
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Time Travelling with a Hamster
- Ross Welford
- HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN13: 9780008156312
- Published: 31-12-2015
For readers who loved Wonder and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time this extraordinary debut will make you laugh and cry. A story that crosses time and generations, for adventure-loving readers young and old. "My dad died twice. Once when he was thirty nine and again fou...
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A Boy Called Christmas
- Matt Haig, Chris Mould
- Canongate Books Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781782117896
- Published: 16-11-2015
You are about to read the true story of Father Christmas.It's a story that proves nothing is impossible.A Boy Called Christmas is a tale of adventure, snow, kidnapping, elves, more snow and a boy called Nikolas, who isn't afraid to believe in magic. From the...
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The Drop in my Drink: The Story of Water on Our Planet
- Meredith Hooper, Chris Coady
- Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781847807144
- Published: 05-11-2015
This is the story of a drop of water, told by a gifted science writer and illustrated with remarkable paintings. Meredith Hooper takes us back thousands of years to see where the Earth's water came from, and how life began in the oceans and later moved onto land. She describes the water cycle,...
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The Imaginary
- A.F. Harrold, illus Emily Gravett
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN13: 9781408850169
- Published: 05-11-2015
An extraordinary tale of love, loss, imagination and not really being there, for fans of Roald Dahl and Neil Gaiman. Rudger is Amanda's best friend. He doesn't exist, but nobody's perfect. Only Amanda can see her imaginary friend - until the sinister Mr Bunting arrives at Amanda's door....
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The Whispers in the Walls (Scarlet and Ivy, Book 2)
- Sophie Cleverly
- HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN13: 9780007589203
- Published: 05-11-2015
Scarlet and Ivy return to Rookwood School - in their second spine-tingling mystery adventure! Perfect for fans of MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE. The twins have been reunited, but are definitely not out of danger...Evil Miss Fox may have fled the scene, but headmaster Mr Bartholome...
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Illustrated Canterbury Tales
- Geoffrey Chaucer, Maria Surducan
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781409598312
- Published: 01-11-2015
An ill-matched band of strangers sets off on a pilgrimage from London to Canterbury. To amuse themselves along the way, they hold a storytelling competition - but the tales soon turn from ripping yarns to slanging matches. Geoffrey Chaucer's outrageous comic tales from the 14th century are ret...
