Books - Children

• Lauren Oliver, H C Chester
• Hodder & Stoughton
• ISBN13: 9781444777185
• Published: 08-10-2015

The book is about, among other things: the strongest boy in the world, a talking cockatoo, a faulty mind reader, a beautiful bearded lady and a nervous magician, an old museum, and a shrunken head. Blessed with extraordinary abilities, orphans Philippa, Sam, and Thomas have grown up hap...

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• Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt
• Penguin Random House Children's UK
• ISBN13: 9780857533197
• Published: 08-10-2015

Hetty Feather has begun a new chapter in her life story. Escaping from Tanglefield's Travelling Circus with her dearest friend Diamond, Hetty is determined to find them positions as glamorous music hall artistes. Hetty and Diamond quickly become the Little Stars of Mrs Ruby's show, alongside m...

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• Pearson Luke
• Flying Eye Books
• ISBN13: 9781909263789
• Published: 01-10-2015

Hilda can never sit still for long without setting off on another adventure. She can't resist exploring her enchanting worlda place where trolls walk, crows speak, and mountains move. The magic and folklore of the wild, windswept North come alive in this book about an adventurous little girl a...

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• Lara Williamson
• Usborne Publishing Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781409576327
• Published: 01-10-2015

Becket Rumsey is all at sea. His dad has run away with him and his brother Billy in the middle of the night. And they've left everything behind, including their almost-mum Pearl. Becket has no idea what's going on - it's a mystery. So with the help of Billy and a snail called Brian, Becket set...

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• David Walliams, Tony Ross
• HarperCollins Publishers
• ISBN13: 9780007494019
• Published: 24-09-2015

The hotly-anticipated next novel from NUMBER ONE bestselling author, David Walliams Jack's Grandpa... *wears his slippers to the supermarket *serves up Spam a la Custard for dinner *and often doesn't remember Jack's name But he can still take to the skies in...

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• Gregory Funaro, Chris Mould
• Alma Books Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781846883828
• Published: 15-09-2015

An enchanting book set in a world where the odd is the ordinary, evil has many faces and love is the most powerful magic of them all.Twelve-year-old Grubb lives a hand-to-mouth existence in Victorian England, working as a chimney sweep under a cruel master. After an incident at an inn, he hide...

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• Sarah Forbes, James Brown
• Little Tiger Press Group
• ISBN13: 9781847156082
• Published: 10-09-2015

Elspeth Hart and the Perilous Voyage is the second adventure featuring the fabulous Elspeth Hart, a modern heroine with doodles on her Converse trainers and unstoppable determination. Now she's finally free of the School for Show-offs, Elspeth is on a desperate mission to find her parent...

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• Gill Lewis
• Oxford University Press
• ISBN13: 9780192739179
• Published: 03-09-2015

The thrilling, heartbreaking, and inspirational new story from award-winning storyteller Gill Lewis.Deep in the heart of the African jungle, a baby gorilla is captured by a group of rebel soldiers. Imara and Bobo are two children also imprisoned in the rebels' camp. When they learn that the go...

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