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Varjak Paw
- SF Said, Dave McKean
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- ISBN13: 9780552572293
- Published: 13-03-2014
Varjak Paw is a Mesopotamian Blue kitten. He lives high up in an old house on a hill. He's never left home, but then his grandfather tells him about the Way - a secret martial art for cats. Now Varjak must use the Way to survive in a city full of dangerous dogs, cat gangs and, strangest of all...
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My Name Is Parvana
- Deborah Ellis
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN13: 9780192734044
- Published: 06-03-2014
She heard the woman's boots walk away down the hall. She stood and waited, listening hard to see if the boots would come back.When she was sure she was alone, the girl finally spoke.'Yes,' she whispered. 'My name is Parvana.'Fifteen-year-old Parvana has built a new life with her family, and it...
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A Tale Dark and Grimm
- Adam Gidwitz
- Andersen Press Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781783440870
- Published: 06-03-2014
Look out for the Netflix animated series! Reader: beware. Warlocks with dark spells, hunters with deadly aim, and bakers with ovens retrofitted for cooking children lurk within these pages. But if you dare, turn the page and learn the true story of Hansel and Gretel - the story behind...
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Hero
- Sarah Lean
- HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN13: 9780007512249
- Published: 27-02-2014
A story about a little dog with the heart of a lion. From the bestselling author of a 'A Dog Called Homeless'. Leo dreams about being a hero. In his imagination he is a fearsome gladiator, but he wants to be a hero in real life. When the boys at school dare Leo to do something he...
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Oksa Pollock: The Last Hope
- Anne Plichota (Author), Cendrine Wolf (Translator), Sue Rose (Translator)
- Pushkin Children's Books
- ISBN13: 9781782690351
- Published: 27-02-2014
A New Heroine. An Old Evil. An Unforgettable Adventure.A thrilling new supernatural adventure series. Fuses the excitement, action and extraordinary worlds of Harry Potter, I Am Number Four and Buffy the Vampire Slayer with an inspirational new teen heroine.Oksa Pollock is a normal thirteen-ye...
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The First World War 1914 - 1918
- John Malam
- Welbeck Publishing Group
- ISBN13: 9781783120215
- Published: 13-02-2014
The First World War was the world's first 'total war'. Although large-scale wars like the Napoleonic wars had ranged across many territories, the scale of the First World War was unprecedented. It was also the first war between modern, industrialised nations and mechanised warfare saw new and...
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A Room Full of Chocolate
- Jane Elson
- Hachette Children's Group
- ISBN13: 9781444916751
- Published: 06-02-2014
AS SEEN ON BBC's THE GREAT BRITISH MENU.***Winner of Peters Book of the Year 2015 and the Leeds Book Award.***Grace's fun-loving Mum has found a lump. Her north London world of sleepovers, tap dancing and playing the clarinet fall apart when she is sent to live wi...
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The Legend of Frog
- Guy Bass
- Little Tiger Press Group
- ISBN13: 9781847153883
- Published: 03-02-2014
The Legend of Frog is the first book in a brand new three-part series by award-winning and best-selling author, Guy Bass (Stitch Head and Stitch Head: The Pirate's Eye). A mash-up of fairy tale, fantasy and science fiction with a hearty helping of humour, The Legend of Frog is sure to introduc...
