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Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum
- Alasdair Beckett-King, illus Claire Powell
- Walker Books Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781529501049
- Published: 02-02-2023
A brilliantly funny young murder mystery from a rising stand-up comedian, podcaster and filmmaker - and exciting new talent in children's fiction.Many people go their whole lives without noticing anything that is afoot, amiss, or even untoward; without ever experiencing that toe-ti...
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The Time Tider
- Sinéad O'Hart
- Little Tiger Press Group
- ISBN13: 9781788953306
- Published: 02-02-2023
Mara and her dad have lived in their van for as long as she can remember. Whatever her father does to scrape a living has kept them constantly moving and Mara has never questioned it. That is until she uncovers a collection of notes addressed to 'the Tider', an individual responsible for harve...
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Vita & the Gladiator
- Ally Sherrick
- Chicken House Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781913696535
- Published: 02-02-2023
Vita longs to write the plays that she steals off to watch - but as the daughter of a high-born Roman, her only future is marriage. When her father is murdered, everything changes. She escapes with her life - only to end up a slave, sharing a cell with a fierce gladiator, Brea, and her wolf. B...
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The Funniest Boy in the World
- Helen Rutter
- Scholastic
- ISBN13: 9780702314674
- Published: 02-02-2023
Billy Plimpton took to the stage and captivated the crowd at the triumphant ending to The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh, and in the sequel, he's going to go viral. Celebrity comedian Leo Leggett takes Billy under his wing, as his new sidekick: when Leo tweets a clip of his stand-up act, Billy su...
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The Song Walker
- Zillah Bethell
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781474966856
- Published: 02-02-2023
The Song Walker is an extraordinary new story of friendship, discovery and courage from Zillah Bethell, author of The Shark Caller which won the Wales Book of the Year and the Edward Stanford Children's Travel Book of the Year 2022. "There are three questions that I need to find the ans...
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The Lost Whale
- Hannah Gold, Levi Pinfold
- HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN13: 9780008412968
- Published: 02-02-2023
The enchanting second novel from the author of The Last Bear: the bestselling debut hardback of 2021 and The Times Children's Book of the Week, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award. 'An irresistible ocean-loving yarn' The Times</e...
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Glitter Boy
- Ian Eagleton
- Scholastic
- ISBN13: 9780702317828
- Published: 02-02-2023
"Poignant, defiantly fabulous story" - Guardian. "Glitter Boy is a nuanced, heart-warming and character led story of finding joy and love" - Elle McNicoll, author of A Kind of Spark. A Polari-Prize-winning author presents an unforgettable story about a boy facing up to bullying - and hi...
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Like A Curse
- Elle McNicoll
- Knights Of Media
- ISBN13: 9781913311377
- Published: 02-02-2023
Stuck in Loch Ness while Edinburgh falls under the control of a terrifyingly powerful Siren, Ramya Knox is frustrated. She's supposed to be learning magic from her Aunt Opal, but that isn't going as smoothly as she'd hoped. As she pushes to rescue her Hidden Folk friends in the city, long-buri...
