Books - Children

• David Farr
• Usborne Publishing Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781801310840
• Published: 30-09-2021

An exhilarating, awe-inspiring debut from a master storyteller writing for children for the first time, perfect for fans of Philip Pullman, Katherine Rundell and Eva Ibbotson. When Rachel and Robert are passed a stolen book by their librarian father, they have to go on the run and prote...

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• Bec Hill
• Hachette Children's Group
• ISBN13: 9781444962291
• Published: 30-09-2021

Welcome to Horror Heights: can the children who live here conceal the strange goings on behind closed doors? GOOSEBUMPS for a new generation, by award-winning comedian and CITV presenter, Bec Hill.Connie hasn't found her talent yet, but at least she has her slime collection - if it...

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• Padraig Kenny
• Pan Macmillan
• ISBN13: 9781529031713
• Published: 30-09-2021

Padraig Kenny's The Shadows of Rookhaven is a story about family and forgiveness, the sequel to The Monsters of Rookhaven.Shadows are gathering over Rookhaven.  It is the time of The Great Configuration, a once in a hundred years event. Family and monsters descend on Rookhaven from...

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• Michael Morpurgo
• HarperCollins Publishers
• ISBN13: 9780008352189
• Published: 30-09-2021

This first new novel in two years from the Nation's Favourite Storyteller is a sweeping story of love and rescue - an unforgettable journey to the Greek island of Ithaca, and back in time to World War Two... Australian-Greek girl Nandi travels to her ancestors' home in Ithaca, and disco...

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• Nick Lake, Emily Gravett
• Simon & Schuster Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781471194832
• Published: 30-09-2021

A startlingly original, stunningly-illustrated modern classic about learning to face your fears from the multi award-winning partnership of Nick Lake and Emily Gravett.Lily just wants things to go back to the way they were: before she got sick, before her parents decided to have an...

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• Daniel Peak
• Firefly Press Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781913102517
• Published: 30-09-2021

Rita Jeffries is two years old, alone and on the run! She may be a toddler, but she has the mind (and attitude) of a teenager. She knows something's not right, but she's still surprised when her parents disappear and a sinister clown and an ice-cream van seem to be hunting her down... It will...

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• Judith Kerr
• HarperCollins Publishers
• ISBN13: 9780008496609
• Published: 30-09-2021

This semi-autobiographical classic, written by the beloved Judith Kerr, tells the story of a Jewish family escaping Germany in the days before the Second World War.  This beautiful new hardback celebrates fifty years of an unforgettable adventure that Michael Morpurgo called "The most life-enh...

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• Mark Jones
• Everything with Words
• ISBN13: 9781911427186
• Published: 30-09-2021

A fast detective thriller. Rita Wong lives an ordinary life in Morecambe. That's until she pursues a dragon called Lester Thyme into Neon City where the streets are dark with magic. Lester and Rita become detectives for hire. Their first case involves a vampires, stolen swords and a body suspe...

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