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  • Pop!: Fizzy drinks. A trillion dollars. The adventure that ends with a bang.

    Pop!: Fizzy drinks. A trillion dollars. The adventure that ends with a bang.

    • Mitch Johnson
    • Hachette Children's Group
    • ISBN13: 9781510107618
    • Published: 06-05-2021

    An outrageous theft. A huge reward. Two friends on the run. An uproariously funny, action-packed new adventure about the power of courage, standing up for what's right, and fizzy drinks, from the award-winning author of Kick.Queenie stares out at the ocean and dreams of a world bey...

  • The Last Gate of the Emperor

    The Last Gate of the Emperor

    • Kwame Mbalia
    • Scholastic
    • ISBN13: 9780702307089
    • Published: 06-05-2021

    From Kwame Mbalia and Prince Joel David Makonnen comes an action-packed Afrofuturist adventure about a mythical Ethiopian empire. Sci-fi and fantasy combine in this epic journey to the stars. Yared Heywat lives an isolated life in Addis Prime - a hardscrabble city with rundown tech, lots of ru...

  • An Escape in Time

    An Escape in Time

    • Sally Nicholls, Rachael Saunders
    • Nosy Crow Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781788001243
    • Published: 06-05-2021

    Alex and Ruby are back in their THIRD time-slip adventure, tumbling back into the time of the French Revolution! From multi-award-winning author Sally Nicholls comes another brilliant action-packed adventure for 7+ readers, beautifully illustrated by Rachael Dean.When Alex and Ruby fall throug...

  • Arctic Star

    Arctic Star

    • Tom Palmer, Tom Clohosy Cole
    • Barrington Stoke Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781781129715
    • Published: 06-05-2021

    Multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer returns with a thrilling naval adventure inspired by the incredible history of the Second World War Arctic convoys. Winter 1943. Teenagers Frank, Joseph and Stephen are Royal Navy recruits on their first mission at sea during the Second World War. T...

  • How to Be a Footballer and Other Sports Jobs

    How to Be a Footballer and Other Sports Jobs

    • Sol Linero, Rachel Yankey
    • Nosy Crow Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781788006965
    • Published: 06-05-2021

    A book for children aged 6+ who want to know the score about football jobs, written by former Arsenal and England footballer and CBeebies TV presenter Rachel Yankey. Do you have what it takes to become a professional footballer, a manager or even to work in sports TV? Learn all about fo...

  • The Beast of Harwood Forest

    The Beast of Harwood Forest

    • Dan Smith, Chris King
    • Barrington Stoke
    • ISBN13: 9781781129876
    • Published: 06-05-2021

    What's hiding in Harwood Forest?  When Pete, Nancy and Krish arrive at Heathland Camp for a school trip, they're in for an adventure - just not the kind they were expecting.  Nearby sits the abandoned Harwood Institute. The crumbling buildings are out of bounds but strange screams come from th...

  • Wolfstongue

    Wolfstongue

    • Sam Thompson, Anna Tromop,
    • Little Island
    • ISBN13: 9781912417759
    • Published: 06-05-2021

    The Times children's debut by Booker-longlisted author Sam Thompson is an engrossing, thoughtful, beautifully written story about humans and animals, voice and power, neurodiversity and acceptance. The Silas is bullied at school because his words will not come. He wishes he could live i...

  • On Your Marks, Get Set, Gold!: A Funny and Fact-Filled Guide to Every Olympic Sport

    On Your Marks, Get Set, Gold!: A Funny and Fact-Filled Guide to Every Olympic Sport

    • Scott Allen, illus Antoine Corbineau
    • Nosy Crow Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781788007276
    • Published: 06-05-2021

    An exciting, laugh-a-minute guide to every Olympic and Paralympic sport. From boxing to boccia, find out just what it takes to become an Olympic and Paralympic star in this hilariously informative guide to the games. For each sport you'll discover why it's great, why it's not so great, what sk...