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Alistair Grim's Odditorium
- 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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Elspeth Hart and the Perilous Voyage
- 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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Gorilla Dawn
- 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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If Only We Had a Helicopter
- Roger McGough, Michael Broad
- Barrington Stoke Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781781124635
- Published: 03-09-2015
Midge and co. are back! And this time there's a brand new four-legged friend in tow. New Dog needs a name and the boys need an adventure, so what are the three to do but sort it out themselves - there will be rescue missions, viking attacks and buried treasuregalore before the week is out. Lau...
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The Christmas Eve Tree
- Delia Huddy, Emily Sutton
- Walker Books Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781406356496
- Published: 03-09-2015
A tender Christmas story with charming artwork by Emily Sutton, illustrator of Tiny.When the ugly little fir tree is taken to the city, no one wants to buy him; they prefer the big tall trees. But a homeless boy asks the shopkeeper if he can take the tree, and down by the river in a cardboard...
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Pugs of the Frozen North
- Philip Reeve, Sarah McIntyre
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN13: 9780192734570
- Published: 19-08-2015
The Race to the Top of the World! It comes around once in a lifetime, and the prize? Your heart's desire. Shen and Sika can't resist the chance to win, but competition is fierce. The path to victory is littered with snow trolls, sea monsters, and a gang of particularly hungry yetis. But Shen a...
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Clash of the Rival Robots
- Gareth P. Jones
- Little Tiger Press Group
- ISBN13: 9781847156068
- Published: 13-08-2015
Wanted: Dead or Alive! (Or smashed into little bits and delivered in boxes.) The Steampunk Pirates are lured back to England by the promise of gold. But the appearance of their inventor, Mr Richmond Swift, signals big trouble. He has a new army of robots and it's not long before sparks b...
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Creature Teacher Goes Wild
- Sam Watkins, David O'Connell
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN13: 9780192742674
- Published: 06-08-2015
Something's out of control in the classroom!Jake and his class are going to the opening of Wilf's Wild Adventure Theme Park. Things get a bit too wild, though, when Jake's teacher - Mr Hyde - ends up turning into Creature and causing chaos! Jake and his friends will have to find Creature and g...
