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  • The Clockwork Sparrow

    The Clockwork Sparrow

    • Katherine Woodfine
    • Egmont
    • ISBN13: 9781405276177
    • Published: 04-06-2015

    Katherine Woodfine's bestselling debut novel. A fast-paced historical mystery adventure for readers aged 9+, with gorgeous Edwardian period detail. Perfect for fans of Enid Blyton, Chris Riddell's Goth Girl and Robin Stevens' Murder Most Unladylike series. You are cordially invi...

  • Jonny Jakes Investigates the Hamburgers of Doom

    Jonny Jakes Investigates the Hamburgers of Doom

    • Malcolm Judge, Alan Brown
    • Curious Fox
    • ISBN13: 9781782023234
    • Published: 04-06-2015

    Meet Jonny Jakes, undercover reporter for banned school newspaper The Woodford Word. Nothing will stop his pursuit of the truth. Not teachers. Not parents. Not double detention. When a new head teacher arrives halfway through term, Jonny smells a rat. Teachers handing out sweets? All-you-can-e...

  • Binny in Secret: Book 2

    Binny in Secret: Book 2

    • Hilary McKay
    • Hachette Children's Group
    • ISBN13: 9781444913408
    • Published: 04-06-2015

    With her awful secondhand uniform and stuck-up classmates, Binny's new school is horrible. And life gets even worse when a storm damages the roof of her house, forcing Binny and her family to move to the countryside whilst it's being fixed. Binny, her sensible older sister Clem, and her rambun...

  • Dindy and the Elephant

    Dindy and the Elephant

    • Elizabeth Laird
    • Pan Macmillan
    • ISBN13: 9781447272403
    • Published: 04-06-2015

    Bored with her little brother Pog's childish games, Dindy decides that she's finally grown-up enough for a real adventure. While her mother is sleeping and the servants are busy, she takes Pog deep into the tea gardens, a place they are never supposed to go alone.Terrified by wild...

  • Mad about Monkeys

    Mad about Monkeys

    • Owen Davey
    • Flying Eye Books
    • ISBN13: 9781909263574
    • Published: 01-06-2015

    Monkeys, monkeys, monkeys! Haven't you ever wondered about our simian friends and wonder what makes them so special? With over 250 species inhabiting our planet, this book explores the many different types of monkeys from the smallest Pygmy Marmoset to the largest Mandrill, and provides all th...

  • The Beast of Grubbers Nubbin (Stitch Head 5)

    The Beast of Grubbers Nubbin (Stitch Head 5)

    • Guy Bass, Pete Williamson
    • Little Tiger Press Group
    • ISBN13: 9781847156099
    • Published: 01-06-2015

    Re-join Stitch Head, a mad professor's forgotten creation, as he steps out of the shadows into the adventure of an almost-lifetime... The orphans at Castle Grotteskew are running riot ... and getting hungry. With no food in the castle, Stitch Head and Arabella head down to Grubbers Nubb...

  • A Magical Venice story: The Water Horse: Book 1

    A Magical Venice story: The Water Horse: Book 1

    • Holly Webb
    • Hachette Children's Group
    • ISBN13: 9781408327623
    • Published: 07-05-2015

    An enchanting tale of magic, friendship and adventure for readers aged 9 and up - from bestselling author, Holly Webb.Olivia is the princess of Venice. So when the waters start to rise, she knows only her magic can prevent disaster befalling the city. Desperate for help...

  • Cakes in Space

    Cakes in Space

    • Philip Reeve, Sarah McIntyre
    • Oxford University Press
    • ISBN13: 9780192734907
    • Published: 07-05-2015

    Astra's family are all snoring in their sleeping pods, but Astra is WIDE AWAKE. With her friend, Pilbeam, she goes off exploring and soon finds out the ship is in deep trouble. It's been knocked off course and invaded by a gang of Poglites, an alien salvage crew searching for spoons. Bu...