Books - Families

• Robert Muchamore
• Hot Key Books
• ISBN13: 9781471408618
• Published: 02-04-2020

You can't go far without a quick brain and some rule-bending in a place like Locksley. After its vast car plants shut down, the prosperous town has become a wasteland of empty homes, toxic land and families on the brink. And it doesn't help that the authorities are in the clutches of profit-ob...

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• Inbal Leitner, Inbal Leitner
• Scallywag Press
• ISBN13: 9781912650187
• Published: 02-04-2020

'We are moving to a new home, where the lakes freeze in winter. I am visiting my Grandma to say goodbye.'The little girl in this story loves visiting her Grandma's sewing studio and watching her make things, and is worried about leaving Grandma behind and not being able to see her. Grandma re-...

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• Anthony Horowitz
• Walker Books Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781406389296
• Published: 02-04-2020

Get ready for action, adrenaline and adventure in this explosive, brand new Alex Rider mission by bestselling author, Anthony Horowitz.  In this adrenaline-fuelled adventure in the number one bestselling series, Alex Rider is sent by MI6 Special Operations to infiltrate a new and sinister orga...

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• Johanna Fernihough
• Oxford University Press
• ISBN13: 9780192771551
• Published: 02-04-2020

Follow one Crow's quest to discover the happiest bird in the world. He encounters a softly cooing dove, an elegant swan, and a much-loved cockerel before finally meeting a peacock, bound in a golden cage. Crow is in awe of the creature's magnificent bejewelled tail - and believes this must be...

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• Brian Conaghan
• Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• ISBN13: 9781408871577
• Published: 02-04-2020

Moya. The M Word. Whisper it. Conceal it. But please, never mention it ... Maggie Yates talks to her best mate Moya every day. She tells her about Maggie's mum losing her job. She tells her that Mum's taken to not opening the curtains and crying in secret. And she tells her about how she plans...

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• Catherine Brereton, Kate McLelland
• Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• ISBN13: 9781526602817
• Published: 02-04-2020

Do you know that cormorants are expert fishers? They swim along the water and then quickly dive to catch their prey! Or that great crested grebes fluff up their feathers and break out into a dance to attract their mates?From the easy-to-spot, year-round tufted duck to the summer visitor and ca...

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• Kirsty Applebaum
• Nosy Crow Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781788003476
• Published: 02-04-2020

Imagine having the perfect friend, one who never steals, lies or bullies. Now you can, with the TrooFriend 560, the latest in artificial intelligence! What can go wrong with a robot buddy? Especially one that's developing human characteristics and feelings, and who has just run away with her h...

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• Marie G. Rohde
• What on Earth Publishing Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781912920211
• Published: 02-04-2020

Our planet is sending out an SOS. From global warming to plastic pollution, real-life environmental monsters are threatening our world at every turn. Now it's your chance to challenge them! Meet the habitat-harming monsters that are ruining the Earth and learn how to va...

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