Books - Families

• Renee Ahdieh
• Hodder & Stoughton
• ISBN13: 9781529368130
• Published: 08-10-2019

#1 New York Times bestselling author Renee Ahdieh returns with a sumptuous, sultry and romantic new series set in 19th century New Orleans where vampires hide in plain sight.'Incredibly ornate [and] lush . . . nail-biting and swoony and satisfying and tense all at the same time' Sa...

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• Nicola Davies, Mike Byrne
• Barrington Stoke Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781781128824
• Published: 07-10-2019

Grandpa Joe is butterfly bonkers. There's nothing he loves more than photographing the fluttering, colourful creatures in his garden. But since Ben's granny passed away, Grandpa Joe has changed. He doesn't want to go outside or talk or smile. It's like he's a completely different person and it...

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• Sylvia Bishop, Paddy Donnelly
• Little Tiger Press Group
• ISBN13: 9781788950817
• Published: 03-10-2019

A range of simple stories for new readers, with beautiful colour illustrations. Whenever Roo visits Grandpa, she loves exploring the seaside cove near his cottage. But on her latest stay, Grandpa explains that he can't go down there any more - the path is too steep and overgrown for him...

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• Emma Carroll
• Faber & Faber
• ISBN13: 9780571332816
• Published: 03-10-2019

A sinking boat. A girl in disguise. A disappearing sea....  When Fortune Sharpe carves a boat from a tree with her beloved brother, Gem, she's only having a bit of fun. But now is not the time for a girl to be drawing attention to herself. She is sent away to find work dressed as a boy. Luckil...

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• Sophia Thakur
• Walker Books Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781406388534
• Published: 03-10-2019

\"An amazingly talented spoken word artist\" MTVFrom acclaimed performance poet Sophia Thakur comes a powerful first collection of poems exploring issues of identity, difference, faith, relationships, fear, loss and joy. Intricate, evocative and dazzling - these are poems that expl...

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• Joe Brady
• David Fickling Books
• ISBN13: 9781788451000
• Published: 03-10-2019

Claire is the world's first and only JUSTICE NINJA! She's on a mission to set the world to rights.Rubbish litterers - BINNED!Loud motorbikes - SILENCED!School bullies - DEFEATED!Justice never sleeps - not when Claire's about. She's taking down wrong-doers, NINJA-STYLE!Evil councillors, gum spi...

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• Tracey Corderoy, Sarah Massini
• Nosy Crow Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781788005401
• Published: 03-10-2019

It's Christmas Eve and everyone is fast asleep . . . except for a lonely mouse who lives in the grandfather clock. So when Santa arrives, lost in a blizzard, Mouse is the only one who can show him the way. Together they embark on a magical sleigh ride, delivering presents all around town. But...

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• Greg Gormley, David Barrow
• Nosy Crow Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781788002035
• Published: 03-10-2019

When Nelly asks Bear what kind of bear he is, he isn't entirely sure how to answer. So off he goes to find out . . . But none of the different bears he meets on his travels are like him. Grizzly bears don't have funny stitches; polar bears don't have washing labels attached to their bottoms; s...

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