Books - Families

• Avi, David Dean
• Walker Books Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781406380835
• Published: 01-11-2018

Award-winning author Avi pens a stark, unflinching tale of ordinary boys living during WW1 as tensions - and desperations - mount among them.   The first button they found. The second button they stole...  Twelve-year-old Patryk has never left his Polish village and doesn't know much ab...

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• Jeremy Strong, Rebecca Bagley
• David Fickling Books
• ISBN13: 9781788450287
• Published: 01-11-2018

ARMADILLO AND HARE live with their friends in the Big Forest. Hare loves dancing. Armadillo loves cheese sandwiches. Hare loves playing the tuba. Armadillo loves cheese sandwiches. Hare loves his best friend, Armadillo. Armadillo loves Hare - AND cheese sandwiches!

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• Laura Weymouth
• Chicken House Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781911490036
• Published: 01-11-2018

Six years ago, Evelyn and Philippa Hapwell were swept from war-torn England and into a woodland fantasy kingdom. Now back in the real world, eldest sister Philippa is relieved, but Evelyn is grieving for the magical place she called home. When she goes missing, Philippa must confront the truth...

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• Ben Miller, Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini
• Simon & Schuster Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781471171536
• Published: 01-11-2018

'A gorgeous tale brimming with the magic of Christmas. A sheer delight for all kids both big AND small.' Ruth Jones, award-winning writer and comedian'Enchanting, funny and intriguing in equal measure' Philip Ardagh, bestselling author 'You can always tell when a children's book ha...

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• A.F. Harrold, illus Emily Gravett
• Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• ISBN13: 9781408894316
• Published: 01-11-2018

Fact: Ember and Ness are best friends. There's nothing more to say about it. It is what it is. It is what will always be. Ember and Ness.Then Ness dies. It is sudden and unexpected and leaves Ember completely empty. How can this be?When Ember finds a way into the Afterworld, she determines to...

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• Anuska Allepuz, Matilda Woods
• Scholastic
• ISBN13: 9781407184906
• Published: 01-11-2018

An enchanting, charming story of bravery on the ice-tipped ocean, with stunning art by Anuska Allepuz on every page. Curious, pin-bright Oona Britt dreams of setting sail with her ship's captain father for a life of excitement on the wild waves. She has read stories of a magical creature - the...

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• Alex Bell, Tomislav Tomic
• Faber & Faber
• ISBN13: 9780571332564
• Published: 01-11-2018

The second title in this gorgeously imaginative middle grade fantasy adventure series combining the best of Peter Pan, Lemony Snicket, Northern Lights and Alice in Wonderland.  Stella Starflake Pearl is eagerly anticipating her next expedition. Suddenly disaster strikes when Stella's father, F...

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• Deirdre Sullivan
• Little Island
• ISBN13: 9781912417117
• Published: 18-10-2018

Paperback edition of bestselling book from 2017, with a bonus story in this edition. A collection of 13 dark, feminist retellings of traditional fairytales from one of Ireland's leading writers for young people. In the tradition of Angela Carter, stories such as Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin...

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