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The Wild Robot
- Peter Brown
- Piccadilly Press
- ISBN13: 9781848127272
- Published: 02-01-2018
The heartwarming and action-packed illustrated novel exploring what happens when nature and technology collide.When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is - but...
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The Extinction Trials
- S.M. Wilson
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781474927345
- Published: 28-12-2017
In Stormchaser and Lincoln's ruined world, the only way to survive is to risk everything. To face a contest more dangerous than anyone can imagine. And they will do ANYTHING to win. But in a land full of monsters - both human and reptilian - they can't afford to trust anyone. Perhaps not even...
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The Unpredictability of Being Human
- Linni Ingemundsen
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781474940634
- Published: 28-12-2017
If 14-year-old Malin was God for a day, she wouldn't change much. Dad would still yell; her brother Sigve would still get in trouble, and Mom would still think wine is good for the heart. She'd still be friends with Hanna, even if they met shoplifting. Because stuff's okay, mostly. And if He c...
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Funny Kid Stand Up (Funny Kid, Book 2)
- Matt Stanton
- HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN13: 9780008220204
- Published: 28-12-2017
FROM THE AUTHOR OF NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER, FUNNY KID FOR PRESIDENT! Being funny is a good gig and it's pretty much the only thing Max Walburt is good at. At least he thinks he's good at it . . . . . . Max takes being funny very seriously. At home, he is the Chief-...
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The Curse in the Candlelight (Scarlet and Ivy, Book 5)
- Sophie Cleverly
- HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN13: 9780008218317
- Published: 28-12-2017
There's a new girl at Rookwood School, and new mystery for Scarlet and Ivy to solve. It's a brand-new term for Scarlet and Ivy, and the girls are intrigued by a fascinating new girl, Ebony. She's as enchanting as she is mysterious, and she's began to gather quite the following - in fact...
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The Children of Willesden Lane
- Franklin Watts, Lee Cohen
- Hachette Children's Group
- ISBN13: 9781445161303
- Published: 14-12-2017
The inspirational story of Lisa Jura's escape from Nazi-controlled Austria to England on the famed KindertransportFourteen-year-old Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who hoped to become a concert pianist. But when Hitler's armies advanced on pre-war Vienna, Lisa's parents were forced...
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Trouble In New York
- Jennifer Gray
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781474927253
- Published: 29-11-2017
Meet Ermine, a small stoat on a big journey. In fact, she's on a world tour and determined to fill her scrapbook with tales of adventure. Armed with her toolkit and feathered hat, Ermine arrives in New York to stay with Michael Megabucks and his son - and is soon fighting off alligators at Cen...
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A Galaxy of Her Own: Amazing Stories of Women in Space
- Libby Jackson
- Cornerstone
- ISBN13: 9781780898360
- Published: 16-11-2017
From small steps to giant leaps, A Galaxy of Her Own tells fifty stories of inspirational women who have been fundamental to the story of humans in space, from scientists to astronauts to some surprising roles in between.From Ada Lovelace in the nineteenth century, to the women beh...
