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Fiction - Older Children - Age 8-12 years approx

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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 69 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book The House With a Dragon In It by Nick Lake, illustrated by Emily Gravett
    The House With a Dragon In It - by Nick Lake, illustrated by Emily Gravett

    £7.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781471194870 | ISBN 10: 1471194876

    An adventure to treasure from two multi award-winning creators, discover a classic story of family, friendship and believing in your own magic.   When Summer and her foster family are having lunch one day, a hole appears in the middle of the livin ... more

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  • Cover image of book Badgers Are GO! by Susannah Lloyd, illustrated by Nici Gregory
    Badgers Are GO! - by Susannah Lloyd, illustrated by Nici Gregory

    £7.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781788453196 | ISBN 10: 1788453190

    Lulu Whifferton-Rear loves to mind her own badgery business, but when she discovers that important humans ARE actually BOPs (Badger Operated Persons), she is thrust into the world of the Rumpington Academy of Badgering. There, her catastrophic traini ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Falling Boy by David Almond
    The Falling Boy - by David Almond

    £14.99   hardback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781444970586 | ISBN 10: 1444970585

    The Falling Boy. He could be anyone. He could be you.   From the bestselling, award-winning author of Skellig comes a heartfelt, unforgettable story perfect for readers of Michael Morpurgo and The Final Year.  Praise for The Falling Boy fro ... more

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  • Cover image of book Meesh the Bad Demon: The Secret of the Fang by Michelle Lam
    Meesh the Bad Demon: The Secret of the Fang - by Michelle Lam

    £9.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9780571384914 | ISBN 10: 0571384919

    Meesh the Bad Demon is no stranger to saving the world – but she never thought she’d have to do it twice! Can she defeat the darkness once and for all in this sequel of epic proportions?  When Meesh banded together with Fairy Princess ... more

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  • Cover image of book Terra Ultima: The Discovery of a New Continent by Raoul Deleo
    Terra Ultima: The Discovery of a New Continent - by Raoul Deleo

    £14.99   hardback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781800789210 | ISBN 10: 1800789211

    To most of us, the world in which we live seems well-traversed - explored in all directions and meticulously mapped. But something unbelievable has escaped us all... an entire continent named Terra Ultima. This extraordinary book documents this st ... more

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  • Cover image of book Beastlands: Race to Frostfall Mountain by Jess French
    Beastlands: Race to Frostfall Mountain - by Jess French

    £7.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781800784062 | ISBN 10: 1800784066

    BEFORE THERE WERE PEOPLE, THERE WERE BEASTS...  The island of Ramoa was once luscious and populated with mighty beasts. Now though, it is home to barren and tamed cities, where nature is locked out and trouble is brewing. When Kayla's beloved ... more

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  • Cover image of book Shadow by Michael Morpurgo
    Shadow - by Michael Morpurgo

    £7.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780008638566 | ISBN 10: 000863856x

    A powerful novel from Michael Morpurgo, the nation's favourite storyteller...   Never have Aman and his mother needed a friend more than when a Springer Spaniel appears - thin and war-ravaged - in the mouth of their Afghan cave. Nursed back to ... more

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  • Cover image of book Wilder by Penny Chrimes
    Wilder - by Penny Chrimes

    £7.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781510110717 | ISBN 10: 1510110712

    ‘This book gripped me like a great hawk in its talons and didn’t let me go... utterly phenomenal’ – Zillah Bethell, author of The Shark Caller   A desperate village. A child who emerges from the marshes. A falcon that helps her save them a ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) by Jaimal Yogis and Vivian Truong
    The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) - by Jaimal Yogis and Vivian Truong

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781338660425 | ISBN 10: 133866042x

    Grace and her friends must protect a newly hatched dragon from mysterious evildoers. When Grace moves to Hong Kong with her mum and new stepdad, her biggest concern is making friends at her fancy new boarding school. But when a mysterious old woman g ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Little Match Girl Strikes Back by Emma Carroll, illustrated by Lauren Child
    The Little Match Girl Strikes Back - by Emma Carroll, illustrated by Lauren Child

    £12.99   hardback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781398512818 | ISBN 10: 1398512818

    It only takes one strike: A powerful feminist reworking of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, from bestselling and award-winning creators Emma Carroll and Lauren Child.  'Superb. About community and voices and standing up for yourself’ Phil ... more

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  • Cover image of book Pax: Journey Home by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Jon Klassen
    Pax: Journey Home - by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Jon Klassen

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780008371722 | ISBN 10: 0008371725

    From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes the long-awaited sequel to Pax; this is a gorgeously crafted, utterly compelling novel about chosen families and the healing power of love.  It’s been a year since Peter and his p ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim
    The Last Fallen Star - by Graci Kim

    £6.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781368061278 | ISBN 10: 1368061273

    Riley Oh can’t wait to see her sister get initiated into the Gom clan, a powerful lineage of Korean healing witches their family has belonged to for generations. Her sister, Hattie, will earn her Gi bracelet and finally be able to cast spells witho ... more

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  • Cover image of book October, October by Katya Balen
    October, October - by Katya Balen

    £7.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781526601933 | ISBN 10: 1526601931

    A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD.   October and her dad live in the woods. They know the trees and the rocks and the lake and stars like best friends. They live in the woods and they are wild.   And that's the way ... more

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  • Cover image of book By Ash, Oak and Thorn by Melissa Harrison
    By Ash, Oak and Thorn - by Melissa Harrison

    £7.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781913322120 | ISBN 10: 1913322122

    A breathtaking tale of the rich, wild world and all its wonder from acclaimed nature writer and Costa Award-shortlisted novelist, Melissa Harrison - the perfect read for children for spring and summer!   Three tiny, ancient beings - Moss, Burnet ... more

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  • Cover image of book Doctor Who: Adventures in Lockdown by Various authors
    Doctor Who: Adventures in Lockdown - by Various authors

    £8.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781785947063 | ISBN 10: 1785947060

    Stories from Chris Chibnall, Paul Cornell, Russell T Davies, Neil Gaiman, Mark Gatiss, Pete McTighe, Steven Moffat, Vinay Patel and Joy Wilkinson.  Darkness Never Prevails.  While staying home was a vital safety measure in 2020, the freedom o ... more

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  • Cover image of book Bloom: The Surprising Seeds of Sorrel Fallowfield by Nicola Skinner
    Bloom: The Surprising Seeds of Sorrel Fallowfield - by Nicola Skinner

    £6.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9780008297404 | ISBN 10: 0008297401

    A beautifully written, incredibly original and wickedly funny novel for readers of 10 and older - Bloom is for everyone who has ever felt like they didn't fit in, and for anyone who has ever wanted a little more colour and wildness in their lives... ... more

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  • Cover image of book High-Rise Mystery by Sharna Jackson
    High-Rise Mystery - by Sharna Jackson

    £6.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781999642518 | ISBN 10: 1999642511

    The detective duo everyone is dying to meet!   Summer in London is hot, the hottest on record, and there's been a murder in THE TRI: the high-rise home to resident know-it-alls, Nik and Norva. Who better to solve the case? Armed with cur ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Colour of the Sun by David Almond
    The Colour of the Sun - by David Almond

    £7.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781444941135 | ISBN 10: 1444941135

    This is a moving, funny and inspirational novel from the bestselling author of Skellig. Shortlisted for the 2018 Costa Book Awards.  "The day is long, the world is wide, you're young and free."  One hot summer morning, Davie steps b ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Twisted Tree by Rachel Burge
    The Twisted Tree - by Rachel Burge

    £7.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781471407765 | ISBN 10: 1471407764

    Part ghost story, part Nordic mystery – a creepy and chilling tale steeped in Norse myth, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman and Michelle Paver's Dark Matter.  Martha can tell things about a person just by touching their clothes, as if their e ... more

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  • Cover image of book One Half from the East by Nadia Hashimi
    One Half from the East - by Nadia Hashimi

    £5.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9780062421913 | ISBN 10: 0062421913

    Perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia, Thanhha Lai, and Rebecca Stead, internationally bestselling author Nadia Hashimi’s first novel for young readers is a coming-of-age journey set in modern-day Afghanistan that explores life as a bacha posh â ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Light Jar by Lisa Thompson
    The Light Jar - by Lisa Thompson

    £6.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781407171289 | ISBN 10: 1407171283

    Why is Nate hiding in a forest – alone, frightened and friendless? Is there a light in this darkness? A magical, mysterious tale by the author of The Goldfish Boy. One to break your heart/dampen your tissues over and over again!   Nate and ... more

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  • Cover image of book Kick by Mitch Johnson
    Kick - by Mitch Johnson

    £6.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781474928151 | ISBN 10: 1474928153

    Budi's plan is simple. He's going to be a star.  Budi's going to play for the greatest team on earth, instead of sweating over each stitch he sews, each football boot he makes.   But one unlucky kick brings Budi's world crashing down. ... more

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  • Cover image of book Bah! Humbug! by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Tony Ross
    Bah! Humbug! - by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Tony Ross

    £10.99   hardback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781407178189 | ISBN 10: 1407178180

    Utterly heartwarming! A seasonal classic brought up to date by two giants of kids’ fiction.   Can a school play of A Christmas Carol help Harry’s dad to find the spirit of Christmas? Harry Gruber is feeling pretty nervous – and not just ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Case of the Girl in Grey: The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency by Jordan Stratford
    The Case of the Girl in Grey: The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency - by Jordan Stratford

    £6.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780440871187 | ISBN 10: 0440871182

    The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency was supposed to be a secret constabulary, but after the success of their first case, all of London knows that Lady Ada and Mary are the girls to go to if you have a problem.   Their new case is a puzzle inde ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Kites Are Flying by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Laura Carlin
    The Kites Are Flying - by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Laura Carlin

    £6.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781406367317 | ISBN 10: 1406367311

    A television reporter's extraordinary experience in the West Bank reveals how children's hopes and dreams for peace and unity can fly higher than any wall built to divide communities and religions.  Travelling to the West Bank to witness how lif ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
    The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline

    £0.00   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781406360660 | ISBN 10: 140636066x

    The Incredible Journey meets The Mouse and His Child, an enchanting tale that begs to be read aloud.  The magical story of the adventures of a lost toy rabbit from a New York Times bestselling author, twice winner of the Newbery Medal. &nbs ... more

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  • Cover image of book The River and the Book by Alison Croggon
    The River and the Book - by Alison Croggon

    £6.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781406356021 | ISBN 10: 1406356026

    Combining magical realism and fable, this lyrical tale is the story of a landscape and community destroyed by Western greed.  From the internationally bestselling author of the high fantasy series The Books of Pellinor comes a powerful story about ... more

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  • Cover image of book Girl with a White Dog by Anne Booth
    Girl with a White Dog - by Anne Booth

    £6.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781846471810 | ISBN 10: 1846471818

    Jessie is fed up: her dad's business has gone bust; they've had to leave behind their family home; and her cousin Fran - who used to be her best friend - is ignoring her, in favour of the cool crowd at school. An unexpected bright spot comes in the s ... more

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  • Cover image of book Running on a Patchwork of Earth by Jonny Zucker, illustrated by Emmanuel Cerisier
    Running on a Patchwork of Earth - by Jonny Zucker, illustrated by Emmanuel Cerisier

    £4.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781472905345 | ISBN 10: 1472905342

    AJ is one of the best runners in his school - which is one of the best athletics training grounds in the world. He's devastated when his parents suddenly move him to cold, wet London, and he finds himself facing a very alien life, and hostility from ... more

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  • Cover image of book Rover Saves Christmas by Roddy Doyle
    Rover Saves Christmas - by Roddy Doyle

    £5.99   paperback   (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781407139739 | ISBN 10: 1407139738

    Nope: that’s not a reindeer!   This laugh-aloud story of a wonder-dog is written by a real wonder author. Roddy Doyle has won the biggest grown-up fiction prize in the world: the Booker Prize.   But kids know that his stories about th ... more

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  • Cover image of book Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
    Treasure Island - by Robert Louis Stevenson

    £4.99   paperback   (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781407143637 | ISBN 10: 1407143638

    After the death of bloodthirsty buccaneer Captain Flint, young Jim Hawkins finds himself holding the key to a fortune. Inside Captain Flint’s sea-chest, he discovers a map that will lead him to the fabled Treasure Island.  But Jim isn’t the only ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
    The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas - by David Almond, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

    £6.99   paperback   (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781406337464 | ISBN 10: 1406337463

    Multi-award-winning author David Almond brings us a joyfully life-affirming and fabulously fishy tale about one boy's journey from anguish to joy.  Stanley Potts is just an ordinary boy, but when all the jobs in Fish Quay disappear his Uncle Er ... more

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  • Cover image of book My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher
    My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece - by Annabel Pitcher

    £7.99   paperback   (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781780621869 | ISBN 10: 1780621868

    Narrated by ten year old Jamie, a stunning debut novel about the tragedy that tears apart his family after a terrorist attack, and how they rebuild their lives.  Ten-year-old Jamie Matthews has just moved to the Lake District with his Dad and his ... more

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  • Cover image of book Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell
    Rooftoppers - by Katherine Rundell

    £6.99   paperback   (2013) - ISBN 13: 9780571280599 | ISBN 10: 0571280595

    Everyone tells Sophie she was orphaned in a shipwreck. But Sophie is convinced her mother also survived. When no one believes her, Sophie sets out to prove them wrong. On the run from the authorities, Sophie finds Matteo and the other rooftoppers - c ... more

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  • Cover image of book Hostage by Malorie Blackman, illustrated by Derek Brazell
    Hostage - by Malorie Blackman, illustrated by Derek Brazell

    £5.99   paperback   (2012) - ISBN 13: 9781781120798 | ISBN 10: 178112079x

    Blindfolded. Alone. Afraid. The only thing Angela knows is that she's been kidnapped. Will her father pay the ransom? Does she have the courage to escape on her own? ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lemonade Sky by Jean Ure
    Lemonade Sky - by Jean Ure

    £6.99   paperback   (2012) - ISBN 13: 9780007431649 | ISBN 10: 0007431643

    The poignant, heart warming and beautifully written new standalone novel from the best-loved and original Queen of Tween, whose books are described by Jacqueline Wilson as “funny, funky, feisty - and fantastic reads!”.   Ruby, Tizz and Sam are sist ... more

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  • Cover image of book One Hundred Illustrated Stories by Various authors
    One Hundred Illustrated Stories - by Various authors

    £16.99   hardback   (2012) - ISBN 13: 9781409550365 | ISBN 10: 1409550362

    An enchanting collection of one hundred of the best-loved stories ever told, from elegant retellings of Grimm and Andersen to lively folk tales from around the world.  Includes favourite stories such as The Twelve Dancing Princesses, Aladdin, Jack ... more

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  • Cover image of book Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Ran Away from the Circus (and Joined the Library) by A. F. Harrold
    Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Ran Away from the Circus (and Joined the Library) - by A. F. Harrold

    £5.99   paperback   (2012) - ISBN 13: 9781408830031 | ISBN 10: 1408830035

    'There are many boys in the world, all slightly different from one another, and most of them are referred to by names. These are often John or Jack or Desmond, but sometimes they are James or Philip or Simon. Once, and once only, there was a boy whos ... more

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  • Cover image of book Indigo Blue by Cathy Cassidy
    Indigo Blue - by Cathy Cassidy

    £6.99   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780141338897 | ISBN 10: 014133889x

    'I need a seriously brilliant daydream... because everything is far from OK...'  When Indigo's mum announces that they're moving - just Indie, Mum and baby Misti - Indie doesn't understand. Why the hurry? Where are they going? Will her best f ... more

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  • Cover image of book An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo
    An Elephant in the Garden - by Michael Morpurgo

    £6.99   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780007339587 | ISBN 10: 0007339585

    It’s 1945. Elizabeth's father is fighting with the German army on the eastern front. Her mother works at Dresden zoo, where her favourite animal is a young elephant named Marlene.   When the zoo director tells her the dangerous animals must b ... more

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  • Cover image of book Run Rabbit Run by Barbara Mitchelhill
    Run Rabbit Run - by Barbara Mitchelhill

    £6.99   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781849392495 | ISBN 10: 1849392498

    When Lizzie's dad refuses to fight in the Second World War, the police come looking to arrest him. Desperate to stay together, Lizzie and her brother Freddie go on the run with him, hiding from the police in idyllic Whiteway.   But when their ... more

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  • Cover image of book My Name is Mina by David Almond
    My Name is Mina - by David Almond

    £7.99   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780340997260 | ISBN 10: 0340997265

    There’s an empty notebook lying on the table in the moonlight. It’s been there for an age. I keep on saying that I’ll write a journal. So I’ll start right here, right now. I open the book and write the very first words: My name is Mina and I love the ... more

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  • Cover image of book Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones
    Enchanted Glass - by Diana Wynne Jones

    £6.99   paperback   (2010) - ISBN 13: 9780007320806 | ISBN 10: 0007320809

    A brilliant, intricate and magical novel from the Godmother of British fantasy.  When Andrew Hope's magician grandfather dies, he leaves his house and field-of-care to his grandson who spent much of his childhood at the house. Andrew has forg ... more

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  • Cover image of book Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo
    Running Wild - by Michael Morpurgo

    £6.99   paperback   (2010) - ISBN 13: 9780007267026 | ISBN 10: 0007267029

    The epic and heart-rending jungle adventure from the nation’s favourite storyteller, now available in paperback.  For Will and his mother, going to Indonesia isn't just a holiday. It's an escape, a new start, a chance to put things behind the ... more

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  • Cover image of book Oath Breaker: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Book 5 by Michelle Paver
    Oath Breaker: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Book 5 - by Michelle Paver

    £7.99   paperback   (2009) - ISBN 13: 9781842551165 | ISBN 10: 1842551167

    When he was outcast, Torak was the hunted one. The following spring, he becomes the hunter when he swears to avenge the killing of one of his closest friends. To fulfil his oath he must brave the hidden valleys of the Deep Forest, where the clans hav ... more

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  • Cover image of book Jackdaw Summer by David Almond
    Jackdaw Summer - by David Almond

    £6.99   paperback   (2009) - ISBN 13: 9780340881996 | ISBN 10: 0340881992

    By the author of Skellig, winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award.  A long hot summer. A wild boy. An abandoned baby. An act of violence.  Every summer Liam and Max roam the wild countryside of Northumberl ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Fire Eaters by David Almond
    The Fire Eaters - by David Almond

    £7.99   paperback   (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780340944998 | ISBN 10: 0340944994

    There he was, below the bridge, half-naked, eyes blazing. He had a pair of burning torches. He ran them back and forth across his skin. He sipped from a bottle, breathed across a torch, and fire and fumes leapt from his lips. The air was filled with ... more

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  • Cover image of book Alice
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by Chris Riddell

    £6.99   paperback   (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780141321073 | ISBN 10: 0141321075

    On an ordinary summer's afternoon, Alice tumbles down a hole and an extraordinary adventure begins. In a strange world with even stranger characters, she meets a rabbit with a pocket watch, joins a Mad Hatter's Tea Party, and plays croquet with the Q ... more

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  • Cover image of book Spokes: Stories from the Romani World by Janna Eliot
    Spokes: Stories from the Romani World - by Janna Eliot

    £5.99   paperback   (2008) - ISBN 13: 9781905512478 | ISBN 10: 1905512473

    A scarlet wheel on a blue and green flag, bright against the grey sky. Gisela leaned against the stone balustrade, tired after the journey. She'd forgotten how hectic London was, and wondered how she'd ever managed to cope with the daily commute... B ... more

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  • Cover image of book Free to Be...You and Me (Special 35th Anniversary Edition) by Marlo Thomas and friends
    Free to Be...You and Me (Special 35th Anniversary Edition) - by Marlo Thomas and friends

    £13.99   book with CD   (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780762430604 | ISBN 10: 0762430605

    This is the book we all know and love by Marlo Thomas and her friends —brought to new life with brand new illustrations to captivate and inspire a new generation of readers on a journey of the heart.   Whether you are opening Free to Be...You ... more

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  • Cover image of book Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman
    Once Upon a Time in the North - by Philip Pullman

    £12.99   hardback   (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780385614320 | ISBN 10: 0385614322

    Another mesmerising episode from the universe of His Dark Materials including the very first meeting of those two legends and friends, Lee Scoresby, the Texan balloonist, and Iorek Byrnison, the armoured bear.  Set in the far frozen Arctic, O ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ivan the Terrible by Anne Fine
    Ivan the Terrible - by Anne Fine

    £5.99   paperback   (2008) - ISBN 13: 9781405233255 | ISBN 10: 1405233257

    'Greetings to all you lowly shivering worms!' Ivan doesn't speak English. Which is tough on your first day at a new school. So Boris is roped in to translate for him. But then the new boy starts threatening to make slaves out of all his schoolma ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lee Raven, Boy Thief by Zizou Corder
    Lee Raven, Boy Thief - by Zizou Corder

    £7.99   paperback   (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780141322902 | ISBN 10: 014132290x

    Lee Raven, boy thief, has stolen something he really didn't mean to. Now he faces a perilous flight through London (and the murky sewers below) as he tries to escape capture - because Lee has stolen the Book of Nebo, a book that has existed for thous ... more

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  • Cover image of book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - by Roald Dahl

    £6.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9780141322711 | ISBN 10: 0141322713

    A new edition of the famous Dahl story of Charlie Bucket and his Golden Ticket, and Willy Wonka and his amazing chocolate factory. Great new Quentin Blake cover as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world. ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Ghost of Grania O
    The Ghost of Grania O'Malley - by Michael Morpurgo

    £6.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9781405233408 | ISBN 10: 1405233400

    From master storyteller Michael Morpurgo comes The Ghost of Grania O'Malley. Everyone knows the Big Hill is full of gold, and now the islanders are intent on cutting the top off it and making themselves rich. Jessie and Jake are determined to sa ... more

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  • Cover image of book Anancy
    Anancy's African Adventures - by Beulah Richmond

    £5.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9789768202116 | ISBN 10: 9768202114

    Follow Anancy and his friend Chaka in their adventures to Africa as they see new sites, animals, and things they have never seen before.  An exciting sequel to Anancy and Friends, Anancy's African Adventures features an imaginative story which c ... more

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  • Cover image of book Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams
    Tunnels - by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams

    £6.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9781905294428 | ISBN 10: 1905294425

    Fourteen-year-old Will Burrows lives with his family in London. He has little in common with them except for a passion for digging, which he shares with his father. When his father suddenly disappears down an unknown tunnel, Will decides to inve ... more

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  • Cover image of book Midnight Feast by Various authors
    Midnight Feast - by Various authors

    £11.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9780007229284 | ISBN 10: 0007229283

    Brand new stories from your fave bestselling authors - and all for a great cause!  The blockbusting, bumper anthology for children is back, in the name of both entertainment and charity.   Midnight Feast is packed full of exclusive stor ... more

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  • Cover image of book Small Steps by Louis Sachar
    Small Steps - by Louis Sachar

    £7.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9780747583455 | ISBN 10: 0747583455

    Upon returning from Austin, Armpit set five goals for himself. Five small steps.   1. Graduate High School. 2. Get a job. 3. Save his money. 4. Avoid situations that might turn violent. And... 5. Lose the name Armpit.  In this wond ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Road of Bones by Anne Fine
    The Road of Bones - by Anne Fine

    £7.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9780552554930 | ISBN 10: 0552554936

    'Yuri, wake up! You know who's coming for you...'   In Yuri's country, people vanish. And no one ever comes back.  Now Yuri too is on a road to despair.  A road built on the bones of those who dared to oppose...   A ... more

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  • Cover image of book Alone on a Wide Wide Sea by Michael Morpurgo
    Alone on a Wide Wide Sea - by Michael Morpurgo

    £6.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9780007230587 | ISBN 10: 0007230583

    There were dozens of us on the ship, all up on deck for the leaving of Liverpool, gulls wheeling and crying over our heads, calling good-bye... That is all I remember of England.  When six-year-old orphan Arthur Hobhouse is shipped to Austr ... more

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  • Cover image of book War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
    War Horse - by Michael Morpurgo

    £6.99   paperback   (2006) - ISBN 13: 9781405215879 | ISBN 10: 1405215879

    From master storyteller, Michael Morpurgo comes an incredibly moving story about one horse's experience in the deadly chaos of the first world war.  In 1914, Joey, a young farm horse, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on t ... more

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  • Cover image of book Checkmate (Noughts and Crosses, Book 3) by Malorie Blackman
    Checkmate (Noughts and Crosses, Book 3) - by Malorie Blackman

    £7.99   paperback   (2006) - ISBN 13: 9780552551946 | ISBN 10: 0552551945

    Can the future ever erase the past?   Rose has a Cross mother and a nought father in a society where the pale-skinned noughts are treated as inferiors and those with dual heritage face a life-long battle against deep-rooted prejudices. Sephy, ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman
    The Ruby in the Smoke - by Philip Pullman

    £6.99   paperback   (2006) - ISBN 13: 9780439943666 | ISBN 10: 0439943663

    Soon after Sally Lockhart's father drowns at sea, she receives a strange anonymous letter. The dire warning it contains makes a man die of fear at her feet.  Determined to discover the truth about her father's death, Sally is plunged into a terr ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lionboy: The Chase by Zizou Corder
    Lionboy: The Chase - by Zizou Corder

    £7.99   paperback   (2005) - ISBN 13: 9780141317564 | ISBN 10: 0141317566

    Charlie Ashanti is on the run from an amazing floating circus with six homesick beautiful Lions and an extraordinary sabre-toothed creature.  Charlie has promised to help the Lions find their way home to Morocco but he has his own problems: his ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Firework-maker
    The Firework-maker's Daughter - by Philip Pullman

    £6.99   paperback   (2004) - ISBN 13: 9780440866404 | ISBN 10: 0440866405

    More than anything else in the world, Lila wants to be a Firework-Maker. But every Firework-Maker must make a perilous journey to face the terrifying Fire-Fiend! Can Lila possibly survive? Especially when she doesn't know she needs special protection ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lionboy by Zizou Corder
    Lionboy - by Zizou Corder

    £7.99   paperback   (2004) - ISBN 13: 9780141317267 | ISBN 10: 0141317264

    Charlie Ashanti can speak Cat.  He takes it for granted - but when his Mum and Dad go missing, the cats are the only friends he can turn to. Setting out to find his parents, Charlie stows away on an incredible circus ship bound for Paris. O ... more

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  • Cover image of book Boy Overboard by Morris Gleitzman
    Boy Overboard - by Morris Gleitzman

    £6.99   paperback   (2003) - ISBN 13: 9780141316253 | ISBN 10: 014131625x

    Jamal loves playing football, which isn't easy if your goalie only has one leg and you keep having to dodge landmines to get your ball back. Jamal's stubborn little sister Bibi is even better at football than Jamal. But girls playing football is agai ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Mer-Child: A Legend for Children and Other Adults by Robin Morgan, illustrated by Amy Zerner
    The Mer-Child: A Legend for Children and Other Adults - by Robin Morgan, illustrated by Amy Zerner

    £9.99   hardback   (1991) - ISBN 13: 9781558610545 | ISBN 10: 1558610545

    This enchanting story tells of two outsiders who find a deep kinship in each other.  The Mer-Child � with his pale green skin, surf-white hair, and shimmering tail � is not fully accepted in the sea world or the human world. The Little Girl ... more

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