Boys don’t read books about girls…
We are delighted to host Jo Cotterill, author of the stunning middle grade book, Looking At The Stars. Amina’s homeland has been ravaged by war for many months, but so far she and her family are safe, together. When a…
House Of Secrets
Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini When Brendan, Cordelia and Nell move to Kristoff House they have no idea that they are about to unleash the dark magic locked within. Now the Walker kids must battle against deadly pirates, bloodthirsty warriors…
Wild Boy
London, 1841 A boy covered in hair, raised as a monster, condemned to life in a travelling freak show. A boy with extraordinary powers of observation and detection. A boy accused of murder; on the run; hungry for the truth.…
Hidden Among Us
Katy Moran When Lissy meets a mysterious and strangely beautiful boy on her way to Hopesay Edge, she is deeply unsettled by their encounter. She discovers that they boy, Larkspur, is a member of the Hidden, an ancient group of…
I’m Dougal Trump and It’s Not my Fault
Jackie Marchant I, DOUGAL TRUMP, AM DEAD. Ok, I’m not actually dead, but if I’m not very careful, I soon will be. In this first book, football-loving Dougal Trump finds himself at risk from the mysterious creature living in the…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: Can We Save The Tiger?
Martin Jenkins and Vicky White (illustrator) Tigers are big, beautiful and fierce. But, like many other animals, they are in danger of becoming extinct. With breathtaking illustrations this large-format picture book tells us about the threats to the many endangered…
Theodore Boone: Half The Man, Twice The Lawyer
John Grisham A perfect murder A faceless witness A lone courtroom champion knows the whole truth . . . and he’s only thirteen years old Meet Theodore Boone In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though…
Dark Inside
Jeyn Roberts Moments after several huge earthquakes shake every continent on Earth, something strange starts happening to some people. Michael can only watch in horror as an incidence of road rage so extreme it ends in two deaths unfolds before…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: Small Change For Stuart
Lissa Evans Stuart Horten – ten years old and small for his age – moves to the dreary town of Beeton, far away from all his friends. And then he meets his new next-door neighbours, the unbearable Kingley triplets, and…
Stormbreaker
Anthony Horowitz They told him his uncle died in a car accident. Fourteen-year-old Alex knows that’s a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncle’s windshield confirm his suspicions. But nothing prepares him for the news that the uncle he…
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