My Busy Being Bella Day
Rebecca Patteson Bella is going to have a very busy day at nursery – but what about baby brother Bob? He gets to stay at home with Mummy, and Bella can’t help but imagine all the wonderful things he’ll get…
The Detectives Daughter
Lesley Thomson Kate Rokesmith’s decision to go to the river changed the lives of many. Her murder shocked the nation. Her husband never pressed charges and moved abroad under a cloud of suspicion. Her son, just four years old, grew…
Shhh! Don’t Wake The Royal Baby
Martha Mumford and Ada Grey (illustrator) It’s chaos at the Royal Palace – the Royal Baby just won’t go to sleep. Waaaaah! Waaaaah! Waaaaah! The Royal Family has tried everything to pacify the little bundle of joy – from proferring…
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Schaffer and Annie Barrows It’s 1946 and author Juliet Ashton can’t think what to write next. Out of the blue, she receives a letter from Dawsey Adams of Guernsey – by chance, he’s acquired a book that once…
The Book Thief
HERE IS A SMALL FACT – YOU ARE GOING TO DIE 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents…
Getting To Know…Helen
Helen is addicted to books and has been an avid reader all her life – or at least, as long as she can remember! She usually has at least three books on the go at any one time and no…
The Pirates Next Door
Jonny Duddle The Jolley-Rogers – a pirate family, are moving to Dull-on-Sea, a quiet seaside town. Stopping to fix up their ship, this unusual family get the whole neighbourhood spreading rumours. Defying the grown-ups, Matilda from next door decides to…
In Her Shadow
Louise Douglas Hannah Brown never thought she’d have a best friend like Ellen Brecht. Ellen is everything she isn’t – beautiful, daring, glamorous and fierce. Growing up together in rural Cornwall, life seems perfect. But their idyllic childhood is shattered…
Princess Pony: The Magical Friend
Chloe Ryder Chevalia is an enchanted island where ponies and horses rule, its magic powered by eight golden horseshoes hanging in the royal castle. But the horseshoes have been stolen and must be found before Midsummer Day or the island…
The Hueys In …It Wasn't Me
Oliver Jeffers What’s all the arguing about? There are plenty of Hueys to go around in this hilarious story from a New York Times bestselling author and artist The Hueys are back! Oliver Jeffers’ egg-shaped creatures may look the same,…
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