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The Lion of Sole Bay
Julia Jones
December 2013 Book of the Month Inspired by the historical events of the Battle of Sole Bay which took place off the coast of Suffolk in 1672, author Julia Jones weaves a modern day adventure story, full of pace that...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/10/2013
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Julia Jones
December 2013 Book of the Month Inspired by the historical events of the Battle of Sole Bay which took place off the coast of Suffolk in 1672, author Julia Jones weaves a modern day adventure story, full of pace that...
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The Isobel Journal: Just a Northern Girl from Where Nothing Really Happens
Isobel Harrop
December 2013 Debut of the Month Readers will empathise with this witty and honest journal of a girl getting to grips with impending adulthood. You'll find mini novels within...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/11/2013
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Isobel Harrop
December 2013 Debut of the Month Readers will empathise with this witty and honest journal of a girl getting to grips with impending adulthood. You'll find mini novels within...
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The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug - Official Movie Guide
Brian Sibley
Packed with exclusive behind-the-scenes photographs, this official illustrated guide tells the detailed story of the making of the second film in the award-winning Hobbit trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson. If you would like to purchase through the official Tolkien site then...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/11/2013
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Brian Sibley
Packed with exclusive behind-the-scenes photographs, this official illustrated guide tells the detailed story of the making of the second film in the award-winning Hobbit trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson. If you would like to purchase through the official Tolkien site then...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/11/2013
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The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug - Visual Companion
Jude Fisher
The second epic instalment of Peter Jackson's trilogy The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will see The Company of Thorin Oakenshield encounter even greater perils in their quest to claim their long-forgotten gold. Introduced by Richard Armitage, who plays Thorin...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/11/2013
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Jude Fisher
The second epic instalment of Peter Jackson's trilogy The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will see The Company of Thorin Oakenshield encounter even greater perils in their quest to claim their long-forgotten gold. Introduced by Richard Armitage, who plays Thorin...
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The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug - Movie Storybook
The companion volume to the film of the same name, this will give all fans a glorious record of their time at the cinema which they can revisit in their own homes. The story of the daring quest undertaken by...
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The companion volume to the film of the same name, this will give all fans a glorious record of their time at the cinema which they can revisit in their own homes. The story of the daring quest undertaken by...
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The Hobbit Pocket Hardback
J. R. R. Tolkien
The classic bestseller behind this year's epic second instalment The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, now in a perfectly-sized pocket hardback. This new film tie-in edition features the complete story of Bilbo Baggins' adventures in Middle-earth, with a striking cover...
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J. R. R. Tolkien
The classic bestseller behind this year's epic second instalment The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, now in a perfectly-sized pocket hardback. This new film tie-in edition features the complete story of Bilbo Baggins' adventures in Middle-earth, with a striking cover...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/11/2013
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The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien
An absolute classic of children’s literature, the great adventure of Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarfs. It’s important to remember how long ago this book was written, the style is not that of a modern children’s book, but the magic of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/11/2013
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J. R. R. Tolkien
An absolute classic of children’s literature, the great adventure of Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarfs. It’s important to remember how long ago this book was written, the style is not that of a modern children’s book, but the magic of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/11/2013
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The Windvale Sprites
MacKenzie Crook
There’s something unusual astir following the giant storm! Asa Brown discovers a creature that looks like a dragon fly but turns out to be much stranger in his garden pond. Asa’s discovery leads him a journal which, in turn, leads...
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MacKenzie Crook
There’s something unusual astir following the giant storm! Asa Brown discovers a creature that looks like a dragon fly but turns out to be much stranger in his garden pond. Asa’s discovery leads him a journal which, in turn, leads...
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When the Guns Fall Silent
James Riordan
In an excellent time-slip story, James Riordan brings the action and tragedy of the First World War vividly to life. Jack’s grandfather is a war hero with medals to prove it. But he will never talk about what he did...
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James Riordan
In an excellent time-slip story, James Riordan brings the action and tragedy of the First World War vividly to life. Jack’s grandfather is a war hero with medals to prove it. But he will never talk about what he did...
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The Midnight Dress
Karen Foxlee
The Midnight Dress weaves a mesmerising story of love, loss and longing to the very last page. Full of anger and tension and yet this is a novel to...
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Karen Foxlee
The Midnight Dress weaves a mesmerising story of love, loss and longing to the very last page. Full of anger and tension and yet this is a novel to...
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Shadow
Michael Morpurgo
As the best-selling War Horse demonstrates, award winning Michael Morpurgo writes about both animals and war with exceptional flair. In this passionate and touching story, the interlinked fortunes of an Afghan boy and the dog who helped him to escape...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 29/09/2011
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Michael Morpurgo
As the best-selling War Horse demonstrates, award winning Michael Morpurgo writes about both animals and war with exceptional flair. In this passionate and touching story, the interlinked fortunes of an Afghan boy and the dog who helped him to escape...
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War Horse
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo’s tender story of Joey, a brave hearted farm horse who finds himself caught up in the horrors of war, cleverly conveys both the violence and the occasional compassion, which occurs during conflict. A classic story of animal courage...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/08/2007
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Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo’s tender story of Joey, a brave hearted farm horse who finds himself caught up in the horrors of war, cleverly conveys both the violence and the occasional compassion, which occurs during conflict. A classic story of animal courage...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/08/2007
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Butterfly Grave
Anne Cassidy
Joshua's uncle has survived a near fatal accident and Rose and Joshua drive to Newcastle to visit him, along with their friend Skeggsie. Joshua is convinced they are being followed. Can it be true, or is it just his paranoia?...
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Anne Cassidy
Joshua's uncle has survived a near fatal accident and Rose and Joshua drive to Newcastle to visit him, along with their friend Skeggsie. Joshua is convinced they are being followed. Can it be true, or is it just his paranoia?...
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Close Your Pretty Eyes
Sally Nicholls
A gripping psychological thriller from the author of the bestselling WAYS TO LIVE FOREVER. Eleven-year-old Olivia has been in care since she was five, and is just beginning her sixteenth placement. Her new home is a secluded farmhouse, centuries old,...
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Sally Nicholls
A gripping psychological thriller from the author of the bestselling WAYS TO LIVE FOREVER. Eleven-year-old Olivia has been in care since she was five, and is just beginning her sixteenth placement. Her new home is a secluded farmhouse, centuries old,...
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Road to War A First World War Girl's Diary, 1916-1917
Valerie Wilding
It's 1917 and the Great War rages in Europe. When Daffy Rowntree's brother goes missing in action, she refuses to sit safely in England, and determines to do something to help win the war. Soon she finds herself in the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/05/2008
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Valerie Wilding
It's 1917 and the Great War rages in Europe. When Daffy Rowntree's brother goes missing in action, she refuses to sit safely in England, and determines to do something to help win the war. Soon she finds herself in the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/05/2008
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Annual 2014
Published in advance of the amazing second movie in Peter Jackson's trilogy, this is the OFFICIAL Hobbit Annual, packed with stills, characters and information from the movie sensation. If you would like to purchase through the official Tolkien site then
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Format: Hardback - Released: 29/08/2013
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Published in advance of the amazing second movie in Peter Jackson's trilogy, this is the OFFICIAL Hobbit Annual, packed with stills, characters and information from the movie sensation. If you would like to purchase through the official Tolkien site then
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The Iron Man
Ted Hughes
One of the most dramatic and exciting stories of all time, this classic modern fairy story by the former Poet Laureate takes on the biggest theme of all time: how the world can be saved. Here, it is the strange...
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Ted Hughes
One of the most dramatic and exciting stories of all time, this classic modern fairy story by the former Poet Laureate takes on the biggest theme of all time: how the world can be saved. Here, it is the strange...
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DFC Library: Fish-Head Steve
James Turner, Jamie Smart
This is a hilarious comedy about a sleepy mid-western town, Spumville, whose inhabitants wake up one day to find that their heads have been replaced by household objects and family pets! What can possibly have caused this calamity? The nuclear...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/08/2013
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James Turner, Jamie Smart
This is a hilarious comedy about a sleepy mid-western town, Spumville, whose inhabitants wake up one day to find that their heads have been replaced by household objects and family pets! What can possibly have caused this calamity? The nuclear...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/08/2013
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My Parents are Out of Control
Pete Johnson
Louis doesn't think much of it when his mum and dad ask him for tips on how to be cool. In fact, he thinks it's pretty funny watching them bump fists and use words like 'safe', 'sick' and 'wicked'. Until...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2013
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Pete Johnson
Louis doesn't think much of it when his mum and dad ask him for tips on how to be cool. In fact, he thinks it's pretty funny watching them bump fists and use words like 'safe', 'sick' and 'wicked'. Until...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2013
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Pants Are Everything
Mark Lowery
Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2013 - July 2013 Book of the Month Roald Dahl Funny Prize shortlisted author Mark Lowery paints a hilarious picture of the catalogue of catastrophes that befall Michael Swarbrick – again! After the disasters...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/07/2013
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Mark Lowery
Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2013 - July 2013 Book of the Month Roald Dahl Funny Prize shortlisted author Mark Lowery paints a hilarious picture of the catalogue of catastrophes that befall Michael Swarbrick – again! After the disasters...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/07/2013
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Oscar Wilde - Stories for Children
Oscar Wilde
Three classic fairytales by Oscar Wilde that sparkle with wit and enchantment. They have been beautifully reproduced with unabridged text and using the original illustrations from one of the 20th century's foremost and illustrious illustrators, Charles Robinson. His vibrant and...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/11/2013
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Oscar Wilde
Three classic fairytales by Oscar Wilde that sparkle with wit and enchantment. They have been beautifully reproduced with unabridged text and using the original illustrations from one of the 20th century's foremost and illustrious illustrators, Charles Robinson. His vibrant and...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/11/2013
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Wartman
Michael Morpurgo
Interest Age 7-12 Reading Age 7 Beautiful new edition of a bestselling title from household name Michael Morpurgo. Dilly has a wart. He’d rather have broken his leg or been ill but no he had to get a wart! Follow...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2013
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Michael Morpurgo
Interest Age 7-12 Reading Age 7 Beautiful new edition of a bestselling title from household name Michael Morpurgo. Dilly has a wart. He’d rather have broken his leg or been ill but no he had to get a wart! Follow...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2013
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Ellie and the Sea Monster
Vivian French
Interest Age 8-12 Reading Age 8 Fun adventure from this top author of the acclaimed Tiara Club Series. Princess Ellie sets out to make a wish and change her life forever. But when she meets a snobby Sea Monster, things...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 15/10/2013
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Vivian French
Interest Age 8-12 Reading Age 8 Fun adventure from this top author of the acclaimed Tiara Club Series. Princess Ellie sets out to make a wish and change her life forever. But when she meets a snobby Sea Monster, things...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 15/10/2013
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The Chronicles of Harris Burdick
Chris Van Allsburg
Chris Van Allsburg’s illustrations in The Mysteries of Harris Burdick have inspired readers for more than twenty five years. Now they are interpreted afresh in fourteen vivid stories by award winning US authors including Louis Sachar, Jon Scieszka and Chris...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/11/2013
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Chris Van Allsburg
Chris Van Allsburg’s illustrations in The Mysteries of Harris Burdick have inspired readers for more than twenty five years. Now they are interpreted afresh in fourteen vivid stories by award winning US authors including Louis Sachar, Jon Scieszka and Chris...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/11/2013
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Does My Goldfish Know Who I am? And Hundreds More Big Questions from Little People Answered by Experts
Gemma Elwin Harris, Alexander Armstrong, Sir David Attenborough, Brian Cox
Children have a knack of asking great questions which we as parents often can't answer. Big Questions such as: Why is the sea salty? How far away is space? Why did dinosaurs go extinct and not other animals? What is global...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/10/2013
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Gemma Elwin Harris, Alexander Armstrong, Sir David Attenborough, Brian Cox
Children have a knack of asking great questions which we as parents often can't answer. Big Questions such as: Why is the sea salty? How far away is space? Why did dinosaurs go extinct and not other animals? What is global...
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Beowulf
Michael Morpurgo
Artfully retold and magnificently illustrated, this companion volume to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is made instantly accessible to children by a formidable children's book partnership. In addition to our...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/10/2013
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Michael Morpurgo
Artfully retold and magnificently illustrated, this companion volume to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is made instantly accessible to children by a formidable children's book partnership. In addition to our...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/10/2013
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War Horse
Michael Morpurgo
All the magic of the National Theatre’s award-winning production of War Horse is brought to life in this beautifully designed edition of Michael Morpurgo’s classic. Rae Smith’s iconic designs for the sets, costumes and the rest vividly bring the story...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/11/2013
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Michael Morpurgo
All the magic of the National Theatre’s award-winning production of War Horse is brought to life in this beautifully designed edition of Michael Morpurgo’s classic. Rae Smith’s iconic designs for the sets, costumes and the rest vividly bring the story...
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The Ransom of Dond
Siobhan Dowd
November 2013 Mega Book of the Month Suffused with all that is best in story-telling traditions, this poignant story with a pleasing twist in its telling is perfectly and briefly told by the late, award-winning Siobhan Dowd and perfectly complemented...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/11/2013
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Siobhan Dowd
November 2013 Mega Book of the Month Suffused with all that is best in story-telling traditions, this poignant story with a pleasing twist in its telling is perfectly and briefly told by the late, award-winning Siobhan Dowd and perfectly complemented...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/11/2013
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Cool Maths 50 Fantastic Facts for Kids of All Ages
Tracie Young, Katie Hewett
Subtitled 50 fantastic facts for kids of all ages and is an attempt to convince non-Mathematicians that Maths can be exciting, great brain exercise and even – Fun. Cool Maths aims to show you how Maths is the mainstay of...
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Tracie Young, Katie Hewett
Subtitled 50 fantastic facts for kids of all ages and is an attempt to convince non-Mathematicians that Maths can be exciting, great brain exercise and even – Fun. Cool Maths aims to show you how Maths is the mainstay of...
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The Little Prince
Antoine De Saint-Exupery
A world wide best-seller, The Little Prince was originally published over seventy years ago but it remains as original, imaginative and entertaining as ever. The Little Prince’s plane crashes as he travels from an asteroid far, far away. On his...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/11/2013
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Antoine De Saint-Exupery
A world wide best-seller, The Little Prince was originally published over seventy years ago but it remains as original, imaginative and entertaining as ever. The Little Prince’s plane crashes as he travels from an asteroid far, far away. On his...
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The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set
J. R. R. Tolkien
Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkien's classic masterpieces behind the films, telling the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits' epic encounters with Gandalf, Gollum, dragons and monsters, in the quest to destroy the One Ring. If you would like...
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J. R. R. Tolkien
Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkien's classic masterpieces behind the films, telling the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits' epic encounters with Gandalf, Gollum, dragons and monsters, in the quest to destroy the One Ring. If you would like...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/11/2013
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The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien
An absolute classic of children’s literature, the great adventure of Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarfs. It’s important to remember how long ago this book was written, the style is not that of a modern children’s book, but the magic of...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 12/09/2013
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J. R. R. Tolkien
An absolute classic of children’s literature, the great adventure of Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarfs. It’s important to remember how long ago this book was written, the style is not that of a modern children’s book, but the magic of...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 12/09/2013
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The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien
An absolute classic of children’s literature, the great adventure of Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarfs. It’s important to remember how long ago this book was written, the style is not that of a modern children’s book, but the magic of...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 08/11/2012
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J. R. R. Tolkien
An absolute classic of children’s literature, the great adventure of Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarfs. It’s important to remember how long ago this book was written, the style is not that of a modern children’s book, but the magic of...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 08/11/2012
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The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien
An absolute classic of children’s literature, the great adventure of Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarfs. It’s important to remember how long ago this book was written, the style is not that of a modern children’s book, but the magic of...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 12/09/2013
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J. R. R. Tolkien
An absolute classic of children’s literature, the great adventure of Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarfs. It’s important to remember how long ago this book was written, the style is not that of a modern children’s book, but the magic of...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 12/09/2013
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The Letter for the King
Tonke Dragt
Gripping from its opening moment onwards, this award-winning book that doesn’t miss a beat from its thrilling beginning to its satisfying ending. Disturbed during the night of contemplation before he is made a knight, sixteen-year-old Turi is handed a letter...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/11/2013
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Tonke Dragt
Gripping from its opening moment onwards, this award-winning book that doesn’t miss a beat from its thrilling beginning to its satisfying ending. Disturbed during the night of contemplation before he is made a knight, sixteen-year-old Turi is handed a letter...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/11/2013
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The Boy on the Porch
Sharon Creech
November 2013 Book of the Month Award-winning Sharon Creech has an exceptional ability to write tenderly. In this touching modern fairy story she captures the rewards of love freely given to children. When John and Marta find a little boy...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/11/2013
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Sharon Creech
November 2013 Book of the Month Award-winning Sharon Creech has an exceptional ability to write tenderly. In this touching modern fairy story she captures the rewards of love freely given to children. When John and Marta find a little boy...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/11/2013
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The Hobbit/The Lord of the Rings
J. R. R. Tolkien
Delve into Tolkien's Middle-earth with this special collector's hardback boxed set. Presented in sumptuous new cover designs discover the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits' epic encounters with Gandalf, Gollum, dragons and monsters, in the quest to destroy...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 24/10/2013
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J. R. R. Tolkien
Delve into Tolkien's Middle-earth with this special collector's hardback boxed set. Presented in sumptuous new cover designs discover the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits' epic encounters with Gandalf, Gollum, dragons and monsters, in the quest to destroy...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 24/10/2013
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Why Can't I Tickle Myself?
Gemma Elwin Harris, Bear Grylls, Miranda Hart, Sir David Attenborough
Children have a knack of asking great, but challenging, questions: How far away is space? Why can't I tickle myself? What makes me? But how are we supposed to answer them? Imagine if we could turn to a leading expert...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/10/2013
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Gemma Elwin Harris, Bear Grylls, Miranda Hart, Sir David Attenborough
Children have a knack of asking great, but challenging, questions: How far away is space? Why can't I tickle myself? What makes me? But how are we supposed to answer them? Imagine if we could turn to a leading expert...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/10/2013
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Young Werewolf
Cornelia Funke
Interest Age 8-12 Reading Age 8 Matt was your average boy until a dangerous encounter awakens a wolf inside of him! This is a fun supernatural story from the internationally bestselling author of Inkheart. It will grip you from the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 15/10/2013
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Cornelia Funke
Interest Age 8-12 Reading Age 8 Matt was your average boy until a dangerous encounter awakens a wolf inside of him! This is a fun supernatural story from the internationally bestselling author of Inkheart. It will grip you from the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 15/10/2013
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Geek Girl
Holly Smale
One of our Books of the Year 2013 - Shortlisted for the Leeds Book Awards 2014, 11-14 age category - Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2013 - March 2013 Debut of the Month There’s laughter and tears in...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 28/02/2013
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Holly Smale
One of our Books of the Year 2013 - Shortlisted for the Leeds Book Awards 2014, 11-14 age category - Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2013 - March 2013 Debut of the Month There’s laughter and tears in...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 28/02/2013
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Private Peaceful
Michael Morpurgo
Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Best Book of the Decade & One of our 'Must Reads'. It will seem odd when reading this book that the author enjoyed writing it the most of all the 90 or so he has...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/08/2004
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Michael Morpurgo
Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Best Book of the Decade & One of our 'Must Reads'. It will seem odd when reading this book that the author enjoyed writing it the most of all the 90 or so he has...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/08/2004
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Graphic
Cathy Brett
Interest Age 11+ Reading Age 8 This is a great teen novel with a twist that everyone will relate to. Joe loves to draw but he also loves a girl called Honey. But he has a problem. His drawings of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 15/10/2013
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Cathy Brett
Interest Age 11+ Reading Age 8 This is a great teen novel with a twist that everyone will relate to. Joe loves to draw but he also loves a girl called Honey. But he has a problem. His drawings of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 15/10/2013
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Lizzy Bennet's Diary
Marcia Williams
Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice remains one of the most romantic stories ever and this delightful diary is both an entertaining way into it and a fun way of recalling it if it is already familiar. Recognising that...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/11/2013
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Marcia Williams
Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice remains one of the most romantic stories ever and this delightful diary is both an entertaining way into it and a fun way of recalling it if it is already familiar. Recognising that...
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My Friend Flicka
Mary O'Hara
Set amidst the tough Wyoming ranchlands, this coming of age novel is the perfect gift for horse lovers of all ages. When Ken is given a horse of his own, he thinks his dreams have come true. But Flicka is...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 26/09/2013
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Mary O'Hara
Set amidst the tough Wyoming ranchlands, this coming of age novel is the perfect gift for horse lovers of all ages. When Ken is given a horse of his own, he thinks his dreams have come true. But Flicka is...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 26/09/2013
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The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
Penelope Lively
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe is a timeless and haunting story, critically acclaimed, this Carnegie award winning novel also made it into The Independent’s ‘Top Ten Ghost Stories of all time’. Penelope Lively is the only author to have won...
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Penelope Lively
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe is a timeless and haunting story, critically acclaimed, this Carnegie award winning novel also made it into The Independent’s ‘Top Ten Ghost Stories of all time’. Penelope Lively is the only author to have won...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 26/09/2013
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Kensuke's Kingdom
Michael Morpurgo
Awarding winning storyteller Michael Morpurgo spins a spellbinding yarn of survival in modern classic. Michael and his dog Stella Artois are swept overboard from their parents’ ship and swept up onto the shore of a nearby island. Michael puts all...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 26/09/2013
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Michael Morpurgo
Awarding winning storyteller Michael Morpurgo spins a spellbinding yarn of survival in modern classic. Michael and his dog Stella Artois are swept overboard from their parents’ ship and swept up onto the shore of a nearby island. Michael puts all...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 26/09/2013
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Model Misfit
Holly Smale
October 2013 Book of the Month Geek girl Harriet Manners is back for a second adventure and this time she is determined to replace her geek self with someone who is glamorous, popular and cool. It’s a great ambition. The...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/09/2013
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Holly Smale
October 2013 Book of the Month Geek girl Harriet Manners is back for a second adventure and this time she is determined to replace her geek self with someone who is glamorous, popular and cool. It’s a great ambition. The...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/09/2013
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Dark Tide
Harriet Goodwin
Dark Tide is the second Hex Factor book from award-winning author Harriet Goodwin. A terrifying tale of ghosts, witches and the underworld. Xanthe Fox survived her first test as a teenage True Witch but it's not long before a dangerous...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2013
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Harriet Goodwin
Dark Tide is the second Hex Factor book from award-winning author Harriet Goodwin. A terrifying tale of ghosts, witches and the underworld. Xanthe Fox survived her first test as a teenage True Witch but it's not long before a dangerous...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2013
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The Edge of the Cloud
K. M. Peyton
K.M. Peyton won the Carnegie Medal for this romantic and passionate story set in the run up to World War 1. A sequel to Flambards, it tells how Christina, now seventeen, fleeing her raging uncle and his plans for her...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 09/09/1999
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K. M. Peyton
K.M. Peyton won the Carnegie Medal for this romantic and passionate story set in the run up to World War 1. A sequel to Flambards, it tells how Christina, now seventeen, fleeing her raging uncle and his plans for her...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 09/09/1999
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Hidden
Sophie Jordan
Hidden is the dramatic conclusion to the bestselling teen fiction Firelight trilogy. Firelight and Vanish have been a smash hit with fans of paranormal romance - and dragon fans will be especially thrilled with this exciting conclusion.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/10/2013
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Sophie Jordan
Hidden is the dramatic conclusion to the bestselling teen fiction Firelight trilogy. Firelight and Vanish have been a smash hit with fans of paranormal romance - and dragon fans will be especially thrilled with this exciting conclusion.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/10/2013
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The Creeps
John Connolly
Samuel Johnson and his loyal dog, Boswell, have already saved the world from being overrun by demons – twice. You would have thought they had done enough, AND they’ves had to put up with a couple of strangely undemonic demons...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 26/09/2013
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John Connolly
Samuel Johnson and his loyal dog, Boswell, have already saved the world from being overrun by demons – twice. You would have thought they had done enough, AND they’ves had to put up with a couple of strangely undemonic demons...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 26/09/2013
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Young Knights: Pendragon
Julia Golding
Best-selling Julia Golding launches a thrilling new adventure as the the Young Knights of the Round Table return for a second adventure. Although once trained to think of humans as the enemy the Young Knights now know better and their...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/10/2013
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Julia Golding
Best-selling Julia Golding launches a thrilling new adventure as the the Young Knights of the Round Table return for a second adventure. Although once trained to think of humans as the enemy the Young Knights now know better and their...
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There Must be Horses
Diana Kimpton
Sasha knows what it's like to be unloved for she has been pushed from foster home to foster home too many times to remember. Her one true love is horses but it's too much to hope for that the latest...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 30/11/2012
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Diana Kimpton
Sasha knows what it's like to be unloved for she has been pushed from foster home to foster home too many times to remember. Her one true love is horses but it's too much to hope for that the latest...
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Crown of Dreams
Katherine Roberts
Crown of Dreams is the Third Book in the Pendragon Legacy Series Crown of Dreams is the much anticipated latest book in the Pendragon Series, which started with Sword of Light and continued the tale with Lance of Truth......
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2013
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Katherine Roberts
Crown of Dreams is the Third Book in the Pendragon Legacy Series Crown of Dreams is the much anticipated latest book in the Pendragon Series, which started with Sword of Light and continued the tale with Lance of Truth......
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The Company of Ghosts
Berlie Doherty
Award-winning Berlie Doherty tells a mysterious and romantic ghost story set on a wild and uninhabited island. Grieving Ellie is swept off to a special island belonging to a family she hardly knows at a time when she needs a...
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Berlie Doherty
Award-winning Berlie Doherty tells a mysterious and romantic ghost story set on a wild and uninhabited island. Grieving Ellie is swept off to a special island belonging to a family she hardly knows at a time when she needs a...
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Scottish Tales of Adventure World War I
Alan Burnett
These true stories of life in the front line of World War 1 are packed full of detail of the daring exploits of the young men who took part in them. Drawn from letters and diaries and therefore including first...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2013
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Alan Burnett
These true stories of life in the front line of World War 1 are packed full of detail of the daring exploits of the young men who took part in them. Drawn from letters and diaries and therefore including first...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2013
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Soldier Dog
Sam Angus
It’s 1917. In the trenches of France, miles from home, Stanley is a boy fighting a man’s war. He is a dog handler, whose dog must be so loyal that he will cross no-man’s-land alone under heavy fire to return...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/07/2012
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Sam Angus
It’s 1917. In the trenches of France, miles from home, Stanley is a boy fighting a man’s war. He is a dog handler, whose dog must be so loyal that he will cross no-man’s-land alone under heavy fire to return...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/07/2012
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The Silver Donkey
Sonya Hartnett
Set in France in the the First World War this is a stunning piece of timeless and inspirational storytelling for younger readers from the 2002 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize-winning author of Thursday's Child. It's the story of an injured young...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/11/2008
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Sonya Hartnett
Set in France in the the First World War this is a stunning piece of timeless and inspirational storytelling for younger readers from the 2002 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize-winning author of Thursday's Child. It's the story of an injured young...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/11/2008
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War Horse Film tie-in Edition
Michael Morpurgo
Best-selling War Horse, a magnificent First World War story of human and animal courage on the battle field in the face of deadly danger will shortly be a film following its sell-out adaptation as a play. This film tie-in edition...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/11/2011
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Michael Morpurgo
Best-selling War Horse, a magnificent First World War story of human and animal courage on the battle field in the face of deadly danger will shortly be a film following its sell-out adaptation as a play. This film tie-in edition...
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Cosmic Disco
Grace Nichols
Award-winning Grace Nichols creates all the moods evoked by the title in this beautiful anthology which lightly captures the wonder of the world. Lightly in poems such as ‘Sun, You’re a Star’ Nichols gives her own account of the universe....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/08/2013
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Grace Nichols
Award-winning Grace Nichols creates all the moods evoked by the title in this beautiful anthology which lightly captures the wonder of the world. Lightly in poems such as ‘Sun, You’re a Star’ Nichols gives her own account of the universe....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/08/2013
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Poems from the First World War Published in Association with Imperial War Museums
Gaby Morgan
Written by those who were involved at the time, this is a thoughtful and powerful selection of poems that capture many different experiences of war. The soldiers’ view is reflected in familiar poems such as Wilfred Owen’s haunting Dulce Et...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 12/09/2013
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Gaby Morgan
Written by those who were involved at the time, this is a thoughtful and powerful selection of poems that capture many different experiences of war. The soldiers’ view is reflected in familiar poems such as Wilfred Owen’s haunting Dulce Et...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 12/09/2013
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Diamond
Jacqueline Wilson
Diamond wasn't always a star. Born to penniless parents who longed for a strong, healthy son, she was a dainty, delicate daughter - and a bitter disappointment. Discovering she has an extraordinary natural gift for acrobatics, Diamond tries to use...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 26/09/2013
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Jacqueline Wilson
Diamond wasn't always a star. Born to penniless parents who longed for a strong, healthy son, she was a dainty, delicate daughter - and a bitter disappointment. Discovering she has an extraordinary natural gift for acrobatics, Diamond tries to use...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 26/09/2013
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The Woebegone Twins
Christopher William Hill
One of our Books of the Year 2013 - October 2013 Book of the Month Fans of Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket will enjoy the dark and disagreeable lives of twins Greta and Feliks Mortenerg – frequently known as the...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/10/2013
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Christopher William Hill
One of our Books of the Year 2013 - October 2013 Book of the Month Fans of Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket will enjoy the dark and disagreeable lives of twins Greta and Feliks Mortenerg – frequently known as the...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/10/2013
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The River Singers
Tom Moorhouse
October 2013 Debut of the Month In the tradition of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows and Richard Adams’s Watership Down, The River Singers captures the desperate adventures of a family of water voles struggling survive as their habitat...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/10/2013
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Tom Moorhouse
October 2013 Debut of the Month In the tradition of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows and Richard Adams’s Watership Down, The River Singers captures the desperate adventures of a family of water voles struggling survive as their habitat...
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Flora & Ulysses The Illuminated Adventures
Kate DiCamillo
October 2013 Book of the Month Award-winning Kate diCamillo tells a zany, bitter sweet story of how Flora Belle Buckman, a self-declared cynic, rescues a squirrel from the neighbour’s super-powered vacuum cleaner and, in doing so, finds herself on a...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/10/2013
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Kate DiCamillo
October 2013 Book of the Month Award-winning Kate diCamillo tells a zany, bitter sweet story of how Flora Belle Buckman, a self-declared cynic, rescues a squirrel from the neighbour’s super-powered vacuum cleaner and, in doing so, finds herself on a...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/10/2013
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 3: Over the Moon
Frank Cottrell Boyce
The third official sequel to Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, written by one of the country's favourite authors. There's time travel, good versus evil, child kidnapping and much more besides in this brilliant adventure inspired by the original Chitty...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 26/09/2013
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Frank Cottrell Boyce
The third official sequel to Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, written by one of the country's favourite authors. There's time travel, good versus evil, child kidnapping and much more besides in this brilliant adventure inspired by the original Chitty...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 26/09/2013
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Pinocchio
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpugo has created a fresh version of the classic story of Pinocchio, the wooden puppet with a terrible habit of telling lies who comes alive and has some incredible adventures. Here, Pinocchio tells his own story which, in his...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 26/09/2013
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Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpugo has created a fresh version of the classic story of Pinocchio, the wooden puppet with a terrible habit of telling lies who comes alive and has some incredible adventures. Here, Pinocchio tells his own story which, in his...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 26/09/2013
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The Middle of Nowhere
Geraldine Mccaughrean
October 2013 Book of the Month Award-winning Geraldine McCaughrean captures a far off landscape and a far off time in her fabulously dramatic nineteenth century story interwoven with the magic of the mysterious and stories of the Aboriginal Dreamtime. With...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/10/2013
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Geraldine Mccaughrean
October 2013 Book of the Month Award-winning Geraldine McCaughrean captures a far off landscape and a far off time in her fabulously dramatic nineteenth century story interwoven with the magic of the mysterious and stories of the Aboriginal Dreamtime. With...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/10/2013
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When Did You See Her Last?
Lemony Snicket
In the fading town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, young apprentice Lemony Snicket has a new case to solve when he and his chaperone are hired to find a missing girl. Is the girl a runaway? Or was she kidnapped? Was she seen...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 15/10/2013
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Lemony Snicket
In the fading town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, young apprentice Lemony Snicket has a new case to solve when he and his chaperone are hired to find a missing girl. Is the girl a runaway? Or was she kidnapped? Was she seen...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 15/10/2013
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Frost Hollow Hall
Emma Carroll
One of our Books of the Year 2013 - October 2013 Book of the Month A spine-tingling debut novel with a strong period flavour that will delight all those who love a good ghost story. When Tilly is dared to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/10/2013
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Emma Carroll
One of our Books of the Year 2013 - October 2013 Book of the Month A spine-tingling debut novel with a strong period flavour that will delight all those who love a good ghost story. When Tilly is dared to...
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Demon Dentist
David Walliams
Winner of the Specsavers National Book Awards 2013 Children’s Book of the Year - October 2013 Mega Book of the Month Best-selling David Walliams hits gold again in this hilarious story about something deeply evil in the unattractive world of...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 26/09/2013
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David Walliams
Winner of the Specsavers National Book Awards 2013 Children’s Book of the Year - October 2013 Mega Book of the Month Best-selling David Walliams hits gold again in this hilarious story about something deeply evil in the unattractive world of...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 26/09/2013
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A Medal for Leroy
Michael Morpurgo
The best-selling author of War Horse tells a deeply moving story which recreates the terribly legacies of both the First and the Second World Wars in the deeply moving story about how a young boy discovers the truth about his...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 27/09/2012
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Michael Morpurgo
The best-selling author of War Horse tells a deeply moving story which recreates the terribly legacies of both the First and the Second World Wars in the deeply moving story about how a young boy discovers the truth about his...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 27/09/2012
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Being a Boy
James Dawson
A brutally frank and often hilarious look at what being a teenage boy really entails. It provides an uncensored look at puberty, from the social food-chain to sex, how to pull, being a boyfriend, dealing with spotty faces and everything...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/09/2013
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James Dawson
A brutally frank and often hilarious look at what being a teenage boy really entails. It provides an uncensored look at puberty, from the social food-chain to sex, how to pull, being a boyfriend, dealing with spotty faces and everything...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/09/2013
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The Mark of Athena
Rick Riordan
The Mark of Athena is the explosive third part in Rick Riordan's number one series - Heroes of Olympus. Can Percy Jackson and the Half-blood Heroes succeed on their quest to find The Doors of Death or will the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/10/2013
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Rick Riordan
The Mark of Athena is the explosive third part in Rick Riordan's number one series - Heroes of Olympus. Can Percy Jackson and the Half-blood Heroes succeed on their quest to find The Doors of Death or will the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/10/2013
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Eleven Eleven
Paul Dowswell
A powerful combination of historic detail, timeless narrative and action-packed plot. The author places three teenagers, one American, one British and the other German at the centre of the story in the lead up to the 11th day of the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 11/10/2012
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Paul Dowswell
A powerful combination of historic detail, timeless narrative and action-packed plot. The author places three teenagers, one American, one British and the other German at the centre of the story in the lead up to the 11th day of the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 11/10/2012
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The Artistic Ape Three Million Years of Art
Desmond Morris
Filled with stunning photos of key art objects spanning the timeline of three million years, The Artistic Ape offers a unique perspective and expert insight into two universal subjects: art and anthropology. Desmond Morris (author of course of the hugely...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/10/2013
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Desmond Morris
Filled with stunning photos of key art objects spanning the timeline of three million years, The Artistic Ape offers a unique perspective and expert insight into two universal subjects: art and anthropology. Desmond Morris (author of course of the hugely...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/10/2013
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Gabriel's Clock
Hilton Pashley
One of our Books of the Year 2013 & October 2013 Debut of the Month This fast-paced debut novel tells how Jonathan, the only half-angel, half- demon in the universe, sets out to find the mysterious Gabriel’s clock which has...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/10/2013
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Hilton Pashley
One of our Books of the Year 2013 & October 2013 Debut of the Month This fast-paced debut novel tells how Jonathan, the only half-angel, half- demon in the universe, sets out to find the mysterious Gabriel’s clock which has...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/10/2013
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The First World War
Paul Dowswell
In the Usborne True Stories series, this is a clear introduction to the First World War. In well thought out chapters Paul Dowswell tells the story from the fateful moment in August 1914 when the first declarations of war were...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 27/07/2007
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Paul Dowswell
In the Usborne True Stories series, this is a clear introduction to the First World War. In well thought out chapters Paul Dowswell tells the story from the fateful moment in August 1914 when the first declarations of war were...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 27/07/2007
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Into That Forest
Louis Nowra
One of our Books of the Year 2013 A touching and inspiring story is told with striking originality. Hannah and Becky are enjoying a happy outing on a boat with Hannah’s dad when disaster strikes. Swept overboard, the girls survive...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/07/2013
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Louis Nowra
One of our Books of the Year 2013 A touching and inspiring story is told with striking originality. Hannah and Becky are enjoying a happy outing on a boat with Hannah’s dad when disaster strikes. Swept overboard, the girls survive...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/07/2013
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Stormbringers
Philippa Gregory
October 2013 Book of the Month The second in this epic series, Order of Darkness, from the Queen of Historical Fiction. Stormbringers is a dramatic adventure, witha hint of romance, set in medieval Europe after the fall of Byzantine empire. ...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 10/10/2013
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Philippa Gregory
October 2013 Book of the Month The second in this epic series, Order of Darkness, from the Queen of Historical Fiction. Stormbringers is a dramatic adventure, witha hint of romance, set in medieval Europe after the fall of Byzantine empire. ...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 10/10/2013
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She is Not Invisible
Marcus Sedgwick
October 2013 Book of the Month When sixteen-year-old Laureth’s father vanishes she is determined to track him down. So determined that she flies to New York to find him. But Laureth doesn’t go alone; she takes her seven year old...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/10/2013
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Marcus Sedgwick
October 2013 Book of the Month When sixteen-year-old Laureth’s father vanishes she is determined to track him down. So determined that she flies to New York to find him. But Laureth doesn’t go alone; she takes her seven year old...
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The Foreshadowing
Marcus Sedgwick
No child who reads this will ever sanction a war if they can help it. Marcus brings the horrors of World War One to life in fiction in the most dramatic of ways. It really is completely compelling,...
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Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 04/05/2006
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Marcus Sedgwick
No child who reads this will ever sanction a war if they can help it. Marcus brings the horrors of World War One to life in fiction in the most dramatic of ways. It really is completely compelling,...
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Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 04/05/2006
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