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Books of the Month - June
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Judith Kerr's Creatures A Celebration of the Life and Work of Judith Kerr
Judith Kerr
June 2013 Book of the Month All fans of the creator of classics such as When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit and The Tiger Who Came to Tea will be delighted by this rich autobiography told in Judith Kerr’s own words...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 06/06/2013
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Judith Kerr
June 2013 Book of the Month All fans of the creator of classics such as When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit and The Tiger Who Came to Tea will be delighted by this rich autobiography told in Judith Kerr’s own words...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 06/06/2013
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Storm Bringers
Philippa Gregory
June 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: Hardback - Released: 06/06/2013
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Philippa Gregory
June 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: Hardback - Released: 06/06/2013
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The Grunts All at Sea
Philip Ardagh
June 2013 Book of the Month The Grunts, a family of doubtful charm to whom extraordinary and mostly disgusting things happen, are back for a fabulous new adventure. Everything that is revolting is crammed into this hilarious new story as...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 06/06/2013
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Philip Ardagh
June 2013 Book of the Month The Grunts, a family of doubtful charm to whom extraordinary and mostly disgusting things happen, are back for a fabulous new adventure. Everything that is revolting is crammed into this hilarious new story as...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 06/06/2013
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Monsieur Albert Rides to Glory
Peter Smith
June 2013 Book of the Month A warm and witty take on the Tour de France in which Monsieur Albert wins the world's most exciting bike race. With gently humourous rhyming text, teamed up with Bob Graham's distinctive and...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/10/2012
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Peter Smith
June 2013 Book of the Month A warm and witty take on the Tour de France in which Monsieur Albert wins the world's most exciting bike race. With gently humourous rhyming text, teamed up with Bob Graham's distinctive and...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/10/2012
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The Great Ice-Cream Heist
Elen Caldecott
June 2013 Book of the Month A warm, funny adventure about sticking up for your friends from this hugely popular author and as usual all told with Elen Caldecott's trademark wit.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2013
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Elen Caldecott
June 2013 Book of the Month A warm, funny adventure about sticking up for your friends from this hugely popular author and as usual all told with Elen Caldecott's trademark wit.
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The Paper Dolls
Julia Donaldson
June 2013 Book of the Month Best-selling Julia Donaldson’s light footed text captures the magical creation of a chain of paper dolls and all the imaginative games they can play. Dancing, flying, jumping, the five paper dolls joined together by holding...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2013
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Julia Donaldson
June 2013 Book of the Month Best-selling Julia Donaldson’s light footed text captures the magical creation of a chain of paper dolls and all the imaginative games they can play. Dancing, flying, jumping, the five paper dolls joined together by holding...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2013
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Wilbur's Book of Colours
Valerie Thomas
June 2013 Book of the Month Wilbur, the crafty feline side kick of the much-loved Winnie the Witch, stars in these handsome board books each of which vividly represents a key concept. Black Wilbur meets a red beastie, blue birds...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler | Books of the Month | Summer Reading 2013
Format: Board book - Released: 06/06/2013
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Valerie Thomas
June 2013 Book of the Month Wilbur, the crafty feline side kick of the much-loved Winnie the Witch, stars in these handsome board books each of which vividly represents a key concept. Black Wilbur meets a red beastie, blue birds...
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Format: Board book - Released: 06/06/2013
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Take Your Last Breath
Lauren Child
June 2013 Book of the Month The second book in the Ruby series which follows the adventures of Ruby, a genius code-breaker, daring detective and gadget-laden special agent who just happens to be a thirteen-year-old girl. Ruby and her slick...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2013
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Lauren Child
June 2013 Book of the Month The second book in the Ruby series which follows the adventures of Ruby, a genius code-breaker, daring detective and gadget-laden special agent who just happens to be a thirteen-year-old girl. Ruby and her slick...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2013
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Dragon Lords Rising
Lucinda Hare
June 2013 Book of the Month Spread your wings and hang on tightly as mighty Stormcracker takes you on a roller-coaster ride across the Old Wall and into the frozen north where you can slide down the ice flumes to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 31/10/2012
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Lucinda Hare
June 2013 Book of the Month Spread your wings and hang on tightly as mighty Stormcracker takes you on a roller-coaster ride across the Old Wall and into the frozen north where you can slide down the ice flumes to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 31/10/2012
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One Day in Oradour
Helen Watts
June 2013 Book of the Month This powerful novel tells the shocking story behind the decimation of an entire French village by SS Troops towards the end of World War II - and of the escape of the only surviver,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 09/05/2013
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Helen Watts
June 2013 Book of the Month This powerful novel tells the shocking story behind the decimation of an entire French village by SS Troops towards the end of World War II - and of the escape of the only surviver,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 09/05/2013
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Blood Tracks
Paula Rawsthorne
June 2013 Book of the Month We loved Paula Rawsthorne's debut novel in 2011, The Truth About Celia Frost, and are delighted to see her second novel, Blood Tracks, is equally explosive. A psychological thriller, packed with mystery but with...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2013
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Paula Rawsthorne
June 2013 Book of the Month We loved Paula Rawsthorne's debut novel in 2011, The Truth About Celia Frost, and are delighted to see her second novel, Blood Tracks, is equally explosive. A psychological thriller, packed with mystery but with...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2013
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Finale
Becca Fitzpatrick
May 2013 Book of the Month The stunning final instalment in the bestselling Hush, Hush sequence, now in paperback, began with Hush, Hush, continued in Crescendo and then Silence. Can the love of Nora Grey and fallen...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 25/04/2013
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Becca Fitzpatrick
May 2013 Book of the Month The stunning final instalment in the bestselling Hush, Hush sequence, now in paperback, began with Hush, Hush, continued in Crescendo and then Silence. Can the love of Nora Grey and fallen...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 25/04/2013
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Magic Ink
Steve Cole
May 2013 Book of the Month A comic strip comes to life with the help of some magic ink... a hilarious adventure that could only have come from the madcap mind of Mr Steve Cole, bestselling author of Astrosaurs, Cows...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 23/05/2013
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Steve Cole
May 2013 Book of the Month A comic strip comes to life with the help of some magic ink... a hilarious adventure that could only have come from the madcap mind of Mr Steve Cole, bestselling author of Astrosaurs, Cows...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 23/05/2013
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Mouse Bird Snake Wolf
David Almond
May 2013 Book of the Month Award-winning David Almond is at his most lyrical and imaginative in this story of how three children fill up the gaps the gods have left when creating their world. First they create a mouse, a...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/05/2013
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David Almond
May 2013 Book of the Month Award-winning David Almond is at his most lyrical and imaginative in this story of how three children fill up the gaps the gods have left when creating their world. First they create a mouse, a...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/05/2013
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How to be Invisible
Tim Lott
June 2013 Book of the Month This cleverly constructed story is about 13 year old Strato who suddenly finds that he can become invisible. Recently moved to a new school where he stands out for knowing more about particle physics...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Tim Lott
June 2013 Book of the Month This cleverly constructed story is about 13 year old Strato who suddenly finds that he can become invisible. Recently moved to a new school where he stands out for knowing more about particle physics...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Four Children and It
Jacqueline Wilson
May 2013 Book of the Month A funny, moving and heart-warming story of four children who discover a way to make wishes come true. Echoing the classic E Nesbit novel, Five Children and It, this new story from this...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 09/05/2013
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Jacqueline Wilson
May 2013 Book of the Month A funny, moving and heart-warming story of four children who discover a way to make wishes come true. Echoing the classic E Nesbit novel, Five Children and It, this new story from this...
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Moon Bear
Gill Lewis
May 2013 Book of the Month Best-selling Gill Lewis tells a hard hitting story as she opens reader’s eyes to the appalling treatment of bears and their natural environment. Tam’s world implodes when his father in killed by a mine. Sent...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/05/2013
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Gill Lewis
May 2013 Book of the Month Best-selling Gill Lewis tells a hard hitting story as she opens reader’s eyes to the appalling treatment of bears and their natural environment. Tam’s world implodes when his father in killed by a mine. Sent...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/05/2013
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The Drowning
Rachel Ward
May 2013 Book of the Month From the bestselling author of Numbers, comes the first in a new series of chilling ya/teen thrillers. A dark pyschological drama, with a supernatural twist, of jealousy, love and redemption...exploring the issues of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2013
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Rachel Ward
May 2013 Book of the Month From the bestselling author of Numbers, comes the first in a new series of chilling ya/teen thrillers. A dark pyschological drama, with a supernatural twist, of jealousy, love and redemption...exploring the issues of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2013
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The Case of the Stolen Sixpence
Holly Webb
May 2013 Book of the Month The super-sleuthing qualities of a great girl detective make a gripping story line in the first of this brand new series. Maisie Hitchin is always busy running errands for her demanding Grandmother but she...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2013
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Holly Webb
May 2013 Book of the Month The super-sleuthing qualities of a great girl detective make a gripping story line in the first of this brand new series. Maisie Hitchin is always busy running errands for her demanding Grandmother but she...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2013
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The 5th Wave
Rick Yancey
May 2013 Book of the Month This is a novel that packs a punch on every page with hope and despair in equal measure alongside life and death. It will leave you gasping for breath and keep you hooked to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/05/2013
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Rick Yancey
May 2013 Book of the Month This is a novel that packs a punch on every page with hope and despair in equal measure alongside life and death. It will leave you gasping for breath and keep you hooked to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/05/2013
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The Hit
Melvin Burgess
April 2013 Book of the Month Award-winning Melvin Burgess sets out a thrilling proposal: what if there were a drug which gave you the chance to have the very best time of your life for one week after which is...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2013
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Melvin Burgess
April 2013 Book of the Month Award-winning Melvin Burgess sets out a thrilling proposal: what if there were a drug which gave you the chance to have the very best time of your life for one week after which is...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2013
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The Dark
Lemony Snicket
April 2013 Book of the Month Possibly destined to be THE TOP PICTURE BOOK of 2013. Bestselling Lemony Snicket gives an original, delightful and empowering take on the familiar theme of being scared of the dark. Laszlo is afraid of...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/04/2013
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Lemony Snicket
April 2013 Book of the Month Possibly destined to be THE TOP PICTURE BOOK of 2013. Bestselling Lemony Snicket gives an original, delightful and empowering take on the familiar theme of being scared of the dark. Laszlo is afraid of...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/04/2013
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Don't Lie to Me, Robbie Wilkins
Michelle Gayle
April 2013 Book of the Month When Remy starts dating Netherfield Park Rangers' Robbie Wilkins (not Premiership, but good for starters), it seems like all her dreams have come true. Or have they? Remy soon realizes that being a WAG...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Michelle Gayle
April 2013 Book of the Month When Remy starts dating Netherfield Park Rangers' Robbie Wilkins (not Premiership, but good for starters), it seems like all her dreams have come true. Or have they? Remy soon realizes that being a WAG...
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W.A.R.P.: The Reluctant Assassin
Eoin Colfer
April 2013 Book of the Month Best-selling Eoin Colfer whose Artemis Fowl series gave the fairy world a brilliant makeover will enthral his readers with this action packed and gadget rich new series. Riley is a Victorian orphan, Chevie Sevano...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 11/04/2013
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Eoin Colfer
April 2013 Book of the Month Best-selling Eoin Colfer whose Artemis Fowl series gave the fairy world a brilliant makeover will enthral his readers with this action packed and gadget rich new series. Riley is a Victorian orphan, Chevie Sevano...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 11/04/2013
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The Secrets of Stonehenge
Mick Manning
April 2013 Non-Fiction Book of the Month The incredible story of the building of the mighty Stonehenge is brought to life in the action-packed illustrations to this book. How such a feat was achieved without the help of any technology...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/04/2013
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Mick Manning
April 2013 Non-Fiction Book of the Month The incredible story of the building of the mighty Stonehenge is brought to life in the action-packed illustrations to this book. How such a feat was achieved without the help of any technology...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/04/2013
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The Sacrifice
Charlie Higson
April 2013 Book of the Month There aren't many authors who are able to conjure up fear and terror in the way Charlie Higson does so brilliantly in his series The Enemy of which The Sacrifice is the fourth. ...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Charlie Higson
April 2013 Book of the Month There aren't many authors who are able to conjure up fear and terror in the way Charlie Higson does so brilliantly in his series The Enemy of which The Sacrifice is the fourth. ...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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The Ghostly Guinea Pig
Kate Pankhurst
April 2013 Book of the Month Wittily told in words and pictures, Mariella Mystery, a totally amazing nine year detective, sets about following clues in an entertaining and action packed adventure. No mystery is too complex for Mariella...and this time,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Kate Pankhurst
April 2013 Book of the Month Wittily told in words and pictures, Mariella Mystery, a totally amazing nine year detective, sets about following clues in an entertaining and action packed adventure. No mystery is too complex for Mariella...and this time,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Young Knights of the Round Table
Julia Golding
April 2013 Book of the Month Best-selling Julia Golding tells a fast paced, time-travelling fantasy adventure based on the legends of King Arthur that cleverly provokes thought about contemporary life too. Stolen away by the Fey in infancy, Rick has...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Julia Golding
April 2013 Book of the Month Best-selling Julia Golding tells a fast paced, time-travelling fantasy adventure based on the legends of King Arthur that cleverly provokes thought about contemporary life too. Stolen away by the Fey in infancy, Rick has...
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Clockwork Princess
Cassandra Clare
April 2013 Book of the Month Passion. Power. Secrets. Enchantment. Danger intensifies for the Shadowhunters as the New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy comes to a close. Clockwork Princess is the third in the brilliant Infernal Devices series which began...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 19/03/2013
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Cassandra Clare
April 2013 Book of the Month Passion. Power. Secrets. Enchantment. Danger intensifies for the Shadowhunters as the New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy comes to a close. Clockwork Princess is the third in the brilliant Infernal Devices series which began...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 19/03/2013
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Don't Let the Pigeon Finish This Activity Book!
Mo Willems
April 2013 Picture Book of the Month Best-selling author/illustrator Mo Willems has created a bumper book of creative activities which will delight all his fans and get everyone busy! Drawing fresh parts of the story, colouring in stars and fireworks, creating...
Featured in: 5+ readers | Books of the Month | Summer Reading 2013
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Mo Willems
April 2013 Picture Book of the Month Best-selling author/illustrator Mo Willems has created a bumper book of creative activities which will delight all his fans and get everyone busy! Drawing fresh parts of the story, colouring in stars and fireworks, creating...
Featured in: 5+ readers | Books of the Month | Summer Reading 2013
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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