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Zal and Zara and the Great Race of Azamed
Kit Downes
Join the fantastical flying carpet race in this magical adventure novel from a debut author. Pacy, exciting and full of humour, it’s a timeless story combining good versus evil, a breathless race against time and two protagonists who must overcome...
Featured in: 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2008
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Kit Downes
Join the fantastical flying carpet race in this magical adventure novel from a debut author. Pacy, exciting and full of humour, it’s a timeless story combining good versus evil, a breathless race against time and two protagonists who must overcome...
Featured in: 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2008
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Storlax: The Power of the Deep
Robert Jackson, Bubbi Morthens
This is an epic children’s story, told with great humour, optimism and warmth. It will grip the reader not just because of the loveable fishy characters and exciting adventures but almost more so because it subtly shows us the impact...
Featured in: 7+ readers | 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2008
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Robert Jackson, Bubbi Morthens
This is an epic children’s story, told with great humour, optimism and warmth. It will grip the reader not just because of the loveable fishy characters and exciting adventures but almost more so because it subtly shows us the impact...
Featured in: 7+ readers | 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2008
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Greek Ransom
Michael Malaghan
A fast-moving action mystery thriller set on a Greek island, which is sure to inspire even the most reluctant boy reader. It’s a cracking read with full-on action sequences, a treasure map and a spine-chilling baddie. Perfect for Reluctant Readers as...
Featured in: 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/08/2008
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Michael Malaghan
A fast-moving action mystery thriller set on a Greek island, which is sure to inspire even the most reluctant boy reader. It’s a cracking read with full-on action sequences, a treasure map and a spine-chilling baddie. Perfect for Reluctant Readers as...
Featured in: 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/08/2008
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The Shadow of Malabron
Thomas Wharton
A rebellious teenager finds himself transported to another world and there he finds himself forced to go on a perilous journey with a group of strikingly different characters including a speaking wolf. It's a fantasy that weaves the fabric of well-loved stories into...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2008
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Thomas Wharton
A rebellious teenager finds himself transported to another world and there he finds himself forced to go on a perilous journey with a group of strikingly different characters including a speaking wolf. It's a fantasy that weaves the fabric of well-loved stories into...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2008
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The Traitor Game
B R Collins
Winner of for the 2009 Branford Boase Best Debut Novel Award An extraordinary fantasy novel from a supremely talented debut novelist. Set partly in a boys’ school and also in another world that is both fierce and dangerous, it has themes...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Book Awards | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2008
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B R Collins
Winner of for the 2009 Branford Boase Best Debut Novel Award An extraordinary fantasy novel from a supremely talented debut novelist. Set partly in a boys’ school and also in another world that is both fierce and dangerous, it has themes...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Book Awards | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2008
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Riding Icarus
Lily Hyde
A thrilling mix of modern fairytale and adventure with elements of magical realism set in Kiev and featuring a girl who lives in a flying trolleybus. Inspired by the author’s love of Russian fairytales and her travels in Kiev.
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/07/2008
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Lily Hyde
A thrilling mix of modern fairytale and adventure with elements of magical realism set in Kiev and featuring a girl who lives in a flying trolleybus. Inspired by the author’s love of Russian fairytales and her travels in Kiev.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/07/2008
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The Roar
Emma Clayton
Full of dramatic and startling twists, this is a thrilling and thought provoking story set in a future world. Twins Mika and Ellie live with their parents in a safe world, protected from the plague animals by a strong wall...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/07/2008
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Emma Clayton
Full of dramatic and startling twists, this is a thrilling and thought provoking story set in a future world. Twins Mika and Ellie live with their parents in a safe world, protected from the plague animals by a strong wall...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/07/2008
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Luxe
Anna Godbersen
Compulsive, tantalizing and utterly irresistible, this is a gorgeous, glamorous, must-have debut. Set in New York in 1899, it’s glittering with jewels, brimming with secrets and social intrigue, and loaded with plenty of eligible young men – and one gorgeous...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/07/2008
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Anna Godbersen
Compulsive, tantalizing and utterly irresistible, this is a gorgeous, glamorous, must-have debut. Set in New York in 1899, it’s glittering with jewels, brimming with secrets and social intrigue, and loaded with plenty of eligible young men – and one gorgeous...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/07/2008
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From Somalia with Love
Na'ima Bint Robert
An astonishing debut that interweaves quite brilliantly the modern Muslim world of a Somali girl brought up in London with that of a father who has spent his daughter’s whole life fighting in Somalia. After 12 years away he must...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 19/06/2008
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Na'ima Bint Robert
An astonishing debut that interweaves quite brilliantly the modern Muslim world of a Somali girl brought up in London with that of a father who has spent his daughter’s whole life fighting in Somalia. After 12 years away he must...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 19/06/2008
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Villain.net: Council Of Evil
Andy Briggs
A hurtling adventure begins at the click of a computer. Ordinary schoolboy Jake Hunter finds himself a global fugitive wanted for blackmail, theft and kidnapping after he enters a tempting looking website. The stakes are high in the race for...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Books for Boys | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/06/2008
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Andy Briggs
A hurtling adventure begins at the click of a computer. Ordinary schoolboy Jake Hunter finds himself a global fugitive wanted for blackmail, theft and kidnapping after he enters a tempting looking website. The stakes are high in the race for...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Books for Boys | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/06/2008
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Puppet Master
Joanne Owen
An intriguing and atmospheric mystery revolving around the magical puppets in a theatre in Old Prague. Milena loves everything about the theatre. Her father was an outstanding puppet maker and she has grown up with the magic of these special...
Featured in: 11+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Hardback - Released: 29/05/2008
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Joanne Owen
An intriguing and atmospheric mystery revolving around the magical puppets in a theatre in Old Prague. Milena loves everything about the theatre. Her father was an outstanding puppet maker and she has grown up with the magic of these special...
Featured in: 11+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Hardback - Released: 29/05/2008
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Spud
John Van De Ruit
There’s a warning attached to this book. It is side-splittingly funny and it will find you rolling around on the carpet - laughing hysterically and gasping for air. Focus on, an elite boys boarding school, a boy called Spud, parents...
Featured in: 11+ readers | Books for Boys | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2008
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John Van De Ruit
There’s a warning attached to this book. It is side-splittingly funny and it will find you rolling around on the carpet - laughing hysterically and gasping for air. Focus on, an elite boys boarding school, a boy called Spud, parents...
Featured in: 11+ readers | Books for Boys | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2008
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Mr Peek And The Misunderstanding At The Zoo
Kevin Waldron
Delightful and distinctive retro artwork and stylish typography has helped to create a hugely appealing picture book featuring Mr Peek, the zoo keeper, his son Jimmy and the case of the wrong jacket. Likely to be the first of many...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/05/2008
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Kevin Waldron
Delightful and distinctive retro artwork and stylish typography has helped to create a hugely appealing picture book featuring Mr Peek, the zoo keeper, his son Jimmy and the case of the wrong jacket. Likely to be the first of many...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/05/2008
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A Bad Boy Can Be Good For A Girl
Tanya Lee Stone
This is a brilliantly observed wake-up call for teenagers about life and love and the pitfalls of choosing the bad boy as your man. A story of self-discovery, broken hearts but more than anything any girl who reads this book...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/04/2008
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Tanya Lee Stone
This is a brilliantly observed wake-up call for teenagers about life and love and the pitfalls of choosing the bad boy as your man. A story of self-discovery, broken hearts but more than anything any girl who reads this book...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/04/2008
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Tommy Storm
A.J. Healy
The hilarious adventures of earthling Tommy Storm as he is suddenly transported to join a training school in the Milky Way. Is Tommy, a well-known loser on earth, about to become the saviour of earth and the universe? Not if...
Featured in: 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/03/2008
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A.J. Healy
The hilarious adventures of earthling Tommy Storm as he is suddenly transported to join a training school in the Milky Way. Is Tommy, a well-known loser on earth, about to become the saviour of earth and the universe? Not if...
Featured in: 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/03/2008
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Bloodline
Katy Moran
Shortlisted for the 2009 Branford Boase Best Debut Novel Award Go back in time to Dark Age Britain for this powerful story about loyalty and survival in another time. Abandoned by his father, Essa makes a new life for himself among...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Book Awards | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/03/2008
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Katy Moran
Shortlisted for the 2009 Branford Boase Best Debut Novel Award Go back in time to Dark Age Britain for this powerful story about loyalty and survival in another time. Abandoned by his father, Essa makes a new life for himself among...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Book Awards | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/03/2008
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Kiki Strike
Kirsten Miller
A mysterious underworld beneath New York’s Manhatten discovered by feisty 12 year old girl Ananka Fishbein forms the backdrop to this all-girl action adventure for the 21st century girl. Alongside the mysterious but legendary Kiki Strike and four delinquent Girl...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/03/2008
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Kirsten Miller
A mysterious underworld beneath New York’s Manhatten discovered by feisty 12 year old girl Ananka Fishbein forms the backdrop to this all-girl action adventure for the 21st century girl. Alongside the mysterious but legendary Kiki Strike and four delinquent Girl...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/03/2008
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Nightmare Academy: Charlie's Monsters
Dean Lorey
Creepy stuff for those who love to be scared! Charlie’s nightmares open portals to the horrors of the Nether World. Luckily, he’s sent to Nightmare Academy where he is trained to fight the monsters that rush out at night-time. But...
Featured in: 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/03/2008
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Dean Lorey
Creepy stuff for those who love to be scared! Charlie’s nightmares open portals to the horrors of the Nether World. Luckily, he’s sent to Nightmare Academy where he is trained to fight the monsters that rush out at night-time. But...
Featured in: 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/03/2008
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Crowboy
David Calcutt
Full of mystery and the unknown, this is a futuristic thriller charting the role Crowboy, a boy with special powers can play in helping to diffuse the gang warfare in a troubled city.
Featured in: 11+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/02/2008
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David Calcutt
Full of mystery and the unknown, this is a futuristic thriller charting the role Crowboy, a boy with special powers can play in helping to diffuse the gang warfare in a troubled city.
Featured in: 11+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/02/2008
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Chicken Dance
Jacques Couvillon
This extraordinary debut is a funny and refreshingly quirky novel that celebrates the underdog. A boy called Don Schmidt finds fame in a chicken-judging contest and suddenly finds himself an unexpected celebrity. This sets in motion a chain of events...
Featured in: 11+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2008
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Jacques Couvillon
This extraordinary debut is a funny and refreshingly quirky novel that celebrates the underdog. A boy called Don Schmidt finds fame in a chicken-judging contest and suddenly finds himself an unexpected celebrity. This sets in motion a chain of events...
Featured in: 11+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2008
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Triskellion
Will Peterson
A nail-biting mystery is dramatically unravelled through archaeology with a clever paranormal twist. Sent to England from their home in New York, Josh and Rachel find something dark and sinister behind the closed doors of Triskellion, the picturesque village which...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2008
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Will Peterson
A nail-biting mystery is dramatically unravelled through archaeology with a clever paranormal twist. Sent to England from their home in New York, Josh and Rachel find something dark and sinister behind the closed doors of Triskellion, the picturesque village which...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Audio Books | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2008
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The Infinite Wisdom of Harriet Rose
Diana Janney
Feisty heroine of the 21st century who will have massive appeal to young ladies and ladettes everywhere, Harriet is like most teenagers – precocious, overconfident, naive but vehemently determined. This debut novel is quirky, highly original and will be devoured...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/01/2008
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Diana Janney
Feisty heroine of the 21st century who will have massive appeal to young ladies and ladettes everywhere, Harriet is like most teenagers – precocious, overconfident, naive but vehemently determined. This debut novel is quirky, highly original and will be devoured...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/01/2008
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The Other Book
Philip Womack
An inventive, dark and lyrically-told fantasy thriller by first-time novelist Philip Womack. Truly compelling, I was utterly transfixed at the story of Edward, a 12 year old boy who, through an ancient book shrouded in a brooding curse that is...
Featured in: 11+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2008
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Philip Womack
An inventive, dark and lyrically-told fantasy thriller by first-time novelist Philip Womack. Truly compelling, I was utterly transfixed at the story of Edward, a 12 year old boy who, through an ancient book shrouded in a brooding curse that is...
Featured in: 11+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2008
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Ways To Live Forever
Sally Nicholls
Sympathetic, touching, and surprisingly funny, Ways To Live Forever is a fantastic debut from Sally Nicholls. Sam loves facts. He wants to know about UFOs horror movies and airships and ghosts and scientists, and...
Featured in: 11+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2008
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Sally Nicholls
Sympathetic, touching, and surprisingly funny, Ways To Live Forever is a fantastic debut from Sally Nicholls. Sam loves facts. He wants to know about UFOs horror movies and airships and ghosts and scientists, and...
Featured in: 11+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2008
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Anila's Journey
Mary Finn
Shortlisted for the Bisto Irish Children's Book Award. A stunning debut novel, Anila’s Journey captures a girl with an amazing talent for drawing who is swept up in an epic journey up the Ganges where she hopes she may find...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2008
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Mary Finn
Shortlisted for the Bisto Irish Children's Book Award. A stunning debut novel, Anila’s Journey captures a girl with an amazing talent for drawing who is swept up in an epic journey up the Ganges where she hopes she may find...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2008
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The Thing With Finn
Tom Kelly
Original, funny and moving, this is a thoughtful story capturing the confusion of 10 year old Danny. Since his twin brother died, everything has seemed muddled up and Danny makes some bad decisions before thinking things through and returning home....
Featured in: 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/01/2008
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Tom Kelly
Original, funny and moving, this is a thoughtful story capturing the confusion of 10 year old Danny. Since his twin brother died, everything has seemed muddled up and Danny makes some bad decisions before thinking things through and returning home....
Featured in: 9+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/01/2008
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Poison Study
Maria V Snyder
This is a fantastic debut that’s full of magic, adventure and excitement that you can almost taste. Young Yelena is about to be executed for murder but is given a reprieve if she becomes a food taster for a guy...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 21/09/2007
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Maria V Snyder
This is a fantastic debut that’s full of magic, adventure and excitement that you can almost taste. Young Yelena is about to be executed for murder but is given a reprieve if she becomes a food taster for a guy...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Debuts of the Month | Ebooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 21/09/2007
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Finding Violet Park
Jenny Valentine
Highly commended in Branford Boase 2008 Award. Told with a delightfully light touch, this thoughtful and introspective novel for teens tells how hearing the story of Violet Park, leads Lucas on a moving and thought provoking mission that helps him...
Featured in: 11+ readers | Book Awards | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2007
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Jenny Valentine
Highly commended in Branford Boase 2008 Award. Told with a delightfully light touch, this thoughtful and introspective novel for teens tells how hearing the story of Violet Park, leads Lucas on a moving and thought provoking mission that helps him...
Featured in: 11+ readers | Book Awards | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2007
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The Declaration
Gemma Malley
A powerful, gripping and tense futuristic novel about a world which has gone mad, a world where life is forever except for the likes of Peter and Anna (who shouldn’t be there at all according to the declaration) who are...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/09/2007
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Gemma Malley
A powerful, gripping and tense futuristic novel about a world which has gone mad, a world where life is forever except for the likes of Peter and Anna (who shouldn’t be there at all according to the declaration) who are...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/09/2007
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Captain Yellowbelly The Tale of the Terrible Pirate
Preston Rutt & Leo Timmers
This book will have you and your toddler roaring with laughter as dear old Captain Yellowbelly gets himself into more and more of a pickle in this swashbuckling-comical pirate tale. If it leaves your child with something more than a...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 30/08/2007
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Preston Rutt & Leo Timmers
This book will have you and your toddler roaring with laughter as dear old Captain Yellowbelly gets himself into more and more of a pickle in this swashbuckling-comical pirate tale. If it leaves your child with something more than a...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Debuts of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 30/08/2007
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