Mortal Chaos 2: Deep Oblivion
Matt Dickinson
Fast-paced and thrilling, a dazzlingly varied sequence of unrelated stories all triggered by one single act dance through the second of Matt Dickinson’s Mortal Chaos titles. When a security guard kills a butterfly, the pane of glass it is fluttering...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/07/2012
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The Vampire Fighters (The Vampire series Book 3)
Pete Johnson
Marcus, Tallulah and Gracie are back in this final fast-paced, fun and frightening story in award-winning Pete Johnson's vampire series, following on from The Vampire Blog and The Vampire Hunters. Click here for Vampire Fighters Classroom Notes and Blogging tips for Kids.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/06/2012
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A Brighter Fear
Kerry Drewery
Movingly portrayed, the irrepressible hope familiar to all teenagers is played out against a background that is completely unfamiliar. Growing up in Baghdad under Saddam Hussain’s repressive regime, Lina is used to being careful what she says and even careful...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/06/2012
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Earthfall
Mark Walden
Rich in dazzlingly but sinister technology with Grendels, Drones and Hunters on the attack, this headlong adventure of how a group of kids fight against it is a thrilling corkscrew of a story. Miraculously surviving when his sister and mother...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/06/2012
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Geekhood: Close Encounters of the Girl Kind ...
Andy Robb
Witty and tender, Geekhood captures the complexities of teen life and especially the transformation of Archie. Archie’s interests have always been distinctly geeky- mostly he hangs out in the Hovel, a centre for games played with miniature models where he...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2012
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The Adjusters
Andrew Taylor
A chilling story of perfect children, medically transformed! Newly arrived in a new town and in a new school it doesn’t take Henry long to discover that something is wrong. Very wrong. How can all the pupils be so clever?...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2012
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Black Tide
Caroline Clough
Set in a disturbing dystopian future boys and girls alike will love this story of friendship and family ties set in a post-apocalyptic Scotland.  A young boy Toby must find his kidnapped father and sister.  His mission takes the reader...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2012
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Changeling
Philippa Gregory
May 2012 MEGA Book of the Month. Best-selling Philippa Gregory’s first book for teenagers is a thrilling story of malice and betrayal, courage and passion. Tricked out of her inheritance by her greedy and duplicitous brother, Isolde must swap ruling...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 24/05/2012
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Deadly Dangerous Kings and Queens
Karl Shaw
A humorous take on some of the maddest and weirdest British kings and queens through the ages. Packed with funny facts, wonderful tales and cartoon illustrations - focusing on all the funny bits as well as a few foul facts!!! ...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2012
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Claws
Mike Grinti, Rachel Grinti
May 2012 Debut of the Month. Emma's sister has run off with the faeries. Her parents have spent all their money looking for her and now the family is living on the edge of an enchanted slum-forest nearby. But then...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2012
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Secret of the Shadows
Cathy Macphail
Prize-winning Cathy MacPhail will send a chill through her readers in haunting novel of how a past evil effects the present. Tyler is thrilled to be spending time with her aunt tidying up the picturesque cottage they have inherited from...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 22/05/2012
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The Monster Machine
Nicola L. Robinson
May 2012 Book of the Month. Have monster fun with the making of monsters and what they do next! Topped up with the right ingredients of slugs, toenail clippings, earwax, spiders and some special glue, the monster-making machine churns out...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 16/05/2012
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Black Heart Blue
Louisa Reid
May 2012 MEGA Debut of the Month. A debut novel which packs a heart-stopping punch. Sixteen year old twins Hephzi and Rebecca are about as different from each other as they could be; Hephzi is beautiful and bold, Rebecca suffers from...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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Dead Time
Anne Cassidy
May 2012 Book of the Month. Award-winning Anne Cassidy grips her readers in this thrilling crime novel. Everywhere she turns, Rose’s life seems to be haunted by disaster. Her mother has been missing for five years after mysteriously vanishing with her...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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The Bonehill Curse
Jon Mayhew
May 2012 Book of the Month. An evil djinn released from a bottle is a very, very dangerous thing as Necessity Bonehill is soon to discover! Miserable at her stuffy boarding school, Necessity is delighted to receive the sealed bottle from...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments 5)
Cassandra Clare
May 2012 Book of the Month. This title is fifth in the international bestselling paranormal thriller series The Mortal Instruments and is the follow-up to the international number one bestseller City of Fallen Angels. Cassandra Clare is coming...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 08/05/2012
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White Dolphin
Gill Lewis
May 2012 Book of the Month. Bestselling Gill Lewis’s new story tells of the amazing, life-affirming powers of dolphins.  Kara’s life is in a mess; her mum has disappeared, she is in trouble at school and her father is about to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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Hitler's Angel
William Osborne
May 2012 Debut of the Month. Fans of Robert Muchamore's Cherub and Henderson's Boys or Higson's Young Bond series will devour this book in a sitting. It's a novel that has its base on true fact: Hitler's secret relationship with his niece,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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A Waste of Good Paper
Sean Taylor
A moving, first person story that captures the frustrations and pent-up fury of a boy with a lot of problems. Jason has been told to write something in his new journal everyday. The trouble is there is nothing he wants...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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Christopher's Caterpillars
Charlotte Middleton
Whatever happens to the six hairy caterpillars that Christopher Nibble and his friend Posie are keeping as pets? The guinea pig friends have looked after the caterpillars perfectly, keeping them well fed with lots of juicy leaves and making sure...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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Hero on a Bicycle
Shirley Hughes
May 2012 Book of the Month. Best-selling illustrator Shirley Hughes writes beautifully in this gripping story set during World War Two. Living in Italy during the occupation by the Germans, Paolo and his sister Constanza long to do something for the...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/05/2012
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Lucky
Roger Mcgough
5+. A fabulous collection of poems from one of the UK's best-loved poets. Deliciously witty, each of the fifty poems is a little firecracker of delight delivering knowledge and insights in a light and humorous way. Many are about animals...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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Midwinterblood
Marcus Sedgwick
May 2012 Book of the Month. Prize-winning Marcus Sedgwick's gift for powerful storytelling is at its very best in this emotionally charged, no holds barred novel. When journalist Eric Seven arrives on Blessed Island with a mission to uncover a mystery...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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The Sleeping Army
Francesca Simon
May 2012 Book of the Month. Freya is an ordinary girl living in modern Britain, but with a twist: people still worship the Viking gods. One evening, stuck with her dad on his night shift at the British Museum, she...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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Spy Another Day
Philip Caveney
May 2012 Book of the Month.  The thrills and spills of Kip's movie adventure in Night on Terror Island were an experience of a lifetime but they have left their mark on him, unlike his friend Beth who despite also being shaken and stirred...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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The Anti-prom
Abby McDonald
Three unlikely allies team up for a night of rebellion, romance and revenge in a high-stakes drama from acclaimed young author Abby McDonald. Hilarious and heart-tugging by turns it's not to be missed. Please note that this book contains sexually explicit content.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?
Mo Willems
Award-winning author/illustrator Mo Willems brings back his beloved pigeon for another delightful and wacky story. In previous stories the noisy pigeon has demanded to drive the bus and have a puppy among other things. Now he wants the lovely cookie...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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The Forgotten Echo : The Remarkable Adventures of Tom Scatterhorn
Henry Chancellor
As the trilogy reaches its breathtaking climax, our intrepid hero Tom Scatterhorn sets off on yet another adventure in and out of time and through many exotic locations. Danger is never far behind and Tom must remain focused on his...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/05/2012
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The Great Escape
Megan Rix
A gripping World War Two story with a remarkable difference. What happened to all the pets left behind when the children of London were evacuated to keep them safe from the bombs? Robert and Lucy’s beloved Buster, Tiger and Rosie...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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The Messenger Bird
Ruth Eastham
May 2012 Book of the Month. Cleverly interweaving a modern day storyline with one from the 1940s, it's the story of Nathan who must find out what the link is between his father's recent disappearance and that of Lily, an ex-Bletchley Park employee, before it's too late...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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The Skeleton Pirate
David Lucas
“I’ll never be beaten!” boasts the skeleton pirate. But it turns out not be true... Bound in chains and tossed over board by his enemies, the Skeleton Pirate is set free by a mermaid before both are swallowed up by...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/05/2012
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When It Happens
Susane Colasanti
May 2012 Book of the Month.  A terrific romantic comedy drama for all those searching for The One! Sara and Tobey couldn't be more different. She is focused on getting into her first-choice college; he wants to win Battle of the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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Violet Mackerel's Remarkable Recovery
Anna Branford, Sam Wilson
Violet Mackerel has a big issue to deal in this story; she is facing up to having an operation to have her tonsils taken out. Violet is quite frightened of the operation and is determined to make a perfect recovery...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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There is No Dog
Meg Rosoff
Bob created the heavens and the earth and the beasts of the field and twenty-five million other species including lots of gorgeous girls. Imagine that God is a typical teenage boy. He is lazy, careless, self-obsessed, sex-mad - and about...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices 2)
Cassandra Clare
May 2012 Book of the Month. In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, while her desire for Will, despite his dark moods, continues to unsettle her. But something is...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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Me, the Queen and Christopher
Giles Andreae, Tony Ross
A touching and funny story about a 7 year-old girl's adventure having tea with the Queen. Told with Giles Andreae's trademark warmth and humour, but with an added poignancy when the Queen meets Christopher, Freya's brother, this is a perfect...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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Peppa Pig: Peppa Meets the Queen

Join Peppa Pig as she goes to the Palace and gets to meet the Queen! Miss Rabbit is invited to the Palace to get an honour and Peppa and her friends are going too! It’s a wonderfully celebratory day out...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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HM Queen Elizabeth II: Diamond Jubilee

This is a very special Ladybird souvenir edition to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/05/2012
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Secret Breakers : The Power of Three
H. L. Dennis
May 2012 Debut of the Month. Code-breaking readers who love to follow clues and solve a mystery will be addicted to this gripping adventure. The Rules say that it is forbidden to try to unlock the secret code that hides...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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Slated
Teri Terry
May 2012 Debut of the Month. This is a debut novel not to miss. It's an original and haunting psychological thriller that's packed with intense mystery and secrets that will have you gripped from the very first page.  It's the story of Kyla...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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Charlie and Lola: We Completely Must Go to London

Best-selling Charlie and Lola and their best friends Marve and Lotta are very excited to be going on a trip to London! They gaze up at Buckingham Palace and wonder which is the Queen’s Bedroom, they look in wonder at...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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The BFG 30th Anniversary Edition
Roald Dahl
This is a delightful, funny and exciting story about a special friendship between two people from different worlds – a giant and a child. As the story develops it shows how trust and love develops between them. It also shows...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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I Spy with My Little Eye
Edward Gibbs
Nominated for 2011 CYBILS award (Children and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Award). A simple I-spy with die-cut holes so little ones can spy through the page and guess the animal. Dramatic bold illustrations focus on a single colour and each page...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2012
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Butterfly Summer
Anne-Marie Conway
A gripping story which catches the importance of friendship – even when there are dark, dark secrets. When Becky and her mum return to where her mum grew up she uncovers an old photo which reveals something about her family...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2012
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Foxly's Feast
Owen Davey
This witty wordless picture book charts how much the hungry and greedy Foxly thinks about his next meal. Foxly eyes up the chickens, the ducks, the fish and the rabbits and looks as if he will feast on them all....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2012
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Life Eternal
Yvonne Woon
May 2012 Book of the Month. Matters of life and death and the role of a passionate romance in them lie at the heart of this spellbinding story of how the worlds of the dead and the living cross over and...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2012
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The Kane Chronicles: The Serpent's Shadow
Rick Riordan
May 2012 Book of the Month.  This is the third and final book in this awesome and electrifying Kane Chronicles series that is set in ancient Egypt. Carter and Sadie have their biggest and most important quest yet; to defeat the...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/05/2012
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Insurgent
Veronica Roth
May 2012 Book of the Month. This is heart-pounding dystopian fiction at its very best.  Insurgent is the thrillingly dark sequel to the New York Times bestselling debut, Divergent.  No teenager should miss these great reads. Will have fans of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 28/04/2012
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Desirable
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Interest Age 9+ Reading Age 8+. A delicious comedy in which geeky George, whose passion for Warhammer games has long made him a social outcast, is transformed by some past its sell by date after shave. Suddenly everyone wants to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder: The End of the World. Maybe.
Jo Nesbo
May 2012 Book of the Month. With crazy inventions, disappearing socks, half-men half-frogs, a moon chameleon invasion and, of course, plenty of super-sonic bottom burps, this is the gang's most explosive adventure yet! Can they stop an alien invasion in its...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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Unrest
Michelle Harrison
May 2012 Book of the Month. Best-selling author Michelle Harrison blurs the lines between being dead and alive in this brilliant, spine-tingling story of the powers of the undead. Elliott escapes death by a hair’s breadth; he’s so close to it that he draws...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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Small Change for Stuart
Lissa Evans
Shortlisted for the 2012 Carnegie Medal and the 2012 Branford Boase Award.  Shortlisted for the 2011 Costa Children's Book Award.  The Carnegie Medal Judges said: A refreshing and plausibly magical novel which joyfully celebrates cleverness and a delight in words. Both the main...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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A Dog Called Homeless
Sarah Lean
May 2012 Debut of the Month. This is an outstandingly assured debut novel from a sparkling new talent.  When Cally Fisher sees her dead mother, real as anything, no one believes her. So Cally stops talking - what's the point...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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Abandon
Meg Cabot
The first book in the brand-new dark and dangerously seductive trilogy from bestselling teen author Meg Cabot, now in paperback! It's dark paranormal romance at its best and combined with Meg's brilliant storytelling powers we think she's hit the jackpot....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder: Time-Travel Bath Bomb
Jo Nesbo
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. Best-selling Doctor Proctor is back for a second hilarious adventure following his amazing success with fart powder. Now he’s trying his hand at time travel. Chuck a bath bomb into the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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Passion
Lauren Kate
May 2012 Book of the Month. This is the third book in the incredible Fallen series which began with Fallen and Torment. How many deaths can one true love endure? And can Luce and Daniel unlock their past in order...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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The Carrie Diaries 2 : Summer and the City
Candace Bushnell
May 2012 Book of the Month. Meet teenage Carrie Bradshaw as she hits the bright lights, big city of New York for the very first time! Find out how Carrie transforms from country girl to super-cool fashionista in the second explosive Carrie...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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Where She Went
Gayle Forman
May 2012 Book of the Month. If you had a second chance at first love ...would you take it? It's been three years since Adam's love saved Mia after the accident that annihilated life as she knew it ...and three...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
Jo Nesbo
A Richard and Judy Children's Book Club selection 2011 - Fluent Readers.  Short-listed for Best Norwegian Children's Book 2007. Fuelled by farts, this is fast-paced and a delightfully ridiculous adventure from a debut children's writer but a well established and bestselling adult...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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The Queen's Knickers
Nicholas Allan
It's a busy year for the Queen - she has lots of important events to attend. Meanwhile, a little girl is wondering what knickers. Her Majesty will choose to wear on a school visit! Will they be her at home...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Diamond Jubilee
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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Princess Poppy: The Royal Parade
Janey Louise Jones
This is a brand-new story in the best-selling Princess Poppy series, with a right royal theme perfect for the Jubilee! Find out whether everything will be ready in time for the annual dress-up parade to go ahead. With royal...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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The Youngstars
Ursula Jones
Set against the backdrop of grimy, coal-blackened 1930s Britain, The Youngstars tells the story of a variety troupe of teenagers, hauled around the country by their harsh and demanding 'maestro' Mr Piggott (known as 'The Pig'). The youngest of the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 23/04/2012
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The Very Helpful Hedgehog
Rosie Wellesley
May 2012 Book of the Month. Within this attractive picture book with its touching story some useful advice is craftily hidden. The little hedgehog lives alone; he has never helped anyone and no one has ever helped him. But, when an...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 18/04/2012
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The Invisible Assassin : The Malichea Quest
Jim Eldridge
A gripping and action-packed historical sleuth thriller in the vein of The Da Vinci Code and indeed teens who have grown up with the likes of Young Bond and Artemis Fowl.  The clever mix of intricate and action-packed plotting and characters...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 12/04/2012
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The Bumper Book of London Everything You Need to Know About London and More...
Becky Jones, Clare Lewis
The perfect book to provide all the information needed by any visitor to London for the Olympics – or at any other time. Living up to its claim, this book is crammed full of fascinating information about every aspect of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/04/2012
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Body Blow
Peter Cocks
This is a gripping, edge-of-your-seat gritty YA thriller from the author of Long Reach. The author's hallmarks from his debut novel come to the fore once again in this his second - cleverly drawn and realistic characterisation, interwoven plot lines...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Titanic An Edwardian Girl's Diary,1912
Ellen Emerson White
Titanic, My Story is a vividly imagined account of life on the Titanic by a young girl and told in diary form.  A terrific way for children 100 years on to experience what happened in what remains one of the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Apocalypse Moon (The Joshua Files book 5)
M. G. Harris
April 2012 Book of the Month. Half Mexican, Manchester United fan and self-confessed geek, M G Harris is the author of the fabulous Mayan phrophecy influenced, futuristic series, The Joshua Files – perfect for action-hero fan 9+ year olds. This is the 5th...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Freaks
Kieran Larwood
April 2012 Debut of the Month and Winner of The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition 2011. This well-written and action-packed debut is even being considered...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Goblins
Philip Reeve
April 2012 Book of the Month. Fans of Mortal Engines will devour Philip Reeves’s richly detailed goblin extravaganza. The dank and dark towers and stairways of Clovenstone Keep are packed full of dirty, smelly, squabbling goblins. As a breed, they all...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Under the Spell of the Moon
Katherine Paterson
Age 3+. Stunning illustrations from around the world lie at the heart of this beautiful book. Each has been gifted by its creator as a contribution to support the work of the International Board of Books for the Young. To...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Poetry
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Where's Wally? The Search for the Lost Things
Martin Handford
April 2012 Book of the Month. Best-selling Wally celebrates 25 years of searching! Now he is back in a wonderful new book. This time it’s not Wally who has to be found. He and his friends need help to track down...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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The Raven Mysteries 5 : Magic and Mayhem
Marcus Sedgwick, Pete Williamson
Chaos strikes after a trip to the circus, and the castle is suddenly filled with thieves, bunnies, and lethal cabbages, in the fifth of Marcus Sedgwick's quirky mysteries. Click here for the Raven Mysteries website.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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The Rescue Princesses: The Secret Promise
Paula Harrison
Glamour and guts are finely blended in this right royal adventure. Princess Emily is a modern day princess – and fiesty to boot. At a gathering of royals she and her new friends, all other young princesses, take a break...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Road to London
Barbara Mitchelhill
The world of Shakespeare and his theatre sparkles with life in this fast-paced historical novel. Thomas loves everything about the players and dreams of joining them if he ever has the chance. Having met Mr Shakespeare while studying at school...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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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: Hardback - Released: 05/04/2012
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The Comic Cafe
Roger Stevens
April 2012 Debut of the Month. Leading poet Roger Stevens tells a deliciously witty story set in a café with a distinctly haunted feel. How Will and his four sisters survive the summer when they are abandoned by their parents in...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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The Fear (The Enemy Series 3)
Charlie Higson
April 2012 Book of the Month.  Best-selling author Charlie Higson has created a chilling world in his thrilling Zombie series. Not only have all the adults – older siblings and parents – lost their minds and become hopeless has-beens but there...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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The Three Pigs
David Wiesner
Award-winning illustrator David Wiesner takes a very clever and fresh look at a familiar story. Here, the wolf does come a visiting and he does huff and puff and blow down the houses of the three little pigs but that’s...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Chomp
Carl Hiaasen
April 2012 Book of the Month. An hilarious, edge-of-your seat read. Animal lovers everywhere will love this great story about dangerous creatures which also gives a behind the scenes look at how the worst TV shows are made. Wahoo’s Dad...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Chocolate Box Girls: Marshmallow Skye
Cathy Cassidy
April 2012 Book of the Month. Skye and Summer are identical twins but Skye wants to be her own person, but with an effortlessly cool twin, how can she? And will Skye ever step out of Summer's shadow and find...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Immortal City
Scott Speer
April 2012 Debut of the Month.  Immortal City is the electrifying debut novel from Scott Speer. With a breathtaking narrative, murder mystery and the perfect hero and heroine, this is the ideal book for any fan of paranormal romance. Key protagonist,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Diamond Jubilee Royals Dress-up Dolly Book

2012 marks the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, and what better way to celebrate than by dressing her and members of the Royal Family in an array of right royal outfits? 
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Dear Dylan
Siobhan Curham
April 2012 Book of the Month. Winner of the YoungMinds Book Award 2010. This was a self-publishing YA phenomenon in 2010 and winner of the above award beating the likes of Julia Donaldson and Bali Rai.  Then it was bought by Egmont...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2012
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Animal Colours
Nicola Killen
A beautiful introduction to colours as they appear on different animals. Sturdy flaps add an engaging interactive activity to this attractive guide to the different colours. Opening the flaps encourages children to look closely and to learn to predict a...
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Format: Board book - Released: 02/04/2012
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Animal Numbers
Nicola Killen
April 2012 Book of the Month. A big and bold board book with robust flaps which make a good interactive introduction to the first five numbers. Lovely images of different animals help children count from 1-5.
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Format: Board book - Released: 02/04/2012
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Fear
Michael Grant
April 2012 Book of the Month.  This is a blood-pumping, white-knuckle sci-fi futuristic thriller of epic proportions and the fifth of the six planned titles in the GONE series. Night is falling in the FAYZ. Even though it's been nearly a...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/04/2012
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Plague
Michael Grant
This is the fourth book (of six) in the mind-blowing Gone series.  So far with Gone, Hunger and Lies, it's been a blood-pumping, white-knuckle ride of epic proportions.  It's a world without adults and normal life has crashed and burned.  When you...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2012
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The Haunting of Tabitha Grey
Vanessa Curtis
From the very first moment she sees it, Tabitha knows there is something unusual about her new home. Used to moving house and school, Tabitha is quite willing to start a new life but, from the beginning, she is mystified...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2012
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Call Me Drog
Sue Cowing
April 2012 Debut of the Month. Parker’s got a lot of demons to face as he struggles to come to terms with his parent’s separation and his father’s expectations of him. He thinks he’s coping alright until he finds Drog...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2012
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Fins are Forever
Tera Lynn Childs
April 2012 Book of the Month.  This is the sequel to the hit summer read Forgive my Fins. Plenty of highs and lows of high school drama including plenty of romance together with a hint of paranormal for Lily is a...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2012
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VIII
H. M. Castor
Chosen by April 2012 Guest Editor, Charlie Higson: "The 60s and early 70s, when I was growing up, was a golden age for children’s historical fiction, with the likes of Henry Treece, Geoffrey Trease, Rosemary Sutcliff and Mary...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2012
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The Pony Detectives : Moonlight Star of the Show
Belinda Rapley
The first in the series of the fantastic pony detective adventures. When Moonlight the pony goes missing right before the Fratton Cup competition the girls leap in to action to find out what has happened, following clues and getting themselves...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2012
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The Pony Detectives : Scout and the Mystery of the Marsh Ponies
Belinda Rapley
The Pony Detectives are on their second horsey whodunit adventure to solve the mystery of the marsh ponies. Written by Belinda Rapley, a British Horse Society Instructor, the adventures revolve around four horse-mad friends who stable their ponies at the same...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2012
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The Flip-Flop Club : Charmed Summer
Ellen Richardson
Perfect girly summer reading as 3 girls meet up on their summer holidays and a friendship ensues. Not only do they have a great deal of fun together, they also discover their pasts are linked.  And when they find a...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 31/03/2012
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Titanic Death on the Water
Tom Bradman
Death on the Water  brings the great ship alive for young readers by combining both fact and fiction. The famous story of the sinking of the great ship Titantic has fascinated all who have heard it since the actual event...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 29/03/2012
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All These Things I've Done
Gabrielle Zevin
Part thriller, part romance and set in a futuristic but effectively bankrupt New York where life is tough and bears no resemblance to the 21st century that we know. Anya is a feisty and likeable teen heroine who is trying...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 29/03/2012
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Barry the Fish with Fingers : Tickle Hide & Seek
Sue Hendra
April 2012 Book of the Month. Best-selling Barry, a fish with a difference, is back for a new, pop-up adventure and this time he’s helping readers to count. Barry’s playing tickle chase with his friends under the sea. There’s one...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 29/03/2012
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Moon Pie
Simon Mason
April 2012 Book of the Month. As touching a story as its title suggests, Moon Pie is deft and witty in how it tells the story of Martha, who tries to cope with her father’s increasingly erratic and unpredictable behaviour after...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 29/03/2012
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Starters
Lissa Price
April 2012 MEGA Debut of the Month.  Matched meets The Hunger Games. This is an outstanding and action-packed futristic dystopian thriller in which teenagers are at the mercy of wealthy geriatrics who will go to any lengths to use...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 29/03/2012
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The Emerald Atlas:The Books of Beginning 1
John Stephens
April 2012 Book of the Month.  A word from the author's UK publisher:  This is a fantastic magical adventure story to lose yourself in for days – a return to true adventure stories. This book has EVERYTHING you could ask for:...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 29/03/2012
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The Gentle Lion and Little Owlet : A Tale of an Unlikely Friendship
Alice Shirley
The touching story of a very unusual friendship lies at the heart of this beautiful book. When a little owl falls from the sky and lands on a lion’s paws it should be terrified. Instead, this little owlet feels sure...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 21/03/2012
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The Stick Book : Loads of Things You Can Make or Do with a Stick
Fiona Danks, Jo Schofield
This is a wonderfully inspiring book for the great outdoors or indoors for that matter.  The authors offer masses of suggestions for things to do with a stick, in the way of adventures and bushcraft, creative and imaginative play, games,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 15/03/2012
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Theodore Boone 2: The Abduction
John Grisham
Following on from the number one bestseller Theodore Boone, John Grisham delivers high intensity legal drama for a new generation of readers.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 15/03/2012
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The Fix
Sophie Mckenzie
Interest Age 11+, Reading Age 8+. A tense novel about finding the special kind of courage needed to do the right thing in difficult circumstances. Blake is great footballer; playing football is all he wants to do but, with money...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 12/03/2012
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The Demon Trappers: Forgiven
Jana Oliver
Riley Blackthorne. Kicking hell's ass one demon at a time... The third in the excellent Demon Trappers sequence. Click here to visit the Demon Trappers series website. It includes a forum where readers can discuss the books and a map...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Girl, Stolen
April Henry
A teenage girl is inadvertently kidnapped, a car is stolen by a gang but when the gang realises who they have in the car they have no intention of letting her go without recompense.  But Cheyenne, despite being blind and...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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The World of the Hunger Games

A must-have for fans of both the Hunger Games novels and the new Hunger Games film.  Welcome to Panem, the world of The Hunger Games. This is the definitive, richly illustrated, full-colour guide to all the districts of Panem, all...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Wonder
R. J. Palacio
Chosen by Stylist magazine as one of the Cult Books of 2012. Frank, powerful, warm and often heart-breaking, Wonder is a book you'll read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page. This is a...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2012
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The One Dollar Horse
Lauren St.John
Blue Peter prize-winner Lauren St John tells a thrilling rags-to-riches story in this gripping story of one girl and her dream. Horse-mad Casey has only one dream: to ride a winner in the Badminton Horse trials. But Casey lives in...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Alice Miranda at School Book 1
Jacqueline Harvey
Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennigton-Jones can't wait to start boarding school. When she arrives at Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy for Proper Young Ladies, the adventure begins... only not quite as Alice-Miranda expects. The minute she sets foot on the school's manicured grounds, she senses that...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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All Fall Down
Sally Nicholls
March 2012 Book of the Month.  This is an eagerly anticipated, powerful and inspiring historical novel about survival in the face of real-life horror from one of today's most exciting young writers.  Sally Nicholls provides a heartbreaking account of one...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Brotherband: The Outcasts Book One
John Flanagan
This is the first in a fast-paced action adventure series that grips from the very first page.  Set on the high seas teams of boys must triumph over adversity if they are going to win the ultimate race of becoming...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Falling Fast
Sophie Mckenzie
March 2012 Book of the Month. From the author of bestsellers Girl, Missing, Blood Ties, the Medusa Project series and the Luke & Eve romance trilogy (Six Steps to a Girl, Three’s a Crowd, The...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
Geronimo Stilton
March 2012 Book of the Month. This is an adventure you'll never forget.  Meet Geronimo, a newspaper owner whose favourite pastime is writing tales of adventure set in his hometown of New Mouse City, the capital of Mouse Island.  You'll...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Geronimo Stilton: The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid
Geronimo Stilton
This is an adventure you'll never forget.  Meet Geronimo, a newspaper owner whose favourite pastime is writing tales of adventure.  Geronimo heads for Egypt to meet mummies, read hieroglypyhics and learn the secrets of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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The Girl in the Mask
Marie-Louise Jensen
March 2012 Book of the Month. How can feisty Sophia take her revenge on her father for forcing her into a life of high society in Bath? Outwardly, Sophie conforms by attending balls and masques. But, at night, she leads quite...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Grk and the Phoney Macaroni
Joshua Doder
March 2012 Book of the Month. Grk and his erstwhile master Tim have been all over the world in their previous 7 adventures and in this one they visit Italy.  Before long however, Grk has been kidnapped and Tim is...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Mister Creecher
Chris Priestley
March 2012 Book of the Month. A blood-chilling story with the search for Frankenstein at its heart. When orphaned Billy, a miserably poor and hungry street urchin, comes across Mister Creecher, a man of great size and sinister intent, his life...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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It's a Book!
Lane Smith
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. Let’s hear it for the book! A great joke lies at the heart of this story about the battle between old and new technologies. Jackass cannot get his head round what...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Itch
Simon Mayo
March 2012 Debut of the Month. A terrific action adventure packed-full of fascinating true science! Itch is making an unusual collection: when it is finished, it will include all the elements of the periodic table. But collecting elements is a...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Nature Adventures
Mick Manning & Brita Granstrom
Nature Adventures is a treasure trove of activities, information, observation, pictures and poetry, featuring habits from town and city, woodland and hedgerow to ponds and rivers, moorland and seaside.  This unique and inspirational book will encourage families everywhere to go...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Ninja Meerkats 4 : Hollywood Showdown
Gareth P. Jones
The author has just been named as winner of the Blue Peter Book Award for 2012. Meerkats are everywhere in films and commercials at the moment so it seems quite normal for a terrific little series to be created for...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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The Railway Children (Oxford Children's Classics)
Edith Nesbit
One of the best known classics in children's literature and a firm favourite of all the family. This wonderful addition to the Oxford Children's Classics range is a book to treasure and return to again and again and features...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2012
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The Prince Who Walked With Lions
Elizabeth Laird
Award-winning Elizabeth Laird has an exceptional gift for telling stories that bring both other times and other countries to life. Son of a warmongering Abyssinian King, Alamayu grows up watching his father spilling the blood of his own people and...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Puffin Peter
Petr Horacek
Shortlisted for the 2012 Kate Greenaway Medal.  The Judges said: A dramatically beautiful picture book full of movement. Layers of colour and texture capture the movement of water, and of light, and of Peter and Paul themselves. A thrilling visual adventure...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Solomon Crocodile
Catherine Rayner
Shortlisted for the 2012 Kate Greenaway Medal.  The Judges said: The depiction of the animal characters is superb, with Solomon the archetypal naughty toddler. The use of colour is exquisite throughout, and the book has a real sense of vibrancy and...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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The Great and Dangerous
Chris Westwood
This is the brilliant follow-up to the highly acclaimed Ministry of Pandemonium by Chris Westwood so if you've not yet read the first one then you must.  Meet Ben and Becky whose job it is to guide the souls...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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The Look
Sophia Bennett
March 2012 Book of the Month.  We suspect this may well be Sophia Bennett's break-out novel.  Her previous ones have done immensely well but this novel for teenagers is blisteringly good.  It's the story of two sisters whose world falls apart...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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The Lying Carpet
David Lucas
The Lying Carpet is a timeless philosophical fairytale about taking control of one's life and will capture readers of all ages. It's the story of a little girl who wakes up to find she is a statue in a room...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Twilight Robbery
Frances Hardinge
March 2012 Book of the Month. Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Book Prize 2011. Award winning Frances Hardinge’s first novel Fly By Night starred Mosca Mye and Eponymous Clent. Now they are back for a thrilling new adventure in the city...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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The Things We Did for Love
Natasha Farrant
March 2012 Debut of the Month. A beautiful and bittersweet love story set in the real village of Oradour-sur-Glane which was cruelly and apparently randomly destroyed during the Second World War. Teenagers Luc and Arianne meet and fall in love. Ari...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Vulgar the Viking and the Rock Cake Raiders
Odin Redbeard
Revolting – in the very best way – this is a rollickingly good adventure. Vulgar the Viking finds his home life in the town of Blubber exceptionally boring. If only things were like they used to be in the good...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Young Samurai: The Ring of Wind
Chris Bradford
With fast-paced action and non-stop adventure from page one no reader can fail to be hooked in to this terrific series set on the high seas in and around 17th century Japan.  The series will captivate young readers including the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Kill You Last
Todd Strasser
This is a powerful and uncompromising thriller and not for the faint-hearted.  It is the third crime thriller from a bestselling American author who 'really has his finger on the way kids think' (The New York Times). It offers all the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Where's Wally? The Phenomenal Postcard Book Two
Martin Handford
Following the popularity of the Where's Wally? Phenomenal Postcard Book, this second postcard book contains 30 extraordinary scenes in which to search for Wally and his friends. It's a new selection compiled from each of the seven classic titles so...
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Format: Postcard book or pack - Released: 01/03/2012
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The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog Goes for Gold!
Jeremy Strong
The world’s fastest and best-selling dog Streaker is back going for gold in the town’s Animal Games. Surely he’s a shoe-in? But there’s one problem. Although Streaker is fast, he is also, according to Mum, less obedient than a carrot....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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One Dog and His Boy
Eva Ibbotson
Shortlisted for the Galaxy Children's Book of the Year Award 2011. Award winning Eva Ibbotson’s poignant and beautiful last book celebrates a boy’s passion for a dog. All Hal has ever wanted is a dog but his parents refuse...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Around the World in Eighty Days (Oxford Children's Classics)
Jules Verne
Join Phileas Fogg on his epic adventure as he attempts to travel around the world in eighty days. If you love a good story, then look no further. Oxford Children's Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told....
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Format: Hardback - Released: 29/02/2012
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Eeek! The Runaway Alien
Karen Inglis
April 2012 Book of the Month. A boy, an alien and football - without any shadow of doubt it's a match made in heaven for boys in particular and if you have a reluctant reader in the house aged from 6-9...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 29/02/2012
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Bzrk
Michael Grant
The most breathtaking and exhilarating ride you will take this year, this is the first in an incredible new action thriller series from Michael Grant, author of Gone.  Other titles from the YA imprint Electric Monkey include: Code Name Verity...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 28/02/2012
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Wither Book One of the Chemical Garden
Lauren DeStefano
Refreshingly free of vampires and werewolves this is a stunning dystopian debut novel written for teenage readers. Genetic engineering gone wrong has lead to a radically different population structure and teenage girls are forced to breed to keep the human...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 16/02/2012
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Code Name Verity
Elizabeth Wein
This is one of the most inspiring books for the YA market that we've seen for a while.  The quality of the writing is so smooth and the storyline so compelling that you'll find you've got to the end in...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/02/2012
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Wolf Won't Bite!
Emily Gravett
Shortlisted for the 2012 Kate Greenaway Medal.  The Judges said: A book full of beautifully visualised comic touches. Every line works, and the more you read it, the more you see. The pigs are wonderful comic creations. The text is always...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2012
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The Poodle Problem
Anna Wilson
Welcome to the Pooch Parlour: where pampered pet salon meets canine detective agency! First in the Pooch Parlour series.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2012
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Olympic Poems - 100% Unofficial!
Brian Moses, Roger Stevens
Age 7 +. All the excitement of the big games – and smaller ones too – is captured in this anthology of poems devoted to different aspects of sport and sporting events. There’s boasting and imagination in I am the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2012
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Socks Are Not Enough
Mark Lowery
A piece of Passion from the Publisher: We at Scholastic Children’s Books are very proud to be publishing Socks Are Not Enough by Mark Lowery in February 2012.  It genuinely takes a lot to make me laugh – especially out loud....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Blade 1: Enemies
Tim Bowler
Previously published in two parts as Blade: Playing Dead and Blade: Closing In, this is a stunning new package for this groundbreaking series. Narrated by Blade himself, be prepared to enter his world. It's not pretty ...it's urban, real and...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Breaking the Circle
S. M. Hall
Breaking the Circle is a highly-charged adventure which unflinchingly captures the dangers of the shadowy world of illegal immigration and drug dealing. When Maya is mugged on the way home from school she finds herself inextricably involved with her muggers...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Burning Issy
Melvin Burgess
Carnegie-prize winning Melvin Burgess brings the past to life in this atmospheric story of witchcraft in seventeenth-century England. Haunted by terrible dreams Issy has to find out about her past and about her true nature. Brought up infused with the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Fallen in Love
Lauren Kate
Unexpected. Unrequited. Forbidden. Eternal. Everyone has their own love story. In this title, in a twist of fate, four extraordinary love stories combine over the course of a romantic Valentine's Day in Medieval England. Click here to visit the...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Daylight Saving
Edward Hogan
A chilling ghost story unfolds fast as the mysterious Lexi’s watch moves steadily backwards and Daniel discovers he must solve the mystery of her terrible wounds before Summer Time ends… Daniel knows he is going to hate everything about his...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Gladiator 2 : Street Fighter
Simon Scarrow
A second thrilling adventure for young Marcus, now perfecting his gladiatorial skills with further training in the palace of Julius Caesar himself. Marcus’s fighting skills have gained him the role of body guard of the Emperor’s niece Portia. And still...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Gregor and the Marks of Secret
Suzanne Collins
Gregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne Collins - the author of the blockbusting Hunger Games – is the story of a perilous fantasy adventure for young Gregor and his talkative little sister Boots, in their bid to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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The Hunger Games Official Illustrated Movie Companion

Go behind the scenes of the making of 'THE HUNGER GAMES' with exclusive images and interviews. From the screenwriting process to the casting decisions to the elaborate sets and costumes to the actors' performances and director's vision, this is the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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The Hunger Games (Film Tie-In Edition)
Suzanne Collins
The astonishing bestseller is now a fantastic movie. Here is the original novel with new movie artwork on the cover. The Hunger Games is a searing novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present. In a dark vision of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Gates of Rome (Time Riders Book 5)
Alex Scarrow
Liam O'Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2026. But all three have been given a second chance - to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Keeper of the Realms: Crow's Revenge (book 1)
Marcus Alexander
This is Book one in a great new fantasy adventure series that was picked up by Puffin after it became a self publishing sensation. For Keeper of the Realms, think Lemony Snicket meets The Wizard of Oz! Charlie Keeper has been...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Mice
Gordon Reece
Sixteen-year-old Shelley tells this dark and gripping story. Bullied so badly at school that she has to leave and surviving – just - her parents’ bitter divorce, Shelley and her mum hole up in an isolated house, miles from anywhere....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Mortal Chaos
Matt Dickinson
'The Butterfly Effect' - otherwise known as the scientific theory that a single occurrence, no matter how small, can change the course of the universe forever - is the central premise of this stunning debut. This heart-stopping adventure by writer,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Will Gallows and the Thunder Dragon's Roar
Derek Keilty
A welcome return for Will Gallows, a charming sky cowboy hero who is willing to risk all. When Will’s uncle is accused of a crime he didn’t commit, Will is determined to prove his innocence. Uncovering a sinister plot as...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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The Great Explorer
Chris Judge
Resourceful Tom has a great fantasy adventure in this exciting and action-packed story with clear, bold illustrations. Setting out to find his father who has gone missing on an expedition to the North Pole, Tom sails through icebergs, flees from...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop
Kate Saunders
A bewitching, bewildering, hilarious and absolutely irresistible magical adventure. A wonderful new life begins for Oz and Lily when their father inherits the family chocolate factory from a long lost uncle. Moving into their new home, Lily knows at once...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Gates of Rome (Time Riders Book 5)
Alex Scarrow
Liam O'Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2026. But all three have been given a second chance - to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Utterly Lovely One
Mary Murphy
Warmly expressed, this is a wonderful outpouring of the special love between a parent and a growing baby. This time, the parent is a crane and the baby is a delightful baby cranelet. Unabashed at pouring out so much emotion,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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One Kiss, One Hug
Jason Chapman
A lovely, warm hug of a story, this deliciously funny and resonant book showcases a stunning new illustration style from an established author/illustrator.  
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Someone Else's Life
Katie Dale
A totally gripping roller-coaster of a story about family secrets, relationships and deceit.  It's Jodi Picoult for teens and a wonderfully engaging debut from a talented young author who won the 2008 SCBWI Undiscovered Voices competition.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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David
Mary Hoffman
Art, politics and romance are brilliantly explored in this enthalling story of how a young man’s face became one of the most famous in the world. Country boy Gabriele arrives in Florence in 1501 with nothing but a connection to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Katy's Champion Pony (Katy's Ponies)
Victoria Eveleigh
Pony mad Katy is growing in confidence and ambition. Despite changes at Barton Farm and losing both her best-friend and her knowledgeable aunt, Katy is determined to train her pony Trifle to be a champion. It’s a much harder task...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Katy's Wild Foal (Katy's Ponies)
Victoria Eveleigh
How Katy discovers a newborn Exmoor foal on her birthday and persuades her family that she can look after it launches a tender and convincing story of one girl’s passion for ponies. Victoria Eveleigh gives enough details of pony care...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Twelve Minutes to Midnight
Christopher Edge
April 2012 Book of the Month. A thriller with a fast-paced cinematic style, Twelve Minutes to Midnight is an electrifying story from an exciting new author featuring a feisty 13 year old heroine. It is the first book in a must-read...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Gladiator 2 : Street Fighter
Simon Scarrow
A second thrilling adventure for young Marcus, now perfecting his gladiatorial skills with further training in the palace of Julius Caesar himself. Marcus’s fighting skills have gained him the role of body guard of the Emperor’s niece Portia. And still...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Divergent
Veronica Roth
This is a heart-pounding and thrilling urban dystopian fiction debut from an exciting young author.  Divergent is a novel of non-stop suspense and twists and turns that you least expect.  There's romance too and a heroine who is determined to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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The Fabulous Phartlehorn Affair
M. L. Peel
A rip-roaring adventure in which anything and everything bizarre and unlikely can and does easily happen. When Bruno’s parents float up into the clouds in an unfortunate accident he is sent to the very expensive and very horrible St Ermingarda’s...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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The Watch That Ends the Night : Voices from the Titanic
Allan Wolf
Age 14+. Arrogance and innocence, hubris and hope – twenty-four haunting voices of the Titanic tragedy, as well as the iceberg itself, are evoked in a stunning tour de force. If you're interested in this book, you might also like: Titanic: Disaster...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Christopher's Caterpillars
Charlotte Middleton
The wonder of nature is brilliantly captured in this endearing story of what happens when you try to make pets out of caterpillars. Guinea pigs Christopher and his friend Posie love their garden and they love caterpillars too. But they...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/02/2012
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
Jeff Kinney
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid continues to be a worldwide phenomenon with global sales of over 27 million so if you know of a 7+ year old who has yet to meet the hapless Greg Heffley as he navigates...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2012
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Return to King Solomon's Mines (Luke Challenger Book 3)
Steve Barlow, Steve Skidmore
The terrifying Sons of Destiny are closing in on the location of the legendary Spear of Destiny - an ancient weapon that grants the power of invincibility. In a race against time, Luke Challenger and his cousin Nick must track...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2012
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Hot Cross Bunny!
M. Christina Butler
Can Granny Bunny persuade Daisy Rabbit to remove her woolly hat now that Spring is here?  Two strong characters make for a great story but just who will win out?  Joyously colourful illustrations complement the text perfectly.
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2012
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The Other Life
Susanne Winnacker
Beautifully formed and gut-wrenchingly gripping, this is essential reading.  Here at Lovereading we're glad to see the back of too much paranormal publishing and pleased to see a new theme - dystopian fiction - coming to the fore.  The worry...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2012
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My Name is O
Sam Enthoven
Interest Age 11+ Reading Age 8+. A thrilling fantasy set in a world where all your choices are made before you are even born… Sick of being programmed to do what is expected of him, fifteen year old 0 is...
Featured in: 11+ readers | Dyslexia-friendly | Reluctant Readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/01/2012
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Pale
Chris Wooding
Interest Age 11+ Reading Age 8+. A brilliant addition to the award-winning Barrington Stoke series. Jed hates Pales. Everyone does. They are pathetic individuals who should not, by rights, be alive. They have only been saved from death by the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/01/2012
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Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds: Top Cat and Other Stories
Julia Donaldson
The Children's Laureate and best-selling author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson has carefully created the Songbirds Phonics series to support children who are learning to read. Julia Donaldson has captivated children all over the world with her lively and engaging...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 13/01/2012
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The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love. John Green...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 12/01/2012
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Muncle Trogg and the Flying Donkey
Janet Foxley
A welcome return of a delightfully tiny giant. Everything has changed on Mount Grumble as the Smallings – or humans - have gone.  But, while all the other giants celebrate, Muncle Trogg worries that something is going badly wrong… Luckily...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Blink and Caution
Tim Wynne-jones
Award-winning crime writer Tim Wynne-Jones toughly tells a gripping and poignant story of two teens swept up into a major crime. Blink is only a skinny kid who’s on the run and surviving on his wits; Caution is also on...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Bullet Boys
Ally Kennen
An outstanding book for all teen readers, Bullet Boys is a gripping, desperate story about boys, girls, guns and choices. Gentle Alex, son of a gamekeeper, is a crack shot. He knows all about guns; their danger and their value....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Doglands
Tim Willocks
A gripping adventure, Doglands is also a stirring comment on power and those who wield it and bravery and those who can show it. Furgal, Keeva’s first-born pup, is born in a prison camp for greyhounds run by the cruel...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Fifteen Days without a Head
Dave Cousins
In a tough, charged story, fifteen year old Laurence recounts the fifteen days he keeps himself and his little brother going when their mum abandons them.  It’s a challenging story of survival against the odds; Laurence has to keep one...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Journey to the Centre of My Brain
James Carter
Age 7+. Selected by our poetry expert, Liam Parkin: James Carter's third collection for children is a real treat packed with gorgeous thoughts, dreams and moments. Sneak a peek into his brain in this brilliant collection of poems.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Lilah May's Manic Days
Vanessa Curtis
Life is complicated for Lilah. Her family falls apart when her brother Jay disappears. Managing her anger is only possible because of her great friendship with Bindi. Now Jay suddenly returns. All should be well – but it isn’t. Lilah...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Lolly Luck
Ellie Daines
Lolly, just turning 11, tells the rollercoaster story that occurs as her life is turned upside down. Lolly’s life is good; she lives happily with her mum and dad and sister Zola in a lovely house with everything she needs....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Poppy's Hero
Rachel Billington
This is an accomplished and perceptive story of a feisty, yet angry and bewildered girl as she deals with the pain of her dad's downfall when he goes to prison.  Rachel Billington tenderly explores the complex emotions of children like...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Tempest
Julie Cross
The Time Traveller's Wife meets The Matrix in an action-packed romance and a mind-blowing debut novel that will keep you guessing at every turn. Click here to visit the MyKindaBook website, where you will find an exclusive bonus prequel short...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
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The Diabolical Mr Tiddles
Tom McLaughlin
How far will Mr Tiddles the cat go to keep his loving master Harry happy? Harry has longed for a cat but, when Mr Tiddles arrives, things begin to get a bit out of hand. Every day he brings Harry...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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The Exploits of Moominpappa
Tove Jansson
'I decided to run away. There simply wasn't anything else to do.' Here at last is Moominpappa's promised life story - from the days when he was abandoned in a newspaper parcel on the doorstep of a Moomin orphanage, to...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
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The Future of Us
Jay Asher, Carolyn Mackler
Back to the Future for the Facebook generation. Click here to visit the Facebook page for this book.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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The Lunar Chronicles : Cinder
Marissa Meyer
Cinder is caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal. Now she must uncover secrets about her mysterious past in order to protect Earth's future. This is not the fairytale you remember, but it's one you won't forget. The next three...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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The Medusa Project : Hit Squad
Sophie Mckenzie
The sixth and final Medusa Project thriller about four teenagers with psychic abilities brings the bestselling series from Red House award-winning author, Sophie McKenzie to an explosive end. Click here to visit Sophie McKenzie's website, packed with information and extras.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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This Book Belongs to Aye-Aye
Richard Byrne
This is a perfect picture book for kids who are just heading off to school or in their first term at school or at a point where they're beginning to progress onto chapter or story books but still enjoy returning...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Wereworld : Shadow of the Hawk
Curtis Jobling
This title is book three in the Wereworld fantasy-adventure series from Curtis Jobling, the award-winning designer of Bob the Builder. Wereworld: Rise of the Wolf was shortlisted for the 2011 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize. It is perfect for fans...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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When Granny Won Olympic Gold And Other Medal-Winning Poems
Graham Denton
Age 7+. Selected by our poetry expert, Liam Parkin: When Granny Won Olympic Gold is a lively, humorous collection of medal-winning sports poems that children aged 7 or 8+ will love.  It includes plenty of humorous rhymes along with some moving...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Zoe and Beans: The Magic Hoop
Chloe Inkpen, Mick Inkpen
Favourite characters Zoe and Beans are back in this delightfully magical adventure. When Zoe tempts Beans to jump through the hoop with a handful of Choccy Bears she has no idea what will happen next! Poor Beans! The hoop is...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Love Monster
Rachel Bright
No one likes a funny-looking monster with sticking-out teeth and staring, googly eyes – especially if he lives in Cutesville, the home of cuddly bunnies and fluffy kitties. Poor Monster! Will he find happiness? He just needs one person to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds: The Scrap Rocket and Other Stories
Julia Donaldson
The Children's Laureate and best-selling author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson has carefully created the Songbirds Phonics series to support children who are learning to read. Julia Donaldson has captivated children all over the world with her lively and engaging...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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The Ingo Chronicles: Stormswept
Helen Dunmore
There’s thrilling drama at the heart of this powerful story of the dangerous tug of war between humans and mer-people. When Morveren finds Malin, an injured mer-boy, washed up on the beach of the island she lives on, she is...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds: Odd Pet and Other Stories
Julia Donaldson
The Children's Laureate and best-selling author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson has carefully created the Songbirds Phonics series to support children who are learning to read. Julia Donaldson has captivated children all over the world with her lively and engaging...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds: The Ox and the Yak and Other Stories
Julia Donaldson
The Children's Laureate and best-selling author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson has carefully created the Songbirds Phonics series to support children who are learning to read. Julia Donaldson has captivated children all over the world with her lively and engaging...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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The Weight of Water
Sarah Crossan
The Weight of Water is a startlingly original piece of fiction written in verse; most simply a brilliant coming of age story.  First love, friendship and quiet courage combine in this spare and beautiful story that will leave you sad,...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Opal Moonbaby
Maudie Smith
When a strange new girl who claims to be an alien arrives unexpectedly in the street Martha is determined not to have anything to do with her. After all, she’s just given up friends For Ever after her disastrous experience...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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My Green Day
Melanie Walsh
Tips for going green in everyday life are easily followed in this beautiful picture book introduction to conserving the world. Saving on fuels by making use of nature for things like drying clothes, composting, not wasting food, home cooking and...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Under a Silver Moon
Anne Fine
From the author of numerous award winning gems including Bill's New Frock, Diary of a Killer Cat, Flour Babies and Madame Doubtfire comes a wonderfully short moral fable with a touch of humour that parent and child can share and...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Long Lankin
Lindsey Barraclough
Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2012. A chilling, beautiful novel inspired by a haunting folk song about murder, witchcraft and revenge.  Intensely atmospheric and truly compelling, this is a stunning debut. The Branford Boase judges said: "An extremely atmospheric tale and...
Featured in: 11+ readers | Book Awards
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Blood Red Road
Moira Young
Winner of the 2011 Costa Children's Book Award. The story's searing pace, its spare style, the excitement of its fabulously damaged world, its unforgettably vivid characters, its violent action and glorious love story make this a truly sensatonal YA debut novel. Much...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/01/2012
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Ninja Meerkats 3 : Escape from Ice Mountain
Gareth P. Jones
The Clan of the Scorpion are escorting their mentor, Grandmaster One Eye, to a Kung Fu Grandmaster Meet deep in the mountains of Chile, when they are ambushed by a horde of enormous spiders - the Trained Tarantulas of Santiago!...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/01/2012
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The Court Painter's Apprentice
Richard Knight
This gripping psychological thriller captures the power of a young apprentice portrait painter to see deep into the character of those he is painting. When Johann’s talent is spotted by master painter Hugo he has little idea of his capabilities....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2012
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Mockingbird
Kathryn Erskine
Winner of the American National Book Award 2010. 11 year old Caitlin has Asperger's.  Her world is torn apart when her beloved brother is kille in a school schooting.  Anxious and confused, caitline decides what she and her father need is...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2012
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Monkey Red, Monkey Blue
Nicki Greenberg
Jolly chaos follows Monkey Red and Monkey Blue, the two bad monkeys who run amuck after bedtime. Together they create a riotous midnight feast; fruit salad, pancakes, popcorn - there’s food everywhere and it flies across the page in a...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/01/2012
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Clare Beaton's Bedtime Rhymes
Clare Beaton
Classic bedtime rhymes for small children, including favourites like ‘I See the Moon’, ‘Wee Willie Winkie’ and ‘Brahms’ Lullaby’. Soothing poems have been chosen to develop language and learning skills, while also encouraging peaceful and relaxing bedtimes. Click here for more by Clare...
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Format: Board book - Released: 01/01/2012
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Clare Beaton's Farmyard Rhymes
Clare Beaton
Full of life, the beautifully stitched pictures of familiar farm animals each perfectly matched with a rhyme makes a wonderful introduction to sheep, cows and horses. A wonderful book to read again and again at bedtime. Click here for more...
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Format: Board book - Released: 01/01/2012
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Scattering Like Light
S. C. Ransom
This trilogy just gets better and better and this, the finale of the trilogy, caps them all.  The threads of the story developed through the whole trilogy come together very neatly but in ways the reader doesn't expect, but nonetheless it's...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2012
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Buried Thunder
Tim Bowler
A tense and haunting thriller in which the power of the forest looks set to destroy all around it. Drawn to the forest around the house, Maya witnesses strange and unnatural events. Even when in the safety of her new...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 08/12/2011
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Sky Hawk
Gill Lewis
Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2012. Rich in atmosphere and full of heart, Sky Hawk is an intense and touching story of how protecting a rare bird forges a deep and special friendship between two children. The osprey is Iona’s...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 08/12/2011
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Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices 2)
Cassandra Clare
This title is second in the New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series set in Victorian London. The first book in the series, Clockwork Angel, debuted at number one on the New York Times Bestseller list and spent ten...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/12/2011
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Crossed
Ally Condie
A welcome return to the world first encountered in Matched. It’s a world in which society decides who you should love – and everything else about your life. When Cassia broke the rules because she found her own true...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 24/11/2011
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
Jeff Kinney
The best-selling Wimpy Kid Greg Heffley has written a new diary for all his fans. With a giant snow storm raging outside, the Heffley family is trapped inside their small holiday cabin. How can the Wimpy Kid cope with the...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 16/11/2011
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Inheritance Book Four
Christopher Paolini
Still the real battle lies ahead: Eragon and Saphira must confront Galbatorix. When they do, they will have to be strong enough to defeat him. And if they cannot, no one can. There will be no second chances. The Rider...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 20/08/2011
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Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Tale of the Terrible Secret
Kristina Stephenson
In the dead of night - when the wind is right - there comes a pitiful sobbing; out of the rumbling, grumbling castle and down the side of the hill...Who could it possibly be? And what is this terrible secret...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/11/2011
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Chilly Milly Moo
Fiona Ross
Cows make milk, don’t they? All the cows make lovely milk except for Milly Moo who always seems to be too hot to be able to make the milk come. Milly fears for her future as a non-milk producing cow...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/11/2011
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How Do You Feel?
Anthony Browne
Former Children’s Laureate Anthony Browne’s characteristic and affecting illustrations are skilful in capturing simple emotions. Happy, sad, lonely, guilty, confident and shy – all these and more are eloquently expressed on the faces of Browne’s endearing chimpanzees.
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/11/2011
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The Cry of the Wolf
Melvin Burgess
Highly commended for the Carnegie Medal. It was a mistake for Ben to tell the Hunter that there were still wolves in Surrey. For the Hunter was a fanatic, always on the lookout for unusual prey. Driven by an ambition to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/11/2011
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The Double Shadow
Sally Gardner
A girl tries to free herself from the terrifying double shadow of her childhood and forge her own future, but she is trapped in a memory machine created by her father.  Against the tense backdrop of the Second World War...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/11/2011
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The Three Sillies
Tony Ross
Silliness of all kinds is wittily celebrated in this delightful picture book. Sensible and handsome George is surprised by the silliness of Jess, the girl he falls in love with. In fact, he is so surprised that he decides he...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/11/2011
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The Hugo Movie Companion
Brian Selznick
Award-winning Brian Selznick goes behind the scenes to tell the story of the making of the blockbuster film of his best-selling The Invention of Hugo Cabret. The book was inspired by film which makes it especially fitting to see how...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/11/2011
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This Book is Totally Christmassy (Maggie and Rose)
Maggie Bolger
An activity book that contains oodles of things to make and do throughout the Christmas season. It is packed with simple games, fun things to make and creative activities for young children. The Maggie & Rose team was set up in...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/11/2011
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Charles Dickens A Life of Storytelling; a Legacy of Change

This is an absolutely terrific book that just goes to show that Dickens isn’t just for grown-ups or teenagers.  This one is guaranteed to engage young readers – even those as young as 8 or 9 – and bring about...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/11/2011
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Charles Dickens Scenes from an Extraordinary Life
Mick Manning & Brita Granstrom
The eventful ups and downs of  the life of Charles Dickens, the best-selling author of his day, are told in words and pictures in this excellent introduction to the man and his works. Many of the scenes that Dickens includes...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 27/10/2011
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The Jolly Christmas Postman
Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg
First groundbreaking and now classic, this Twentieth Birthday celebratory edition of the Ahlbergs' second interactive book about The Jolly Postman will be a treat for a new generation of families. With Christmas coming, the Jolly Postman is off on his...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 27/10/2011
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Flossie Crums 2: the Enchanted Cookie Tree A Flossie Crums Baking Adventure
Helen Nathan
Another brilliant baking adventure that combines  a great story featuring top cookie maker Flossie Crums with some fabulous cookie recipes, each one easy enough for children to do on their own with limited parental supervision.  The art of baking has...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 20/10/2011
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The Sleeping Army
Francesca Simon
Best-selling author Francesca Simon tells a witty adventure set in a world still ruled by the Norse gods. Freya has problems familiar to many: she is dealing with splitting her life between her parents as they squabble and bicker. One...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 20/10/2011
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Again!
Emily Gravett
Prize-winning Emily Gravett has hit the jackpot again with a brilliant and original picture book that will delight adults as much as children. Everyone knows that the best bedtime stories can be read again and again and again... But sometimes,...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/10/2011
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Young Sherlock Holmes: Fire Storm
Andrew Lane
Young Sherlock Holmes is back for his fourth exciting adventure. A mysterious fire, a friend who has vanished and a man who claims to raise the dead make this a case all the more baffling for the Young Sherlock Holmes.  Sherlock...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/10/2011
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Skychasers: Glow
Amy Kathleen Ryan
An action-packed narrative that is utterly compelling and characters you will really love. The world as we know it is crumbling and has been for years; this is the story of a group who left earth aboard a space ship,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/10/2011
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Little Wizard
Kazuno Kohara
Simply told and illustrated, this is a touching story about a poor little wizard who can’t learn to fly.  Alone in the forest practicing his flying, the little wizard meets a dragon who promises to teach him how to do...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/10/2011
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The Big Book of Words and Pictures
Ole Konnecke
Nominated for the 2011 German Youth Literature Prize (Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis). A gorgeously simple ‘naming’ book, this book lists loads of the familiar things a small child comes across at home and outdoors. Each of the attractive illustrations is small and instantly...
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Format: Board book - Released: 07/10/2011
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Zoe and Beans: Zoe's Christmas List
Mick Inkpen, Chloe Inkpen
Zoe knows exactly what she wants for Christmas, and to make sure Father Christmas does too, she and Beans take a trip across the Arctic all the way to the North Pole. But with a baby polar bear to rescue...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/10/2011
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Blessed
Cynthia Leitich Smith
Teased by Tantalize? And possessed by Eternal? Then prepare yourself to be Blessed in Cynthia Leitich-Smith's latest dark fantasy. For those new to the series then start at the beginning. it will be well worth it. Fans of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/10/2011
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This Dark Endeavour
Kenneth Oppel
In this prequel to Mary Shelley's gothic classic, Frankenstein, impossible odds, dangerous alchemy and a bitter love triangle threaten the heroes' quest at every turn.  16-year-old Victor Frankenstein begins a dark journey that will change his life forever. An alluring...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 06/10/2011
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Midwinterblood
Marcus Sedgwick
Prize-winning Marcus Sedgwick's gift for powerful storytelling is at its very best in this emotionally charged, no holds barred novel. When journalist Eric Seven arrives on Blessed Island with a mission to uncover a mystery he is immediately captivated by...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 06/10/2011
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Animal Tales
Dick King-smith
This title includes: All Because of Jackson - Jackson is a very unusual rabbit - one who dreams of going to sea. So one day he stows away on the Atalanta and sails off in search of a new life ... The...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 06/10/2011
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