Books for Babies and Toddlers
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Wolves Emily Gravett One of our Books of the Year 2016 | Celebrating 10th Anniversary of Wolves! Rabbit borrows a book about wolves from the library. He can't put it down! But soon a sinister figure with sharp claws and a bushy tail ... Download free opening extract |
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Gordon's Great Escape Sue Hendra November 2016 Book of the Month Hurrah for Gordon the Balloon! Gordon’s life story, including time at balloon-school learning just what a balloon does, his first true love whose pets are porcupines and his important role in rescuing his friends ... Download free opening extract |
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The Storm Whale Benji Davies A beautiful slipcase edition of The Storm Whale and The Storm Whale in Winter from the award-winning author and illustrator Benji Davies. Follow Noi's story in these poignant and moving books, now in a slipcase - the perfect gift for ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for Young Adults
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The Sun is Also a Star Nicola Yoon November 2016 Book of the Month In a Nutshell: Race against time | Racing hearts | The difference a day makes | Intense tale of fate, fraught families and migrant lives told over the twelve hour period in which a teenage girl ... Download free opening extract |
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Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson, Robin Wasserman In a Nutshell: Epic illustrated short stories | A colossal collection of illustrated short stories about the star of Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments series. Previously released separately in eBook format, this lavish volume of short stories makes a great gift for ... Download free opening extract |
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The Diabolic S. J. Kincaid In a Nutshell: Intergalactic Identity Epic Action and intrigue abound in this high-stakes, high-concept sci-fi thriller from the acclaimed author of Insignia. Nemesis is a Diabolic. They ‘look like us, but they aren’t truly human beings.’ They’re predators who must kill ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 3+ readers
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The Christmas Eve Tree Delia Huddy Get into the Spirit of Christmas! This absolutely beautiful book will really instil the true Christmas spirit in all who read it. Planted carelessly, the little fir tree has no chance to grow, so stays small and stunted. No wonder ... Download free opening extract |
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Snowflake in My Pocket Rachel Bright Get into the Spirit of Christmas! This charming story of a little squirrel’s first adventure in the snow is also a gentle reflection on the things we should really treasure. Little Squirrel lives in an oak tree with wise old ... Download free opening extract |
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Robin's Winter Song Suzanne Barton Beautifully illustrated, this buoyant and cheerful story captures Robin’s delight as the new season arrives! There’s a chill in the air and all of Robin’s friends are flying away to somewhere warmer. They make winter sound scary, greedy and cold. ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Penguin Problems Jory John One of our Books of the Year 2016 | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month November 2016 Ever thought you had problems? Try being a Penguin! There’s too much snow, it’s too cold, the sea has too ... Download free opening extract |
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Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World Kate Pankhurst It’s impossible not to be inspired by this picture book and the great women featured in it: their stories are told across bright spreads, which are enticing to look at, and packed with information all presented in a way that ... Download free opening extract |
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Magnificent Creatures Anna Wright Anna Wright's stunning introduction to non-fiction and the natural world is enlivened by her gorgeously sophisticated and fun art style which mixes pen and ink, watercolour and fabric collage. Lovereading Review to follow. ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 7+ readers
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The Snow Cat Holly Webb In a nutshell: a seasonal story of snow, cats and happy endings! Young readers will very much enjoy Holly Webb’s typically touching new story, in which a mischievous cat works magic across the generations. Bel is staying with her grandma in ... Download free opening extract |
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The Fox and the Star Coralie Bickford-Smith October 2016 Debut of the Month This is such a charming and gloriously delightful short tale, about friendship, facing your fears and looking beyond the obvious. The Fox and the Star is a visually stunning story book; the illustrations are fabulous, ... Download free opening extract |
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The Giant's Necklace Michael Morpurgo A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month November 2016 Former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo’s short story is a small gem. Part adventure, part ghost story it slips easily between past and present as a little girl, determined to collect all ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 9+ readers
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The Song from Somewhere Else A. F. Harrold A Julia Eccleshare Book of the Month November 2016 Award-winning A.F. Harrold blends reality and imagination in a moving and thought-provoking story about friendship, loneliness and being brave when things are difficult. Bullied at school and unsupported at home, ... Download free opening extract |
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The Midnight Gang David Walliams One of our Books of the Year 2016 | November 2016 Book of the Month | In a nutshell: comedy capers on the NHS from everyone’s favourite storyteller! The spirit of Roald Dahl lives on in David Walliams, and Dahl’s influence ... Download free opening extract |
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There May be a Castle Piers Torday November 2016 Book of the Month In a nutshell: the unbeatable power of the imagination | Piers Torday’s beautifully written book is an extraordinary allegory, a story of courage and love, and of the life-affirming importance of stories. It’s Christmas ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 11+ readers
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An Eagle in the Snow Michael Morpurgo November 2016 Book of the Month A ‘what if’ story based on a true life events, full of descriptions of heroism and selflessness: for any good writer this would make excellent material for a book, but in Michael Morpurgo’s hands, ... Download free opening extract |
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Spirit of the Jungle Bear Grylls One of our Books of the Year 2016 | October 2016 Book of the Month | In a nutshell: jungle survival in the footsteps of Mowgli | More than 120 years after publication of The Jungle Book, and following the ... Download free opening extract |
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Mistletoe and Murder A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery Robin Stevens One of our Books of the Year 2016 | November 2016 Book of the Month A festive feast of ghastly goings on for fans old and new of the A Murder Most Unladylike series. Astute, smart and daring they may ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 13+ readers
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Reckless III: The Golden Yarn Cornelia Funke November 2016 Book of the Month | In a nutshell: mesmerising tale of love and adventure set in a dark fairy tale world | Cornelia Funke has an extraordinarily fertile imagination, which is fed and inspired by the old fairy ... Download free opening extract |
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The Light That Gets Lost Natasha Carthew In a Nutshell: Raw revenge | Exploitative institution | Brightening bonds | An unforgettable novel about revenge, abuses of authority and the redemptive power of friendship. After witnessing his parents’ murder, Trey is sent to bleak Camp Kernow, a correctional institution for ... Download free opening extract |
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I'll be Home for Christmas Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick, Cat Clarke & others In a nutshell: heartfelt stories of home by top authors| Home – it’s a powerful concept, never more so than at Christmas. In association with homeless charity Crisis - £1 from every copy sold goes to them – publisher Stripes ... Download free opening extract |
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