What will two children do to win an island? From Costa-winning author of Voyage of the Sparrowhawk.
Skylar's old friends felt sorry for her but they were too afraid to talk to her.
Yakov's old friends were far away, blown across continents by war . . .
When Skylar meets Yakov she is… read more
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A thrilling middle grade historical adventure from bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin.
Remember, you are bound by the official secrets act…
It is the summer of 1940. The world is at war. These days, you don’t know who you can trust or who might be a secret spy…
Maths… read more
I LOVE BOOKS by Mariajo Ilustrajo is part of the Summer Reading Challenge 2024 Book Collection.
Winner of the Klaus Flugge Prize for Illustration 2023 From the award-winning creator of Flooded and Lost comes a magical story about the joy of discovering a connection with books for the very… read more
Michael the Amazing Mind-Reading Sausage Dog is part of the Summer Reading Challenge 2024 Book Collection.
Michael's dream is to go from being an unknown pup to a Hollywoof sensation and global su-paw-star. But becoming famous is no walkies in the park… How long will it take Michael's fellow… read more
In a sun-drenched island paradise, one little gecko with a BIG personality dreams of becoming a STAR. From first light to might, it's always the Goldy show! But the road to game can be a lonely, winding path… One which takes Goldy on a surprising journey of SELF-DISCOVERY.
A flamboyantly funny… read more
Get inspired to fill your September 15th-ish International Dot Day with creativity. International Dot Day is a global celebration of creativity, courage and collaboration.
The Dot features on the Summer Reading Challenge 2024 Book Collection. Discover the collection on… read more
Publishing just ahead of the Paralympics, this empowering non-fiction guide from two time gold-medal-winning Paralympian and Strictly Come Dancing star Jonnie Peacock will help young people find their happiness, chase their dreams and be unstoppable.
Whether it's sport, art, maths or just… read more
Explore the most marvellous mouths of the animal kingdom, from the awesome jaws of the great white shark to the tiny teeth of the garden snail. Some animals sport tongues that are longer than their bodies, others have super-sticky spit that can speedily snare an insect snack. And animals use… read more
Tova Friedman was just five years old when she and her mother were sent to a Nazi labour camp. She turned six in Auschwitz. At twelve she was on her way to America, ready to start a new life and tell her tale of survival.
From the destruction of the Jewish ghetto in central Poland, where she… read more
When two young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and nonhuman characters alike. An English soldier, destined for glory, abandons the battlefields of the New World to devote… read more
Huge scaly DRAGONS roamed the land
In long gone days of olde.
They LOVED to wear big underpants
In colours bright and bold.
With flaming holes in their undies, a pack of pant-loving dragons embark on a knicker-nicking adventure through the Kingdom of Pantasia in this hilarious new story… read more