Publication Date: 4th July 2024 The Blurb Follow an ingenious trail of 400 facts about everything from secret recipes and escape artists to hidden treasure and invisibility cloaks. You’ll meet an underwear-stealing cat, find out about sharks that glow, uncover a toilet in disguise and learn about the biggest ever game of hide-and-seek. And the … Continue reading Secret Factopia by Paige Towler, illustrated by Andy Smith
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The Fun We Had by Charissa Coulthard, illustrated by Sam Usher
Publication Date: 4th July 2024 The Blurb This poignant story of love and loss takes readers on a heartfelt journey through the changing seasons as a little girl visits her poorly Nana. Each time she visits, they remember all the special adventures they have shared together. When Nana dies, she leaves the little girl a … Continue reading The Fun We Had by Charissa Coulthard, illustrated by Sam Usher
The Boy In The Suit by James Fox
Publication Date: 12 September 2024 The Blurb It's not easy to fit in when you're the boy in the suit... Ten-year-old Solo - embarrassingly, that isn't short for anything - just wants to be normal. He wants a name that doesn't stand out. He wishes he had a proper school uniform that fitted him. He dreams about a … Continue reading The Boy In The Suit by James Fox
The Beanstalk Murder by P.G. Bell
Publication Date: 1 August 2024 The Blurb Trainee meadow witch Anwen is having a bad day - which gets much worse when a dead giant falls from the sky and destroys her village. But when she examines the body she discovers something interesting. This giant was murdered, which means a killer is on the loose! … Continue reading The Beanstalk Murder by P.G. Bell
The Houdini Inheritance by Emma Carroll
Publication Date: 4 July 2024 The Blurb The English seaside, 1920sA world famous escape artist . . .A suitcase full of secrets . . .And a death-defying stunt . . .When Harry Houdini comes to visit the seaside town of Sidford-on-Sea, Glory and her friend Dennis are first in-line to see him. He is there … Continue reading The Houdini Inheritance by Emma Carroll
The Narzat by Luke Marchant, illustrated by Rory Walker
Publication Date: 9 May 2024 The Blurb The Narzat lives in the Jumble Jungle Wood with his friends the LookyLizard (a feisty reptile who communicates through sign language) and the Chatty Chirper (a comically talkative bird who never shuts up). Little is known about how the Narzat arrived there, but he wears a necklace bearing … Continue reading The Narzat by Luke Marchant, illustrated by Rory Walker
Vivi Conway And The Haunted Quest by Lizzie Huxley-Jones
Publication Date: 2 May 2024 The Blurb The gang have been hunting for Isabella for weeks, but there’s no sign of her in the Unlands. They can’t even find the portal through to Annwn. And Vivi hasn’t told the rest of the gang about what happened with the villainous Arawn appearing in her dream. She … Continue reading Vivi Conway And The Haunted Quest by Lizzie Huxley-Jones
Pink Trucks by Sam Clarke and Cory Reid
Publication Date: 18th April 2024 The Blurb Stink loves trucks. Stink has HUGE trucks, FAST trucks, NOISY trucks, even special SPACE trucks. He has BLACK, BLUE, RED and little WHITE trucks. But Stink likes PINK . . . Can trucks be PINK? When Stink’s quest for a PINK truck leads to a dead-end, his big … Continue reading Pink Trucks by Sam Clarke and Cory Reid
Oh Mummy Mia! by Maz Evans
Publication Date: 11 April 2024 The Blurb The Gods Squad is back with the second story in superstar author Maz Evans’s hilarious series, which started with Oh Maya Gods!. Seth, the Egyptian god of war, has kidnapped Ra, the sun god – and now Earth is on the brink of total destruction. It's up to Vesper … Continue reading Oh Mummy Mia! by Maz Evans
Fallout by Lesley Parr
Publication Date: 18 July 2024 The Blurb Is Marcus's fate decided by his family? Or can he stand up for himself to become the person he really wants to be?Marcus has one brother in a youth offender centre and the other is working with their dad on plans for their next theft. Everyone assumes Marcus … Continue reading Fallout by Lesley Parr
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