Publication Date: 1 August 2024 The Blurb There's a ghost in Richard's wardrobe. Every day he carries out a series of rituals that he believes will keep the ghost trapped inside. He tries to tell his friends and family, but they dismiss his worries and concerns as being part of his OCD. But then one … Continue reading The Boy Who Cried Ghost by Ian Eagleton
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The Bravest Word by Kate Foster
Publication Date: 2 May 2024 The Blurb Matt is a football superstar. He can handle anything. Except lately his chest feels empty and his head is screaming. He can’t concentrate in school or enjoy football any more, and he is so, so tired. When Matt stumbles across an abandoned dog, there’s no doubt in his … Continue reading The Bravest Word by Kate Foster
Love In The Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, illustrated by Yas Imamura
Publication Date: 6 August 2024 (Paperback) The Blurb During World War II, Tama is sent to live in an incarceration camp in the desert. All Japanese Americans from the West Coast - elderly people, children, babies - now live in camps like Minidoka. To be who she is has become a crime, and Tama doesn't … Continue reading Love In The Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, illustrated by Yas Imamura
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
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
Yesterday Crumb And The Tea Witch’s Secret by Andy Sagar
Publication Date: 15 February 2024 The Blurb Yesterday Crumb is determined, brave and nearly ready to defeat a formidable foe: Mr Weep, the Lord of the Dead. Reunited with her beloved Dwimmerly End - a magical, walking teashop - apprentice tea witch Yesterday and her friends begin to search for Mr Weep's weakness.Except the dark influence of … Continue reading Yesterday Crumb And The Tea Witch’s Secret by Andy Sagar
Keedie by Elle McNicoll
Publication Date: 4 April 2024 The Blurb Set in Juniper five years before A Kind of Spark comes a powerful coming-of-age story from award-winning author Elle McNicoll. As Keedie and her twin Nina approach their fourteenth birthday, they seem to only be growing further apart. Keedie instead feels drawn to, and fiercely protective of, their quiet younger … Continue reading Keedie by Elle McNicoll
Time Travelling With A Tortoise by Ross Welford
Publication Date: 4 January 2024 The Blurb Al Chaudhury travelled back in time to save his father’s life. And it worked – Al’s dad is alive again and life is back to the way it should be. At least, that’s what Al thinks. Because when an accident nearly kills Al’s beloved Grandpa Byron, and forces Al … Continue reading Time Travelling With A Tortoise by Ross Welford
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