Publication Date: 7 October 2021 The Blurb Kidnapped and forced to shovel coal underneath a half-bombed, blackened power station, 12-year-old Luke's life is miserable. Then, he discovers he can see things others can't. Ghostly things. Specifically, a ghost-girl named Alma. Alma, who can ride clouds through the night sky and bend their shape to her … Continue reading Ghostcloud by Michael Mann
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Peanut Jones And The Illustrated City by Rob Biddulph
Publication Date: 2 September 2021 The Blurb Some legends are born, some are drawn . . . Drawing feels like magic to Peanut Jones. But art can't fix her problems. Her dad has gone missing, and she's stuck in a boring new school. Until the day she finds a unique pencil turbo-charged with special powers. … Continue reading Peanut Jones And The Illustrated City by Rob Biddulph
The Tindims and the Ten Green Bottles by Sally Gardner, illustrated by Lydia Corry
Publication Date: 15 April 2021 The Blurb The tiny Tindims are like the Borrowers-on-Sea, who turn our everyday rubbish into treasure. In their third adventure Ethel B Dina, who looks after the fish hospital and loves to sing, needs ten green, glass bottles to complete her musical Bottleramma. But she is surrounded by too many … Continue reading The Tindims and the Ten Green Bottles by Sally Gardner, illustrated by Lydia Corry
Show Us Who You Are by Elle McNicoll
Publication Date: 4 March 2021 The Blurb The second book from the author of A Kind Of Spark, with Neurodivergent characters you'll root for and a moving friendship at its heart. When Cora's brother drags her along to his boss's house, she doesn't expect to strike up a friendship with Adrien, son of the intimidating … Continue reading Show Us Who You Are by Elle McNicoll
Three Keys by Kelly Yang
Publication date: 7 January 2021 The Blurb The story of Mia and her family and friends at the Calivista Motel continues in this sequel to the award-winning novel Front Desk. Mia Tang thinks she's going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud owners of the Calivista Motel, Mia gets to … Continue reading Three Keys by Kelly Yang
Opie Jones Talks To Animals by Nat Luurtsema, illustrated by Fay Austin
Publication Date: 4 February 2021 The Blurb 10-year-old Opie Jones is Very Ordinary. In fact nothing remarkable has ever happened to her, if you don’t count the cat that gives her funny looks from next door (which she doesn’t). So she is naturally very surprised when she is recruited to join The Resistance – a … Continue reading Opie Jones Talks To Animals by Nat Luurtsema, illustrated by Fay Austin
The Boy Who Sang With Dragons by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
Publication Date: 7 January 2021 The Blurb Tomas is a fully-fledged expert dragon grower and protector of the dragonfruit tree. He has eyes in the back of his head for watching over those sneaky dragons, awesomely fast reflexes for putting out sparks and dodging the diving antics of whirling newly hatched dragons. He's got it … Continue reading The Boy Who Sang With Dragons by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
Owl And The Lost Boy by Amy Wilson
Publication Date: 15 October 2020 Normally, I'd start with the blurb, followed by the review, but let's be honest... who wants to read that when you can just watch Amy talk about the fae characters in her stunning books, A Girl Called Owl and Owl And The Lost Boy, and enjoy a reading! You can … Continue reading Owl And The Lost Boy by Amy Wilson
The Super-Miraculous Journey Of Freddie Yates by Jenny Pearson, illustrated by Rob Biddulph
Publication Date: 30 April 2020 The Blurb Freddie Yates loves facts. A fact can’t leave you and no one can take it away. But when he learns the surprising fact that his biological dad might be living in Wales, Freddy and his best friends sneak off to find him, unwittingly causing a chain of ‘miraculous’ … Continue reading The Super-Miraculous Journey Of Freddie Yates by Jenny Pearson, illustrated by Rob Biddulph
Midge & Mo by Lara Williamson, illustrated by Becky Cameron
Publication Date: 5 March 2020 The Blurb Midge doesn’t want to go to a new school. He wants everything to go back to the way it was – with his old school, his old friends and his parents back together. Mo is Midge’s buddy at his new school. She’s super smiley and can’t wait to … Continue reading Midge & Mo by Lara Williamson, illustrated by Becky Cameron
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