Publication Date: 18 August 2022 The Blurb My mum is absolutely definitely 100% NOT a spy... When Lucia and her dad come to stay for a week, Idris can't believe his bad luck. He had prepared himself to share the TV remote and maybe some of his toys, but he hadn't prepared himself for Lucia. … Continue reading My Mum Is A Spy by Andy McNab and Jess French, illustrated by Nathan Reed
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Cats In Chaos by Peter Bently and John Bond
Publication Date: 7 July 2022 The Blurb In the dark of night, as their owners sleep, the cats of the city are all headed to one place: Catsby’s Great Circus! Step this way and see conjuring cats, felines that fly, Siamese that swing from above, and don’t miss the mighty PURRCULES CLAW. But with so … Continue reading Cats In Chaos by Peter Bently and John Bond
Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird
Publication Date: 12 January 2017 The Blurb Twelve-year-old Omar and his brothers and sisters were born and raised in the beautiful and bustling city of Bosra, Syria. Omar doesn't care about politics - all he wants is to grow up to become a successful businessman who will take the world by storm. But when his clever older … Continue reading Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird
My Friend The Octopus by Lindsay Galvin
Publication Date: 2 June 2022 The Blurb England, 1893, and aquarium fever is at its height. Twelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea-shop at Brighton aquarium, and waits for her milliner mother to return from Paris. The arrival of a giant octopus changes her life for ever. Discovering a talent for art, Vinnie begins to … Continue reading My Friend The Octopus by Lindsay Galvin
Zo And The Forest Of Secrets by Alake Pilgrim
Publication Date: 2 June 2022 The Blurb When Zo decides to run away from home, she isn't scared - she knows the forest like the back of her hand, after all. But, as she journeys through the once-familiar landscape, she encounters terrifying creatures and a warped version of the mythology of the island. With a … Continue reading Zo And The Forest Of Secrets by Alake Pilgrim
One More Try by Naomi Jones and James Jones
Publication Date: 5 May 2022 The Blurb Circle loves the tower that the squares and hexagons have built and wants to make his own. But circles, diamonds and triangles are pointier, rounder and much wobblier - making a tower is not as easy as it looks! The shapes try and try but their tower just … Continue reading One More Try by Naomi Jones and James Jones
The Unmorrow Curse by Jasmine Richards
Publication Date: 5 May 2022 The Blurb It's not every day that you find a famous weather woman bound by magic to a tree deep in the woods. Or discover that the weatherwoman is in fact Sunna, the Norse Goddess of the Sun, and one of the seven day guardians who keep time in order. … Continue reading The Unmorrow Curse by Jasmine Richards
Hedgewitch by Skye McKenna
Publication Date: 14 April 2022 The Blurb Cassie Morgan has run away. After seven years spent waiting for her mother to return, she flees her dreary boarding school and sets out to find her. But the world outside her school is full of hidden magic and children have been going missing. With the help of … Continue reading Hedgewitch by Skye McKenna
Firesong: A Brightstorm Adventure by Vashti Hardy
Publication Date: 5 May 2022 The Blurb Arthur, Maudie, and the rest of the Aurora crew are going on a mission to the Volcanic North, where years before their parents discovered the moth that is their family symbol. But their scheming, ambitious aunt, Eudora Vane, is still dedicated to destroying the Brightstorm family name, and the further north the Aurora travels, … Continue reading Firesong: A Brightstorm Adventure by Vashti Hardy
Antarctica: The Melting Continent by Karen Romano Young, illustrated by Angela Hsieh
Publication Date: 21 April 2022 The Blurb Antarctica – vast, cold and mysterious. This frozen continent is full of incredible stories. Here you can discover incredible wildlife, awe-inspiring landscapes and adventurous scientists and explorers. Join author Karen Romano Young on a trip across Antarctica, hanging out with people and animals and learning about how this … Continue reading Antarctica: The Melting Continent by Karen Romano Young, illustrated by Angela Hsieh