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The raucous debut picture book about an invasion of pesky animals from the author of School for Nobodies.

An enchanting, suspenseful story of a curious girl, a family curse and impossible alchemy, by the author of School for Nobodies.

A fizzingly funny, heartfelt middle-grade novel about a resourceful girl, her impractical mother and a kidnapping mystery.

Full of fairy tales and legends, old friends and new enemies, The Silver Tracks is the long-awaited fourth volume in the thrilling Reckless series.

A mystery from a debut author, made up of literary clues, a mother's buried secrets, and a seven-year curse. Ages: 12+

The inspiring true story of Martha Gellhorn's perilous, secret journey to become the only female journalist to cover the D-Day landings of 1944.

The story of Nelson Mandela's early years on the run from the apartheid authorities.

A breathless adventure story of courage and survival in a warming climate, from the multi-award-winning author of Boy 87 and Lost.

How to Read When You'd Rather Not. So you hate reading. That's fine. Don't carry on. Stop. And certainly don't pick up this fun, exuberant book, full of tips on how to get through the dreaded twenty minutes' reading a day... Written and designed by debut author Beth Bacon - with a lot of help from her two young sons - this book is the most fun that a parent and reading-reluctant child can have together. Each page is a bold blast of colour with...

The remarkable true story of Margaret Anne Bulkley aka Dr James Barry a surgeon who disguised herself as a man for her entire life.

An extraordinary true adventure story - how the bandit's daughter Mu Guiying became a great general in Ancient China.

The thrilling true story of how one woman masterminded slave resistance to British rule in eighteenth-century Jamaica - part of the True Adventures series.

A true story of incredible courage about how a young student and her friends stood up to fascism in Nazi Germany - part of the True Adventures series.

A sister struggles to break the spell that has turned her ten brothers into swans, a mermaid leaves her underwater world behind for love, a girl journeys across unknown lands to rescue her friend from the clutches of the Snow Queen, who has imprisoned his heart in ice. These five renowned tales are some of the most magical and inspiring to spring from Hans Christian Andersen's rich imagination.

The stunning wordless story of a brave little boat's voyage.

THE COUNTRY IS UNDER ATTACKTwins Viktor and Nadya are twelve years old when Hitler's Germany declares war on the Soviet Union. As the Nazi army crushes the defending forces and enemy planes appear overhead, they are hurriedly evacuated from their home. 'WHATEVER HAPPENS, STAY TOGETHER'Their parents told them to look after each other, no matter what. But amid the chaos of the evacuation, disaster strikes - the twins are separated, stranded many...

Marit doesn't like to use magic too often, it always comes with a heavy price. When her best friend Eve is adopted by a legendary former dancer and placed in an elite ballet program outside of Copenhagen, Marit draws upon her powers to secure a job with the wealthy family so that she can watch over her. But Marit has another, secret motivation: her father died while working for the dancer's family, and she has reason to believe he was murdered...

A debut novel in which the central character investigates her own origins when sent to the Cruet Establishment for Lost and Wayward Children. Ideal for readers of Katherine Rundell and Abi Elphinstone.

Life in Bearmouth is one of hard labour, the sunlit world above the mine a distant memory. Reward will come in the next life with the benevolence of the Mayker. New accepts everything - that is, until the mysterious Devlin arrives. Suddenly, Newt starts to look at Bearmouth with a fresh perspective, questioning the system, and setting in motion a chain of events that could destroy their entire world. In this powerful and brilliantly original d...

A translation of an Indonesian story of two very different twins caught up in wild adventures, from the author of "The Letter For The King".