Toby and the Silver Blood Witches

Sally Doherty

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• Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
• Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
• Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

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4 out 5 (1 review)

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Carnival Magic

Amy Ephron

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• Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
• Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
• Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

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4 out 5 (1 review)

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Explorers on Black Ice Bridge

Alex Bell, Tomislav Tomic

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• Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
• Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
• Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

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4 out 5 (1 review)

In the third magical Stella Starflake adventure the explorers meet gargoyles, sea-gremlins, mermaids, red devil squids - even a Gentleman Flamingo! Ice princess Stella Starflake and her father Felix are in trouble: President Fogg has expelled them from the Polar Bear Explorers' Club, and banned them from going on any further expeditions. Stella's not going to be put off by rules and regulations though. She knows her friend Shay is in danger of turning into a witch wolf himself, since receiving a deadly bite on their last adventure. It's vital that Stella and her friends set out to find the spellbook that could save his life, even if it means travelling over the cursed Black Ice Bridge. It's a formidable and dangerous task, and their journey takes them on a breathtaking, page-turning adventure! Praise for the series: 'A magical adventure of friendship, bravery and derring-do in a richly imagined world.' The Bookseller 'A fantastic frosty adventure.' Sunday Express 'Wintry, atmospheric, highly imaginative fantasy.' Metro 'The most huggable book of the year . . . An (iced) gem.' SFX

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The Cloud Thief

James Nicol

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• Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
• Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
• Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

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4 out 5 (1 review)

  A gorgeously cosy fantasy novel from the acclaimed author of The Apprentice Witch series and The Spell Tailors – perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli and Diana Wynne Jones. Mara's village needs more rain. Without it, the crops and animals will suffer.  But in a world where clouds are brought and sold, the only way Mara can get one is to steal it. But when is it right to do something wrong? And is she brave enough to take on the cloud makers and their greedy trade? A spellbinding new fantasy from the acclaimed author of the Apprentice Witch trilogy and The Spell Tailors Set in a unique magical world, where clouds are made, bought, and sold For fans of Studio Ghibli and Diana Wynne Jones – with an eco twist! Explores important themes such as climate change, animal rights and inequality in an engaging child-friendly and accessible way PRAISE FOR THE APPRENTICE WITCH:  'Reminded me of the best of the Worst Witch books' ABI ELPHINSTONE 'A charming tale of magic, bravery and friendship, reminiscent of Diana Wynne Jones.' GUARDIAN 'Entirely more charming, adventurous, and full of heart than a book has any right to be.' TRENTON LEE STEWART 'A delightful, witty and vivid story' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE

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The Burning Swift (Shadow Skye, Book Three)

Joseph Elliott

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• Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
• Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
• Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

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4 out 5 (1 review)

The epic conclusion to the critically acclaimed Shadow Skye series, a rich fantasy adventure trilogy set in a mythical Scotland. As old enemies unite, only the most powerful will survive... News has reached Skye of a vast army approaching from the south, intent on the annihilation of every Scotian. As Jamie risks his life on an ancient and forbidden blood magic, Sigrid returns to the wilds of Ingland in the hope of an alliance. Meanwhile, Agatha is forced on a journey to the very heart of the enemy. With the army marching ever closer, Jamie, Agatha and Sigrid will need all their courage, cunning and sacrifice to survive the final battle and save the future of Scotia... Praise for the Shadow Skye trilogy: ""Thrilling, strange and brutally involving."" Guardian ""A story fantasy-loving young readers may not even know they've been waiting for."" New York Times ""A gripping story and a dark one."" Wall Street Journal ""An exciting new fantasy series set in an ancient mythical Scotland laced with dark magic."" The Times ""An absolute cracker. Electrifying."" Belfast Telegraph ""A proper barnstormer."" SFX ""A wild, thrilling and sometimes dark fantasy adventure."" The Week Junior ""The chill barren setting of Scotia provides rich terrain for an unsettling wildness."" Irish Times ""Packs a real punch with its high-level suspense."" BookTrust ""Rich in atmosphere while dripping with grisly violence ... A fresh and exciting debut."" Kirkus ""A gripping, brutal adventure that completely swept me away."" Emma Carroll, author of The Somerset Tsunami ""Agatha is that rare thing in fiction: a truly original hero, one for all of us. What a great book!"" Ian Irvine, author of The Three Worlds Cycle ""A thrilling adventure in a beautifully imagined world. I defy you not to want to follow Agatha to the end of the known world."" Frank Cottrell-Boyce, author of Millions ""A brave new voice in fantasy fiction."" Sally Green, author of Half Bad ""I could hardly turn the pages fast enough."" Holly Jackson, author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder ""Darkly beautiful, original and brimming with hope and compassion."" Kesia Lupo, author of We Are Blood and Thunder ""A sublimely plotted, windswept adventure."" Cerrie Burnell, author of The Girl with the Shark's Teeth ""A triumph."" Katy a Balen, author of The Space We're In ""One of the freshest, most exciting fantasies I've ever read."" Sarah Ann Juckes, author of Outside ""The fandom I've been waiting for. Forget Gryffindor, Dauntless, and House Stark... I want to be a Hawk."" Aisha Bushby, author of A Pocketful of Stars

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Tidemagic: The Many Faces of Ista Flit

Clare Harlow

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• Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
• Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
• Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

Average rating

4 out 5 (1 review)

***Breakthrough Children's Book of the Year – The Week Junior Book Awards 2025*** Be swept away by an exquisite and unforgettable adventure from a stunning new talent in children's storytelling, perfect for fans of Northern Lights and The Unadoptables. Meet Ista Flit. Daughter. Face-changer. Thief . . . Amongst the cobbled streets and misty alleyways of Shelwich, magic rises and falls with the Tide. When the Tide is out, the magic ebbs to a low murmur. When the Tide is in, the magic is high - and Tide-blessings are at their strongest. For most people, the Tide-blessing they are born with is nothing more than a simple party trick: eyes that change colour, or the ability to recite a poem backwards. Some, though, are blessed with more powerful gifts. Telepathy. Flight. Or, in the case of Ista Flit, being able to transform to look like someone else. Anyone else... Ista has come to Shelwich in search of her missing father, and she'll do anything to find him - even work for Shelwich's most notorious thief. Then she meets Nat and Ruby, both struggling with their own search: Nat for his little brother, Ravi, and Ruby for her sister Saf. As more strange disappearances send shockwaves through the town, they must form a tentative friendship and draw on all the Tidemagic they can to unravel a mystery that leads to an old, abandoned theatre, and to the ancient caves beneath Shelwich. But what they find there will be far more than they have bargained for...

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Pinch Perkins and the Midsummer Curse

Cathy FitzGerald

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• Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
• Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
• Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

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4 out 5 (0 reviews)

Midsummer’s Eve is about to get a whole lot more magical! Someone is misusing magic. Curses have been cast and terrifying creatures are on the move . . . Twelve-year-old Pinch Perkins lives on Tricky Dragon Lane, deep in the heart of London’s magical quarter. But when her mum is struck by a curse, and nobody seems to have a clue what to do, Pinch knows it’s down to her to find a cure. Racing the clock on Midsummer's Eve, Pinch will face the terrifying boss of the Thames Mudlarks, dance with the devious fairy king and queen and share a burger with King Arthur's knights . . . all while trying to avoid the clutches of two fearsome villains out to SQUISH her!

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Sisters of the Moon

Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick

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• Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
• Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
• Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

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4 out 5 (1 review)

Suzy Button is grieving. Grieving for her dead mother, but also for the friends she's left behind, the father who no longer laughs and the life that she once had. In desperation she finds herself in the garden in the middle of the night, under the light of a supermoon, wishing everything would change. And suddenly, it does. Into school walks Rhiannon, a fearless new girl who makes Suzy her instant best friend. And Rhiannon seems to make things . . . happen. If Suzy wants something, somehow Rhiannon can make it so: friends, beach parties, midnight photoshoots under a moonlit sky . . . Suzy's life is finally moving forward again. But where did Rhiannon come from? She doesn't seem to live in Sallycove. Why can't Suzy go to her house? And why does she never have any stuff? Suzy might be her best friend, but does she really know who Rhiannon is?

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Find Me After

A. Connors, Scholastic

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• Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
• Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
• Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

Average rating

4 out 5 (1 review)

  “An engaging tale that will keep... readers wanting more” - The Scotsman “Gripping and imaginative” - Lauren James, author of The Loneliest Girl in the Universe Where do you go when you're not quite gone? After suffering an epileptic seizure, Kyle finds himself in a world that looks like ours but where nothing feels the same. This is the Stillness: an eerie, liminal alternative reality populated by those who are caught between life and death. Here, he meets his real-world crush, Farah, who is also unconscious back home. But as they get to know each other in the Stillness, they must face the possibility of forgetting each other in the real world. The way back to life is fraught with danger, and time, for both of them, is running out... A. Connors was inspired to write this novel based on his own experience with epilepsy A slow-burn romance at the centre of the story that is perfect for anyone who loves BookTok tropes #forcedproximity and #friendstolovers The Stillness is a wildly imaginative world that will appeal to fans of Erik J Brown, Patrick Ness and Netflix's Stranger Things   More praise for Find Me After: “Mind-blowing!” - Brianna Bourne, author of You & Me at the End of the World ""Wow! Find Me After is an absorbing and thought-provoking novel that explores some big themes... Connors' smart prose and tense plot make for a gripping and fast-paced read, but I also loved the tender love story at its core."" - Jan Dunning, author of Mirror Me ""I loved this book. Imaginative and hauntingly real."" - Emma Gray, @nverjudgeabook   Praise for The Girl Who Broke the Sea, A. Connors' debut novel: ""An atmospheric, satisfying YA sci-fi thriller"" - Guardian “An ominous, evocative science-fiction thriller” - New Scientist

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Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club: Time to Party

Lee Knox Ostertag, Xanthe Bouma

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• Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
• Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
• Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

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The party continues but the problems get bigger in the second instalment of this original Dungeons & Dragons graphic novel series brought to you by New York Times bestselling author Lee Knox Ostertag (formerly Molly Knox Ostertag) and critically acclaimed illustrator Xanthe Bouma. Olivia loves being the Dungeon Master of her after-school club, creating a world with magic and epic battles with adventure around every corner. She’s always felt at home in her game, but now – with new members and new plotlines – her world has gotten more complicated than ever. It doesn’t help when Olivia’s older sister, Lu, comes home from college and brushes off all Olivia’s hard work, telling her to get real. A seed of doubt is planted, and suddenly the colourful world of her game starts to fade around her. Will Olivia be able to keep everything from changing, or will the party fall apart?

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Magic Pickle and the Roots of Doom

Scott Morse, Scott Morse

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• Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
• Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
• Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

Average rating

4 out 5 (1 review)

Magic Pickle battles Square Root and his pungent, garlicky sidekick in this action-packed, pun-filled graphic novel. New enemies have taken root! Evil tuber Square Root, along with his sidekick Herb Cloverson, a smelly clove of garlic, plans to squash Magic Pickle's powers and rule the world! But Square Root hasn't reckoned with Magic Pickle's own sidekick, Jo Jo, a human girl who's full of daring and smarts. Can Magic Pickle and Jo Jo dish out some Dill Justice? Or will Square Root's rotten plot prevail? A brilliant, action-packed and pun-filled novel that will have you laughing throughout! Packed with full colour, energetic art that is perfect for graphic novel fans By the award-winning author, Scott Morse

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The Tall Man

Mary Cathleen Brown

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• Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
• Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
• Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

Average rating

4 out 5 (1 review)

The village is alive with rumours about the Tall Man and Tom lives in his house. Tom hears a boy in the cellar offering a 'special' acorn to a rat, Captain Rat, whom he begs to find the key to his leg-iron. The cellar is empty but Tom knows that the boy is real and he's convinced that he is trapped in a brutal past and the Tall's Man's prisoner. Each time Tom tries to help the boy, the Tall Man's ghostly presence intensifies. Who is the boy in the cellar and can they escape Tall Man?

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