Partly autobiographical, this is the second title in Judith Kerr’s internationally acclaimed trilogy of books following the life of Anna through war-torn Germany, to London during the Blitz and her return to Berlin to discover the past…
It is hard enough being a teenager in London during the Blitz, finding yourself in love and wondering every night whether you will survive the bombs. But it is even harder for Anna, who is still officially classified as an “enemy alien”. Those bombs are coming from Germany – the country that was once her own. If Hitler invades, can she and her beloved refugee family possibly survive?
This was previously published as The Other Way Round.
A coming of age story set in a gripping new fantasy world
- perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Laini Taylor.
In a city that has been struck off the map, cursed
to wander forever by the famed map magician Baba Yaga,
a young girl called Siya accidentally finds the lost
pieces of the magical map that will reunite her city with the rest
of the world.
Always overlooked as the magic-less daughter of a powerful magician,
she believes this is her moment to prove her worth.
But instead of being celebrated, she is now hunted
by powerful forces threatening the city.
With the help of her worst enemy, Feodor, Siya must unravel the
mystery of why the Map Makers' Guild is so desperate
not to let the map be completed, find Baba Yaga and become
the saviour of her city.
Lisa Lueddecke is a master of gorgeously evocative fantasy with
strong female characters to root for
Praise for Lisa's first book, A Shiver of Snow and Sky
from Samantha Shannon, bestselling author of The Bone Season:
'It reads like a long-lost fable, rich with beauty and imagination.
A world you won't forget.'
Wonderfully inspired by the folktales Lisa was brought up with
as part of her Hungarian heritage
Bon raised his hand as if to say hello to me, but I turned quickly away. I didn’t want anyone to know that we knew each other, much less that we were related.
Eleven-year-old Kieran wants to be part of the in-crowd at school. He wants to be on the football team. He wants to fit in. But his cousin Bon is different. Bon doesn’t know anything about fitting in. He doesn’t like playing sport; he wears his long, blond hair in a plait; and he speaks in a funny, precise voice. So when Bon joins Kieran's school, Kieran is angry and embarrassed and wishes he would disappear. But can he just sit back and watch while his friends bully Bon? With unflinching honesty, Other Brother takes on childhood jealousy, family secrets, unexpected kindnesses and the crucial turning points when the path diverges between being popular and doing the right thing.
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 day, the wardrobe door is opened...
And that's when the hauntings begin.
An own-voices novel about mental health, family, friendship,
confronting fear and accepting change
This is the new novel by Ian Eagleton - the Polari-prize-winning
author of Glitter Boy
Perfect for fans of Elle McNicoll, Jennifer Killick, Lisa Thompson's
The Goldfish Boy and Phil Hickes's The Haunting
of Aveline Jones.
Praise for Ian Eagleton:
""You are an inspiration!"" - Mariah Carey on Ian Eagleton
""This is a fantastic Halloween read with some genuinely hair-raising
moments...A touching and affirming story that will also get
your heart pounding"" - The Scotsman
""Insightful and haunting...a celebration of friendship, diversity
and inclusion."" - Booktrust
""Poignant, defiantly fabulous story"" - Guardian on Glitter
Boy, Ian's debut middle-grade novel
""GLITTER BOY is a nuanced, heart-warming and character led story
of finding joy and love"" - Elle McNicoll, author of A Kind
of Spark
Three children, whose parents have gone to America, try to run a
secluded West Country beach hotel on their own. The chaos mounts
as they pretend there are adults in charge. A sinister guest brings
danger. A ship is grounded off the beach, and crates of washed-up
cargo are there for the taking. But the wreck was no accident...
A second title about this loveable character who never quite manages to keep up with his classmates. School stories with the essential feel-good factor.
Spider is always saying and doing the wrong thing: he forgets the punchlines to his own jokes; he daydreams in class; he always has odd socks on; and he even gets into a muddle over his party invitations. He may be a hopeless case, but is the most lovable of children and usually turns out to be the hero. Three stories in one book: in the first, Spider’s class visits a doughnut factory but instead of a doughnut, Spider decides to make a doughnut man. In the second story, Spider’s class as doing a project on the USA. Everyone is supposed to come to schools dressed as a cowboy, but Spider decides to be Geronimo. In the third story, it’s Spider’s birthday and he makes and gives out invitations – but for the wrong day!
A hilarious new series for younger readers, following the misadventures of an ordinary boy at an extraordinary school for young spies…
SPUD has set up a secret base under the school pond and is using radio-controlled duck-cameras to gather information. But the chief SPUD agent has made the mistake of having his weekly edition of SPUD's Nasty Newsletter redirected to his new base – by Alfie's dad, the local postman! It doesn't take long for the gang to work out what SPUD are up to.
Can Alfie and his friends find a way of turning the SPUD infiltration to their advantage? Of course they can – and soon the school is teaching the pupils using even more bizarre methods than usual, all for SPUD's benefit. Will the evil organisation really believe in assassination by daffodil? Or that trained hamsters are used to infiltrate their bases? Of course they will…
David McKee has created a new modern classic with the story of Belinda, a banana-obsessed young girl. Her whole family thinks it's a phase, except for Grandma Brown: she worries, and worry is hard to keep down. She asks Belinda to give up her favourite fruit before she gets a banana-shaped body, but Belinda has other ideas.
'What a joy; a new rhyming book from the Elmer and Mr Benn creator, David McKee... Fantastic illustrations' THE TIMES
Discover the Magic Faraway Tree and explore the amazing lands it can take you to, in an irresistible new story by bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson, set in this much-loved world.
Milo, Mia and Birdy are on a countryside holiday, where they are astonished to find an Enchanted Wood. There they encounter some remarkable creatures, including a man with a head like the moon and a fairy with long, golden hair, who both live in the tallest tree in the wood. Little Birdy is only too happy to find that fairies are real. Even her older brother and sister are soon won over by the magic of the Faraway Tree and the extraordinary places they discover above it, including the Land of Unicorns and the Land of Dragons.
To some listeners (and their families), Moonface and Silky will be familiar friends already. The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton was Jacqueline Wilson's own favourite book as a very young child. Britain's favourite contemporary children's author, author of Hetty Feather and Tracy Beaker, now revisits this glorious magical world, weaving a brand-new story perfect for the next generation of young readers. Discover the magic!
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