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The Light In Everything (Shortlisted for the YOTO Carnegie Medal 2023)
From the author of October, October, winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal 2022, comes a life-affirming story about blended families and learning to find room in your heart for new life and new love.
Tom is still quiet and timid, even though his dad ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 318
- MBE Code : 522
The Lion Above The Door
Leo and his best friend Sangeeta are the odd ones out in their school. But as Leo’s dad is always telling him, it’s because they’re special. Only thing is, if they’re so special, how come they never see anyone who looks like them in their ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 316
- MBE Code : 564
The Night Bus Hero
I've been getting into trouble for as long I can remember. Usually I don't mind 'cos some of my best, most brilliant ideas have come from sitting in detention.But recently it feels like no one believes me about anything - even when I'm telling the ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 288
- MBE Code : 435
The Polar Bear Explorer’s Club
It sounded like a respectable and worthy enough death for an explorer - tumbling from an ice bridge to be impaled upon a mammoth tusk - but Stella really, really didn't want that to happen, just the same.
Join Stella Starflake Pearl and her three ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 352
- MBE Code : 661
The Song Walker (Shortlisted For The Yoto Carnegie Medal 2024)
"There are three questions that I need to find the answers to:
Where am I?
What am I doing here?
And... Who am I?"
When a young girl wakes up in the middle of the desert, she has no idea who she is. She's wearing one shoe, a silky black dress, ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 368
- MBE Code : 579
The Star Outside My Window
‘I’ve always wanted to be a Star Hunter. But I don’t want to be the kind that looks for old stars that have already been burning for millions of years. I want to find the brand new ones – the ones that have only just been born and are ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 306
- MBE Code : 565
The Super Miraculous Journey Of Freddie Yates
Freddie Yates likes facts. Just not the one staring him in the face - that his secret plan is not, in fact, secret.
Because Freddie's journey wasn't meant to involve Big Trev and the onion-eating competition or the loo-exploding pear-and-potato ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 288
- MBE Code : 529
The Train To Impossible Places
When Suzy hears a strange noise in the middle of the night, she creeps downstairs to find a train roaring through her house. But this is no ordinary train. This is the magical delivery express for the Union of Impossible Places.
Whisked on board ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 374
- MBE Code : 572
Tyger
Adam has found something incredible in a rubbish dump in London. A mysterious, mythical, magical animal. A TYGER. And the tyger is in danger.
Adam and his friend Zadie are determined to help, but it isn't just the tyger's life at stake. Their ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 304
- MBE Code : 629
Until The Road Ends
When Peggy saves a stray dog from near-death, a beautiful friendship begins. Peggy and Beau are inseparable: the only thing that can ever come between them is war. Peggy is evacuated to the safety of the coast, but Beau is left behind in the city, ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 288
- MBE Code : 663
Voyage Of The Sparrowhawk
The second sensational middle-grade standalone that follows an epic voyage from England to France in the aftermath of WW1, from the bestselling author of The Children of Castle Rock.
In the aftermath of World War One, everyone is trying to ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 354
- MBE Code : 721
When I See Blue: An Inspiring Story Of OCD
A Read for Empathy Collection Choice, chosen by EmpathyLab
New town, new school, but the bully is in Ben’s head …
There are 4 things you should know about Ben:
1. He’s 12 years old
2. He’s the new kid at school
3. His special number ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 334
- MBE Code : 722
When Life Gives You Mangoes
A SUMMER SHE CAN’T REMEMBER
A FRIENDSHIP SHE WON’T FORGET
Nothing much happens in Sycamore, the small village where Clara lives - at least, that's how it seems. She loves eating ripe mangoes fallen from trees, running outside in the rainy ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 222
- MBE Code : 640
When The Sky Falls (Carnegie Shortlisted 2022)
1941. War is raging. And one angry boy has been sent to the city, where bombers rule the skies. There, Joseph will live with Mrs F, a gruff woman with no fondness for children. Her only loves are the rundown zoo she owns and its mighty silverback ...
- Number Of Pages : 310
- MBE Code : 447
While The Storm Rages
September 1939. The world is on the brink of war. As his dad marches off to fight, Noah makes him a promise, to keep their beloved family dog safe.
When the government advises people to have their pets put down in readiness for the chaos of war, ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 384
- MBE Code : 664
Who Let The Gods Out?
When Elliot wishes upon a star, he doesn't expect a constellation to crash into a dungheap on his family farm.
The star is Virgo. She thinks she's perfect. Elliot doesn't. And together they release Thanatos, evil Daemon of Death ... epic fail.
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- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 372
- MBE Code : 571
You Are A Champion: How To Be The Best You Can Be
Marcus Rashford MBE is famous worldwide for his skills both on and off the pitch – but before he was a Manchester United and England footballer, and long before he started his inspiring campaign to end child food poverty, he was just an ordinary ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 224
- MBE Code : 440
You Are Awesome
I'm no good at sport ... I can't do maths ... I really struggle with exams ... Sound familiar?If you believe you can't do something, the chances are you won't try. But what if you really could get better at maths, or sport or exams? In fact, what...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 160
- MBE Code : 434
You Can Do It: How To Find Your Voice And Make A Difference
Marcus uses the power of his voice to shine a light on the injustices that he cares passionately about, and now he wants to help YOU find the power in yours! From surrounding yourself with the right team, to showing kindness to those around you, to ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 224
- MBE Code : 480