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1) Nightshade
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Series
Alex Rider volume 13
Language
English
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In this adrenaline-fuelled adventure in the number one bestselling series, Alex Rider is sent by MI6 Special Operations to infiltrate a new and sinister organization known only as Nightshade. Alex is on his own, with the fate of thousands of people resting in his hands.
Author
Publisher
Huia Publishers
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
It?s the holidays, and Awatea is staying with his grandparents at the beach. He?s got lots of time and freedom to explore, visit the treehut and have adventures with Carrot, the talking parrot. Awatea catches fish, cooks over a campfire and spends a stormy night in the treehut with Carrot for company. When fending off some territorial magpies and keeping an eye on a pair of leopard seals, Awatea and Carrot notice signs of poachers.
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Series
Starfell volume 1
Language
English
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The most spellbinding new children?s fantasy series of 2019, with beautiful black-and-white inside illustrations by Sarah Warburton. Perfect for fans of Cressida Cowell and Nevermoor. Willow Moss, the youngest and least powerful sister in a family of witches, has a magical ability for finding lost things - like keys, or socks, or wooden teeth. Useful, but not exactly exciting . . .Then the most powerful witch in the world of Starfell turns up at Willow?s...
4) Bedlam
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Series
Skulduggery Pleasant volume 12
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Description
The 12th explosive novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series, BEDLAM will blow your mind - and change everything? On a desperate journey to recover her sister's lost soul, Valkyrie Cain goes up against the High Sanctuary itself, and there's nothing Skulduggery Pleasant can do to stop her. With Abyssinia's grand plan about to kick off in a night of magic, terror, and bloodshed, it falls to Omen Darkly to save the lives of...
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Series
Lightning Girl volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Fiction
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Aurora Beam is a SUPER ANNOYED SUPERHERO. She's desperate to help her mum and grandma track down the stolen precious stone that holds the key to her family's powers, but they're insisting she sit this one out. There's a DANGEROUS SUPERVILLAIN on the loose and not even Lightning Girl and the Bright Sparks may be a match for him or her. Worried that whoever has the stone will destroy it and flick the switch off on her powers for ever, Aurora refuses...
Author
Series
Flember volume 1
Publisher
David Fickling Books
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
A Mysterious Island! A Strange and Mystical Power Called Flember! A Boy-Inventor Called Dev, Who Uncovers a Long-Forgotten Secret? And a Giant Red Robot Bear!! The Sleepy Village of Eden Is About to Descend Into Hilarious Chaos. Can Disastrous Dev Save His Brand-New Best Friend? Written and Illustrated by Jamie Smart.
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Series
Agents of the Wild volume 1
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Description
When 8-year-old Agnes is signed up for SPEARS (the Society for the Protection of Endangered and Awesomely Rare Species), she has no idea of the adventures that lie ahead with her elephant-shrew mentor Attie (short for "Attenborough"). Operation Honeyhunt sends them to the Brazilian rainforest, on a mission to save an endangered, dance-loving bee named Elton. Will Agnes pass the test and become a full SPEARS agent? Species in danger? Girl and shrew...
8) War horse
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Series
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English
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At the outbreak of World War One, Joey, young Albert's beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. He's soon caught up in enemy fire, and fate takes him on an extraordinary odyssey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man's land.
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Series
Percy the Park Keeper volume 7
Language
English
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Description
The fox has found a great hiding place in Percy?s workshop but when he falls into a pot of Very Strong Glue, he soon finds himself springing into an embarrassingly sticky situation! Is there anything his friends can do to help? Celebrate thirty years of the Percy the Park Keeper and his animals friends with this funny new story in the 9-million-copy best-selling series from award-winning author and illustrator Nick Butterworth!Percy the park keeper...
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Series
Bolds volume 7
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English
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The Bolds are very surprised to be visited by Fred's mother, Granny Imamu. She's travelled all the way from the Serengeti, and now she's here, she does not approve of what she finds. Hyenas, living as people - whatever next! Granny Imamu starts to stir up mischief with twins Bobby and Betty, encouraging them to get in touch with their beastly side at school. And then the twins' teacher comes to the Bolds with a rather unusual problem: her grown-up...
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Series
Pages and Co volume 1
Language
English
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Description
A magical adventure to delight the imagination. A curl-up-on-the-sofa snuggle of a debut from a uniquely talented author. Eleven year-old Tilly has lived above her grandparents? bookshop ever since her mother disappeared shortly after she was born. Like the rest of her family, Tilly loves nothing more than to escape into the pages of her favourite stories. One day Tilly realises that classic children?s characters are appearing in the shop through...
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Description
?One of my favourite middle-grade writers? Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and StarsWhen eleven-year-old Georgie befriends an eccentric retired scientist, she becomes the test subject for a thrilling new experiment: a virtual-reality 3D version of the future.But then a deadly disease threatens the life of every dog in the country and Georgie?s beloved dog, Mr Mash, gets sick. And that?s only the start of her troubles.Soon, Georgie...
13) Midnight
Author
Series
Skulduggery Pleasant volume 11
Language
English
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Description
Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are back in their most gripping story yet. For years, Valkyrie Cain has struggled to keep her loved ones safe from harm, plunging into battle - time and time again - by Skulduggery Pleasant?s side, and always emerging triumphant. But now the very thing that Valkyrie fights for is in danger, as a ruthless killer snatches her little sister in order to lure Valkyrie into a final confrontation. With Skulduggery racing...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Fiction
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
DreamWorks Animation's TROLLS is an irreverent comedy extravaganza with incredible music! From the genius creators of SHREK, TROLLS stars Poppy - the optimistic leader of the Trolls - and her polar opposite, Branch. Together, this unlikely pair of Trolls must embark on an adventure that takes them far beyond the only world they've ever known. Trolls: The Junior Novelization retells the whole exciting story!.
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Series
Mr Dog volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
A brand new young fiction series by TV broadcaster and intrepid explorer Ben Fogle, inspired by his real-life animal experiences?Co-written with best-selling children?s author Steve Cole and illustrated throughout with beautiful black and white illustrations by Nikolas Ilic.You can always count on Mr Dog to help an animal in trouble?When a mother rabbit is captured in a trap, he ends up playing bunnysitter?But someone wants rid of All the rabbits,...
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Series
Nell and the Cave Bear volume 1
Publisher
Piccadilly Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Delightful and heart-warming debut story from renowned illustrator of the Horrible History series. A long time ago, there was a little girl whose best friend was a cave bear cub. He had been small and frightened when Nell found him. Now that he was not so small and not so frightened, the grown-ups were not so sure he was a suitable pet. So Nell and Cave Bear set off on a big adventure, searching for a way to stay together. . . This heart-warming story...
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Series
Flember volume 2
Publisher
David Fickling Books
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Boy-inventor DEV and his best friend, BOJA, have found a SECRET MAP! So now they're on a mission to find more of the magical energy known as FLEMBER! But first they have to travel through the scary WILDENING? survive in a LIFELESS town? and harness the power of Boja's FIERY FARTS!!.
18) The last human
Author
Publisher
Piccadilly Press
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
An unlikely friendship. A dangerous voyage. A story about what it means to be human. Humans went extinct thirty years ago. Now the world is ruled by machines. And twelve-year-old robot XR_935 is just fine with that. Without humans around, there is no war, no pollution, no crime. Every member of society has a purpose. Everything runs smoothly and efficiently. Until the day XR discovers something impossible. Until the day XR discovers a twelve-year-old...
Author
Publisher
Puffin
Language
English
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'The Christmasaurus' is a story about a boy named William Trundle, and a dinosaur, the Christmasaurus. It's about how they meet one Christmas Eve and have a magical adventure. It's about friendship and families, sleigh bells and Santa, singing elves and flying reindeer, music and magic. It's about discovering your heart's true desire, and learning that the impossible might just be possible.
20) Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow books 4-6: the sword of Cortes, the age of bronze, and silver
Author
Series
Pirates of the Caribbean collection volume 2
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Before the Black Pearl, there was a teenage stowaway named Jack Sparrow ... Book 4: The Sword of Cortes He has the enchanted sheath. He's read the mystical incantation. He's holding the all-powerful Sword of Cortes in his hands. But unfortunately for Jack Sparrow, he also has the specter of the Sword's first master-Hernan Cortes-watching over his shoulder. Now, stranded on a snowy Caribbean island, the fate of the Barnacle's crew hangs in the balance....
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