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Series
Publisher
G2 Rights
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Second in the Egmont School Series: Davina Dupree is excited to be back in her luxury boarding school after the half term holidays, especially as famous Hollywood director Alfie Calpone will soon be arriving to direct the school play. But when jewellery goes missing from First Years' dorms, bullies Cleo and Clarice attempt to pin the blame on Davina's new friend Lottie. The clock starts ticking as Davina attempts to unearth the real culprit before...
Author
Publisher
Firefly Press Ltd
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
With his mum in a coma, he has to stay with his uncle. His cousin, Cinnamon, doesn?t want him there, but ?neat freak? Griffin can?t help falling for her pet rat, Ruby Ruby. Why don?t his mother and uncle speak to each other? Is it because of the Jewelled Jaguar, a fabulous dagger his mother found diving, that is about to go on display in the museum? In a gripping adventure of caves, curses and ruthless thieves, Griffin and Cinnamon will have to work...
3) Eden
Author
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
From the bestselling author of Netflix's The Silence comes a brand-new horror eco thriller. In a time when Earth?s rising oceans contain enormous islands of refuse, the Amazon rainforest is all-but destroyed, and countless species edge towards extinction, the Virgin Zones were established in an attempt to combat the change. Off-limits to humanity and given back to nature, these thirteen vast areas of land were intended to become the lungs of the world....
Author
Publisher
Stripes Publishing
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
When Emmeline's scientist parents mysteriously disappear, she finds herself heading across the sea to a safe house in Paris. But before she can reach her destination, she is kidnapped from the ship by evil mastermind Doctor Siegfried Bauer, who is bound for the ice fields of Greenland. There he hopes to summon a mythical creature from the depths of the ancient glaciers, a creature said to be so powerful that whoever controls it can control the world....
Author
Publisher
London Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
John Griffith "Jack" London was born John Griffith Chaney on January 12th, 1876 in San Francisco. His father, William Chaney, was living with his mother Flora Wellman when she became pregnant. Chaney insisted she have an abortion. Flora's response was to turn a gun on herself. Although her wounds were not severe the trauma made her temporarily deranged. In late 1876 his mother married John London and the young child was brought to live with them as...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Description
When Cass is asked by her father to take on an unusual photography project in the Caribbean Island of Dominica, she really can't see a reason to say no. But the remote island has just been hit be a severe hurricane, leaving destruction in its wake. Cass is travelling with Ranulph who is searching for the rare stone carvings her father wants her to photograph. Their hunt leads Cass down a path of bravery and self-discovery, and she soon falls for Ranulph,...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Every year on St Stephen's Day, Wren Silke is chased through the forest in a warped version of a childhood game. Her pursuers are judges - a group of powerful and frightening boys who know nothing of her true identity. If they knew she was an augur - their sworn enemy - the game would be up. This year, the tension between judges and augurs is at breaking point. Wren's survival, and that of her family, depends on her becoming a spy in the midst of...
8) Nightshade
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Series
Alex Rider volume 13
Language
English
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Description
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.
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Series
Warriors A Vision of Shadows volume 6
Language
English
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Description
Erin Hunter?s #1 bestselling Warriors series continues with the thrilling conclusion to the Vision of Shadows story arc. ShadowClan has returned under the leadership of a new Tigerstar, but their renewed strength has brought the tensions around the lake to an explosive breaking point. SkyClan?s place among the Clans is about to be decided once and for all. Full of epic adventure and thrilling intrigue, this fifth Warriors series is the perfect introduction...
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Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Toy Story meets James Bond in the third book in this incredible action-packed series! Can Dan the teddy bear who is too strong, Arabella the rag doll with the bad temper and Flax the tech genuis robot rabbit save the day once more? When the world's most famous chocolate factory disappears, it is up to the Spy Toys to find out the truth - and fast! If the chocolate runs out, there could be riots from children everywhere! The Spy Toys are sent undercover...
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Series
Starfell volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
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...
13) The boy who flew
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
From the acclaimed author of Murder In Midwinter, Fleur Hitchcock's The Boy Who Flew is a thrilling, murderous tale set among the steep rooftops and slippery characters of Athan's intricately imagined world. Perfect for fans of Philip Pullman, Peter Bunzl and Philip Reeve.
14) War horse
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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.
15) Past tense
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Series
Jack Reacher volume 23
Language
English
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Description
Jack Reacher plans to follow the autumn sun on an epic road trip across America, from Maine to California. He doesn?t get far. On a country road deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been - the town where his father was born. He thinks, what?s one extra day? He takes the detour. At the very same moment, close by, a car breaks down. Two young Canadians are trying to get to New York City to sell a treasure. They're stranded...
17) Battle lord
Author
Series
The Wulfbury Chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Canelo Adventure
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
AD 1066. Cerdic is a prisoner of war. Captured after the Battle of Hastings, his fate is in the hands of the victorious Norman count Cynric, who is in no mood to feed and look after worthless Englishmen as the army moves inland. His survival depends on his ability to convince them of his value. Cerdic?s sole bargaining chip is his lordship of Wulfbury, a small stronghold in Northumberia, following the deaths of his father, its earl, and elder brother...
18) Clash of kings
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Series
Brunanburh volume 3
Publisher
Boldwood Books
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The next bloody and thrilling instalment in MJ Porter's The Brunanburh Series.Can the Norse and the Scots exact their revenge over the mighty King Athelstan of the English? AD937 After the slaughter field of Brunanburh, a defeated Olaf Gothfrithson of the Dublin Norse and Constantin of the Scots narrowly escaped with their lives. In their kingdoms, failure has left them demoralised and weak. Olaf licks his wounds in Dublin, whilst Constantin and the...
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Series
Time Castaways volume 1
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
From the�New York Times�bestselling author of�Rump�comes a thrilling new middle grade trilogy about three city kids who get on the wrong subway train and wind up on a wild, magical mystery-adventure throughout time. Imaginative, daring, and packed with fun, Time Castaways is perfect for fans of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello?s Library and Percy Jackson. Mateo, Ruby, and Corey Hudson?s parents don?t have too many rules. It?s the usual stuff: Be...
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Series
Agricola volume 1
Publisher
Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The first volume in a thrilling new historical adventure series by Simon Turney, critically acclaimed author of Legion XXII and Sons of Rome. 58 AD, Rome. Agricola, teenage son of an impoverished yet distinguished noble family, has staked all his resources and reputation on a military career. His reward? A posting as tribune in the far-off northern province of Britannia. Serving under renowned general Suetonius Paulinus, Agricola soon learns the brutality...
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