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1) Homecoming
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Language
English
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Michael loves to visit Mrs Pettigrew in her railway carriage by the sea, where she lives with her donkey, dogs and hens. But when plans are made to build a nuclear power station, Mrs Pettigrew's idyllic life becomes threatened - and Michael learns that nothing can ever stay the same.
Author
Series
Tom Gates volume 17
Language
English
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Description
Happy face or sad face? The future of Tom?s school trip depends on an emoji! Welcome back to the AMAZING world of Tom Gates! But right now, it?s not looking quite as amazing as usual. Tom?s trying REALLY HARD To stay out of trouble. But he?s got THREE sad faces on the school achievement chart. Just one more sad face means Mr Fullerman will ban him from the SCHOOL TRIP. Moany Marcus is making things worse. And now Tom?s upset his grumpy sister Delia....
3) Devil's rock
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Childrens
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
When Zaki finds an ancient skeleton, he doesn�'t realise he has stumbled on a mystery that goes back generations �a mystery that involves ruthless shipwreckers, an immortal girl and sinister powers. Zaki's family is a mess and Zaki�s in trouble at school. Nobody seems to be on his side until he meets the new girl, Anusha. Together they must face the dangers of the sea and the evil that Zaki has released from Devil's Rock.
Author
Series
Tom Gates volume 19
Language
English
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Some things are a LOT more FUN than others, for instance: 1. LEAPING in the air and accidentally breaking a bone in my foot. (NOT fun.) 2. Doodling on my plastercast. (FUN.) 3. Hanging out with a kid who likes to eat sugar from a bowl. (NOT fun.) 4. Watching squirrels steal stuff from the garden. (Who knew that would be SO much FUN?).
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Description
When Alfie goes to Airport Lost Property, he finds more than he bargained for. A lot more. Because there's a giant robot called Eric hidden away on the shelves. Eric has lost one leg and half his memory. He's super strong, but super clumsy. He's convinced that he's the latest technology, when he's actually nearly one hundred year's old and ready for the scrap heap. Can Alfie find a way to save Eric from destruction - before Eric destroys everything...
Author
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Get the jet! What could go wrong when cautious, scientific, singlet-wearing George Parker and reckless rich-kid Chase Landon-Bond take off on a global rescue mission? Just about everything! There are private jets, troublesome pets, crazed criminals, treacherous trips, chaos, too much coffee and two hundred million missing dollars. There are close calls, ridiculous disguises, accidental haircuts and that's just the first bit! Are George and Chase doomed?...
7) The woods
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Being afraid of the dark doesn't mean being afraid alone. When a boy can't find his favorite stuffed bunny, he bravely heads into the woods to look for it. Instead, he finds a big, scary brown bear! But the bear is just lonely, so the boy shares his night light and forges ahead with his new companion, until...they run into two frightening giants! As the boy continues on, he comes across other seemingly menacing creatures, but finds that-like him-they're...
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Description
A laugh-a-minute action-packed alien adventure perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and Frank Cottrell Boyce. Best friends Freddy and Sal have accidentally intercepted a message from Alan - a spectacularly grumpy, brain-munching alien from outer space. Alan has only one message. Earth is going to be invaded in exactly ten hours? time. Soon the police, NASA and even Presidents from around the world are getting involved - and Freddy is about to become...
9) time twister
Author
Series
Children of the Red King volume 2
Publisher
Bolinda/Audible audio
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
An academy for magic and special talents. A destiny unfulfilled. A secret legacy. Join Charlie Bone as he discovers the truth about the Red King, and the key to his own past ... January 1916. On the coldest night in memory, Henry Yewbeam's cousin Zeke tricks him into using the Time Twister, a beautiful marble full of shining colours that draws him into the future. January 2002. Charlie meets Henry reappearing at Bloor's in the 21st century, and realises...
10) Count
Author
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Brandon is a boaster - he says he is brilliant at lots of things. Then he is challenged to count up to ten million. So Brandon starts - one, two, three ... and before long he is up to one thousand. Everyone around him is bewildered and annoyed - his friend Waris, his teachers and Miss Hexx, the head. But Brandon can?t stop counting. And then strange, impossible things start happening. The numbers are taking over everything ...
Author
Series
Tom Gates volume 20
Language
English
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Description
This is the art box of my DREAMS. Earning extra pocket money to buy it will be TRICKY. I?ll need to HELP OUT a LOT. Wash Delia?s clothes? Why not. Clean Dad?s shed? Yes, please! Sweep up the leaves? No problem! But when a HUGE STORM hits Oakfield Town and wrecks the library roof, a big campaign begins to FIX IT FAST. Can our school reach the target before the kids from Great Manor? Hmmm ? eventually.
Author
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Bernard?s got a problem. He's found a monster in the back garden but his mum and dad are just too busy to notice. So Bernard tries to befriend the monster ? and that doesn't go quite to plan. Celebrate Not Now, Bernard?s 40th anniversary with this wonderful collection of 26 of the most popular titles from the award-winning and bestselling David McKee, including: Two Can Toucan, Two Monsters, Charlotte?s Piggy Bank and many more!.
13) Crowfall
Author
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Cast out from the clockwork island of Ironhold, where mechanical technology controls everything, Orin Crowfall finds himself adrift on a small boat in the middle of the ocean. As Orin and his robot friend Cody struggle to make sense of the events that brought them here, the one thing they know for sure is that Ironhold is in trouble. They need to get back, whatever the cost. Plagued by perilous seas and freak storms, and with a terrifying sea monster...
Author
Publisher
SAGA Egmont
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
In this unforgettable and uplifting story, 14-year-old Max is consumed by Ana - also known as anorexia, his eating disorder. And as Max writes to Ana every day, Ana feeds on his fears, encouraging him to lose more and more weight. But when Max's brother gifts him a geocache for Christmas, Max soon discovers a new world and way of conversation. Can he break free from his one and only 'friend'?Weaving a heartfelt, harrowing, and personal tale based...
15) Punching the air
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Description
One fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighbourhood escalates into tragedy. ?Boys just being boys? turns out to be true only when those boys are white.��Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal Shahid?s bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn?t commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to�the�refuge of his words, his art. This never should have been his story. But can he change...
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Series
A Time Travel Adventure volume 1
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A peril-packed, crocodile-crammed, fun-filled adventure through Ancient Egypt. Being whisked back to 1300 BC certainly wasn't on Henry's to-do list. Can he make his way through a new school, odd sports, unexpected friends and deadly pets, Egyptian style? And will he ever find his way back to the present day?.
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Series
Treehouse volume 6
Language
English
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Description
The 78-Storey Treehouse is the sixth book in Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton's wacky treehouse adventures, where the laugh-out-loud story is read by Stig Wemyss. Join Andy and Terry in their spectacular new 78-storey treehouse. They've added thirteen new levels including a drive-thru car wash, a combining machine, a scribbletorium, an ALL-BALL sports stadium, Andyland, Terrytown, a high-security potato chip storage facility and an open-air movie theatre....
Author
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
It?s 1940, and Joseph has been packed off to stay with Mrs F, a gruff woman with no great fondness for children. To Joseph?s amazement, she owns the rundown city zoo where Joseph meets Adonis, a huge silverback gorilla. Adonis is ferociously strong and dangerous, but Joseph finds he has an affinity with the lonely beast. But when the bombs begin to fall, it is up to Joseph to guard Adonis?s cage should it be damaged by a blast. Will Joseph be ready...
20) Lark
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Series
Language
English
Description
The Truth of Things: Life is pretty tough for Nicky and Kenny. Their mum is gone and their dad has had his troubles. Money is tight and people can be cruel about Kenny's learning difficulties. But through it all, the brothers stick together, sharing adventures and their love of the natural world, while finding humour in the most difficult of circumstances. Lark: Things are tense at home for Nicky and Kenny. Their mum's coming to visit and it will...
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