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22) The last bear
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Imagine making friends with a polar bear? The Last Bear is perfect for readers of 8+, beautifully illustrated throughout by Levi Pinfold - winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and illustrator of Harry Potter 20th anniversary edition covers. ?This is an important first novel, important for us, for polar bears, for the planet. It is deeply moving, beautifully told, quite unforgettable.? Michael Morpurgo. There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At...
23) The ice monster
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The 11th novel from No. 1 bestselling children?s author, David Walliams.
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2019
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In a little cottage on the edge of the grand Somerset Estate, Mona lives with her aunt - a dressmaker to the lady of the house. Life on the edge of the Somerset Estate means that Mona knows she will never have a life full of beautiful clothes and riches. But soon, that will all change . . . When Lady Somerset dies and a new member of the family inherits the house, Mona is propelled into a life of razzle-dazzle parties, new Bohemian friends and wonderful...
25) The explorer
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From his seat in the tiny aeroplane, Fred watches as the mysteries of the Amazon jungle pass by below him. He has always dreamed of becoming an explorer, of making history and of reading his name amongst the lists of great discoveries. If only he could land and look about him. As the plane crashes into the canopy, Fred is suddenly left without a choice. He and the three other children may be alive, but the jungle is a vast, untamed place. With no...
26) A monster calls
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The monster showed up just after midnight. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting. He's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments. The monster in his back garden, though, this monster is something different. Something ancient, something wild.
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Tiny Pretty Things volume 1
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HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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Being a dancer at New York?s most elite ballet school isn?t easy. Everyone wants to be the prima ballerina, and sometimes you have to play dirty. With the competition growing fiercer with every performance and harmless pranks growing ever darker, Bette, June and Gigi find themselves battling it out to stay at the top. And it?s only a matter of time before one small spark ignites? and even the best get burned?.
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By midnight, most kids are deep asleep in bed, but in the Midnight Gang, things are just getting started. With the heart and humour that David Walliams is so well known for, this tale of five children in a brilliantly inventive and eccentric hospital setting promises to take fans from around the globe to way past bedtime on an unmissable midnight adventure.
29) City of bones
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The Mortal Instruments volume 1
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English
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Clary Fray is seeing things: vampires in Brooklyn and werewolves in Manhattan. Irresistibly drawn towards a group of sexy demon hunters, Clary encounters the dark side of New York City - and the dangers of forbidden love.
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HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
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2021
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English
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Seven entertaining audio readings of best-loved children's springtime stories for children of three years and over to enjoy over Easter! This audio download is a heritage-rich collection showcasing some of the best-loved characters in children's literature. Compiled by HarperCollins Children's Books, it features popular stories by John Bond, Nick Butterworth, Judith Kerr, David Walliams and Rob Biddulph. Full of heart-warming stories, this wonderful...
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Fly into a fiery and fantastical future with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams, in an epic adventure of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy who must save the world?Illustrated by the artistic genius Tony Ross!It is 2120 and London is in ruins.The young Prince Alfred has never known a life outside Buckingham Palace - but when strange goings-on breach its walls and stalk the corridors in the dead of night, he is thrust into a world...
32) Twice magic
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The Wizards of Once volume 2
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2018
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English
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Witches are creating havoc in the Wildwoods and danger lurks behind every tree trunk. Wish is in possession of a powerful, Magic Spelling Book. Xar has a dangerous Witchstain on his hand. Wish and Xar are separated by the highest wall imaginable. But time is running out ... It was unlikely that these heroes should meet in the first place. Is it possible they are destined to meet TWICE?.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid volume 14
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Puffin
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Book 14 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series - from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney. In Wrecking Ball, an unexpected inheritance gives the Heffley family a chance to make major improvements to their home. But they soon find that construction isn't all it's cracked up to be. When things get rough, will the Heffleys be able to stay . . . or will they be forced to move? And don't miss Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's...
34) Monkey puzzle
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Can butterfly help little monkey find his mum? Yes, but only after a lot of trial and error as butterfly misunderstands monkey's descriptions and leads him to all kinds of unsuitable animals.
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2019
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Eleven-year-old Evie has a talent. A SUPERTALENT. A talent that can let her HEAR the thoughts of an elephant, and make friends with a dog and a sparrow. The only problem is, this talent is dangerous. VERY dangerous. That's what her dad says. So when she frees the school rabbit from its tiny hutch, she vows to keep her talent a secret. But after a face-to-face encounter with a lion, things start to go very wrong. Her dad - and every animal in town...
37) Little monsters
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HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
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2020
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English
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Howl with laughter and squeal with delight at this monstrously exciting new story from number one bestselling author David Walliams!Howler is a SMALL werewolf with a BIG problem.He is just not SCARY! And that makes him the odd one out at Monster School?But when Howler finds some new friends, he discovers that being the ODD one out might just make him the COOLEST one of all?This hilarious new picture book is full of squeal appeal and has giggles on...
38) Sulwe
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Puffin
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The New York Times Number 1 Bestseller From Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o comes a powerful and moving book about colourism, self-esteem and learning that true beauty comes from within. Sulwe's skin is the colour of midnight. She's darker than everyone in her family, and everyone at school. All she wants is to be beautiful and bright, like her mother and sister. Then a magical journey through the night sky opens her eyes and changes...
39) Matilda
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Matilda's parents have called her some terrible things. The truth is, she's a genius and they're the stupid ones. Find out how she gets the better of them and her spiteful headmistress, as well as discovering that she has a very special power.
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What the Ladybird Heard volume 1
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A brilliantly funny farmyard adventure, perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime - or any time at all! The ladybird said never a word. But the ladybird saw, And the ladybird heard.... Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are two crafty robbers with a cunning plan to steal the farmer?s fine prize cow. But little do they know that the tiniest, quietest creature of all has overhead their plot, and she has a plan of her own.... What the Ladybird Heard...
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