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  • The Teacher of Nomad Land

    £13.99

    Winner of the National Book Award • Named Amazon’s #1 Children’s Book of 2025  In the shadow of World War II, two orphaned siblings embark on a perilous journey across the mountains of Iran—where survival depends on finding a common language in a world torn apart.  1941. The German armies are storming across Europe. Iran is a neutral country occupied by British forces on one side, Soviet forces on another. Soldiers fill the teahouses of Isfahan. Nazi spies roam the alleyways.  Babak and his little sister have just lost their father. Now orphans, fearing they will be separated, the two devise a plan. Babak will take up his father’s old job as a teacher to the nomads. With a chalkboard strapped to Babak’s back, and a satchel full of textbooks, the siblings set off to find the nomad tribes as they make their yearly trek across the mountains.  On the treacherous journ

  • Intergalactic Monkey Business!

    £9.99

    There’s a new mischief-maker in The Woods – Little Monkey! A smaller, cuter, and even stranger Monkey than our beloved chaos-causer. But as the gang try to work out his motives, they are led from the woods – and into outer space.

  • Murder on a Midsummer Night

    £7.99

    As guests gather for Sir Percy’s summer party, a murderer stalks the grounds of Mulberry Hall in this cosy midsummer mystery from bestselling author Lucy Strange.

  • When I Was a Wolf

    £7.99

    In this poignant tale from award-winning author Liz Flanagan, Jasmine uncovers the magic of creativity while navigating the complexities of friendship and family.

  • Welcome to the School of Gods

    £7.99

    Olly Morris, (mostly) normal kid, is living his (mostly) normal life when a Messenger to the Mighty Gods summons him to Gods School. There, Olly’s given a grumpy ‘mobile gnome’ named Jeff, told by immensely powerful and scatterbrained teachers he must pass a life-threatening exam – Or Else, and plunged into a class of unfriendly godlings. With no powers, no idea why he’s been chosen and a growing sense that nobody actually knows what’s going on, Olly can’t work out if this is the best or worst school in the universe.

  • Creepy Araminta

    £7.99

    The portrait of a beautiful girl with tumbling red hair takes on sinister undertones in this unnerving tale from much-loved, multi-award-winning author Anne Fine.

  • The Summer After the Night Before

    £8.99

    Ben’s been in love with Molly for ever. When she finally kisses him at a party, he thinks all his dreams have come true. And later that night, he thinks they’ve started something really special. Molly loves Ben too – of course she does. But not like THAT. He’s her best friend’s brother – which makes him practically her brother too, right? But after a few drinks at a party, Molly kisses Ben. And she can’t remember what happened next. The months of freedom after GCSEs should be the best of your life. But everyone’s reckoning with doubts, lies and mixed-up memories, the thorny summer after the potent night before.

  • If the Invader Comes

    £7.99

    With the spectre of a Nazi invasion looming over Britain, three children are forced into an unlikely allyship in this gripping wartime tale from multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer.

  • Bobby Bains Ain’t Playing

    £7.99

    When the girls are banned from the five-a-side tournament, young Sikh footballer Bobby Bains rallies his teammates to make a stand in this uplifting tale of solidarity from Bali Rai.

  • The City of Lost Cats

    £8.99

    When Fiona wanders into an abandoned mansion down by the harbor, she discovers the house is full of stray cats (and two chaotic budgies). Fiona feels a great deal of sympathy for the animals; she understands what it’s like to need a safe home. Ever since her parents died, she’s been struggling to adjust to the tiny apartment where she and her Aunt Tanis now live. And Aunt Tanis has little time to spare for Fiona, between her job at The Municipal Hall and her horrible, hair-gelled boyfriend. When the mansion is threatened by a demolition team, Fiona is determined to save ‘The City’ and its residents. But the cats have their own priorities. Cot (short for Cottonball Fluffikins Magnificent III, a name he refuses to acknowledge) has lived in the mansion for two years and is the self-proclaimed king. He’s convinced the demolition effort has been organized by the recently arrived budgies. Those birds have got to go! Cot’s feline rival, Piper,

  • Storm Bird Magic

    £7.99

    Amidst island tales of long-lost fairies and pirate chickens, Tia discovers the true magic of the elusive storm petrel in this uplifting tale of conservation from Gill Lewis.

  • The Runaway Tortoise

    £6.99

    When Albert makes a daring escape, Ava realises that tortoises might not be quite as boring as they seem in this gentle animal story from worldwide bestseller Holly Webb.