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£7.99The powerful new World War II novel from bestselling and award-winning author Liz Kessler.
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Nush and the stolen emerald
£7.99Nush is maharani of an Indian kingdom. When a divine emerald isstolen from them, Nush stows away to England to ask Queen Victoriafor help. This is her moment to shine – and bring backthe emerald that will heal the kingdom . . .Â
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Anna At War
£7.99As life for German Jews becomes increasingly perilous, Anna’s parents put her on one of the last trains leaving for England. But the war follows her to Kent, and soon Anna finds herself caught up in web of betrayal and secrecy. How can she prove whose side she’s on when she can’t tell anyone the truth?
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The Stone Age clash
£7.99Twins, Scarlett and Thomas, are learning about the Stone Age at school. Grandad offers to use his time machine to send them there. Thomas wants to see a sabre-toothed tiger; Scarlett wants to see Stonehenge, but they were thousands of years apart, what should they do? Go back twice of course! The twins have travelled back in time to 40,000 years ago! They must survive in the forest with the help of their new homo-sapiens and Neanderthal friends. A sabre-toothed tiger is nearby and so are the huge woolly mammoths. Then, they travel back to 5,000 years ago. Scarlett is in danger, she’s landed in the sacred site of Stonehenge and angered the antlered priest, will he sacrifice her at dawn? Thomas has joined the young men who are pulling the first enormous stone to Stonehenge.
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Secrets of the Snakestone
£7.99In this adventure, Zelie and Jules face a deadly race to solve a family mystery and a vicious crime that stretches from the jungles of Calcutta to the sewers of Paris. Zelie is often accused of being a witch, but she doesn’t believe in magic. Until Jules climbs up from the reeking Parisian sewer and hands Zelie the golden locket he discovered there. The locket once held the magical Snakestone, and Zelie knows that if she can find the stone, she might also find her missing father. But a dangerous secret society are equally desperate to get their hands on the Snakestone and its powers.
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A drop of golden sun
£7.99It’s 1973 and 12-year-old Jenny is in shock. She’s just been cast as one of the lead roles in a feature film. She’s going to be a child actor! Soon she must jet off to France, to the idyllic Château Mouchotte, where she will join her film family: three other children and two renowned actors. The glitz and glamour of being on set is a million miles away from Jenny’s normal life, but showbiz is never straightforward and there’s one fierce and famous actor that threatens the whole shoot. It’s up to Jenny and her friends to keep the peace and save the film.
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The girl who dreamed in magic
£7.99In a land of ice and stars, where constant troll invasions threaten to shake the moon from the sky, lives a girl with a magical destiny. A girl braver than a Viking, who will one day hold the fate of the North in her hands. That girl is Saga Thorolfsdottir. But there’s just one problem: ever since her parents died wielding powerful runes, Saga has been deathly afraid of magic. She would much rather stay within the safety of her village and play with her pet bear, Bjorn, than pursue any kind of magical destiny. So when Saga accidentally disturbs a clan of trolls in the mountains, leading to her whole village being taken prisoner, she has to face her fears head on. No amount of rune magic will defeat these monsters, and Saga has only one option – to compete in the Fifth Winter contest, an incredible tournament where only the bravest may enter and only one champion can win. The prize? A powerful horn of magic.
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Twist of gold
£7.99An unforgettable tale of struggle, adventure and hope from War Horse author and former Children’s Laureate, Michael Morpurgo.
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Lottie the Little Wonder
£6.99Lottie Dod leads the way to sporting victory in this inspiring Little Gem from bestselling author Katherine Woodfine.
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Hide and seek
£7.99Before the war starts, Ned is resigned to a future working in the family funeral parlour. Then the covert operations at Bletchley Park begin and his life is transformed. Ned and his mother leave Bletchley Park on a vital wartime mission into the remote Welsh countryside. Their task: to protect the priceless artwork that is being stored in a slate mine in the village of Manod. As long as its whereabouts are secret, they’ll keep the national treasures out of the hands of the enemy. But when it appears that someone in the village is trying to expose the truth, suspicion turns to the newcomers – Ned, his mother, and a young Jewish refugee, Anni. Can Ned, Anni and their friend Harri prove their loyalty to the mission and keep the secret safe?
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Hell breaks loose
£8.99Travel back to 1703 with Skulduggery Pleasant in this standalone story featuring all your favorite characters. So many enemies, so little time . . .
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The troublemakers
£12.99Cordelia Hatmaker has finally united the Maker families and restored the kingdom’s trust in Maker magic. But mysterious outbreaks of chaotic magic are beginning to happen across London. And then the unthinkable happens. Cordelia is accused of treason. As the guards close in, she must flee London at once. With her father Prospero, and friends Sam and Goose, Cordelia sets sail on her family’s ship, the Little Bear, for the adventure of a lifetime. They’re determined to solve the mystery of a missing girl, and to clear Cordelia’s name once and for all. But soon they are in the dangerous territory of a band of legendary pirates: the Troublemakers, captained by a fierce and unstoppable pirate queen.