Personal & social issues: disability & special needs (Children's / Teenage)
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Goodnight Pablo
£6.99Goodnight Pablo
Pablo is the first animated TV series to star an autistic character. Pablo and his friend Wren don’t want to go to sleep because they think they will disappear. The rest of Pablo’s friends rally round them and help them understand that there is nothing to be worried about at night time. All Pablo books are written by writers on the autistic spectrum and are grounded in the real-life experiences of autistic children.
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Human 2.0
£16.99Human 2.0
Imagine being able to hear for the first time, or see in full-colour, or take your first steps on Earth. This book celebrates the remarkable achievements made in medical engineering, and offers a glimpse of what the future might hold for humanity. Pioneering technological breakthroughs have truly changed lives. For some people, particularly those with disabilities, recent advances have crossed the realms of the purely imaginable, and reached a place of possibility. People with paraplegia can walk again, those who are hearing impaired can listen to even the faintest sounds, and some people with missing limbs can create beautiful works of art. This book is a celebration of all that has been achieved so far, and a look at what might be possible in the near future.
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I am Wolf
£7.99I am Wolf
Coll is Wolf. He lives with his clan on a Construct, a huge technological ‘creature’ driven by the clan’s combined willpower. Together they roam their world, fighting other clans and absorbing them into their own. But when a new and dangerous Construct attacks them, Coll is thrown clear from Wolf and left behind. Now he must survive life on ground and get back to his clan. He is helped by Rieka, a ‘Tock’ who makes the Constructs work. She promises Coll a way to return, but can she be trusted? And what is she really trying to do? When Coll uncovers the truth, it destroys everything he thought he knew about his clan, the world they live in, and even himself. In a world full of danger, and suddenly without meaning, can he find a way back?
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Listen
£7.99Listen
This inspiring picture book tells the true story of world-famous deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. This is a story of music, of obstacles, of strength and hard work, of all you can accomplish when you dream. As a child, Evelyn Glennie’s ears began to hurt. Voices became distant whispers. Ringing phones sounded like muffled crunches in her ears. But when she was told that she would need to wear hearing aids for the rest of her life, Evelyn was determined that this would never stop her from playing music. Instead of giving up on her dreams, Evelyn found new ways to listen.
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Sing if you can’t dance
£8.99Sing if you can’t dance
Ven had her life all planned out – her dance group were going places and so was she. Then she passes out right in the middle of a life-changing performance. And she’s forced to admit that she hasn’t been feeling right for a while now. Ven is about to discover she has an illness that threatens to ruin everything. No more dancing, even walking is proving a challenge, and standing. But don’t you DARE feel sorry for her! Ven is no victim, and she is in charge here. Sure, her future is going to be different, but that doesn’t mean it’s over.
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The Big Trip
£7.99The Big Trip
Edie Eckhart is getting used to life at secondary school. It’s going well so far – she’s bagged her first ever girlfriend, a new friendship group and she has the best form tutor EVER. But then the school organises a camping trip complete with muddy walks and team games. It is a DISASTER. The only fun bit is sitting by the fire and telling stories. On top of that Edie is trying to figure out where she fits in: can you be a girlfriend AND someone’s friend, a writer AND a performer, or do you have to choose between the two? Luckily Edie decides to take back control of the school trip and in so doing, she discovers that you never have to define yourself. You are AMAZING just the way you are!
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The Christmasaurus
£7.99The Christmasaurus
Author Tom Fletcher has re-invented his beloved Christmas story ‘The Christmasaurus’ as a rhyming picture-book adventure for younger readers to enjoy! Santa and his reindeer live as north as you can go,in a place that’s full of magic (and quite a lot of snow!). But Santa and his reindeer do not live there on their own, for there’s a special dinosaur that also calls it home. The Christmasaurus wants more than anything to be able to fly, and help pull Santa’s sleigh across the sky on Christmas Eve. But flying turns out to be much harder than he thought, even with Santa’s help! One special Christmas, however, he falls down a chimney and meets a dinosaur-obsessed little boy who teaches him the magic of believing.
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The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch
£7.99The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch
‘She is the best-kept Christmas secret of all’, whispered Santa Claus. ‘Which is surprising, because Christmas itself would not exist without her. She is older than time itself, yet still as young as tomorrow. She is known only as the Winter Witch’. One year has passed since William Trundle’s incredible adventure with the most extraordinary dinosaur: the Christmasaurus. Now, William is swept back to the magical North Pole, where he meets the mysterious, icy Winter Witch – whose power to control time allows Santa Claus to make the long journey all around the world every Christmas Eve. And when they learn that the fate of Christmas itself hangs in the balance, William and the Christmasaurus must work with the Winter Witch to protect it.
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The Very Merry Murder Club
£7.99The Very Merry Murder Club
A collection of wintery crime and mystery stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in children’s books today!
Co-edited by Serena Patel, the award-winning author of the Anisha: Accidental Detective series and by Robin Stevens, author of the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series.
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Twins Together
£6.99Twins Together
Four stories about everyone’s favourite twins. There’s always double trouble when these two are about, so get ready for more mayhem as they look after the school hamster for half term, get chills at a spooky hotel with Dad, raise money with a yard sale, and have a rollercoaster of a time at the local theme park!
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Twintastic
£6.99Twintastic
Cally has a twin brother Jimmy, and he is always getting into some kind of mischief – which usually means double trouble! Thankfully their Greek granny is usually on hand to help – or add to the mayhem! In these four fab stories, the twins make a splash on their beach holiday, run into trouble on sports day, get spooked while trick or treating, and uncover a thief at school.
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