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Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow
£7.99Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow
A heartwarming and unforgettable middle-grade debut about one boy’s journey to fix his family, with the help of some unexpected friends he meets along the way.
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Never say whatever again
£7.99Never say whatever again
Vi is failing at top spy school Rimmington Hall – but worst of all, her shadowy nemesis Umbra is still at large. Can Vi unveil the arch-villain before she gets expelled and her parents ground her for ever?
SKU: 9781911490746 Category: C Fiction 9-12 Tags: Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Gift books, Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), People & places (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: divorce, separation, family break-up (Children's / Tee, Science & technology: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Work & industry / world of work (Children's / Teenage)£7.99 -
Pay Attention, Carter Jones
£6.99Pay Attention, Carter Jones
Carter Jones is astonished early one morning when he finds a real English butler, bowler hat and all, on the doorstep. He announces he is here to stay to help the Jones family, which is a little bit broken. In addition to figuring out middle school, Carter has to adjust to the unwelcome presence of this new know-it-all adult in his life and navigate the butler’s notions of decorum and love of cricket. And ultimately, when his burden of grief and anger from the past can no longer be ignored, Carter learns that a burden becomes lighter when it is shared.
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Peril on the Atlantic
£7.99Peril on the Atlantic
July, 1936. As the Queen Mary sets sail across the Atlantic, Alice can’t wait for the summer of adventure that lies ahead. She’s excited to explore the huge ship, with its shops, animals and even celebrities on board. But while Alice’s sailor father focuses on winning a prestigious race, she witnesses a shocking attack. Alice and her new friend Sonny start to uncover a dark sabotage plot, and as they investigate gold bars, anonymous notes and lost silk gloves, secrets in their own lives come to the surface. When fog threatens the boat’s journey, and dangerous enemies show themselves, Alice and Sonny are in their own race to solve all the mysteries unfolding. But what they discover might change both their lives forever.
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Striking Out
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The girl who couldn’t lie
£7.99The girl who couldn’t lie
Priya Shah lies. A lot. She pretends everything in her life is perfect, so she doesn’t disappoint anyone. But when she puts on a bangle left to her by her Ba – the one person she was always honest with – she finds herself unable to tell a lie. Priya is mortified. She tells her dad she hates his cooking, she tells Dan Zhang about her huge crush on him, she shares her best friends’ secrets at school. She can’t get the bangle off, and she can’t stop the truths pouring out of her. As more things go wrong, and Priya’s truth-telling spirals out of control, can Priya learn to be honest without hurting the people she loves?
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The mystery of the forever weekend
£7.99The mystery of the forever weekend
The brand new, read-in-one-sitting, packed-with-twists mystery frombestselling Lisa Thompson: a spin on classic movie Groundhog Day.
SKU: 9780702322648 Category: C Fiction 9-12 Tags: Coping with anxiety & phobias, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: bullying, violence & abuse (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: divorce, separation, family break-up (Children's / Tee, Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: sexuality & relati£7.99 -
Too Nice
£7.99Too Nice
Abby struggles with feelings of anxiety about school during a period of family upheaval in this sensitive and touching story from Sally Nicholls.
SKU: 9781800903265 Category: C Fiction 9-12 Tags: Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: divorce, separation, family break-up (Children's / Tee, Personal & social issues: truancy & school problems (Children's / Teenage)£7.99 -
When Saturday comes
£7.99When Saturday comes
A young boy’s relationship with his struggling dad is strained when he is forced to choose between playing football and quality time in this sensitively told story from award-winning writer Tony Bradman.
SKU: 9781800903241 Category: C Personal, Social & Cultural Tags: Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Football / soccer (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: divorce, separation, family break-up (Children's / Tee, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage)£7.99