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Trevor Pye / The Big Race

 Duck Lake Primary School has only eleven children, so it's a problem choosing the best runner to represent the school in The Big Race. Trevor is picked because he has the longest legs in the school - but can he run? * Skyracer Yellow titles...

Wes Magee / So, You Want to be a Wizard?

 In Wes Magee's new book of spellbinding poems, you'll find magic, mysterious places, and a cast of creepy characters. You can visit a ruined castle in Scotland, attend the Vampire's 'Bite Fright' party, and discover what's behind the green curtain...

Andrew Cullen / The Recovery Squad : Diamonds of Ishemar

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

Allan Drummond / Aussie Notables: Mary Gilmore

 The second title in the Aussie Notables. Born and raised in Wagga Wagga, Dame Mary was a schoolteacher, utopian socialist, journalist, poet and girl friend of Henry Lawson, whose adventures took her to Paraguay, Patagonia and Casterton(!)...

Allan Drummond / Aussie Notables: John Monash

What's the connection between the man on our $100 note and bushranger Ned Kelly? Be inspired by the story of John Monash, child of migrants, who went on to become one of the greatest, wisest, generals of World War One and an engineer who literally...

Jessica Townsend / Nevermoor : The Trials of Morrigan Crow Book 1

 WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2018 YOUNGER FICTION CATEGORYWINNER OF RED MAGAZINE'S BIG BOOK 'BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK (7-12)' AWARD International bestselling new series. Enter the Wundrous world of Morrigan Crow and Nevermoor -...

Terry Deary / War Games

 Two stories about George and Esther, growing up in England and Germany during the Second World War, with only their passion for sport to help them along. A wonderful contrast of England and Germany at war. Barrington Stoke specialise in books for...

Jacqueline Wilson / Paws and Whiskers

 This special anthology features the very best stories about cats and dogs from the world of children's literature, chosen by bestselling author and Battersea Cats and Dogs Home patron Jacqueline Wilson. Includes a brand new story by Jacqueline...

Leslie Goldman / "Night at the Museum" - Novelisation

 The new night guard at New York's Museum of Natural History soon discovers there is more to the exhibits than meets the eye. Every night they come to life! This is an exciting novelisation of the film for young readers. Larry Daley is a loser. At...

Anne Fine / Press Play

 Nicky and Tasha wake up, but instead of their mum being with them, there's just a tape recorder on the floor, with a note saying, 'Press Play.' Mum's thought of everything: Tasha needs to wear a jumper (and not that thin shirt she'll get cold in),...

Karen McCombie / Indie Kidd Bk 4: Are We Having Fun Yet?

 More adventures with Indie Kidd, her animal-mad mum, best-est friends Soph and Fee and geeky (but loveable) step-brother Dylan. When Fee's cat gets run over, Indie thinks she knows exactly how to cheer her best friend up. But a trip to the Animal...

Merida Woodford / The Bogwater Witches

 When, one stormy night, the witch sisters Thora and Sybil Weird find a baby on the doorstep, they are thrilled- for this can only be the seventh child of a seventh child, with more power in her little finger than all the members of the Witches'...

Dylan Blackwood / I Want Earrings!

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

Oisin McGann / The Harvest Tide Project

 Taya and Lorkrin are Myunans - shape-changers who can sculpt their flesh like modelling clay. They accidentally release Shessil Groach, a timid botanist working in captivity on the top-secret Harvest Tide Project. A massive manhunt is launched by...

Tim Collins / Diary Of Dorkius Maximus In Egypt

The brilliant follow up to Diary Of Dorkius Maximus. When Dorkius is invited by Julius Caesar on a trip to Egypt he's in for one big adventure. In a hilarious string of events, Dorkius encounters the 13-year-old King Ptolemy ('that spoilt brat') and his...

Gillian Cross / The Great Elephant Chase

 When the elephant came to town, Tad and Cissie went to the show like everyone else. Little did they know it would change their lives for ever. Because of the elephant, Tad and Cissie get involved in a chase across America, by train, by flatboat,...

Jeanne Willis / Delilah Darling is on the Stage

 Delilah Darling - Queen Delilah from the Land of Far, Far Away to you - is desperate to play the part of the gingerbread man in the school play. So when Horrible Charlotte Griggs gets the part instead, Delilah is cross. But she soon discovers that...

Anthony Horowitz / Death and the Underworld

 When life is over, and the conflicted souls of the dead wend their weary way down to the underworld, what do they see? A three-headed dog with slavering jaws, a dark and foreboding river with a skeletal ferryman or simply darkness? Only the very...

Arthur Rackham / Mother Goose

Traditional rhymes and stories have been collected under the wing of Mother Goose for centuries and this collection of favourite nursery rhymes has been put together by the famous illustrator Arthur Rackham. It is a wonderful collection of old...

New Scientist / How to Make a Tornado : The strange and wonderful things that happen when scientists break free

 Science tells us grand things about the universe: how fast light travels, and why stones fall to earth. But scientific endeavour goes far beyond these obvious foundations. There are some fields we don't often hear about because they are so...

Annie Fine / The Book Of The Banshee

 It's war in the Flowers household. Will's sister Estelle has turned overnight into a screaming, screeching banshee whose moods explode throughout the household. Mum and Dad have surrendered. Inspired by an author visit to his school, Will decides...

James Patterson / Treasure Hunters

  From the top ten bestselling author of Middle School: the Worst Years of My Life and I Funny comes a brilliantly original new adventure series, jam-packed with action, humour, and heart! The Kidd siblings have grown up diving down to...

Cora Harrison / Murder at Drumshee ( Drumshee Timeline Series - Book 10)

 Mysterious happenings occur at Drumshee, including a murder.      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from...

Karen Wallace / Star Spooks

  The 3rd book in the spooky series, and this time a film crew turn up at Creakie Hall. From the author of "Raspberries On The Yangtze". Illustrated by Tony Ross. Ages: 7+        All of our books are second hand, and...

Julian Gough / Rabbit and Bear: The Pest in the Nest

 Gorgeously illustrated and with a classic feel, this is a brilliantly funny story of a rabbit and a bear who discover that things are always better when they're shared with a friend. Ideal for readers moving on from picture books.'A perfect animal...

Gordon Snell / The Ballygandon Giants

 A football star is coming to Ballygandon! Mickey Marscapone, a famous player for an English team, is recovering from an accident and wants a spell of rest, away from the limelight. His father is Italian, his mother Irish, and his grandmother came...

Eva Ibbotson / One Dog and His Boy

 All Hal ever wanted was a dog - but a dog would damage the expensive carpets in his parents' glamorous home, and they refuse to consider one. That's until they discover Easy Pets, a dog-rental agency. Fleck the terrier arrives on Hal's birthday,...

Karen McCombie / Twists, Turns & 100% Tilda

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

Dorothy Edwards / More Naughty Little Sister Stories (My Naughty Little Sister)

 My naughty little sister is always getting into trouble! She gets mad at the photographer and refuses to have her photo taken! Later, she climbs onto the gate and nearly falls when she shows off to Bad Harry. Will my naughty little sister ever be...

Sophia Fergus / Poppy's Dogs Trust Puppies

  Here are the stories of just a few thousands of puppies (dogs under 12 months) helped by Dogs Trust in the last few years, including Barney the Blue Peter dog; Harry the hearing assistance dog; Snowy the deaf puppy who had to learn sign language;...

Onk Beakman / Skylanders Mask of Power: Lightning Rod Faces the Cyclops Queen: Book 3

 The greatest Storm Titan of them all is about to make a royal appointment with his biggest challenge yet. Lightning Rod teams up with Drobot, Double Trouble and Pop Fizz to journey to a far-off city where the locals have an eye for...

Gary Blackwood / The Shakespeare Stealer

 Fourteen year-old Widge has very little going for him, no family, no real name, but he can write shorthand and that is a very valuable asset to the man who wants to steal William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. In those days there was only one copy of...

Karen McCombie / Happiness, and all that Stuff

 Sadie isn't anything like her stage-school obsessed twin brother, Sonny. She's not into sing-a-longs or smiley faces or group hug. Sonny wants to be a superstar. Sadie just wants a quiet life. But when a girl's surrounded by nutcases, maybe that's...

Michael Morpurgo / Black Queen

 The 'Black Queen' is what Billy calls his shadowy next-door neighbour. She always wears a black cloak and a wide-brimmed black hat. She lurks about her garden, alone except for her black cat. Scarily for Billy, the Black Queen befriends him and...

Tina Nolan / Holly: The Doorstep Puppy

 When Holly, a gorgeous Border collie puppy, runs away from home and turns up at Animal Magic on Christmas Eve, half-starved and shivering, Eva falls in love instantly.It proves easy to track down Holly's owners and the rescue centre arranges to...

Don Conroy / The Witches: A Haunting We Go

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

Rose Impey / Introducing Scarlett Lee

Scarlett is a drama queen in every sense. Larger than life, she lives to act and sometimes has trouble remembering when the drama lesson ends and real life resumes. When her father seems to 'disappear', Scarlett suddenly finds herself in a real-life...

Tina Nolan / Rusty: The Injured Fox Cub

A fantastic new series, guaranteed to captivate a whole new generation of animal lovers! In a perfect world there'd be no need for Animal Magic. But Eva and Karl Harrison, who live at the animal rescue centre with their parents, know that life isn't...

Clare Balding / The Girl Who Thought She Was a Dog

Fennel and Twiglet are best friends. They do everything together, from curling up in their basket to playing fetch in the park. Twiglet understands Fennel like no one else, especially her life-long dream of winning Crufts.There's just one problem: Fennel...

Michael Morpurgo / Wartman

 This is a tale of a boy named Dilly who has a wart on his knee which causes him a lot of grief both at home and at school, until he meets old Mr Ben     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown...

Anne Fine / A Sudden Swirl of Icy Wind

 It's the day after Christmas and William is in trouble, but he doesn't know what he's done wrong. Banished to the storeroom, he accidentally releases Mustapha, the genie of the bottle.     All of our books are second hand, and while...

Judy Blume / It's Not The End Of The World (Piccolo Books)

 Although Karen's parents are getting a divorce, she is sure that with the help of her brother and sister she can keep them together. Jeff runs away but the resulting reunion is temporary and Karen realizes that the family unit is pointless without...

Eva Ibbotson / The Beasts of Clawstone Castle

'We need proper ghosts,' said Ned, 'really scary ones with heads that come off and daggers in their chests!' When Madlyn and her younger brother Rollo arrive at crumbling Clawstone Castle, they can see that emergency action is needed before Clawstone...

Arthur Robins / Seriously Silly Stories: Ghostyshocks and the Three Scares

 Ghostyshocks is as jittery as a jellyfish when she gets lost in the forest - and has to go to the hairy, scary bears' house for help.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture,...

Betty G. Birney / Holidays According to Humphrey

  Britain's best-loved, best-selling hamster is back! But not for long as this time he's off on holiday and he wants to tell you all about the FUN-FUN-FUN times there are to be had along the way! So far Humphrey has won the Richard and Judy...

Siobhan Rowden / Wild Moose Chase

 Twins Bert and Camilla are in competition with each other about everything. So they jump at the chance when they hear about the ultimate competition that will guarantee just one person eternal glory. The Queen wants moose cheese. Moose cheese is...

Margaret Simpson / 10 Best Irish Legends Ever

Ten of the best-known Irish Legends are retold ... with a twist| Etain and Midir - gorgeous girl is pursued by hunky guy in a green tunic. The result is pure magic| Read all about it in Etain's secret diary... The Man with the Silver Arm - The Irish...

Alan McDonald / Aliens!

 Calling all Dirty Bertie fans! Dirty Bertie - the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits - is back for another helping of comic chaos! With ever-increasing madcap schemes and crazy capers, Bertie continues to delight his legions of fans who...

Ellen Miles / Snowball (Puppy Place)

 The Peterson family hear about Snowball - a fluffy puppy somebody left in a tattered box at a petrol station. Snowball is sick and hungry. He needs a family of his own. Can Jack and Lizzie find one that is just right     All of our...

Martin Handford / Where's Wally?: Fantastic Journey (Wheres Wally Special Mini)

 This is a pocket-sized edition of "Where's Wally? 3 The Fantastic Journey". Look out for Wally, Woof, Wenda, Wizard Whitebeard, Odlaw, loads of Wally-watchers and more on every double-page spread. There is a free magnifying lens with the book...

Sorrel Anderson / The Clumsies Make A Mess

  Three crazy, funny stories, featuring the two clumsiest talking mice you’ll ever meet… ‘The mouse started to trundle away, glancing at Howard over its shoulder, nervously. “You may well glance at me nervously," said...

Maetin Chatterton / Stunt Monkeys: Four Boys Go Ape (Stunt Monkeys)

 How fast can you move with a shark snapping at your bum? Kurtis, Stench, Einstein and Grunt live in Sludgeville - officially the most boring town in the whole world. Then they discover a fantastic book, The Official League of Unbelievable and...