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Rachel Joyce / The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

 From the author of the 2 million+ copy, worldwide bestseller, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, an exquisite, funny and heartrending parallel story.When Queenie Hennessy discovers that Harold Fry is walking the length of England to save her,...

Anne Cassidy / Looking for JJ

 A gripping and emotionally searing novel from a talented author, Looking for JJ explores the circumstances and motives behind the murder of a child - by her friend. Six years later, JJ has now been released, and has a new identity. But is there any...

Li Cunxin / Mao's Last Dancer

 Raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, Li Cunxin's childhood revolved around the commune, his family and Chairman Mao's Little Red Book. Until, that is, Madame Mao's cultural delegates came in...

Michelle Magorian / A Spoonful of Jam

 It is the summer of 1947 and the second year of world peace. Elsie, however, is still fighting a war. Against a vicious bully. Against the indifference of her father. Against being the scholarship pupil at the girl's grammar school. But Elsie...

Leon Garfield / Smith

      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...

Kate Maryon / A Million Angels

 The sparkling new novel from the author of SHINE and GLITTER."We talk about everything, Dad and me.About all the mysteries inside of us. About all our wonderings of the world.But tomorrow my dad goes to war. Then what will I do?"Jemima's dad's in...

365 Stories and Rhymes for Girls (Large Hardback)

 An illustrated story or rhyme for every day of the year Brand new collection with fresh illustrations and stories for the 21st-century child Attractive padded format.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the...

Michelle Magorian / A Little Love Song

 A magical summer of love and war is the catalyst that changes Rose from an uncertain, gawky schoolgirl into a confident and assured woman. This love story is written by the author of "Goodnight Mister Tom".      All of our books are...

Shari Lapena / The Couple Next Door

   The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller and the overall bestselling novel of 2017***PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF ALMOST ANYTHING.`Meticulously crafted and razor-sharp. THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR lingers long after you turn the final page' HARLAN...

Berlie Doherty / Street Child

   Unforgettable tale of an orphan in Victorian London, based on the boy whose plight inspired Dr Barnardo to found his famous children's homes.When his mother dies, Jim Jarvis is left all alone in London. He is sent to the workhouse but...

Beatrix Potter / The Tale of Two Bad Mice

   When two naughty little mice discover the door to the beautiful dolls' house ajar, they just have to tiptoe inside and have a look. The temptation to try the delicious looking food in the dining room proves too great however, and chaos...

David Baddiel / AniMalcolm : Life as an animal is wild

 From David Baddiel, the brightest new star of children's books and winner of the LOLLIES award, comes a laugh-out-loud adventure for every child who ever wondered what it might be like to be a bit of an animal...Malcolm doesn't like animals.Which...

Eva Ibbotson / The Secret of Platform 13

 A forgotten door on an abandoned railway platform is the entrance to a magical kingdom--an island where humans live happily with mermaids, ogres, and other wonderful creatures. Carefully hidden from the world, the Island is only accessible when the...

Oisin McGann / Mad Grandad's Wicked Pictures

 Grandad and Lenny are trying to paint the living-room. But Grandad's paint is very old and it's gone quite strange. It has stripes and patterns in it.....At first it seems like fun to make pictures with this weird paint. Lenny calls his picture...

James Patterson / Middle School: My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar

   Rafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca.Georgia Khatchadorian plans to excel at Hills Village...

John Escott / Radio Reporters

      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...

Eleanor Atkinson / Greyfriars Bobby

 The famous true story of a devoted dog. Bobby, an active Skye Terrier, adores his master Auld Jock, and when the old man dies, Bobby refuses to leave his grave in Greyfriar's Churchyard in Edinburgh. By day, he plays with the local orphans and...

Michael Mullen / The Viking Princess

      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...

Meg Daniels / All My Own Stories

      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...

Enid Blyton / Clever-One the Imp and Other Stories

      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...

Enid Blyton / Tell-A-Story Book The Snow-White pigeon and Other Stories

      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...

Enid Blyton / Good Old Timmy and Other Stories

  Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. This special World Book Day book contains three of Enid Blyton's page-turning short stories about the Famous Five,...

Eric Thompson / The Adventures of Dylan

   Adventures featuring the characters from the television series 'The Magic Roundabout'.    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...

Holly Webb / Max the Missing Puppy

 Molly is over the moon when she's given Max, a gorgeous Old English Sheepdog puppy, and soon the two are inseparable. Max pines for Molly when she's at school, and longs for her to come home and play, so when he spies an open window one day he sets...

Belinda Hollyer / You're the Best! : Stories About Friendship

      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...

Ellen Miles / Pugsley

 A new puppy to love in every story. Pugsley is adorable but he didn't earn the nickname Mr Pest for nothing and his owners decide he's too much of a handful to keep! Will Jack and Lizzie work out how to get Pugsley to behave and...

Amber Vane / The Never-ending Kiss

 This work presents books to make your heart beat faster ...page-turning romance for teens. Meeting Luke is like a dream come true for Jess. He's so glamorous and mature that she can hardly believe it when he falls for her. The only problem is, Luke...

Karen McCombie / Indie Kidd: Wow, I'm a Gazillionaire! (I Wish)

   Fifth in the fun series about pet-mad ten-year-old Indie Kidd and friends! Indie's seen a wooden cat that she just HAS to have, even if her friends think it's weird. Only problem is, it's really expensive. With her parents in a cash...

Ursula Moray Williams / Gobbolino the Witch's Cat

 First published in the 1940s, the story of Gobbolino the witch's cat with one white paw and bright blue eyes, has been delighting generations of young readers. It's the charming tale of a cat born a witch's cat but who would much rather be a...

Gwyneth Rees / Cosmo and the Secret Spell

 Cosmo the witch-cat is back, and he's got his paws full with his new brothers and sisters. Especially when the kittens accidentally fall under the kindly Frog-Witch's spell and are turned into frogs themselves. Luckily, the clever witch says she...

Emma Barnes / Jessica Haggerthwaite : Media Star

 Jessica, true to form, is still concentrating on her plans to win the Nobel Prize for Science - this time though she is trying a different tack - planning on making herself a TV star by presenting her own science show! At present though the TV...

Kelly McKain / Catwalk Crazy

 Lucy decides to throw a charity fashion event at her school and enlists all her friends to help make everything perfect. But when the tickets stop selling and posters are ripped down, it seems someone is sabotaging her efforts. Lucy and her friends...

Kelly Mckain / Picture Perfect

 This is a fun and funky series charting the hopes, dreams and schemes of the lively, loveable Lucy - wannabe fashion designer and Stand Up Babe. Girls everywhere will identify with her bra-size embarrassment, parent troubles, best-friend dilemmas...

Raewyn Caisley / The Mermaid's Tail

      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...

Meg Rosoff / Just in Case

   Winner of the 2007 Carnegie Medal, the captivating and darkly-comic novel Just in Case is a thrilling coming-of-age story - described by The Times as a modern The Catcher in the Rye - from the bestselling author of How I Live Now Meg Rosoff...

Michael Morpurgo / A Medal for Leroy

 Inspired by the true story of Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army.A novel about families, identity and loss by bestselling award-winning author of WAR HORSE.Michael doesn't remember his father, an RAF pilot lost in the war. And...

Maeve Friel / Tiger Lily: A Heroine with a Mission

   It's August, there's a heatwave on, and Tiger Lily is feeling the pressure! Rosie, her three-legged greyhound, is running riot and chasing the peacocks from Hannibals' farm - and this time Mum has had enough: Rosie has to go! But, that's not...

Philip Reeve / Goblins

 A wild world of magical creatures and heroic adventure from the extraordinary imagination of Philip Reeve. The squabbling goblins who live in the great towers of Clovenstone spend their time fighting and looting. Only clever young...

Kelly McKain / Fantasy Fashion

 A fun and funky new series charting the hopes, dreams and schemes of the lively, loveable Lucy - wannabe fashion designer and Stand Up Babe. Girls everywhere will identify with her bra-size embarrassment, parent troubles, best-friend dilemmas and...

Laurence Anholt / Seriously Silly Stories: Little Red Riding Wolf

 The Big Bad Girl is always teasing Little Wolfie. She thinks her naughty tricks are funny - but who's going to get the last laugh?      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture,...

Anthony Horowitz / Burnt

   Uncle Nigel is determined to get a sun tan. But Tim is sure there is something sinister going on, when his uncle's skin starts to frazzle and his brain begins to fry. When Bart buys a magical monkey's ear in a market in Marrakesh, he...

Jonny Zucker / Max Flash: Mission 1 : Game on

   Max Flash is an explosive hybrid of Harry Houdini and Derren Brown! He's an ace at escaping perilous predicaments - and the Department for Extraordinary Affairs wants to harness his skills to battle increasingly sinister paranormal activity...

Adam Blade / Beast Quest: Wardok the Sky Terror

   Unlock your exclusive Battle Shield in the Beast Quest game - this book contains a secret code. An old enemy seeks revenge on Avantia's heroes, and the safety of the kingdom of Tangala is also under threat. Tom must find the Crown...

Jo Nesbo / Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder: The Great Gold Robbery

 When a Russian billionaire robs the Norwegian Gold Reserve and melts the last remaining gold bar into the Premier Soccer League trophy, it's up to Doctor Proctor, Nilly and Lisa to get the trophy and save Norway. But with a failed break-in...

Andrew Matthews / Shakespeare Stories: Twelfth Night

 Twins cause trouble in this classic Shakespeare comedy! With notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Appearance in Twefth Night. The tales have been retold using accessible language and with the help of Tony Ross's engaging black-and-white...

Gillian Cross / Roscoe's Leap

 Roscoe's Leap - that's the name of the strange old house where Stephen and Hannah had grown up. For Hannah, it was a place where the heating was always breaking down and she was the one who had to fix it. But for Stephen, it was a place of secrets,...

Gillian Cross / Chartbreak

 When Janis Finch storms out of a family row, it starts a chain of events which transforms her whole life. For it's in the motorway cafe, minutes later, that she meets the unknown rock band, Kelp, who talk her into coming to their gig that night...

Poppy Harper / Maisie Mae: No Boys Allowed

   Maisie Mae and her best friend Bethany-next-door like pink, unicorns and heart-shaped cushions. Maisie Mae's five stinky brothers like worms, football and CHAOS!Join eight-year-old Maisie as she holds her own in a boisterous family where...

Dave Lambert / Trouble Times Ten

   Ten-year-old Ben has many fears as he witnesses Moses call down a series of plagues on Egypt; then, when the Israelites follow Moses out of Egypt, their escape through the parted Red Sea forces Ben to confront his greatest fear, water. ...

Hilary McKay / Caddy Ever After

   It's Valentines Day and everything's changing in the Casson household. Indigo sets out to do something special to win over Sarah and ends up organising the Valentines Day disco and playing cupid. Saffy has a strange new boyfriend who...

Holly Webb / Jess the Lonely Puppy

 When Chloe's big brother Will breaks his leg, he's stuck in hospital for weeks. Mum and Dad are frantic, and there's no one to look after Will's Border Collie puppy, Jess. Jess is miserable and lonely, and so is Chloe. But Chloe doesn't really like...

Hilary McKay / Indigo's Star

 Indigo's going back to school after a long bout of glandular fever. He's not looking forward to it, as he knows the bullies will be waiting for him. But he's determined to stand on his own two feet - so when Saffy and Sarah break up a fight in the...