Restocking Children's Books

Dyan Sheldon / What Mona Wants Mona Gets

 When a strange old lady offers her a necklace, Mona realizes that the magic item will grant her every wish. That night she dreams about all the things she has ever wanted, and wakes to find them all crowding her room. So much so that when her...

Mimi Thebo / Drawing Together

 Nobody wants to play with Lucy on her first day in school. So her teacher gives her some chalks and Lucy begins to draw animals on the playground. She doesn't notice Zack and Ibrahim sitting at opposite ends of a nearby bench, watching her. As the...

Greg James / Kid Normal and the Shadow Machine

 The third book in the bestselling, award-winning, laugh-out-loud funny KID NORMAL series by Greg James and Chris SmithPraise for KID NORMAL:'So funny, it's almost criminal' INDEPENDENT'Outrageous capers' GUARDIANYOU DON'T NEED SUPERPOWERS TO BE A...

The Croods: the Nove

 When an earthquake forces Grug out of his cosy cave, he and his family must travel through the dangerous Croodaceous landscape in search of a new home. Along the way they meet Guy, a brave and impulsive risk-taker who seems to like Grug's daughter...

Philip Ardagh / Terrible Times

   In the third instalment of the Eddie Dickens saga, our hero finds himself en route to North America with some of the most disreputable prospectors anyone might have the misfortune to share a berth with . . . only to come face to face with...

Ceri Worman / Hero.Com

 Jamie B continues with his fantasy life and in this third book, sees himself as the hero of a new computer game he has devised and everything around him becomes part of the game. But as always with Jamie B, there is also some criminal activity...

Lou Kuenzler / Second Term at Tall Towers

 A second, illustrated adventure starring Princess Grace - who isanything but graceful!After all the adventures of her first term at Tall Towers, Graceis sure that she's well on her way to becoming a perfect princessat last. But then she falls out...

Catriona Hoy / Our Gags

 A new baby can make for a busy family, but the Gags machine is always there to help out.A new baby means a hectic household for the whole family. Luckily Gags, the narrator's grandmother, is always around to help - turning into the Gags machine...

Lou Kuenzler / Jake's Cave

 Your imagination made that cave big enough for a dragon," said Uncle Paul. "A dragon as big as a bus!"Jake is excited when Uncle Paul offers to take him and his little sister out for the day. Jake wants to go to the big dark cave at the beach -...

Karen McCombie / The Year of Big Dreams

 Flo Brown is watching a fairytale unfolding in front of her eyes.Her mum is in the finals of the 'Big Dreams' talent show. At homemillions of TV viewers are tuned in, waiting for the nation's favouriteto give another spine-tingling performance...

Rosie Rushton / Just Don't Make a Scene Mum!

      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...

Liam Mac Uistin / The Hunt for Diarmaid and Grainne : Classic Celtic Tales

 One of the Great Tales from the ancient Celtic tradition. This story tells of how Fionn Mac Cumhaill, the great Fianna leader, who wishes to marry Grainne, but she will not have him. Instead she runs off with Diarmaid. Then begins the great chase...

Skylanders Mask of Power: Gill Grunt and the Curse of the Fish Master : Book 2

 As sea creatures gang up on the landlubbers of Skylands and the mermaids of Last Chance Cove abandon their underwater kingdom, Gill Grunt embarks on an incredible adventure. From the pen of Onk Beakman, based on the smash hit Skylanders video game,...

Ron Roy / Atoz Mysteries : The Bald Bandit

 Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve mysteries from A to Z!Kids love collecting the entire alphabet and super editions! With over 8 million copies in print, the A to Z Mysteries(R) have been hooking chapter book readers on mysteries and reading for...

David Baddiel / The Person Controller

 From the author of THE PARENT AGENCY comes a thrilling, funny and touching new adventure.Fred and Ellie are twins. But not identical (because that's impossible for a boy and a girl). They do like all the same things, though. Especially video games...

Kody Keplinger / Lying Out Loud

   Revisit Hamilton High in this MUST READ for all fans of The DUFF - co-starring Bianca and Wesley.Sonny Ardmore is an excellent liar. She lies about her dad being in prison. She lies about her mom kicking her out. And she lies about sneaking...

Moira Young / Blood Red Road

   Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2011. "I ain't afearedof nuthin." Saba's twin is golden. She is his living shadow. He isstrong and beautiful. She is scrawny and dark. Nothing will separatethem... Raised in isolated Silverlake,...

Blue Balliett / Chasing Vermeer

   A stolen painting. A series of unexpected events. Two smart children.Petra and Calder live in a neighbourhood where strange things havestarted to happen. Seemingly unrelated events connect, a sharpold woman seeks their company - and a...

Sharon Creech / Chasing Redbird

 To Zinny Taylor, life is like trying to untangle spaghetti - she needs to escape the chaos of her family. So when she finds a long-forgotten trail in the wild woods near her home, she resolves to follow it. It's a journey that leads her to unravel...

Sarah Blakley-Cartwright / Red Riding Hood

   Valerie is in love with the dangerous and unlikable Peter (a woodcutter, of course) but is betrothed to the rich hot blacksmith in town, Henry.Their town has been terrorized by a wolf - a wolf that appears only at the full moon - and when...

Alice Broadway / INK

 The page-turning, heart-in-mouth first book in the bestselling INK trilogy.Every action, every deed, every significant momentistattooed on your skin for ever.When Leora's father dies, she is determined to see her fatherremembered forever.She knows...

Kieran Mark Crowley / Colm and the Lazarus Key

 Colm thinks that spending a fortnight with his cousin - The Brute - is the worst thing that can happen to him this summer. He's about to find out he's wrong. While driving The Brute home, Colm and his parents stop for the night at a quiet, old...

Randa Abdel-Fattah / Does My Head Look Big in This?

    Don't panic - I'm Islamic| Amal is a 16-year-old Melbourne teen with all the usual obsessions about boys, chocolate and Cosmo magazine. She's also a Muslim, struggling to honour the Islamic faith in a society that doesn't understand it...

J. Eldridge / Depth-Charge Danger

    The German Warship Tirpitz poses a massive threat to British shipping. All previous attempts to destroy it have failed. A new plan is hatched involving the deployment of midget submarines, sent in to lay depth charges beneath the mighty...

Isabel Hoving / Dream Merchant

    Josh Cope is just an average boy. So why is an international corporation so convinced that he is the key to conquering their new market: the past? Drawn into a whirlwind adventure, Josh finds himself in the middle of a nightmare, caught...

Anthony McGowan / The Donut Diaries: Revenge is Sweet

 Dermot Milligan's got problems. He's overweight, and hooked on donuts. His mother has booked him in to see Dr Morlock, a nutritionist who looks like a Dementor. The diary is Dr Morlock's idea. Not only does Dermot have to write down how many donuts...

Mike Wilks / Mirrorscape

    The first thrilling adventure in Mike Wilks' trilogy of fantasy stories for fans of Charlie Bone. Imagine being able to step into a painting. This is the Mirrorscape. Fulfilling the dream of a lifetime, Melkin Womper is apprenticed to a...

Vincent McDonnell / Chill Factor

    When Dr Denis Gunne disappears, the police believe he is fleeing charges of supplying drugs to addicts. His son, Sean is convinced that his father has been set up. But for what reason? With his friend, Jackie, Sean sets out to find his...

Cathy Cassidy / Chocolate Box Girls: Summer's Dream

   The next scrumptious story in Cathy Cassidy's Chocolate Box Girls series, following Cherry Crush and Marshmallow Skye. Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson.Summer has always dreamed of dancing, and when a place at ballet school comes up,...

F. E. Higgins / The Bone Magician

   Since his father disappeared under a dark cloud of scandal, Pin Carpue has been alone in the world. His work for the local undertaker keeps him busy, but his life is bleak. Then Pin encounters the Bone Magician, a man who can raise corpses...

Carolyn Mackler / Love And Other Four Letter Words

    "Mom and I have been talking a lot these past few weeks..." Dad's voice trailed off. "And we've decided to get a trial separation." Sammie Davis never expected sweet sixteen to be perfect. But then she didn't expect her parents to...

Leila Sales / This Song Will Save Your Life

   All her life, Elise Dembowski has been an outsider. Starting a new school, she dreams of fitting in at last - but when her best attempts at popularity fail, she almost gives up. In a cry for help, she self-harms, and when news of that gets...

Laurie Halse Anderson / Twisted

   Seventeen-year-old Tyler is totally enjoying his position as highschool Alpha male after years of being "the geek". But then Bethany- rich, blonde, beautiful and the girl Tyler wants - is the victimin a teenage sex scandal, and somehow...

Ruth Eastham / Jaguar Trials

    Thirteen-year-old Ben finds himself in Central America with his parents - and stumbling into an ancient mystery. Along with two local kids, he is determined to solve the ancient trials of El Dorado, lift the curse and find the gold. But...

Elizabeth Laird / Jake's Tower

   'It's good that I've found this secret place. I can come here and make plans. My main plan for the future is my dream house. It's very tall and thin. A tower really. There'll be a lift to whiz me up to the top. No one can get to me up there...

Sarra Manning / The Worst Girlfriend in the World

   Alice Jenkins is the worst girlfriend in the world according to the many, many boys who've shimmied up lampposts and shoplifted from New Look to impress her, only to be dumped when she gets bored of them. Alice has a very low boredom...

Shawn K. Stout / Penelope Crumb Finds Her Lucky Stars

   Awful Vera Bogg is Patsy's new best friend!Penelope is determined to win Patsy back. When the girls are chosen to paint a mural at Portwaller's Home for the Aged, it's Penelope's chance to show what a great friend (and talented artist) she...

Mark O'Sullivan / White Lies

    Previously published in 1997, O'Sullivan's themes of identity and truth, skilfully explored in "White Lies", are more relevant than ever. Nance, a young black girl, uncovers the true story of her adoption while her boyfriend, OD, has...

Josephine Feeney / Truth, Lies and Homework

    Miss Sanders sets the class a history project to find out about their grandparents' lives during Word War II. Claire's questions to her Irish grandfather uncover a terrible secret in his past - he was sent to prison for avoiding the...

Kate Andrews / Friends 4 Ever

    Carrie, Alex and Sky sometimes have their differences, but they've been best friends since the first day of high school. They're always together, always there for each other. So what if they do the same stuff a lot? And who cares if...

Jan Mark / The Electric Telepath

    Elijah longs to be a scientist, to follow in the footsteps of his heroes. But as a member of the Horebite church such dreams will never be possible. Instructed by his father and his church to listen for The Still, Small Voice which will...

Brian Conaghan / When Mr Dog Bites

   Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2015 Hilariously touching and outrageously unforgettable: Mark Haddon's Christopher Boone meets Holden Caulfield on one *#@! of a journey. . . Dylan Mint has Tourette's. Being sixteen is...

David Williams / The Midnight Gang

   Welcome to the Midnight Gang! Midnight is the time when all children are fast asleep, except of course for... the Midnight Gang. That is when their adventures are just beginning... When Tom gets hit on the head by a cricket ball, he...

Patrice Aggs / Ooh La Booga Bomp

 On the farm, some very strange noises are keeping the farmer awake. The ducks are having fun singing and banging `instruments'-- what a racket! But their noise is keeping someone else awake too, wily Mr Fox. There's trouble on the way ... Panda...

Lauren Brooke / The New Class

 Welcome to Chestnut Hill, a prestigious boarding school with a rich tradition of riding and rivalry. This year, four girls from different backgrounds will challenge the Chestnut Hill stereotype. There's fiesty Dylan; secretive Malory; tomboy Lani...

Wendelin Van Draanen / Sammy Keyes and the Runaway Elf

 Sammy Keyes has got two mysteries to solve. Unless she finds scary Mrs Landvogt's dog in a matter of days, she and Grams are going to be out of a home when Mrs Landvogt shops them to the authorities. Sammy needs to be concentrating on getting yappy...

Colin Fletcher / The Worst Class in the School

      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...

Sally Gardner / The Countess's Calamity : The Box

 When a box of toys is left, abandoned in the park, the toys really don't know what to make of it! Should they wait to be rescued and taken back to the 'land of lounge' or should they all scramble out and try to save themselves. Fortunately for them...

Astrid Lindgren / The Best of Pippi Longstocking : Three Books in One

 Pippi Longstocking is as popular as ever, with dedicated fans all over the world. She's funny, feisty, and incredibly strong and has the most amazing adventures ever! Here's a chance to read three books about Pippi in one volume - Pippi...

Alan MacDonald / Trolls United

 Ulrik is desperate to be on the school football team, but he doesn't really understand the rules, and his neighbour Warren Priddle certainly isn't about to explain to the troll next door that wellington boots are not the right footwear, and being...

Stephanie Dagg / De-witched

      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...

Sara Vogler / Hector the Spectre : Little Terrors Book 1

 George and his parents move into Little Frightley Manor, ancestral home of the ancient Ghoulstone family. But the spooky old house is cursed by the spirit of hideous Hector the Spectre, and now Hector has returned to claim the Manor as his own...