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Welcome to Haarville -- if you've arrived, you've survived. Off the grid and not on the maps, it's a place shrouded in fog and steeped in pungent pongs. Everything here smells fishy, especially the town's suspicious new arrivals.Twelve-year-old Manx...

With fascination, Davie and his friend Geordie watch the arrival of a new boy, Stephen Rose, in their town. He seems to have come from nowhere, and when he arrives to live with his distant aunt, the local Crazy Mary, no one envies his new home. But...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525580126Author Michael JoostenPage Count 22Imprint Random House USA Children's BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

'What a spectacular story' Phoebe Bridgers A buoyant and heartwarming celebration of individuality, identity, and dressing to suit yourself! It's almost Frankie's birthday and everything is ready - except for something to wear. All of her party dresses...

STRICTLY PRIVATE. KEEP OUT ON PAIN OF DEATH.I'm Tracy Beaker - have you heard of me? I'm stuck in The Dumping Ground just at the moment, but I'm sure my Mum will come and get me soon. A certain Justine-Hateful-Littlewood has stolen my best friend Louise...

Winner of the Student Vote, UKLA Book Award 2017Winner of the Warwickshire Schools Book Award 2017Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2017Nominated for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie MedalI've put this story together from the diaries I kept when Zac and I...

Set on a hidden island at the intersection of several busy highways, this is an original and action-packed survival adventure about trust, friendship, resilience and what really makes a home. Hidden at the intersection of several busy highways behind...

With their father away in the military and their mother working overtime to support the family, the March sisters have to rely on one another to make it from day to day. Whether they're arguing over the bathroom, struggling with homework, fighting off...

If you think monsters don't exist, just ask Theodora Hendrix. The start of a brilliantly funny new series, perfect for fans of Amelia Fang.The first rule of the Monstrous League of Monsters is: Keep monsters hidden from humans. But when zombie George and...

Where do I feel at home? When I'm sitting with my dog, Digger. James splits his life between his mum's and his dad's houses. It's far from perfect. Especially now Dad doesn't have time for bike rides with him any more and Mum's always with her new...

Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2022Waterstones Children's Book of the Month for October 2021Winner of the Honour Award for Fiction, KPMG Irish Children's Book Awards 2021'A magnificent, shadowy, gothic adventure full of heart' - Emma Carroll,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062875860Author Janae MarksFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 191mm *...

Tom and his gran are playing penalty shoot-out when things go wrong and the football escapes... Now, wherever it leads them, from the park to the highstreet and beyond to the depths of the ocean and way up high in the sky, Tom and Gran must "Get that...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'There is no harm in a man's cub.' Best known for the 'Mowgli' stories, Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book expertly interweaves myth, morals,...

"Victorious... the premier queer-friendly fairy tale for this age set." KIRKUS REVIEWS"An illuminating fairy tale for young readers... a great addition to any library or classroom." THE SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALOnce upon a time there lived a charming prince...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780228862888Author Sarah RandallFormat HardbackPage Count 42Imprint Tellwell TalentPublisher Tellwell TalentWeight(grams) 372g

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The man's cub is mine, Lungri - mine to me! He shall not be killed. He shall live to run with the Pack and to hunt with the Pack; and in the end, look you, hunter...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781772601336Author Kathryn ColePage Count 16Imprint Second Story PressPublisher Second Story PressWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 180mm * 175mm * 13mm

Five years. That's how long twelve-year-old Coyote and her dad, River, have lived on the road in an old school bus, criss-crossing the nation. It's also how long ago Coyote lost her mom and two sisters. Coyote hasn't been home since, but when she...

Join Jada and Granny Jinks in this charming new series for readers aged 6+! Gorgeously illustrated throughout by Selom Sunu, and brimming with warmth, tricks and magic, this is the perfect read for fans of The Naughtiest Unicorn, Bad Nana and...

It's been almost a year since Coyote and her dad left the road behind and settled down in a small Oregon town . . . time spent grieving the loss of her mum and sisters and trying to fit in at school. But just as life is becoming a new version of normal,...

A brilliantly rich and strange fantasy adventure that will make us all believe in monsters - be they good, bad or somewhere in between. It is a well-known fact that fairies are born from a baby's first laugh. What is not as well documented is how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780843132212Author Tamara SchmitzFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Troubador Press,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 346gDimensions(mm) 236mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623541132Author Ellen WittlingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Imagine Publishing, IncPublisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.

Join Jada and Granny Jinks in this charming new series for readers aged 6+! Gorgeously illustrated throughout by Selom Sunu, and brimming with warmth, tricks and magic, this is the perfect read for fans of The Naughtiest Unicorn and Wigglesbottom...

Everyone's favourite best worst detective is back in the sixth book in the New York Times bestselling series that's perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Barry Loser.Timmy is in Key West, Florida, ostensibly for the honeymoon of his mother and...

'The mystery element kept me turning the pages but it was the superb characterisation that made the story stay with me. It taught me that it's never too late to remake yourself into someone better' MALORIE BLACKMAN, TELEGRAPH 'The Secret Garden should be...

Anne of Green Gables with a twist: in this follow-up to Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy and The Secret Garden on 81st Street, this full-color graphic novel moves Anne Shirley to modern-day West Philadelphia, where where she finds new friends, new rivals, and a...

The Wrong Pong by Steven Butler is a laugh-out-loud, stinky story for 5+ girls and boys.One night, Neville Brisket wakes up from a strange dream - a dream that there is a horrible, stumpy finger stuck up his nose. Then he finds his room in a mess, and...

A joyful and fun-filled celebration of creativity, imagination and daring to be different - from the bestselling author of Star in the Jar Finn's father makes and mends stars. Finn is not allowed to help. His father...

Perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Barry Loser, the third book in Stephan Pastis's New York Times bestselling series sees Timmy Failure striving for greatness once more - with unexpected consequences!Timmy's detective agency is on the verge of...

Straighten your cape and ready your fangs . . . the ghosts are biting back. The spookiest story you'll read this year is the ghoulish follow-up to Alex Foulkes's highly acclaimed Rules for Vampires. A vampire and a ghost being friends is unheard of. It...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of IODE Jean Throop Book Award 2019.Book InformationISBN 9780735264069Author Sharon HampsonFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506482866Author Candy WellinsFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Beaming BooksPublisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 318g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781728215525Author Cat ClarkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 267Imprint Sourcebooks, IncPublisher Sourcebooks, IncWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 133mm...

A heartwarming story, inspired by real-life research, following two female albatrosses as they become parents.Palila loves to fly above the ocean's waves. Anuenue loves to dance. When they meet, the two albatrosses know there's no one else they'd want to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481451536Author Kay ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Little SimonPublisher Little SimonWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 274mm * 196mm * 5mm

Meet the Lotterys: a unique and diverse family featuring four parents, seven kids and five pets - all living happily together in their big old house, Camelottery. Nine-year-old Sumac is the organizer of the family and is looking forward to a long summer...

Padraig Kenny's The Shadows of Rookhaven is a story about family and forgiveness, the sequel to The Monsters of Rookhaven.Shadows are gathering over Rookhaven.It is the time of The Great Configuration, a once in a hundred years event. Family and...

Timmy Failure takes to the road in the fourth book in the New York Times bestselling series, perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Barry Loser.Shenanigans abound when Timmy Failure finds himself on a road trip with none other than notorious...