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A magical medieval tale from two masters, Newbery Medal-winning Kate DiCamillo and Caldecott Medal-winning Sophie Blackall - a fantastical meditation on fate, love and the power of words to spell the world.We shall all, in the end, be led to where we...

The Archibald Finch saga continues with another thrilling adventure! It's been months since our hero returned from Lemurea, but nothing is back to normal. When Archibald realises he isn't the only thing that crash-landed at the manor that night, he knows...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013767180Author Rosalie K FryFormat HardbackPage Count 140Imprint Hassell Street PressPublisher Hassell Street PressWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312558062Author Leslea NewmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Square FishPublisher Square Fish

It is Paris in the 1400s. A young girl named Marguerite delights in assisting her father, Jacques, in his craft: illuminating manuscripts for the nobility of France. His current commission is a splendid book of hours for his patron, Lady Isabelle, but...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781848868076Author Saviour PirottaFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Maverick Arts PublishingPublisher Maverick Arts Publishing

Friedrich and his best friend were growing up in Germany in the early 1930s. At first, Friedrich seemed to be the more fortunate, but when Hitler came to power, things began to change. Friedrich was expelled from school and became an orphan when his...

Living among the flowers and ferns of Kew Gardens, Katy has always dreamed of more - of the sky and the stars and the sea. Unfortunately for Katy, her father doesn't understand. He says young girls should be content to stay at home, not go off...

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps _______________ Ideal for readers aged 7+ Stories of the Second World War on the Home Front from the...

Huckleberry Finn had a tough life with his drunk father until an adventure with Tom Sawyer changed everything. But when Huck's dad returns and kidnaps him, he must escpe down the Mississippi river with runaway slave, Jim. They encounter trouble at every...

A new edition of Michael Foreman's glorious anti-war picture book, featuring a message from the author and illustrator reflecting on the book's enduring relevance now and then.There was once a general who wished to be famous and rule all the land...One...

Jennifer A. Nielsen, award-winning author of A Night Divided and Rescue, artfully weaves together the stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futures ... if they are...

Years of bad weather and natural disasters have choked Italy's food supply, and the people of Florence are dying of starvation. Queues for bread are battlegrounds, and young Maria has to fight for her family's every loaf. Adding to the misery, the Black...

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps _______________ Ideal for readers aged 7+ Mesopotamia, 2500 years ago Everyone in the tribe must...

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps _______________ Ideal for readers aged 7+ 9500 years ago, as the Ice Age is ending... Jay's...

Eight-year-old Jack and his little sister, Annie, are playing in the woods during their summer holiday, when they find a mysterious tree house full of books. But these are no ordinary books . . . And this is no ordinary tree house . . .Jack and Annie are...

A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor BookAn award-winning, stunningly illustrated, sober depiction of war.A recipient of the prestigious Nami Concours prize, this remarkable book of striking, often surreal illustrations and sparse prose reveals the many sides...

Zinnie and her sisters live in the murky tunnels beneath Edinburgh's Old Town. They keep out of the way of the authorities and remain undetected. Until, that is, rumours of a ghost bring unwanted visitors into the caverns they call home. Among them, a...

This is the story of a young boy's journey through Europe after escaping from the camp where he has lived all his life. Faced with a host of new experiences, David gradually begins to understand the world around him.Book InformationISBN...

Now master librarians, Jack and Annie are sent on a mission to find a lost story - in ancient Rome! It seems peaceful until the ground shakes and they realize they're there on the day that Mount Vesuvius erupts and they're in danger of being buried!The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385373357Author Kate KlimoFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Random House Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780763628956Author Master MerlinFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 921gDimensions(mm)...

When the present offers no hope for the future, the answers may lie in the pastAJ Flynn has just failed all but one of his GCSEs, and his future is looking far from rosy. So when he is offered a junior position at a London law firm he hopes his life is...

There were three men and two women . . . One had half a face. One had iron legs. The others all had one or both arms missing. There were pincers and claws and guns instead. And you could hear them ticking. Ticking all the time.When Sheba the wolfgirl...

The final whip-cracking adventure in the P.K. Pinkerton series from bestselling Roman Mysteries author Caroline Lawrence.When P.K's father, Robert Pinkerton, suddenly appears in Virginia City, P.K.'s life turns upside down. Suddenly she's having to learn...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of California Young Reader Medal (Picture Bk/Older Reader) 2012 and Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Grades 3-6) 2010. Runner-up for West Virginia...

Perfect for fans of INDIANA JONES and PERCY JACKSON, this third exciting installment in Helen Moss' SECRETS OF THE TOMBS series follows Ryan and Cleo on another death-defying mission.Can Ryan and Cleo uncover the secrets of the tombs and solve the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993519222Author E YounghusbandFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Candy Jar BooksPublisher Candy Jar Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739980405Author Graham WhitlockFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Grass Roots Productions LtdPublisher Grass Roots Productions LtdDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of ALA Notable Children's Book 2005 and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book 2005.Book InformationISBN 9780553507805Author Virginia HamiltonFormat PaperbackPage...

Crossing the ocean for a new life I looked up and the American flags on the roof seemed miles and miles away in the blue, blue, sky. I looked along the street, and the building seemed to go on forever. It's 1911 and young sisters Sally and Bridget...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780547577111Format PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Cengage Learning, Inc

Written in six weeks, and at first thought by its editor to be 'dull', this story of an American family - four sisters and their mother living through the months while father is away in the Civil War - has a universal and enduring appeal. The reason is...

Clem Beckett was fourteen when he first rode a homemade motorcycle over the cobbled streets of his hometown. It was the start of a lifelong love affair with speed and machines. For Beckett, the motorbike was a means of escape from the uncertain future of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375868337Author Alison HartFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm) 178mm *...

Usually I hate hunting, because I'm not a very good rider and I always end up on my bum. But today the hunt was very exciting, and a little scary too! Because there was almost a terrible accident - and it looks as though someone is trying to hurt the...

Book Band: Dark Blue (Ideal for ages 9+) An exciting time-travel adventure by Emma Shevah, ideal for fans of Horrible Histories. The librarian at Ariella and Yosef's school loves History. She even has a collection of historical objects in the...

A brilliant new heroine with a nose for mystery and adventure - for all fans of Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow and Murder Most Unladylike.After solving a case of potential identity theft, Connie Carew is back in her second mystery. This time, it takes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142413067Author Patricia PolaccoFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 174gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...

It's 1915 and British troops are about to sail to Gallipoli. Billy is the youngest soldier in his platoon and is teased for not being old enough to drink or shave. The truth is, at 15 he's not old enough to be a soldier either, and he's terrified of the...