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An imaginative novel [with] a suspenseful challenge and a vivid backstage world of intrigue and romance... Original and rich' Sunday Times Book of the Week. From I, Coriander to Invisible in a Bright Light, Sally Gardner's first middle grade novel in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312367497Author Sarah StewartFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 273mm *...

A PUZZLE ON THE STAGE!A new play: Intrigue, is just about to open in Whitehall. The play includes a very clever, convincing death scene, and Queen Elizabeth is desperate to see it before the rest of her country. But when the Queen and her court go to...

Packed-off to boarding school and bullied by his peers, Felix feels sad and trapped. Although he has a home in England, his heart lies in Spain - so he runs away. But Felix's journey is cut short when his ship is caught in a storm off the French coast...

A lift-the-flap, action-packed adventure story in Ancient Egypt featuring brilliant, highly detailed illustrations from Aaron Cushley! A talking dog. A jewelled casket. A quest for stolen treasure . . . Join Sophie on a magical Egyptian adventure. Lift...

If we didn't possess certain beliefs about such things as time, appearance and reality, and how effect follows cause, we wouldn't be able to get out of bed in the morning, let alone read a book about metaphysics, which is the study of our experience and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956904379Author Eleanor WatkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Dernier PublishingPublisher Dernier PublishingWeight(grams) 124g

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every childRediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition of The Three Musketeers. When young...

A Newbery Honor BookWinner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award An exciting and hilarious medieval adventure from the bestselling author of A Tale Dark and Grimm. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Hatem Aly! A New York Times Bestseller A New York...

Washed ashore as a baby in ancient Greece, Halo is discovered by a family of centaurs. Although her true identity remains a mystery, she is loved as one of their own. But when Halo is dragged away by fishermen, her wild adventure begins . . .Halo soon...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997611625Author Margaret J AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Lychgate PressPublisher Lychgate PressWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

"Don Francisco wants you home, and in double-quick time, too. We must leave tomorrow at dawn . . ."Felix's heart sinks at Pedro's words. What can be wrong? Is his beloved grandfather ill? Dashing and loyal, he speeds towards Villaverde - and a rescue...

A fabulous modern fable, this is a powerful princess tale with a twist! When Bella Beetroot is asked to do anything she doesn't want to, she holds her breath and goes until she goes bright red in the face - as red as a...

When Peter's parents are killed, he is sent to an orphanage in Warsaw. Then German soldiers take him away to be measured and assessed. They decide that Peter is racially valuable. He is Volksdeutscher: of German blood. With his blond hair, blue eyes, and...

From the bestselling author of the OI FROG AND FRIENDS series comes a roaringly funny new picture book, jam-packed with dinosaurs . . . Brrr! The Ice Age is coming, the temperatures are dropping and the dinosaurs are frrreezing. Only one thing will keep...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142400586Author John D. FitzgeraldFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 153gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312659301Author Jacqueline KellyFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Square FishPublisher Palgrave USA

Part of a stunning new design partnership between Puffin and the Imperial War Museum, this is an unforgettable story from the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. This special edition features a foreword from Eoin Colfer. The day the...

Travel back in time in the magic tree house with Jack and Annie in this #1 bestselling series and meet the greatest warriors of all--the Romans!We are warriors! Jack and Annie have met knights, pirates, ninjas, and Vikings, but they have never met the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912213870Author Mark Llewelyn EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 250mm * 200mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735845121Author Alan DrummondFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint North-South BooksPublisher North-South Books

In 1937, Mary Margaret Joyce is born in the Tuam Home for unwed mothers. After spending her early years in an uncaring foster home, she is sentenced by a judge to an industrial school, where she is given the name Peg, and assigned the number 27. Amid one...

On a spring morning, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A reactor at the nuclear power plant where their fathers work - Chernobyl - has exploded. Before they know it, the two girls, who've always been enemies,...

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 First World War from the bestselling Terry...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590526798Author Chuck BlackFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Multnomah PressPublisher Multnomah PressWeight(grams) 140gDimensions(mm) 209mm * 131mm *...

Loyal Creatures is the deeply moving story of war horse Daisy and her 16-year-old owner Will, sent from the Australian outback to the gruelling Middle Eastern campaign of the First World War. Their skill in finding water is vital to their regiment in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416911722Author Margaret Peterson HaddixFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster Books...

It's 1829, and young Princess Victoria's life is full of constraints. Brought up hidden from the world and protected even from walking downstairs alone, the ten-year-old princess decides to write a secret diary...

Potone lives in Athens with her mum, her stepdad and her incredibly annoying brother, Plato. The city is at war with the ferocious Spartans. When Potone is not arguing with Plato, she is often overcome by her anxiety. Her stepbrother, Demos, a young man...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsNominated for Indiana Young Hoosier Award 2020 and Kentucky Bluegrass Award 2020 and Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award 2021 and Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Newbery Medal (Children's) 1962.Book InformationISBN 9780140303353Author Eloise Jarvis McGrawFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin...

Told who to cheer for, who to believe in, Yuri grows up in a country where no freedom of thought is encouraged - where even one's neighbours are encouraged to report any dissension to the authorities. But it is still a shock when a few careless words...

A stunningly imagined, action-packed fantasy adventure for fans of Nevermoor, Neverwhere and Mortal Engines, from bestselling and award-winning author Patrice Lawrence. "A beautifully written book, bristling with...

Join Tom on an incredible treasure hunt through time and battle history's mightiest warriors. The fourth book in a new time-travelling series - perfect for fans of Beast Quest. When ten-year-old Tom accidentally smashes a statue in a museum he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593488539Author Mary Pope OsborneFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Random House Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA Inc

What was the First World War really like? Step into the boots of 14-year-old soldier James Marchbank and find out. Inspired by the real-life diary of a Scottish boy soldier, each easy-to-read chapter mixes James's story with timelines, letters, diagrams...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802431158Author Lois Walfrid JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 231Imprint Moody PublishersPublisher Moody Publishers

This heartwarming, beautifully written middle-grade historicalnovel about an untold American frontier story is destined to be a cherished classic. North Dakota, 1905 After fleeing persecution in the Russian Empire, eleven-year-old Shoshana and her...

When Lily is a young teenager, the time comes for her and her friends to leave school and find work; some are emigrating to America, some going to work in shops. Lily is going into service in the Big House - Lissadell. Lily's employers, the Gore-Booth...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338787917Author Lauren TarshisPage Count 640Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 1597gDimensions(mm) 232mm * 158mm * 46mm