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Part memoir, part biography, part book about creative writing and what really makes a novel, and also a brave book about failure, This Is Not A Book About Charles Darwin is unique and compelling.Book InformationISBN 9781910688571Author Emma DarwinFormat...

A young girl with a tragic past and a rhinoceros facing life in captivity form an unlikely and magical bond after a fateful storm and a shipwreck bring them together. A moving tale about love, connection and the healing power of friendship for readers 8+...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Delaware Diamonds Award (Middle School) 2014.Book InformationISBN 9781250044174Author Sam AngusFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint St Martin's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399187360Author Ibi ZoboiFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm * 17mm

Sirens are blaring. Families huddle in bomb shelters. A nearby city is in flames.For Derek and his friends, night-time air raids are a normal part of everyday life. When a particularly violent raid closes their school for a few days, the boys use the...

This is the re-telling of a classic story from the Prophet's life. It weaves a tale that shows how even the smallest of us can have a great destiny.Kube Publishing Ltd.About the AuthorFarah Morley has lectured to diverse audiences, including the BBC, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781432865863Author Kimberly Brubaker BradleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 347Imprint Thorndike Press Large PrintPublisher Thorndike Press Large...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375856518Author Mary Pope OsborneFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 96gDimensions(mm)...

Cedric Robinson - political theorist, historian, and activist - was one of the greatest black radical thinkers of the twentieth century. In this powerful work, the first major book to tell his story, Joshua Myers shows how Robinson's work interrogated...

When Zeta's father is killed, she and her brother, Finn, together with Zeta's pet wolf, Kuba, are forced to flee across the country to seek sanctuary with their mother's birth tribe. On this perilous journey they have to learn to outwit their pursuers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823445820Author Lesa Cline-RansomeFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Holiday House IncPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 108gDimensions(mm)...

Sam Posey raced a huge variety of sports cars, saloons and open-wheel machines in numerous racing arenas - Can-Am, USRRC, Trans-Am, IMSA, Indy, NASCAR, Formula 5000 and Formula 1 - against rivals and friends such as George Follmer, Parnelli Jones, Mark...

"Filled with kindness and hope...Heartbreaking...Necessary." -Booklist (starred review) Nadia's family is forced to flee their home in Aleppo, Syria, when the Arab Spring sparks a civil war in this timely, "harrowing" (Publishers Weekly) coming-of-age...

- Winner of the 2018 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction - From the bestselling author of Echo Mountain and Newbery Honor-winner Wolf Hollow, Beyond the Bright Sea is an acclaimed best book of the year.An NPR Best Book of the Year * A Parents'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684930937Author Jeanne BendickFormat HardbackPage Count 116Imprint Mockingbird PressPublisher Mockingbird PressWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525648437Author Mary Pope OsborneFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Random House Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398813014Author Clement Clarke MooreFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

In this new title, Bryn, who was previously enslaved in Rome where he became a Christian, is now 15 and living in his British homeland. A friend arrives from Gaul with news that the hated persecutor of Christians, Emperor Nero, is dead. Felix persuades...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Caldecott Medal 2019.Book InformationISBN 9780316362382Author Sophie BlackallFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Little, Brown Young ReadersPublisher Little,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) (Nonfiction) 2014.Book InformationISBN 9780399247903Author Phil BildnerFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Penguin...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486475950Author G.A. HentyFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Dover Children'sPublisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 341gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908211811Author Andre GoviaFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Carpet Bombing CulturePublisher Pro-Actif Communications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683371403Author Denise Lewis PatrickFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint American Girl Publishing IncPublisher American Girl Publishing IncWeight(grams)...

This humorous and handy guide contains all the information aspiring Vikings need to know about life as a Norse warrior. Expert tips include: how to plunder a monastery; how to keep your lunch in stormy seas; what to wear and what not to wear if you want...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142411643Author Jean Van LeeuwenFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 170gDimensions(mm) 195mm * 130mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995555372Author Sarah McIntyreFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Bog Eyed BooksPublisher Bog Eyed BooksDimensions(mm) 250mm * 176mm * 4mm

In this new series, based on real-life animal tales, discover that not all heroes wear capes - some have four legs, a wet nose, and a brave heart. Big or small, fall in love with animal friends who have lived truly wild lives.Read about Onyx, the wolf...

It's 1969 and the country is gearing up for men walking on the moon. Ten-year-old Mamie's class is given an assignment to write letters to the astronauts, and she is the only one who writes to Michael Collins, the astronaut who doesn't get to walk on...

With its brooding and atmospheric nineteenth century setting, Meg Rosoff's The Bride's Farewell is a romantic novel that continues to haunt and captivate the reader long after reading.On the morning of her wedding, Pell Ridley creeps out of bed in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732678231Author Natalia LeighFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Enchanted Ink PublishingPublisher Enchanted Ink PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781601421289Author Chuck BlackFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Multnomah PressPublisher Multnomah PressWeight(grams) 190gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 130mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781659320916Author Hugh LoftingFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Children's Book Committee Award (Fiction) 2016. Commended for Newbery Medal (Children's) 2016 and Georgia Children's Book Award (Children's Book) 2017 and E.B...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142424353Author Kristin LevineFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 244gDimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484711873Author Robert BeattyFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Disney HyperionPublisher Disney HyperionWeight(grams) 289gDimensions(mm) 192mm * 131mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525648390Author Mary Pope OsborneFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Random House Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA Inc

A Newbery Honor BookNew York Times Bestseller"Wolf Hollow has stayed with me long after I closed the book. It has the feel of an instant classic." -Linda Sue Park, Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author of A Long Walk to Water"This book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142414088Author Judith KerrFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 153gDimensions(mm) 195mm * 129mm *...

Welcome to the British Museum, home to Lottie Lipton: nine-year-old investigator extraordinaire! Lottie has lived in the British Museum all her life - she thought she knew it like the back of her hand! But when she finds herself locked in a secret...

Russia in 1938 is a place of great terror. Joseph Stalin is in charge. His Secret Police are everywhere, searching for anyone who might be his enemy. People have no idea who they can trust.Seven-year-old Shura doesn't know about any of this. He's happy...