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Gladiators, many of them slaves, entertained Roman audiences by fighting with tridents and swords in huge stadiums. Their fights often were to the death. Will you: Fight at the side of Spartacus during a violent gladiator rebellion? Leave your home and...

History, magic, and adventure collide in this riveting middle-grade fantasy novel about an unusual boy who unlocks an ancient relic-and with it, a forgotten world. Befriended by a band of young witches, Archibald Finch must quickly adapt to survive in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316737371Author Cressida CowellFormat HardbackPage Count 214Imprint Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublisher Little, Brown Books for Young...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780761463108Author Jennifer RoyFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Two LionsPublisher Amazon Publishing

Dawn is the sequel to Dusk, the epic wartime romance by Eve EdwardsLondonPaddington Station22 October 1916Sebastian reached in his pocket for the portrait of Helen he had drawn only last year. 'I'm looking for a young lady who came through here late last...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142400432Author Jon ScieszkaFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 57gDimensions(mm) 197mm * 129mm * 5mm

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733138321Author Madeleine PollandFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Hillside EducationPublisher Hillside EducationWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781328631121Author Karen CushmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Clarion BooksPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534410282Author Laurie Halse AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 976Imprint Atheneum BooksPublisher Atheneum BooksWeight(grams) 617gDimensions(mm) 196mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780545106061Author Deborah WilesFormat PaperbackPage Count 377Imprint Scholastic PaperbacksPublisher Scholastic PaperbacksWeight(grams) 313g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312581497Author Ying Chang CompestineFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Square FishPublisher Square FishWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 192mm * 135mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692603987Author Mikey BrooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Lost Treasure PublishingPublisher Lost Treasure PublishingWeight(grams) 127g

The second book in a magical middle grade adventure series, inspired by The Arabian Nights and perfect for readers of Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Michelle Harrison and Sophie McKenzie. The...

By the fair hand of Claudia Bordin, an original concept that combines a book and the joy of Christmas: a big format advent calendar book that will accompany the young readers in their countdown to the merriest season of all: for each day, from December...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312644512Author Annie WedekindFormat PaperbackPage Count 123Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 127g

Waluk and Manitou are two inseparable bears. Waluk is very young and Manitou is very old. Between the two they've found a way to survive in an extremely hostile environment, combining the agility of the younger with the experience of the older. When...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Great Lakes Book Awards (Picture Book) 2009 and Christopher Awards (Books for Young People) 2009. Commended for Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) (Picture...

'There are always rules . . . I am the Dream Master. Not you. What I say goes. And I say this dream is gone, so beat it.'There are good dreams and there are rotten dreams, but once they're over, they're over. Or are they? For one morning, as Cy is about...

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are...

History, magic, and adventure collide in this riveting middle-grade fantasy novel about an unusual boy who unlocks an ancient relic-and, with it, a forgotten world. Befriended by a band of young witches, Archibald Finch must quickly adapt to survive in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375867194Author Catherine HapkaFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 143gDimensions(mm) 179mm...

'Take my place, Phaedrus, and with it, take my vengeance . . .'Phaedrus the gladiator wins his freedom after years of bloody battles in the arena. Soon he finds himself riding north towards the wilds of Caledonia on a strange mission. He is to assume the...

When Samuel Godwin, a young and naive art tutor, accepts a job with the Farrow family at Fourwinds, their majestic home, little does he expect to come across such a web of secrets and lies. His two tutees are as different as chalk and cheese - the...

When Mouschi the cat goes with his boy, Peter, to a secret annex, he meets a girl named Anne. Bright, kind and loving, Anne dreams of freedom and of becoming a writer whose words change the world. But Mouschi, along with Anne and her family and friends,...

Paris, 1871. Four young people will rewrite their destinies. Paris is in revolt. After months of siege at the hands of the Prussians, a wind of change is blowing through the city, bringing with it murmurs of a new revolution. Alone and poverty-stricken,...

An escape room adventure book based on one of H.P. Lovecraft's most feared creations-Cthulhu. Are you ready to dive into the ruthless world of Lovecraft? You will meet the worst creature the world has ever known: Cthulhu, the ancient god who dwells in...

The river Aisne featured prominently in August 1914 during the Retreat from Mons and in September was the scene of bitter fighting when the BEF re-crossed it in their unsuccessful attempt to dislodge the German Army entrenched along the Northern Crest. ...

Heroic actions speak volumes in a powerful middle grade novel based on real WWII events, set in Ukraine. "[a] unique perspective on the Holocaust..."-starred review, School Libary Journal Life is becoming ever more terrifying for the Jewish community...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416914044Author Harry MazerFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063011168Author Tamara PizzoliFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481430067Author Grace GilmoreFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Little SimonPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 183mm * 137mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780547237695Author Mrs Linda Sue ParkFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Clarion BooksPublisher Clarion BooksWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 249mm * 224mm...

David's entire twelve-year life has been spent in a grisly prison camp in Eastern Europe. He knows nothing of the outside world. But when he is given the chance to escape, he seizes it. With his vengeful enemies hot on his heels, David struggles to cope...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780547258386Author Mary Downing HahnFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton MifflinDimensions(mm) 194mm * 130mm * 11mm

Five starred reviews! "Another gift from Kadohata to her readers." -Booklist (starred review) A Japanese American family, reeling from their ill treatment in the Japanese imprisonment camps, gives up their American citizenship to move back to Hiroshima,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780545242530Author Patricia C McKissackFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 189mm *...