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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...

Winner of the Branford Boase award, Fly By Night is the stunning YA fantasy novel from Frances Hardinge, author of the Costa Award winning The Lie Tree. As the realm struggles to maintain an uneasy peace after years of civil war and tyranny, a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570911996Author Cindy NeuschwanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Weight(grams)...

The legend of Mulan and her bravery is captured in this beautifully illustrated Chinese children's book.Mulan is a folk story from China's Northern Dynasty (439-589) about the unusual tale of an ordinary girl named Fa Mulan. This book is illustrated...

The next book in the beautifully illustrated and magical UNICORN SEEKERS series by BBC disability ambassador, Cerrie Burnell! Elodie Lightfoot and her friends are Unicorn Seekers. They can see unicorns, feel their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906132422Author Robin PriceFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint MogzillaPublisher Mogzilla

It's October AD 79. The arrival of a ragged man at the Geminus household sets in motion a series of events which take Flavia and her three friends to an opulent villa by the sea at Laurentum, a few miles south of Ostia. Just off the coast is a sunken...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570917936Author Tracey E. FernFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Scottish Children's Book Awards: Older Readers 2015.Book InformationISBN 9781846471858Author Joan LingardFormat PaperbackImprint Catnip Publishing...

BOILS, BLOOD AND A BURNING FEVER - THE BLACK DEATH HAS RETURNED TO LONDON . . .As the dreaded sickness spreads through the city, striking down rich and poor alike, an unknown man arrives with a miracle cure. But when an assassin threatens the life of the...

BOILS, BLOOD AND A BURNING FEVER - THE BLACK DEATH HAS RETURNED TO LONDON . . .As the dreaded sickness spreads through the city, striking down rich and poor alike, an unknown man arrives with a miracle cure. But when an assassin threatens the life of the...

Fifteen-year-old Samuel Scott died while building the Titanic. As the ship sails to her doom, his ghost moves restlessly alongside the passengers and crew: Frederick Fleet: the young look-out who spotted the iceberg and who survived in a life-boat with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780545919739Author Lauren TarshisFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 191mm * 132mm *...

Ka, the time-travelling cat, has vanished again, leaving Topher a clue in the form of a Roman word on his computer: Ca;;LLevA. At first Topher isn't worried. Surely she's safe among the cat-loving Romans? But when he follows her to Roman Britain, they're...

One day, Will and Lucy's dad just ... vanishes.They have no idea why he's disappeared until a creepy stranger reveals their dad was keeping a BIG secret. Then there's the second clue: an old diary they find hidden in the walls of their Royal Mile house,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734155235Author Ben GartnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Crescent Vista PressPublisher Crescent Vista PressWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

Fagin's infamous gang comes to life once again in this exciting Oliver Twist-inspired adventure from bestselling author Karen McCombie. Orphan Ettie Shaw is penniless and homeless on the streets of London when she is spotted by her older...

Fagin's infamous gang comes to life once again in this exciting Oliver Twist-inspired adventure from bestselling author Karen McCombie. Orphan Ettie Shaw is penniless and homeless on the streets of London when she is spotted by her older...

Paisley 1876. 12-year-old Jim has escaped from the Poor House and now he must save his little brother from the same fate. His only hope lies in a mysterious family heirloom - a Paisley patterned shawl that has five guineas sewn into its hem - the...

Meg Rosoff, multi award winning author of How I Live Now, explores the pain of first love and coming-of-age in her compelling novel What I Was, which was once described by The Times as 'Samuel Beckett on ecstasy.'Shall I tell you about the year I...

Meg Rosoff, multi award winning author of How I Live Now, explores the pain of first love and coming-of-age in her compelling novel What I Was, which was once described by The Times as 'Samuel Beckett on ecstasy.'Shall I tell you about the year I...

A wonderfully murky, carnivalesque world of intrigue, unexpected friendships and mysteries solved.Sheba the wolf girl joins an unusual troupe of performers that includes Pyewacket, a witch's imp; Gigantus the giant and Sister Moon, a knife thrower. For...

CLING. Don't let go. Hold tight. Never give up. FLY. Rev up. Lift off. Soar. PEDAL. Set off. Cycle. Pedal for your life. Throughout history, ordinary people have been forced to leave their families and homes because of war, famine, slavery,...

The third title in this breakout new detective series, from the author of the spine-tingling Scarlet and Ivy series. When a large diamond goes missing from Silvershell Manor, who better to get to the bottom of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913338145Author Kate CunninghamFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Reading RiddlePublisher Reading Riddle

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material...

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...

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps _______________ This brand new, thrilling adventure from Terry Deary brings the closing days of the First...

A brand new edition of the vintage children's classic by Rosemary Sutcliff. First published in 1951 and now re-issued by Manderley Press, with an introduction by Lara Maiklem and a specially commissioned front cover and illustrations by Isabel Greenberg...

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 . . .Morgan le Fay -...

When the First World War is declared on 4th August 1914, errand boy, Alfie, is disappointed that he is too young to sign up. But his frustration turns to despair as he begins to understand the brutal reality of battle.During the four year conflict,...

Knife Edge is the sixth in the Young Sherlock Holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager - creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books...

The Sorcerer in the North is the fifth thrilling book in John Flanagan's Ranger's Apprentice series - over eight million sold worldwide.Will is finally a full-fledged Ranger with his own fief to look after - but his new land is already under threat. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338143683Author Mac BarnettFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 145mm * 20mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062125170Author Eric Kahn GaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 193mm *...

From the author of the bestselling and award-winning WITCH CHILD, comes another outstanding historical novel. When two young women meet under extraordinary circumstances in the eighteenth-century West Indies, they are unified in their desire to escape...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906132019Author Robin PriceFormat PaperbackPage Count 143Imprint MogzillaPublisher MogzillaWeight(grams) 204g

Floridius, freelance soothsayer, is afraid that he has lost his talent for seeing the future. Threptus wants to find some titbits of information that his mentor can use to convince people he still has the gift, but will a poisoned honey cake lead to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award 2013.Book InformationISBN 9780547577319Author Linda Sue ParkFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Houghton...

Mystery and adventure for four young detectives in Ancient Roman times . . .Flavia is suspicious of the new woman in her father's life, Cartilia Poplica. She's certain that Cartilia has an ulterior motive, but to find out the truth Flavia must perform...