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It's the early part of the nineteenth century and the Arabian Peninsula and the waters surrounding it are ablaze. Piracy in the Gulf threatens global maritime trade routes while the Wahabbi strain of Islam is conquering followers town by town across the...

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...

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

Everyone knows about Anne Frank, and her life hidden in the secret annexe - or do they? Peter van Pels and his family are locked away in there with the Franks, and Peter sees it all differently. He's a boy, and for a boy it's just not the same. What is...

Book 3 in the Gracie Fairshaw series. Lights, camera, action! A new movie being filmed in Blackpool is a real scoop for trainee reporter Gracie Fairshaw. When she’s invited to interview the star, Sally Sunshine, Gracie uncovers a plot as exciting...

In the wake of a tempest hitting her town, Morwenna is left to take care of a stranger washed ashore. The storm is just another of many that have plagued the town for years - people blame the tide singers, legendary sea people who are said to charm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939445124Author Neta JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Castle Rock Creative, IncorporatedPublisher Castle Rock Creative,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939445094Author Neta JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Castle Rock Creative, IncorporatedPublisher Castle Rock Creative,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780152050863Author Carolyn MeyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Harcourt Children's BooksPublisher Harcourt Children's Books

Get whisked away through time in the magic tree house with Jack and Annie in the #1 bestselling series--and meet famous Founding Father and inventor Ben Franklin!When Jack and Annie are whisked back in time by the magic tree house, they find themselves...

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

In 1841 a Japanese fishing vessel sinks. Its crew is forced to swim to a small, unknown island, where they are rescued by a passing American ship. Japan's borders remain closed to all Western nations, so the crew sets off to America, learning English on...

It's 1919 and Amritsar is a city on the brink of rebellion. Riots, violence and tension spill onto the streets . . . Bissen Singh fought bravely for the British Empire during World War One. Now he waits patiently for news from England.Gurdial, a young...

'Harper Lee has a worthy successor. Wolk is a big new talent' The Times'It is a magical thing to step into a world created by Wolk' Booklist'Exceptional' Publishers WeeklySeveral months have passed since devastating events changed the sleepy community of...

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...

When Wicton Village Museum and Library are to be developed, the mysterious curator, Miss Isadora Dean, is incensed. On a visit to the museum, Charlie and Saima, in Year 5 at the village school, are given a statue's head of Janus to draw but as they hold...

France: February, 1944. Arianne knew Luc as a child, of course she did. Everyone in Samaroux knows each other. But he's been away, and five years really makes a difference to a boy. A young man.As they fall headily into love their world starts to...

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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

Time-twisting powers, visions of the future and a missing dad she adores - join Izzy on a breathless adventure to discover her true destiny and save the world. This fast-paced debut novel from Stuart Rowson is the first in the new Time Child Saga for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780545206983Author Lauren TarshisFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 188mm * 130mm *...

An office worker and an aristocratic young lady become unlikely friends as they work together for women's right to vote. A thrilling story of secret meetings, police oppression and social upheaval, as well as an accurate account of the Suffragette...

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...

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 9780395616239Author Uri OrlevFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 430g

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.Book InformationISBN 9781845278373Author Angharad TomosFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Gwasg Carreg GwalchPublisher Gwasg Carreg GwalchDimensions(mm) 198mm * 128mm * 20mm

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...

A quirky, warm and exciting story about family, friendship and time-travel - from legendary author Jean Ure. When twelve-year-old Lily is walking to school one day, a very unusual girl appears out of nowhere! It is...

In the sixteenth century, Granuaile, the Pirate Queen, warrior and leader, was the terror of the North Atlantic and the most feared woman in Ireland. Heading a large army and a fleet of ships, she lived by trading and raiding and demanding tribute from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Cover Design-Child & Y/A) 2024.Book InformationISBN 9780744306941Author Jackie JohnsonFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint CamCat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833543356Author Jane YolenFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Turtleback BooksPublisher Turtleback BooksWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 195mm * 134mm *...

Drem longs for the day he will win his Warrior Scarlet. But with a withered spear arm, how will he take part in the ritual Wolf Slaying which will prove his worth as a man of the tribe?With over forty books to her credit, Rosemary Sutcliff is now...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938065224Author Peter RazorFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Makwa EnewedPublisher Makwa EnewedWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 151mm * 13mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788027337552Author Lucy Maud MontgomeryFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint e-artnowPublisher e-artnowWeight(grams) 232gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 9mm

YOU are a British citizen during World War II when the German Blitzkrieg, or Blitz, begins. Night after night, waves of German planes drop hundreds of bombs on cities and towns all over the country. How will you protect yourself during these terrifying...

A brand new mini-series by Ann Jungman (author of Vlad the Drac, etc) for 7-9 year olds. Set in Roman Britain, these are funny stories about Clottus and Twitta, their family and their household. Based in fact, these excellent stories are perfect for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954403409Author Frances Mary Somers CocksFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Goldhawk PressPublisher Goldhawk Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915568595Author Rudiger BertramFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Dedalus LtdPublisher Dedalus Ltd

'We're going to a fine place,' Idie told Homer to console him, 'with gullies and monkeys and hummingbirds.' Idie Grace is twelve when she inherits a grand old house on a Caribbean island, and is sent away from grey old England to a place where...