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The discovery of a long-lost carving sparks new friendships and unmasks a villainous plot in this captivating adventure from former Children's Laureate Wales Eloise Williams Lily and Tom travel the county with Ma Hawker, enthralling crowds...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995520523Author Kate CunninghamFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Reading RiddlePublisher Reading Riddle

A true story of two brothers and the war that changed everything. Michael Morpurgo's wonderful storytelling and Barroux's stunning artwork combine to tell the true story of Michael's uncles against the epic backdrop...

The Curse is changed. You'll never know. The truth is lost. The lie will grow. The year is 1726 and the Royal Sorcerer of England is on the hunt for those who are Magicborn. When Tempest is captured, she is taken to Kensington Palace alongside a boy like...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570917660Author Cindy NeuschwanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Weight(grams)...

'Bah,'said Scrooge, 'Humbug.'But that was before he was presented with visions of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come, which gave him a whole new lease of life:'I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry...

It is AD 79 and Mount Vesuvius has erupted, destroying Pompeii. Among the thousands of people huddled in refugee camps along the bay of Naples are Flavia Gemina and her friends, Jonathan the Jewish boy, Nubia the African slave-girl, and Lupus the mute...

A rollicking read-aloud and terrific "read-to-myself" story, full of complete with backmatter about Isabella's favorite women throughout history!A New York Times Bestseller!Just How Big Can a Little Girl Dream? Ask Isabella...She takes a wild ride-and...

Facts meet fiction in this exciting, intricate Victorian detective story!Jane Pinny has moved to the very grand Lytton House to be a Maid Of All Work. And being a Maid Of All Work means that she has to do... well, ALL the work, obviously! Cleaning,...

Packed with historical action-adventure, the eighth and final book in Chris Bradford's blockbuster Young Samurai series reaches a thrilling conclusion.The Shogun has deemed that any Christian or foreigner now discovered outside the bounds of an official...

It is late August 1939: Britain is on the brink of war, and preparations are under way to evacuate London's children to the countryside. When twelve-year-old Tilly and her best friend Rosy find out that they will not be able to take their beloved dog and...

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...

There's a new arrival - a mysterious and exotic young princess - at court and Lady Grace can't believe how many rumours there are about her already. The exiled Banoo Yasmine from Sharakand is a beautiful girl with a pet panther and - everyone believes -...

'For God's sake, hold on!'On a stormy night off the coast of Scotland, young David Balfour faces his most terrifying test yet. He's been double-crossed by his wicked uncle, tricked into a sea voyage and sold into slavery. When the dashing Alan Breck...

From a master storyteller and former Children's Laureate comes a moving story of a group of musicians who survived the Holocaust using the only weapon they had.The author of the international phenomenon War Horse brings us a moving tale of secrets and...

From the acclaimed author of The Forest of Moon and Sword comes a high-seas adventure for readers 9+. Join Nico on her quest to change the world...Nico Cloud desperately wants to be an explorer, but her parents think adventures aren't for girls. Fate...

Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself, is an insightful, historical story about imagination, dreams and starting somewhere new. From Judy Blume, the bestselling author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.Sally J. Freedman loves making up stories -...

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...

My Story: Mary Prince - the thrilling story of the former slave and abolitionist. Born in enslavement in Bermuda, Mary Prince travelled to England, escaped slavery and became a prominent abolitionist whose life ...

Night Break is the eighth 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906132477Author Paul NolanFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint MogzillaPublisher MogzillaWeight(grams) 186g

The second thrilling adventure in a new historical series from million-copy-selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian.Britannia AD 94. On the run from the Emperor Domitian, fifteen-year-old Fronto has...

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps ____________________ In Saxon Kent the law says thieves should be executed, and soup made from a stolen...

A thrilling historical adventure based on documents from the National Archives. Orphan Sam has survived the Great Plague, but his chance at a new life goes up in smoke when a fire breaks out on Pudding Lane. "In sixteen hundred and sixty-six, London...

A thrilling historical adventure based on documents from the National Archives. Orphan Sam has survived the Great Plague, but his chance at a new life goes up in smoke when a fire breaks out on Pudding Lane. "In sixteen hundred and sixty-six, London...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916392618Author Michael E WillsFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Michael E WillsPublisher Michael E WillsWeight(grams) 64g

Duty Calls: Battle of Britain, throws you deep into the heart - and horror - of Britain's darkest, and finest, hour.Pilot officer Archie Jackson, 19, is in control of the RAF's newest fighter aircraft, a Supermarine Spitfire.Now he has the Luftwaffe in...

After rescuing Tomas from enchantment, orphan Seren Rhys is enjoying her first summer at Plas-y-Fran. But as autumn arrives, it brings with it a mysterious new governess who seems intent on drawing Tomas away from Seren and his family. Dangerous figures...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784910091044Author P J NicholsFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Brilliant Owl PressPublisher Brilliant Owl PressWeight(grams) 186gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

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...

Synopsis coming soon.......Book InformationISBN 9780689715402Author Alice DalglieshFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster

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

The minute that Marubetta meets Lucius, she hates him - pompous, stuck-up nephew of a Roman official! He thinks that, as a Briton, she is terribly provincial and she finds him arrogant and big-headed. But the year is 397 AD and life in Roman Britain is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781848868144Author Saviour PirottaFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Maverick Arts PublishingPublisher Maverick Arts Publishing

A Girl. A War. Who to Trust? Even your friends may betray you. In war everyone becomes a new person and some seem to shed their old skin entirely. Paris 1942, when Amelie Dreyfus hides in her mother's cupboard, it's a game; when she comes out it's a...

Under the bloody rule of King Arthur - as the cruel knights of the round table wage wars and hunt magical creatures - the ordinary people of Camelot are getting sick. Really sick. Something is poisoning the land. No one in Arthur's court seems to care,...

The brilliant new book from Megan Rix, telling the story of Florence Nightingale through the eyes of her young ward. Florence loved cats, and had many during her lifetime. This is the perfect introduction to the Lady with the Lamp for young children,...

Tales to remember yesterday's fallen - from today's bestselling authors.Compiled by Tony Bradman, this collection of short stories chronicles the events of World War One - imagining the conflicts and emotions of those people caught up in the war and its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838468712Author Nikki YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Storymakers PressPublisher Storymakers PressWeight(grams) 118gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

An exciting spy series set in Tudor England, amid the intrigue and danger of Henry VIII's royal court, from the bestselling authors of books in the Beast Quest series.When Jack Briars becomes an apprentice to King Henry VIII's spy master, he is...