School & Education

Fourteen-year-old Prue and her sister Grace have been educated at home by their controlling, super-strict father all their lives. Forced to wear Mum's odd hand-made garments and forbidden from reading teenage magazines, they know they're very different...

A beautiful collection of poems about the highs and lows of one week in a secondary school, where everything happens all at once.Winner of the CLiPPA poetry award.Zooming in across our cast of characters, we share moments that span everything from hoping...

Winner of the 2012 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, this is a stunning and magical story of a summer of friendship which also explore the plight of refugees.From the award-winning author of Millions comes a story of friendship in the midst of adversity...

Secrets. Lies. Promises. Sometimes keeping things inside is dangerous.Callie, Ted, Zara, and Nico are best friends. More than friends - they're like family to each other. But since being embarrassed at school in a practical joke gone wrong, Ted has...

'Your kids need this lovely book' Kate Beckinsale 'Warm-hearted, touching stories, full of fun but with a subtle message' Jacqueline Wilson Four stories in one! I have a twin brother. Everyone calls him Jimmy, which is sort of the English version...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783949152009Author Belle BelroseFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint 8bc PublishingPublisher 8bc PublishingWeight(grams) 104gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 216mm *...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level This adventure story recounts the first round-world voyage of Tudor explorer Sir Francis Drake through the eyes of Dickon, a lame stowaway, who goes on to become...

Superstar TV presenter and bestselling author Alesha Dixon is back with a funny, action-packed adventure perfect for all young animal fans! Luna Wolf and her amazing powered-up animals are back! A gang of rogue super-pets (an...

A shy but talented footballer navigates challenging friendships and anxiety at school in this touching tale from acclaimed author Eve Ainsworth. A shy but talented footballer navigates challenging friendships and anxiety at school in this...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Rediscover the wonderful story of Dorothy's adventures in Oz, with new friends the Scarecrow, Lion and Tinman, as they come up against good witches and wicked witches...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level A brand new Alice for children today to enjoy, beautifully retold and illustrated by multi-award-winning author Emma Chichester Clark, which captures the original tale...

'This is a GREAT book! Funny, charming, original, secretly educational.' Adam Kay'Funny, arty and just a little bit naughty, the Art Avenger is amazing!' Matt Lucas'Very funny . . . I learned tons about art and laughed A LOT' Joe LycettA laugh-out-loud...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838238810Format PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Box of BooksPublisher Box of Books

There's a commotion in the classroom as Goat and the other animals spend the day at playgroup. The musical instruments and the dressing up box are lots of fun, but - oh dear! - Goat gets into a muddle or two.Even the smallest toddler will enjoy the...

The strangest things happen at Wigglesbottom Primary! When Year Two is chosen to look after some eggs that are about to hatch, they KNOW somthing is strange about one of them. What if it's not a chick egg, but a DINOSAUR EGG??? Perfect for Easter...

Rafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca.Rafe isn't exactly considered a winner in Hills Village Middle...

With more than 11 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! In the first My Weird School book ever, second-grade teacher Miss Daisy is in over her head. She doesn't even know how to add or subtract! But the kids have other...

For new girl Darrell Rivers, there are friends to be made, pranks to be played and fun to be had at Malory Towers in Enid Blyton's best-loved boarding school series.In book four, Darrell is very pleased to be head girl, but Alicia and Betty are...

There's more than one way to find your voice . . .Lenny Brown is eight years old and can't talk. Except to his mum and his dog, Rocky.When Lenny has to move house and start at a new school, it feels like his whole life is changing, and not for the better...

Ade's struggle to fit into the school system continues and he is told that he can't go on the safari trip because of his disability, but there's no way the Parson's Road Kids are taking no for an answer! Determined to prove that Ade can do anything, they...

Mo Willems' Pigeon is BACK in a hilarious story perfect for those about to start school or nursery."There is no such thing as a bad Mo Willems book" The TimesThe Pigeon is about to get SCHOOLED. Do YOU think he should go?Why does the Pigeon have to go to...

Mira and Dave are so excited to go on a SCHOOL TRIP with all their Unicorn School friends! They're visiting the Baby Animal Rainbow Care Centre (BARCC for short) and can't wait to meet all the adorable baby animals. Will Dave eat all of his...

An irresistible shojo manga offering an all-you-can-eat-buffet of high school drama, adolescent crushes, and childhood nostalgia. Guaranteed to delight fans of popular romance comics like Komi Can't Communicate and Skip and Loafer. Mizuha's...

Willow has always felt like an outsider at school, but she and her Nanna were so alike that she never felt alone. Now Nanna is gone and Willow is adrift. So when a group of girls offer her friendship in exchange for "fun" stealing dares, Willow can't say...

Dimple the gnome is upset and he doesn't know how to talk about it - but then along comes the Boo ... A charming new Gem from the bestselling author of Squishy McFluff. Dimple the gnome is upset and he doesn't know how to talk about it - but...

Angelina Ballerina and her friends put on a welcome ballet for Angelina’s little sister and other new students in this sweet chapter book featuring an all-new, original Angelina Ballerina story and black-and-white illustrations throughout! Angelina...

Have YOU ever had a bad week? The hilarious new series taking the world by storm. His cat is still missing, he's an unintentional internet sensation, and now he's trapped in a serious S.O.S situation with his unbelievably annoying archenemy! Justin...

The top-of-the-class, extra special 20th book from multi-million copy selling author and illustrator Liz Pichon. A feel-good, laugh-out-loud, packed-with-pictures Tom Gates story! It's TIDY UP Saturday, but Tom...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985370329Author Chris GleasonFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Seeds & Sawdust MediaPublisher Seeds & Sawdust MediaWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm)...

Superstar, author and illustrator Rob Biddulph dazzles in Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City, the first title in an adventure series for children 8+. Fizzing with magic, danger, friendship and art, this exciting, funny, middle-grade debut is from the...

From the authors behind Five Feet Apart, a #1 New York Times bestseller and hit movie, comes a gripping new romance, perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Fault in Our Stars Can you find true love after losing everything?Kyle and...

At Peppa's preschool, Madame Gazelle asks the class to dress up as what they want to be when they're older. They are all VERY excited! Edmond Elephant wants to be an astronaut AND an anthropologist. Danny Dog wants to be a skateoarder. Rebecca Rabbit...

For new girl Darrell Rivers, there are friends to be made, pranks to be played and fun to be had at Malory Towers in Enid Blyton's best-loved boarding school series.In book two, there is a thief about. Purses and jewellery are missing in the North Tower...

Starting school is an adventure - especially when you have a magical unicorn friend by your side!It's almost time for Evie to go to school, but thinking about it makes her feel all wobbly and anxious. Nursery is lots of fun, but big school sounds a...

Join Marvel's fan-favourites Rocket and Groot in this hilarious, high-octane original graphic novel! Rocket and Groot are living their best lives touring the galaxy for the very...

Spud is the hilarious debut novel by John van de RuitIt's 1990. Apartheid is crumbling, Nelson Mandela has just been released from prison and thirteen-year-old Spud Milton is about to start his first year at an elite boys-only boarding school. Cursed...

Can Cally and her twin, Jimmy, be trusted to walk home alone for the first time? Will there be mayhem at the movies? And what could possibly go wrong when they go to work at Dad's office or camp out in the forest on a school residential trip? Plus,...

Laugh-out-loud school-based fun in two-colour stories, perfect for encouraging independent reading!Life at Wigglesbottom Primary is often lived on the edge. An unexpected visitor, a bewitched violin and an invasion of bunnies! What can it all...

Each act, big or small, can make a difference - or at least help a friend. What does it mean to be kind? When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From...

'Deliciously silly, with hilarious catchphrases... a great cheer-up book' The Guardian 'HILARIOUS! Proper laughs!' Pamela Butchart ______________________________ A laugh-out-loud young fiction series from bestselling author Joanna Nadin, perfect for...