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Now a major Netflix film starring Elle Fanning and Justice Smith.A compelling and beautiful story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who's drawn to death.Theodore Finch tries to look for good things in the world, even if sometimes he doesn't...

The second book in the bestselling Breadwinner series, set in war-torn Afghanistan. Parvana's father has died, and her mother, sister and brother have gone to a faraway wedding, not knowing what has happened to the father. Parvana doesn't know where...

Elsie witnesses the rise of antisemitic fascism in 1930s London in this gripping new story from award-winning author Tanya Landman. Elsie witnesses the rise of antisemitic fascism in 1930s London in this gripping new story from award-winning...

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is the first book in the hilariously funny Fudge series from the iconic Judy Blume.Peter thinks he has the world's biggest problem - his naughty little brother, Fudge.Fudge causes trouble wherever he goes and it's usually...

'Page-turning... reveals the wars waged every day between girls and their images in mirrors' E. Lockhart, author of WE WERE LIARS Prettiest or ugliest, once you're on the list, you'll never be the same. It...

_______________ 'Broke my heart and mended it' - Cecilia Ahern 'It will shake up preconceptions and move readers to tears' - Sunday Times Book of the Week 'Truly remarkable' - Irish Times _______________ WINNER OF THE YA BOOK PRIZE WINNER OF...

The second book in Philip Pullman's classic Sally Lockhart quartet. "readers will weep at the deeds of true villainy and smile through their tears at the close" Publisher's Weekly Sally Lockhart is...

A sharp, witty and heartfelt tale of the ups and downs of teenage life from multi-award-winning Alex Wheatle. Life on the Crongton estate can be rough for Briggy. Dad's lost his job, Mum's working so hard to make ends meet, and big brother...

An uncompromising and heartbreaking end to the story of Nicky and Kenny, the beloved brothers of the Truth of Things series, beautifully told in McGowan's gritty realism. WINNER OF THE 2020 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL. ...

Winner of the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2013, KETCHUP CLOUDS tells the story of one teenage girl with a very big secret. Fifteen-year-old Zoe has a secret - a dark and terrible secret that she can't confess to anyone she knows. But then one day...

A suspenseful and atmospheric horror perfect for younger fans of Stranger Things and Neil Gaiman, from New York Times bestselling author and the Decemberists' lead singer/songwriter Colin Meloy.Maybe Archie Coomes has been watching too many horror movies...

How I Live Now meets Exodus – a startling YA dystopia that imagines London as the epicentre of the refugee crisis, from critically acclaimed author Clare Furniss. Civil unrest in London has reached an all-time high after years of a growing...

Winner of the 2012 Branford Boase Award, this is Annabel Pitcher's stunning debut about ten-year-old Jamie, and the way his life and his family are shaped by the sister in an urn on the mantelpiece. Five years ago, Jamie's sister, Rose, was blown up by a...

WINNER OF THE 2014 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL.Room meets Lord of the Flies, The Bunker Diary is award-winning, young adult writer Kevin Brooks's pulse-pounding exploration of what happens when your worst nightmare comes true - and how will you survive?I can't...

Read the hilarious coming-of-age classic! Now a major film starring Rachel McAdams (Mean Girls, The Notebook) and Abby Ryder Fortson (Ant-Man).Meet Margaret. She's going through all the same things most teenage girls have to face; fitting in, friendship...

In the fourth and final brilliant installment of Philip Reeve's award-winning quartet, after twenty years, the devastating world war between the predatory Traction Cities and their enemies is ending. Wren and her father Tom...

From Penguin's The Originals collection, That Was Then, This is Now is a hard-hitting coming-of-age story from the author The Outsiders. __________Byron and Mark are like brothers, but when they get to 16 things begin to change. Byron is into girls but...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903458792Author Sven NordqvistFormat HardbackPage Count 28Imprint Hawthorn PressPublisher Hawthorn PressWeight(grams) 355gDimensions(mm) 297mm * 210mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847452467Author Elizabeth GoudgeFormat PaperbackImprint Girls Gone By PublishersPublisher Girls Gone By Publishers

Daphne is unbearably sad and adrift. She feels the painful loss of her father acutely and seeks solace both in the security of her local library and the escape her phone screen provides by blocking out the world around her. As Daphne tries to make sense...

A heart-warming and thought-provoking story of family, friendship and foodbanks, from an award-winning author well-known for his gritty realism for teens. Cal's family are proud to live in an 'analogue' world - no wifi in their house , just an...

WINNER OF THE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION'S YOUNG QUILLS AWARD 2017Jack has left his native Ireland and is making a new life as Professor of Neurology at a university in the American South. He has certain skills, honed over his lifetime, that he mostly keeps...

Peyton, Sydney's charismatic older brother, has always been the star of the family, receiving the lion's share of their parents' attention and - lately - concern. When Peyton's increasingly reckless behavior culminates in an accident, a drunk driving...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780862435202Author Bethan GwanasFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa

The border's closed . . . No one can get into Scotland, just like no one can cross the channel . . . England is under the control of an authoritarian regime. Chips implanted in citizens' skin at birth mean anyone can be tracked, anywhere. But Jake,...

Before joining the Armed Detective Agency, Osamu Dazai was the youngest executive with the Port Mafia, the most notorious underground crime syndicate in all of Yokohama. When one of their colleagues suddenly goes missing, Dazai and fellow Port Mafia...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847453150Author Elinor Brent-DyerFormat PaperbackImprint Girls Gone By PublishersPublisher Girls Gone By Publishers

The haunting and powerful Second World War novel by Ruta Sepetys that inspired the feature film, ASHES IN THE SNOW, OUT NOW. One night fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother and young brother are hauled from their home by Soviet guards, thrown into cattle...

Stretching for almost 10,000 miles (including numerous islands), the coastline of Scotland is one of the most varied in the world, from beautiful sandy beaches and flower-laden machair to dramatic cliffs and sea stacks. In this book Eilidh Muldoon has...

The first book in the famine trilogy Under the Hawthorn Tree is Ireland's top selling children's book and a classic for young readers worldwide. Ireland in the 1840s is devastated by famine. When tragedy strikes their family, Eily, Michael and...

Within the Sky Casino, Sigma of the Decay of the Angel clashes with the Hunting Dogs! While Tachihara searches for evidence of a terrorist plot, Atsushi and the others hide in Ann's room, waiting for their chance to launch a counterattack. Book...

The author of the best-selling and critically beloved Mortal Engines quartet has written a stunning, stand-alone prequel. Fever Crumb is set many generations before the events of Mortal Engines, in whose brilliantly-imagined world...

The Big Book of 100 STEM Activities is a bumper book of boredom-busting ideas for fun and educational things to do for curious kids and their grown-ups. Developing an awareness of STEM themes from an early age is hugely important and encourages kids...

Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy's romance comes to life once more in a stunning and truly accessible retelling of Austen's beloved classic from bestseller Laura Wood. Witty, intelligent Elizabeth Bennet has no desire for a marriage of...

From the author of the INTERNATIONAL NO.1 BESTSELLER THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END.Balancing epic and intensely personal stakes, the New York Times bestselling Infinity Son is a gritty, fast-paced adventure about two brothers caught up in a magical war...

The seventh and final book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Field Party series-a Southern soap opera filled with football, cute boys, and pick-up trucks-from USA TODAY bestselling author Abbi Glines.Five years after the Lawton High football team last...

A paperback picture book to support telling young children that a parent has a tumour or has cancer. The poem is aimed at children aged approximately 4-8 years and can be read together as a supportive way to open discussions, with beautiful illustrations...

A delightful rhyming story taking readers on a journey through the world of British garden birds and their unique nests, exploring the diversity of nature and the importance of individuality. Follow along as the birds of the gardens of green boast about...

**The second season of the Golden Globe nominated Thirteen Reasons Why is now on Netflix.** Read the sensational book that has taken the YA world by storm. You can't stop the future. You can't rewind the past. The only way to learn the secret . . . is to...

A New York Times bestseller and laugh out loud thriller from Carl Hiaasen about a missing cousin, a half-crazy governor, giant gators and justice -- swamp justice, that is.Typical Malley - to avoid being shipped off to boarding school, she takes off with...