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Originally published in Iran and now available for the first time in the UK, the publishers tell us this is ‘a book for those around the world who have resisted and continue to do so, no matter what, and this is indeed a book with a powerful message and a book that can work on […]
Catz indulges his love for roleplaying by delving into his detective box, inspired to solve a mystery when Flossy the squirrel reports her missing nut. Armed with his magnifying glass, camera and an apple for when he gets hungry, Catz sets off towards the Big Tree in search of clues. Along the way, he meets […]
There’s a drama unlike anything you’ve seen before and it’s being played out in a woodland theatre called The Glade that is owned by animal friends, who also have key roles. So, let’s meet the actors. There’s star of the show Bill Bear who loves staging plays and his pals, Sir Bun Bun, Foxy and […]
Published on the centenary of the death of Frances Hodgson Burnett, this novel is an ingenious retelling of that author’s immortal The Secret Garden. But now it is orphan Mia, a difficult, neglected modern city child, who is unwillingly transported to the deep countryside, with Dartmoor standing in for the original Yorkshire. There she meets […]
Lena and her brother have a special bond and she idolises him. But that doesn’t mean that she doesn’t enjoy some time without him and some time enjoying being centre stage in their family. When he goes missing after a school trip she feels terribly guilty for wanting that time alone and an absolute desperate […]
This beautifully written and deeply moving novel has some really tough issues at its core. Will has recently lost his only parent when his Mum was killed in a tragic accident for which he blames himself. His paternal grandparents live in Australia and while he is waiting for travel documents, he is sent to live […]
Reggie Houser has the Power is a story of a boy (Reggie), who is navigating life with ADHD. To be honest, it’s really tough for Reggie, always getting into trouble, never being on time, struggling to make friends, feeling lonely and frustrated. All he wants is to be accepted and to be happy, just like […]
What does it mean to be a man, or in Anton’s case, a thirteen-year-old yoot heading for manhood? Well, Anton thinks he knows. He’s hard, his mandem is hard and he’s the hardest of them all. He’s king of the school. “Nobody can square up to us here, and I prowl these corridors like my […]
Jenny Valentine’s novels offer an experience like no other. Never at a loss for an arresting phrase or an original insight, she takes her readers as far as they could wish to go and perhaps, for some, a little further than they might feel comfortable with. This present story of an ultimately doomed friendship between […]
This is the prequel to Elle McNicoll’s A Kind of Spark. Rarely, does a prequel eclipse the original but this may be the case. In this book, Keedie, who readers will know as Addie’s older sister, is nearly fourteen and Addie who is as yet undiagnosed as autistic, is six. Both girls are struggling. Keedie […]
Somewhere, in a land whose political geography might be recognised by Zorro or Robin Hood, anywhere where tyrants lord it over the poor, lives farm boy, Tom, and his faithful dog Rebel. They live a life of rural tranquility, except for the occasional intimidating visits of the King’s Guards. But rebellion is in the air […]
From the intriguing, atmospheric prologue to its dramatic denouement, this uncanny story grips and intrigues. Strange builds up suspense from the start as troubled teen Faye is uprooted from her home and banished to a sinister school on an eerie Scottish island. With dark, twisted secrets coiled at the heart of the plot, the reader […]
Opening with the visceral imagery of ‘A glance as sharp as a shard of broken glass’ this heart-felt contemporary verse novel is a cautionary tale about the dangers facing young people who find themselves ‘in the wrong place at the wrong time’ or indoctrinated into a life of crime. It’s also a love letter to […]
Agile teenage minds may well relish this rapid, taut plot, especially if they know their werewolves from their warlocks, along with a working knowledge of the characteristics of poltergeists (especially one in her postmortem existence, since the nature of her death and indeed her murderer are at the heart of this novel). There’s much that […]
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