Children’s Fiction

All monsters and heroes have beginnings. This is mine. Sixteen-year-old Manisha is no stranger to monsters - shes been running from them for years. Seventeen-year-old Pratyush is a famed slayer of monsters one of the Kings most prized warriors and a frequent visitor to the floating temples. When Pratyush and Manisha meet each sees in the other the possibility to chart a new path. Alternating between Manishas and Pratyushs perspectives Sajni Patel weaves together lush language high stakes and page-turning suspense demanding an answer to the question what does it truly mean to be a monster?

Its Beths birthday so everyone is delighted when the Land of Birthdays arrives at the top of the Faraway Tree. Its time for the most magical party theyve ever had!

The Land of Goodies has come to the top of the Faraway Tree and it is the tastiest place that Joe Beth Frannie and Rick have ever been. There are ice-cream trees lollipop bushes and fences made of marshmallow!

A charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees - full of friendship and adventure and perfect to read together

Jasmine is amazed to find a frightened and injured little foal in a field behind her house. Shes determined to care for Storm and reunite him with his mother. But where has Storm come from and how did he end up on Jasmines farm?

Nine-year-old twins Grace and Jack run the Forever Homes rehoming service. Whether its a cheeky puppy or a shy kitten theyre determined to pair every animal with their perfect person - and have lots of adventures along the way! Tiger is a cute adventure-seeking kitten. Everyone loves him and wants to take him home! How will the twins decide which home would suit him best?

All Niamh has longed for is to be remembered: to create something that will last far longer than she will. For her that means becoming a renowned dressmaker using the magic in her blood that lets her stitch emotions and memories into fabric - the same magic that will eventually kill her. When Niamh is commissioned to design the princes wardrobe for a royal wedding in Avaland she knows she finally has her chance to leave her legacy. But Avaland is far from the fairytale that she imagined. While nobles and the elite attend extravagant balls and candlelit garden parties unrest brews amid the working class. Niamh finds herself drawn to Kit the prince whom she must dress for his wedding despite his cold prickly demeanour. And soon a gossip column reports on their undeniable chemistry between them threatening scandal.

Meet ten-year-old Joy Applebloom a girl with a knack for finding the silver lining in even the darkest of rainclouds. After years of travelling the world with her parents and older sister Claude (Claude rhymes with bored which is just about right) Joy and her family move to suburbia - back to school back to her grumpy rule-obsessed grandad and back to normality. Joy soon finds her usual irrepressible positivity and zest for life waning but when the powers that be threaten to pull down a mighty oak tree Joy decides to fight back and realizes that not all magic requires wands and spells and perhaps the most important sort of magic is the power resilience and courage that was there all along.

WINNING author of the inaugural Comedy Women in Print prize 2019.

The New York Times No.1 bestselling YA crime thriller that everyone is talking about. Soon to be a major BBC series! THE WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CHILDRENS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDRENS BOOK PRIZE 2020

Anya loves playing with Molly the gorgeous cockapoo on her holiday at the seaside.

A Kind of Spark tells the story of 11-year-old Addie as she campaigns for a memorial in memory of the witch trials that took place in her Scottish hometown. Addie knows theres more to the story of these witches just like there is more to hers. Can Addie challenge how the people in her town see her and her autism and make her voice heard?

Avas new kitten Tiger may be small but he has a big personality and sense of adventure.

The Famous Five - Julian Dick George Anne and Timmy - have been delighting readers for over 70 years.

Having defeated the monstrous threat that nearly destroyed the peculiar world Jacob Portman is back where his story began in Florida. Except now Miss Peregrine Emma and their peculiar friends are with him and doing their best to blend in. But carefree days of beach visits and normalling lessons are soon interrupted by a discovery - a subterranean bunker that belonged to Jacobs grandfather Abe. Clues to Abes double-life as a peculiar operative start to emerge secrets long hidden in plain sight. And Jacob begins to learn about the dangerous legacy he has inherited - truths that were part of him long before he walked into Miss Peregrines time loop. Now the stakes are higher than ever as Jacob and his friends are thrust into the untamed landscape of American peculiardom - a world with few ymbrynes or rules - that none of them understand.

Inspired by the true story of Walter Tull the first black officer in the British army.

Whitley Johnsons dream summer of shopping partying and tanning on the beach has just turned into a nightmare. Because Dad didnt tell her he doesnt live by the beach anymore or that hes no longer a bachelor. Hes picked up and moved to a tiny lame town called Hamilton and gotten himself a fiancé. A fiancé whose son just happens to be whats-his-name from last weeks drunken graduation party one night stand. Just freakin great. As if the summer couldnt get worse Dad seems to forget Whitleys even there. She doesnt fit in with his perfect new country club family and Whitley does what any kid lucky enough to go all summer unsupervised does: she parties. Hard. So hard that she doesnt even notice the good things right under her nose.

Izzy and her friends are on a school trip to a big lake. Gary Petrie is excited because the lodges where theyre staying have ROBES AND SLIPPERS! The lake is dark and deep and a bit scary. But its when they open their packed lunches that they know! Theres a MONSTER in the lake and its coming for their CRISPS!

The monster showed up just after midnight.

A Monster Helping of Horrid Henry features the titles Horrid Henry Rocks Horrid Henry and the Zombie Vampire and Horrid Henrys Monster Movie.

Bestselling author Alex Bell serves up mystery and dark humour aplenty in this Roald Dahl-esque middle-grade tale of toys brought to life.

A Place Called Perfect P/B

The breathtaking love story from the author of Beautiful Broken Things now with a fierce cover look.

Beloved and award-winning author Anne Fine returns with a touching musical story of patience practice and courage.

Meet Resilience a Mars rover determined to live up to his name. Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him he begins to develop human-like feelings. Maybe theres a problem with his programming. Human emotions or not launch day comes and Res blasts off to Mars accompanied by a friendly drone helicopter named Fly. But Res quickly discovers that Mars is a dangerous place filled with dust storms and giant cliffs. As he navigates Marss difficult landscape Res is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration.

A Shiver Of Snow And Sky P/B

Slim Hannigan and her family are poor but happy.

A Spoonful Of Murder P/B

A Squash and a Squeeze is a rhyming fable that tells of a little old lady who thinks her home is too small.

Jake McCormack is the villain of Clanfedden. Hes just killed a boy - deliberately run him over with his truck on the bridge in front of everyone. And he knows hell get away with it. Luca 14 is the new boy in town. Hes looking for a fresh start after a terrible thing that happened at his old school. Clanfedden is a small forgotten town but Luca and his mum are going to give it a go. Theyre opening an exciting restaurant and Allie Redmond is coming to work there. Allie is honest and kind and Luca knows theyre going to be friends. Allie has lived in Clanfedden all her life and these should be happy days - Luca is the best thing to have happened in years. But shes haunted by shadows of her own and more than anyone she knows the danger of Jake McCormack. She needs to warn Luca. She needs to prevent disaster. At least she needs to try.