Children’s Fiction

Isla loves hanging out at her best friends house and spending time with her kitten. But it seems the familys old cat isnt so keen on the new arrival.

War comes to the streets of Paris and Safiyyahs life changes for ever. Her best friends family have fled and the bombing makes her afraid to leave the mosque where she lives. But when her father is arrested by the Nazis for his secret Resistance work it falls to Safiyyah to run the dangerous errands around the city. Its not long before hundreds of persecuted Jews seek sanctuary at the mosque. Can Safiyyah find the courage to enter the treacherous catacombs under Paris and lead the Jews to safety?

Its early 1945 and a group of people trek across Germany bound together by their desperation to reach the ship that can take them away from the war-ravaged land. Four young people each haunted by their own dark secret narrate their unforgettable stories. This novel is based on a true story from the Second World War. When the German ship the Wilhelm Gustloff was sunk in port in early 1945 it had over 9000 civilian refugees including children on board. Nearly all were drowned.

Brilliantly funny new young series about the bravest scaredy-cat in the world

The brilliantly funny fourth book in the SAM WU series starring the bravest scaredy-cat in the world! Perfect for reluctant readers and fans of Tom Fletcher Pamela Butchart andHumza Arshads Badman.

A fun friendly story about a lost little spaceman and the boy who helps him find his way back home now in a new edition.

Its nearly Christmas and everyone at Silver Shoe Farm is excited about the Olympia horse show - especially Tilly. But her enthusiasm is overshadowed when her favourite horse Magic Spirit gets ill and needs every possible attention.

A dark & witchy feminist retelling of the Irish myth of The Children of Lir

Join a bridesmaids hilarious journey to the altar in this sharp-witted story of family friendship and embracing your true self no matter what youre forced to wear.

A dark and thrilling vampire romance set in the world of the New York Times bestselling series Serpent & Dove! Full of everything I love: a sparkling and fully-realized heroine an intricate and deadly system of magic and a searing romance that kept me reading long into the night. Sarah J Maas on Serpent & Dove

Scarygirl is a major animation film featuring the voices of Jillian Nguyen Sam Neill Tim Minchin Anna Torv and more. A character with a multitude of fans worldwide this original graphic novel revives Scarygirls first adventure in her original 2D glory and includes pages from her creators sketchbook.

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is now a major motion picture from Netflix starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron Kerry Washington Laurence Fishburne Michelle Yeoh Cate Blanchett and many more!  The fairy tale of Sophie and Agatha comes to a dramatic conclusion in this sixth and final book in the bestselling series.

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is now a major motion picture from Netflix starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron Kerry Washington Laurence Fishburne Michelle Yeoh Cate Blanchett and many more! In this fifth instalment Sophie Agatha and their friends must overthrow the evil that seeks to rewrite their story.

Still reeling from the discovery he made about his father teenage MI6 superspy Alex Rider is determined to find out more.

Scythe P/B

Lauras mum works as a caretaker for some holiday apartments.

An all-female detective agency righting wrongs at the end of the nineteenth century; infiltrating a scandalous upper class world straight out of Bridgerton and using their wit and bravery to unmask a villain.

Second Best Friend P/B

The Secret Commonwealth sees Lyra now 20 years old and her daemon Pantalaimon forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. Pulled along on his own journey too is Malcolm; once a boy with a boat and a mission to save a baby from the flood now a man with a strong sense of duty and a desire to do what is right. Theirs is a world at once familiar and extraordinary and they must travel far beyond the edges of Oxford across Europe and into Asia in search for what is lost - a city haunted by daemons a secret at the heart of a desert and the mystery of the elusive Dust.

When Isobel Petty is orphaned she finds herself being taken away from her home in India and sent to live with a distant uncle in England. On board the S.S. Mariana she witnesses a shocking act - somebody being thrown overboard in the middle in the night. But when the ships captain insists that nobody is missing Isobel and her two new reluctant friends must solve two mysteries - the identities of both the murderer and the victim - before they reach England and the culprit has the chance to escape.

A fun football story from one of the UKs top writers of sports fiction for children re-packaged in an appealing chunky new edition. As with all titles in the Conkers series the book benefits from lots of fun extras activities and quizzes.

Ellie Summer and Jasmine are lending a hand at the Snow Bear Sanctuary where a scary ogre is stealing the bears food - it must be one of Queen Malices fairytale baddies! Can the girls catch the ogre and get him back in the book or will the animals all go hungry?

Wicked Queen Malice has cast a spell on Summers storybook and unleashed all the fairytale baddies into the Secret Kingdom. Ellie Summer and Jasmine are called to Snugglewool Village where the wool imps make warm winter clothes for everyone in the Secret Kingdom. But a wily Big Bad Wolf has just got himself elected mayor and hes up to no good. Can the girls unmask the wolf before he blows the whole village down and get him back in the book?

A collection of three gorgeous kitten stories from best-selling author Holly Webb including The Secret Kitten The Brave Kitten and Sammy the Shy Kitten.

Rachel and Robert have defeated the tyrant Malstain and become the heroes of Krasnia but all is not how it should be. Robert is swept away with his new friends leaving Rachel alone to take care of her ailing father whos lost without their beloved mother. From nowhere a boy appears knowing the secrets of the hidden blood-red key. For the key is a way into the Hinterland - and Rachel must promise that as a new key keeper she will answer when it calls. When a young girl Elsa Spiegel is illegally smuggled into the Hinterland Rachel has no choice but to use her key to save Elsa. But her fate is linked to Krasnia and Rachel must battle to save her home as she knows it.

Set in 2300 BC this stunning tale from historical specialist Tony Bradman weaves together fact and fiction in gripping adventure covering the coming of the Bronce Age.

Secret Princesses 5 Puppy Magic Bumper Special Book

Secret Princesses Pet Rescue P/B

So you think everyday life is boring?! Hoo-ee are you wrong! Theres so much EXTRAORDINARY science going on from the minute you wake up to when you go to sleep. While youre asleep too. Dara O Briain takes you on a journey from the comfort of your favourite chair to the incredible science behind your everyday life and on into the future!

Peter is running the hoopla-stall but when Fred offers him a pony ride Scamper is left in charge.