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The old gilt-edged mirror has hung in Alexs aunts house for as long as he can remember.

A Christmas Carol P/B

A Conjuring of Light (A Darker Shade of Magic 3)

Izzy learns the truth about the secret world of the Sidhe coexisting alongside the human one and the angels and demons who watch over the affairs of mortals making their own plans.

With exquisite illustrations from the incomparable Lizzy Steward - winner of the Waterstones Book Prize - A Dancers Dream  is a glorious retelling of The Nutcracker and the perfect Christmas gift.

Choose your player. The half-fae outcast desperate for acceptance. The tempestuous Fury exiled and hellbent on revenge. The dutiful prince determined to earn his place. The brooding guardian burdened by a terrible secret. Each holds a key to solving a series of ritualistic murders that threaten to expose faeries to the human world. But they cannot do it alone. To track down the killer they will have to form a tenuous alliance putting their differences - and conflicts - aside. Failure risks the destruction of the faerie and human worlds alike. And time is running out. Time to roll the dice.

After playing a forbidden spell-song to save a village from rats 12-year-old piper Patch Brightwater is thrown in jail. But there he meets Wren - a noble girl under a rat-shaped curse - and together they befriend Barver a fearsome dracogriff and set off on a grand adventure filled with sorcerers dragons bandits - and one very deadly enemy. From the depths of the Tiviscan dungeons to the highest peak of Gemspar Mountain this stunning book reminds us of the soaring joy of adventure the captivating danger of magic and of the delight of finding friends in unexpected places.

Hi! My name is Abigail and Im autistic. But I didnt know I was autistic until I was an adult-sort-of-person. This is my true story of growing up in the confusing normal world all the while missing some very important information about myself. Therell be scary moments involving toilets and crowded trains heart-warming tales of cats and pianos and funny memories including my dad and a mysterious tub of ice cream. Along the way youll also find some very crucial information about autism. If youve ever felt different out of place like you dont fit in - this book is for you.

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!

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

A Great Big Cuddle P/B

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.

A Million Mermaids is a colouring book designed for mermaid lovers of all ages.

The monster showed up just after midnight.

Mrs Larges attempts to have five minutes peace her vain efforts to get out of the house in one piece for a night out her absurd notion that elephants can diet and the farce of Mr Larges birthday make this series a childrens favourite.

A Place Called Perfect P/B

Philippa Pheasant is a bright little bird who lives in the woods near the village of Fairhurst. But every time Philippa tries to cross the Old Oak Road she is nearly knocked down pancake flat - and shes had enough! Shes on the way to tell the villagers what for when she stumbles across something very interesting. A tall lady in a bright yellow uniform standing in the middle of the road. Philippa has never seen the cars stop like that before! Which gives her an idea. Can she Philippa make her own bright outfit and little lollipop stick? Can she help all her critter friends cross the road and get where they need to go?