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The Foreshadowing
It is 1915, WWI. Seventeen-year-old Sasha Fox is the privileged only daughter of a respected doctor living in the wealthy seaside town of Brighton. But her brothers, Edgar and Tom, have gone to war and Sasha has a terrible gift: she can see the ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 288
- MBE Code : 443
The Girl of Ink and Stars
Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize & the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year
Forbidden to leave her island, Isabella dreams of the faraway lands her cartographer father once mapped. When her friend disappears, she ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 240
- MBE Code : 388
The Giver
THE GIVER is the classic award-winning novel that inspired the dystopian genre and a major motion picture adaptation for 2014 starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift.
It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 256
- MBE Code : 202
The Goldfish Boy
A story about finding friendship when you're lonely - and hope when all you feel is fear. Twelve-year-old Matthew is trapped in his bedroom by crippling OCD, spending most of his time staring out of his window as the inhabitants of Chestnut Close go ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 400
- MBE Code : 158
The Graveyard Book
When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 304
- MBE Code : 177
The Great (Food) Bank Heist
Written with great empathy and Rauf’s trademark humour, The Great (Food) Bank Heist is a moving story that gives a child’s-eye view of the increasing problem of food poverty.On Thursdays, Nelson, Ashley and Mum head out to the bank. But not ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 104
- MBE Code : 490
The Great Gatsby
Young, handsome and fabulously rich, Jay Gatsby is the bright star of the Jazz Age, but as writer Nick Carraway is drawn into the decadent orbit of his Long Island mansion, where the party never seems to end, he finds himself faced by the mystery of ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 177
- MBE Code : 151
The Gun
Gritty urban drama. When Jonas finds a gun left from a shooting he takes it home. He can't wait to show his mates Kamal and Binny, who reckon they can use the gun to bolster their own street cred. But when Kamal starts to use the gun in robberies, ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 62
- MBE Code : 502
The Handmaids Tale
Offred, Fred Waterford being her assigned name, where Offred means “Of Fred”, due to herself only having one function… To breed.
She is a Handmaid, living the Republican of Gilead, which is a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 324
- MBE Code : 232
The Harder They Fall
Cal's family are proud to live in an 'analogue' world - no wifi in their house , just an ancient black-and-white TV. At school, Cal has no choice but to live in the 21st century, coping with a range of bullies and chancers on a daily basis. When ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 106
- MBE Code : 497
The Hate You Give
Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 464
- MBE Code : 295
The Haunting Of Aveline Jones
Aveline Jones loves reading ghost stories, so a dreary half-term becomes much more exciting when she discovers a spooky old book. Not only are the stories spine-tingling, but it once belonged to Primrose Penberthy, who vanished mysteriously, never to...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 216
- MBE Code : 525
The History Boys
The History Boys is based around an unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form students who are in pursuit of only three topics in mind, sex, sport and a place at either Oxford or Cambridge University.
And, also following their several teachers, one...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 144
- MBE Code : 166
The Hobbit
The Hobbit is the unforgettable story of Bilbo, a peace-loving hobbit, who embarks on a strange and magical adventure.
A timeless classic.
Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 368
- MBE Code : 211
The Hound Of The Baskervilles
The Hound Of The Baskervilles concludes the storyline of Sir Charles Baskerville who is found dead along the wild Devon Moor with only the footprints of a giant dog present that's nearby, where ultimately everyone blames the phantom hound that has ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 240
- MBE Code : 187
The House with Chicken Legs
Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2019.Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2019.Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2019.Shortlisted for Children's Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2019.Marinka ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 338
- MBE Code : 221
The Hunger Games
Revolving around the sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her own district. In the Annual Hunger Games. Which concludes with a fight to the death on live television. But this isn’t ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 436
- MBE Code : 123
The Iron Man
Whilst incorporating science fiction into a captivating fairytale. The Iron Man follows a story of mankind, which must put a stop to the dreadful destruction that this limitless, metal robot is going to cause, and in order to make it a success, they ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 64
- MBE Code : 254
The Knife Of Never Letting Go
Prentisstown isn’t like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else’s thoughts in a constant, overwhelming Noise. There is no privacy. There are no secrets. Then Todd Hewitt unexpectedly stumbles on a spot of complete silence. Which is ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 496
- MBE Code : 459
The Knight’s Kiss
Lady Elinor of Hardford has fallen in love for the first time, with Dan, her cousin and knight-in-training. But her father has other plans. She must marry his friend, Sir William of Courtney - and he’s nearly 50! Ellie must draw on all her skills ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 72
- MBE Code : 496
The Last Firefox
Between bullies at school and changes at home, Charlie Challinor finds life a bit scary. And when he's made guardian of a furry fox cub called Cadno, things get a whole lot scarier.
Because Cadno isn't just any fox: he's a firefox - the only one ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 296
- MBE Code : 528
The Lion Above The Door
Leo and his best friend Sangeeta are the odd ones out in their school. But as Leo’s dad is always telling him, it’s because they’re special. Only thing is, if they’re so special, how come they never see anyone who looks like them in their ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 316
- MBE Code : 564
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
A beautiful paperback edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, book two in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with cover and interior art by the original illustrator, Pauline Baynes.
Four ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 208
- MBE Code : 308
The Merchant Of Venice
Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. The Merchant of ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 160
- MBE Code : 136
The Night Bus Hero
I've been getting into trouble for as long I can remember. Usually I don't mind 'cos some of my best, most brilliant ideas have come from sitting in detention.But recently it feels like no one believes me about anything - even when I'm telling the ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 288
- MBE Code : 435