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Bestselling transitional texts for those children moving from year 6 to year 7. All titles can be bought in class or year group quantity and prices include fitted plastic jackets and free delivery. Don’t see what you are looking for? We can supply any book in print just send us a message books@mbebooks.com

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Ajay And The Jaipur Moon

Ajay And The Jaipur Moon

Ajay's wish has come true at last - he's a news reporter! He and his friends even have their own newspaper: The Mumbai Sun. But living on the Mumbai railways means that money is tight. They need a big story - and when a meteor crashes to Earth, ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 304
  • MBE Code : 658
Original price was: £7.99.Current price is: £5.59. 30% off

Ajay And The Mumbai Sun

Abandoned on the Mumbai railways, Ajay has grown up with nothing but a burning wish to be a journalist. Finding an abandoned printing press, he and his friends Saif, Vinod, Yasmin and Jai create their own newspaper: The Mumbai Sun. As they hunt...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 304
  • MBE Code : 659
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Angel Of Grasmere

Angel Of Grasmere

Tarn grapples with the loss of her brother at Dunkirk as she faces the threat of Nazi invasion in the Cumbrian countryside in this gripping wartime tale from Tom Palmer. July 1940 – as Tarn struggles to come to terms with the loss of her beloved...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 208
  • MBE Code : 653
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Asha And The Spirit Bird

Asha And The Spirit Bird

Asha lives in the foothills of the Himalayas. Money is tight and she misses her papa who works in the city. When he suddenly stops sending his wages, a ruthless moneylender ransacks their home and her mother talks of leaving. From her den in the ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 288
  • MBE Code : 672
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Away With Words

Away With Words (Shortlisted For The Yoto Carnegie Medal 2024)

Gala and her dad, Jordi, have just moved from home in Cataluña to a town in Scotland, to live with Jordi’s boyfriend Ryan. Gala doesn’t speak much English, and feels lost, lonely and unable to be her usual funny self. Until she befriends ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 208
  • MBE Code : 585
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Boy 87

Boy 87

Boy 87 is an original and beautifully written page-turner of a novel about love, survival and the strength that can be found in a hopeful human spirit' -- Sarah Crossan, Carnegie Medal Winner'Shif is an unforgettable character, and his story should ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 224
  • MBE Code : 433
Original price was: £8.99.Current price is: £5.84. 35% off
Boy Everywhere

Boy Everywhere

This debut middle-grade novel chronicles the harrowing journey taken by Sami and his family from privilege to poverty, across countries and continents, from a comfortable life in Damascus, via a smuggler's den in Turkey, to a prison in Manchester. A ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 288
  • MBE Code : 648
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The Boy In The Tower

Boy In The Tower

When they first arrived, they came quietly and stealthily as if they tip-toed into the world when we were all looking the other way. Ade loves living at the top of a tower block. From his window, he feels like he can see the whole world stretching...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 336
  • MBE Code : 563
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Brightstorm

Brightstorm

Twins Arthur and Maudie Brightstorm receive word in Lontown that their famous explorer father has died in a failed attempt to reach the southernmost point in the world. Not only that, but he has been accused of stealing fuel before he died! The ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 344
  • MBE Code : 310
Original price was: £7.99.Current price is: £5.19. 35% off
Can You See Me?

Can You See Me?

With diary entries written by eleven-year-old Libby Scott, based on her own experiences of autism, this pioneering book, writtenin collaboration with esteemed author Rebecca Westcott, hasbeen widely praised for its realistic portrayal of autism. ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 368
  • MBE Code : 415
Original price was: £7.99.Current price is: £5.19. 35% off
Crater Lake

Crater Lake

Who is the mysterious bloodstained man who stops their coach? Why is no one around when Lance and the rest of Year Six arrive at the brand new Crater Lake activity centre? But this is just the beginning of the school trip from hell; a fight for ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 252
  • MBE Code : 630
Original price was: £7.99.Current price is: £5.59. 30% off
Dare To Be You

Dare To Be You

If you're the kind of person who thinks: I don't like standing out from the crowd ... I wish I could be more like the cool kids ... There's no point trying to change things ... then this book is for you.Because guess what? There's no such ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 192
  • MBE Code : 436
Original price was: £9.99.Current price is: £6.99. 30% off
Do You Know Me?

Do You Know Me?

Tally is autistic and proud. She used to feel like she had to hide her autism, but now Tally is determined to make sure people see who she really is. But now Tally has a new worry - her school trip. And that means new places, new people and new ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 320
  • MBE Code : 416
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Dread Wood

Dread Wood

It's basically the worst school detention ever. When classmates (but not mate-mates) Hallie, Angelo, Gustav and Naira are forced to come to school on a SATURDAY, they think things can’t get much worse. But they’re wrong. Things are about to get ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 336
  • MBE Code : 575
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Flock Horror

Dread Wood: Flock Horror

Angelo and his friends know that together they can handle any pretty much anything – including giant mutant spiders or snake-like parasites that burrow into your brain. But when a terrifying new enemy attacks from above it seems they have met their...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 368
  • MBE Code : 652
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Echo Mountain

Echo Mountain

1933. When Ellie and her family lose everything, they flee to Echo Mountain. Ellie runs wild, exploring the mountain’s mysteries. But the one she can’t solve is who’s leaving the gifts for her: tiny wooden carvings of animals and flowers, ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 356
  • MBE Code : 458
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The Case Of The Missing Marquess

Enola Holmes: The Case Of The Missing Marquess

When her mother disappears on her fourteenth birthday, Enola Holmes - the much younger sister of the famous detective Sherlock - suddenly finds herself in the care of her brothers. While Sherlock begins to investigate, his brother Mycroft sets about ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 192
  • MBE Code : 573
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Fight Back

Fight Back

Aaliyah is an ordinary thirteen-year-old living in the Midlands - she's into her books, shoes, K-pop and she is a Muslim. She has always felt at home where she lives ... until a terrorist attack in her area changes everything. As racial tensions ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 370
  • MBE Code : 543
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Finn Jones

Finn Jones Was Here

A funny, heartbreaking story about life and loss, and making every second count. Eric's best friend, Finn Jones, was the world's biggest prankster. Now Eric can't believe Finn's not here anymore. ...Or is he? Eric seems to be getting messages ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 320
  • MBE Code : 654
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Foxlight

Foxlight

Fen and Rey were found curled up small and tight in the fiery fur of the foxes at the very edge of the wildlands. Fen is loud and fierce and free. She feels a connection to foxes and a calling from the wild that she's desperate to return to. Rey is ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 288
  • MBE Code : 666
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Go Big

Go Big

Secondary school can seem scary. Corridors are wide, older students look terrifying and there's homework, messy friendships and stressful exams to deal with. But, whether you're about to land at secondary school or you're still settling in, Mr ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 208
  • MBE Code : 566
Original price was: £9.99.Current price is: £6.49. 35% off
Heroes

Heroes: How To Turn Inspiration Into Action

During your life you're going to come across people who will change your life. People who will inspire you to be the best version of yourself that you can be. Marcus Rashford is not only an England International footballer – he's also a ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 224
  • MBE Code : 677
Original price was: £9.99.Current price is: £6.99. 30% off
Kick

Kick

Budi's plan is simple. He's going to be a star. Budi's going to play for the greatest team on earth, instead of sweating over each stitch he sews, each football boot he makes. But one unlucky kick brings Budi's world crashing down. Now he owes ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 296
  • MBE Code : 650
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Kicked Out

Kicked Out: A Boy Everywhere Story

Kicked Out finds Ali and Sami living their dream, playing football for the school team and hanging out in their friend Mark's new luxury pool. But money goes missing and racism rears its ugly head when their friend Aadam is accused of the theft. Can...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 288
  • MBE Code : 649
Original price was: £7.99.Current price is: £5.19. 35% off
Leila And The Blue Fox

Leila And The Blue Fox

She was very tired. She lay down, her soft head on her soft paws. The sunset licked her face. The snow covered her like a blanket. Fox wakes, and begins to walk. She crosses ice and snow, over mountains and across frozen oceans, encountering ...
  • Book Cover : Paperback
  • Number Of Pages : 256
  • MBE Code : 647
Original price was: £7.99.Current price is: £5.19. 35% off