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Fact and fiction make equally good choices as part of a growing reading repertoire.
Whether it’s taking off on a high fantasy where new worlds open up endless possibilities or giving serious consideration of important ecological issues in a light hearted perspective, reading at this stage grows opinions and ideas.
You could also check out our latest highlights such as 'new voices', which showcases some of the brightest new talent from Walker Books, or our 'prizewinners' section where we can help you and your child discover authors currently in contention for and/or winners of the most prestigious awards.
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The Silver Blade
Sally Gardner
Shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize 2009 The dramatic, horrific and sometimes romantic events of the French Revolution, which Sally Gardner so brilliantly portrayed in The Red Necklace are moved on a stage in this equally vivid and richly...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2010
Sally Gardner
Shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize 2009 The dramatic, horrific and sometimes romantic events of the French Revolution, which Sally Gardner so brilliantly portrayed in The Red Necklace are moved on a stage in this equally vivid and richly...
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Maskmaker
Jane Johnson
There’s magic deep in the heart of this highly inventive story. Jamie’s life changes when he tries on the tiger mask he makes in an art class. This is an action-packed adventure exploding with magic and mystery. With the mask...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2010
Jane Johnson
There’s magic deep in the heart of this highly inventive story. Jamie’s life changes when he tries on the tiger mask he makes in an art class. This is an action-packed adventure exploding with magic and mystery. With the mask...
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Candle Man The Society of Unrelenting Vigilance
Glenn Dakin
Dark powers and mysterious happenings lie at the heart of this story of an unnatural underworld and the secret societies within it. Never allowed to go out because of his special condition, Theo’s life is constricted to his home in...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2010
Glenn Dakin
Dark powers and mysterious happenings lie at the heart of this story of an unnatural underworld and the secret societies within it. Never allowed to go out because of his special condition, Theo’s life is constricted to his home in...
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Raven Mysteries 3: Lunatics and Luck
Marcus Sedgwick
As told by a raven, this Gothic horror richly laced in humour is a delicious read – especially when the moon is full! Castle Otherhand is beset by problems. There are the usual ones of money troubles but this time...
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/03/2010
Marcus Sedgwick
As told by a raven, this Gothic horror richly laced in humour is a delicious read – especially when the moon is full! Castle Otherhand is beset by problems. There are the usual ones of money troubles but this time...
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I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend
Cora Harrison
Rich in period detail and full of romance and fantasy, this is a delightful imaginary diary of Jenny Cooper which gives entertaining insights into what Jane Austen might have been like as a teenager. Jenny is the pretty, clever but...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/03/2010
Cora Harrison
Rich in period detail and full of romance and fantasy, this is a delightful imaginary diary of Jenny Cooper which gives entertaining insights into what Jane Austen might have been like as a teenager. Jenny is the pretty, clever but...
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Silver Blade (Audio)
Sally Gardner
CD Audio. The dramatic, horrific and sometimes romantic events of the FrenchRevolution, which Sally Gardner so brilliantly portrayed in The Red Necklaceare moved on a stage in this equally vivid and richly imagined sequel, yet stand-alone novel, which allows those...
Format: CD-Audio - Released: 30/04/2009
Sally Gardner
CD Audio. The dramatic, horrific and sometimes romantic events of the FrenchRevolution, which Sally Gardner so brilliantly portrayed in The Red Necklaceare moved on a stage in this equally vivid and richly imagined sequel, yet stand-alone novel, which allows those...
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Luke and Jon
Robert Williams
This is a wonderfully original and arresting debut novel about friendship, grief and love. Written with great power, warmth and humour with not a word out of place you feel utterly compelled to read on. Luke and Jon is a...
Format: Paperback - Released: 18/03/2010
Robert Williams
This is a wonderfully original and arresting debut novel about friendship, grief and love. Written with great power, warmth and humour with not a word out of place you feel utterly compelled to read on. Luke and Jon is a...
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The Queen Must Die: Chronicles of the Tempus
K.A.S. Quinn
Completely gripping, this rollercoaster time travel adventure takes Katie, a contemporary New York teenager, back right into the heart of Queen Victoria’s reign. Landing unexpectedly in the Buckingham Palace bedroom of Alice, Queen Victoria’s younger daughter, Katie is swiftly caught...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2010
K.A.S. Quinn
Completely gripping, this rollercoaster time travel adventure takes Katie, a contemporary New York teenager, back right into the heart of Queen Victoria’s reign. Landing unexpectedly in the Buckingham Palace bedroom of Alice, Queen Victoria’s younger daughter, Katie is swiftly caught...
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The Red Necklace (Audio)
Sally Gardner
CD Audio. Set against the turbulent and drastically violent time of the French Revolution, this story is about a boy who is destined to become a hero. The plot takes you from Paris to London and back to Paris again to confront the...
Format: CD-Audio - Released: 22/10/2007
Sally Gardner
CD Audio. Set against the turbulent and drastically violent time of the French Revolution, this story is about a boy who is destined to become a hero. The plot takes you from Paris to London and back to Paris again to confront the...
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Jiggy McCue: Rudie Dudie
Michael Lawrence
This is the hilarious new title in the phenomenally successful and side-splittingly funny Jiggy McCue series. Jiggy is having real problems with the new drama teacher as she makes him do loads of really embarrassing things, and really rude things,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2010
Michael Lawrence
This is the hilarious new title in the phenomenally successful and side-splittingly funny Jiggy McCue series. Jiggy is having real problems with the new drama teacher as she makes him do loads of really embarrassing things, and really rude things,...
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The Willoughbys
Lois Lowry
A really quirky and completely original tale of villains, benefactors, abandoned infants, winsome orphans and diabolical plans. The kids in the Willoughby household – four of them, plot how best to become orphans, for their parents are not what they’d hoped for; at...
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Lois Lowry
A really quirky and completely original tale of villains, benefactors, abandoned infants, winsome orphans and diabolical plans. The kids in the Willoughby household – four of them, plot how best to become orphans, for their parents are not what they’d hoped for; at...
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The Ring of Five
Eoin McNamee
An action packed adventure begins for Danny when he is kidnapped on his way to boarding school and, having been taken across the frontier, arrives instead at the mysterious Academy. Danny has been handpicked to fight the Cherubs. Along with...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2010
Eoin McNamee
An action packed adventure begins for Danny when he is kidnapped on his way to boarding school and, having been taken across the frontier, arrives instead at the mysterious Academy. Danny has been handpicked to fight the Cherubs. Along with...
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Clover Twig and the Perilous Path
Kaye Umansky
A second set of entertaining adventures for Clover Twig, a clever and sensible girl who works for Mrs Eckles, a witch. When the Perilous Path arrives unexpectedly in the woods Clover has to help Mrs Eckles and the rest keep...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2010
Kaye Umansky
A second set of entertaining adventures for Clover Twig, a clever and sensible girl who works for Mrs Eckles, a witch. When the Perilous Path arrives unexpectedly in the woods Clover has to help Mrs Eckles and the rest keep...
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Striker Boy
Jonny Zucker
There’s brilliantly paced football excitement on and off the pitch in this fast moving adventure. The future of Hatton Rangers is resting on Nat Dixon, their mysterious new signing, but what neither the club nor the fans know is that...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2010
Jonny Zucker
There’s brilliantly paced football excitement on and off the pitch in this fast moving adventure. The future of Hatton Rangers is resting on Nat Dixon, their mysterious new signing, but what neither the club nor the fans know is that...
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The Five Lords of Pain: The Lord of the Mountain
James Lovegrove
This is a brand new series from Barrington Stoke with huge appeal to fans of manga, martial arts and magic and particularly suitable for reluctant or struggling readers of 9 or 10+ as the books are real page-turners and best...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/02/2010
James Lovegrove
This is a brand new series from Barrington Stoke with huge appeal to fans of manga, martial arts and magic and particularly suitable for reluctant or struggling readers of 9 or 10+ as the books are real page-turners and best...
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The Lambton Curse
Malachy Doyle
This is a terrific story by an author who really knows how to grab the reader’s attention and hold it. The story is based on a thrilling myth from the north east of England and is a great way to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/02/2010
Malachy Doyle
This is a terrific story by an author who really knows how to grab the reader’s attention and hold it. The story is based on a thrilling myth from the north east of England and is a great way to...
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Heidi (Oxford Children's Classics)
Johanna Spyri
How Heidi softens the heart of her grumpy grandfather when she is sent to stay with him after her parents die has delighted generations of children. Heidi loves her new life living high up in the Alps. Here she meets...
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/03/2010
Johanna Spyri
How Heidi softens the heart of her grumpy grandfather when she is sent to stay with him after her parents die has delighted generations of children. Heidi loves her new life living high up in the Alps. Here she meets...
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Oliver Twist (Oxford Children's Classics)
Charles Dickens
Well-produced for younger readers, this handsome and easy-to-read edition makes an excellent introduction to one of Charles Dickens’s best-loved novel. The story of Oliver, the boy who famously asked for “More” leading to his expulsion from the workhouse and subsequent...
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Charles Dickens
Well-produced for younger readers, this handsome and easy-to-read edition makes an excellent introduction to one of Charles Dickens’s best-loved novel. The story of Oliver, the boy who famously asked for “More” leading to his expulsion from the workhouse and subsequent...
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Villain.Net 4: Collision Course
Andy Briggs
Dastardly villains are every bit as daring as courageous heroes. Jake can download the powers that he needs from the net but how powerful a villain can he become? Jake almost has the mightiest of the superpowers in his grasp...
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Andy Briggs
Dastardly villains are every bit as daring as courageous heroes. Jake can download the powers that he needs from the net but how powerful a villain can he become? Jake almost has the mightiest of the superpowers in his grasp...
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Hero.Com 4: Chaos Effect
Andy Briggs
A thrilling story of courage and daring in the world of cyber space. Hero Toby is determined to save the world from total destruction at the hands of NanoMite, the fiendish cyborg, but Toby needs help and it’s hard to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2010
Andy Briggs
A thrilling story of courage and daring in the world of cyber space. Hero Toby is determined to save the world from total destruction at the hands of NanoMite, the fiendish cyborg, but Toby needs help and it’s hard to...
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Conspiracy 365: March
Gabrielle Lord
The third title in a page turning adventure which began when 15 year old Callum was hunted down by a crazed man carrying a deadly warning. Now Cal is on the run from both ruthless criminals and the police. He has 365 days...
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Gabrielle Lord
The third title in a page turning adventure which began when 15 year old Callum was hunted down by a crazed man carrying a deadly warning. Now Cal is on the run from both ruthless criminals and the police. He has 365 days...
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Percy Jackson: The Ultimate Guide
Rick Riordan
For fans of Percy Jackson, the chances are you’ll know that he didn't want to be a half-blood and never asked to be the son of a Greek God. Percy Jackson was just a normal kid, going to school, skateboarding,...
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/03/2010
Rick Riordan
For fans of Percy Jackson, the chances are you’ll know that he didn't want to be a half-blood and never asked to be the son of a Greek God. Percy Jackson was just a normal kid, going to school, skateboarding,...
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Why Eating Bogeys Is Good For You
Mitchell Symons
Winner of the 2010 Blue Peter 'Best Book with Facts' Award. Why can’t you tickle yourself? What is the best way to cure hiccups? Why do buses travel in threes? Loads of questions with some highly entertaining answers fill this...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/12/2009
Mitchell Symons
Winner of the 2010 Blue Peter 'Best Book with Facts' Award. Why can’t you tickle yourself? What is the best way to cure hiccups? Why do buses travel in threes? Loads of questions with some highly entertaining answers fill this...
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Frozen In Time
Ali Sparkes
Overall winnner of the 2010 Blue Peter Award 2010 and 'Book I Couldn't Put Down' category Award. A page-turning mystery-adventure with a pleasingly old-fashioned feel as two children, frozen by cryonic suspension by their father in 1956, are miraculously brought back...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/12/2009
Ali Sparkes
Overall winnner of the 2010 Blue Peter Award 2010 and 'Book I Couldn't Put Down' category Award. A page-turning mystery-adventure with a pleasingly old-fashioned feel as two children, frozen by cryonic suspension by their father in 1956, are miraculously brought back...
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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Emma Thompson
With wit and warmth and warts and all, the wonderfully talented writer and star of Nanny Mcphee, Emma Thompson recounts the story of the film, a story of one family’s summer with Nanny McPhee, a story of blackmail, tragedy and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2010
Emma Thompson
With wit and warmth and warts and all, the wonderfully talented writer and star of Nanny Mcphee, Emma Thompson recounts the story of the film, a story of one family’s summer with Nanny McPhee, a story of blackmail, tragedy and...
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Nanny McPhee The Collected Tales of Nurse Matilda
Christianna Brand
This is the film tie-in edition to the first Nanny McPhee film that was released in 2005.
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/10/2005
Christianna Brand
This is the film tie-in edition to the first Nanny McPhee film that was released in 2005.
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The Joshua Files: Zero Moment
M. G. Harris
Explosive and compelling, this is the third part of the bestselling Joshua Files sequence in which an ancient prophecy is predicting the end of the world in 2012. Don’t feel it’s essential to read the first two titles to enjoy...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
M. G. Harris
Explosive and compelling, this is the third part of the bestselling Joshua Files sequence in which an ancient prophecy is predicting the end of the world in 2012. Don’t feel it’s essential to read the first two titles to enjoy...
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The Minivers on the Run
Natalie Jane Prior
This terrific new series for newly confident readers is action-packed and based around two irresistibly appealing characters – the glamorous Miniver sisters. They’re rich, they’re famous and they’re only two foot tall. Adopted at birth by the King of Artemesia,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
Natalie Jane Prior
This terrific new series for newly confident readers is action-packed and based around two irresistibly appealing characters – the glamorous Miniver sisters. They’re rich, they’re famous and they’re only two foot tall. Adopted at birth by the King of Artemesia,...
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This Book is Not Good for You
Pseudonymous Bosch
Mysterious, marvellous, witty, exciting and dangerous. Here, in this the author's 3rd book that you really shouldn't be reading but few have taken heed, you'll meet a cursed aztec artefact, an evil and deranged chef, a secret jungle lair inahibited...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/02/2010
Pseudonymous Bosch
Mysterious, marvellous, witty, exciting and dangerous. Here, in this the author's 3rd book that you really shouldn't be reading but few have taken heed, you'll meet a cursed aztec artefact, an evil and deranged chef, a secret jungle lair inahibited...
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Day of the Assassins
Johnny O'Brien
A thrilling war-time adventure that is a perfect mix of historical fact and fictional adventure, in which two boys are swept back in time and thrown into the real event of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914, the catalyst...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
Johnny O'Brien
A thrilling war-time adventure that is a perfect mix of historical fact and fictional adventure, in which two boys are swept back in time and thrown into the real event of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914, the catalyst...
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The Great Hamster Massacre
Katie Davies
Winner of the Waterstone's Book Award 2010 An entertaining behind-the-scenes look at family life in all its intricacies as it revolves around pet ownership and the drama that surrounds it. Nine year old Anna tells how she and her younger brother...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
Katie Davies
Winner of the Waterstone's Book Award 2010 An entertaining behind-the-scenes look at family life in all its intricacies as it revolves around pet ownership and the drama that surrounds it. Nine year old Anna tells how she and her younger brother...
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Princess for Hire
Lindsey Leavitt
A light-hearted comedy about whether dreams can really ever come true… Desi’s chirpy first person narrative tells the story of how her oh-so-boring life is transformed when she is accepted to be the substitute princess. Surely then, she can leave...
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Lindsey Leavitt
A light-hearted comedy about whether dreams can really ever come true… Desi’s chirpy first person narrative tells the story of how her oh-so-boring life is transformed when she is accepted to be the substitute princess. Surely then, she can leave...
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The Badness of Ballydog
Garrett Carr
Can a town be full of badness? When Ewan is moved there against his will he can feel the force of something coming. Something unknown but something to be feared. May knows it too, and Andrew. Will anyone believe the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
Garrett Carr
Can a town be full of badness? When Ewan is moved there against his will he can feel the force of something coming. Something unknown but something to be feared. May knows it too, and Andrew. Will anyone believe the...
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The Joshua Files: Ice Shock
M. G. Harris
Continuing where Invisible City left off, Josh Garcia remains steadfastly determined to uncover the truth behind his father's death in the jungles of Mexico. Like the thrillers featuring Alex Rider or indeed those featuring Jason Bourne, Ice Shock is full of incredible plot twists...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
M. G. Harris
Continuing where Invisible City left off, Josh Garcia remains steadfastly determined to uncover the truth behind his father's death in the jungles of Mexico. Like the thrillers featuring Alex Rider or indeed those featuring Jason Bourne, Ice Shock is full of incredible plot twists...
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The Joshua Files: Invisible City
M. G. Harris
Thrilling adventure as an ancient civilization is awakened by one boy. Desperate to find out what has happened to his dad after he goes missing, Josh gets caught up in a race to find the legendary lost book of the ancient Mayas. Can...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
M. G. Harris
Thrilling adventure as an ancient civilization is awakened by one boy. Desperate to find out what has happened to his dad after he goes missing, Josh gets caught up in a race to find the legendary lost book of the ancient Mayas. Can...
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Flips: Percy Jackson (Nintendo DS)
Rick Riordan
Half Boy. Half God. All Hero. Join Percy Jackson as he teams up with other demigods to battle mythical foes! Young Percy Jackson goes off on a quest to help his real father, Poseidon, avert a war among the gods....
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Rick Riordan
Half Boy. Half God. All Hero. Join Percy Jackson as he teams up with other demigods to battle mythical foes! Young Percy Jackson goes off on a quest to help his real father, Poseidon, avert a war among the gods....
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London Deep
Robin Price, Paul McGrory
This is a terrifically atmospheric page-turning adventure told through words and comic art. Set in the near future, in a flooded London where rival police forces – one for adults and one for kids – compete to keep the peace,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
Robin Price, Paul McGrory
This is a terrifically atmospheric page-turning adventure told through words and comic art. Set in the near future, in a flooded London where rival police forces – one for adults and one for kids – compete to keep the peace,...
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Beswitched
Kate Saunders
One minute Flora is dreaming on a train heading back to boarding school and the next a magic spell has spun Flora into the past. She’s mysteriously swapped lives with a schoolgirl in 1935! What a nightmare: no iPod, no...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
Kate Saunders
One minute Flora is dreaming on a train heading back to boarding school and the next a magic spell has spun Flora into the past. She’s mysteriously swapped lives with a schoolgirl in 1935! What a nightmare: no iPod, no...
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How to be a Pirate
Cressida Cowell
Hiccup, the Viking hero in the world of entertaining and unusual adventures, is back for a new set of adventures on the Pirate Training Programme. Still being trained by Gobbler the Belch, Hiccup learns new skills to help as he...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
Cressida Cowell
Hiccup, the Viking hero in the world of entertaining and unusual adventures, is back for a new set of adventures on the Pirate Training Programme. Still being trained by Gobbler the Belch, Hiccup learns new skills to help as he...
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The Perfect Rebel
Deborah Chancellor
This is a great book for children of 9 or 10+ who want a book that's shorter with fewer words on the page than your typical book for this age range whilst at the same time getting a great snapshot...
Format: Paperback - Released: 22/01/2010
Deborah Chancellor
This is a great book for children of 9 or 10+ who want a book that's shorter with fewer words on the page than your typical book for this age range whilst at the same time getting a great snapshot...
Format: Paperback - Released: 22/01/2010
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Geronimo
Tanya Landman
This is a fascinating short book detailing an important aspect of American History - that of the native American people, the Apaches. Geromino was a famous Apache who went on fighting the US government and the new settlers even when...
Format: Paperback - Released: 22/01/2010
Tanya Landman
This is a fascinating short book detailing an important aspect of American History - that of the native American people, the Apaches. Geromino was a famous Apache who went on fighting the US government and the new settlers even when...
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Egyptian Chronicles 3: The Sacred Scarab
Gill Harvey
Ancient Egypt is brought vividly to life in this latest adventure of orphans Hopi and Isis who have a real knack of getting themselves into dramatic situations – and then getting out of them! It is festival time and the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 15/02/2010
Gill Harvey
Ancient Egypt is brought vividly to life in this latest adventure of orphans Hopi and Isis who have a real knack of getting themselves into dramatic situations – and then getting out of them! It is festival time and the...
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Toby Alone 2: Toby and the Secrets of the Tree
Timothee de Fombelle, Francois Place
A follow-up to the Award winning Toby Alone, this tells how life in the beautifully imagined world set in the heart of the great oak tree has changed – and for the worse. The power crazed Leo Blue has taken over. Can Toby...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
Timothee de Fombelle, Francois Place
A follow-up to the Award winning Toby Alone, this tells how life in the beautifully imagined world set in the heart of the great oak tree has changed – and for the worse. The power crazed Leo Blue has taken over. Can Toby...
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Conspiracy 365: February
Gabrielle Lord
The second title in a page turning adventure which began when 15 year old Callum was hunted down by a crazed man carrying a deadly warning. Now Cal is on the run from both ruthless criminals and the police. He has 365 days...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
Gabrielle Lord
The second title in a page turning adventure which began when 15 year old Callum was hunted down by a crazed man carrying a deadly warning. Now Cal is on the run from both ruthless criminals and the police. He has 365 days...
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
How Alice falls down the rabbit hole and the extraordinary world where nothing is quite as it at first seems, is a classic children’s book whose influence has been felt for over a century. This unabridged edition is beautifully produced...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/03/2009
Lewis Carroll
How Alice falls down the rabbit hole and the extraordinary world where nothing is quite as it at first seems, is a classic children’s book whose influence has been felt for over a century. This unabridged edition is beautifully produced...
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Little Darlings
Jacqueline Wilson
Bestselling Jacqueline Wilson tells a fairy tale story of the unlikely intertwining of two very different families against a strong and realistic background. Destiny is growing up poor with her mum who does three jobs and struggles to pay the...
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/03/2010
Jacqueline Wilson
Bestselling Jacqueline Wilson tells a fairy tale story of the unlikely intertwining of two very different families against a strong and realistic background. Destiny is growing up poor with her mum who does three jobs and struggles to pay the...
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Alice in Wonderland (Book of the Film)
From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes a magical re-imagining of one of the most beloved stories of all time. Mia Wasikowska stars as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/02/2009
From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes a magical re-imagining of one of the most beloved stories of all time. Mia Wasikowska stars as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a...
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Illustrated by Robert Ingpen)
Lewis Carroll
The classic story of how Alice falls down the rabbit hole and enters a strange topsy-turvy world in which nothing it quite what it seems to be is given a dreamy, soft focus in Robert Ingpen’s illustrations. What Alice finds...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2009
Lewis Carroll
The classic story of how Alice falls down the rabbit hole and enters a strange topsy-turvy world in which nothing it quite what it seems to be is given a dreamy, soft focus in Robert Ingpen’s illustrations. What Alice finds...
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Hiccup: How to Train Your Dragon (Film Tie-In edition)
Cressida Cowell
Jokes flow thick and fast from this most original and inventive Viking adventure, which launched the career of a Viking with a difference. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock grew up at a time of dragons but he was not always a hero....
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
Cressida Cowell
Jokes flow thick and fast from this most original and inventive Viking adventure, which launched the career of a Viking with a difference. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock grew up at a time of dragons but he was not always a hero....
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Hiccup: How to Train Your Dragon
Cressida Cowell
Jokes flow thick and fast from this most original and inventive Viking adventure, which launched the career of a Viking with a difference. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock grew up at a time of dragons but he was not always a hero....
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
Cressida Cowell
Jokes flow thick and fast from this most original and inventive Viking adventure, which launched the career of a Viking with a difference. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock grew up at a time of dragons but he was not always a hero....
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Superhumans: Meteorite Strike
A.G. Taylor
Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Book Award 2010 An action-packed science fiction adventure unfolds at a cracking pace following the crashing of a plane after a meteor strike. Robert and Sarah survive the alien virus which strikes thousands of others but find...
Format: Paperback - Released: 29/01/2010
A.G. Taylor
Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Book Award 2010 An action-packed science fiction adventure unfolds at a cracking pace following the crashing of a plane after a meteor strike. Robert and Sarah survive the alien virus which strikes thousands of others but find...
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Leviathan
Scott Westerfeld
Nominated for a prestigious Nebula Award - the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy - winner to be announced mid May 2010. This is an incredibly original and thought provoking novel. Think Europe 1914 - the war...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2009
Scott Westerfeld
Nominated for a prestigious Nebula Award - the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy - winner to be announced mid May 2010. This is an incredibly original and thought provoking novel. Think Europe 1914 - the war...
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How To Speak Dragonese
Cressida Cowell
Hiccup the great Viking hero was not always such a star. He makes a mistake in his first Boarding an Enemy Ship Lesson by tackling a Roman Dragon Rustling ship with the fearsome Alvin the Treacherous on board. When Toothless,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
Cressida Cowell
Hiccup the great Viking hero was not always such a star. He makes a mistake in his first Boarding an Enemy Ship Lesson by tackling a Roman Dragon Rustling ship with the fearsome Alvin the Treacherous on board. When Toothless,...
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A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons
Cressida Cowell
Hiccup the Hero has many attributes, including being a Dragon Whisperer. It’s a skill he learnt the hard way as these exploits reveal! Here also is an introduction to the key characteristics of the dragons and a Dragonese dictionary to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
Cressida Cowell
Hiccup the Hero has many attributes, including being a Dragon Whisperer. It’s a skill he learnt the hard way as these exploits reveal! Here also is an introduction to the key characteristics of the dragons and a Dragonese dictionary to...
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How to Twist a Dragon's Tale
Cressida Cowell
The Isle of Berk is under threat. Hiccup’s latest challenge is to stop the volcano from exploding …To do so he must rescue the Fire Egg which has been stolen and return it to the Volcano and outwit the sword-claws...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
Cressida Cowell
The Isle of Berk is under threat. Hiccup’s latest challenge is to stop the volcano from exploding …To do so he must rescue the Fire Egg which has been stolen and return it to the Volcano and outwit the sword-claws...
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How to Ride a Dragon's Storm
Cressida Cowell
Hiccup has a new set of challenges. This time he has to get back to Berk from America in record time, battle against the deadly Polarserpents and win the Inter-Tribal Friendly Swimming Race – which is not so friendly after...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
Cressida Cowell
Hiccup has a new set of challenges. This time he has to get back to Berk from America in record time, battle against the deadly Polarserpents and win the Inter-Tribal Friendly Swimming Race – which is not so friendly after...
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How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse
Cressida Cowell
Hiccup the Hero is back with a new adventure. This time the Venomous Vorpent is his enemy and it has already struck Fishlegs with the deadly Vorpentitis. Hiccup must find a way of countering the creature’s deadly sting… Once again,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
Cressida Cowell
Hiccup the Hero is back with a new adventure. This time the Venomous Vorpent is his enemy and it has already struck Fishlegs with the deadly Vorpentitis. Hiccup must find a way of countering the creature’s deadly sting… Once again,...
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How to Break a Dragon's Heart
Cressida Cowell
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock 111, master of all things Heroic, has a load of new challenges to complete…Now he must complete the Impossible Task, save Fishlegs from being fed to the Beast to and discover the secret of the Lost Throne....
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
Cressida Cowell
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock 111, master of all things Heroic, has a load of new challenges to complete…Now he must complete the Impossible Task, save Fishlegs from being fed to the Beast to and discover the secret of the Lost Throne....
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Asterix The Legionary
Rene Goscinny, Albert Uderzo
February 2010 Guest Editor Robert Muchamore on Asterix The Legionary Asterix books were contentious stuff. In 1980s Britain, the rivalry between Asterix and Tintin amongst schoolboys was up there with Arsenal and Spurs, or Liverpool and Manchester United. I...
Format: Paperback - Released: 16/06/2005
Rene Goscinny, Albert Uderzo
February 2010 Guest Editor Robert Muchamore on Asterix The Legionary Asterix books were contentious stuff. In 1980s Britain, the rivalry between Asterix and Tintin amongst schoolboys was up there with Arsenal and Spurs, or Liverpool and Manchester United. I...
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Flyaway
Lucy Christopher
Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Book Award 2010 Tender and touching, this is a delicate story about facing up to difficulties and finding a way through. When Isla’s father develops a serious heart condition he can no longer take her to see...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/01/2010
Lucy Christopher
Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Book Award 2010 Tender and touching, this is a delicate story about facing up to difficulties and finding a way through. When Isla’s father develops a serious heart condition he can no longer take her to see...
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (film tie-in)
Rick Riordan
Film tie-in edition of one of the most eagerly awaited film releases of 2010 from the Director of the Harry Potter films. Half Boy, Half God, All Hero, that’s Percy Jackson, but he didn’t choose or want to be a half-blood...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
Rick Riordan
Film tie-in edition of one of the most eagerly awaited film releases of 2010 from the Director of the Harry Potter films. Half Boy, Half God, All Hero, that’s Percy Jackson, but he didn’t choose or want to be a half-blood...
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Sea Wolf
David Miller
This gripping adventure on the high seas pulls no punches about the dangers of international piracy in a story of three children’s terrifying experience when they get caught up in it. Searching for the Moon Pearl, Hannah, Ned and Jik...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
David Miller
This gripping adventure on the high seas pulls no punches about the dangers of international piracy in a story of three children’s terrifying experience when they get caught up in it. Searching for the Moon Pearl, Hannah, Ned and Jik...
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Conspiracy 365: January
Gabrielle Lord
The launch title in a page turning adventure which kicks off when 15 year old Callum is hunted down by a crazed man who carries a deadly warning. Now Cal is on the run from both ruthless criminals and the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
Gabrielle Lord
The launch title in a page turning adventure which kicks off when 15 year old Callum is hunted down by a crazed man who carries a deadly warning. Now Cal is on the run from both ruthless criminals and the...
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Castle of Shadows
Ellen Renner
A ragged princess needs all her courage to help her find out what has happened to her mother. When Princess Charlotte’s mother, the Queen of Quayle, vanishes in mysterious circumstances no-one seems very interested in finding out what has become...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
Ellen Renner
A ragged princess needs all her courage to help her find out what has happened to her mother. When Princess Charlotte’s mother, the Queen of Quayle, vanishes in mysterious circumstances no-one seems very interested in finding out what has become...
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Percy Jackson: The Demigod Files
Rick Riordan
Take a fantastic look behind the scenes of the famous Percy Jackson, schoolboy and Demi god. Theses archives include a guide to Percy’s most important backup team, Percy’s own introduction to the greatest gods and goddesses in mythology, an interview...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
Rick Riordan
Take a fantastic look behind the scenes of the famous Percy Jackson, schoolboy and Demi god. Theses archives include a guide to Percy’s most important backup team, Percy’s own introduction to the greatest gods and goddesses in mythology, an interview...
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Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian
Rick Riordan
The brand new Percy Jackson for all those who have been fans for ages and for others who have just been introduced to him through the brilliant edge of your seat film. The Percy Jackson series is a deserved bestseller...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2010
Rick Riordan
The brand new Percy Jackson for all those who have been fans for ages and for others who have just been introduced to him through the brilliant edge of your seat film. The Percy Jackson series is a deserved bestseller...
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The Toymaker
Jeremy De Quidt
Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Book Award 2010 Shortlisted for the 2009 Branford Boase Best Debut Novel Award Mysterious, sinister and haunting, the world of toys who can be made ‘real’ is perfectly captured in this stunning debut novel. Embracing magic and malevolence, it tells...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2010
Jeremy De Quidt
Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Book Award 2010 Shortlisted for the 2009 Branford Boase Best Debut Novel Award Mysterious, sinister and haunting, the world of toys who can be made ‘real’ is perfectly captured in this stunning debut novel. Embracing magic and malevolence, it tells...
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Rebel
R J Anderson
A thrilling sequel to best-selling Knife, this is a fairytale with a difference. Linden has to learn to be brave like her foster mother Knife in a fairy world which is full of danger and treachery. The Fairy Queen...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
R J Anderson
A thrilling sequel to best-selling Knife, this is a fairytale with a difference. Linden has to learn to be brave like her foster mother Knife in a fairy world which is full of danger and treachery. The Fairy Queen...
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Seven Sorcerers
Caro King
Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Book Award 2010 With an original cast and set in the vividly imagined world of The Drift, this is an enchanting, moving and thoughtful fantasy. When Ninevah wakes up to find that her brother has vanished she...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
Caro King
Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Book Award 2010 With an original cast and set in the vividly imagined world of The Drift, this is an enchanting, moving and thoughtful fantasy. When Ninevah wakes up to find that her brother has vanished she...
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Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters
Rick Riordan
'You can't tell by looking at me that my dad is Poseidon, God of the Sea. It's not easy being a half-blood these days. You mortals can't even see the monsters we have to fight all the time. So when a game...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2007
Rick Riordan
'You can't tell by looking at me that my dad is Poseidon, God of the Sea. It's not easy being a half-blood these days. You mortals can't even see the monsters we have to fight all the time. So when a game...
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Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse
Rick Riordan
It's the last Friday before the winter holidays but Percy Jackson isn't at school: he's battling the fearsome Manticore (half human, half lion), which in itself isn't ideal ...but with Annabeth missing and the goddess of the hunt held captive, things get a...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2008
Rick Riordan
It's the last Friday before the winter holidays but Percy Jackson isn't at school: he's battling the fearsome Manticore (half human, half lion), which in itself isn't ideal ...but with Annabeth missing and the goddess of the hunt held captive, things get a...
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Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth
Rick Riordan
Honestly, blowing up another school was the last thing I wanted to do. As the son of a Greek god, I've had my share of near-death disaster. This summer, I didn't choose to battle the cheerleading squad, but when two hissing she-devils with...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/03/2009
Rick Riordan
Honestly, blowing up another school was the last thing I wanted to do. As the son of a Greek god, I've had my share of near-death disaster. This summer, I didn't choose to battle the cheerleading squad, but when two hissing she-devils with...
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100 Most Disgusting Things on the Planet
Anna Claybourne
This riveting book tells you everything you need to know about the most disgusting things on the planet. With a yuck factor rating you’re told quite how disgusting something is. Great information to share with friends. But there’s also an...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2010
Anna Claybourne
This riveting book tells you everything you need to know about the most disgusting things on the planet. With a yuck factor rating you’re told quite how disgusting something is. Great information to share with friends. But there’s also an...
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The Boy Who Fell Down Exit 43
Harriet Goodwin
Shortlisted for the 2010 Blue Peter 'Book I Couldn't Put Down' Award. Adventurous, charming and poignant by turns, The Boy Who Fell Down Exit 43 is a quirky debut novel laced with humour and a dollop of magic.
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/12/2009
Harriet Goodwin
Shortlisted for the 2010 Blue Peter 'Book I Couldn't Put Down' Award. Adventurous, charming and poignant by turns, The Boy Who Fell Down Exit 43 is a quirky debut novel laced with humour and a dollop of magic.
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The Crowfield Curse
Pat Walsh
Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Book Award 2010 An exciting adventure with some excellent magical powers at its heart. Life is hard for Will growing up in the chilly atmosphere of Crowfield Abbey. He’s hungry and cold most of the time and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/01/2010
Pat Walsh
Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Book Award 2010 An exciting adventure with some excellent magical powers at its heart. Life is hard for Will growing up in the chilly atmosphere of Crowfield Abbey. He’s hungry and cold most of the time and...
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Cosmic
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Shortlisted for the 2010 Blue Peter Award. The winner will be announced to coincide with World Book Day Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2008, the Carnegie and the Leeds Book Award in 2009. Comic and cosmic, this is a roller coaster...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/07/2009
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Shortlisted for the 2010 Blue Peter Award. The winner will be announced to coincide with World Book Day Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2008, the Carnegie and the Leeds Book Award in 2009. Comic and cosmic, this is a roller coaster...
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Quicksilver
Samira Osman
Told at a cracking pace this modern fantasy tells how three children from different countries are brought together by the force of the mysterious Ley lines to fulfil an ancient prophecy. Working together, they must unlock a treasure with unimagined...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/01/2010
Samira Osman
Told at a cracking pace this modern fantasy tells how three children from different countries are brought together by the force of the mysterious Ley lines to fulfil an ancient prophecy. Working together, they must unlock a treasure with unimagined...
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The Railway Children (with an introduction by Jacqueline Wilson)
E Nesbit
January 2010 Guest Editor Sophie Mckenzie on The Railway Children by Edith Nesbitt 'I loved reading as a child and remember getting totally absorbed in this book. I identified strongly with the main character - responsible, sensitive eldest child Roberta -...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/02/2010
E Nesbit
January 2010 Guest Editor Sophie Mckenzie on The Railway Children by Edith Nesbitt 'I loved reading as a child and remember getting totally absorbed in this book. I identified strongly with the main character - responsible, sensitive eldest child Roberta -...
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The Kingdom by the Sea
Robert Westall
January 2010 Guest Editor Sophie Mckenzie on The Kingdom by the Sea by Robert Westall 'This book inspired me more than any other. The writing is great, of course, but what I value most about The Kingdom by the Sea...
Format: Paperback - Released: 28/05/2009
Robert Westall
January 2010 Guest Editor Sophie Mckenzie on The Kingdom by the Sea by Robert Westall 'This book inspired me more than any other. The writing is great, of course, but what I value most about The Kingdom by the Sea...
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