Ally&8217;s had a crush on Alfie ever since she can remember. Not only is he drop-dead yum, but he&8217;s singlehandedly turned her sister Rowan into a local celeb! So why is Linn less than chuffed about this? & why is Ally taking the Grouch Queen&8217;s side for once? Well, her sisters might be having hissy fits at each other, but at least Mum & Dad are definitely back together, right? Er, wrong.. ...

Blood is thicker than water, right? That&8217;s what Ally&8217;s always been told, & it&8217;s true she wouldn&8217;t change a thing about her exasperating but adorable family. Then Dad&8217;s long-lost brother Joe comes to stay &8211; bringing along his meddling meanie wife & their evil, pet-torturing twins. How could any member of the Love family be so deeply, determinedly un-lovable? ...

PM is a firm favourite amongst Primary Schools due to its reputation for reading success. Offering over 800 carefully levelled fiction & non-fiction books, PM builds confidence through gradual progression & step-by-step support. ...

Jesse is on a school trip in New York when his subway carriage is rocked by an explosion. When he & three friends crawl out of the wreckage they discover a city in chaos. Streets are deserted. Buildings are in ruins. & the only other survivors are infected with a virus that turns them into horrifying predators&8230; ...

Four teenagers. One destroyed city. Thousands of infected predators. Jesse has survived the chasers. He&8217;s survived the roving bands of humans. & he might even have started to make some new friends. But the quarantine period is up. The army is coming in. & Jesse&8217;s about to learn that the real test of survival has only just begun&8230; ...

Alpacas are farm animals that are kept for their soft, warm fleece. Alpaca fleece can be used for things such as clothing, carpets & quilts. Many farmers take their alpacas to shows, where the alpacas can win lots of ribbons. violet level titles introduce a variety of topics to promote reading for pleasure & offer plenty of opportunities to look at rhyme & rhythm within words to build fluency & phrasing. PM Non-fiction books are carefully researched, presenting factual information accompanied by superb photography & realistic illustrations to engage young readers. ...

When Macca & his best friend Al decide they want to take part in a talent show, they set to work figuring out what they’re good at. But when they try all sorts of things & can’t seem to get any of it right, they start to wonder if there’s anything they do well… A heartwarming story of perseverance, friendship, fun & alpacas! ...

Alpha Coulibaly is a refugee – just one of millions on the move, at the mercy of people traffickers. As he tries to rejoin his family, who are already in Europe, he’s frustrated & exploited at every turn. With a visa, Alpha’s journey would take a matter of hours. Without one, he’s adrift for eighteen months. As he struggles through an epic journey, brought alive in this graphic novel, he meets an unforgettable cast of characters who give a human face to the refugee crisis… A stunning graphic novel which won the English PEN Award Written by top novelist Bessora – winner of the Feneon Prize Dramatic felt-tip & wash artwork by acclaimed artist Barroux Supported by Amnesty & introduced by Michael Morpurgosummer-18 sum-18 sum-18-ie ...

Long-listed for the UKLA 2023 Book Awards for Children’s Fiction. A beautifully illustrated & presented intergenerational graphic novel that follows 11-year-old Benji & his elderly grandmother, Bubbe Rosa, as they traverse Brooklyn & Manhattan, gathering the ingredients for a Friday night dinner. Praise for Alte Zachen ’’ The graphic novel format brilliantly allows us to see Bubbe in both her present & her past, allowing the reader to better understand her in all her cranky, opinionated grandeur, along with her sweet, caring grandson, Benji. A wonderful intergenerational story about the value of old things.”— Marissa Moss, Children’s Book Author & Illustrator ’’ To outsiders, Benji’s Bubbe is just a crabby old lady. To the boy, & eventually to us, she becomes a vulnerable figure deserving of great tenderness. “ Alte Zachen” is less ambitious & searing than Art Spiegelman’s “ Maus, ” but like that graphic novel it expands our understanding of the gulf that can exist between generations, particularly those divided by catastrophe’’. — Wall Street Journal ’’ Bubbe is a delight & the love & patience Benji shows for her is so uplifting. This is award-winning storytelling’’. — Books for Keeps ’’A powerful & affecting story from author & publisher Ziggy Hanaor, with atmospheric illustrations from Benjamin Phillips’’. — Centre for Literacy in Primary Education Bubbe’s relationship with the city is complex & nothing is quite as she remembered it & she feels alienated & angry at the world around her. Benji, on the other h&, looks at the world, & his grandmother, with clear-eyed acceptance. As they wander the city, we catch glimpses of Bubbe’s childhood in Germany, her young adulthood in 1950s Brooklyn, & her relationships; first with a baker called Gershon, & later with successful Joe, Benji’s grandfather. Gradually we piece together snippets of Bubbe’s life, gaining an insight to some of the things that have formed her cantankerous personality. The journey culminates on the Lower East Side in a moving reunion between Rosa & Gershon, her first love. As the sun sets, Benji & his Bubbe walk home over the Williamsburg Bridge to make dinner. This is a powerful, affecting & deceptively simple story of Jewish identity, of generational divides, of the surmountability of difference & of a restless city & its inhabitants. ...

One for all you true romantics. Real love letters will always beat flirty texts. (Except that you can’t press delete.) ...