The visitors from downriver had strange pale skin & blue eyes, but they left a deadly sickness of red spots & fever. Thirteen-year-old Millie & her younger sister Maura were the only survivors. As the first snowflakes fell, the dogs were turning wild, & it was clear that the two girls would have to leave & find a new home. They loaded up a raft to take them away, & so began an epic journey through the harsh snowy landscape&8230; Set in Alaska & based on the real experiences of the author&8217;s grandmother, this is an extraordinary story of courage, endurance & survival. &8220;A celebration of the human spirit.” The Daily Mail &8220; John Smelcer&8217;s The Great Death is an outstanding piece of writing & undoubtedly my favourite novel of the year.” The Bookseller &8220; This is quite an exceptional survival story. It is realistic & vividly detailed, but it also has the quality of myth.” The School Librarian &8220; Told in lyrical & elegant prose without a word wasted & the overwhelming beauty of the harsh but beautiful Alaskan landscape rises vividly from the page.” Bookbag.co.uk ...

Ordinary Kids. Extraordinary Adventures. Laughs for the Whole Family. Big Dreams, even BIGGER trouble... Radio 1 broadcasters & bestselling authors of KID NORMAL – Greg James & Chris Smith – are back with a mind-bending adventure you won’t want to wake up from... Have you ever had a really strange dream? Maya Clayton definitely has. Last night she dreamt that her dad, the brilliant but slightly odd Professor Dexter, had been trapped in a nightmare by his evil boss Lilith Delamere! But it’s not just a dream – it’s real & Maya & her new friends the Dream Bandits must rescue the Professor before it’s too late! All they need is a bit of courage & a LOT of imagination. Readers LOVE The Great Dream Robbery: ‘I wanna be a member of the Dream Bandits!’ ‘ Escapist & daft & just a whole lot of fun’ ‘ Thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to crazy end’ ‘ This madcap adventure could have only been dreamt up by the crazy minds of Greg James & Chris Smith – part science-fiction, part mission impossible, part mystery that needs solving & a whole lot of fun’ ...

A heart-tugging animal epic from Megan – plus an exclusive FREE book of huggable heroes to love! ...

Who killed Anna’s hamster? She vows to find out. But with weird neighbours, fake friends & crazy parents to deal with, is she ready to learn the truth? This Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize winner explores life, love & tragedy in a quirky & lighthearted way. independentreadingpacks ...

Winner of the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize 2010. A detective story with a difference! Things in Anna’s life are going completely crazy. Her neighbours are behaving suspiciously, the girl next door keeps falling out with her, & then Gran suddenly dies. So when Anna’s hamster is mysteriously slaughtered, it’s the last straw. Who is the culprit? Anna vows to find out. But the search will take her into all kinds of comical & unexpected terrain, teaching her many lessons about life & family… A wonderfully fresh comedy from a former st&-up comedian, which explores life, love & tragedy in a quirky & lighthearted way. Supplied as a pack of 30 copies. ...

People say the Mac Intyres are trouble. & they’re certainly noisy. But when Jamie is accused of vandalism, Eva sticks up for her new neighbour in a race against time filled with lashings of ice cream! ...

Exciting new cover reissue of this funny forest story, from award-winning, internationally bestselling picture book creator of Lost & Found, Oliver Jeffers. ...

A beautifully illustrated version of the traditional folktale about the Chinese zodiac from the author of Deep in the Woods. ...

Michael Morpurgo. David Almond. John Boyne. Today’s top writers revisit the Great War. Truly original. Deeply powerful. Beautifully illustrated. holocaust-memorial-day ...

Part of a brand new set of phonically decodable reading books perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelled non-fiction books are engaging & perfectly match the new Letters & Sounds guidance used in schools across the UK. ...