Winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year Prize. Christopher has Asperger’s Syndrome. His brain isn’t wired up for people. It’s wired up for maths, science, Sherlock Holmes novels & other geeky delights. When his neighbour’s dog is murdered, he decides to solve the mystery & write a detective thriller about it. But how do you solve a mystery when everyone is a mystery to you? & when you’ve never been further than the end of the road on your own? As Christopher starts digging for facts, he brings to light some very weird truths that turn his world upside down… A powerful modern classic that has inspired a host of imitators The first book to cast an Asperger’s character in the hero’s role Broke the mould in talking about autism, Asperger’s & disability For fans of Wonder, The London Eye Mystery & Can You See Me? “ Mark Haddon’s portrayal of an emotionally dissociated mind is a superb achievement… Wise & bleakly funny.” Ian Mc Ewan “A delightful & brilliant book. Very moving, very plausible & very funny.” Oliver Sacks Supplied as a pack of 30 copies. reading-spine-year-8 reading-spine-ks 3 rbmember summer-18 sum-18 ...

Winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year Prize. Christopher has Asperger’s Syndrome. His brain isn’t wired up for people. It’s wired up for maths, science, Sherlock Holmes novels & other geeky delights. When his neighbour’s dog is murdered, he decides to solve the mystery & write a detective thriller about it. But how do you solve a mystery when everyone is a mystery to you? & when you’ve never been further than the end of the road on your own? As Christopher starts digging for facts, he brings to light some very weird truths that turn his world upside down… A powerful modern classic that has inspired a host of imitators The first book to cast an Asperger’s character in the hero’s role Broke the mould in talking about autism, Asperger’s & disability For fans of Wonder, The London Eye Mystery & Can You See Me? “ Mark Haddon’s portrayal of an emotionally dissociated mind is a superb achievement… Wise & bleakly funny.” Ian Mc Ewan “A delightful & brilliant book. Very moving, very plausible & very funny.” Oliver Sacks Supplied as a pack of six copies. reading-spine-year-8 reading-spine-ks 3 rbmember summer-18 sum-18 ...

The exciting companion to THE WHIZZ POP CHOCOLATE SHOP. A secret government department, once again, needs the magical help of Oz & Lily in a desperate mission. The children must travel back in time to the height of the Blitz. Can they defeat some very dangerous supernatural creatures & save London’s famous cathedral from destruction by fire? ...

Award-winning & critically acclaimed author Candace Fleming presents the edge-of-your-seat true story of the search for Tutankhamun’s tomb, the Western public’s belief that the dig was cursed, & the battle for ownership of the treasures within. ...

A beautiful modern fairytale from the former Children’s Laureate. In a tiny village high among remote mountains, a bear cub is adopted by an orphan girl. The bond between them seems unbreakable – until a film crew arrives in search of a dancing bear. ...

Dare to be yourself with this brilliant toolkit of goals, plans & challenges! ...

Cassandra Clare returns to the world of Shadowhunters in her newset series, The Dark Artifices, a sequel to the bestselling Mortal Instruments series. ...

Alan Gibbons page-turning novel about a girl being stalked is taut with menace, full of drama & knife-edge twists & turns leading to a chilling climax. ...

Without question, one of the greatest fantasy series ever written for children, centred around the scariest, most hypnotic winter tale you could ever imagine. When Will wakes up on Midwinter’s Eve, the day of his eleventh birthday, he steps into a changed world of fear, snow & ancient magic. The Dark is rising, & he must join the Old Ones of the Light to drive it back. A terrifying battle between good & evil. A lost king buried under a hill. Herne the hunter, riding the storms. The mythic grail, lost for centuries. A rook’s feather in the black night. A wild wish that might save you. Pure magic: a spine-tingling fantasy that will forever transform winter (and the whole world) for you. The complete pack of Susan Cooper’s astonishing fantasy sequence An iconic classic of children’s fantasy, lauded by Robert Macfarlane & others Wonderful writing bursting with tension, atmosphere, magic & suspense Books in this series won the Newbery Medal & Tir na n-Og awards“ An epic of great power… The sequence is a remarkable achievement.” Mary Corran “ The eeriest novel I know… I first read The Dark is Rising in my mid-teens, & it roused a lifelong fascination for old paths & tracks.” Robert Macfarlane, author of The Old Ways ...

Are you mad about space? Are you scared of the dark? In this picture book, a real-life astronaut shows that darkness can be full of magic! Little Chris is a very busy astronaut. Saving the planet from aliens is much more important than having a bath or going to bed. Besides, bedtime is when the worst sort of alien appears: the dark. But when Chris watches the first moon landing on TV, he sees that the darkness of space is much darker than his bedroom. It’s the darkest dark ever, full of unknown things – & he can’t wait to explore it! A truly magical picture book by astronaut Chris Hadfield Empowering story of facing fears & reaching for the stars Chris is the internationally bestselling author of You Are Here Spectacular artwork captures the magic of our world & space “ Strikingly beautiful… a book to inspire children with the wonder of space & all the opportunities life holds for them.” Lovereading 4kids fiction-0-7-reading-collections sum-18-ie ...