Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2014 One city: two communities divided by a wall & armed soldiers. What is on the other side? Berlin, Belfast, Israel: a book to make you fear & think. ...

Sometimes there’s no escape – even when you run away. A girl called Zoe Bird ought to be flying through life. Instead, she’s going nowhere fast. She’s angry & lonely, & her only true friend is her gran. But Granny’s dementia is getting ever worse. When Zoe’s parents put Granny in a home, Zoe knows it’s time to break free. So she smuggles Granny out, & they hit the tracks on a cross-country trip to find Zoe’s long-lost uncle. Thing is, though Granny is hazy about the now, she hasn’t forgotten the past. Zoe’s about to turn up some big secrets. Question is: will she like them? A glorious tale of family & memory from a major author Allan Stratton’s books include The Dogs & Life, Above All The Dogs was nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2017 “ Raw, funny, brutal & profoundly humane” – Susan Juby This book contains mature content more suitable for older readers. ...

Once there was a boy who got stuck on the moon, among the clouds & planets. He thought he would never find a friend, but he was not alone… A rich & unusual story of friendship & exploration from rising star Oliver Jeffers, shimmering with colour & invention. ...

A sparkling story of friendship, set in the snowy Arctic, from the bestselling creators of The Lion Inside. ...

Orphan puppy Scruffity yearns for Family – & when he is set free by a boy as unwanted & lonely as he is, his dream is fulfilled. But when tragedy strikes, Scruffity is alone again. How does a dog find his way home when he never had one to begin with? ...

Travel through the seasons & explore the great outdoors with a band of girls who are ready for fun, whatever the weather! ...

1962, London during the Cuban Missile Crisis What would you do if there was a real possibility that the world might end? Ray, aware of his parents’ building worry, decides to take matters into his own hands. ...

Armed with a suitcase & an old laundry bag, Kasienka & her mother head for Engl&. But in this lonely country, how will she stay afloat? ...

Everyone knows that William Shakespeare is famous for having a way with words & creating characters like romantic Romeo & murderous Macbeth. But in this book, readers can find out everything they didn’t know, including how he did a seven-year vanishing act & how he nearly had his head chopped off by Queen Elizabeth I! ...

A stunning undersea tale of friendship, community & discovery from the bestselling creators of The Lion Inside. ...