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The Book That No One Wanted to Read (Heruitgave)
2023 || Paperback || Richard Ayoade || Walker Books
"Laugh out loud funny and full of heart" Noel Fielding
"Funny, bonkers and brilliant" The Stylist
"Very funny, with brilliant illustrations. It should be called The Book That Everyone Wanted To Read." Nadia Shireen
"One book that I really think children should read is The Book That No One Wanted to Read." David Baddiel
Have you ever thought about how it feels to be a book? To be left under a whiffy pant pile or shelved, forever collecting dust? To have your pages bent backwards or your spine ...
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Magicalia: Race of Wonders
2024 || Paperback || Jennifer Bell || Walker Books
When her dad is kidnapped, Bitsy and best friend Kosh are swept into a secret world of ancient meteorites and strange beasts called magicores, each conjured using a different emotion. Using a powerful beastiary called Magicalia, the friends must quickly become conjurors themselves, before following a trail of clues that will take them from London to India to Paris, in a race to rescue Bitsy's dad from a mysterious villain...
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Once There Was
2023 || Paperback || Kiyash Monsef || Simon & Schuster UK
Discover a world of extraordinary beasts and unexpected heroes in the dazzling debut from Kiyash Monsef.
Perfect for readers aged 9+ and fans of Philip Pullman, Neil Gaiman, J.K. Rowling and A.F. Steadman.
Once was, once wasn’t . . .
So began the stories Marjan’s father told her as a little girl – tales of mythical beasts that filled her with curiosity and wonder: Griffons. Unicorns. Dragons.
But Marjan is not a little girl anymore. After her father’s sudden death, she is trying to ...
Sayonara Magic
wizards in School
2024 || Paperback || Amelia Mora e.a. || Andrews McMeel
The Tanaka triplets can do magic. The only catch? Their powers must be kept secret. So, obviously, they would never, ever do anything to threaten that . . . right?! This is an illustrated book that combines manga with text.
Movies Showing Nowhere
2024 || Paperback || Yorick Goldewijk || Pushkin Children's Books
On the day Cate came into the world, her mother left it. Ever since, Cate's dad has become distant and silent, locked in his own little world. Cate has to keep herself entertained, with kung fu films, her pet rabbit and her photography hobby, until one day she receives an invitation to a mysterious, abandoned cinema, and everything changes. At the cinema, Cate meets the strange Mrs Kano, who introduces her to a most unusual kind of movie theatre - the kind that lets you step into a memory. So...
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The Island at the Edge of Night
2024 || Paperback || Lucy Strange || Chicken House
A twisty-turny shadowy mystery from highly-acclaimed and Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author Lucy Strange.
Abandoned at a boarding school on a wild and remote island, Faye Fitzgerald discovers that she and the other pupils have been sent there for doing something wicked.
But what is it that Faye has done?
She might be bold enough to tackle the sinister mysteries of the island, but has she the courage to face the secrets deep within herself?
A stunning new tale from the Queen of Gothic, Lucy ...
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Arkspire
2023 || Paperback || Jamie Littler || Puffin
Glorious, powerful, magic; a city of twists, turns and tricksters; extraordinary secrets which only one girl can uncover . . . welcome to the world of Arkspire.
Arkspire is a city obsessed by magic. The five Arcanists - a group of all-powerful magicians - have protected the great city for as long as anyone can remember. Within the hustle and bustle of these cobbled streets lives Juniper Bell, a thief who'd do anything for her family - even her unbelievably annoying sister, Elodie.
Then one ni...
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess
2024 || Paperback || Rick Riordan || Puffin
THE ORIGINAL HERO. A BRAND-NEW ADVENTURE.
Percy Jackson has saved the world multiple times – battling monsters, Titans, even death himself – so graduating high school should be a piece of cake, right?
Wrong. Percy needs three college recommendation letters from the gods before his final school year comes to an end. And one thing Percy knows, the Greek gods don’t do anything for free.
He earned his first one by retrieving Ganymede’s lost chalice. Now, to secure his second letter, Percy...
Amari and the Despicable Wonders
2024 || Paperback || B.B. Alston || Farshore
The third book in the epic middle grade supernatural adventure series, soon to be a major movie starring Marsai Martin. Perfect for readers aged 8+ and fans of Skandar, Percy Jackson, Nevermoor and Men in Black.
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The (Super Secret) Society of Octagon Valley
2023 || Paperback || Melissa de la Cruz || Disney Hyperion
This new series from #1 New York Times best-selling author Melissa de la Cruz is The Mysterious Benedict Society for reluctant readers, chockful of humor, adventure and mischief, and set at an exclusive, secluded, high-tech institute everyone wants to get into.
You only get in if you're EXTRAordinary....
After passing an intense exam, Edwin Edgefield becomes one of the lucky few to attend an exclusive weekend at the mysterious high-tech institute of the uber-famous-ultrabazillionaire-genius-r...