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The classic English folktale retold with simple text for children just beginning to read. When Dick Whittington hears that the streets of London are paved with gold, he can’t wait to seek his fortune. But things don’t quite work out how he expects. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. Age 4 Key Stage KS1 E Lexile Measure 510L CEFR Level A2 Hardback with ribbon marker ISBN: 9780746096673 Extent: 48 pages Dimensions: 196 ...

Welcome to a ‘perfect’ world. Where war is illegal, where harmony rules. And where your date of birth marks your destiny. But nothing is perfect. And in a world this broken, who can Amity trust? From the bestselling author of the Angel trilogy comes Broken Sky – an exhilarating epic set in a daring and distorted echo of 1940s America and first in a new trilogy. Age 14 BIC CBMC E3N79 Accelerated Reader level 16 UYPaperback ISBN: 9781409572022 Extent: 512 pages Dimensions: 198 x ...

When love turns to jealousy, when jealousy turns to rage, when rage turns to destruction... Laura was head over heels in love with Joe. But now Laura lies in a coma and Joe has gone missing. Was he the one who attacked her? Lauras sister Tessie is selectively mute. She cant talk but she can listen. And as people tell her their secrets, she thinks shes getting close to understanding what happened on that fateful night. Age 14 Key Stage KS4 E BIC CBMC E3N79 Paperback ISBN: 9781474903073 Extent: 48...

Brother dead...best friend missing...house ransacked...stalked by a stranger...attacked in the street... And Sarah has no idea why. She never knew her brother was hiding a dark secret when he died. But now his reckless actions have led the wolves to her door - and the only way out is to run. A tense, unnerving thriller that will set your heart racing, from the author of Now You See Me. Age 14 Key Stage KS4 E Lexile Measure 650L BIC CBMC E3N79 Paperback ISBN: 9781409566700 Dimensions: 198 x 130mm...

Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2019 They cant send you away. What will we do? We need us. I stop your angry, Jack. And you make me strong. You make me Rosie. Rosie loves Jack. Jack loves Rosie. So when theyre separated, Rosie will do anything to find the boy who makes the sun shine in her head. Even run away from home. Even struggle across London and travel to Brighton, though the trains are cancelled and the snow is falling. Even though people might think a girl like Rosie could never...

Meet Cassidy. With her embarrassing Dad, pregnant Mum, loser brother and mischievous dog, she feels practically invisible in her family. So even though starting Year Seven is totally nail-biting, shes *hoping* this is her time to shine... Laugh-out-loud with a big dollop of bonkers, Cassidy is a friend every pre-teen needs. Includes: Completely Cassidy Accidental Genius, Completely Cassidy Star Reporter and Completely Cassidy Drama Queen. 3 books ISBN: 9781474984966...

The widely acclaimed, best-selling Cogheart series is the perfect set for middle-grade readers. Travel back in time to a fantasy version of Victorian England where skyships sail the clouds and mechanicals and mechanimals are all around you, in a magical and utterly unputdownable series. Contains: Cogheart, Moonlocket, Skycircus and Shadowsea. 4 books ISBN: 9781474987080

Three close friends… Two unforgettable summers… One girl’s darkest secret… Alys appeared last summer, and then she vanished without a trace. Ifan fell in love with her. Hannah hated her. And Marko regrets what they did. This summer Cait is new in town, and a girl has been reported missing. Cait needs to uncover the truth. What happened last summer? And who is Alys? Age 14 BIC CBMC E3N79 Paperback ISBN: 9781474958240 Dimensions: 198 x 130mm...

My name is Hanna. I am 15. I am Latvian. I live with my mother and grandmother. My father is missing, taken by the Russians. I have a boyfriend and I’m training to be a dancer. But none of that is important any more. Because the Nazis have arrived, and I am a Jew. And as far as they are concerned, that is all that matters. This is my story. Closely based on the true story of the Jews of Riga, The Earth is Singing is a tale of love and loss, betrayal and survival. Age 14 Key Stage KS4 E B...

My name is Inge. I am sixteen. I live in Munich. Food is rationed, though the war ended years ago. My boyfriend is Jewish. My parents would not approve, so I hide this from them. I think they are hiding something from me, too. Letters arrive on my birthday, but they are not addressed to me. They are for a girl named Kasia. This is her story. Age 14 BIC CBMC E3N79 Paperback ISBN: 9781474915038 Extent: 352 pages Dimensions: 198 x 130mm...

Hopeless romantic Isla has had a crush on brooding artist Josh since their first year at the School of America in Paris. And, after a chance encounter in Manhattan over the summer break, romance might be closer than Isla imagined. But as they begin their senior year back in France, Isla and Josh are forced to face uncertainty about their futures, and the very real possibility of being apart. Set against the stunning backdrops of New York, Paris and Barcelona, this is a gorgeous, heart-wrenching ...

Willow knows she’s different from other girls. And not just because she loves tinkering around with cars. Willow has a gift. She can look into people’s futures, know their dreams, their hopes and their regrets, just by touching them. She has no idea where she gets this power from… But Alex does. Gorgeous, mysterious Alex knows Willow’s secret and is on a mission to stop her. The dark forces within Willow make her dangerous – and irresistible. In spite of himself, A...

Only Willow has the power to defeat the malevolent Church of Angels, and they will stop at nothing to destroy her. Willow isn’t alone, though. She has Alex by her side – a trained Angel Killer and her one true love. But nothing can change the fact that Willow’s a half-angel, and when Alex joins forces with a group of AKs, she’s treated with mistrust and suspicion. She’s never felt more alone…until she meets Seb. He’s been searching for Willow his whole ...

Welcome to Harmony 5: A secure prison camp where the rebellious and the discordant are broken. The rules are simple here: obedience or death. But in a world this dark, what has Amity got to lose? Age 14 Key Stage KS4 E Lexile Measure 600L BIC CBMC E3N79 Accelerated Reader level 4.7 UYPaperback ISBN: 9781409572039 Extent: 496 pages Dimensions: 198 x 130mm

Vanessa has been reaching for the stars since she was a little girl, and is determined to get into her dream Ivy League university to study astronomy. Zach is a talented artist, but he’s not even thinking about college. He needs to stay home and support his family, working on the same oil rig where his dad was killed in an accident. Their future looks poles apart… but then again, opposites attract. A gorgeous romance about that special person who changes everything – perfect f...

Everyone knows how to live, be who they are, find their place. But Im still waiting. Jills life lost all meaning when her dad died. Friends, boyfriends, college – nothing matters any more. Then her mother drops a bombshell. Shes going to adopt a baby. Mandy is desperate for her life to change. Seventeen, pregnant and leaving home, she is sure of only one thing – her baby must never have a life like hers, whatever it takes. Age 14 BIC CBMC E3N79 Paperback ISBN: 9781474958677 Extent: 4...

Welcome to New Manhattan, home of dictator, Kay Pierce, and her enemies in the resistance... Leading them is Amity. Working undercover for them is the man who betrayed her. Because even when her world is broken, Amity will risk her life to fix it. Set in a daring and distorted echo of 1940s America, Black Moon brings The Broken Trilogy, an epic series of corruption, romance and intrigue, to an explosive finale. Age 14 Key Stage KS4 E BIC CBMC E3N79 Paperback ISBN: 9781409572046 Extent: 624 pages...

Lexi Angelo is a Convention Kid - shes got a clipboard and a walkie talkie to prove it. Aidan Green is a messy-haired, annoyingly arrogant author and hes disrupting her perfect planning. In a flurry of awkward encounters, lost schedules and late-night conversations, Lexi discovers that some things cant be planned... Things like falling in love. Age 14 Key Stage KS4 E BIC CBMC E3N79 Paperback ISBN: 9781409590156 Extent: 464 Dimensions: 198 x 130mm...

Fall in love with the international bestseller from queen of young adult fiction, Stephanie Perkins. Budding designer Lola Nolan doesnt believe in fashion... she believes in costume. The more expressive the outfit – the more sparkly, more wild – the better. And life is pretty close to perfect for Lola, especially with her hot rocker boyfriend. That is, until the Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket return to the neighbourhood and unearth a past of hurt that Lola thought was long buried. ...

One minute Eddie was there. And the next he was gone. Five years on, and it’s Elsie who’s lost. All she knows is the pain she feels. Pain that her twin Eddie’s body has never been found after that day on the beach. Then she meets Tay; confident, cool and addicted to free-diving. He says it’s too dangerous for her to join; it’s too dark, too scary, too deep. But what does he know? He doesn’t know that being underwater is the only time Elsie doesn’t ache f...