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1) Refugee
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Fiction
Pub. Date
2018
Description
JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world... ISABEL is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety in America... MAHMOUD is a Syrian boy in 2015. With his homeland torn apart by violence and destruction, he and his family begin a long trek toward...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
2021
Description
Seventeen-year-old Reyna has spent most of her life at the Plumeria, her family?s gorgeous seaside resort in Tobago. But what once seemed like paradise is starting to feel more like purgatory. It?s been two years since Reyna?s mother passed away, two years since Aiden-her childhood best friend, first kiss, first love, first everything-left the island to pursue his music dreams. Reyna?s friends are all planning their futures and heading abroad. Even...
3) Love Frankie
Author
Pub. Date
2020
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Description
A teenager falls in love with her best friend at the same time as dealing with her mother's illness.
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Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Dolphin adores her mother, Marigold. She's got wonderful clothes, bright hair and vivid tattoos all over her body - a colourful lady, to match her colourful life. But Dolphin's older sister, Star, is beginning to wonder if living with Marigold's fiery, unpredictable moods is the best thing for the girls.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Childrens
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Ali Ferguson has just moved into Lever Tower with his mum. It's not long before he meets Caitlin and the Alsatian dog she looks after, Falcon, who doesn't take too kindly to being walked on a lead. Caitlin introduces Ali to her best friend, Gez, and together the three set out to discover, firstly, why the foxes have disappeared from the area, secondly, why the owls have appeared and, thirdly, why Miss Osborne has, it seems, vanished . . . And how...
Author
Series
Boy Who Grew Dragons volume 1
Pub. Date
2018
Description
A young boy is in for a shock when he picks some fruit from the tree at the bottom of his garden and finds himself with a pet dragon.
Author
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Hi! I'm Charlie (DON'T call me Charlotte - ever!). History is boring, right? Wrong! The Victorians weren't all deadly dull and drippy. Lottie certainly isn't. She's eleven - like me - but she's left school and has a job as a nursery maid. Her life is really hard, just work work work, but I bet she'd know what to do about my mum's awful boyfriend and his wimpy little son. I bet she wouldn't mess it all up like I do ...
11) Rose Rivers
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Description
A wealthy young Victorian girl longs to leave the stifling middle class environment of her family home and to study at boarding school like her twin brother.
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Description
This is a funny, moving and heartwarming story of four children who discover a way to make wishes come true. Echoing the classic E. Nesbit novel, 'Five Children and It', this new story is a great read not just for those familiar with the original book but for any of Wilson's millions of fans.
13) The daydreamer
Author
Publisher
Vintage Digital
Pub. Date
2023
Description
Peter Fortune is a boy who likes to daydream. He dreams about swapping bodies with his cat and with his baby cousin, but he gets so lost he's unsure where one fantasy finishes and the next begins. Cartwheeling through these transformations, Peter eventually finds himself in an adult body experiencing the adventure of falling in love. 'As far-fetched and funny as anything by Roald Dahl' Vogue 'Perfectly judged, scary, poignant, meaningful; he makes...
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Series
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2022
Description
This funny junior novelization is based on the major motion pictureLyle, Lyle, Crocodile,inspired by the beloved children?s books by Bernard Waber! When the Primm family moves to New York City and into the house on East 88thStreet, they are surprised to find a crocodile living in their attic. But Lyle isn?t a regular crocodile-he?s playful, and friendly, and he cansing! Read all about Lyle and the Primms? adventures...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Childrens
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Libby and her big sister Bella used to be close, but lately it's felt like Bella is a closed book: she's sarcastic and mean and obsessed with her boyfriend. Then there's six-year-old Grace, the baby of the family. Whenever Mum and Dad aren't at work, it's all about Grace. So where does Libby fit in? Things change suddenly when the girls move to the tiny village where their dad grew up - as their bossy Aunt Thecla has offered to pay for them to go...
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Publisher
ABC Audio
Pub. Date
2018
Description
Follow Miffy as she embarks on more adventures, big and small - exploring the exciting world around her with her friends and family. 1. Miffy?s Car Wash 2. Miffy and the Playhouse 3. Dan?s Sleepover 4. Miffy the Pirate 5. Miffy and the Duckling 6. Dan?s Skateboard 7. Miffy?s Party Dress 8. Grunty?s Discovery 9. Miffy and the Pool 10. Miffy?s Picnic The classic Miffy books by Dick Bruna have sold more than 85 million copies worldwide. These brand new...
Author
Series
Tom Gates volume 13
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Having two sets of grandparents is turning out to be VERY GOOD for me. The wrinklies are KEEN on giving presents AND they?re planning a FAMILY OUTING too, which is going to be EPIC. Delia wants to come as well. (Why?) I can always ignore her.
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Oh, go on. They're not that bad. No, actually, they ARE. Maybe worse, even. But Sunny, their sort-of son, is okay. They stole him from a washing line as a baby. He was hanging by his ears, which probably explains why they're so wonky (but not why he has sticky-up hair that NEVER lies flat even if you pour glue into it or try taping it in place). Stick around and you'll also meet Lord Bigg of Bigg Manor, Bigg-hater Larry Smalls, Mimi the Bigg Manor...
20) The danger gang
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Publisher
Puffin
Description
Soon after a young boy moves to a new town, the lightning during a strange storm begins to make changes to the children on his street.