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For generations L. Frank Baum's Land of Oz books have captured and
enthralled millions of readers. These stories are as delightful
today as they were the day they were written. In The Patchwork Girl
of Oz you will accompany Ojo the Unlucky on his quest to gather the
five ingredients needed to make the antidote for the Liquid of
Petrifaction to save his aunt and uncle. In Little Wizard Stories
of Oz you will thrill to six short stories with many of your
favorite friends from Oz. And in Tik-Tok of Oz you can travel with
the Shaggy Man as he struggles to rescue his brother from the Nome
King.
On a faraway planet, cute alien animals need help! Luckily, Charlie
and her robot friend, Random, are ready for any rescue adventure...
Charlie and her dad are on a mission with Captain Robertson to
climb the highest mountain on planet Vela. When some very cute,
very cheeky snowpops turn up and start to cause mischief, the
captain is not amused. But a snowstorm threatens to put them all in
danger. It's time for the snowpops to come to the rescue! Fans of
Zoe's Rescue Zoo and Holly Webb will love Cosmic Creatures!
Beautifully illustrated throughout by Sophy Williams, Cosmic
Creatures is perfect for animal-mad readers aged 5+. Look out for
the other Cosmic Creatures stories! The Runaway Rumblebear The
Friendly Firecat The Helpful Hootpuff
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Moominpappa at Sea
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Tove Jansson; Illustrated by Tove Jansson; Translated by Kingsley Hart
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"Leave" Moominvalley? Is it possible? Yes, even the Moomin
family need a change of scenery sometimes, so they're off to live
in a lighthouse on a tiny island. Here they find space to grow, and
to do things they couldn't in their comfortable, cluttered valley
home. As they discover their new home, the family also discover
surprising, and wonderfully funny, new things about themselves.
"Mixing elements of Alice in Wonderland and Buffy the Vampire Slayer... a delectable urban twist on beloved fairy tales." ―Entertainment Weekly
"A brash, refreshing, vitally diverse retelling of a classic... You need this book." ―Tor.com
A Blade So Black delivers an irresistible urban fantasy retelling of Alice in Wonderland . . . but it's not the Wonderland you remember.
The first time the Nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her life. Now she's trained to battle monstrous creatures in the dark dream realm known as Wonderland with magic weapons and hardcore fighting skills. Yet even warriors have a curfew.
Life in real-world Atlanta isn't always so simple, as Alice juggles an overprotective mom, a high-maintenance best friend, and a slipping GPA. Keeping the Nightmares at bay is turning into a full-time job. But when Alice's handsome and mysterious mentor is poisoned, she has to find the antidote by venturing deeper into Wonderland than she’s ever gone before. And she'll need to use everything she's learned in both worlds to keep from losing her head . . . literally.
Debut author L.L. McKinney delivers an action-packed twist on an old classic, full of romance and otherworldly intrigue.
For decades, the southern states have witnessed the relentless
migration of vagabonds from Mexico. They are now found as far north
as the Ozarks of southern Missouri. No one knows why they keep
traveling north, ever northward. Until now. In the tradition of
Charlotte's Web or The Underneath comes the American fantasy,
VAGABONDS, the saga of El Garro's armadillo colony, the scouts and
pioneers who have always been at the forefront of the migration.
Rumors from their original homeland, the jungles far to the south,
indicate that El Garro's colony may be nearing the fabled Faralone
Falls, where they will find the answer to why they have traveled
northward for decades. Galen must leave the comfort of his den and
lead the search party. Accompanying him are Tex, a representative
of the southern clans, Corrie, who is El Garro's daughter, and
Blaze, the barn owl. Galen's quest for answers plays out against
the background of the armadillo colony who has never before
challenged their nomadic way of life. VAGABONDS is an American
fantasy set in the Ozark mountains. Like El Garro's clan, we are a
nation of immigrants, people who have known the sacrifice of
leaving everything behind in hopes of finding a future and a hope
for their families.
When chaos erupts at the Global Village theme park, Wonder Woman
swoops in to find her arch enemy on the loose! The Cheetah has
stolen a golden statue from the Mayan exhibit and seems bent on
causing mayhem. After a tense standoff, a cat-and-mouse chase
ensues, until the villain challenges Wonder Woman to a showdown in
the Greek showcase. Can the Amazon warrior subdue her foe before
the feline felon reduces the theme park to ruins? Find out in this
action-packed chapter book for DC Super Hero fans.
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Unison 3.0
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Andy Marino
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15-year-old Mistletoe lives in the sub-canopy zone amid poverty and
outdated technology, but when she meets Ambrose Truax, the
privileged 16-year-old heir to the Unison empire and they discover
they share a sinister link, they begin a frightening journey into
the uncharted territory of the Unison 3.0 upgrade.
"A book with a big brain, big laughs and a big, big heart." - Frank
Cottrell-BoyceAn extraordinary novel for anyone who's ever been
curious. When Albie's mum dies, it's natural he should wonder where
she's gone. His parents are both scientists and they usually have
all the answers. Dad mutters something about Albie's mum being
alive and with them in a parallel universe. So Albie finds a box,
his mum's computer and a rotting banana, and sends himself through
time and space to find her... "Christopher Edge's warm hearted
writing sucks you in from the start with a sparkling take on
parallel worlds, fuelled by a delightfully fresh understanding of
quantum physics and a fearless ability to take on life, loss and
dreaming big while never talking down to his readers. Bananas will
never be the same again. I have one complaint about this book. I
wanted it to be longer." Samira Ahmed Cover illustration by Matt
Saunders.
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Mouse
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Richard Ford Burley
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'This exciting, science-packed novel is a cracking read and bursts
with action, warmth and humour' - BookTrust Great Books Guide 2021
'This is great fun; an energetic middle-grade debut with a fresh
contemporary feel and a good dash of Stranger Things' - The
Bookseller Alfie has noticed a few things since his family moved to
Folding Ford. He really misses life in the city. He and his sister
don't exactly fit in here. But the most interesting one is that the
weather is BONKERS. One frost-covered branch on one tree in the
middle of June? A tiny whirlwind in a bucket in the garden? Only in
Folding Ford. Armed with his bike, a notepad and his new best mate
Sam, Alfie is going to investigate. His best clue is Nathaniel
Clemm ... the only thing in town weirder than the weather. When
Alfie 'investigates' Mr Clemm's garden, only SLIGHTLY illegally, he
finds a strange box that freezes his trainers and makes his teeth
tingle. And when he opens it, only SLIGHTLY deliberately, SOMETHING
gets out. Something fast, fizzing and sparking with electricity and
very, very much alive. But the creature from the box brings trouble
of its own, and as barometers and tempers go haywire in Folding
Ford, Alfie finds himself at the centre of a perfect storm. Skellig
meets Stranger Things in this funny, heartfelt adventure story
perfect for fans of Ross Welford, Christopher Edge and Frank
Cottrell Boyce.
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The Promise
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Jessica Sorensen
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In Sunreach, after a planet-destroying Delver suddenly appears in
the sky of Detritus and vanishes just as suddenly, FM knows that
the last free human society got lucky. Her Skyward Flight companion
Spensa figured out how to draw this Delver away, but it won't be so
easy next time. Humanity has to be prepared . . . In ReDawn, Alanik
has recovered from the shock of answering a distress call and
finding a planet of humans making a stand against the Superiority,
only to be dismayed to discover they're considering a peace
overture from their enemy. Worse, when she returns to her home
planet of ReDawn, she find her own people falling into exactly the
same trap. With her mentor captured, she turns to her new friends
to help: can Alanik, FM, Jorgen and Rig coax an ancient technology
into life in time to save both their planets from disaster? And in
Evershore, the government of Detritus is still in disarray
following Superiority treachery, and no word has come from Spensa,
on her mission deep in the Nowhere, leaving Alanik, Jorgen, FM and
Rig to pick up the pieces. So when the Kitsen send word from the
planet Evershore, saying they have some humans and wish to return
them, they have to decie if the strange message can be trusted . .
. A gripping collection of novellas, told from the perspectives of
three different characters, these superb adventures are essential
Skyward reading!
The critically acclaimed Mortal Engines quartet is repackaged in a
paperback boxset with fantastic and eye-catching covers featuring
new artwork by Ian McQue. Mortal Engines launched Philip Reeve's
brilliantly-imagined creation, the world of the Traction Era, where
mobile cities fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic future. 20
years on from it's first publication, it is hailed as a modern
classic. TITLES INCLUDED Mortal Engines Predator's Gold Infernal
Devices A Darkling Plain Four paperback novels in a card slipcase,
shrinkwrapped. With a story that is epic, beatifully crafted and
absorbing for the entire four novels, this boxset is the perfect
gift for lovers of fantasy novels and classic science fiction such
as Dune. ABOUT THE SERIES Mortal Engines was made into a feature
length film starring Hugo Weaving and produced and written by Lord
of the Rings director Peter Jackson The first book in the series
won the coveted Smarties Gold Book award REVIEWS "Like the moving
cities it depicts, Reeve's debut novel is a staggering feat of
engineering, a brilliant construction that offers new wonders at
every turn." - Publishers Weekly "...readers who enjoy violent,
titanic clashes between good and evil will be absorbed from
beginning to end." - Kirkus Reviews
It's the new funniest mystery detective series ever, from the genius behind the bestselling Barry Loser books!
Melvin, Rhubarb and Yoshi love solving super weird mysteries and writing about them in their newspaper, The Daily Donut. But lately nothing super weird has been happening, and all they've had to write about is super boring stuff, like Yoshi’s dad’s smelly eraser collection.
Then Yoshi accidentally sniffs an eraser and travels through time . . .
Things have just got SUPER WEIRD . . . again!
Super Weird Mysteries is a hilarious new series, perfect for readers aged 7 and up, and fans of DogMan, Pamela Butchart and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
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