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The mudlarkers of the Thames and Tide Club are about to face
Squidmageddon in a funny and fast-paced adventure for young
treasure hunters. When the director of the mudlarking museum goes
on holiday for a week, he leaves three members of the Thames and
Tide Club – Clem, Zara and Ash – in charge. They’re
determined that nothing will go wrong on their watch, but they
haven’t planned on an invasion of squid who will stop at nothing
to take over the world … Join the club and dig for treasure in
the wildest adventure you could imagine!
An exciting new adventure series for young readers from Carnegie
Medal winner Katya Balen, author of October, October and The Light
in Everything Clem and her friends Ash and Zara are members of the
Thames and Tide Club! Every weekend they go mudlarking by the
river, searching for treasures that have washed up on the shore.
Clem has found old things, new things and a whole heap of rubbish.
But one day, she finds something really special. Something magical
that belongs in the river and must be returned to its rightful
owner … or else. Before they know it, the Thames and Tide Club
are on the weirdest, wildest, underwater-iest adventure they could
possibly have imagined on a mission to save Underwater London!
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Foxlight (Hardcover)
Katya Balen
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R406
R331
Discovery Miles 3 310
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From the author of October, October, winner of the Yoto Carnegie
Medal, comes a heartbreaking and heart-warming story about
sisterhood, found family and accepting love in the most unusual and
unknown places. Fen and Rey were found curled up small and tight in
the fiery fur of the foxes at the very edge of the wildlands. Fen
is loud and fierce and free. She feels a connection to foxes and a
calling from the wild that she's desperate to return to. Rey is
quiet and shy and an expert on nature. She reads about the birds,
feeds the lands and nurtures the world around her. They are twin
sisters. Different and the same. Separate and connected. They will
always have each other, even if they don't have a mother and don't
know their beginning. But they do want answers. Answers to who
their mother is and where she might be. What their story is and how
it began. So when a fox appears late one night at the house, Fen
and Rey see it as a sign - it's here to lead them to their truth,
find their real family and fill the missing piece they have felt
since they were born. But the wildlands are exactly that: wild.
They are wicked and cruel and brutal and this journey will be
harder and more life changing than either Fen or Rey ever imagined
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_______________ 'Original, compulsive, uplifting: this is another
triumph for Balen' - Alex O'Connell, The Times Children's Book of
the Week 'Balen's best book yet: ambitious, funny, spirited,
moving, heartfelt and bold all at once. She's a force to be
reckoned with' - Ross Montgomery _______________ From the author of
October, October, winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal 2022, comes a
life-affirming story about blended families and learning to find
room in your heart for new life and new love. Tom is still quiet
and timid, even though his dad has been gone for nearly two years
now. Zofia has a raging storm that makes her want to fight the
whole world until she gets what she wants. And what she wants is
for scaredy-cat Tom to get out of her life. Tom hates loud,
unpredictable Zofia just as much, but he's moving into Zofia's
house. Because his mum and Zofia's dad are in love ... and they're
having a baby. Tom and Zofia both wish the stupid baby had never
happened. But then Tom's mum gets ill, and it begins to look
horribly like their wish might come true ... A story of learning to
trust, trying to let go and diving into the unknown with hope in
your heart, with a stunning cover illustrated by CILIP Kate
Greenaway Medal winner Sydney Smith. _______________
_______________ WINNER OF THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL 2022 WINNER OF
THE YOTO CARNEGIE SHADOWERS' CHOICE AWARD 2022 _______________ 'A
very special new addition to the shelf and deserves classic status'
- The Times Children's Book of the Week 'A modern classic ...
relevant, comforting and life-affirming' - Scotsman 'The perfect
Autumn read' - Primary Teacher Bookshelf _______________ A classic
in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and
her dad live in the woods. They know the trees and the rocks and
the lake and stars like best friends. They live in the woods and
they are wild. And that's the way it is. Until the year October
turns eleven. That's the year October rescues a baby owl. It's the
year Dad falls out of the biggest tree in their woods. The year the
woman who calls herself October's mother comes back. The year
everything changes. Written in Katya Balen's heart-stoppingly
beautiful style, this book is a feast for the senses. And, as
October fights to find the space to be wild in the whirling chaos
of the world beyond the woods, it is also a feast for the soul.
We are her world and her universe and her space and her stars and
her sky and her galaxy and her cosmos too Frank is ten. He likes
cottage pie and football and cracking codes. Max is five. He eats
only Quavers and some colours are too bright for him and if he has
to wear a new T-shirt he melts down down down. Sometimes Frank
wishes Mum could still do huge paintings of stars and asteroids
like she used to, but since Max was born she just doesn't have
time. When tragedy hits Frank and Max's lives like a comet, can
Frank piece together a universe in which he and Max aren't light
years apart? This jaw-dropping, heartbreaking and hopeful novel
from debut author Katya Balen will remind you we are all made of
stardust. For fans of thought-provoking, moving middle grade from
Wonder to Skellig
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Nightjar (Paperback)
Katya Balen; Illustrated by Richard Johnson
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R235
R188
Discovery Miles 1 880
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Carnegie Medal winner Katya Balen returns with a stunning tale
about a fractured bond between father and son - and the injured
bird that helps to heal it. When Noah's dad visits from New York,
he and Noah come across an injured nightjar during a walk in the
countryside. Noah is determined to save the bird, but his dad
believes they should leave it alone to let nature take its course.
As father and son argue, it becomes clear that Noah is angry about
more than just the bird. He feels abandoned and misunderstood by
his dad, who has moved to the US and started a new family there
that doesn't seem to have room for Noah. Can they find a way to
build a new relationship and rediscover the common ground between
them?
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Foxlight (Paperback)
Katya Balen
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R240
R192
Discovery Miles 1 920
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From the author of October, October, winner of the Yoto Carnegie
Medal, comes a heartbreaking and heart-warming story about
sisterhood, found family and accepting love in the most unusual and
unknown places. Fen and Rey were found curled up small and tight in
the fiery fur of the foxes at the very edge of the wildlands. Fen
is loud and fierce and free. She feels a connection to foxes and a
calling from the wild that she's desperate to return to. Rey is
quiet and shy and an expert on nature. She reads about the birds,
feeds the lands and nurtures the world around her. They are twin
sisters. Different and the same. Separate and connected. They will
always have each other, even if they don't have a mother and don't
know their beginning. But they do want answers. Answers to who
their mother is and where she might be. What their story is and how
it began. So when a fox appears late one night at the house, Fen
and Rey see it as a sign - it's here to lead them to their truth,
find their real family and fill the missing piece they have felt
since they were born. But the wildlands are exactly that: wild.
They are wicked and cruel and brutal and this journey will be
harder and more life changing than either Fen or Rey ever imagined
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Birdsong (Paperback)
Katya Balen; Illustrated by Richard Johnson
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R219
R179
Discovery Miles 1 790
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The blackbirds' song uplifts and restores in this captivating
novella from one of the most exciting voices in children's fiction.
After a devastating car crash, Annie is unable to play her flute
and retreats from the music she's always loved. She exists in a
world of angry silence - furious with her mum and furious she can't
seem to play her beloved flute any more. Then she meets Noah, who
shows her the blackbirds' nest hidden in the scrubland near their
flats. As their friendship grows, the blackbirds' glorious song
reignites Annie's passion for music. But when tragedy strikes
again, will her fragile progress be put at risk?
Book Band: Dark Blue (Ideal for ages 9+) An inspiring fantasy story
from Katya Balen, author of The Space We're In and October,
October. Maggie wants her dad to take her birdwatching like he
promised but he's too busy and she ends up at the zoo with her
auntie and her annoying cousins. There, she sees a strange bird and
takes one of its beautiful silver feathers home. Little does she
know, that this is the start of a magical adventure in the
moonlight... This magical story features black-and-white
illustrations by Pham Quang Phuc. The Bloomsbury Readers series is
packed with book-banded stories to get children reading
independently in Key Stage 2 by award-winning authors like double
Carnegie Medal winner Geraldine McCaughrean and Waterstones Prize
winner Patrice Lawrence. With engaging illustrations and online
guided reading notes written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary
Education (CLPE), this series is ideal for home and school. For
more information visit www.bloomsburyreaders.com. 'Any list that
brings together such a quality line up of authors is going to be
welcomed ... Bloomsbury Readers are aimed squarely at children in
Key Stage 2 and designed to support them as they start reading
independently and while they continue to gain confidence and
understanding.' Books for Keeps
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