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Smiles To Go
Jerry Spinelli

$14.99 (Paperback book / Harper Collins )

Everything changes the day ninth-grader Will Tuppence learns one startling fact: protons-those tiny atomic particles, the building-blocks to the building-blocks of life-can die. The one thing that was so certain in this ... More »

The Girl Who Could Fly
Victoria Forester

$14.99 (Paperback book / Macmillan )

Piper McCloud can fly. Just like that. Easy as pie. Problem is, the good folk of Lowland County are afraid of Piper. And her ma's at her wits end. So it seems only fitting that she leave her parents farm to attend a top-... More »


Nanny Piggins And The Runaway Lion: Book Three
R.A. Spratt

$14.95 (Paperback book / Random House )

A curly tale of revenge, rescue and jam-filled doughnuts.

With a runaway lion loose in the neighbourhood, Derrick, Samantha and Michael feel scared. Nanny Piggins feels like a slice of cake. And Boris feels like that lio... More »

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Who Wants To Be A Billionaire The Floods Book Nine
Colin Thompson

$14.95 (Paperback book / Random House )

The world is in a recession and millions of people have lost millions of dollars.

And just when things are about to get even worse, the Floods set up Summer School in New York and take control. Hooray, help is at hand - ... More »


Monkey Mountain Extreme Adventures
Justin D'Ath

$14.95 (Paperback book / Puffin )

There isn't really a word to describe the noise a volcano makes when it erupts. You don't just hear it, you feel it.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

A class trip to Borneo starts off with a bang – a visit to a real-life volcano! But ... More »

Nanny McPhee And The Big Bang
Emma Thompson

$15.99 (Paperback book / Bloomsbury )

The Green family is trying to survive the war in their house in the country, but unfortunately they are not out of harm's way. A wicked uncle is intent on getting his hands on the family fortune and the children miss the... More »


Enchanted Glass
Diana Wynne Jones

$19.99 (Paperback book / Harper Collins )

When Andrew Hopes magician grandfather dies, he leaves his house and field-of-care to his grandson who spent much of his childhood at the house. Andrew has forgotten much of this, but he remembers the very strong-minded ... More »

Where The Mountain Meets The Moon
Grace Lin

$28.99 (Hardcover book / Little Brown )

Newbery Honour Book 2010

In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. While her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man in the... More »


The Boy In The Dress
David Walliams

$16.99 (Paperback book / Harper Collins )

Dennis was different. Why was he different, you ask? Well, a small clue might be in the title of this book... Charming, surprising and hilarious - The Boy in the Dress is everything you would expect from the co-creator o... More »

Runcible Jones And The Backward Hourglass
Ian Irvine

$19.95 (Paperback book / Puffin )

After every defeat Lord Shambles returns stronger than before, and more determined to punish humanity. Having crushed resistance on Iltior, he now moves the war to Earth. An Earth which is on the verge of collapse.

Unfor... More »


The Eternal Tomb Oliver Nocturne Book Five
Kevin Emerson

$14.99 (Paperback book / Scholastic )

Though he's due to receive an important power at the Darkling Ball, allowing him to fulfil his terrible destiny, Oliver only wants to escape his fate. And finally, he may have found a way. But as opposing forces collide ... More »

The 39 Clues Book Seven: The Viper's Nest
Peter Lerangis

$17.99 (Hardcover book / Scholastic )

It's no longer a game. The body count is rising. Shaken by recent events, Amy and Dan flee to a distant land and trace the footsteps of their most formidable ancestor yet: a military leader of mythic proportions. Yet jus... More »


Chess Nuts
Julia Lawrinson

$16.95 (Paperback book / Puffin )

A lighthearted novel for children about the game of chess.

Jackson is sporty and popular. Anna doesn't like the sporty, popular people. So when Jackson joins the chess squad, Anna does not initially welcome him. But Anna... More »

Halo
Zizou Corder

$19.95 (Paperback book / Puffin )

Halo, from the bestselling creator of the Lionboy Tilogy Zizou Corder.

'Until you know who you are, you're no one.'

Washed ashore as a baby in ancient Greece, Halo is discovered by a family of centaurs. Although her true... More »

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Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan

$16.95 (Paperback book / Puffin )

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, now a major motion picture.

Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek god.

I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skatebo... More »

Running Wild
Michael Morpurgo

$19.99 (Paperback book / Harper Collins )

When 10-year-old Wills father dies in the Iraq war, his mother surprises him with a trip to Indonesia. But little could she have known what awaited them both there. The first Will knows that anything is wrong is when Oon... More »

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The Underneath
Kath Appelt

$16.99 (Paperback book / Simon & Schuster )

A calico cat, about to have kittens, hears the lonely howl of a chained-up hound deep in the backwaters of the bayou. She dares to find him in the forest, and the hound dares to befriend this cat, this feline, this creat... More »

Creta The Winged Terror: Beast Quest
Adam Blade

$15.99 (Paperback book / Orchard )

Evil Wizard Malvel has conjured up Creta, a terrifying creature that can unleash thousands of vicious insects from its colossal body!?Tom must find a way to defeat Creta before the Beast destroys both him and Avantia... More »

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The Mysterious Benedict Society And The Perilous Journey
Trenton Lee Stewart

$11.95 (Paperback book / Little Brown )

The fabulous foursome readers embraced as The Mysterious Benedict Society is back with a new mission, significantly closer to home. After reuniting for a celebratory scavenger hunt, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance ar... More »

The Hidden World: The Remarkable Adventures Of Tom Scatterhorn
Henry Chancellor

$25.95 (Hardcover book / Oxford University Pr )

Tom is back at the Scatterhorn Museum, looking forward to spending some time there while his parents are away on one of their adventures. But an unexpected visitor called Pearl Smoot throws everything into disarray when ... More »


Bran Hambric The Farfield Curse
Kaleb Nation

$24.95 (Hardcover book / Sourcebooks )

In a bustling metropolis where magic is outlawed, a six-year-old child is found inside a locked bank vault. A scrap of paper reveals his name: Bran Hambric. The child remembers nothing of his life before the vault. Only ... More »

This Book Is Not Good For You
Pseudonymous Bosch

$15.99 (Paperback book / Allen & Unwin )

This is the story of a secret - the secret to the best-tasting chocolate in all the world. But I warn you, the most delicious things are never good for you...

Members of the villainous Midnight Sun never eat - so why are... More »


Blacky Blasts Back: On The Tail Of The Tassie Tiger
Barry Jonsberg

$14.99 (Paperback book / Allen & Unwin )

A third wacky adventure with Blacky the farting dog. Blacky's sending Marcus and Dylan to the Tasmanian wilderness on a mission. But between giant bully boys, unintelligible Scottish camp instructors and the need for the... More »

The Battle For Rondo
Emily Rodda

$34.99 (Hardcover book / Omnibus Books )

Peril awaits Leo and Mimi on their return to the fantastic world of Rondo. With the help of Rondo's seven best witches and wizards, their friends have made plans to combat the attacks of the Blue Queen. But it soon becom... More »

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Nanny Piggins And The Wicked Plan: Book Two
R.A. Spratt

$14.95 (Paperback book / Random House )

When Mr Green announces his diabolical plan - he has decided to get married - his children (Derrick, Samantha and Michael) are horrified. Especially when they discover his real motive - he wants to get married so he can ... More »

Kids' Night In 3: A Sea of Stories and Oceans of Other Stuff
Jessica Adams (Ed)

$24.95 (Paperback book / Puffin )

From the bottom of the sea to the highest mountain, there's a story here for everyone ...

Kids' Night In 3 might just be the most amazing collection of stories ever. And every copy you buy helps to raise money for War Ch... More »


The Magician's Elephant
Kate DiCamillo and Yoko Tanaka

$24.95 (Hardcover book / Candlewick Press )

In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true.

What if? Why not? Could it be?

When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the ... More »

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Dog Days: Diary of a Wimpy Kid #4
Jeff Kinney

$14.95 (Paperback book / Puffin )

It’s summer holidays, the weather’s great, and all the kids are having fun outside. So where’s Greg Heffley? Inside his house, playing video games with the shades drawn.

Greg, a self-confessed “indoor person,” is l... More »


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