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Spring 2013 - - - Summer 2013 - - - Autumn 2013

Spring 2013

How to Talk so Kids Will Listen
and Listen So Kids Will Talk (revised editon)
Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

With over 3 million people relying on this book to help them commincate effectively with their children, how can you afford to do without the sage advice of the US parenting gurus Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish?!

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My Humongous Hamster
Lorna Freytag

As one little boy's hamster eats and eats, he imagines what would happen if it grows and grows and grows!

Lorna Freytag’s stunning photographs are surreal and comforting – a delight for children and adults.


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Captain Valiant and Me:
The Revenge of the Black Phantom

Adam Britten, illustrated by Arthur Hamer

It's not easy being the youngest in a family of superheroes, but it's up to Sam, aka Dynamic Boy, to find a way to stop everyday people turning into terrifying nightmare creatures. A fantastic new series from a great new talent.

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Bella Donna: Witch Camp
Ruth Symes, illustrated by Marion Lindsay

Bella goes to a very magical summer camp, full of spells and adventure.

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Genie in a Trap
Ciaran Murtagh, illustrated by Adria Meserve

Jamie is lured back to Lampville by a fun day out
with his friends, but it turns out to be a fiendish trap!
This time it will take more than magic to put things
right . . .


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Downtown Dinosaurs:
Dinosaur Scramble

Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Arthur Robins

There will be prehistoric, side-splitting mayhem as the herbivores and carnivores muddle up new dinosaur eggs and try to cope with the hatchlings!

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Lawless
Jeffrey Salane

Welcome to the Lawless Academy – the right school for kids on the wrong side of the law. To survive a school of criminals in training, M has to think fast and act faster – but what happens when right and wrong become so twisted up?

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The Summer of Telling Tales
Laura Summers

There are two ways to keep a secret – silence, or lies. For sisters Ellie and Ruth, a new life in a new place offers the opportunity to redefine themselves and discover who they really are. But the past is never far behind them.

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Me Myself Milly
Penelope Bush

Milly's fed up of living in the shadow of her twin Lily, but can't bring herself to talk about what happened last summer. When a new boy moves in, Milly learns she is not the only keeping secrets.

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The Boy From France
Hilary Freeman

A French exchange at school has got everyone in a tizz. Everyone except for Vix, who has got more than enough on her plate already, what with her schoolwork, friends and ill mother. But Xavier seems completely different from anyone she's ever known...

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Firewallers
Simon Packham

A family catastrophe changes life for Jess and her family as they move to a remote community to be free of modern technology, but what are they really escaping? Wise, witty and utterly compelling – as only Simon Packham can deliver.

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Irresistible
Liz Bankes

A steamy romance for YA readers. Mia finds herself drawn to the rich and sexy Jamie, but he only seems to care about playing with people's lives. Can anything they have between them be for real?

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Summer 2013
   

Bad Manners, Benjie!
Julia Hubery & Sean Julian

Boris has a friend called Benjie. Boris really likes him but he has some very odd, polite habits. It's just not troll-like!
A very funny way for children to learn about manners.


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The Littlest Bird
Gareth Edwards & Elina Ellis

There's not a lot of room in the nest for the Littlest Bird, so she flies away to find a new nest.
There's only one egg in that one, but as it hatches, the Littlest Bird faces a very large problem...

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Captain Valiant:
Return of the Silver Cyborg

Adam Britten, illustrated by Arthur Hamer

A new adventure of super powers as a new enemy rises to trap Dynamic Boy and his superhero family in a world of illusions...

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Spies in Disguise :
Boy in Tights

Kate Scott

Joe discovers his parents are really spies, and they all have to take on new identities to stay safe. But, for Joe, it means dressing as a Josephine – can he pretend to be a girl while he finds out what's really going on?

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The Ghastly McNastys:
The Lost Treasure of Little Snoring

Lyn Gardner & Ros Asquith

The nastiest pirates to ever sail the seven seas take on two honest children, who might just beat them to lost treasure. Bonkers and brilliant fun!

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Bella Donna:
Bella Bewitched

Ruth Symes, Illustrated by Marion Lyndsey

A strange spell is having an unsual effect on Bella!

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Hold Your Breath
Caroline Green

Tara has the power to find missing things and people, but it’s only ever been a source of trouble. When mean girl Melodie disappears, Tara's not sorry, but can't ignore the images she sees of Melodie in danger. An enticing and exciting teen adventure.

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Autumn 2013

Timedance:
Starlight's Edge
Susan Waggoner

The heart-wrenching conclusion to the acclaimed Neptune's Tears. Zee goes with David to his home in the future to find more challenges and more dangers in the way of their love.

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