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New Books for Older Children
Great stories and informative books for 7-12 year olds. (browse related category Childrens & Teenage Books )
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The Worlds We Leave Behind - by A.F. Harrold - £12.99
An extraordinary story about friendship and betrayal. Of revenge and retribution but also redemption. Perfect for 11+ readers who enjoy Stranger Things.
Hex never meant for the girl to follow him and his friend Tommo into the woods. He never ... more
Nura and the Immortal Palace - by M.T. Khan - £7.99
A magical and page-turning adventure following a young girl’s journey from the mines of Pakistan into the treacherous world of the jinn. A sparkling tale rooted in Muslim culture and tradition.
Nura has worked all her life in the mica mi ... more
Lore of the Wild: Folklore and Wisdom from Nature - by Claire Cock-Starkey, illustrated by Aitch - £14.99
See nature in a whole new light with this enchantingly illustrated treasury of natural folklore and wild wisdom from around the world.
Did you know that people used to believe that rabbits’ ears would twitch in the direction of a thunderst ... more
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor - by Xiran Jay Zhao - £7.99
‘Fast-paced, furiously funny and utterly fantastic.’ A.F. Steadman
‘Culture and technology clash as Zachary Ying takes adventure to a new level!’ Kwame Mbalia
Percy Jackson meets Yu-Gi-Oh in this hilarious, action-packed fan ... more
Freddy the Superstar - by Neill Cameron - £6.99
The third hilarious, fully illustrated novel from adored comics creator Neill Cameron. Freddy the Superstar follows the highs and lows of life as a robot with super-awesome powers.
Freddy's life is... mixed. He's a superpowered robot (YAY!) who ... more
Indiana Bones and the Lost Library - by Harry Heape, illustrated by Rebecca Bagley - £6.99
Indiana Bones is back for a second dogtastic detective escapade!
Once again he and his bestest friend, Aisha, have to gather their wits, courage and plenty of snacks to sniff outclues and solve a twisty mystery. On the hunt for the Avenger' ... more
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun - by Tola Okogwu - £7.99
Black Panther meets Percy Jackson in this action-packed and empowering middle-grade superhero series about a British-Nigerian girl who learns that her Afro hair has psychokinetic powers. Soon to be a feature film with a major streamer!
I close ... more
How I Became a Dog Called Midnight - by Ben Miller - £7.99
A boy, a dog, and a magical body-swap adventure! Enter a world of wonder in this classic adventure from top-ten bestselling children's author, Ben Miller.
George has always wondered what it's like to be a dog. One night, a magical mix-up w ... more
The Boy With Wings - by Lenny Henry, illustrated by Keenon Ferrell - £6.99
Lenny Henry's hilarious adventure, The Boy with Wings, is for readers of 9 to 12 and illustrated throughout by Keenon Ferrell. Includes an exclusive comic book adventure illustrated by Mark Buckingham.
An ordinary kid is about to become an EXTRA ... more
Silence is Not An Option: Find Your Voice and Be Your Best Self - by Stuart Lawrence - £8.99
Silence is NEVER an option – stand up, speak out, be the difference.
In this book, Stuart Lawrence talks about what he has learned from life – the tools that have helped him live positively and kept him moving forwards when times have been ... more
The Last Fallen Star - by Graci Kim - £6.99
Riley Oh can’t wait to see her sister get initiated into the Gom clan, a powerful lineage of Korean healing witches their family has belonged to for generations. Her sister, Hattie, will earn her Gi bracelet and finally be able to cast spells witho ... more
You Don't Have to Be Loud: A Quiet Kid's Guide to Being Heard - by Ben Brooks - £9.99
A shy kid’s guide to thriving in their own (quiet) way.
Do you sometimes feel afraid of talking in front of people, making a mistake or saying the wrong thing? While everywhere else you look there are loud, confident people?
You’re no ... more
Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Ginormous Frost Giants - by David MacPhail, illustrated by Richard Morgan - £6.99
Oi, you snivelling pig-dogs! Are you ready for a Viking adventure?
Velda is a small girl with a big axe, and she knows how to use it. Alongside her misfit crew, she's living her best Viking life, sailing the seas in her very own longship and tea ... more
Maya And Her Friends: A Story About Tolerance and Acceptance to Support the Children of Ukraine - by Larysa Denysenko and Masha Foya - £12.99
ALL THE PUBLISHER'S PROFITS WILL BE DONATED TO CHARITIES HELPING TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN OF UKRAINE.
"I wrote this book about different children from different Ukrainian families in 2017, when Russia had conquered Crimea and temporarily occupied ... more
Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Voyage of Deadly Doom - by David MacPhail, illustrated by Richard Morgan - £6.99
Oi, you snivelling pig-dogs! Are you ready for a Viking adventure?
Velda is a small girl with a big axe. The only problem is, everyone thinks she can't be a proper Viking because she's "just a little girl". PURLEASE! She sets sail with Freya, ca ... more
Julia and the Shark - by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, illustrated by Tom de Freston - £7.99
A captivating, powerful and luminous story from a bestselling, award-winning author about a mother, a daughter, and the great Greenland shark. With mesmerising black and yellow illustrations, this is a perfect gift for 9+ fans of David Almond and Fra ... more
Planet Joy - by Jenny Valentine, illustrated by Claire Lefevre - £6.99
For readers aged 9+ comes the third book in a sparkling series about family, friends and finding the joy in life! From Guardian award-winning author Jenny Valentine, this is the perfect series for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Cath Howe and Lara William ... more
The Secret Sunshine Project - by Benjamin Dean, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat - £7.99
A heart-warming story of kindness, courage and love in all its forms from the author of Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow. Perfect for 9+ readers and fans of Elle McNicoll, Lisa Thompson and Onjali Rauf.
Bea’s family are happy. Like, rea ... more
The Week at World's End - by Emma Carroll - £7.99
The hotly anticipated new standalone from the Queen of Historical Fiction – now in paperback!
Britain, 1962
‘Who are you?’ I asked.
‘You don’t know who I am? You mean, it’s not been on the news?’
The girl glanced fro ... more
The Last Firefox - by Lee Newbery, illustrated by Laura Catalan - £7.99
A heartwarming story about family, friendship and finding your inner fire. Between bullies at school and changes at home, Charlie Challinor finds life a bit scary. And when he's made guardian of a furry fox cub called Cadno, things get a whole ... more
Sleepover Takeover - by Simon James Green, illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff - £6.99
For Otis, this was a sleepover to remember – if only he could! When dorky, unpopular 11-yr-old Otis wakes up in the morning at a sleepover birthday party, he’s in for a shock. At the marquee where the sleepover took place, it’s a scene of ... more
Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms - by Jamar J. Perry - £6.99
Percy Jackson meets Black Panther - this blockbuster middle-grade fantasy adventure is perfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers.
Cameron Battle grew up reading The Book of Chidani, cherishing stories about the fabled kingdom that cut its ... more
Civil Rights Stories: Refugees and Homelands - by Louise Spilsbury, illustrated by Toby Newsome - £8.99
This book explains civil rights and the reasons why refugees flee their homelands in an accessible way for younger readers. Included is a foreword by award-winning journalist and television presenter, Nelufar Hedayat. Born in Afghanistan, she c ... more
Fantastically Great Women Artists and Their Stories - by Kate Pankhurst - £6.99
Over half of all the visual artists working today are women, but the paintings and sculptures shown in many galleries and museums tell a different story because they're usually the work of men.
In this book Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline ... more
The Strange and Curious Guide to Trauma - by Sally Donovan, illustrated by Emmi Smid - £12.99
'Our book about trauma features buzzy bees stuck in your tummy, yes, and also science and superheroes, carrots and lambs, lollies and, unfortunately for me, baboons...'
Join Ordinary Jo, some people, Courtney Cortisol, Amy Amygdala and frien ... more
Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor - by Lucy Brandt, illustrated by Gladys Jose - £6.99
WARNING: EPIC INVENTIONS AND SECRET SOCIETIES AHEAD...
Leonora Bolt spends her days creating incredible inventions in her TOP SECRET laboratory, under the watchful eye of her terrifying uncle. Everything changes one day when a strange boy w ... more
Doctor Who: Adventures in Lockdown - by Various authors - £8.99
Stories from Chris Chibnall, Paul Cornell, Russell T Davies, Neil Gaiman, Mark Gatiss, Pete McTighe, Steven Moffat, Vinay Patel and Joy Wilkinson.
Darkness Never Prevails.
While staying home was a vital safety measure in 2020, the freedom o ... more
Civil Rights Stories: LGBTQ+ Rights - by Louise Spilsbury, illustrated by Toby Newsome - £8.99
This book explains civil rights, and the reasons why LGBTQ+ people have had to fight for equal rights, in an accessible way for younger readers.
Included is a foreword by Amy Lame, who is a prominent LGBTQ+ activist and advocate, broadcaste ... more
The Big Book of Festivals - by Joan-Maree Hargreaves and Marita Bullock, illustrated by Liz Rowland - £12.99
Explore some of the most thrilling cultural and religious festivals from around the world!
From Diwali, the Indian festival of light, to the Spanish tomato-throwing festival La Tomatina, to the Belgian Festival of Giants, this book is the pe ... more
Rainbow Grey - by Laura Ellen Anderson - £6.99
A magical new series from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson!
Ten-year-old Ray Grey lives in the magical Weatherlands, high in the sky. Ray is surrounded by Weatherlings with astounding weather power at their fingertip ... more
The Girl in the Mirror: Horla's Visit - by James Walker, illustrated by Mike Bastin - £7.99
When Horla's best friend Carar moves to another town, she wishes for a new friend, one that comes from a parallel world to Ivarnio, a parallel world where she becomes invisible and has special powers... A parallel world called Earth.
On E ... more
Stories For Kids Who Want To Save The World - by Carola Benedetto and Luciana Ciliento, illustrated by Roberta Maddalena Bireau - £14.99
Sixteen biographies of extraordinary people—ranging from Sebastião Salgado to Björk and Greta Thunberg — who came of age fighting climate change.
Every person has a path in life, one that is intertwined with the fate of the earth. The ... more
Cocoa Girl: Awesome Hair: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Styling Textured Hair - by Serlina Boyd - £8.99
Cocoa Girl: Awesome Hair written by Serlina Boyd is a celebration of beautiful textured hair, with step by step tutorials to amazing styles.
A celebration of natural hair, this book is filled with tips and features real life girls who love thei ... more
Monster Hunting For Beginners - by Ian Mark, illustrated by Louis Ghibault - £12.99
A monstrously funny new adventure series. Readers of 8+ and fans of Mega Monster and Shrek will adore the first in the brand new fantasy series from Irish debut author, Ian Mark.
Every hero has to start somewhere...
Monster Hunting isn’t ... more
Amari and the Night Brothers - by BB Alston - £7.99
Amari Peters knows three things.
Her big brother Quinton has gone missing.
No one will talk about it.
His mysterious job holds the secret...
So when Amari gets an invitation to the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, she's certain ... more
The Nightmare Before Christmas - by Tim Burton - £7.99
It was late one Fall in Halloweenland,
And the air had quite a chill.
Against the moon a skeleton sat,
Alone upon a hill...
Jack Skellington is the most important figure in Halloween Town and for years he has delighted in organising macab ... more
A Poet for Every Day of the Year - by Allie Esiri (Editor) - £20.00
Allie Esiri's beautiful gift anthology, A Poet for Every Day of the Year, is the perfect introduction to 366 of the world's greatest ever verse writers. Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with all the family, it is bursting at the seams with fam ... more
October, October - by Katya Balen - £7.99
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 ... more
The Christmas Carrolls - by Mel Taylor-Bessent, illustrated by Selom Sunu - £7.99
Wish it could be Christmas every day? Well, for nine-year-old Holly Carroll and her family, it is! Living her merriest life in a house with year-round fairy lights and Christmas trees, a carol-singing toilet and a diva donkey who thinks he's a rein ... more
Dragon Mountain - by Katie Tsang and Kevin Tsang - £7.99
Shortlisted for the Children's Book of the Year (British Book Awards).
The first book in the ROARsome DRAGON REALM series for 9+ readers! Perfect for those who love fantasy, magic, adventure and DRAGONS!
Deep within the mountain, a grea ... more
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic - by Lilly Workneh (Editor) - £25.00
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic, edited by award-winning journalist Lilly Workneh with a foreword by #BlackGirlMagic originator CaShawn Thompson, is dedicated to amplifying and celebrating the stories of Bl ... more
Pax: Journey Home - by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Jon Klassen - £12.99
From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes the long-awaited sequel to Pax; this is a gorgeously crafted, utterly compelling novel about chosen families and the healing power of love.
It’s been a year since Peter and his p ... more
We Have a Dream: Meet 30 Young Indigenous People and People of Colour Protecting the Planet - by Dr Mya-Rose Craig, illustrated by Sabrena Khadija - £12.99
Indigenous people and people of colour are disproportionately affected by climate change, yet often aren't heard in global conversations. In this book, British-Bangladeshi environmentalist and race activist 'Birdgirl' Mya-Rose Craig speaks to c ... more
African and Caribbean Folktales, Myths and Legends - by Wendy Shearer - £6.99
Enjoy a rich collection of folktales, myths and legends from all over Africa and the Caribbean, re-told for young readers. From the trickster tales of Anansi the spider, to the story of how the leopard got his spots; from the tale of the king w ... more
Aarti & the Blue Gods - by Jasbinder Bilan - £7.99
Aarti has lived on the island with Aunt for as long as she can remember.
Like the weather, Aunt rules her world with rare warmth. Aarti’s only comforts are a book of Indian myths full of blue gods, a fox’s friendship, and a toy rabbit sh ... more
A Different Sort of Normal - by Abigail Balfe - £8.99
*The beautiful true story of one girl's journey growing up autistic - and the challenges she faced in the 'normal' world*
I'm not like the other children in my class... and that's an actual scientific FACT.
Hi! My name is Abigail, a ... more
Ways to Be Me - by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott - £6.99
From the bestselling author duo behind Can You See Me? comes this exceptional portrayal of autism diagnosis, with diary entries by 12-year-old autistic author Libby Scott. Taking place before Can You See Me? and Do You Know Me? this standout prequel ... more
Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom - by Sangu Mandanna - £7.99
Kiki Kallira is more of a worrier than a warrior - but today she will learn to be a hero. The mythical beasts she loves to draw have come to life, and she is the only one who can defeat them. A middle-grade fantasy inspired by Hindu legends about anx ... more
You Are a Champion: How to Be the Best You Can Be - by Marcus Rashford with Carl Anka - £9.99
I want to show you how you can be a champion in almost anything you put your mind to.
Marcus Rashford MBE is famous worldwide for his skills both on and off the pitch - but before he was a Manchester United and England footballer, and long befo ... more
Bad Panda - by Swapna Haddow - £6.99
Are you sick of being utterly adorable?
Tired of being cuddled and hugged?
Fed up of having your head confused for your bottom because you just so happen to be SOOOOPER-DOOOOOPER fluffy?
If you answered yes to any of those questions, then you'r ... more
Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths - by Maisie Chan - £6.99
Eleven-year-old Danny Chung loves drawing more than anything - certainly more than maths, which, according to his dad and everyone else, is what he is 'supposed' to be good at.
He also loves having his own room where he can draw in peace, so his ... more
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