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The only thing standing in his way Mitch Johnson is a bookseller at Waterstones, Norwich. They do two things and they do them well: The first in a new, hugely commercial series from Kim Curran The second novel in this series to follow in August Kim Curran is an author and creative director based in London. Martin is the author of the bestselling Baby-Sitters Club series, which has sold million copies worldwide.

In addition, she is the author of over thirty critically-acclaimed and prize-winning novels, including A Corner of the Universe which won a Newbery Honor in Award Winner year-old Rose is autistic and struggles to understand her classmates. But when her father gives her a stray dog, which she names Rain, the dog becomes her anchor in a confusing world. A thought-provoking series which explores feminist history in Britain, through the lives of six fictional characters living in one real-life house — 6 Chelsea Walk, London.

Laugh-out-loud funny with a huge hugful of warmth, this series follows Cassidy Bond as she starts secondary school and tries to find her own special talent. Travel with Rose as she discovers her destiny and conquers her fate, journeying to a land east of the sun and west of the moon. A beguiling epic of magic, love, loss and btrayal based on a traditional fairytale. A hilarious, madcap follow up series from Pseudonymous Bosch, internationally bestselling author of The Secret Series. Holly Bourne is a best-selling author, beloved by readers for her hilarious and heart-wrenching novels and her trademark honesty about the perils of modern life.

Her third book Am I Normal Yet? Darkly comic, striking and compassionate, this stunning debut novel is a portrait of a small-town in Norway, a community that sings with pain, humour, and a whole lot of nothingness, told through the eyes of a unique teenage girl. Her dad would still yell; her brother Sigve would still get in trouble all the time, and Mum would still think a glass of wine is good for the heart. Linni Ingemundsen is from Norway but currently lives and works in Malta.

Sarah has played many roles: But now she faces her most challenging role of all, for the only way to survive under cover at an elite Nazi boarding school is to become a monster herself. Matt Killeen was born in Birmingham, in the UK, back when trousers were wide and everything was brown. Several careers beckoned, some involving laser guns and guitars, before he finally attempted to make a living as an advertising copywriter and a largely ignored music and sports journalist.

Orphan Monster Spy is his first novel. Weatherly is the author of the bestselling Angel series, as well as almost 50 other books for children and teenagers. Set in a daring and distorted echo of s America, The Broken Trilogy is an exhilarating epic from the bestselling author of The Angel Trilogy. An epic YA trilogy set in a world in which angels have come to earth: Ordinary mortals yearn to catch a glimpse of one of these magnificent beings, and thousands flock to The Church of Angels to feel their healing touch.

But all is not as it seems Inspired by a real-life American cult Disquieting, thought-provoking and unforgettable, After The Fire is about seventeen-year-old Moonbeam as she fights to overcome everything she once believed in to tell her story. Will Hill grew up in the north-east of England and worked as a bartender, bookseller and in publishing, before quitting to write full-time. His first novel, Department 19 — the first in a series of five — was published in to widespread acclaim, garnering Will, and the series, a huge fan base. Will now lives in East London. The Hunger Games meets Jurassic Park in this gripping new series filled with action, survival and betrayal.

To face a contest more dangerous than anyone can imagine. And they will do anything to win. Perhaps not even each other Wilson lives on the West coast of Scotland. The Extinction Trials is her first series for young adults. Maggie Harcourt was born and raised in Wales, where she grew up telling stories.

She now lives just outside Bath and is a full-time writer. A book about loving yourself and being loved for who you really are — perfect for fans of Lisa Williamson, Jennifer Niven and David Levithan. Amanda Hardy is the new girl at school. Like everyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is holding back. Amanda has a secret… At her old school, she used to be called Andrew.

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And secrets always have a way of getting out…. Meredith Russo was born, raised and lives in Tennessee. She started living as her true self in late and never looked back. If I Was Your Girl was partially inspired by her experiences as a trans woman. Like Amanda, Meredith is a gigantic nerd who spends a lot of her time obsessing over video games and Star Wars. Stay up-to-date with all the latest Usborne YA news, read author interviews, discover extra content and more:. Usborne Young Adult fiction, and a number of younger titles, are available as ebooks.

Find out more at www. This powerful, haunting, heartbreaking tale of the persecution of Latvian Jews during World War II will stay with readers long after the final page. Winner of the Warwickshire Year 9 Book Award An inspiring, heartbreaking, multi-award winning international bestseller, about the value of friendship and finding a way to walk tall. No need for scissors or glue; children simply press the pieces out of each page and follow the step-by-step instructions to slot each model together using paper tabs.

A pair of knitting needles 3 balls of yarn 3 animals to knit 6 buttons 2 needles Stuffing Thread Step-by-step knitting book. Paperback book 64pp Plastic icing syringe with 4 nozzles 48 large paper cupcake cases 48 small paper cupcake cases.

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Usborne Encyclopedias Watch this book come to life as a reader accesses the best of the web via the QR codes. Library Editions are a range of books that are perfect for schools, libraries or home learning. These non-fiction books are all trade, hardback editions with matt covers and coloured endpapers. Each also features a contents page and an index. They are subject to our terms and conditions and may be withdrawn if these are not met.

Internet-linked books Usborne Internet-linked books are enhanced with links to recommended websites where readers can find out more with virtual tours, video clips, games and other multimedia. There are over internet-linked books from encyclopedias to sticker books, all illustrated in this catalogue. Usborne Quicklinks At the Usborne Quicklinks website at www.

To be included in Quicklinks, a website must pass our very strict criteria for selection and we continually monitor the recommended sites to check content and update links. It feels like the best of both worlds for the kids. Brilliant books that they can hold, and safe web links that are making the content come alive. Where can Quicklinks take you? Books with QR links QR codes printed on the pages of some of our latest internet-linked books take readers straight to video clips, quizzes or music that enhance the information on the page. Just scan the QR codes with a smartphone or tablet to visit the links.

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Mar Ferrero 2 Illus. London Selected titles are also available as ebooks, see www. Montgomery, Sophie Allsopp E. Matt Brown Visit www. March Two boys, a missing necklace, and one deadly question… From the author of award-winning, multi-million international bestseller, Freak the Mighty, comes this quirky whodunit featuring an unforgettable odd-couple pairing. Cover not confirmed Budi lives in the dusty, desolate slums of Jakarta, working ten hours a day making football boots.

The Unpredictability of Being Human Darkly comic, striking and compassionate, this stunning debut novel is a portrait of a small-town in Norway, a community that sings with pain, humour, and a whole lot of nothingness, told through the eyes of a unique teenage girl. Children are big thinkers with an insatiable hunger for fascinating facts and new ideas. Central England Jo-Ann Caulkin m joc usborne. Key Stages All Usborne titles are listed in the online catalogue with the Key Stages in England and Wales for which they are recommended.

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There are lots of things to spot and fingertrails to follow. Night in a desert, night in a forest, night in SPACE, there are many night-time worlds for you to explore. How are you feeling today? This fun, friendly and reassuring introduction is designed to help young children recognise, understand and name different feelings and learn to talk about and manage them in helpful ways. I have bought many copies of it as presents. Usborne Reading Programme - Give the Gift of Reading The Usborne Reading Programme is designed to support, engage and motivate children at every stage of their reading journey.

There are over titles for all levels from complete beginners to fluent readers. With lively writing and appealing illustrations, the books develop not only the essential skill but also the pleasure of reading. Moon Zoom Run, Rabbit, Run! There are fiction and non-fiction titles at four levels from Elementary to Upper Intermediate. Usborne also has a wide range of reference titles to support English language learners - see pages They include activities, glossaries and a full audio in both British English and American English.

For information on how to buy these books in your country, please contact englishreaders usborne. Full colour illustrations throughout. She lives in Norfolk. She lives in Derbyshire. A new series from best-selling and award-winning Jennifer Gray, with gorgeous black-and-white illustrations from Elisa Paganelli throughout. She loves planning new adventures and has her sights on Japan!

Meet Knitbone Pepper — the dead special ghost dog haunting Starcross Hall. Gorgeously illustrated and now in paperback, these brilliantly funny adventures are to be treasured for ever. Perfect for fans of Chris Riddell. Claire Barker studied English literature, history and illustration before working as a teaching assistant. Follow the disastrous misadventures of Penny Dreadful; madcap mischief-maker, and a national treasure in the making!

With three side-splitting tales in each book, this giggle-a-minute series is not to be missed. Wild animal adventures await Zoe and her family inside the gates of Tanglewood in this charming series bursting with furry, feathery fun — a modern-day Animal Ark for animal lovers everywhere! Lara writes bold, beautiful stories told with heart, humour and a lightness of touch, perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, R. Palacio and Michael Morpurgo.

Mabel has a suitcase full of worries. If he can just show her how amazing he is — how he can be a superhero! Lara lives in London with her family. Join Lily and Robert on their exhilarating adventures, full to the brim with catastrophe, courage, danger and daring, all set in a fantastical Victorian world of remarkable mechanimals and soaring airships.

Peter Bunzl grew up in South London in a rambling Victorian house with three cats, two dogs, one sister, an antique-dealer dad and an artist mum. Like Lily and Robert, Peter loves adventures and reading penny dreadfuls, but wishes dearly that he had a mechanical fox called Malkin. Suzy is surprised to find a grumpy troll building a railway through her house — especially when a gigantic steam train crashes into her hallway!

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This is the Impossible Postal Express, the trusty delivery service of the Union of Impossible Places, and Suzy becomes its newest recruit. And with her cursed first package, an Impossible adventure begins. He lives in Wales with his wife Anna, and their two children. Flavia Sorrentino lives and works as a freelance illustrator in Rome, where she grew up.

She has worked hard on her technique which has taken her across the globe, from France to America and beyond! A brand new historical fantasy adventure series, filled with pluck and danger, colourful characters and shadowy demons. She lives in St Leonards, near Brighton. Award Winner Brilliantly smart, contemporary debut tackling the doubleedged power of social media with humour, heart and honesty.

A gorgeously funny and touching new novel exploring big issues of bullying, body confidence and, most importantly, learning how to be happy with who you are. She lives in Leicestershire. A lyrical story about finding your own destiny, even when your future seems written in the stars, perfect for fans of Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Katherine Rundell and Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Sophie Anderson grew up in Swansea, studied at Liverpool University and has worked as a geologist and science teacher. She has an international family and loves to write stories inspired by different folklore and cultures. Sophie lives in the Lake District. A quirky, creepy and unforgettable adventure series, perfect for fans of Roald Dahl, M. Leonard and Tim Burton. CrimeFest Book Awards years category In a world of dragons, song-spells, pipers and battles, three unlikely heroes face one legendary villain.

A dragon-shaped retelling of the darkest legend of them all. Patrick studied Mathematics at Cambridge before beginning a career in programming within the gaming industry. A Darkness of Dragons is his first novel for children. He has previously written books for adults including the novelization of cult TV show The Returned. A timeless adventure filled with wonder, this is the first book in the magical Stargold Chronicles.

Children have been disappearing from Suds. Children who turn completely grey before they disappear. Can Poppy and her new friend Erasmus brave the Riddling Woods and solve both mysteries? Linsteadt graduated from Brown University, in Literary Arts, in She won the James D. She lives near San Francisco. High up on the rooftops of Victorian London lives a secret society of orphans and spies — the Watchers — protectors of the city. But below the cobbled streets lurks the Legion, a ruthless gang of cut-throats and thieves, plotting to unleash the darkest forces of Hell.

Only Ben Kingdom has the power to end the war between them. Andrew Beasley was born in Hertfordshire, and has spent most of his life with his nose buried in a book. Andrew works as a primary school teacher, where he shares his passion for storytelling with his class. Andrew lives in Cornwall with his wife and their two children, Ben and Lucy. The Princess of Waldenburg is fashioning her own future. Filled with girl power, glitter and royal style tips the first in a new series for girls aged follows in the bestselling footsteps of Geek Girl and The Princess Diaries. Carina Axelsson is half-Swedish, half-Mexican and grew up in California.

After moving to New York she embarked on a jet-setting modelling career which saw her starring in advertising and magazine campaigns across the globe, including shoots for Vogue and Elle. She is the author of the bestselling Model Under Cover series and splits her time between her UK writing bolthole and the fairy-tale forests of Germany. Award Winner A story about dreaming big, about hope and heroes, and never letting anything stand in your way. Mitch Johnson is a bookseller at Waterstones, Norwich. Landfill is a young boy, raised with wild animals within the walls of a derelict ruin, forbidden to venture outside by his guardian, a mysterious scavenger called Babagoo.

But as Landfill grows up, he begins to question everything Babagoo has taught him. What if finding your freedom means betraying your best friend? Darren Simpson is in his thirties and lives with his wife and children in Nottingham. He has written numerous adult short stories, and The Dust on the Moth, a crowdfunded multimedia collaboration including music downloads, art and photography. This is his first book for younger readers.

But when her father gives her a stray dog, which she names Rain, the dog becomes her anchor in a confusing world. Martin is the author of the bestselling Baby-Sitters Club series, which has sold million copies worldwide. In addition, she is the author of over thirty critically-acclaimed and prize-winning novels, including A Corner of the Universe which won a Newbery Honor in A beguiling epic of magic, love, loss and betrayal based on a traditional fairytale.

A thought-provoking series which explores feminist history in Britain, through the lives of six fictional characters living in one real-life house — 6 Chelsea Walk, London. Laugh-out-loud funny with a huge hugful of warmth, this series follows Cassidy Bond as she starts secondary school and tries to find her own special talent. Leeds Book Awards Shortlisted: Pseudonymous Bosch Pseudonymous Bosch is a pseudonym, or as he would prefer to call it because he is very pretentious , a nom de plume. Unfortunately, for reasons he cannot disclose, but which should be obvious to anyone foolhardy enough to read this book, he cannot tell you his real name.

But he admits to a deep-seated fear of mayonnaise.

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