Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years)
Kensuke's Kingdom is a true children's classic by Michael Morpurgo, the creator of War Horse. I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven't got your safety harness on, you haven't got your lifejacket on. You shouldn't be doing this ... I was in the cold of the ...Show more
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: Once
Once I didn't know about my grandfather Felix's scary childhood.Then I found out what the Nazis did to his best friend Zelda.Now I understand why Felix does the things he does.At least he's got me.My name is Zelda too.This is our story. Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction prize 2010.Shortlis ...Show more
Category: Picture Books with CD's
'I won't be full up until I've eaten at least three juicy children'. The Enormous Crocodile is the greediest creature in the whole jungle and he loves eating children! He's a terrible boaster and thinks he's really smart with his secret plans and clever tricks. But he's not as clever as the other animal ...Show more
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years)
The Rabbits offers a rich and immensely valuable perspective on the effect of man on his environment. Visually loaded and told with a passion for truth and understanding, The Rabbits aims to promote cultural awareness and a sense of caring for the natural world. A rich and haunting allegory for all age ...Show more
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: Dragonkeeper
In the time of the Han Dynasty in ancient China, a young orphan prepares for a difficult journey. Ping has grown to become a skilled Dragon Keeper, but her greatest challenge is yet to come. After rescuing the baby dragon, Kai, from the evil Emperor, she brings him to a safe haven near the border of the ...Show more
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: Once
Morris Gleitzman's two best-selling novels in one volume for the first time.My name is FelixOnce I saved a girl called Zelda from a burning houseI had a plan for both of usPretend to be someone elseBe safe foreverThen the Nazis came'Haunting . . . dangerous and desperate, full of courage and hope'GUARDI ...Show more
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: Dragonkeeper
In the time of the Han Dynasty in ancient China, a young orphan struggles to fulfill her destiny. Ping has survived her days as a slave at Huangling Palace, but new challenges await her in the desolate mountains of Tai Shan. The aged dragon Danzi is gone, and now it is up to Ping to take care of the bab ...Show more
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years)
One bright spring morning in the woods of France, a soldier, blinded by the war, is found by a little girl named Coco, and her older sister Marcelle. In return for their kindness, the soldier tells the sisters marvellous tales, each story connected to the keepsake he carries in his pocket: a perfect, ti ...Show more
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: Dragonkeeper
Ancient China, Han Dynasty. A slave girl saves the life of an ageing dragon and escapes her brutal master. Pursued by a ruthless dragon hunter, the girl and the dragon make an epic journey across China carrying a mysterious stone that must be protected. This is the story of a young slave girl who belie ...Show more
Category: Information Books
It is why we are transfixed by the Olympic Games every four years.The runner who hitched a lift in the marathon. The wrestling match that lasted twelve hours. The men and women who reflect the best and worst in all of us. The funny, bizarre and touching moments that people are still talking about. These ...Show more
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: Lighting Strikes
At Uncle Jack's funeral, Max discovers he's the only person who knows Jack wanted to be buried next to his dad, not cremated. Max races against the clock to help out his uncle one last time...even if that means stealing the body.
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: Bartlett
When Bartlett and Jacques le Grand are held captive in the City of Flames, it looks as though their adventuring days are over ...unless they can fetch the one impossible thing people long for in this mysterious underground kingdom. Can they survive the sunbaked fields of stone, outwit the Pasha and his ...Show more
