From the author of The Middler, ACHUKA’s Book of the Day 31 Mar 2020. Sarah’s super busy parents decide to invest in a TrooFriend 560 Mark IV – a robot buddy to keep their daughter company. This thought-provoking story deals with some important questions about AI, friendship, compassion and what makes us human, and does […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day Wed 1 Apr 2020 Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week 29 Mar 2020 The seventh book in the award-winning series that began (16 years ago) with Wolf Brother, selling over 3 million copies in 36 territories. Like previous books in the series this can be read as a standalone […]
Times Children’s Book of the Week 28 Mar 2020 First published as Hedvig! in Sweden, 2005. Translated from the Swedish in this edition by the publisher, Julia Marshall of Gecko Press. Here’s what Alex O’Connell had to say, in selecting it as Children’s Book of the Week in The Times: Hattie is from the […]
A middle-grade road-trip through American race relations past and present, perfect for fans of Ross Welford and Jason Reynolds. How to Go on an Unplanned Road Trip with Your Grandma: Grab a Suitcase: Prepacked from the big spring break trip that got CANCELLED. Fasten Your Seatbelt: G’ma’s never conventional, so this trip won’t be either. […]
Times Children’s Book of the Week 14 Mar 2020 “Love writes with such confidence, fluency and voice that it’s hard to imagine this is his first book.” Alex O’Connell THE TIMES When twelve-year-old Alex receives an old tin robot in the post, the note from his grandfather simply reads: ‘This one is special’. But as […]
” Alex ACHUKA Book of the Day 31 Mar 2020 Shortlisted Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2020 Times Children’s Book of the Week, 23 March 2019 Narrated expertly and often hilariously by Maggie, we experience the trials and frustrations of being the forgotten middle child, the child with no voice, even in her own family. This […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day Monday 30 Mar 2020 “Young crime lovers will snap up [this] lively, funny [tale] with zany illustrations from Emma McCann, featuring a down-to-earth logical heroine drawn into a tall tale of a kidnapped bridegroom and a scheme to sabotage a wedding.” Imogen Russell Willimas, GUARDIAN REVIEW Anisha Mistry is […]
Brand new Wilbur Smith series for readers of 10+ – starring fourteen-year-old Jack Courtney. Jack Courtney has lived in the UK his whole life. But this summer his parents are travelling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a gorilla conference, and they’ve promised to take Jack and his friends with them. When his […]
New title in this very popular and well-presented series for young readers about a half-vampire, half-fairy main character. When Isadora wins an amazing holiday for her whole family she’s ready for sun, sea, and sand! But there’s work to be done when she and her mermaid friend Marina discover a baby turtle in trouble. Can […]
A short chapter book ideal for newly independent readers. Born to bake. Happy to help. Freddie Bonbon is the most AMAZING baker in town and somebody loves his cakes so much they’ve stolen them! Who could have done such a thing? And when superstar cat Cookie goes missing too, it looks as though the town […]
Sunday Times Children’s Book off the Week 22 Mar 2020 Alfie Fleet’s Guide to the Universe will show you the best and worst holiday destinations that are literally out of this world… Follow-up to The Cosmic Atlas of Alfie Fleet. Enjoy a flight around the bird-planet of Winspan, enjoy a cocktail on beautiful planet Blyssss, […]
A very welcome new title in this super little series, recommended for newly independent readers. Kitty is a superhero-in-training with feline superpowers. She dreams of being like her superhero mum one day, but she’s still got a lot to learn. Join Kitty and her cat crew for a series of enchanting adventures by the light […]
A 16th century Mission Impossible. Istanbul, 1592: the arrival of a mysterious manuscript at the court of Sultan Murad III, claiming to know the location of the fabled Armour of King David, sends the Sultan into a frenzied desire to track it down. Despite being the most powerful man in the world, he has never […]
From the author of the Michael L. Printz Honor Book The Kingdom of Little Wounds comes an original fairy tale of belonging, sacrifice, choice, hope, magic and mortality. This is just a children’s tale; would you wreck your ship for it? Would you drown for a mere mother’s story? Sanna is a mermaid – except […]
An atmospheric fantasy adventure, likely to appeal to fans of Frances Hardinge and Cornelia Funke. Pip lives on his wits in the city of Clarel. When he pickpockets the wrong man, he finds himself in possession of a strange object – a heart in a silver casket. What’s more, the heart seems to be trying […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day Mon 9 Mar 2020 From the author of Running On Empty and Little Bits Of Sky . Iris’s grandmother, Mimi, has started to put jam on her scrambled eggs and tie blue ribbons around her fingers to remind her of stuff. Her house, always full of things, is becoming harder and harder […]
Times Children’s Book of the Week 22 Feb 2020 When a mysterious boy washes in with the tide, the citizens believe he’s the Enemy – the god who drowned the world – come again to cause untold chaos. Only Ellie, a fearless young inventor living in a workshop crammed with curiosities, believes he’s innocent. But the Enemy […]
Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week 9 Feb 2020 Somewhere in the deep and frozen north is an island surrounded entirely by ice. The inhabitants love their snowstorm isle-with its scattered wooden cottages, its small patches of forest, and its single mountain peak. Most of all they love the magnificent ice bears that roam […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day Thu 5 Mar 2020 One of the special £1 World Book Day titles, only available in the UK. A heartfelt and humorous new story from Onjali Q. Raúf, the bestselling and multi-award-winning author of The Boy at the Back of the Class. Ten-year-old Ahmet has become the Most Famous Refugee […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day Tues 3 March 2020 A thrilling mystery adventure set through (and under) the streets of 1960s Paris. Full of twists, turns and mouth-watering French food with line illustrations by Kim Geyer. When Penelope Magnificent’s awful parents tell her they’re taking a trip to Paris, she surprises them by begging to go […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day Mon 2 March 2020 Some reviews: “A story to devour, & then savour. Evernight is alive with thrilling darkness and vivid magic” “Ross MacKenzie is a wizard with words. Evernight is an artfully spun story, vividly conjuring a complex and convincing world of witches and magic unlike any other. Gripping […]