

Super Awkward by Beth Garrod
Beth Garrod will be in the shop for a teen author event on Sat 15th Oct at 4pm! See our Events page for details. When Bella's mother...
Margaret


What Dog Knows by Sylvia Vanden Heede, illustrated by Marije Tolman
Learning about the world is tough. A lot of things like cooking and drawing and dinosaurs don't work quite how you might expect. If...
Mark


The Castle of Inside Out by David Henry Wilson, illustrated by Chris Riddell
Lorina's school project is to write about a 'special place'. What place could be more special than the Castle of Inside Out, far away on...
Margaret


Lying About Last Summer by Sue Wallman
Skye's sister Luisa was killed in an accident last summer and Skye can't forgive herself for not saving her. In an attempt to help her...
Margaret


The Uncommoners: the Crooked Sixpence by Jennifer Bell
Ivy's problems have always been ordinary (like having a really annoying older brother). That is, until her beloved grandmother is taken...
Margaret


Girl Out Of Water by Nat Luurtsema
Lou's a swimmer. It's been her life since she was a little girl, so she's never had time to worry about school, boys or a social life....
Margaret


Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Saving the world is a staple of children's fiction, whether it's from some crazed Bond-inspired super villain, the Forces of the Dark,...
Tony


Swashbuckle Lil: The Secret Pirate by Elli Woollard, illustrated by Laura Ellen Anderson
Lil was a pirate, a swashbuckling pirate, Whose home was a ship with great sails, Who had travelled the seas in the blustery breeze And...
Margaret


Dave Pigeon by Swapna Haddow illustrated by Sheena Depmpsy
How often do you consider the inner life of pigeons? If you've never really thought about it then you should definitely read Dave Pigeon....
Margaret


Riverkeep by Martin Stewart
Tony and I have been swept along in the dark, treacly undercurrents of Riverkeep, a remarkable first novel by Martin Stewart that will...
Mark & Tony


Shakespeare: 4 spectacular introductions to the bard
NOTE: Marcia Williams (see Tales from Shakespeare) will be in the shop helping us to celebrate the Shakespeare 400th anniversary on Sat...
Mark


Barry Loser Hates Half Term! by Jim Smith
Barry is being sent to spend half term at Pirate Camp on Mogden Island. What could possibly go wrong? As I recall from my days in the...
Mark