Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories: Cultural heritage
Running Press,U.S. Raagas Song
Book SynopsisFor fans of Sugar in Milk and Festival of Colors, this celebration of the Diwali holiday is interwoven with an empowering folktale that teaches the importance of being true to oneself. Raaga has always dreamed of singing at the annual Diwali mela at the Royal Place. Ever since she was a little girl, her grandfather would tell her the story of how Lord Rama and his army slew the ten-headed demon Ravana (the story for which Diwali is celebrated today). While young Raaga has always suffered from stage fright, the more Raaga practices with her grandfather, the larger her audience grows, like her own little army. When the day of the audition comes, Raaga takes to the stage in front of her family and friends. But the ten judges tower over her like Ravana and taunt her: 'You are the color of a moonless night,' one says. 'Can you really sing?' It will take all of Raaga's courage and the support of her 'army' to summon the strength of Lord Rama a
£14.24
Running Press Book Publishers Love and Video Games
Book SynopsisReady Player One meets Heartstopper in this “fun, fast, and fabulous read” (M. K. England) as a myth-loving video game player competing in a tournament with his gamer friends and handsome crush discovers there isn't a cheat code to life—or love. In the real world, Keegan Thomas is a gay, eighteen-year-old mythology nerd with undiagnosed chronic pain. But in the myth-inspired, online video game world of Pantheonic, he is the glorious and powerful K.Odyssia, slaying legions of enemies and completing quests for honor and glory along with his team, the Epic Hearts. Despite his closeness to his gamer friends--and the secret crush he has on his teammate, Alix--no one knows that he is struggling with the sudden onset of chronic pain in his lower back and fears it will hinder his ability to move to NYU in the fall. When a quest in Pantheonic turns out to be a secret invitation to an in-person tournament in New York City, Keegan has to battle his fears of concealing and managing his pain so that his team can attend this once-in-a-lifetime event. Competing against six other teams, members of the Epic Hearts must work together to outwit and outplay the others to win the tournament and the hefty cash prize. But can Keegan as K.Odyssia be one of the heroes that Pantheonic needs while he's laser-focused on his own epic battle? Will he be able to level up his relationship with Alix and lead his team to victory? It's time for the games to begin!
£16.58
Running Press,U.S. Aesops Fables
Book SynopsisA new board book format based on our bestselling picture book, illustrated by Don Daily.
£10.44
Fitzhenry & Whiteside Maiden of the Mist A Legend of Niagara Falls
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£9.95
Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada Hydroelectric Power Power from Moving Water
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£8.99
Crabtree Publishing Co,US How the Camel Got His Hump
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£7.99
Crabtree Publishing Co,US The Boy Who Cried Wolf Tadpoles Quality Tadpoles
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£7.99
Crabtree Publishing Co,US The Lion and the Mouse Tadpoles Quality Tadpoles
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£7.99
Crabtree Publishing Co,US The Elves and the Emperor Tadpoles Fairytale
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£7.99
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. The Three Little Pigs A Classic Fairy Tale A Fairy Tale by Perrault Abbeville Classic Fairy Tales
Book SynopsisThe stories in the Classic Fairy Tales series have been adapted for the children of today while respecting the richness and flavor of the original versions. Children will love the game page at the end of each book, and they will want to read all the books in the series.Trade ReviewPraise for Abbeville Classic Fairy Tales: "The fanciful illustrations and small square format make the series especially inviting." -- Publishers Weekly "A pretty little series...with bright colorful illustrations--all very artistically done. -- Parade "...just the right size for preschoolers' little hands. The books...are beautifully illustrated and bound well enough to withstand nightly rereading. -- Wilmington News Journal
£8.91
Tuttle Publishing Burmese Childrens Favorite Stories
Book SynopsisSwitch up your bedtime reading with these charming stories from Myanmar!The stories in this beautifully illustrated children's book have been passed down for generations and were told to author Pascal Khoo Thwe by his grandmother. These traditional tales feature handsome princes, squabbling siblings, greedy crocodiles and evil ogresall set against a backdrop of traditional Burmese village life. The eight delightful stories in this book include:The Seven Sisters - Forced to transform into peacocks to escape an evil ogreLet Her Take the Shadow - About a greedy market trader who learns a lesson when she tries to charge a poor man for enjoying the smell of her delicious fried fishThe Squirrels and the Bees - When bees build their hive outside the squirrels' home, they become angry and scared. However in the end, they learn to live in harmony. And many more! Enhanced by the playful illustrations of Maeve Bates, this collection provides children with insights into the culture, values and lTrade Review"[A] writer of uncommon elegance and sensitivity."-- New York Times Book Review
£13.49
Tuttle Publishing Pan de Sal Saves the Day Activity Book
Book SynopsisTrade Review"I loved this activity book because it was printed in color! The designs and graphics immediately caught my attention and I loved that they did not skimp on creating an activity book that is engaging. I also love that as an adult I still feel like you could enjoy this book with or without your children. I also like that there are varying activities for different age levels." --Jennifer Cayanan (@pinaylit), bookstagram influencer
£7.59
Holiday House Inc I Talk Like a River
Book SynopsisWinner of the Schneider Family Book AwardBoston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner What if words got stuck in the back of your mouth whenever you tried to speak? What if they never came out the way you wanted them to?Sometimes it takes a change of perspective to get the words flowing.A New York Times Best Children''s Book of the YearI wake up each morning with the sounds of words all around me. And I can''t say them all . . . When a boy who stutters feels isolated, alone, and incapable of communicating in the way he''d like, it takes a kindly father and a walk by the river to help him find his voice. Compassionate parents everywhere will instantly recognize a father''s ability to reconnect a child with the world around him.Poet Jordan Scott writes movingly in this powerful and ultimately uplifting book, based on his own experience, and masterfully illustrated by Greenaway Medalist Sydney Smith. A book
£15.19
Papillote Press The Snake King of the Kalinago
Book SynopsisA traditional Kalinago folk tale from Dominica, as written by the children who live on that that island today. With abundant illustrations.
£6.83
AMLAP PUBLISHING How the Tortoise Broke His Back
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£6.46
AMLAP PUBLISHING Why the Tortoise is Bald
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£6.46
Blacknblue Press Wicked Tales Two Even Wickeder Tales
£9.30
Blacknblue Press Wicked Tales Three The Witchs Library
£9.30
Legare Street Press Der Zwerg Nase Von Wilhelm Hauff
£21.56
LEGARE STREET PR Prince Silverwings and Other Fairy Tales
£12.95
Square Fish Ruin and Rising
Book SynopsisSee the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series, Shadow and Bone. Daring rogue Nikolai finally joins the fold in Season 2 -- covering explosive events of both Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising -- streaming now!Enter the Grishaverse with Book Three of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by the #1 New York Timesbestselling author of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom. Soldier. Summoner. Saint. The nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army. The Darkling rules from his shadow throne while a weakened Alina Starkov recovers from their battle under the dubious protection of the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Now her hopes lie with the magic of a long-vanished ancient creature and the chance that an outlaw prince still survives. As her allies and enemies race toward war, only Alina stands be
£10.99
Wednesday Books Sky in the Deep
Book SynopsisAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A 2018 Most Anticipated Young Adult book from debut author Adrienne Young, Sky in the Deep is part Wonder Woman, part Vikingsand all heart.OND ELDR. BREATHE FIRE.Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient, rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: fight and survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefieldher brother, fighting with the enemythe brother she watched die five years ago.Faced with her brother''s betrayal, she must survive the winter in the mountains with the Riki, in a village where every neighbor is an enemy, every battle scar possibly one she delivered. But when the Riki village is raided by a ruthless clan thought to be a legend, Eelyn is even more desperate to get back to her beloved family.She is given no choice but to trust Fiske, her brother's frien
£15.19
Wednesday Books Sky in the Deep
Book SynopsisAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!A Most Anticipated Young Adult book from debut author Adrienne Young, Sky in the Deep is part Wonder Woman, part Vikings-and all heart. OND ELDR. BREATHE FIRE.Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient, rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: fight and survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield-her brother, fighting with the enemy-the brother she watched die five years ago.Faced with her brother's betrayal, she must survive the winter in the mountains with the Riki, in a village where every neighbor is an enemy, every battle scar possibly one she delivered. But when the Riki village is raided by a ruthless clan thought to be a legend, Eelyn is even more desperate to get back to her beloved family.She is given no choice but to trust Fiske, her brother's friend,
£10.79
Henry Holt & Company Children of Virtue and Vengeance
Book SynopsisAn Instant #1 New York Times BestsellerA GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club PickAdeyemi has sparked magic once again. The New York TimesAfter battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could've imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too. Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari''s right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy''s wrath.With civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds herself at a breaking point: she must discover a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart.Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the stunning sequel to Tomi Adey
£9.49
Square Fish Cress
Book SynopsisThe third book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer like you've never seen it before, now with new cover art! The evil space queen gives an imprisoned hacker orders to track down our cyborg heroine and her team of reimagined fairytale characters. Can the Rapunzel-like hacker break free and help them instead? An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars.Entertainment Weekly on the Lunar Chronicles Prince Charming among the cyborgs. The Wall Street Journal on the Lunar Chronicles Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together they''re plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army. Their best hope lies with Cress, who has been trapped on a satellite since childhood with only her netscreens as company. All that screen t
£12.34
Square Fish Winter
Book SynopsisThe final book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer like you've never seen it before, now with new cover art! As the story draws to a close, our team of fairytale heroines must join forces with wicked Levana''s own stepdaughter to stop the evil space queen once and for allor lose everything. An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars. Entertainment Weekly on the Lunar Chronicles Prince Charming among the cyborgs. The Wall Street Journal on the Lunar Chronicles Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana. Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won''t approve of her feelings for her childhoo
£13.49
St Martin's Press All of Our Demise
Book SynopsisAll of Our Demise is the epic conclusion to Amanda Foody and C. L. Herman's New York Times bestselling All of Us Villains duology.I feel like I should warn you: this is going to be absolutely brutal.For the first time in this ancient, bloodstained story, the tournament is breaking. The boundaries between the city of Ilvernath and the arena have fallen. Reporters swarm the historic battlegrounds. A dead boy now lives again. And a new champion has entered the fray, one who seeks to break the curse for good... no matter how many lives are sacrificed in the process.As the curse teeters closer and closer to collapse, the surviving champions each face a choice: dismantle the tournament piece by piece, or fight to the death as this story was always intended.Long-held alliances will be severed. Hearts will break. Lives will end. Because a tale as wicked as this one was never destined for happily ever after.The All of Us Vill
£15.19
Tor Teen All of Our Demise
Book SynopsisAll of Our Demise is the epic conclusion to Amanda Foody and C. L. Herman's New York Times bestselling All of Us Villains duology.I feel like I should warn you: this is going to be absolutely brutal.For the first time in this ancient, bloodstained story, the tournament is breaking. The boundaries between the city of Ilvernath and the arena have fallen. Reporters swarm the historic battlegrounds. A dead boy now lives again. And a new champion has entered the fray, one who seeks to break the curse for good... no matter how many lives are sacrificed in the process.As the curse teeters closer and closer to collapse, the surviving champions each face a choice: dismantle the tournament piece by piece, or fight to the death as this story was always intended.Long-held alliances will be severed. Hearts will break. Lives will end. Because a tale as wicked as this one was never destined for happily ever after.The All of Us Vill
£11.39
Forgotten Books sops Fables Accompanied by Many Hundred Proverbs and Moral Maxims Suited to the Subject of Each Fable Classic Reprint
£19.68
£19.69
Hyperion Aru Shah and the End of Time a Pandava Novel Book
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£14.00
Hyperion Rick Riordan Presents Aru Shah and the Tree of
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£7.59
Disney Book Publishing Inc. Disney Christmas Storybook Collection
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£17.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Siddhartha and the Swan
Book SynopsisPrince Siddhartha sees a wounded swan fall from the sky with an arrow in its side. He wants to save the bird, but his cousin Devadatta, who shot the swan, claims it as his property. Who will win? A tale of the young Buddha''s compassion for all living things, beautifully illustrated by Miss Swanne.Book band: TurquoiseIdeal for ages: 5+
£6.90
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Girls Goddesses and Giants
Book SynopsisA selection of brilliant folk tales about heroines from all around the world. In these stories it''s the girls who save the day through their courage, cunning or kindness - whether they are facing up to wolves, demons, dragons, enemy tribes, or the sun itself! Handsome princes need not apply - these girls are doing it for themselves. With stories from every corner of the world (from Cameroon to Scotland, India, Japan and the Americas) this inclusive anthology of girl power is stunningly illustrated in paper-cut style.Trade ReviewThis is the best collection of heroine folklore aimed at young readers that I have read. The pace and imagery of the stories are thrillingly intense, and the writer addresses the reader in a direct, lively voice...in the manner of Angela Carter or Susan Price. They are excellent for reading aloud. This outstanding collection is embellished with Francesca Greenwood's spirited silhouettes of characters and motifs. -- George Hunt, Lecturer in Education, University of Edinburgh * Books for Keeps *The heroines throughout are brave and ingenious. The stories are written with verve and would be good for either reading or telling. * The School Librarian *I found it refreshing to read a book aimed at girls that avoided being stereotypically 'girly'. Each tale is the perfect length for a bedtime story. Girls, Goddesses and Giants stands out as a book that both parent and child will be happy to return to again and again. Accessible and readable, with a host of strong female characters and a diverse, multicultural range of stories, it has become a firm favourite... -- Hereward L.M. Proops * booksquawk.com *
£7.99
Hachette Children's Group Tales from Schwartzgarten The LilyLivered Prince
Book SynopsisA gruesomely funny series for fans of Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket.Meet Eugene, the most portly of princes, and Kalvitas, the most courageous of chocolate makers. Theirs is a tale of cakes and cowardice, bullies and battles, as they set out to defeat a terrifying tyrant.The characters are CURSED. The deserts are DEADLY. And people are NOT always as they appear...With cover and chapter head artwork by Chris Riddell.Trade ReviewReaders who enjoyed the Lemony Snicket books will love the exaggerated macabre details and the ironic authorial comments which punctuate the narrative * School Librarian *If you like historical stories full of adventure with plenty of twist and turns, then you must read this. You won't want to put it down. -- Guardian children's books site young reviewer * The Guardian *
£8.50
Hachette Children's Group Roman Brit Fighting Forum
Book SynopsisGladiators arrive at Fort Finis Terrae and put on a thrilling show. Brit gets tricked by Druscilla into fighting Brutus, the boss''s son! He knows he mustn''t win, but he also doesn''t want to lose. With the help of a new young gladiator, Brit learns some unexpected fighting tricks!
£4.74
Hachette Children's Dead Heat Book 6 Roman Brit
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£7.14
Hachette Children's Group The Unicorn Prince
Book SynopsisThe fortunes of a young woman are magically transformed when she shows kindness to a unicorn in this enchanting contemporary fairy tale, based on a Scottish fable and gloriously illustrated by Hans Christian Andersen Award nominee Jane Ray.Trade ReviewJane Ray's jewel-bright illustrations shine like the flourishes of an illuminated manuscript in Saviour Pirotta's The Unicorn Prince (Orchard), featuring a crumbling castle, a dauntless heroine, industrious fairies and an enchanted prince. Gorgeous gowns, wild dreams, transformations and galloping moonlit freedom are also thrown into the mix * The Guardian *
£12.34
Thorndike Press The House of Hades
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£29.63
Disney Book Publishing Inc. Finders Keepers
Book SynopsisAfter Parker and his friends destroyed the evil genie, Xaru, they awoke an even greater threat: Vesiroth. An immortal sorcerer who was frozen for centuries is now free, and he''s determined to finish what he had started-taking over the world. In order to accomplish his goal he must find the Elicuum Helm, an ancient object that will grant the user extraordinary powers. But the helm was broken into three pieces many years ago, and now Parker, along with his genie, Fon-Rham, his cousin Theo, Reese and Vesiroth''s former protégé, will have to travel the globe to find the helm first before it''s too late.
£12.34
Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada Cluckerella
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£5.99
Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada Little Red Riding Horse
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£7.59
Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada Rampunzel
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£7.59
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Refilwe Best loved tales for Africa
Book Synopsis"Refilwe, Refilwe, let down your locks, So I can climb the scraggy rocks!" In a cave high up on a craggy cliff, beautiful Refilwe is allowed to see no one but the witch who locked her away. One day, Prince Tumi hears Refilwe singing as he is riding his horse near her cave and he searches for the owner of the magical voice. Will Refilwe ever be
£10.71
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Kantiga Finds the Perfect Name English
Book SynopsisKantiga Finds the Perfect Name is a beautiful tale, infused with some magic that reimagines a popular African folklore for the modern child. There was once a beautiful little girl with a heart as big as her name, Kantiga.
£8.95
Simon & Schuster The Book of Lost Things
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£8.54
Hachette Children's Group Must Know Stories Level 2 The Ugly Duckling
Book SynopsisBeautifully illustrated retellings of some of the world's favourite stories for children developing their reading confidence
£12.64
