Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Roaring Brook Press Frizzy
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£18.69
Feiwel & Friends I Love You More Than Youll Ever Know
Book SynopsisA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERI Love You More Than You''ll Ever Know is a touching and heartfelt ode about the way we feel for our children, by award-winning actors of stage and screen Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nicolette Robinson, and illustrated by Joy Hwang Ruiz.Do you remember when we first met?It was a moment I won't soon forget.Your sparkling aura. Your crooked grin!Do you remember, my trusted friend?When I count all my blessings, you're always number one.Sweetest of all is, we've only just begun.The love we feel for our children never wavers. From the moment a baby is born, through the good times and the bad, from the silly moments to the warm embraces, this love is bigger than what we can put into words.This beautiful book is a comforting and lyrical refrain about the bonds we form with the children to whom we are closest in our lives.
£15.29
St Martin's Press Duck Duck Dad
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£999.99
St Martin's Press Slouch
Book SynopsisThe highly anticipated, standalone follow-up to the USA Today bestseller Jawbreaker, this funny and fresh middle-grade novel is about a tall girl navigating friends, family, self-esteem, and boundariesperfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier.Stevie Crumb doesn't want to stand out. But when you're nearly five foot ten in seventh grade, it's kind of hard not to. All anyone wants to talk about is Stevie's heightincluding Stevie's parents, who would just love for her to be an athlete like her basketball-star older brother. Sure, Stevie wants to be good at somethingmaybe even great at something. She'd just prefer it didn't draw more attention to her lanky frame.A chance encounter leads Stevie to the school's debate team instead, where she meets cute fellow debater Cedric. He's shorter than she is, and Stevie doesn't think anything of ituntil her best friend points it out. Then strange guys on the subway start making comments about Stevie's body, toowhich
£8.99
Henry Holt & Company Ill Carry You
£14.02
Square Fish All the Impossible Things
Book SynopsisA bit of magic, a sprinkling of adventure, and a whole lot of heart collide in All the Impossible Things, Lindsay Lackey''s extraordinary middle-grade novel about a young girl navigating the foster care system in search of where she belongs.Wise and wondrous, this is truly a novel to cherish. Katherine Applegate, New York Timesbestselling author of WishtreeAn Indies Introduce SelectionRed's inexplicable power over the wind comes from her mother. Whenever Ruby Red Byrd is scared or angry, the wind picks up. And being placed in foster care, moving from family to family, tends to keep her skies stormy. Red knows she has to learn to control it, but can't figure out how. This time, the wind blows Red into the home of the Grooves, a quirky couple who run a petting zoo, complete with a dancing donkey and a giant tortoise. With their own curious gifts, Celine and Jackson Groove seem to fit like a puzzle piece into Red's hear
£8.99
Square Fish Rebel
Book SynopsisFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu comes her most thrilling and powerful novel yet--a story of love, loyalty, and forgiveness.
£12.34
Roaring Brook Press Mommys New Friend
Book SynopsisMommy''s New Friend is a heartfelt, lyrical story about accepting a new family member, even if it's not easy at first.When That Guy comes over and makes homemade pizza for dinner, it's not the same as before, when Daddy and Mommy and I would all eat together.But That Guy takes care of Mommy when she's sick, and That Guy laughs at my jokes.Maybe, That Guy isn't that bad, after all.Shelley Tougas and award-winning illustrator Sara Palacios'' Mommy''s New Friend is a gentle and uplifting tale about growing up, learning new perspectives, and accepting how blended families can evolve and expand.
£15.19
St Martin's Press The One and Only Sparkella Makes a Plan
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£999.99
St Martin's Press So Many Beginnings A Little Women Remix
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£13.99
Palgrave USA How to Make Friends with the Sea
Book SynopsisTanya Guerrero''s How to Make Friends with the Sea is a middle grade debut novel set in the Philippines about a young boy''s challenges with anxiety while his mother fosters an orphaned child with a facial anomaly.Pablo is homesick. He's only twelve years old, but he's lived in more countries than he can count. After his parents divorced, he and his mother have moved from place to place for years, never settling anywhere long enough to call it home. And along the way, Pablo has collected more and more fears: of dirt, of germs, and most of all, of the ocean. Now they're living in the Philippines, and his mother, a zoologist who works at a local wildlife refuge, is too busy saving animals to notice that Pablo might need saving, too. Then his mother takes in Chiqui, an orphaned girl with a cleft lipand Pablo finds that through being strong for Chiqui, his own fears don't seem so scary. He might even find the courage to face his biggest fear
£10.62
Square Fish What Stars Are Made Of
Book SynopsisA novel about a young girl with Turner Syndrome who is determined to win a science contest and give the prize money to her big sister, all while surviving school with a unique set of challenges.
£13.07
St Martin's Press Tokyo Ever After A Novel Tokyo Ever After 1
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£16.14
St Martin's Press Smaller Sister
Book SynopsisA moving, relatable middle grade graphic novel about the everlasting bond of sisterhood, perfect for fans of Real Friends, Squished, Invisible Emmie, and Allergic. Lucy''s always looked up to her big sister, Olivia, even though the two are polar opposites. But then, Lucy notices Olivia starts to change. Olivia doesn''t want to play with Lucy anymore, she''s unhappy with the way she looks, and she''s refusing to eat her dinner. Finally, Lucy discovers that her sister is not just growing up: Olivia is also struggling with an eating disorder.While her family is focused on her sister''s recovery, Lucy is left alone to navigate school and friendships. Lucy feels lonely and like she''s always on the verge of messing up.But with time, work, and self-love, both sisters begin to heal. Soon enough, Olivia and Lucy find their way back to each otherbecause sisters are forever.Writing from personal experience, debut author Maggi
£19.54
Roaring Brook Press Bad Kitty vs the Babysitter fullcolor edition
Book Synopsis(Formerly titled Bad Kitty Vs Uncle Murray)Bad Kitty prepares to battle the babysitter in this full color graphic novel in Nick Bruel''s New York Times bestselling series. Kitty''s owners are taking a week off and leaving Kitty and Puppy at home. So who''s going to watch them? Good ol'' Uncle Murraythe guy you thought knew everything about cats. Think again! It isn''t long before Uncle Murray is driven to near madness by shenanigans of epic proportions.The phenomenally successful Bad Kitty series is purr-fect for fans of Dav Pilkey''s Dog Man and John Patrick Green''s InvestiGators series, reluctant readers, comic book fans, and cranky cats alike.
£13.29
St Martin's Press Anzu the Great Kaiju
Book SynopsisAn adorable picture book about a tiny monster with a big heart trying to follow in his family''s footsteps.All great Kaiju are born with a super power to strike fear in the heart of the city.But Anzu is different.Instead of mayhem, he likes May flowers.Instead of striking fear, he prefers to be sincere.Can Anzu find a way to make his family proud and stay true to his kind self?From Disney animator and illustrator Bensom Shum comes an adorable and heartwarming picture book about making your own way and the unexpected power of gentlenessperfect for fans of Ferdinand the Bull.
£14.24
Flatiron Books This Golden State
Book SynopsisMarit Weisenberg's This Golden State follows a family on the run, a restless teenage daughter hungry for the truth, and the simple DNA test that threatens their carefully crafted worldThe Winslow family lives by five principles:1. No one can know your real name.2. Don't stay in one place too long.3. If you sense anything is wrong, go immediately to the meeting spot.4. Keeping our family together is everything.5. We wish we could tell you who we are, but we can't. Pleasedo not ask.Poppy doesn't know why her family has been running her whole life, but she does know that there are dire consequences if they're ever caught. Still, her curiosity grows each year, as does her desire for real friends and the chance to build on something, instead of leaving behind school projects, teams, and crushes at a moment's notice.When a move to California exposes a crack in her parents' airtight planning, Poppy realizes how fragile her world
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Roaring Brook Press Los coquies aun cantan
Book SynopsisUn libro galardonado del premio honor Pura Belpré, por su edición en inglés, The Coquies Still Sing. Una selección de los mejores libros ilustrados para niños por el Chicago Public LibraryUna selección de Bank Street College of Education Children''s Book Committee''s Mejores Libros para NiñosUna selección de New York Public Library New Vibrant Voices Titles for Kids: libros nuevos por autores de colorEste libro es más que hermoso.Yuyi Morales, homenajeada al Caldecott y creadora de Dreamers, reconocido en la lista de mejores vendidos del New York Times Los coquíes aún cantan es un libro ilustrado para niños sobre el hogar, la comunidad, y la esperanza, inspirado por la reconstrucción de Puerto Rico luego del Hurricán María en Septiembre 2017. Este hermoso y emotivo libro fue escrito por Karina Nicole González, illustrado por Kr
£17.09
Square Fish Quintessence
Book SynopsisQuintessence is an extraordinary story from Jess Redman about friendship, self-discovery, interconnectedness, and the inexplicable elements that make you you.Find the Elements. Grow the Light. Save the Starling.Three months ago, twelve-year-old Alma moved to the town of Four Points. Her panic attacks started a week later, and they haven't stoppedeven though she's told her parents that they have. She's homesick and friendless and every day she feels less and less like herself.But one day she finds a telescope in the town's junk shop, and through its lens, she watches a stara star that looks like a childfall from the sky and into her backyard. Alma knows what it's like to be lost and afraid, to long for home, and she knows that it's up to her to save the star. And so, with the help of some unlikely new friends from Astronomy Club, she sets out on a quest that will take a little bit of science, a little bit of magic, and her whole sel
£10.60
Roaring Brook Press Saving Sunshine
Book SynopsisEisner-nominatedA 2024 Bank Street Best Books of the YearNominated for the 2024 Jane Addams Children''s Book AwardA Kirkus Best Book of 2023A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids 2023A YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens selectionA 2024 Texas Library Association Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List SelectionFrom Saadia Faruqi and Shazleen Khan comes a relatable, funny, and heart-wrenchingly honest graphic novel about Muslim American siblings who must learn how to stop fighting and support each other in a world that is often unkind.It''s hard enough being a kid without being teased for a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab.It''s even harder when you''re constantly fighting your siblingand Zara and Zeeshan really can''t stand each other. During a family trip to Florida, when the bickering, shoving, and insults reach new heights of chaos, their parents sentence them to the worst possible
£19.54
Roaring Brook Press The Wondrous Wonders
Book SynopsisWith irresistible wit and brilliant strokes of watercolor, Camille Jourdy brings this dreamlike fable to life. Wondrous Wonders is a tale of pure magic for children and adults alike.Hurt by her parents' divorce and struggling to accept her new stepfamily, she decides to run away and live alone in the woods. But she soon discovers that she's far from alone. Jo stumbles into a fantastical world full of tiny elves, talking foxes, and mischievous, multicolored ponies known as the Wondrous Wonders. Her new friends are on a mission: rise up against Emperor Tomcat, the tyrannical leader who rules the enchanted forest they call home. Can Jo find the courage to vanquish an evil empire and get back to her family before dinnertime?
£18.99
St Martin's Press My Parents Wont Stop Talking
Book SynopsisA child''s plans are ruined when her parents have the gall to stop to talk to the neighbors in My Parents Won''t Stop Talking!, a laugh-out-loud picture book about patience by Emma Hunsinger and Tillie Walden.It's time to go to the park, and Molly can't wait! It's going to be awesome and amazing andOH NO!The neighbors have spotted her moms, and now they're talking. A lot. And everything they say is boring. Minutes feel like hours, hours feel like days, and days feel like eons . . .Will her parents ever stop talking?!This is a clever, irreverent take on a universal childhood dilemma, written and illustrated by two stars in the comics world.
£14.24
Roaring Brook Press Youre Loved
Book SynopsisFrom international bestselling author Liz Climo comes You''re Loved, a funny and heartfelt picture book about new babies and the joys of growing up.You're brand new, and you're perfect You're demanding, but you're worth it.Loving, uplifting, and hilariously honest, You're Loved is a celebration of the milestones of childhood and a tribute to the parents and caregivers who are there for every win, every fall, every goodnight kiss, and every sleepless night. With her trademark sense of humor, Liz Climo (creator of the beloved comic series The Little World of Liz Climo) pairs her adorable art with pitch perfect, gentle rhymes, making this a warm welcome gift for any new addition to the family. You''re Loved celebrates all kinds of families, is inclusive of adoptive families, and can be the perfect gift for baby showers, Mother''s Day, Father''s Day, Grandparents Day, Valentine''s Day, birthdays, or any day you
£16.14
Feiwel and Friends Kobe Eats Pizza
Book SynopsisBased on the viral internet sensation Kobe Eats, Kobe pulls together all the ingredients to help make dinner for his family in this humorous picture book, Kobe Eats Pizza! by Ashley Wian and Cate Berry.Chef Kobe is the star of the kitchen! With his signature red apron and red chef's hat, Kobe is ready to make another mealPIZZA! He uses only the finest ingredients, never spills, and is very patient when waiting for the timer to go off . . .While cooking is super fun, Chef Kobe always remembers the last, most important step: eating together as a family!This story is as animated and sweet as the popular videos of him cooking online for his family. Joy Ang's illustrations bring Kobe to life, filling the pages with love and humor.
£14.24
St Martin's Press Dogtown
Book SynopsisNow a New York Times bestseller, an Indie bestseller, and an Amazon Best Children''s Book! From beloved authors Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko and with illustrations by Wallace West, Dogtown is at once an uplifting story and a page-turning adventure, sure to find a forever home in readers' hearts.Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them.Chance, a real dog, has been in Dogtown since her owners unwittingly left her with irresponsible dog-sitters who skipped town.Metal Head is a robot dog who dreams of being back in a real home.And Mouse is a mouse who has the run of Dogtown, pilfering kibble, and performing clever feats to protect the dogs he loves.When Chance and Metal Head embark on an adventure to find their forever homes, there is danger, cheese sandwiches, a charging station, and some unexpected kindnesses along the way.
£16.19
Roaring Brook Press We Deserve Monuments
Book SynopsisAn absolute must read. BuzzfeedA gripping portrayal of the South''s inherent racism and a love story for queer Black girls. Teen VogueFamily secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, the award-winning debut novel from Jas Hammonds exploring the ways racial violence can ripple down through generations. What's more important: Knowing the truth or keeping the peace?Seventeen-year-old Avery Anderson is convinced her senior year is ruined when she''s uprooted from her life in DC and forced into the hostile home of her terminally ill grandmother, Mama Letty. The tension between Avery's mom and Mama Letty makes for a frosty arrival and unearths past drama they refuse to talk about. Every time Avery tries to look deeper, she's turned away, leaving her desperate to learn the secrets that split her family in two.While tempers f
£14.24
Henry Holt & Company Me Gusta
Book SynopsisA stunning bilingual picture book that celebrates Latinx families by highlighting moments of connection and delight and feelings of safety and home, even through challenges and difficult times.Me gusta your smile, tu sonrisa, and your hugs, tus abrazos. Me gusta when we explore this spectacular world, el mundo,and gaze at all the stars, las estrellas. But most of all, me gusta that no matter where we are, I feel at home, en casa, when I'm with you.In the affirmative and encouraging Me Gusta, acclaimed author and illustrator Angela Dominguez combines Spanish and English in a poetic and touching story of family, reminding us that through the adventures and the heartbreak, love conquers all and transcends language.
£17.09
Henry Holt & Company Inc Pops Perfect Present
Book SynopsisA heartwarming and playful celebration of a little girl''s love for her father as she tries to give him the best day ever.The best dad ever deserves the best day ever. When a young girl tries to find the perfect present for her pop, her best intentions go awry. The fishing trip is a flop, baseball is a bust, and making chili is a mistake. Nothing works out the way she wants it to. But it turns out, the best gift of all could be a day spent together.With a classic knack for rhythm and rhyme and a great sense of humor, Pop's Perfect Present is the answer to any gift-giving dilemma for dads.
£15.19
St Martin's Press Serendipity
Book SynopsisLove is in the air in Serendipity, a collection of stories inspired by romantic tropes and edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer.The secret admirer.The fake relationship.The matchmaker.From stories of first love, unrequited love, love that surprises, love that's been there all along, 10 of the brightest and award-winning authors writing YA have taken on some of your favorite romantic tropes, embracing them and turning them on their heads. Readers will fall for this collection of stories that celebrate love at its most humorous, inclusive, heart-expanding, and serendipitous.Contributors include Elise Bryant, Elizabeth Eulberg, Leah Johnson, Anna-Marie McLemore, Marissa Meyer, Sandhya Menon, Julie Murphy, Caleb Roehrig, Sarah Winifred Searle, and Abigail Hing Wen.
£11.69
Square Fish What Beauty There Is
Book SynopsisA 2022 William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist, What Beauty There Is is Cory Anderson''s stunning novel about brutality and beauty, and about broken people trying to surviveIntense, brutal, and searingly honest, perfect for fans of Patrick Ness, Laura Ruby, and Meg Rosoff.To understand the truth, you have to start at the beginning.Ava Bardem lives in isolation, a life of silence. For seventeen years, Ava's father, a merciless man, has controlled her fate. He's taught her to love no one. But then she meets Jack.Living in poverty, Jack Dahl is holding his breath. He and his younger brother have nothingexcept each other. With their parents gone, Jack faces a stark choice: lose his brother to foster care or find the drug money that sent his father to prison. He chooses the money.Suddenly, Jack's and Ava's fates become intimatelyand dangerouslylinked as Ava's father hunts for the same money as Jack. When he pick
£12.34
Square Fish The Trouble with Good Ideas
Book SynopsisFrom author Amanda Panitch comes The Trouble with Good Ideas, a hilarious middle-grade novel with a magical twist about a girl, a golem, and her ailing grandfather, perfect for fans of The Fourteenth Goldfish.Twelve-year old Leah Nevins is NOT a fan of change.So when her parents start whispering about sending her beloved great-grandpa Zaide to an assisted living facility (hospital jail!), she is very resistant. Zaide's house, where her family gathers on Saturday afternoons, is the only place where Leah feels like she truly belongs. Sending Zaide away would change everything.Luckily, Leah remembers a story Zaide once told her about building a golema creature from Jewish mythology made out of clayto protect their family from the Nazis in Poland. So, of course, Leah decides to make a golem of her own to look after Zaide. The directions he gave her were pretty easy to follow, but there is one thing he never told her: what to do when a
£9.49
Palgrave USA Twice as Perfect
Book SynopsisA Young Adult novel by Louisa Onomé, Twice As Perfect follows a Nigerian Canadian girl dealing with an estranged older brother, helping her cousin plan a big Nigerian wedding, and pressure from her parents about her future.She thinks the only things worth doing are those that will lead to success.For seventeen-year-old Adanna Nkwachi, life is all about duty: to school and the debate team, to her Nigerian parents, and even to her cousin Genny as Adanna helps prepare Genny's wedding to Afrobeats superstar Skeleboy. Because ever since her older brother, Sam, had a fight with their parents a few years ago and disappeared, somebody had to fill the void he left behind. Adanna may never understand what caused Sam to leave home, but the one thing she knows is that it's on her to make sure her parents' sacrifices aren't in vain.One day, chance brings the siblings together again and they start working to repair th
£10.44
Henry Holt & Company Fitz and Cleo Put a Party on It
Book SynopsisIt''s time to celebrate in the third installment of the delightful and hilarious early reader graphic novel series, Fitz and Cleo, from the dynamo team behind Llama Destroys the World, perfect for fans of Elephant & Piggie and Narwhal & Jelly.Fitz and Cleo are in need of some excitement in their lives. How do they raise their spirits? With a party, of course! But what makes for the perfect celebration? Don''t worry, the Party Squad is on the case! Don your silliest hat and get the confetti ready as our favorite pair of ghostly siblings (and Mister Boo!) discover the secrets to throwing the most epic shindig in their most festive adventures yet!
£11.69
Square Fish Upstander
Book SynopsisGirl bullies, internet bullying, and substance use are themes in this James Preller middle grade standalone companion to Bystander Mary O'Malley is tired of keeping secrets. Secrets like her older brother, Jonny's, drug use. Starting seventh grade is tough enough without the upheaval her brother is bringing to their family.It seems the only person who might understand is Griffen Connolly, whose older sister runs with Jonny in the wrong crowd. Mary thought Griff was too cool, too popular for her. But now he wants to hang out with her, and listen.When two girls Mary thought were her friends decide to slam another girl online, Mary tries to look the other way. Then the girls turn on Mary, and suddenly, she doesn't have a safety zone. Her brother is out of control, her family's energies are all spent on him. There is only one person she can turn to. But can she trust Griff? Or is he one of the bullies?
£9.49
Square Fish Dangerous Play
Book SynopsisA fierce team of girls takes back the night in this propulsive, electrifying, and high-stakes YA debut from Emma KressZoe Alamandar has one goal: win the State Field Hockey Championships and earn a scholarship that will get her the hell out of Central New York. She and her co-captain Ava Cervantes have assembled a fierce team of dedicated girls who will work hard and play by the rules.But after Zoe is sexually assaulted at a party, she finds a new goal: make sure no girl feels unsafe again. Zoe and her teammates decide to stop playing by the rules and take justice into their own hands. Soon, their suburban town has a team of superheroes meting out punishments, but one night of vigilantism may cost Zoe her team, the championship, her scholarship, and her future. Perfect for fans who loved the female friendships of Jennifer Mathieu's Moxie and the bite of Courtney Summer's Sadie.
£10.44
Wednesday Books The Search for Us
Book SynopsisA sharp-witted and illuminating, impressive sophomore novel. - Isaac Blum, author of the award-nominated The Life and Crimes of Hoodie RosenTwo half-siblings who have never met embark on a search together for the Iranian immigrant and U.S. Army veteran father they never knew.Samira Murphy will do anything to keep her fractured family from falling apart, including caring for her widowed grandmother and getting her older brother into recovery for alcohol addiction. With attendance at her dream college on the line, she takes a long shot DNA test to find the support she so desperately needs from a father she hasn't seen since she was a baby.Henry Owen is torn between his well-meaning but unreliable bio-mom and his overly strict aunt and uncle, who stepped in to raise him but don't seem to see him for who he is. Looking to forge a stronger connection to his own identity, he takes a DNA test to find the one person who might love h
£999.99
St Martin's Press A Sky of Paper Stars
Book SynopsisA Sky of Paper Stars is a heartrending middle-grade graphic novel by Susie Yi about a girl's ill-fated wish to fit in, perfect for readers of Stargazing and Pashmina.All Yuna wants is to belong. She wants to go to sleepovers, have a smart phone, and go to summer campjust like her friends in middle school. Furious at her Umma for never packing her a normal American lunch, they get into yet another fight. Out of options and miserable, Yuna remembers a legend that her grandma, Halmoni, told her. If you fold 1,000 paper stars, you will be granted one wish. When she reaches 1,000 paper stars, Yuna wishes for her family to move back to Korea, where she can finally be normal. Seconds later: a knock at her door. It's her sister with devastating news. Halmoni has died and they must go back to Korea to attend the funeral. Yuna knows this is all her fault. As her guilt builds, her body begins to turn into paper. Yuna rea
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Roaring Brook Press A Sky of Paper Stars
Book SynopsisA Sky of Paper Stars is a heartrending middle-grade graphic novel by Susie Yi about a girl's ill-fated wish to fit in, perfect for readers of Stargazing and Pashmina.All Yuna wants is to belong. She wants to go to sleepovers, have a smart phone, and go to summer campjust like her friends in middle school. Furious at her Umma for never packing her a normal American lunch, they get into yet another fight. Out of options and miserable, Yuna remembers a legend that her grandma, Halmoni, told her. If you fold 1,000 paper stars, you will be granted one wish. When she reaches 1,000 paper stars, Yuna wishes for her family to move back to Korea, where she can finally be normal. Seconds later: a knock at her door. It's her sister with devastating news. Halmoni has died and they must go back to Korea to attend the funeral. Yuna knows this is all her fault. As her guilt builds, her body begins to turn into paper. Yuna rea
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Roaring Brook Press My Football Family
Book SynopsisCalling all football lovers! Share your love for the sport - and how it brings family together - in My Football Family, a joyful celebration of sport and the ways it can illuminate the boundless love between a parent and child.From the host of the #1 fantasy football podcast, The Fantasy Footballers, Andy Holloway presents his heartwarming debut picture book - an ode to family, fandom, and football. Perfect for readers of all ages who play, watch, or enjoy football and want to snuggle to a celebratory story about family.My Football Family:- Will appeal to children as well as adults who are football fans- Is a perfect holiday gift or Super Bowl memento - Is written in a sweet and lyrical read-aloud- Features gorgeous art by Honee JangPick up this cheerful and heartwarming picture book sure to become a favorite in any football-loving household!
£16.14
Palgrave USA Cuba in My Pocket
Book SynopsisFrom Pura Belpré Honoree Adrianna Cuevas is a sweeping, emotional middle grade historical novel about a twelve-year-old boy who leaves his family in Cuba to immigrate to the U.S. by himself, based on the author''s family history.I don't remember. Tell me everything, Pepito. Tell me about Cuba.When the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 solidifies Castro's power in Cuba, twelve-year-old Cumba's family makes the difficult decision to send him to Florida alone. Faced with the prospect of living in another country by himself, Cumba tries to remember the sound of his father's clarinet, the smell of his mother's lavender perfume.Life in the United States presents a whole new set of challenges. Lost in a sea of English speakers, Cumba has to navigate a new city, a new school, and new freedom all on his own. With each day, Cumba feels more confident in his new surroundings, but he continues to wonder: Will his family ever be whole again? Or will
£8.99
St Martin's Press The Monsters of Rookhaven
Book SynopsisA stunning book...a brand new take on the monster story. Eoin Colfer, international bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl seriesFrom award-winning author Pádraig Kenny comes an action-packed middle grade fantasy about a family of monsters, perfect for fans of Jonathan Auxier and Victoria Schwab.Mirabelle is part of a very unusual family. Between Uncle Bertram transforming into a ferocious grizzly bear and Aunt Eliza's body being made entirely of spiders, it's safe to say they are an extraordinary lot. To the human residents of Rookhaven Village, the family is a threat. So long ago, a treaty was reached between themin return for sundries and supplies, the monsters won't eat the townspeopleand an invisible glamour was set around the perimeter of the Manor to keep strangers out.But the glamour serves a second purpose: to keep Mirabelle and her family hidden from those who would do them harm. When two orphanssiblings Jem and Tomstumble upon
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St Martin's Press North of Supernova
Book Synopsis? When Stella''s world is shaken up by her father''s surprise engagement, she takes fate into her own hands with astrology, tarot, and crystals in this irresistible, heartfelt middle grade novel ? Stella North (Virgo) has waited her whole life for a coveted birthday party invite that will guarantee a friend-filled summer in Washington. Forget summer, this opportunity could change her universe. Maybe in this universe, she'll have less anxiety about big things, like the growing absence of her addict mom, and small things, like what everyone else is thinking or what she's wearing or or or breathe.But those perfect summer plans implode when her Dad returns with a surprise from his business trip: his new fiancée, Whitney. Even worse, Stella and her brother have to spend the next couple of weeks in Whitney's Las Vegas home pretending like these absolute strangers are her family. At least her potential stepsister feels the same way about ruining their par
£16.14
St Martin's Press Tired Town
Book SynopsisGoodnight Moon meets Goodnight Already! in this very funny bedtime book from New Yorker contributors Patricia Marx and Roz Chast. This is the story of Nellie Bee Nightly, who is not tired at all. And swears she never will be!The popcorn is too pooped to pop, and the nightstand is too tired to stand up straight and must lie down but Nellie? Nope, she''s wide awake, and not ready for bedtime AT ALL. Instead, she gives her goldfish a mustache and hangs her bed from the ceiling so that she can install a swimming pool in her room. Nellie, after all, went to sleep last night, and shouldn't that be enough sleep to last a lifetime?Wonderfully quirky, subversively sweet, and effortlessly classic, Tired Town is a brilliant new bedtime story from humorist Patricia Marx and Roz Chast, the #1 New York Times-bestselling and award-winning creator of Can''t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir and I Mus
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Roaring Brook Press Te Quiero Mamá I Love My Mommy Spanish Ed.
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Square Fish How to Be Brave
Book SynopsisDaisy May Johnson''s How to Be Brave is a delightfully zany yet heartwarming middle-grade novel about a young girl who bands together with her boarding school friends to find her missing mother.Calla North and her mother Elizabeth live a quiet but happy life together. Elizabeth happens to be the world''s leading expert on ducksbut unfortunately, being an expert on ducks doesn''t always pay the bills (no pun intended).When Elizabeth is offered a well-paid research trip to the Amazon, it''s an opportunity too good to miss. But while her mother's off exploring, Calla winds up at boarding school. No adventures are likely to find her thereor so she thinks. Then Calla receives the terrible news that her mother''s plane has gone missing. Can Calla, her friends, and a motley crew of nuns defeat an evil new headmistress and find Elizabeth before it's too late?
£8.99
Henry Holt & Company Chickenpox
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£19.54
Feiwel and Friends Waiting to Welcome
Book SynopsisReaders are invited to a joyous cultural celebration full of delicious food, laughter, and love in Samantha Cleaver and Reuben Nantogmah's charming picture book, adorably brought to life by debut illustrator Bri Marie McNish. In Ghana and some other west African countries, when a baby is born, the extended family prepares for a whole week to welcome the little one at a celebration called an outdooring. Andani can''t wait to meet her new baby cousin, but a week is so long!As her aunties and uncles prepare cassava, tuo zaafi, fufu, and other delicious foods for the outdooring, Andani will have to patiently (well, okay, sometimes not so patiently) wait to perform the most important job of all: being the first to greet the little one by name.
£15.19
Feiwel and Friends You Be Daddy
Book SynopsisA tired daddy lets his son have a turn being the parent at bedtime in Karla Clark''s You Be Daddy, a humorously charming companion picture book to You Be Mommy, featuring illustrations by Steph Lew.Daddy's too tired to be Daddy tonight. Can you be Daddy and hug me tight? In this clever, rhyming picture book, a father tells his child that he''s simply too tired to be Daddy tonight and asks his son to take over for him. An utterly relatable theme told with humor and heart provides a story parents and children will delight in reading together at bedtime.
£7.99
