Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories
Holiday House Inc Squirrel on Stage
Book SynopsisTwitch the lovably chaotic squirrel and Sweetie the Library Rat accidentally make their stage debuts in this hilarious chapter book, a new followup to 8 Class Pets.When Twitch discovers the kids at school are putting on a Cinderella play, he can’t believe his luck. He loves good stories! But how to watch the play undetected? He convinces friend Sweetie the library rat to join his adventure to the auditorium, but of course it doesn’t go as planned! Twitch and Sweetie will go behind the curtain and even above stage before the day is over in this fourth book in the celebrated series.With energetic illustrations accompanying the short, hilarious chapters, told from Twitch and Sweetie’s alternating points of view, Squirrel on Stage is a perfect pick for young readers just starting to seek out longer texts—or a great read-aloud. For aspiring thespians, Squirrel on Stage also includes tips kids can use to put on their own play.
£7.99
Penguin Putnam Inc T Is for Turkey
Book SynopsisLittle ones will love learning about Thanksgiving in Tanya Lee Stone''s newest shaped alphabet book. Join in as the elementary school puts on a play that tells the true story of the first Thanksgiving. Rhyming couplets that flow through the alphabet help kids celebrate everything from Harvest to Pilgrims to Turkey.
£6.99
Tundra Books Room 207
Book SynopsisThe kids of Room 207 arrive at their class on the first day of school to find it has suffered “a most grievous accident” and is covered in mysterious slime. Their teacher leads her charges to the original one-room schoolhouse that stands on the property. But the schoolroom isn’t empty — it is inhabited by a spooky guest. The shock of being transferred to the worst classroom on the planet has barely worn off when Erik, the school’s biggest bully, and Stove, the world’s second fastest pot-bellied pig, are added to the attendance sheet. The winner of this year’s Best Classroom contest will represent the school on a reality show, but what chance does Room 207 have to win when it is already nicknamed, “The Pigpen”? And how do you accept an award if your teacher has been swallowed by slime?Room 207’s cast of hilarious characters includes a guinea pig named Butterbum, a cat who needed ten lives and nine kids de
£8.50
Rainbow Morning Music Alt Family Trip
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£17.81
Rabbit Room Press Henry and the Chalk Dragon
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£10.89
Sunshine Picture Books Night School
£10.40
BookBaby On Air
£14.39
BookBaby I Want to Learn to Start
£13.59
Random House USA Inc Solving for M
Book SynopsisPerfect for fans of Raymie Nightingale and The Fourteenth Goldfish, this heartfelt middle-grade novel seamlessly melds STEAM content with first loss in an honest and striking debut.When Mika starts fifth grade at the middle school, her neat life gets messy. Separated from old friends and starting new classes, Mika is far from her comfort zone. And math class is the most confusing of all, especially when her teacher Mr. Vann assigns math journals. Art in math? Who's ever heard of such a thing?But when challenges arise at home, Mika realizes there are no easy answers. Maybe, with some help from friends, family, and one unique teacher, a math journal can help her work out problems, and not just the math ones. Debut author Jennifer Swender delivers poignant prose and illustrator Jennifer Naalchigar brings Mika's journal to life in this perfect equation of honesty plus hope that adds up to a heartwarming coming-of-age story.
£15.29
Random House USA Inc Stuck
Book SynopsisA coming-of-age story about a boy who is used to flying under the radar, and the classroom of kids determined to help him stand out. This touching friendship tale is the perfect read for fans of Fish in a Tree and Song for a Whale.Austin’s narration is conversational and observant. -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review If Austin picked a color to describe his life, it would be tumbleweed brown. Austin doesn''t like standing out. He’s always the new kid, and there''s no hiding his size. Plus, Austin has a secret: he struggles to read. Then Austin meets Bertie, who is razzmatazz. Everything about Bertie is bursting! But the best part of his newest school is the Safety Squad, with their laser lemon vests. Their easy confidence and leadership stand out in the coolest way. Even when things are not so vibrant and life at home makes Austin feel pacific blue, for the first time, he wants t
£14.44
Random House USA Inc Stuck
Book SynopsisA coming-of-age story about a boy who is used to flying under the radar, and the classroom of kids determined to help him stand out. This touching friendship tale is the perfect read for fans of Fish in a Tree and Song for a Whale.Austin’s narration is conversational and observant. -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review If Austin picked a color to describe his life, it would be tumbleweed brown. Austin doesn''t like standing out. He’s always the new kid, and there''s no hiding his size. Plus, Austin has a secret: he struggles to read. Then Austin meets Bertie, who is razzmatazz. Everything about Bertie is bursting! But the best part of his newest school is the Safety Squad, with their laser lemon vests. Their easy confidence and leadership stand out in the coolest way. Even when things are not so vibrant and life at home makes Austin feel pacific blue, for the first time, he wants t
£18.99
St Martin's Press You Can Do It PoutPout Fish
Book SynopsisIn this Beginning Reader, Mr. Fish learns he is up for any challenge.
£7.37
St Martin's Press You Can Make a Friend PoutPout Fish
Book SynopsisIn this Beginning Reader, Mr. Fish learns how to make a school friend.
£7.35
Palgrave USA My Life as a Cartoonist The My Life series
Book SynopsisThere's a new kid in Derek Fallon's class. His name is Umberto and he uses a wheelchair. Derek soon becomes the butt of Umberto's jokes. On top of that, Umberto starts stealing Derek's cartoon ideas and claiming them as his own. How did Derek get himself into this mess and how can he find a way out before he is the laughing stock of school?
£8.92
St Martin's Press My Life as a Gamer
Book SynopsisDerek Fallon lands his dream job as a professional video gamer testing out new games !
£8.99
St Martin's Press The Marvellers
Book SynopsisDhonielle Clayton makes her middle-grade debut with a fantasy adventure set in a global magic school in the sky an instant New York Times and #1 Indie Bestseller! The Marvellers deserves the highest compliment I can give a book: I want to live in this world. Rick Riordan, #1 New York Times bestsellingauthor Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute, a magic school in the clouds where Marvellers from around the world practice their cultural arts, like brewing Indian spice elixirs and bartering with pesky Irish pixies. Despite her excitement, Ella discovers that being the first isn't easysome Marvellers mistrust her magic, which they deem bad and unnatural. But eventually, she finds friends in elixirs teacher, Masterji Thakur, and fellow misfits Brigit, a girl who hates magic, and Jason, a boy with a fondness for magical creatures.When a dangerous criminal
£12.99
St Martin's Press The Memory Thieves
Book SynopsisThe fantasy adventure sequel to the instant New York Times and #1 Indie Bestseller, The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton! Return for Year Two at the global magic school in the sky in The Memory Thieves.The Marvellers deserves the highest compliment I can give a book: I want to live in this world. Rick Riordan, #1 New York Times bestsellingauthor Eager to wield their stapiers for Marvel Combat, Ella, Brigit, and Jason are back for their second year at the Arcanum Training Institute. With Ella's celebrity growing throughout the Marvellian world after thwarting the Ace of Anarchy's diabolical plans, it's proving hard for her to focus on her coursework. But back home in New Orleans the Conjure community isn't too happy about her return to the skies for another year learning to become a Marveller. As if life wasn't complicated enough, Ella soon discovers more dangerous secrets about the Conjure architect who built the schoo
£16.19
Henry Holt & Company The Little School Bus
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£9.49
Roaring Brook Press One Year at Ellsmere
Book SynopsisJuniper wins a scholarship to an elite boarding school - which turns out to be way more cutthroat than she expected.
£11.99
St Martin's Press The Brilliant Ms. Bangle
Book SynopsisA brilliant librarian helps students to welcome big changes in this picture book by Cara Devins with illustrations from K-Fai Steele.It's a new school year, and something is different. The students' beloved librarian, Ms. Stack, has retired. The new librarian, Ms. Bangle, is not the same! She has different ways of doing, well, everything! How will the students ever adjust?Change isn't easy, but it can be a positive experience. With a bit of patience, and a lot of heart, it can be positively brilliant.
£16.14
St Martin's Press The Comeback
Book SynopsisA heartfelt, #OwnVoices debut about a young girl trying to be a champ, in figure skating and in life. Introduction by champion figure skater Mirai Nagasu. Twelve-year-old Maxine Chen is just trying to nail that perfect landing: on the ice, in middle school, and at home, where her parents worry that competitive skating is too much pressure for a budding tween. Maxine isn't concerned, howevershe's determined to glide to victory. But then a bully at school starts teasing Maxine for her Chinese heritage, leaving her stunned and speechless. And at the rink, she finds herself up against a stellar new skater named Hollie, whose grace and skill threaten to edge Maxine out of the competition. With everything she knows on uneven ice, will Maxine crash under the pressure? Or can she power her way to a comeback? Set in Lake Placid, New York, this is a spunky yet stirring middle-grade story that examines racism, female rivalry and friendship, and the enduring and universal
£9.93
St Martin's Press School Is Wherever I Am
Book SynopsisFrom Ellie Peterson, the author-illustrator of How to Hug A Pufferfish comes a timely new picture book about learning, exploration, and the ever-expanding definition of school.Is school only one place?Are there other classrooms?Different teachers?New Lessons?In this charming, thoughtful picture book, author-illustrator Ellie Peterson explores learning, adventure, and the thousands of the things you can discover outside of a classroomabout the world, about your family, about yourself. Because school is truly wherever you are.
£14.24
St Martin's Press The Changing Man
Book SynopsisA teenage girl is pulled into investigating the truth behind her new boarding school's decades-old legend in The Changing Man, this debut Young Adult speculative mystery by Tomi Oyemakinde.Face front. Watch your back. BE BRAVE.Despite Ife Adebola being in the Urban Achievers scholarship program at Nithercott School, her parents can barely afford the tuition. No matter how much the prestigious boarding school tries to pull her in,or who wants to be friends with her, like her classmate Bijal, Ife is determined not to get caught up in any of it.But when another student begins acting out of character, Ife can't help but wonder if there's more going on at Nithercott than she realizes. Could there be any truth to the school's decades-old legend of the ChangingMan? Is there any connection to the missing older brother of her classmate, Ben?As more questions arise, Ife has no choice but to team up with Ben and Bijal to investigate.
£16.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break If You
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£9.49
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The One Thing Youd Save
Book SynopsisIf your house were on fire, what one thing would you save? Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park explores different answers to this provocative question in linked poems that capture the diverse voices of a middle school class. Recipient of four starred reviews![Park''s] message is powerful: We don’t need a great blazing tragedy to determine what we hold most precious in our lives; we can define what’s vital through our thoughts and memories, always at hand, in our heads and hearts—safe, where the flames don’t reach.—New York Times Book ReviewWhen a teacher asks her class what one thing they would save in an emergency, some students know the answer right away. Others come to their decisions more slowly. And some change their minds when they hear their classmates’ responses. A lively dialog ignites as the students discover unexpected facets of one another—and themselves.With her ear
£14.44
Scholastic en Espanol David Va a la Escuela David Goes to School
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£9.31
Disney Publishing Group Disney Princess Princesses Love School
£11.78
Arcturus Editions Oakleaf Academy First Day at Fairy School
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£9.32
Sourcebooks, Inc Off to School Sesame Street Scribbles 0 123
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£10.49
Capstone Press Katie Woo Rules the School Katie Woo Quality
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£10.04
Youth Large Print Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom
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£17.55
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Super Saurus Saves Kindergarten
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£15.29
National Geographic Kids Explorer Academy The Falcons Feather Book 2
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£25.55
National Geographic Kids Explorer Academy The Double Helix Book 3
Book SynopsisThe mystery deepens and the action intensifies for 12-year-old Cruz Coronado and friends in the exciting third book in the Explorer Academy series.The adventure continues for Cruz, Emmett, Sailor, and Bryndis as they continue their studies at sea and travel to exotic locations around the world. A mysterious person alerts Cruz to impending danger while he and a few trusted pals explore ancient ruins in Petra, Jordan, and search for another piece of the puzzle his mother left behind. Worst of all, now his father has gone missing, which prompts Aunt Marisol, his number one protector, to leave the ship in search of him. Who is the new professor who takes her place? How does the new technology he introduces help or hurt Cruz's quest? Why is Nebula determined to stop Cruz before he turns 13? The clock is ticking as his first teen birthday draws near ... a milestone that will change his life forever, one way or another.
£25.55
National Geographic Kids Explorer Academy The Star Dunes Book 4
Book SynopsisCruz, Sailor, Emmett, and the gang are on their way to Africa when Nebula misses their intended target and someone close to Cruz ends up on the brink of death. Secrets creep out from the shadows and leave Cruz with more questions than answers in this fourth title in the hit series.A major discovery forces the Explorer Academy into the limelight in The Star Dunes, but Cruz has much more on his mind than 15 minutes of fame. A new face on board the ship brings Cruz's worlds colliding, just as a major close call tears them apart. En route to Africa, Team Cousteau is now down a major player, and Cruz can't help but be preoccupied by the hole in his life. The discovery of his mom's next clue leads him to the most exotic location yet--a vast desert--with no other information to lead the way, while an unlikely ally helps Cruz pursue another piece of the puzzle. Just as things seem like they might turn out alright, Dr. Fanchon Quills has a technological breakthrough which
£25.55
National Geographic Kids Explorer Academy The Tigers Nest Book 5
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£25.55
Tokyopop Press Inc Koimonogatari Love Stories Volume 2
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£12.56
Capstone Press Kart Competition
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£8.99
Chronicle Books Hundred Percent
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£14.34
Chronicle Books The Truth About My Unbelievable School . . .
Book SynopsisBeware of . . . this school?! Henry is taking his new classmate on a whirlwind tour of their school. Mysterious inventions lurk, the cafeteria requires ninja skills, and some teachers may be monsters! Is this fantastical school to be believed? Or is there an even more outrageous surprise in store? Celebrated international author-illustrator team Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud—the duo behind Junior Library Guild selections I Didn''t Do My Homework Because . . . and The Truth About My Unbelievable Summer . . . —are back with yet another rollicking tale about truth, lies, and . . . school!Trade Review"We are thrilled that Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud are back with a brand new book - and it's just as brilliant as their previous collaborations. The duo can always be relied upon for funny, fantastic and inventive stories and that's certainly the case with The Truth About My Unbelievable School." -- BookTrust"A fantastically quirky book which is a quick read but still feels super cool." -- BookTrust’s Great Books Guide 2018
£11.80
Chronicle Books BenBee and the Teacher Griefer The Kids Under the
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£15.36
Chronicle Books Audrey L and Audrey W Best Friendsish
Book SynopsisThe unique writing of Ivy + Bean meets the pep of Clementine and the authentic humor of DORY FANTASMAGORY in this chapter book series about two girls with the same name and nothing else in common.
£12.88
Union Square Kids The Best You
£17.09
Amazon Publishing Kitty Cat Kitty Cat Are You Going To School
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£15.29
Amazon Publishing Go to School Little Monster 2
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£12.99
Amazon Publishing The Poem That Will Not End Fun with Poetic Forms
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Graham’s poems are masterful, demonstrating remarkable dexterity with form and meter, while simultaneously conveying the gleeful abandon with which Ryan pursues his mission…And they are complimented superbly by Kyrsten Booker’s lively collage and paint illustrations. In addition to being an exciting story about a boy who feels compelled to compose poems, Graham’s The Poem that Will Not End is also a terrific introduction to poetic forms and voices…Belongs in every classroom and school library, and in the hands of every young reader who wants to know more about poetry.” —Kenn Nesbitt, Children’s Poet Laureate “Full of energy and humor, this is an engaging introduction to the variety and expressive use of poetry.” —Booklist “A picture book which may have language arts teachers doing a happy dance.” —Julie Danielson, blogger Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
£16.19
Little, Brown Young Readers The Absolutely True Diary of a PartTime Indian
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£16.00
Heinemann Library, Div of Reed Elsevier Camila the Spelling Bee Star
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£7.99
