Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories
Oceano Travesia Evergreen
£18.20
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Cuentos para entender el mundo (Libro 1) / Short
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£15.39
Editorial Fineo Eres Mi Corazón
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£16.35
Montena El gran libro de los niños malos / The World's
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£20.05
Bruno La Tejedora de La Muerte
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£12.79
Scholastic Hay Algo Mas Viejo Que Una Tortuga Gigante
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£12.28
Editorial Juventud, S.A. YO SOY EL MS ALTO Spanish Edition
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£12.60
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial La ovejita que sabía contar y otros cuentos con
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£10.32
Bruno Cuentos Cortos de Enid Blyton
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£17.46
Tusquets Editores Recuerdos de un callejon sin salida Memories of
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£17.00
Alba Editorial, S.L. Los poderes de Meme
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£10.02
Kalandraka Editora Abuelos Grandparents
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£15.54
Kalandraka Ediciones Andaluca, S.L. Frederick
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£17.70
Hardenville Sa Nicolas, Donde Estas?
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£11.03
Kalandraka Vilaverzas
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£14.00
Edilupa Vctor y sus amigos los animales 2
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£9.54
Hardenville Sa Quien Es Ese Monstruo? y Ese Otro?
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£11.03
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Thriller
Book SynopsisA body on the tracksA teenage terroristA mysterious wish-granting machineThe world’s worst private detectiveThe second volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading is chock-full of mystery, intrigue, and nefarious activity. Featuring some of the best writers around, and compiled by certified guy Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: Thriller is a pulse-pounding collection of brand-new short stories, each one guaranteed to keep you riveted until the final page.
£15.29
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Other Worlds
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£9.94
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Other Worlds
Book SynopsisOther Worlds, the fourth volume in Jon Scieszka’s Guys Read anthology series for tween boys, features ten thrilling new tales of science fiction and fantasy from some of the biggest names in children’s literature.Prepare yourself for ten trips into the unknown, as ten of your favorite writers—Rick Riordan, who has written an all-new and exclusive Percy Jackson tale, Tom Angleberger of Origami Yoda fame, Newbery medalist Rebecca Stead, Shannon Hale, D. J. MacHale, Eric Nylund, Kenneth Oppel, Neal Shusterman, Shaun Tan, and none other than the late Ray Bradbury—spin tales of fantasy and science fiction the likes of which you have never imagined.Compiled by National Ambassador for Children’s Literature (and Secret Ambassador for the Intergalactic Alliance) Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: Other Worlds is sure to boldly take you where no reader has gone before.
£15.29
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Defy the Dark
Book SynopsisIn the dark, nothing - and nowhere - is off-limits, and anything can happen. In this title, seventeen original stories feature unforgettable teens who find comfort, confront fears, lose what they value most, and gain everything in the enveloping darkness.Trade ReviewWith contributions that range from frightening to romantic, action-driven to lyrical, there should be something here for everyone. -- School Library Journal The menace of darkness in these stories is...more campfire shivers than real danger, but that's precisely the appeal. -- ALA Booklist The collection's range of genres, from science fiction to vampire stories to realism, gives it broad appeal. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
£10.14
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Pinkalicious 5Minute Pinkalicious Stories
Book Synopsis#1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Kann brings young readers a collection of 12 Pinkalicious stories designed for sharing at bedtime or storytime.Join Pinkalicious in this collection of 12 fun-filled stories as she meets a mini-mermaid, has fun with fashion, and learns to fly a kite.
£15.09
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Witchs Vacuum Cleaner and Other Stories
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£17.09
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Moccasin Thunder
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£17.09
Penguin Random House Children's UK Just So Stories
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£9.59
Penguin Random House Children's UK Tales from Shakespeare Puffin Classics
Book SynopsisDiscover Shakespeare's best-loved plays These tales are the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's greatest plays. Charles and Mary Lamb vividly bring to life the power of Hamlet and Othello, the fun of As You Like It and the drama of Pericles. They never lose the feel of his beautiful language and humanity and convey all of his wit and wisdom. These tales are classic literature in their own right.
£10.11
Penguin Random House Children's UK Myths of the Norsemen
Book SynopsisPuffin Classics bring the very best children''s stories to a new generation. Roger Lancelyn Green''s time-honoured collection of Norse myths and legends is introduced by bestselling author Michelle Paver, creator of the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness collection and Gods and Warriors, her epic Greek Bronze Age series for Puffin. The great Norse sagas are full of magic and heroic deeds. Odin''s wanderings, Thor''s hammer, the death of Bakkur, the vision of Ragnarok - tales which have been told since time immemorial - are given a fresh life in this version, written as one continuous exciting adventure story. Puffin Classics contain additional endnotes for children including an author profile, a guide to who''s who, activities and more.
£8.99
Penguin Random House India Friendships Stories
Book SynopsisFriendships is a subtle and moving collection of stories about surprising moments of understanding from unlikely sources. In “The Snake,” a girl faces her fears with help from a strange ally; in “Father by Mail,” a teenager writes down all the things he could never say to the parent who has left him behind; and in “Bruno,” a boy discovers a way to deal with a bully. These perceptive and contemporary stories, by one of Canada's best-loved and award-winning authors for young readers, show struggling boys and girls making a connection with someone who can bring them to a kind of balance.
£10.79
Penguin Random House India KindnessMatters
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£13.29
Penguin Random House India Nisha Small
Book SynopsisCan she beat the older moustached detectives to catch the thief?
£8.32
Clarion Books Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast
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£6.99
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Very Short Scary Tales to Read Together
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£8.54
Random House USA Inc Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories
Book SynopsisA follow-up to The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories by Dr. Seuss! A new Dr. Seuss book! This follow-up to The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories features familiar Seussian faces and places—including Horton the Elephant, Marco, Mulberry Street, and a Grinch—as well as an introduction by renowned Seuss scholar Charles D. Cohen. Seuss fans will learn more about Horton’s integrity, Marco’s amazing imagination, a narrowly avoided disaster on Mullbery Street, and a devious Grinch. With a color palette enhanced beyond that of the magazines in which the stories originally appeared, this new volume of “lost” tales is a perfect gift for young readers and a must-have for Seuss collectors of all ages!
£15.29
Clarion Books Facts of Life
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£9.49
Random House USA Inc The DarkThirty
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£8.99
Random House USA Inc SchoolTripped
Book SynopsisWatch out, Big City! Babymouse is on a field trip without a chaperone in the third book in the Babymousetastic, highly illustrated Babymouse: Tales from the Locker series--now in paperback!Babymouse's art class is headed to a museum in the Big City. And now that they're middle schoolers, she and her friends will be totally unsupervised! She can't wait to check out all the world-famous art...that is, until she overhears Felicia Furrypaws planning to ditch the museum and hit the town instead. Babymouse decides to test her freedom with an urban adventure of her own. Will she make it back to the museum before the bus leaves? Or will life in the Big City trip her up big-time?Highly illustrated with black-and-white art throughout and a dozen or so comic pages, this is the perfect showcase for the Holms' signature humor. Middle school may never be the same!
£7.59
Random House Children's Books More Stories Huey Tells Stepping Stone Chapter Books
Book SynopsisIf you loved The Stories Julian Tells, wait until you meet Julian's younger brother, Huey! Huey is good at solving problems. Sometimes his older brother, Julian, tries to push him around, but Huey knows how to handle him. When Huey gets scared about their father's smoking, the boys work together to help him quit. But some problems are bigger than Huey or Julian. After a hunt for gold leaves Huey trapped at the bottom of a crumbling mine, he'll need more than cleverness and bravery—and more than Julian—to save him.
£8.54
Quarto Publishing PLC A World Full of Dickens Stories
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£18.67
Quarto Publishing PLC A Treasury of Tales for Four Year Olds
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£17.09
Quarto Publishing PLC A World Full of Winter Stories
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£18.65
Lutterworth Press Whoever You Are Overell Books
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£16.15
Kingfisher Around the World in 80 Tales
Book SynopsisTake a trip around the world and discover 5-minute bedtime stories from 80 different countries. Around the World in 80 Tales is written by renowned author and playwright Saviour Pirotta and beautifully illustrated by the brilliant Richard Johnson. Readers can journey across six continents, with entertaining folktales from dozens of countries, including the U.S., Canada, Hawaii, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Russia, Germany, Australia, Egypt, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Japan.This delightful collection is an excellent introduction to countries and cultures, enriching readers'' appreciation of diversity around the world. Stories include a dragon princess in China, a spell-casting Sioux grandmother, a helpful friend from Spain, and a rainbow snake from Venezuela; children will meet wonderful characters as they travel story-by-story around the globe. A perfect book for schools and libraries, and also for parents and children to read together at bedtime.
£17.09
Candlewick Press,U.S. What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything And Other
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£8.54
Candlewick Press,U.S. First Crossing Stories About Teen Immigrants
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£8.54
Candlewick Press,U.S. Free Stories about Human Rights
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£9.49
Candlewick Press,U.S. When I Was Your Age Original Stories about
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£14.24
Candlewick Press,U.S. We Are All His Creatures Tales of P T Barnum the
Book SynopsisIn a series of interwoven fictionalized stories, Deborah Noyes gives voice to the marginalized women in P. T. Barnum’s family — and the talented entertainers he built his entertainment empire on.Much has been written about P. T. Barnum — legendary showman, entrepreneur, marketing genius, and one of the most famous nineteenth-century personalities. For those who lived in Barnum’s shadow, however, life was complex. P. T. Barnum’s two families — his family at home, including his two wives and his daughters, and his family at work, including Little People, a giantess, an opera singer, and many sideshow entertainers — suffered greatly from his cruelty and exploitation. Yet, at the same time, some of his performers, such as General Tom Thumb (Charles Stratton), became wealthy celebrities who were admired and feted by presidents and royalty. In this collection of interlinked stories illustrated with archival photographs, Deborah Noyes d
£16.19
Candlewick Press,U.S. Open MIC Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten
Book Synopsis“Will leave readers thinking about the ways that humor can be a survival tool in a world that tends to put people in boxes.” — Publishers WeeklyListen in as ten YA authors—some familiar, some new—use their own brands of humor to share stories about growing up between cultures. Edited by acclaimed author and speaker Mitali Perkins, this collection of fiction and nonfiction uses a mix of styles as diverse as their authors, from laugh-out-loud funny to wry, ironic, or poignant, in prose, poetry, and comic form.With stories by:Cherry ChevaVarian JohnsonG. NeriNaomi Shihab NyeMitali PerkinsOlugbemisola Rhuday-PerkovichDebbie RigaudFrancisco X. StorkGene Luen YangDavid Yoo
£8.54
