Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Clarion Books It Is Not Time for Sleeping
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£15.29
Houghton Mifflin Mustache Baby Meets His Match
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£16.19
Houghton Mifflin Gideon GLR Lev 1
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£6.99
Clarion Books Operation Oleander
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£7.59
Houghton Mifflin Because Your Mommy Loves You
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£7.59
Clarion Books Auntie Claus Deluxe Edition
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£17.09
Clarion Books Fig Pudding
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£7.59
Houghton Mifflin All about Sam
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£9.49
Houghton Mifflin Attaboy Sam
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£7.99
Houghton Mifflin Friendship Experiment
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£15.29
Clarion Books A Summer to Die
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£10.79
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Mustache Baby Board Book
Book SynopsisPlenty of tongue-in-cheek humour and cartoonish illustrations make this sturdy board book the perfect baby gift for a dad with a mustache--or a sense of humour!Trade ReviewWinner of the 2017 Colorado Children's Book Award "Occasional badness has never been so good." —Kirkus "The book's oddball sense of humor is unflagging." —Publishers Weekly "A mustached baby will surely make audiences howl during read-alouds." —Booklist Online "You never know what you'll get in the delivery room, and something isn't quite right with this new baby. . . . Heos's offbeat tale muses on the possibilities, playing off parental hope and panicky nightmares." —New York Times Book Review "[This] book bristles with appealing humor." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Quirky, silly fun." —School Library Journal —
£9.26
Houghton Mifflin Lets Go to the Moon Green Light Readers Level 2
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£6.51
Houghton Mifflin Gemma and Gus GLR Level 1
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£7.00
Houghton Mifflin Lilys Mountain
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£15.29
Clarion Books Courting Darkness
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£16.19
Houghton Mifflin Ghosts of Greenglass House
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£13.29
Cartwheel Books In Grandmas Arms
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£10.24
Scholastic Inc. This Way Ruby Scholastic Bookshelf
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£8.61
Scholastic US Cocoa 25 Puppy Place
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£7.98
Scholastic Press Honey
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£8.99
Clarion Books Reaching Out
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£9.49
Clarion Books Mas Alla de Mi
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£9.36
Clarion Books A Long Walk to Water
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£16.14
Clarion Books The Perfect Place
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£16.19
Houghton Mifflin Lullaby for a Black Mother
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£16.19
Houghton Mifflin Children of the Great Depression
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£10.44
Clarion Books Auntie Claus and the Key to Christmas
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£9.45
Clarion Books The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall
Book SynopsisIn this chilling Gothic tale from ghost story master Mary Downing Hahn, an orphan girl sent to live in Crutchfield Hall finds the place haunted by the ghost of her cousin Sophia, who is bent on revenge. Twelve-year-old Florence looks forward to a new life with her great uncle and aunt at Crutchfield Hall, certain it’s bound to be better than the grim orphanage she has lived in since her parents’ death. But Florence doesn't expect the ghost of her cousin Sophia, who haunts the cavernous rooms and dimly lit hallways of Crutchfield and concocts a plan to use Florence to help her achieve her murderous goals. Will Florence be able to convince the others in the household of the imminent danger and stop Sophia before it's too late? Twelve-year-old Florence looks forward to a new life with her great uncle and aunt at Crutchfield Hall, certain it’s bound to be better than the grim orphanage she has lived in since he
£7.99
Cengage Learning, Inc Croak
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£999.99
Clarion Books Iris and Walter and Baby Rose
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£6.59
Clarion Books Nikki and Deja Election Madness
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£999.99
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Hound Dog True
Book Synopsis"Do not let a mop sit overnight in water. Fix things before they get too big for fixing." Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down. She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts. As his apprentice, she'll have important work to do during lunch and breaktime...
£7.59
Houghton Mifflin Before Morning
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£12.99
Random House USA Inc How to Catch Santa
Book SynopsisIt's Christmas time and Santa is almost here... IF you know how to catch him! From the creators of the New York Times bestsellers How to Babysit a Grandpa and How to Babysit a Grandma comes an equally charming and hilarious holiday must-read! After waiting for days and days and days, it’s finally Christmas Eve. And that’s when you can try to catch Santa. . . . but only if you know the right tricks! Pay attention to these clever tips for “catching” Santa (be crafty! be clever! be gentle!) on Christmas Eve. Santa can't resist cookies...or riddles! And don't forget to leave the Christmas tree lights on so Santa can see his way around! Filled with humor and holiday warmth, this is a jolly read-aloud for the whole family to enjoy! From Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish, creators of the bestselling H
£16.19
Random House USA Inc The Fever Code Maze Runner Book Five Prequel 5
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£17.67
Random House USA Inc Finding Audrey
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£10.44
Random House USA Inc How to Raise a Mom
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£15.29
Shake the Moon Books The Frog at the Window
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£17.05
Penguin Young Readers Alguien Como Yo La Lucha de Una Nia Por Alcanzar
Book SynopsisLa impresionante historia de la activista social y autora de éxito nacional Julissa Arce sobre su niñez en Texas y su lucha por alcanzar su Sueño Americano, aun siendo indocumentada. Nacida en Taxco, México, Julissa Arce se quedaba en su pintoresco pueblo durante meses con sus dos hermanas, una niñera y su abuela, mientras que sus padres viajaban incansablemente a Estados Unidos con la esperanza de construir una casa y buscar mejores oportunidades para sus niños. Un día, sus padres deciden traer a Julissa a Texas a vivir con ellos. A partir de ese entonces, Julissa vivió en secreto como una inmigrante indocumentada. Sin embargo, según con el pasar de los años, Julissa ganó una prestigiosa beca y obtuvo su grado universitario con honores, consiguiendo varios éxitos en su camino hasta convertirse en vicepresidenta del banco norteamericano Goldman Sachs. En esta adaptación par
£15.26
Penguin Young Readers Gabi fragmentos de una adolescente Gabi a Girl
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£12.56
Penguin Putnam Inc My Brother and Me
Book SynopsisTell your brother how much you love him in this sweet and fun book with the characters from Mr. Men Little Miss!Whether your brother's games and tickles make you happy or his silly tricks make you giggle, he's always there to make life more fun. Mr. Tickle, Happy, Mischief, and many more Mr. Men friends are here to show your brother how much you love him. The perfect book for your brother's birthday, a new baby brother or big brother, or for sharing any time you want to say, I love you, too. Children can also add their own words about their brother at the end of the book to make it a special, personalized gift.
£6.99
Penguin Putnam Inc My Sister and Me
Book SynopsisTell your sister how much you love her in this sweet and fun book with the characters from Mr. Men Little Miss!Whether your sister is making you laugh with silly jokes or telling funny stories, she''s always there to brighten up your day. With the help of Little Miss Chatterbox, Twins, Hug, and many more, you can show your sister how much you love her. The perfect book for your sister''s birthday, a new baby girl, becoming a big sister, or for giving and sharing any time you want to say, I love you, too. Children can also add their own words about their sister at the end of the book to make it a special, personalized gift.
£9.19
Nancy Paulsen Books Closer to Nowhere
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPraise for Closer to Nowhere:A 2022-2023 Truman Readers Book Award Nominee (MO) A 2022-2023 South Carolina Book Award NomineeA 2021 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the YearA 2021 NCTE Notable Novel in VerseAn Amazon Best Book of the Month★ “Readers will root for these realistic characters, and will cheer for the growth they experience. Highly recommended.” —School Library Journal, starred review“Hopkins’ use of free verse provides a canvas for sure-handed, brush-stroke development of the backstory and plot and emotional investment and identification with the characters. . . Compassionate and compelling.” —Kirkus Reviews“There’s a new crowd of Ellen Hopkins fans on the horizon! Hopkins tackles tough subjects with honesty and compassion, woven in brilliant verse as always, now in a novel for younger readers. This beautifully written book about the strength of family shows us that even someone who doesn’t feel at home anywhere can find a place to belong.” —Lynne Kelly, author of the Schneider Family Book Award–winning Song for a Whale“Hopkins uses her familiar verse to take readers on an emotional rollercoaster. . . The author’s note about her own family experiences with addiction and behavioral challenges is almost as poignant as the text, and the quick pace makes it easy to devour, enticing fans to check out the rest of Hopkins’ oeuvre.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books“Hopkins creates realistic portrayals of two kids trying to do their best even when it’s not easy.” —Publishers Weekly“One of the biggest challenges a middle-grade author faces is the middle-grade reader. This is the age when childhood and young adulthood so violently clash within you, even YOU aren’t sure how to find your voice. With Cal and Hannah, Ellen Hopkins tells middle-grade readers: I see you. I hear you. And your voice is powerful . . . even as it evolves. Closer to Nowhere is raw, but real. It’s love, but tough. It IS middle grade, and it is a gift for readers everywhere.” —K. A. Holt, award-winning author of House Arrest“The queen of gritty YA novels-in-verse enters the realm of middle-grade literature with this story of a family fracturing under myriad pressures yet refusing to be broken . . . Hopkins paints a realistic picture of a family undergoing upheaval and learning to better care for one another.” —Booklist
£16.19
Nancy Paulsen Books House of Hollow
Book SynopsisA New York Times Bestseller!An Instant Indie Bestseller!A dark, twisty modern fairytale where three sisters discover they are not exactly all that they seem and evil things really do go bump in the night.Iris Hollow and her two older sisters are unquestionably strange. Ever since they disappeared on a suburban street in Scotland as children only to return a month a later with no memory of what happened to them, odd, eerie occurrences seem to follow in their wake. And they''re changing. First, their dark hair turned white. Then, their blue eyes slowly turned black. They have insatiable appetites yet never gain weight. People find them disturbingly intoxicating, unbearably beautiful, and inexplicably dangerous.But now, ten years later, seventeen-year-old Iris Hollow is doing all she can to fit in and graduate high school on time--something her two famously glamourous globe-trotting older sisters, Grey and Vivi, never managed to do. But when Grey goes missing without a trace, leaving behind bizarre clues as to what might have happened, Iris and Vivi are left to trace her last few days. They aren''t the only ones looking for her though. As they brush against the supernatural they realize that the story they''ve been told about their past is unraveling and the world that returned them seemingly unharmed ten years ago, might just be calling them home.Trade ReviewPraise for House of Hollow:A 2023 Magnolia Book Award Nominee (MS) A 2023 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee A 2023 Isinglass Award Nominee (NH)A 2022-2023 Green Mountain Book Award Nominee (VT)A 2022-2023 Florida Teens Read NomineeA 2022 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the YearA 2022 International Thriller Writer Award FinalistA 2022 Texas Tayshas Reading List PickA 2021 New York Public Library Best Book Pick“Stepping nimbly among the liminal spaces and eerie real-world haunts of our heroine’s cipher-sister, this haunting modern fairy tale will wrap you up like a glittering fog, before going for your throat.” —Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood ★ “Sutherland keeps this haunting, contemporary fairy tale poised on the edge of gorgeous and gruesome, with visceral descriptions of sensual yet menacing magic hidden in the everyday. . . Hand this to your Nova Ren Suma and Melissa Albert fans.” —Booklist, starred review ★ “This is slow-burn horror with imagery steeped in the senses . . . and Sutherland maximizes tension by playing into familiar tropes and then tearing away from them . . . The ending manages to be both horrific and heartbreaking . . . [with a] lingering chill.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review“Wonderfully creepy and full of unnerving supernatural flourishes.” —PopSugar“[Readers] will be eviscerated. . . Alive with lush language and a dark fairy tale feel, this is a compelling readalike for lovers of Holly Black’s many wonderful fair folk standalones and series.” —School Library Journal“Smart and assured narration easily carries a fast-paced story entwining themes of grief and loss with elements of folklore and some very inventive body horror. The pervasive feeling of dread builds to a shocking twist. A lush and darkly twisted modern fairy tale.” —Kirkus Reviews“Filled with evocative detail, Sutherland’s dark fantasy teems with eerie atmosphere . . . [in] Sutherland’s carefully crafted fantasy world. Readers who are delighted by stories of the uncanny . . . will find themselves enchanted.” —Publishers Weekly“In House of Hollow, Krystal Sutherland turns her razor-sharp imagination to new horizons and proves, once again, that words blossom at her command. This story will steal up your spine, slip beneath your skin, and stick to you like honey.” —Samantha Shannon, New York Times bestselling author of the Bone Season series and The Priory of the Orange Tree “Filled with lush language and a fairy tale feel, this horror story takes readers on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. . . Hand this to your readers who love Holly Black books and dark twisted fairytales. This high speed ride will catapult readers to an end many may see coming, but which is nevertheless shocking when it finally arrives.” —School Library Connection“This dark, deliciously twisted novel has everything you could hope for as a reader—a brilliant concept, glamorous characters with secrets to hide, immersive world-building, and some of the finest writing I’ve seen in YA fiction. I’ll put it like this—I am obsessed with House of Hollow.” —Louise O’Neill, author of Printz Award Honoree Asking for It “Dark and delicious, House of Hollow hums with malice and mystery. I devoured it whole.” —Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies “An intoxicating, gorgeously grotesque fever dream full of the impossible stench of carrion flowers, the allure of haunted stairways in the woods and doors leading nowhere. A beautifully crafted, addictively dark fairy tale with horns!” —Dawn Kurtagich, author of The Dead HousePraise for A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares:An Amazon Editor's Favorite YA Book for Fall 2017 An Amazon September Best of the Month Pick — YA/TeensA Hello Giggles Best of September PickA Bustle Best of September YA PickA 2017 B&N Best Young Adult Book“[A] magical take on mental illness that feels very real.”—Bustle“Rainbow Rowell devotees, John Green junkies, and fans of This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales will find a lot to love here.”—School Library Journal “The story is fantastic. Making the most of magic realism and with a perfectly paced plot, easy-to-love characters, and a touching array of interesting and relevant topics, Sutherland’s book should be on everyone’s bookshelves…an alluring exploration of the human mental landscape.”—The Nerd Daily “Entirely pure pleasure, a sweet and heartfelt story of love, fear, and mental illness. It’s funny and touching in all the best ways.”—VoxPraise for Our Chemical Hearts:Indies Introduce Summer 2016 PickAutumn 2016 Kids' Indie Next List – "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers"“The most romantic read of the season is an arguably anti-YA story… It’s the complex chemistry between Henry and Grace that touches the heart and doesn’t let go.”—USA Today“This much-buzzed-about debut captures the messy, awkward, all-consuming emotions of a teen’s first love.”—Entertainment Weekly, Fall Books Preview “This book delves far deeper than the typical high school romance, and its savvy wordplay and Henry’s self-deprecating charm will win over fans of Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower and John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars.”—School Library Journal
£11.69
Penguin USA Our Last Echoes
Book SynopsisKara Thomas meets Twin Peaks in this supernatural thriller about one girl''s hunt for the truth about her mother''s disappearance.In 1973, the thirty-one residents of Bitter Rock disappeared. In 2003, so did my mother. Now, I''ve come to Bitter Rock to find out what happened to her--and to me. Because Bitter Rock has many ghosts. And I might be one of them.Sophia''s earliest memory is of drowning. She remembers the darkness of the water and the briny taste as it filled her throat, the sensation of going under. She remembers hands pulling her back to safety, but that memory is impossible--she''s never been to the ocean. But then Sophia gets a mysterious call about an island names Bitter Rock, and learns that she and her mother were there fifteen years ago--and her mother never returned. The hunt for answers lures her to Bitter Rock, but the more she uncovers, the clearer it is that her mother is just one in a chain of disappearances. People have been vanishing from Bitter Rock for decades, leaving only their ghostly echoes behind. Sophia is the only one who can break the cycle--or risk becoming nothing more than another echo haunting the island.
£11.39
Penguin Putnam Inc Dragons vs Unicorns Kate the Chemist
Book SynopsisScience explosions! Theater! Mystery! Friendship! Fifth grader Kate the Chemist uses STEM knowledge to do incredible things! Kate the Chemist is a ten-year-old science problem solver. There's no problem Kate can't fix! When her best friend, Birdie, is cast as the lead unicorn in their school's musical Dragons vs. Unicorns, and Kate is chosen to be the assistant director, they agree this is going to be the best musical EVER! Kate is a natural assistant director; like all good scientists, she's smart and organized, but she also comes up with great ideas. But when everything starts going wrong with the musical and Kate realizes someone is sabotaging the show, will her special science sleuthing skills help save the day--and the show? Help young Kate the Chemist as she solves science problems in her community, starting with the school musical: Dragons vs. Unicorns! From Kate the Chemist, chemistry professor and science entertainer as seTrade Review"This title, which features playfully worded definitions sprinkled throughout, proves that science and fun go together like molecules in a polymer. A delightful addition to early middle grade collections." --School Library Journal"This is a fun read that weaves science concepts throughout the story. Kids will enjoy reading about Kate’s antics and will love trying out the chemistry project included at the end of the story." --Booklist
£11.69
Penguin USA The Unadoptables
Book SynopsisNeil Gaiman meets Hans Christian Andersen in this delicious fairy tale full of mysterious spirits, daring escapes, and a beautiful message about the power of found families.In all the years that Elinora Gassbeek has been matron of the Little Tulip Orphanage, not once have the Rules for Baby Abandonment been broken. Until the autumn of 1880, when five babies are left in outrageous circumstances; one in a tin toolbox, one in a coal bucket, one in a picnic hamper, one in a wheat sack, and finally, one in a coffin-shaped basket.Those babies were Lotta, Egg, Fenna, Sem, and Milou. And although their cruel matron might think they're unadoptable, they know their individuality is what makes them special--and so determined to stay together.When a most sinister gentleman appears and threatens to tear them apart, the gang make a daring escape across the frozen canals of Amsterdam. But is their real home--and their real family--already closer than they realize?
£16.19
