Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
St Martin's Press Lolo and Birdie Im Hungry Tengo Hambre Spanish
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£16.14
Roaring Brook Press Wombat the Reluctant Hero
Book SynopsisA heartwarming and playful adventure that will inspire young readers to be a good neighbor and friend, based on the brave actions of the Australian wombat.Wombat liked her things just so. Everything had its place, and nothing was out of order.She couldn't say the same about her neighbors. But that was their business, and Wombat didn't concern herself with others' business. When a very hot, dry summer causes dangerous fires in their neighborhood, a group of animals are desperate to find water and shelter. It will take the quiet heroism of a neighbor to provide resources and a cozy, cool, and safe burrowa reluctant wombat who demonstrates the inspiring power of community. Wombat, the Reluctant Hero is inspired by the heroic and very real actions of the wombat, an animal that has helped other creatures survive droughts and wildfires in its native Australia. Author Christian Trimmer and illustrator Rachel Gyan celebrate this amazing mam
£15.19
St Martin's Press These Deadly Games
Book SynopsisA propulsive mystery with high stakes and devious, masterful twists that will leave you guessing until the very last page. Diana Urban''s latest had my jaw on the floor. Jessica Goodman, bestselling author of They Wish They Were UsLet's play a game.You have 24 hours to win. If you break my rules, she dies. If you call the police, she dies. If you tell your parents or anyone else, she dies.Are you ready?When Crystal Donavan gets a message on a mysterious app with a picture of her little sister gagged and bound, she agrees to play the kidnapper's game. At first, they make her complete bizarre tasks: steal a test and stuff it in a locker, bake brownies, make a prank call.But then Crystal realizes that each task is meant to hurtand killher friends, one by one. But if she refuses to play, the kidnapper will kill her sister. Is someone trying to take her team out of the running for a gaming tournament? Or have they
£17.09
Feiwel and Friends Old Friends
Book SynopsisA heartwarming debut picture book about a girl whose search for friends after the loss of her grandmother inspires her to go undercover and join the local senior citizens group.
£14.24
Square Fish Love Somebody
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£11.39
First Second Blue Barry Pancakes Big Time Trouble
Book SynopsisThe fifth volume of the emerging readers graphic novel series about three friends (a bunny, a worm, and a frog) whose adventures are driven by their very different personalities. Perfect for fans of Narwhal & Jelly and Elephant & Piggie!Blue, Barry, and Pancakes are best friends! They love epic poetry, wild rodeos, and going on TIME-BENDING adventures! One night, Blue prepares to read a poem to an audience of friends from around the neighborhood. But just before he takes the stage, he's frozen with stage fright. The gang decides to travel back in time to borrow a good luck charm from one of Blue's poet ancestors in the hopes that holding it will make Blue brave. But once Blue gets one charm, he realizes he needs one more. And then another one. And then another one...will Blue ever feel bold enough to take the stage, or will these three friends be looping back in time forever?!Like all friends, Blue, Barry, and Pancakes can make mistak
£12.34
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
St Martin's Press The Ambassador of Nowhere Texas
Book SynopsisKimberly Willis Holt''s The Ambassador of Nowhere, Texas is a stunning post-9/11 companion to the National Book Award-winner When Zachary Beaver Came to Town.Decades after the Vietnam War and Toby's life-changing summer with Zachary Beaver, Toby's daughter Rylee is at a crossroadsher best friend Twig has started pushing her away just as Joe, a new kid from New York, settles into their small town of Antler. Rylee befriends Joe and learns that Joe's father was a first responder on 9/11. The two unlikely friends soon embark on a project to find Zachary Beaver and hopefully reconnect him with Rylee''s father almost thirty years later.This beautiful middle grade novel is a tribute to friendshipsold and newand explores the challenges of rebuilding what may seem lost or destroyed.Christy Ottaviano Books
£12.59
Henry Holt & Company Im Sticking with Youand the Chicken Too
Book SynopsisIn this follow up to I'm Sticking with You, Bear and Squirrel are back, and they're perfectly in tune. They make merry music, they sing the same songit's all going great, until Chicken comes along.Chicken knows she could add something to Bear and Squirrel's band of two, but the duo is certain that three is a crowd! Fed up, Chicken leavesand lands herself in hot water. Will Bear and Squirrel come to the rescue?
£16.14
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
St Martin's Press Stella Diaz Leaps to the Future
Book SynopsisFrom award-winning author Angela Dominguez, the fifth and final novel about Stella Díaz, a Mexican-American girl who is now ready to be at the top of her schoolfifth grade!Stella is getting ready for her next big step. This year, she''s a fifth grader, which means she''s not only one of the big kids in her elementary school, but she''ll also have to start thinking about middle school. GULP! Luckily, Stella can count on her best friends Jenny and Stanley at her side. But when she has a chance to apply for an art and science program at a magnet school, Stella realizes that her future might hold a lot of big changes. Thinking about going to a different school than her closest friends, seeing her big brother Nick receiving mail from colleges far away, and then being forced to work on a project with her former bully... Suddenly, growing up isn't quite as fun as Stella first thought. Is Stella ready for what''s next?Reading level: 4.5
£15.29
Palgrave USA Consider the Octopus
Book SynopsisWhen chance, or fate, throws two twelve-year-olds together on board a scientific research ship at the edge of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, it's not all smooth sailing!Jeremy JB Barnes is looking forward to spending the summer before seventh grade hanging on the beach. But his mother, a scientist, has called for him to join her aboard a research ship where, instead, he'll spend his summer seasick and bored as he stares out at the endless plastic, microbeads, and other floating debris, both visible and not, that make up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.Miles and miles away, twelve-year-old Sidney Miller is trying to come up with an alternate activity worthy of convincing her overprotective parents that she can skip summer camp.When Jeremy is asked to find the contact information for a list of important international scientists and invite them to attend a last-minute Emergency Global Summit, he''s excited to have a chance to actually do something that
£10.31
St Martin's Press One for All
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£11.26
St Martin's Press Lolo and Birdie Im Not Sleepy No Tengo Sueno
Book SynopsisThis sweet and funny bilingual picture book series, from author Angela Dominguez, follows an adorable bird and tyrannosaurus rex as they navigate the hazards of bedtime, sharing, and friendship, in English and Spanish.Birdie is ready to go to bed, but when he approaches Lolo to say goodnight, Lolo isn''t tired! Birdie tries everything to help Lolo get ready for bed: reading, snacks, brushing teeth, but Lolo has way too much to do.This delightful bilingual picture book is perfect for young readers who, like most, are reluctant for the day to end.
£18.04
Odd Dot Bear Hugs from Brown Bear and Friends World of
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£13.49
WW Norton & Co I Get Loud
Book SynopsisThis stunning successor to Ouimet’s debut, I Go Quiet, follows a girl learning to express herself and connect with others.Trade Review"This beautifully illustrated refugee tale is largely a celebration of friendship and the strength it offers wherever it exists." -- Booklist
£14.24
WW Norton & Co Children of Stardust
Book Synopsis"Brimming with adventure, tenacity, and magic.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review This exhilarating and playful middle grade novel rockets through space on an epic quest to protect the galaxy.Trade Review"Togolese debut author Adodo’s debut bursts forth with wonderful worldbuilding drawing from African mythology and culture." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"This spectacular sf adventure brings a fresh take to the genre with elements of African mythology, high stakes, and an otherworldly sense of adventure." -- Booklist (starred review)
£13.99
WW Norton & Co Flying Up the Mountain A Novel
Book SynopsisThe companion to Crossing the Stream is a moving story of friendship and a timely reminder of our duty to nature.
£15.19
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Carver Chronicles Book 5 New Kid
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£6.99
Houghton Mifflin Hot Day on Abbott Avenue
Book SynopsisIt's the hottest, stickiest day of the summer. A fat-sun-in-the-sky day. An eating-ice-pops-on-the-porch day. And for Kishi and Renee, it's a best-friends-breakup day.
£8.13
HarperCollins Publishers Inc A Talent for Trouble
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£15.29
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Happy Birdday Tacky
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£9.15
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Mouse and Mole Secret Valentine GLR Level 3
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£8.27
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Ninitas Big World The True Story of a Deaf Pygmy
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£16.19
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company lluviaRain
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£8.97
Clarion Books But Then I Came Back
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£9.49
HarperCollins Publishers Inc How to Make a Wish
Book SynopsisA small town pianist ponders a new life away from her embarrassing mother when a beautiful girl shows up and changes everything. Perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen, Nina LaCour (Hold Still), and Becky Albertalli (Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda), now available in paperback.Trade Review"Blake (Suffer Love) skillfully assembles a complex story about the wonders of first love while exploring challenges all teenagers face, such as growing up and gaining independence... a story written with realism and sensitivity." —Publishers Weekly "This organic, moving romance juxtaposed with a messy, complex mother-daughter relationship is passionately told, with glimpses of optimism appearing through Grace’s unshakeable bonds of loyalty. Blake clearly illustrates the impact of adult decisions that disregard the lives of teens, guaranteeing an emotional and relevant read." — Booklist "Despite the heavy topics addressed, the story never feels hopeless or depressing, as the author writes with nuance and care about her cast of admirably strong, loyal, and resilient teens who face head on the challenges life throws at them." —Kirkus "A solid romance within a moving portrait of a dysfunctional mother/daughter relationship. Recommended for YA contemporary fiction collections." —School Library Journal "This is a gorgeous and moving novel of love, connection, romance, mother-daughter relationships, and the way pain inextricably links them all." —Dahlia Adler, BN Teens "A beautiful book about two girls trying to hold on: to themselves, to each other and to the pieces of their shattered lives. Heartbreaking, hopeful and honest. Blake has written one of most wrenching portrayals of a messy, complicated mother/daughter bond I've seen in Young Adult fiction. Bravo!" —Tess Sharpe, author of Far From You "A beautiful story about love's paradoxical ability to be the most difficult yet most effortless thing in the world. Ashley Herring Blake breaks your heart for these girls and then stitches it back together with starlit magic." —Dahlia Adler, author of Under the Lights and Just Visiting Praise for Suffer Love: “Sam and Hadley's palpable and steamy romance had my heart racing. This heartfelt, realistic story kept me up reading all night long. I loved this book." —Miranda Kenneally, bestselling author of Catching Jordan “Shakespeare references, betrayal, and a teacup piglet: what more could you want in a modern love story?” —Courtney C. Stevens, author of Faking Normal and The Lies About Truth “An emotionally vivid, fearlessly honest portrait of two very human families, with a love story that will make you ache. Utterly beautiful.” —Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda "[Blake] writes a believable, emotionally satisfying romance that relies on realistic characterizations rather than supermodel good looks, fashion, and standard plot devices. It's a refreshing change from the far more common standard romances that so often become formulaic, and the well-integrated literary references are a bonus. A smart, satisfying romance." —Kirkus "Debut author Blake puts the teens in a near-impossible situation, adeptly showing how Sam and Hadley can be more adult in handling the complications of romance than all four of their parents . . . Readers will be left thinking about the ways love can both hurt and heal." —Publishers Weekly "A strong choice for YA collections, especially where romance is popular." —School Library Journal "Sam and Had —
£10.75
Clarion Books The Year of the Garden
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£6.99
Harlequin Teen Long Way Home
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£10.44
Scholastic Inc. Diario de Una Lechuza 1 El Festival Florestástico
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£8.01
Scholastic Inc. Warm Hearts Day Branches Book Owl Diaries 5
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£15.99
Scholastic Inc. Tell Me Everything
Book Synopsis Social media meets Amelie in this perfect romantic comedy from First Draft podcast creator and YA lit rising star Sarah Enni.Your secret''s safe...until it''s not.Ivy''s always preferred to lay low, unlike her best friend Harold, who has taken up a hundred activities as sophomore year begins. But Ivy has her own distraction: the new anonymous art-sharing app, VEIL. Being on the sidelines has made Ivy a skilled observer, and soon she discovers that some of the anonymous posters are actually her classmates. While she''s still too scared to put her own creations on the app, Ivy realizes that she can contribute in an even better way -- by making gifts for the artists she''s discovered. The acts of kindness give her such a rush that, when Ivy suspects Harold is keeping a secret, she decides to go all in. Forget gifts -- Harold needs a major party.But when her good intentions thrust her into the spotlight, Ivy''s carefully curated world is thrown into chaos.
£24.86
Scholastic Inc. Lety Alza su Voz
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£8.72
Scholastic Inc. A Magical Christmas Peppa Pig
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£12.34
Scholastic US Eric
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£18.99
Scholastic Press Sweet and Sour
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£17.09
Scholastic Inc. Friendship Club El Club de la Amistad Almas Way
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£7.84
Disney Book Publishing Inc. Rumor Game The
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£17.09
Hyperion ÂEstÃs lista para jugar afueraAn Elephant Piggie
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£10.44
Disney Book Publishing Inc. DisneyPixar My First Bedtime Storybook
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£10.99
Disney Book Publishing Inc. World of Reading Disney Christmas Collection 3in1
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£7.59
Hyperion SpiderMans Social Dilemma
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£15.29
Hyperion The Unstoppable Wasp Built on Hope
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£16.19
Disney Book Publishing Inc. Hello Cruel Heart
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£16.19
Hyperion Disney Bibbidi Bobbidi Academy 2 Mai and the
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£13.49
Hyperion Miles Morales SpiderMan Through a Heros Eyes
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£16.14
Disney Book Publishing Inc. Disney Junior Mickey Christmas Tales
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£9.49
Hyperion Disney Bibbidi Bobbidi Academy 1 Rory and the
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£7.77
