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When Ella’s dad refuses to let her have cool school shoes or stay up later than 9:30, Ella decides to take things into her own hands. Being good hasn’t got her anywhere, so why not try being bad for a while? It certainly looks a lot more fun and what’s a few detentions here and there? But going bad is a slippery slope and soon things are starting to spiral out of control. Can Ella get things back on track? Or is she going to end up with egg on her face? • A brilliantly funny new story from Catherine Wilkins, stand-up comedian and author of the much-loved ‘My Best Friend and Other Enemies’ series

Aya is eleven years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seeking asylum from war in Syria • When Aya stumbles across a local ballet class, the formidable dance teacher spots her exceptional talent and believes that Aya has the potential to earn a prestigious ballet scholarship • But at the same time, Aya and her family must fight to be allowed to remain in the country, to make a home for themselves and to find Aya’s father – separated from the rest of the family during the journey from Syria • With beautiful, captivating writing, wonderfully authentic ballet detail, and an important message championing the rights of refugees, this is classic storytelling – filled with warmth, hope and humanity

Friends come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes the best friends are the most unlikely of all • When a lonely little boy receives an invitation to play written on a paper boat, it seems that he has found the best friend he’s been longing for – at last! But Bear isn’t quite the playmate the boy had imagined. If only he knew how to play games properly! • Then, when Bear starts to build a treehouse, the boy is intrigued and a magical summer begins. As autumn passes and the first winter snowflakes start to fall, the boy is left alone, and only then does he truly realise what he has lost . . . Until at last spring comes again and the friends are joyfully reunited with a very special hug! • This tender story with heart-warming illustrations exquisitely captures the change of seasons and explores themes of friendship and belonging

Hilarious, illustrated school-based antics where everything that happens leads to drama and running around and even some fainting! • When a session of extreme dancing leaves Maisie in hospital with a broken leg, things take a turn for the weird! Strange noises in the ward at night, missing cuddly toys and a sandwich trolley that only ever has tuna sandwiches. Could Maisie's leg be cursed? If it is, and it definitely IS, then everything is doomed! • Laugh-out-loud fun from Blue Peter Award winners Pamela Butchart and Thomas Flintham

The Monster in the Lake • By Louie Stowell & Davide Ortu • Part of Series The Dragon In The Library • 7-9 • ?6.99 • FORMAT • Paperback • QUANTITY • The Monster in the Lake quantity • 1 • Add to basket • Buy from other retailers • Kit is a wizard • The youngest wizard in the world, in fact. But her magic keeps going wrong, and all kinds of weird stuff has started happening – exploding fireballs, animals talking when they shouldn’t be, and a very strange new arrival in a nearby park. So Kit and her two best friends – along with their local librarian – set off to investigate, and to save the world… again • Brilliantly illustrated throughout by Davide Ortu, The Monster in the Lake is the funny, exciting, action-packed sequel to The Dragon in the Library

The sequel to The Bigwoof Conspiracy takes us back to Sticky Pines, a small US town where weird things happen • Milo, loyal to his double-crossing, business-mogul father, has taken a trip to Black Hole Lake, leaving Lucy to continue her search into alien life and the Truth that she knows is out there. Milo’s discovery of a sinister, dark creature in the Lake will put them both in terrible danger and also – if they survive their adventure – make them friends again • Perfect for younger siblings of Stranger Things’ fans, The Thing at Black Hole Lake is laugh-out-loud, hair-raising sci-fi that will raise more questions about extraterrestrial life on earth than it answers…

The second in a series of perfect pony books full of action and adventure! • Life for Georgia has been pretty much perfect since the little palomino pony, Lily, came to Redgrove Stables. And now Lily’s expecting a foal and Georgia has been asked to try out for the Championship team! If only her best friend, Emma, shared her excitement. But she’s too busy being friends with the new girl at school… Can Georgia stop feeling jealous? If only Emma were as loyal as Lily…

The fourth in the Snow Sisters series. Three brave sisters must race to discover their magical powers and save their home and their parents from the evil Shadow Witch! Luckily, they have a brave polar bear cub and a cast of cute snowy animals to help them… • It’s the Day of the Midnight Sun and the evil Shadow Witch is ready to use all her power to steal the magic of the Everchanging Lights and turn the skies dark forever… • In their final quest, the Snow Sisters must be braver and stronger than they ever imagined. How will they reach Silfur Falls and return the Everchanging Lights to the sky before the clock strikes midnight? • Beautifully illustrated throughout by Monique Dong, this magical action-adventure with real heart is perfect for fans of Frozen

The second in the Snow Sisters series. Three brave sisters must race to discover their magical powers and save their home and their parents from the evil Shadow Witch! Luckily, they have a brave polar bear cub and a cast of cute snowy animals to help them… • The evil Shadow Witch will do anything to stop the Snow Sisters from reaching the Everchanging Lights before her… • On their second quest, the girls face a dark, icy journey to find the crystal rose and the blue Everchanging Light. Will their magic be strong enough to overcome the Great Glacier and all the dangers hidden there? • Beautifully illustrated throughout by Monique Dong, this magical action-adventure with real heart is perfect for fans of Frozen. The Snow Sisters series will have 7+ readers hooked till the final page

The first in the Snow Sisters series. Three brave sisters must race to discover their magical powers and save their home and their parents from the evil Shadow Witch! Luckily, they have a brave polar bear cub and a cast of cute snowy animals to help them… • The evil Shadow Witch wants to steal the Everchanging Lights right out of the sky! The Snow Sisters will need all their magic to stop her turning their world dark forever… • In their first adventure, the girls sneak away from their castle for a night-time quest through the frozen forest. Can they find the pink Everchanging Light before the Shadow Witch snatches it for herself? • Beautifully illustrated throughout by Monique Dong, this magical action-adventure with real heart is perfect for fans of Frozen

The fourth book in the hilarious series from Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning author Philip Ardagh and illustrator of The Gruffalo, Axel Scheffler • Over the years, the Grunts have made more than a few enemies. But fortunately they’re all safely behind bars. Or are they? There’s been a prison break-out, and three of them are after REVENGE. It’s time for the Grunts to go on the run… • This last book brings back some familiar faces from the series and solves a couple of mysteries too…

The sixth in a series of perfect pony books full of action and adventure! • Georgia and her palomino, Lily, have come a long way together but now, in their final adventure, they face their biggest challenge yet. Georgia and Lily have been selected for dressage training camp at Rosefolly Equestrian Centre, the best equestrian centre in the country, where they will compete for a place on the British Pony Squad. Georgia can’t wait to show off Lily’s abilities at Rosefolly, and she’s so happy to be training alongside friendly Jodie and her beautiful but skittish pony, Jackson. But it looks like stuck-up Serena wants to make an enemy of both of them. She’s desperate to win a place on the squad, and she won’t let anyone stand in her way…