- : Fangirl (No:7369)
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- : Cath and Wren are identical twins, and until recently they did absolutely everything together. Now they're off to university and Wren's decided she doesn't want to be one half of a pair any more – she wants to dance, meet boys, go to parties and let loose. It's not so easy for Cath. She's horribly shy and has always buried herself in the fan fiction she writes, where she always knows exactly what to say and can write a romance far more intense than anything she's experienced in real life.
- : 13 -18 Yrs
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- : Red, White & Royal Blue (No:7368)
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- : First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. International socialite duties do have downsides—namely, when photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a royal wedding leak to the tabloids and threaten American/British relations. The plan for damage control: staging a fake friendship between the First Son and the Prince.
- : 18+ Yrs
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- : The Puffin Book of Hindu God and Goddesses (No:7367)
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- : "Whose weapon of choice is a sugar-cane bow and a flower arrow? Who lives on Mount Meru? Whose superpower is knowledge? Dive into the coolest book ever written on the Hindu gods and goddesses, and discover all sorts of quirky, fun facts about them. ...
- : 8 -14 Yrs
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- : Will Grayson, Will Grayson (No:7366)
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- : One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, Will Grayson crosses paths with . . . Will Grayson. Two guys with the same name, running in two very different circles, suddenly find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, and culminating in epic turns-of-heart and the most fabulous musical ever to grace the high-school stage.
- : 13 -16 Yrs
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- : The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (No:7365)
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- : Sitting quietly in his room in an old people's home, Allan Karlsson is waiting for a party he doesn't want to begin. His one-hundredth birthday party to be precise. The Mayor will be there. The press will be there. But, as it turns out, Allan will not . . . Escaping (in his slippers) through his bedroom window, into the flowerbed, Allan makes his getaway. And so begins his picaresque and unlikely journey involving criminals, several murders, a suitcase full of cash, and incompetent police. As his escapades unfold, Allan's earlier life is revealed. A life in which - remarkably - he played a key role behind the scenes in some of the momentous events of the twentieth century.
- : 15+ Yrs
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- : Little People Big Dreams : Marie Curie (No:7350)
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- : When Marie was young, she was unable to go to college because she was a woman. But when she was older, her scientific work was respected around the world. Her discoveries of radium and polonium dramatically helped in the fight against cancer, and she went on to win the Nobel Prize for Physics! This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the scientist's life.
- : 4 -7 Yrs
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- : Children's Omnibus - Volume 2 (No:7364)
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- : For over six decades now, Ruskin Bond has been entertaining and touching the lives of countless readers, young and old, with his stories, novels and poems. Children’s Omnibus: Volume 2 brings together the best of his stories for young readers. Included here are old favourites like ‘The School among the Pines’ and ‘The Night the Roof Blew Off’, as well as lesser-known anecdotes such as the hilarious ‘My Failed Omelettes and Other Disasters’ and the heart-warming ‘Adventures in Reading’. A selection of his charming, whimsical poetry for children, also included in this volume, makes this book a truly enchanting read. Funny, thoughtful, nostalgic and uplifting, Children’s Omnibus: Volume 2 is a treat for children and adults alike.
- : 10 -14 Yrs
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- : Salt to the Sea (No:7363)
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- : World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, many with something to hide. Among them are Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en route to the ship that promises salvation, the Wilhelm Gustloff. Forced by circumstance to unite, the three find their strength, courage, and trust in each other tested with each step closer to safety. Just when it seems freedom is within their grasp, tragedy strikes. Not country, nor culture, nor status matter as all ten thousand people—adults and children alike—aboard must fight for the same thing: survival.
- : 12 -17 Yrs
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- : The Pearl Thief (No:7362)
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- : From the internationally acclaimed bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes a stunning new story of pearls, love and murder – a mystery with all the suspense of an Agatha Christie and the intrigue of Downton Abbey. Sixteen-year-old Julie Beaufort-Stuart is returning to her family's ancestral home in Perthshire for one last summer. It is not an idyllic return to childhood. Her grandfather's death has forced the sale of the house and estate and this will be a summer of goodbyes. Not at least to the McEwen family – Highland travellers who have been part of the landscape for as long as anyone can remember – loved by the family, loathed by the authorities. Tensions are already high when a respected London archivist goes missing, presumed murdered. Suspicion quickly falls on the McEwens but Julie knows not one of them would do such a thing and is determined to prove everyone wrong.
- : 15+ Yrs
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- : Grimmastic Girls # 5 Sleeping Beauty Dreams Big (No:7361)
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- : Once upon a time, in faraway Grimmlandia . . . Sleeping Beauty has always been a daredevil, but her tale dictates that after her twelfth birthday she must avoid all sharp objects. That isn't easy at Grimm Academy, where enchanted items can also be dangerous. Sleeping Beauty will have to stay wide awake to keep out of trouble - and to find her magic charm!
- : 8 -12 Yrs
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