Check Mates
By: Stewart Foster
4.28
Format: 368 pages, ebook
Some people think that I’m a problem child, that I’m lazy and never pay attention in lessons. But t…
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1. The Boy in the Dress
By: Quentin Blake , David Walliams
4.09
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The sparkling debut children's novel from David Walliams, co-creator and co-star of the multi-award… read more
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2. Skellig (Skellig, #1)
By: David Almond
3.81
Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Micha… read more
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"There's no end to evolution."-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)
"The dead are often known to eat 27 and 53"-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)
"Truth and dreams are always getting muddled."-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)
"Can love help a person to get better?’ I asked."-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)
3. Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms
By: Katherine Rundell
3.97
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Even a life on the untamed plains of Africa can’t prepare Wilhelmina for the wilds of an English bo… read more
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4. The Wolf Wilder
By: Katherine Rundell , Gelrev Ongbico
4.07
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Feodora and her mother live in the snowbound woods of Russia, in a house full of food and fireplace… read more
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"Stories can start revolutions."-Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder
"Hard work always hurts somewhere."-Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder
"Wolves are the witches of the animal world."-Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder
"Wolves, and stars, and snow: Those things made sense."-Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder
5. The Goldfish Boy
By: Lisa Thompson
4.03
Format: 606 pages, Kindle Edition
Matthew Corbin suffers from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. He hasn't been to school in weeks… read more
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6. Time Travelling with a Hamster
By: Ross Welford
3.19
Format: 292 pages, ebook
"My dad died twice. Once when he was thirty nine and again four years later when he was twelve. The… read more
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7. Who Let the Gods Out? (Who Let the Gods Out?, #1)
By: Maz Evans , Mary Evans
3.44
Format: 96 pages,
Elliot's mum is ill and his home is under threat, but a shooting star crashes to earth and changes … read more
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8. Boys Don't Cry
By: Malorie Blackman
3.86
Format: None pages, Hardcover
This is the explosively page-turning new novel for teenagers from the author of the award-winning "… read more
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9. The Boy at the Back of the Class
By: Onjali Q. Raúf
4.39
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
Told with humor and heart, 'THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS' offers a child's perspective on the r… read more
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"Sometimes all you really need is somewhere to cry without anyone ever knowing."-Onjali Q. Raúf, The Boy at the Back of the Class
10. The Final Year
By: Matt Goodfellow
4.71
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more
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11. Safiyyah's War
By: Hiba Noor Khan
4.32
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by the true story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris saved the lives of hundreds of Jews dur… read more
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12. The Night War
By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more
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13. Check Mates
By: Stewart Foster
4.28
Format: 368 pages, ebook
Some people think that I’m a problem child, that I’m lazy and never pay attention in lessons. But t… read more
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14. The 1,000 Year Old Boy
By: Ross Welford
4.21
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
The astonishing, beautiful new story for all readers of 10 and over from the bestselling and Costa-… read more
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"Would you like to live forever? I’m afraid I cannot recommend it. I am used to it now, and I do understand how special it is. Only I want to stop now. I want to grow up like you."-Ross Welford, The 1,000 Year Old Boy
"I long to grow up, to be a man. I long to be in a hurry to do something, before time runs out. I long for the feeling that life is precious, that I have to cram as much as I can into every sun-drench…"-Ross Welford, The 1,000 Year Old Boy
"I long to grow up, to be a man. I long to be in a hurry to do something, before time runs out. I long for the feeling that life is precious, that I have to cram as much as I can into every sun-drench…"-Ross Welford, The 1,000 Year Old Boy
15. The Lion Above the Door
By: Onjali Q. Raúf
4.35
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
From Onjali Q. Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class … read more
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16. Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)
By: Kelly Yang
4.42
Format: 271 pages, Hardcover
Mia Tang thinks she’s going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud owners… read more
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"The pain broke my heart into a thousand pieces."-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)
"the worry that if he didn’t take every single thing, a part of him would be lost forever."-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)
"But you can't give up on people. It's one of the three keys of friendship. You gotta listen, you gotta care, and most importantly, you gotta keep trying."-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)
17. Keedie
By: Elle McNicoll
4.69
Format: 270 pages, Paperback
Set in Juniper five years before A Kind of Spark, Keedie is a powerful coming-of-age story that tho… read more
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"I can't stand people who say they're good when they're not."-Elle McNicoll, Keedie
"I may be forced to mask, but they choose to wear numerous faces."-Elle McNicoll, Keedie
"You have to be the cartographer of your own heart. Make it into a map."-Elle McNicoll, Keedie
"She's like the sunflower. She'll find the sun no matter how much darkness other people try to put her in."-Elle McNicoll, Keedie
18. Turtle Boy
By: M. Evan Wolkenstein
4.31
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Seventh grade is not going well for Will Levine. Kids at school bully him because of his funny-look… read more
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19. After The War From Auschwitz To Amblesid (Conkers)
By: Tom Palmer
4.34
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Summer 1945. The Second World War is finally over and Yossi, Leo and Mordecai are among three hundr… read more
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20. The Rescue of Ravenwood
By: Natasha Farrant
4.40
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
'A sublime eco adventure.' The TimesFrom the Costa Award winning author of Voyage of the Sparrowhaw… read more
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21. Feather
By: M.G. Leonard
4.61
Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition
The Twitchers have one last mystery to solve – and this time it's a heist! The final unputdownable … read more
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