The Good Thieves
By: Katherine Rundell
4.11
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
“A dazzling tale of wild hope, lingering grief, admirable self-sufficiency, and intergenerational a…
Want to Read $ 7.99"It is difficult to sleep when you are besieged by hope."-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves
"He was not tall or broad, but when he grinned it was so vivid that he appeared to take up most of the street and at least half the sky."-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves
"To throw the knife would be death...She wanted nothing to do with death--nothing to do with finality, with endings, with the dark of it. She hated the man more than she hated any living thing, but he was living."-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves
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1. 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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2. 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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3. Journey to the River Sea
By: Kevin Hawkes , Eva Ibbotson
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Sent in 1910 to live with distant relatives who own a rubber plantation along the Amazon River, En… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
"They were steaming out of the station before Maia asked, 'Was it books in the trunk?' 'It was books, admitted Miss Minton. And Maia said, 'Good."-Kevin Hawkes, Journey to the River Sea
4. Letters from the Lighthouse
By: Emma Carroll
3.87
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
We weren't supposed to be going to the pictures that night. We weren't even meant to be outside, no… read more
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5. Cogheart (The Cogheart Adventures, #1)
By: Peter Bunzl
4.47
Format: 907 pages, Paperback
Some secrets change the world in a heartbeat. . . . Lily's life is in mortal peril. Her father is m… read more
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6. 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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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
7. Tyger
By: S.F. Said
4.17
Format: 304 pages, None
In a strange alternate world, where the British Empire has never ended, a young boy called Adam has… read more
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- fantasy
- middle grade
- childrens
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8. The House with Chicken Legs
By: Sophie Anderson
4.10
Format: 337 pages, Paperback
All 12-year-old Marinka wants is a friend. A real friend. Not like her house with chicken legs. Sur… read more
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- childrens
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"But it’s our duty as Yaga, living in this Yaga house, to talk to them and give them one last wonderful evening reliving their memories and celebrating their lives, before they pass through The Gate a…"-Sophie Anderson, The House with Chicken Legs
9. The Last Bookwanderer (Pages & Co., #6)
By: Anna James
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
The Pages and Co. series comes to a thrilling end in this perfect final instalment. As Tilly, Os… read more
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- adventure
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- family
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10. The Highland Falcon Thief (Adventures on Trains, #1)
By: M.G. Leonard
4.28
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In The Highland Falcon Thief: Adventures on Trains #1, a middle-grade series starter from MG Leonar… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- mystery
"It's hard to have an adventure with a smart phone in your pocket. It stops you from reading real maps and talking to people."-M.G. Leonard, The Highland Falcon Thief (Adventures on Trains, #1)
11. The Girl Who Speaks Bear
By: Sophie Anderson
4.20
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Found abandoned in a bear cave as a baby, 12-year-old Yanka has always felt out of place in her sma… read more
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12. The Thief Who Sang Storms
By: Sophie Anderson
4.08
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
The Island of Morovia is shaped like a broken heart. The humans live on one side of the island, and… read more
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- fantasy
13. The Lost Whale
By: Hannah Gold
4.40
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A gorgeously written standalone from the acclaimed author of The Last Bear, Hannah Gold's second no… read more
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- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
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"A patchwork of blue, emerald and turquoise, with white horses dancing like diamonds on the surface. The water stretched out forever until it melted into the sky."-Hannah Gold, The Lost Whale
14. The Good Thieves
By: Katherine Rundell
4.11
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
“A dazzling tale of wild hope, lingering grief, admirable self-sufficiency, and intergenerational a… read more
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- new york
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- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
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- mystery
- family
- fantasy
"It is difficult to sleep when you are besieged by hope."-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves
"He was not tall or broad, but when he grinned it was so vivid that he appeared to take up most of the street and at least half the sky."-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves
"To throw the knife would be death...She wanted nothing to do with death--nothing to do with finality, with endings, with the dark of it. She hated the man more than she hated any living thing, but he…"-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves
15. The Tale of Truthwater Lake
By: Emma Carroll
4.21
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
On one side of the underwater street is the remains of a house . . . It's beautiful here, and eerie… read more
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- childrens
- historical
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- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- fantasy
16. The Troublemakers (Cordelia Hatmaker, #3)
By: Tamzin Merchant
4.37
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Return to the spellbinding magical world of the Hatmakers in this sweeping, epic and exciting new a… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fantasy
- adventure
17. The Night Bus Hero
By: Onjali Q. Raúf
4.15
Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition
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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- middle grade
- fiction
- mystery
18. La più grande
By: Davide Morosinotto
4.32
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
Un'avventura mozzafiato e un romanzo di formazione straordinario, ispirato alla storia vera di Chin… read more
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19. High-rise Mystery
By: Sharna Jackson
4.00
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
The detective duo everyone is dying to meet! Summer in London is hot, the hottest on record, an… read more
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- mystery
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20. The Valley of Lost Secrets
By: Lesley Parr
4.36
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
September 1939. When Jimmy is evacuated to a small village in Wales, it couldn't be more differe… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- fantasy
"It's wrong to tar everyone in a family with the same brush."-Lesley Parr, The Valley of Lost Secrets
"It's a weak adult who gets their power from hitting a child."-Lesley Parr, The Valley of Lost Secrets
21. The Land of Roar
By: Jenny McLachlan
4.07
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
Everyone remembers their secret imaginary world...but what if you discovered that yours was real? … read more
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- family
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22. The School for Thieves (Crookhaven, #1)
By: J.J. Arcanjo
4.28
Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition
"So this is really a school for criminals." It was meant as a question, though it came out more as … read more
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- childrens
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- middle grade
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23. Where the River Takes Us
By: Lesley Parr
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
It's February 1974 and working class families have been hit hard by the three-day week. The reduced… read more
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- childrens
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- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
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24. Phoenix and the Frost Palace (Fireborn #2)
By: Aisling Fowler
4.31
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
HOPE GROWS FROM THE ASHES . . . Twelve has become a hunter and chosen a new name to reflect her … read more
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25. Orphans of the Tide (Orphans of the Tide #1)
By: Struan Murray
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An ancient myth looms over a new friendship. The City is the only home that Ellie has ever known… read more
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26. Once Upon a Crime (Murder Most Unladylike, #6.5, 8.5)
By: Robin Stevens
4.17
Format: 318 pages, Paperback
A thrilling new short story collection in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unl… read more
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- mystery
27. The Letter with the Golden Stamp
By: Onjali Q. Raúf
4.52
Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition
'I can't remember how old I was when I first started collecting stamps. But I've got a whole shoebo… read more
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- childrens
28. The Secret Detectives
By: Ella Risbridger
3.85
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
When Isobel Petty is orphaned, she finds herself being taken away from her home in India and sent t… read more
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29. Voyage of the Sparrowhawk
By: Natasha Farrant
4.35
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
In the aftermath of World War One, everyone is trying to rebuild their lives. If Ben is to avoid be… read more
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30. Shadow Fox
By: Carlie Sorosiak
4.37
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Bee’s family runs a lakeside inn, offering rest and sustenance to weary travellers. Bee’s Nan has g… read more
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