War is Over
By: David Almond
3.78
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling, award-winning author of SKELLIG comes a vivid and moving story, beautifully i…
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1. Clare and her Captain
By: Michael Morpurgo , Catherine Rayner
3.79
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
Summer means staying with Aunt Dora in the Devonshire countryside with Mum and Dad arguing all the … read more
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- childrens
2. When We Were Very Young (Winnie-the-Pooh, #3)
By: Ernest H. Shepard , A.A. Milne
4.24
Format: 100 pages, Hardcover
“They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace – Christopher Robin went down with Alice.” Curl up wit… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
"She turned to the sunlight And shook her yellow head, And whispered to her neighbor: "Winter is dead."-Ernest H. Shepard, When We Were Very Young (Winnie-the-Pooh, #3)
"If you were a cloud, and sailed up there, You'd sail on the water as blue as air. And you'd see me here in the fields and say: "Doesn't the sky look green today?"-Ernest H. Shepard, When We Were Very Young (Winnie-the-Pooh, #3)
"If you were a bird, and lived on high, You'd lean on the wind when the wind came by, You'd say to the wind when it took you away: "That's where I wanted to go today!"-Ernest H. Shepard, When We Were Very Young (Winnie-the-Pooh, #3)
"Daffodowndilly She wore her yellow sun-bonnet, She wore her greenest gown; She turned to the south wind And curtsied up and down. She turned to the sunlight And shook her yellow head, And whispered t…"-Ernest H. Shepard, When We Were Very Young (Winnie-the-Pooh, #3)
3. The Button War
By: Avi
3.66
Format: 229 pages, Hardcover
Renowned, award-winning author Avi pens a stark, unflinching tale of ordinary boys living in wartim… read more
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- world war i
- childrens
- historical
- war
- middle grade
- historical fiction
4. Now We Are Six (Winnie-the-Pooh, #4)
By: Ernest H. Shepard , A.A. Milne
4.16
Format: None pages, Hardcover
When We Were Very Youngand Now We Are Sixcomplete the four-volume set of deluxe editions of the Mil… read more
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- childrens
5. Cloud Busting
By: Malorie Blackman
3.69
Format: 384 pages,
Despite his Mum's insistence, Sam doesn't want to be friends with Davey, he thinks Davey's a first … read more
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6. 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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7. The Owl Service
By: Alan Garner
3.84
Format: 255 pages, Paperback
Something is scratching around in the attic above Alison's room. Yet the only thing up there is a s… read more
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8. The Vanderbeekers Ever After (The Vanderbeekers, #7)
By: Karina Yan Glaser
4.58
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling Vanderbeeker family finds love and hope in hard times as they face the challenge of… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- family
- juvenile
9. October, October
By: Katya Balen
4.38
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and her dad live in the w… read more
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- novels
- middle grade
- childrens
- family
"It is my story and it is our story and it isn't perfect and it isn't finished but it is whole."-Katya Balen, October, October
10. 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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- childrens
- war
- middle grade
- family
- novels
"Sometimes all you really need is somewhere to cry without anyone ever knowing."-Onjali Q. Raúf, The Boy at the Back of the Class
11. Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2)
By: A.F. Steadman
4.39
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
The Island shall have its revenge . . . Skandar Smith has achieved his dream to train as a unicorn … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
12. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
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13. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)
By: Katherine Applegate
4.46
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more
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- childrens
- family
- juvenile
14. Sur la Dalle (Commissaire Adamsberg, #12)
By: Fred Vargas
3.54
Format: 504 pages, Kindle Edition
"— Le dolmen dont tu m’as parlé, Johan, il est bien sur la route du petit pont ? — À deux kilomètre… read more
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15. Tree. Table. Book.
By: Lois Lowry
4.39
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- family
- historical fiction
16. We Are Inevitable
By: Gayle Forman
3.43
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
'I got this whole-body feeling... it was like a message from future me to present me, telling me th… read more
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- family
"I continue reading, remembering why I used to love books. Because they show us, in so many words, and so many worlds, that we are not alone."-Gayle Forman, We Are Inevitable
"No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I read the opening lines of the book, and it’s like my own pages are coming unstuck. For so long, all I’ve felt is fear, and all this time, it was gr…"-Gayle Forman, We Are Inevitable
17. 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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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- historical fiction
- novels
"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
18. 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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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- family
- historical fiction
"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
19. The Space We're In
By: Katya Balen
4.41
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Ten-year-old Frank has trouble navigating his relationship with his younger brother Max who is auti… read more
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- childrens
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20. The Ghost Garden
By: Emma Carroll
3.71
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
SUMMER 1914. When Fran unearths a bone in the garden of Longbarrow House on the same afternoon that… read more
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- world war i
- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- historical fiction
21. Darwin's Dragons
By: Lindsay Galvin
4.14
Format: 308 pages, Paperback
1835. Cabin boy Syms Covington is on the voyage of a lifetime to the Galapagos Islands with the wor… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- historical fiction
- juvenile
22. Code Name Kingfisher
By: Liz Kessler
4.58
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
When Liv finds a secret box from her grandmother’s childhood she uncovers an extraordinary war-time… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- war
- middle grade
- historical fiction
23. Please Write Soon: An Unforgettable Story of Two Cousins in World War II
By: Michael Rosen
4.30
Format: 84 pages, Kindle Edition
Inspired by a true family story, Michael Rosen presents an astonishing account of perseverance, lov… read more
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- war
- childrens
24. Fairy Tales Gone Bad: Zombierella
By: Joseph Coelho
3.99
Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition
The first in a funny, deliciously dark, three-part series of twisted classics, written in verse by … read more
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- middle grade
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25. War is Over
By: David Almond
3.78
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling, award-winning author of SKELLIG comes a vivid and moving story, beautifully i… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- picture books
- war
- family
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- novels
- juvenile
26. Captain Rosalie
By: Timothée de Fombelle
4.30
Format: 60 pages, Hardcover
Timothée de Fombelle and Isabelle Arsenault capture the heart-wrenching cost of war for one small g… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
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- war
- family
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"The lines cannot hold for much longer when faced with a crying little girl."-Timothée de Fombelle, Captain Rosalie
27. Gloves Off
By: Louisa Reid
4.06
Format: None pages, Paperback
A page-turning and immersive YA novel in verse, telling the story of Lily who is mercilessly bullie… read more
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28. Jemima The Pig & The 127 Acorns
By: Michael Morpurgo
3.76
Format: 65 pages, Paperback
Official World Book Day £1 book From Michael Morpurgo, co-founder of the charity Farms for City Chi… read more
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29. Pigs Might Fly! (Mudpuddle Farm)
By: Michael Morpurgo
4.15
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Join the fun on the farm! A charming story from award-winning author Michael Morpurgo, hilarious… read more
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30. Chance: Escape from the Holocaust
By: Uri Shulevitz
4.14
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From a beloved voice in children’s literature comes this landmark memoir of hope amid harrowing tim… read more
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- middle grade
31. The Tree That Sang To Me
By: Serena Molloy
4.49
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
The compelling tale of a boy with feelings so big he doesn't know how to express them. A story of f… read more
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