14 must-read childrens books like The Wrong Shoes: The vital new novel from the bestselling creator of Big Bright Feelings by Tom Percival

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The Wrong Shoes: The vital new novel from the bestselling creator of Big Bright Feelings

By: Tom Percival

4.43

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A beautiful and sensitive exploration of the experience of child poverty from leading author/illust…

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1. Rooftoppers

By: Katherine Rundell

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from … read more

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2. 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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3. Steady For This

By: Nathanael Lessore

3.90

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

MEET MC GROWLS, WANNABE RAPPER AND STAR OF THE SHOW IN THIS HILARIOUS AND HEARTWARMING TEEN DEBUT. … read more

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4. 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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5. The Clockwork Conspiracy (Isaac Turner Investigates)

By: Sam Sedgman

4.30

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

A locked-room mystery packed with rooftop chases, hidden codes and mind-bending science, The Clockw… read more

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6. 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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"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

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7. Skandar and the Chaos Trials (Skandar, #3)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.55

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

The Island always wins… Skandar and his sister Kenna are finally both at the Eyrie, but tensions… read more

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8. Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2)

By: Hannah Gold

4.54

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The unmissable follow-up to the award-winning  The Last Bear— perfect for fans of Rosanne Parry and… read more

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9. 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

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10. 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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11. Where the Heart Should Be

By: Sarah Crossan

4.35

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

It is 1846 and Ireland is starving. The potatoes are black, people are dying and in the midst of… read more

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12. The Grimmelings

By: Rachael King

4.38

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Spellbinding middle-grade fantasy adventure of loyalty, courage, and being careful what you wish fo… read more

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13. 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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14. Ember Spark and the Thunder of Dragons

By: Abi Elphinstone

4.35

Format: 253 pages, Kindle Edition

A magical NEW story filled with adventure, wonder and edge-of-your-seat excitement, set in a world … read more

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15. The Wrong Shoes: The vital new novel from the bestselling creator of Big Bright Feelings

By: Tom Percival

4.43

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A beautiful and sensitive exploration of the experience of child poverty from leading author/illust… read more

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16. Bird Boy

By: Catherine Bruton

4.61

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Can you heal a broken wing? What about a broken heart? After the tragic death of his mother, ele… read more

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17. The Island at the Edge of Night

By: Lucy Strange

4.40

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

  A twisty-turny shadowy mystery from highly-acclaimed and Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author Luc… read more

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Cover of North and the Only One: a surprising, action-packed adventure with powerful themes of humanity, technology and family by Vashti Hardy

18. North and the Only One: a surprising, action-packed adventure with powerful themes of humanity, technology and family

By: Vashti Hardy

4.14

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

From the award-winning author of The Brightstorm Chroncles, Vashti Hardy, comes a powerful new stor… read more

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19. I Am Rebel

By: Montgomery Ross

4.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

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20. The Super Sunny Murder Club

By: Abiola Bello

4.00

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

A collection of sizzling summer-themed crime and mystery stories by thirteen of the most popular, e… read more

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21. Fallout

By: Lesley Parr

4.59

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

Can Marcus escape the future his parents expect him to have? Or is his fate decided by his family? … read more

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22. Twice Upon a Time

By: Michelle Harrison

4.21

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

Can stopping time solve a murder . . .? A delicious mystery adventure for fans of Robin Stevens and… read more

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23. The Sad Ghost Club, Vol. 4

By: Lize Meddings

4.27

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

'We wanted to create a space where anyone who is feeling sad or alone could come and feel ... well,… read more

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24. When the Wild Calls (Where the World Turns Wild, #2)

By: Nicola Penfold

4.56

Format: None pages, Paperback

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25. The Houdini Inheritance

By: Emma Carroll

4.07

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

The English seaside, 1920sA world famous escape artist . . . A suitcase full of secrets . . . And a… read more

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26. Mysteries at Sea: The Hollywood Kidnap Case

By: A.M. Howell

4.57

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Alice and Sonny investigate the kidnapping of a Hollywood star, in this installment of the bestsell… read more

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27. The Nine Night Mystery

By: Sharna Jackson

4.00

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

A page-turning, fast-paced, twisty murder mystery packed with epic reveals, red herrings and sharp,… read more

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28. 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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Cover of Race to Imagination Island (Imagination Island, #1) by Mel Taylor-Bessent

29. Race to Imagination Island (Imagination Island, #1)

By: Mel Taylor-Bessent

4.59

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Race to Imagination Island will suck you in!’ Chris Smith, author of Kid Normal ‘You’ll LOVE ra… read more

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30. The Boy in the Suit (eBook)

By: James Fox

4.57

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

It's not easy to fit in when you're the boy in the suit... Ten-year-old Solo - embarrassingly, that… read more

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31. Ghostlines

By: Katya Balen

4.69

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

A sea-soaked story of friendship, community and discovering what it means to carry home in your hea… read more

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12 best-selling childrens books like The Letter with the Golden Stamp by Onjali Q. Raúf

Transform Your Habits

The Final Year

Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Transform Your Habits

Safiyyah's War

Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Transform Your Habits

The Clockwork Conspiracy (Isaac Turner Investigates)

Sam Sedgman

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Good Thieves

Katherine Rundell

4.11

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