FICTION 7–9
Three children go on a polar expedition in this thrilling adventure for newly independent readers. Great story blurs realism and imagination and is illustrated in colour throughout.
Guppy Books
Ghost Scouts: Mayhem At Camp Croak! Taylor Dolan 28th September, pb, £7.99, 9781913101893 Fourth story about Lexie Wilde and her band of merry ghoulish Ghost Scouts fighting off the evil Euphemia Vile for one last time.
Knight Sir Louis and the Sinister Snowball The Brothers McLeod 23rd October, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781913101961 Adventures galore in this fantastically funny story about Knight Sir Louis and his extraordinary friends.
HarperCollins SERIES
Twins Vs Triplets Jennifer Torres 14th September, pb, £4.99, 9780063059 2: Prank-or-treat 474 Halloween gets a whole lot scarier when the twins and triplets team up to create the most terrifying haunted house in Montecito Lane history. 3: Best Friends Fornever 504 The phrase “kill ‘em with kindness” takes on new meaning when the twins and triplets compete to see who can be kinder to David.
4: Club Chaos 535
David teams up with the twins and triplets to prank a rival school’s geography club.
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Oscar’s Lion Adam Baron 26th October, hb, eb, £12.99, 9780008596750 Magical coming-of-age story about a boy spending his first weekend without his parents and the lion who comes to babysit him.
Head of Zeus
Bibi and the Box of Fairytales Vivian French 9th November, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781803289731 Seven original fairy tales about a girl who must discover her belief in magic, by a master storyteller. Complemented by full-colour, contemporary artwork by Amy Grimes.
Samson the Stallion Pippa Funnell 3rd August, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781804542934 Winter has reached Silver Shoe Farm and everyone is excited for Christmas and the upcoming Horse Show. Then Magic Spirit falls ill and Tilly must nurse him back to health.
The Case of the Polar Poachers
Bridget Vanderpuff and the Ghost Train Martin Stewart 1st October, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781804549124 When a ghost train is seen rattling into Belle-on-Sea, Bridget Vanderpuff must use her incredible powers of invention and detection to solve the mystery in her second spooky adventure.
The Council of Good Friends Nikesh Shukla, Rochelle Falconer (illus) 7th September, pb, eb, £5.99, 9781913311445 Vinay, Musa, Inua and Nish are best friends. Nothing can separate them until one day when Vinay’s cousin comes to stay.
Little Tiger
The Feeling Good Club: Be Kind, Shazmin! Kelly McKain, Jenny Latham (illus) 7th September, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781788953092 Shazmin is upset that her older sister does not want to hang out with her any more but she is keeping her feelings to herself.
Magic Keepers: Tunnel Trouble Linda Chapman, Hoang Giang (illus) 12th October, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781788954785 When Lily’s five-year-old sister insists that a monster is visiting her at night, the Magic Keepers suspect they may have another mystery to solve.
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Iona Rangeley, David Tazzyman (illus) 12th October, hb, eb, £12.99, 9780008476045 With the help of their old friend, Einstein, it’s time for Imogen and Arthur to turn detective again.
The Dog Squad 2 Clara Vulliamy 18th January, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780008565398 No information at time of going to press.
Hodder Children’s Books
Meet the Maliks— Twin Detectives: The Cookie Culprit Zanib Mian, Kyan Cheng (illus) 31st August, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781444923674 Told with warmth and humour, this is the hilarious new illustrated series from author of Planet Omar.
Wings of Glory Dermot O’Leary, Claire Powell (illus) 14th September, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781444961621 Can one tiny bird help to win a world war? Funny action-adventure story with a feathery twist from bestselling children’s author.
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