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tried to eat his aunt. First in a monstrously funny new adventure series.
A Flash of Fireflies Aisha Bushby 9th June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780755500642 From the magical author of A Pocketful of Stars. Hazel’s new life in England should have been the stuff of fairy tales but every fairy tale has a dark side..
Amari and the Great Game B B Alston 14th April, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781405298643 Now officially a Junior Agent, Amari’s challenges have only just begun. With new anti-magician rules and her brother’s curse worsening, has she still got what it takes to save magiciankind?
Opie Jones and the Superhero Slug Fay Austin (illus), Nat Luurtsema 3rd March, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781405296106 In the second entertaining adventure in the series, animal mindreader Opie Jones and her sidekick Slug are off to Scotland where the dastardly villain Varling and his brainwash- ers are up to evil again.
Firefly Press
Has Anyone Seen Archie Ebbs? Simon Packham 7th April, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781913102722 Archie Ebbs has the perfect life. Good friends, a nice home and classmates who laugh his jokes. But all is about to change. Is he becoming invisible?
Dead Good Detectives Jenny McLachlan, Ben Mantle (illus) 7th July, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781405298155 Follow Sid on a thrilling adventure. From the author of the bestselling Land of Roar trilogy, this mixes humour, magic, mystery and pirate ghosts
Llama on Holiday Annabelle Sami 17th February, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780755503889 Yasmin and her talking toy llama Levi take their Guardian Llama skills to the seaside where drama and dodgems abound.
Twice We Make Magic Sarah Driver, Fabi Santiago 12th May, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781405295567 Second spellbinding adventure in the magical middle-grade series. Spel is a Shadowborn Witch and she may be their last hope against a new portal threatening their whole world.
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Libby and the Parisian Puzzle Jo Clarke 3rd March, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781913102708 Libby is starting her first term in Paris when her aunt is arrested. Can Libby and her new best friend Connie find the real thief? Illustrated by Becka Moor.
The Mystery of the Myriads Loris Owen
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Aubrey and the Terrible Spiders Horatio Clare 2nd June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781913102128 When Aubrey is stung by a very polite wasp he realises something strange is going on. He sets out to fight the terri- ble robospiders and, just maybe, save the world.
Call Me Lion Camilla Chester 16th June, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781913102890 Ten-year-old Leo loves dancing but his selective mutism means the dance show is impossible. When chatty Richa moves next door she needs Leo’s support as much as he needs hers.
Flying Eye Books
The Uprising: The Mapmakers in Cruxcia Kirsten Slade (illus), Eirlys Hunter 1st March, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781776574049 Follow-up to the internationally successful The Mapmakers’ Race. The Santander children are drawn into a community’s rebellion against a despot and use their mapping skills to avert an environmental scam.
Greenwillow Books
Voices in the Air Naomi Shihab Nye 12th May, pb, £6.99, 9780062691859 Asking tough questions and demonstrating the beauty of the voices on the fringe, Nye once again deftly charts the world through verse. “Not to be missed”—Kirkus.
Thornlight Claire Legrand 26th May, pb, £7.99, 9780062696670
In a land that is splitting in half, two resourceful twin sisters and a desperate young queen must find a new source of magic to save their people. But nothing is what is seems.
Sisters of the Mist Marlyn Spaaij 7th April, pb, £10.99, 9781838740740
We Dream of Space Erin Entrada Kelly 9th June, pb, £5.99, 9780062747310
7th July, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781913102876 When an accident plunges Kip and Timmi through time and space they must unravel the mysteries of the Myriads if they are ever to get home again.
Spooky and fantastical coming-of-age graphic novel from début creator that offers adventure and mystery on every page.
Gecko Press
The Secrets of Cricket Karlsson Ester Eriksson (illus), Kristina Sigunsdotter 1st May, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781776574285 Bright, contemporary and fearless novel about an ordinary extraordinary 11-year-old trying to win back her best friend and get her mother to stop. sighing.
Kelly transports readers to 1986 and introduces them to Cash, Fitch and Bird Thomas in this middle-grade novel about family, friendship, tragedy, science and exploration.
Amelia Bedelia Special Edition Holiday Chapter Book 3 Herman Parish 3rd March, pb, £4.99, 9780062962096 Hooray for the holidays! Young Amelia Bedelia, her friends, and her family celebrate Easter in this special holiday edition featuring a festive foil cover and a springtime craft and recipe.
The Turtle of Michigan Naomi Shihab Nye 28th April, hb, £12.99, 9780063014169 Follows Aref as he travels from Muscat, Oman, to Michigan and adjusts to a new life and a new school in the United States.
Billy Miller Makes a Wish Kevin Henkes 26th May, pb, £6.99, 9780063042803 Acclaimed companion to the Newbery Honor Book, The Year of Billy Miller. This humorous and accessible illustrated novel follows second grader Billy Miller and his family through an eventful summer.
Unseen Magic Emily Lloyd-Jones 31st March, hb, £12.99, 9780063057982 In the magic-infused town of Aldermere, 11-year-old Fin must save her home from her evil doppelganger, a shadow self wreaking havoc everywhere she goes.
Guppy Books
Knight Sir Louis and the Sorceror of Slime The Brothers McLeod 9th June, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781913101688 The third story of the heroic yet calm knight Sir Louis and his rather bonkers friends told in all sorts of mediums and with hilarious illustrations.
The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst Jaclyn Moriarty 23rd June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781913101619 Magical tale of mystery and adventure that proves that sometimes even ordinary middle children can be heroes. From the bestselling author of The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone.
One Time Sharon Creech, Sarah Horne 14th April, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781913101664 Imaginative Gina Filom- ena has always felt out of place—until a myste- rious new boy and an inspirational new teacher lead her to becoming the person she’s meant to be.
HarperAlley
Swan Lake Rey Terciero 28th April, pb, £8.99, 9780062941466 “Frozen” meets “The Wizard of Oz” in this middle-grade fantasy graphic novel where two princesses from enemy kingdoms must team up to break a curse and save the world.
FGTeeV Saves the World! FGTeeV 3rd March, pb, £7.99, 9780063042629 It’s game time! Press start on FGTeeV Saves the World, the second graphic novel in bestselling series by YouTube’s favourite family of gamers.
FGTeeV: The Switcheroo Rescue FGTeeV 14th April, hb, £14.99, 9780063093003 Bringing their favourite video games, wacky humour and love of adventure to their third graphic novel.
HarperCollins
Twintuition: Double Cross Tamera Mowry, Tia Mowry 23rd June, pb, £4.99, 9780062372963 Tween-twins Cassie and Caitlyn move to a new town and discover that they have a powerful gift—the ability to see things before they happen.
Green Eyes and Ham Mary Penney 7th July, hb, £12.99, 9780062696939 Ham must choose between fitting in and staying true to himself.
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