FICTION 9-12
Moonstone Terry Green 28th March, pb, £7.99, 9781800462236 A sorcerer in the 17th century plans to control time and the world. Emma and Tom live a normal life in the present day until a letter arrives one morning.
The Fall of a Sparrow Griselda Heppel 28th April, pb, £13, 9781800462502 It’s 1968. Eleanor has been sent to school at spooky Ashstone House. Shunned, Eleanor struggles until she meets a quirky boy—but does he know too much about her?
Nosy Crow
Otherland Louie Stowell 6th May, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781788000468 When Myra and Rohan discover Rohan’s baby cousin has been stolen and taken to Otherland, they must take part in challenges, set by the Fairy Queen, to rescue her.
Luna Rae is Not Alone Hayley Webster 4th February, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781788006040 Luna Rae has moved to a new school. It’s hard fitting in but she’s sure that winning the baking competition with her mum will solve everything. But Luna’s mum has disappeared.
Escape Room Christopher Edge 1st July, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781788007962 Exploring themes of friendship, artificial intelligence and the nature of consciousness, Escape Room is the ultimate game with only one aim: to save the world.
The Life and Time of Lonny Quicke Kirsty Applebaum 5th May, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781788005241 Lonny’s a Lifeling—he can bring living creatures back from the brink of death— but it shortens his own life. If people knew, he’d be left with no life at all.
We Made a Movie Charlotte Lo 3rd June, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781788008037 When Luna’s family won an island, their dreams came true. When problems arise, Luna has a brilliant plan to solve them: it’s time to enter the movie-making business.
an uncle in England. On board the SS Mariana, she witnesses somebody being thrown overboard in the night.
How to Be Me Cath Howe 1st April, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781788005975 Since his mum died, Lucas and his dad don’t seem to understand each other. But can Lucas’ new friends at drama club teach him how to be himself?
Waiting for Murder Fleur Hitchcock 1st April, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781788008648 It’s a long, hot summer. As the water drains away from the reservoir, a car emerges. And there seems to be a body in it, a body that then disappears.
O’Brien Press
Making a Stand Brian Gallagher 8th March, pb, £7.99, 9781788491952 In 1880’s Ireland, with the Land War raging and evictions and boycotting overturning everyday life, three children from very different background form a secret—and dangerous—alliance.
Lily and the Lissadell Ghost—World Book Day 2021 Judi Curtin 22nd February, pb, £1, 9781788492300 Can Lily, Nellie and Maeve solve the mystery of the Lissadell ghost? Irish World Book Day title for 2021 sold in packs of 50 at a net price of £5 (9781788492362).
The Kidds of Summerhill Ann Murtagh 1st March, pb, £7.99, 9781788492317 In the spring of 1945 a mother dies, leaving four children to fend for themselves in a Dublin tenement. Will Nancy succeed in keeping the family together?
Orchard Books
The Secret Detectives Ella Risbridger 4th February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781788006002 When Isobel is orphaned, she’s sent to live with
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The House on the Edge Alex Cotter 4th March, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781788008624 Where has Faith’s dad gone? Left in an old house on a crumbling cliff, Faith’s sea ghost- obsessed brother disappears too. Can Faith find him and bring her father back?
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Children’s
Winterborne Home for Mayhem and Mystery Ally Carter 4th March, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781408357354 April and her friends unlock secrets, creepy legends and mysterious identities in book two of the captivating series from the author of Gallagher Girls.
Orion Children’s Books
Hollowpox Jessica Townsend 10th June, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781510103863 Return to the wondrous world of Nevermoor in the
magical new book from an award-winning author. Perfect for fans of His Dark Materials.
The Strangeworlds Travel Agency: The Edge of the Ocean LD Lapinski 15th April, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781510105959
Join Flick and Jonathan in this next installment of the Strangeworld’s Travel Agency!
The Dragon and Her Boy Penny Chrimes 18th February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781510107120 A story of a the very last living dragon, stuck living in a tunnel under London, and the boy who unintentionally finds himself as her protector.
Pop! Mitch Johnson 4th February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781510107618 Uproariously funny and action-packed adventure about the power of courage, standing up for what’s right, and fizzy drinks from the award- winning author of Kick.
The Astonishing Future of Alex Nobody Kate Gilby Smith 10th June, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781510108370 Brilliant adventure for fans of Ross Welford—a story of friendship, courage and embracing our talents even when they make us stand out.
Oxford University Press
Inspired by the match girls’ strike in July 1888, Strike a Light tells of the poverty-stricken stiker’s campaign to win better working conditions from their rich bosses.
Gordon’s Game: Blue Thunder Paul Howard, Gordon D’Arcy 25th March, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781844884629 Funny sequel to the bestselling Gordon’s Game from a dream team.
Piccadilly Press
A Tangle of Magicks Stephanie Burgis 4th February, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781471407901 When Kat Stephenson’s family arrive in Bath in search of a suitor for her sister, it’s not long before Kat discovers that the town is fizzing with wild magic.
Amber Undercover Em Norry 4th March, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780192774736 Ordinary teenager Amber Roberts has been recruited as a secret agent. Trouble is, she hasn’t got a clue what she’s doing.
Dark Peak Marcus Sedgwick 1st July, pb, £7.99, 9780198494973 In this psychological thriller, Stephen and Stephanie go missing at Lud’s Church. Porter and Sam are surprised that while Stephanie has been found, nobody remembers what’s happened to Stephen.
Palazzo Editions
Robinson Crusoe Robert Ingpen (illus), Daniel Defoe (illus) 1st April, hb, £16.99, 9781786750945 Classic adventure story newly illustrated by award-winning artist.
Penguin
The Lost Princess: The Rosewood Chronicles: 3 Connie Glynn 18th February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780141379975 For fans of Harry Potter and The Princess Diaries.
Emmy Levels Up Helen Harvey 1st April, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780192774644 Emmy is a superstar gamer with thousands of fans. Life at school is not as easy—especially when Queen of Mean, Vanessa, decides that Emmy is a weirdo.
Strike a Light Tanya Landman 1st July, pb, £7.99, 9780198494898
Echo Mountain Lauren Wolk 15th April, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780241424179 New work by acclaimed author of Wolf Hollow.
The Way Back Gavriel Savit 3rd June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780241442517 Standalone literary fantasy set in a world where the dead and the living walk side by side, though not all of them know.
Thunderbolt: A Jack Courtney Adventure Wilbur Smith 4th March, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781848128552 Jack and his friends are in Zanzibar diving for lost treasure when their dive boat is lured into a trap and captured by Somali pirates.
Cookie 2: Cookie and the Most Annoying Girl in the World Konnie Huq 4th February, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781848128637 When Cookie gets two tickets to see pop star Aliana Tiny, Suzie Ashby suddenly wants to be her best friend. But Suzie is the most annoying girl in the world.
Edie and the Box of Flits Kate Wilkinson, Joe Berger (illus) 8th July, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781848129108 Modern classic for readers of The Borrowers about 11-year-old Edie Winter and her magical box of winged people that only children can see.
Pokey Hat (Cranachan)
The Black Pennant Joseph Lamb 25th February, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781911279815 Orphan Innes joins Captain Fullarton aboard
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