FICTION 9-12
about a resourceful girl, her impractical mother, a kidnapping mystery and many, many biscuits.
Quercus Children’s Books
The Wild Before Piers Torday 4th March, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781786541116 Thrilling prequel to the Last Wild animal adventure series from an extraordinarily inventive storyteller.
The Greatest Inventor Ben Brooks 6th June, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781786541147 Magically creative new adventure from the bestselling author of The Impossible Boy.
A Girl Called Justice 3 Elly Griffiths 13th May, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781786541338 Justice Jones, super-smart super-sleuth, is back for her third spine-tingling adventure. For fans of Robin Stevens, Katherine Woodfine and Enid Blyton.
Quirk Books
Spark and the Grand Sleuth Robert Repino 23rd March, hb, £13.99, 9781683692218 In this action-packed fantasy, Spark the teddy bear and her team of fellow toys must team up once again to save their human owners from an unlikely threat.
Random House Books for Young Readers
Do Your Best Every Day to Do Your Best Every Day John Cena,
Susanna Harrison 6th April, hb, £11.99, 9780593377222 Cena motivates and inspires readers with this illustrated book of uplifting encouragements adapted from his popular Twitter feed. Perfect gift for graduations, birthdays, and life’s biggest celebrations.
Random House
The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine Mark Twain, Philip C Stead 9th March, pb, £7.99, 9780593303825 Never-before-published unfinished Mark Twain children’s story is brought to life by Philip and Erin Stead, creators of the Caldecott
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Medal-winning A Sick Day for Amos McGee.
War and Millie McGonigle Karen Cushman 6th April, hb, £12.99, 9781984850102 The Newbery Award- winning author of Catherine, Called Birdy and The Midwife’s Apprentice tells a heartfelt and humorous story of World War II on the homefront.
Random House USA
Hilo Book 7: Gina, The Girl Who Broke the World Judd Winick 2nd February, hb, £10.99, 9780525644095 Hilo’s back! Introducing an exciting, epic new story arc in the bestselling graphic novel series loved by kids and critics,
Real Reads SERIES
Real Reads George Orwell 18th March, pb, £5.99, 97819110911 Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell 03
Animal Farm George Orwell 10
Orwell’s two most cautionary tales, as relevant today as when they were first published.
Scholastic
The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh Helen Rutter 4th February, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780702300851 Heartfelt against-all-odds triumph of a story about a boy with a stammer who wants to be a stand-up comedian.
Bin Boy Vs Step Dad Tom Vaughan, Emma McCann (illus) 1st July, pb, £6.99, 9780702305283 Most children think their step-parent is a villain but what if they really were? Perfect for fans of My Brother is a Superhero and Despicable Me.
The Nightsilver Promise Annaliese Avery 6th May, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780702306037 Fate-fighting adventure like no other. Wonderfully imagined new series, destined to be a classic, perfect for fans of Nevermoor, Philip Pullman and Neil Gaiman.
Fly High Crew: The Green Glow
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Children’s
Ashley Banjo, Jordan Banjo 1st April, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780702306440 Action-packed, high- energy new comic novel from TV personalities and street dance superstars.
The Last Gate of the Emperor Kwame Mbalia 6th May, pb, £6.99, 9780702307089 From Mbalia and Prince Joel David Makonnen comes an action-packed Afrofuturist adventure about a mythical Ethiopian empire. Sci-fi and fantasy combine in this epic journey to the future.
Make or Break Me Libby Scott, Rebecca Westcott 1st July, pb, £6.99, 9780702308352 In this standout prequel from the bestselling authors of Can You See Me? Tally’s past and present collide with her autism diagnosis.
Shoe Wars Liz Pichon 6th May, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781407191102 Funny, gadget-packed standalone story from multimillion-copy- selling author now out in paperback.
Escape the Rooms Stephen Mangan, Anita Mangan (illus) 4th June, pb, £6.99, 9781407193625 “The Crystal Maze” meets The Train to Impossible Places—a wild, funny riot of an adventure story full of larger-than-life characters, sparkling dialogue and just-the- right-amount-of-anarchy.
Crowfall Vashti Hardy 1st July, pb, £6.99, 9781407197272 More high adventure and invention with an ecological twist from the Blue Peter Award-winning author of Wildspark and Brightstorm.
Untitled Alesha Dixon 3rd June, pb, £6.99, 9781407198507 Funny, empowering story about the daughter of the country’s first black female prime minister and her rivalry with her mum’s boyfriend’s daughter.
Scribo SERIES
Te Long-Lost Secret Diary of the
A Tangle of Spells Michelle Harrison 4th February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781471183881
World’s Worst Tim Collins,
Isobel Lundie (illus) pb, £6.99, 9781913971
The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World’s Worst Viking 28th June, vol 11 045 The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World’s Worst Engineer 28th July, vol 12 137 Hilarious fictional diaries with quirky illustrations put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history. ‘Get Real’ fact boxes, timelines and brief historical biographies provide historical context.
Simon & Schuster Children’s Books
Sister Switch Beth Garrod 22nd July, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781398500242 audiofile, £9.99, 9781398500679 Lily, 12, and her older sister Erin, 13, do not get on. But after an emergency trip to the Hairy Godmother salon, the sisters undergo a full-on body switch.
audiofile, £9.99, 9781471199851 Spellbinding bestselling series which began with A Pinch of Magic. Thrilling stories of sisters, spells and witches that will readers’ breath away and make them believe in magic.
The Incredible Talking Machine Jenni Spangler, Chris Mould (illus) 15th April, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781471190391 audiofile, £9.99, 9781471199882 Gloriously gothic adventure with a magical twist from an original new voice in the category. Perfect for fans of Michelle Harrison, Sophie Anderson and Emma Carroll.
Brilliantly imagined adventure about resilience, family and hope. From Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlisted author of Boy in the Tower.
A Girl Called Joy Jenny Valentine 4th March, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781471196492 audiofile, £9.99, 9781471199899 Ten-year-old Joy
Applebloom has a knack for finding the silver lining in even the darkest of rainclouds. Suitable for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Cath Howe, Lara Williamson.
The Crackledawn Dragon Abi Elphinstone 13th May, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781471173707 audiofile, £9.99, 9781471199974 Live a life filled with adventure with Abi Elphinstone in this magical series where a whole new world is waiting to be discovered.
The Day I Fell into a Fairytale Ben Miller, Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini (illus) 1st April, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781471192449 From comedian, actor and bestselling author comes a story about stories and about a brother and a sister finding their way back to each other through the power of imagination.
The Day the Screens Went Blank Danny Wallace, Gemma Correll (illus) 18th March, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781471196881 audiofile, £9.99, 9781471199950 Adventure explores the chaos that ensues when everyone’s gadgets mysteriously stop working.
Dragon Legend Katie Tsang, Kevin Tsang 4th March, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781471193095 audiofile, £9.99, 9781471199875 Epic new fantasy series.
How I Saved the World in a Week Polly Ho-Yen 8th July, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781471193545
Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow Benjamin Dean 4th February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781471199738
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