‘Outstanding’
The Times
Image from The Pavee and the Buffer Girl by Siobhan Dowd, illustrated by Emma Shoard
Barrington Stoke books are all about the love of story. From our gorgeous Little Gems, designed to set little ones on a lifelong reading-for-pleasure journey, to our cracking collectable novellas for young adults, our aim at Barrington Stoke is always to unlock a love of books in more readers. “Barrington Stoke publishes short books from top-notch authors then pays special attention to layout, ensuring that they are as friendly as possible to those with dyslexia and other kinds of visual stress. This is a beautiful example – easy to read but not dumbed down – with breathtaking illustrations and a type so clean you could eat your currant bun off it.” The Times on The Girl with No Nose by Georgia Byng and Gary Blythe. For more information about our mission, what we do and why we are unique visit www.barringtonstoke.co.uk
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A new discovery list of bold and truthful writing for children and young people, with lots to love for adults too. From graphic novels and non-fiction to picture books, these are quite simply books we believe in, voices we want to hear and stories that need to be told.
‘This list truly IS bold & brilliant!’
Letterbox Library
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MARC H Jim and his family have halted by Dundray and the education people have been round. In school Traveller kids suffer at the hands of teachers and other pupils alike, called ‘dirty gyps’ and worse. Then the punches start. The only friendly face is Kit, a settled girl who takes Jim under her wing and teaches him to read in the great cathedral chamber of the cave below the town. With Kit and the reading, Jim seems to have found a way to exist in Dundray, but everyday prejudice and a shocking act of violence see his life uprooted once again.
Title: The Pavee and the Buffer Girl Author: Siobhan Dowd Illustrator: Emma Shoard 978-1-911370-04-8 £12.99 Colour | PB | 128pp 260mm x 190mm
A stunning graphic novel adaptation of Siobhan Dowd’s moving story of prejudice and violence, the uncertainty of lives lived on the fringes of society, and of love in its many forms.
“smart, clear-eyed, unsentimental; tough but full of truth”
Patrick Ness THE AUTHOR
THE ARTIST
Siobhan Dowd was a highly regarded author of books for young people, winning the Branford Boase Award, the Bisto Award and, posthumously, the Carnegie Medal. The Pavee and the Buffer Girl was her first story, quickly followed by four remarkable novels written before her death at age 47 in 2007. Her legacy includes the Siobhan Dowd Trust, working to bring books to deprived children, and A Monster Calls, a novel by Patrick Ness adapted from one of her ideas.
Emma Shoard is an illustrator and printmaker who graduated in 2011 from Kingston University’s Illustration & Animation course. She also works as a bookseller at Daunts in London.
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MAY
A young boy discusses the journey he is about to make with his mother. They will leave their town, she explains, and it will be sad but also a little exciting. They will have to say goodbye to loved ones, and that will be hard. They will have to walk very far, and although they will see many new and interesting things, it will be difficult at times too.
Title: My name is not Refugee Author/Illustrator: Kate Milner 978-1-911370-06-2 £6.99 Picture Book Colour | PB | 32pp 253mm x 263mm
A touching, timely and tender exploration of refuge and migration for the youngest readers.
Winner of the V&A Illustration Award 2016
THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR Kate Milner studied Illustration at Central St Martin’s before graduating from the MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University. Her work has been published in magazines concerned with Housing, Law and Business, and her illustrations and prints have been shown in London galleries and national touring exhibitions.
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The Picture Squirrels are gorgeous, trade-friendly picture books for families to share. The books unite big-name authors with brilliant illustrators in extra-yummy packages with high production values and fantastic storytelling. There’s an added extra too in our cunning typography and a gently tinted page background. These are kinder to young eyes and promote letter recognition for little readers beginning to look at the words, while also supporting dyslexic or less confident parents in sharing the books with their children too.
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A ground-breaking and myth-busting exploration of books and reading with a delicious sense of humour. From ‘no time to read’ to ‘books are boring’, The Covers of My Book Are Too Far Apart turns negatives on their head and celebrates the right we all have to access story. For book lovers, book haters and everyone in between. With a QR code linking to a brilliant website packed with resources for parents and children. Title: The Covers of My Book Are Too Far Apart (and other grumbles) Author: Vivian French Illustrator: Nigel Baines 978-1-78112-602-8 £6.99 Picture Squirrels 3+ Colour | PB | 32pp 297mm x 210mm
Fills an important gap for parents looking for a way to discuss books and reading with their children
THE AUTHOR
THE ILLUSTRATOR
Vivian French is an incredibly well-loved storyteller with a real passion for bringing stories to all through the written and spoken word and picture, reflected in her recent MBE.
Nigel Baines has a hugely distinctive, witty style, mashing up brilliant human characters with amazing Scarry-esque animals.
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Our Little Gems are designed for little readers who still have their ‘L-plates’ on. Each captivating story from a wellknown author is gorgeously illustrated to help picture book fans make the jump into reading fiction. Shiny foils and glow-in-the-dark finishes up the wow factor and there’s fun and games hidden in the jacket flaps, all wrapped up in a dinky package that’s perfect for little hands.
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The heartbroken widow of a captain drowned at sea is on the point of taking her own life when she is stopped by a friendly amphibian. He is no ordinary frog – he’s a dancing frog set on saving her! Soon the duo are touring the world with their Dancing Frog routine, spreading light and laughter – and carrying out the occasional rescue – wherever they go. A gorgeous tale that will warm the hearts of old and young alike, from one of the best-loved author/ illustrators in the UK
Title: The Story of the Dancing Frog Author/Illustrator: Quentin Blake 978-1-78112-591-5 £6.99 Little Gems Fiction 5+ Colour | PB | 96pp 168mm x 126mm
THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR Quentin Blake has won numerous awards including the Whitbread Award, the Kate Greenaway Medal and the international Bologna Ragazzi Prize. He won the 2002 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the highest international recognition given to creators of children’s books. In 1999 he was appointed the first ever Children’s Laureate, and he received a knighthood for ‘services to illustration’ in the 2013 New Year’s Honours. 10 | Little Gems
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The Queen of Darkness lives deep underground beneath a mountain with her child, Blue John, a boy she made from the blue of the glacier and the hot yellow light of the sun. Blue John is forbidden to leave his mother’s side, but the lure of the light above is too strong. When a singing, dancing girl comes to the caves, Blue John must make a choice between darkness and light. A heart-warming story that embraces the beauty and colours of the natural world. A spell-binding tale of magic and mysticism from a Carnegie Medal winner
Title: Blue John Author: Berlie Doherty Illustrator: Alexandria Neonakis 978-1-78112-578-6 £6.99 Little Gems Fiction 5+ Colour | PB | 104pp 168mm x 126mm
THE AUTHOR
THE ILLUSTRATOR
Cornelia Funke began her career as an illustrator beforeAUTHOR she discovered the joy of telling her own THE stories. She is perhaps Germany’s best-known Berlie Doherty an English novelist,international poet, playwright children’s writeris and has a massive and screenwriter. She has won many awards, following for her novels and their motion picture including the Carnegie Medal twice for Granny was a adaptations. Buffer Girl and Dear Nobody.
Mónica Armiño lives and works in Madrid, where she illustrates books, creates characters for children’s THE ILLUSTRATOR apps and works on the popular Spanish TV series Alexandria an illustrator and graphic Pocoyo. SheNeonakis “loves toisexperiment with light, colour designer from Nova Scotia, Canada who also works and textures” in her artwork. part-time as a UI Designer/Artist at the game development company, Naughty Dog. Picture Little Squirrels Gems | 11
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Sam is sick, and Ella is sick of Sam. Life seems to revolve around his hospital appointments, his medication and his need for peace and quiet. No one thinks about what Ella wants or needs, no one cares. They don’t even know what day she was born on! So Ella sets off to discover it for herself. A charming and heartfelt exploration of sibling love and the challenges of being a younger sibling. Title: All About Ella Author: Sally Nicholls Illustrator: Hannah Coulson 978-1-78112-533-5 £6.99 Little Gems Fiction 5+ Colour | PB | 96pp 168mm x 126mm
THE AUTHOR
THE ILLUSTRATOR
Sally Nicholls is a highly-acclaimed and multi awardwinning author, best known for Ways to Live Forever and her most recent title, An Island of Our Own, which won numerous awards on publication.
Hannah Coulson is an exciting new illustration star. She was selected to participate in Picture Hooks 2015 and we are hugely excited to welcome her back after her children’s book debut in 2015 with our Grandpa Was an Astronaut by Jonathan Meres.
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MARCH
Henry Pond is a toad who is also a poet. His gift is an uncommon one, his poems sweep the prize table at the Eistoadfod and he has many adoring fans. Sadly, that’s not enough to win the heart of Victoria Garden-Pool, whose affections lie with the burly Larry Lake. And so Henry Pond must be more than a poet – he must become a toad of action too. Will his derring-do and rhyming prowess be enough to persuade Victoria to be his love? A wonderful froggy adventure story combines with stunning artwork to make for an utterly charming Little Gem.
From the best-selling author of The Sheep-Pig
Title: Henry Pond the Poet Author: Dick King-Smith Illustrator: Victor Ambrus 978-1-78112-590-8 £6.99 Little Gems Fiction 5+ Colour | PB | 96pp 168mm x 126mm
THE AUTHOR
THE ILLUSTRATOR
Dick King-Smith was a farmer and an English teacher before becoming one of the most well-loved children’s authors. He is best known for The SheepPig, which was adapted into the movie Babe and won the 1984 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. He passed away in 2011.
Victor Ambrus was born in Hungary and moved to England to study at the Royal College of Art. He has since illustrated almost 300 books and has twice won the Kate Greenaway Medal.
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Stanley is a normal little boy, whose dad just happens to be the greatest superhero on the planet. Six days a week, Dad saves the world from disasters, aliens, and bad guys. Friday is his day off and he always spends it with Stan. But one Friday, Dad and Stan meet a series of people desperately in need of Dad’s help. Soon Stan finds himself saving a panther stuck up a tree, rescuing a monster truck and taking on sharkinfested floodwaters!
Title: SuperDad’s Day Off Author: Phil Earle Illustrator: Steve May 978-1-78112-684-4 £6.99 Little Gems Fiction 5+ Colour | PB | 96pp 168mm x 126mm
THE AUTHOR
THE ILLUSTRATOR
Phil Earle was a bookseller before he started working in children’s publishing, and when he’s not doing that he’s writing his own children’s books. His stories have received critical acclaim and been nominated for lots of awards, including a longlisting for the Carnegie Medal for Heroic. He writes for all ages.
Steve May is an animation director and freelance illustrator. His screen work has won the Association of Illustrators Gold New Media Award and been shortlisted for the British Animation Awards, while his print work involves clients such as Marks & Spencer, Harper Collins, The Guardian, Puffin and Faber.
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Norman the Norman from Normandy (mum’s name: Norma) loves fighting. He gets up every morning wearing nothing but his chainmail and runs around his bedroom waving his sword, then uses it to chop the top off his boiled eggs.
A riotous Little Gem from bestselling comedy legend Philip Ardagh
Title: Norman the Norman from Normandy Author: Philip Ardagh Illustrator: Tom Morgan-Jones 978-1-78112-697-4 £6.99 Little Gems Fiction 5+ Colour | PB | 96pp 168mm x 126mm
Madcap adventures abound in this joyous, chaotic and hilarious tale. THE AUTHOR
THE ILLUSTRATOR
At 6ft 7in with a big bushy beard, favourite children’s author Philip Ardagh is a familiar sight at book festivals and events from New York to Wigtown. He has written several award-winning children’s books, including The Grubtown Tales series, which won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.
Tom Morgan-Jones is an award-winning illustrator. His work is widely and internationally published, and includes everything from illustrating children’s books and buses, to magazine design and satirical boardgames.
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Our Conkers imprint celebrates the best storytelling in text and picture, with gorgeously designed fiction by the best authors anywhere, all wrapped up in stunning packages for reluctant and keen readers alike. We hope you love our new titles as much as we do, and that you agree that we all deserve pictures.
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TOP FOOTIE TALES FROM SPORTS LEGEND
TOM PALMER!
JUNE
Everyone in Halifax is freaked out when circles of scorched earth start appearing on the moors, in the parks and even in the football stadium. When Seth sees one circle appear – and smells the stink of burning flesh – he and his friend Nadiya set out to discover the dark history behind the mysterious forces attacking the town. Can two football-mad kids stop an endless cycle of supernatural suffering?
The first in an amazing new trilogy of spine-tingling spooky adventures with a sporty twist, with sequels to follow in August and November 2017. Also ties into KS2 History themes.
Title: Defenders: Killing Ground Author: Tom Palmer Illustrator: David Shephard 978-1-78112-729-2 £6.99 Conkers Fiction 8+ B&W | PB | 136pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm
JANUARY
Lily, Zack and Khal can’t believe it when the new headmaster at their school bans football in the playground. What are a gang of football-mad kids meant to do at break-time now? Then Zack has a brilliant plan and a very secret football club is formed ...
A fun football tale from king of the sports fable Tom Palmer, in a gorgeous new shelf-friendly edition, with brilliant extras for football fans.
Title: Secret FC Author: Tom Palmer Illustrator: Garry Parsons 978-1-78112-687-5 £6.99 Conkers Fiction 8+ B&W | PB | 112pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm
THE AUTHOR Tom Palmer is originally from Leeds and credits articles about football with getting him into reading as a child. He draws on this experience in his top-selling sports fiction for children, including the series Football Academy and Foul Play. Tom has a background in reader development and today travels all over the UK with his immensely popular rugby and football reading games. Conkers | 17
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WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY GRACE EASTON From the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2016 winner, Meg Rosoff
The Peachey family is in crisis. No one cooks dinner, no one picks up the dirty washing and the kids are always late for school. All because Mum has resigned from being Mum and taken up yoga instead. She’s in the tree pose; everyone else is in the doghouse. Except McTavish, a rescue dog with a difference, on a mission to sort his new family out ...
A charming and witty take on a family going to the dogs and the dog who must save them. Filled to the brim with Meg’s wry humour and beautiful prose, this is a story for the young and the young at heart. Title: Good Dog McTavish Author: Meg Rosoff Illustrator: Grace Easton 978-1-78112-683-7 £6.99 Conkers Fiction 8+ B&W | PB | 104pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm
THE AUTHOR
THE ILLUSTRATOR
Meg Rosoff is a hugely versatile novelist for children and adults and has won the Branford Boase Award, the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and the Printz Award. Her post-apocalyptic How I Live Now was made into a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan and Picture Me Gone was shortlisted for the National Book Award in the USA. Originally from Massachusetts, Meg now lives in London.
Grace Easton is an illustration student whose clients include H&M and Harper Collins. She has also worked as a designer for Anorak Magazine and Ladybird Books.
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Our super-readable 8-12 fiction range offers brilliant short reads by the cream of the UK’s writing talent for anyone to enjoy. We’re especially delighted to welcome superteam Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell to the list for the very first time. They join Barrington Stoke favourites Anne Fine, Gillian Cross, Chris Bradford and more, with exciting titles to thrill, tickle and touch young readers.
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Title: The Knights of the Drop-Leaf Table Author: Kaye Umansky Illustrator: Ben Whitehouse 978-1-78112-690-5 £5.99 8-12 Fiction B&W | PB | 88pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 8 | Super-readable
The knights clanking round the castle corridors are driving King Artie up the wall. He can’t even visit the privy without them pestering him about jousting tournaments, the Code of Chivalry, the proper way to polish armour … What the knights need, Queen Gwinnie says, is a room of their own. But that’s easier said than done. And the trouble really starts when a table that’s more drop-leaf than round comes into play.
A laugh-out-loud take on King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, in the vein of Kaye’s ever-popular fairy tale retellings.
FEBRUARY
Title: Tales from Weird Street Author: Anne Fine Illustrator: Vicki Gausden 978-1-78112-572-4 £5.99 8-12 Fiction B&W | PB | 64pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 8 | Super-readable
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The children of Weir(d) Street are lazing about one sunny day when they challenge each other to tell stories of all the odd goings-on in their neighbourhood. A grandfather’s guilt at the long-ago death of his twin brother, a young waiter whose rude customers get more than they bargain for, and a hard-working girl who finds herself blessed by a golden-haired stranger – the Weird Street tales are full of drama and suspense!
APRIL
Lena’s mum is sick and Lena is worried. But when it turns out there’s a baby on the way, Lena couldn’t be more excited! When Lena’s mum goes into labour, the midwife is caught in traffic and Dad’s out of range, Lena suddenly faces a challenge like no other!
A brilliantly diverse story of life in multi-cultural Britain.
Gillian Cross
It’s Art Week and Lara’s class is off for an adventure in a big house in the middle of the woods. Mr Mac is keen to catch every moment on film – even the coach turning up and Miss Begum racing to catch it. Everyone gets stuck in to a big art project but when Lara’s friend Ted lets her into a project of his own – a magical house high up in the trees – the race is on to keep it secret from Mr Mac and his film crew.
Title: Lena Lenik SOS Author: Bernard Ashley Illustrator: Ollie Cuthbertson 978-1-78112-571-7 £5.99 7-12 Fiction B&W | PB | 64pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 7 | Super-readable
APRIL
Title: Film Crew Author: Gillian Cross Illustrator: Peter Cottrill 978-1-78112-566-3 £5.99 8-12 Fiction B&W | PB | 64pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 8 | Super-readable
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At an Old Trafford game, Lennie hears Man U fans chanting about Hillsborough. Enraged, he joins in with a retaliatory chant about the Munich Disaster of ’58. Appalled, his dad and grandad take Lennie on a whistlestop tour of the dark side of the beautiful game. Dad and Grandad know only too well the human cost of fan violence and official negligence, having experienced racism in football fandom and survived the Hillsborough disaster.
Interwoven with lots of facts about the history of football, the great disasters of the twentieth century and the men who blazed a trail in the UK, this book is ideal to engage reluctant reading football fans.
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Title: The Beautiful Game Author: Alan Gibbons Illustrator: Chris Chalik 978-1-78112-691-2 ÂŁ6.99 8-12 Fiction B&W | PB | 72pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 8 | Super-readable
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Title: Flesh and Blood Author & Illustrator: Chris Priestley 978-1-78112-688-2 £6.99 8-12 Fiction B&W | PB | 112pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 8+ | Super-readable
During the Blitz, Bill wishes he had a brother rather than his sister. After the raid, the family find and adopt a badly mutilated boy, his face so heavily bandaged that they can see nothing but his eyes. But the boy’s behaviour grows more sinister by the day until one day he takes off the bandages – and Bill is horrified to see his own face staring back at him ...
A chilling World War Two-set horror story, from the author of the Tales of Terror series.
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What transforms an ordinary Edinburgh boy into the most infamous split personality of all time? This vividly imagined diary of the young Henry Jekyll examines the contradictions within us all and teases out one possible backstory for Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Title: The Evil Within Author: Catherine MacPhail 978-1-78112-587-8 £6.99 8-12 Fiction B&W | PB | 128pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 8+ | Super-readable
Atmospheric, haunting and spine-chilling, with a backdrop evocative of Stevenson’s Edinburgh childhood.
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JUNE
“Would you stand in the line of fire?” That’s exactly what Troy has been doing as a member of SPEAR – taking bullet after bullet to protect the Mayor of Terminal City and his beautiful daughter, Pandora. But now Troy’s skills are on the wane and he’s playing Russian roulette with his life. The Judge and his ‘freedom fighters’ hold the city hostage – and Troy is told a different story about how and why his parents met their deaths.
Breathtaking, action-packed finale to the Bulletcatcher trilogy.
‘A super-satisfying read for fans of Avengers and their ilk’ Lovereading4kids
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T itle: Bulletcatcher: Blowback Author: Chris Bradford Illustrator: Nelson Evergreen ISBN: 978-1-78112-447-5 Price: £5.99 8-12 Fiction B&W | PB | 80pp (B format) 198 x 130mm Reading Age 8 | Super-readable
JUNE
Free Lance has no master – he journeys from village to village and castle to castle, competing in tournaments and working for his keep. When his horse throws a shoe and he must seek shelter overnight in Lord Big Nose’s village, he accepts his most dangerous mission yet – retrieving an enchanted crown from the Lake of Skulls.
The first in a trilogy of brilliantly illustrated tales of chivalry and derring-do from the bestselling duo behind The Edge Chronicles, Paul Stewart and current UK Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell.
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COMING 2018 Title: Free Lance and the Lake of Skulls Author: Paul Stewart Illustrator: Chris Riddell 978-1-78112-714-8 £6.99 8-12 Fiction B&W | PB | 128pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 8 | Super-readable
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NEW READING AGE 7 FICTION FOR
8-12s!
FEBRUARY
Title: One-Nil 4u2read Author: Tony Bradman Illustrator: Michael Broad 978-1-78112-597-7 £5.99 7-12 Fiction B&W | PB | 64pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 7 | Super-readable
MARCH
Title: Space Ace 4u2read Author: Eric Brown Illustrator: Tony Ross 978-1-78112-725-4 £5.99 7-12 Fiction B&W | PB | 80pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 7 | Super-readable
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Title: Dragon 4u2read Author: Hilary McKay Illustrator: Mike Phillips 978-1-78112-598-4 £5.99 7-12 Fiction B&W | PB | 72pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 7 | Super-readable
JUNE
Title: The Ghost in the Bath 4u2read Author: Jeremy Strong Illustrator: Scoular Anderson 978-1-78112-726-1 £5.99 7-12 Fiction B&W | PB | 72pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 7 | Super-readable
MARCH
Title: Virus 4u2read Author: Tommy Donbavand Illustrator: Dan Chernett 978-1-78112-724-7 £5.99 7-12 Fiction B&W | PB | 64pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 7 | Super-readable
JUNE
Title: Sammy and the Starman 4u2read Author: Anne Cassidy Illustrator: Tony Ross 978-1-78112-727-8 £5.99 7-12 Fiction B&W | PB | 72pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 7 | Super-readable
TEEN FICTION Our super-readable teen fiction range offers perfectly formed gems for more readers to enjoy. Phil Earle’s Mind the Gap is especially exciting as a debut on our list and we are over the moon to welcome back Carnegie Medalist Tanya Landman with the stunning Passing for White. And we believe there’s no better looking book this year than The Liar’s Handbook by Keren David, another debut for Barrington Stoke.
‘rad and awesome’
YA blogger on Barrington Stoke’s teen titles NEW EDITION
JANUARY
Title: Knife Edge Author: Robert Swindells 978-1-78112-686-8 £6.99 Teen Fiction PB | 64pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 8 | Super-readable
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JANUARY
When Mikey’s dad dies, something in Mikey dies too. He loved his old man and he never stopped dreaming that one day his dad would land the role of a lifetime, and come back to the estate in the flashiest car anyone had ever seen. Now there’s just numbness, and not caring, and really, really stupid decisions. He says the worst of it is that he can’t even remember his dad’s voice any more. Eventually Mikey’s best mate can’t bear it anymore, and he sets out to give Mikey the memories – and his dad’s voice – back.
A powerful story of love, loss, family and friendship from a children’s and YA superstar. A high spec, collectable novella for lovers of Phil’s writing and YA in general.
“An absolute gem”
Kevin Brooks
Title: Mind The Gap Author: Phil Earle 978-1-78112-589-2 £7.99 YA Fiction PB with flaps | 112pp 200mm x 146mm Reading Age 8 | Super-readable
THE AUTHOR Phil Earle was born in the great city of Hull in 1974, and spent the next eighteen years playing a lot of sport, messing around in plays and trying to sing in bands. He has had jobs as a care worker in a residential kids’ home and an Ottakars bookseller, and now works as Sales and Marketing Director for David Fickling Books. In 2016, Phil was appointed as reading charity Book Trust’s new writer-in-residence. 28 | Teen Fiction
JANUARY
River’s life is blown apart when his mum brings her new boyfriend into their home. River is instantly suspicious – Jason seems fake, too good to be true. At school, River’s teacher has given him a notebook in the hope of channelling his escalating fibs into creative writing instead. And so, River begins The Liar’s Handbook, and an investigation into Jason. But what he uncovers instead is a terrible deception involving his real father, a police investigation and his mum’s campaign group ...
A raw and timely drama about undercover police scandals, this compelling thriller is inspired by real-life events and raises questions of identity, echoed in the incredible ‘passport’ design – complete with rounded corners.
Title: The Liar’s Handbook Author: Keren David 978-1-78112-680-6 £6.99 YA Fiction PB | 136pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 8 | Super-readable
THE AUTHOR Keren David worked as a reporter and a news editor before publishing her compelling debut YA novel When I Was Joe after taking a course in Writing for Children at City University. Keren is now a Visiting Lecturer on the MA in Creative Writing and Publishing at City University, Features Editor of the Jewish Chronicle and she is adapting her book Lia’s Guide to Winning the Lottery into a musical. When I Was Joe won numerous awards and a nomination for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisting for the Branford Boase award. Teen Fiction | 29
JANUARY
A hundred years ago, women didn’t have the vote. When Lizzy Frost becomes involved with the fledgling Suffragette movement, it expands her horizons in ways she never could have imagined. From time spent in prison for the cause to new relationships with fellow campaigners, Lizzy’s struggle for votes for women sets her heart on fire. Title: Until We Win Author: Linda Newbery 978-1-78112-579-3 £6.99 Teen Fiction PB with flaps | 96pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 8 | Super-readable
A beautiful novel set against the backdrop of an important and pivotal movement in UK history, tying in with the centenary of the Suffragettes’ first major victory in 2018.
JANUARY
Title: Tilt Author: Mary Hoffman 978-1-78112-565-6 £6.99 Teen Fiction PB | 104pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 8 | Super-readable
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Pisa, 1299. In the male-dominated world of Renaissance Italy, an ambitious young woman named Netta is the last in the line of the great Pisano family of sculptors and stone-carvers. Determined to throw off the impending shackles of marriage and motherhood, Netta sets out to take up her family’s legacy and right the blunder that would one day become Italy’s engineering marvel and a wonder of the world. A gorgeous historical novel inspired by an iconic symbol of Italy..
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It’s 1848 in the Deep South of America. Rosa is a slave but her owner is also her father and her fair skin means she can ‘pass for white’. With the help of her husband Benjamin, she disguises herself as a young southern gentleman – and Benjamin’s master. In this guise, the couple flee the South, explaining away their lack of literacy, avoiding those they have encountered before and holding their nerve over a thousand miles to freedom.
Treachery, adventure and triumph in a story inspired by the real-life William and Ellen Craft.
Title: Passing for White Author: Tanya Landman 978-1-78112-681-3 £6.99 Teen Fiction PB | 120pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 8 | Super-readable
THE AUTHOR Tanya Landman studied for a degree in English Literature at Liverpool University before working in a bookshop, an arts centre and a zoo. Tanya won the Carnegie Medal in 2015 with Buffalo Soldier and is renowned for her thought-provoking novels set in nineteenth-century America. Teen Fiction | 31
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BALI RAI Cal’s family are proud to live in an ‘analogue’ world – no wifi in their house, just an ancient black-and-white TV. At school, Cal has no choice but to live in the 21st century, coping with a range of bullies and chancers on a daily basis. When Cal’s mum decides to ‘rebalance’ the family with a stint as volunteers at a local foodbank, Cal inadvertently discovers new kid Jacob’s secret, and Jacob flips.
A heart-warming and thought-provoking story of family, friendship and foodbanks.
Title: The Harder They Fall Author: Bali Rai 978-1-78112-682-0 £6.99 Teen Fiction PB | 88pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 8 | Super-readable
THE AUTHOR Bali Rai is an award-winning and hugely popular author within the young adult fiction market with a particular gift for urban tales with a multicultural edge. His novel Rani and Sukh is a set-text for GCSE English. Killing Honour won the North East Teen Book Award. 32 | Teen Fiction
Doc Anthony
JUNE
McGowan
Nicky is in love, navigating a new world of girlfriends and romance. Meanwhile, Kenny is convinced that the new kid in school is the latest incarnation of Doctor Who. But both are recalled to more important matters when Tina their Jack Russell is blamed for attacks on local racing pigeons, and Nicky and Kenny must find the real culprit.
Title: Doc Author: Anthony McGowan 978-1-78112-723-0 £6.99 Teen Fiction PB | 136pp (B format) 198mm x 130mm Reading Age 8+ | Super-readable
THE AUTHOR Anthony McGowan was born in Manchester and went to school in Leeds. He has worked as a nightclub bouncer, civil servant and Open University tutor in Philosophy. He published his first novel for teenagers, Hellbent, in 2005. It was described by The Times as a ‘brilliantly nauseating thriller.’ His other books for teenagers include Henry Tumour and The Knife that Killed Me, the film of which was released in 2013. Anthony’s 2014 Barrington Stoke novel Brock was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal that same year. He lives in London. Teen Fiction | 33
BACKLIST BY IMPRINT Picture Squirrels Picture Books
The mice of Raven Castle wage war on Terrible Tab with the help of mouse-knight Gawain. ISBN: 978-1-78112-513-7 £10.99 HARDCOVER
The mice of Raven Castle wage war on Terrible Tab with the help of mouse-knight Gawain. ISBN: 978-1-78112-527-4 £6.99 SOFTCOVER
An Xbox lover sends a pig to school in his place.
Spring Jane’s springy knees save the day when a flood traps the townsfolk. ISBN: 978-1-78112-514-4 £6.99 SOFTCOVER
ISBN: 978-1-78112-373-7 £6.99 SOFTCOVER
A boy who wants to fly swaps places with a bird who wants to read a book. ISBN: 978-1-78112-348-5 £6.99 SOFTCOVER
A harmless rivalry between the frogs and toads becomes more fraught when Mutt the dog sticks his snout in. ISBN: 978-1-78112-512-0 £6.99 SOFTCOVER
Mum is trying to drive and the kids are going mad in the back. ISBN: 978-1-78112-509-0 £6.99 SOFTCOVER
Little Gems First chapter books for 5-8s
It’s Robbie’s birthday and Granny is working on an awful present. ISBN: 978-1-78112-428-4 £6.99 COLOUR
Robbie gets into trouble when he tells a tall tale too far.
Two canine friends set up shop as the ‘Blamehounds’.
Hal investigates the cause of his cheeserelated nightmares.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-392-8 £5.99 B&W
ISBN: 978-1-78112-191-7 £5.99 B&W
Ted’s amazed when his opinions become actual government policy. ISBN: 978-1-78112-505-2 £6.99 COLOUR
Little earthworm Hetty is on a quest to become a glow-worm. ISBN: 978-1-78112-499-4 £6.99 COLOUR
Hugo wants a gerbil so Dad challenges him to spend a day cooped up in his room. ISBN: 978-1-78112-507-6 £6.99 COLOUR
Two friends take on all manner of monsters.
Josh is left in charge of his new baby brother, aka The Howler. ISBN: 978-1-78112-500-7 £6.99 COLOUR
Sherman and Grandpa spend a day in space.
Chris, Lisa and Tom make a gang-hut in an old WW2 shelter.
Wolfman is on the loose and he is raging and rampaging through town like a terror! ISBN: 978-1-78112-374-4 £6.99 SOFTCOVER
A gang of nasty nits rollick and rampage in rhyme.
Anna Liza likes to help sad people and meets her match in little Edward. ISBN: 978-1-78112-559-5 £6.99 COLOUR
A carp causes a family rift is he Christmas dinner, or a new pet? ISBN: 978-1-78112-360-7 £6.99 COLOUR
Mary is in big trouble with Mammy for giving herself a haircut! ISBN: 978-1-78112-510-6 £6.99 COLOUR
Polly’s holiday home for pets has some tricky residents. ISBN: 978-1-78112-574-8 £6.99 COLOUR
Three Once-upon-aa-time tales by beloved storyteller Julia Donaldson. ISBN: 978-1-78112-570-0 £6.99 COLOUR
Timo saves Lion’s life, and Lion is determined to repay him. ISBN: 978-1-78112-372-0 £6.99 COLOUR
A Brazilian boy has a trial for a big team, but no boots to play in. ISBN: 978-1-78112-193-1 £5.99 B&W
ISBN: 978-1-78112-294-5 £6.99 SOFTCOVER
ISBN: 978-1-78112-534-2 £6.99 COLOUR
ISBN: 978-1-78112-396-6 £6.99 COLOUR
ISBN: 978-1-78112-287-7 £5.99 B&W
A stranger arrives on the Island of Ashes and everything he touches turns to colour. ISBN: 978-1-78112-521-2 £6.99 COLOUR
A trainee fairy loses a wish and causes all manner of mayhem.
A traditional English version of Rumpelstiltskin.
Joe can’t have a pet of his own so he invents the dragonosaurus. ISBN: 978-1-78112-444-4 £6.99 COLOUR
Two siblings are suspicious of the new owner of the house next door. ISBN: 978-1-78112-575-5 £6.99 COLOUR
Moonshine magic sees a knight and a dragon visit Patrick’s room. ISBN: 978-1-78112-603-5 £6.99 COLOUR
There are mermaids and never a dull moment in Sandy Cove. ISBN: 978-1-78112-390-4 £5.99 B&W
Ripper the King Rat wages war on the grubby Greens.
Chris and Lisa’s cousin causes chaos when he visits from the city. ISBN: 978-1-78112-352-2 £5.99 B&W
Snug and Lisa are best friends but then Snug goes missing.
Billy sends an extra telegram or two to help out some new friends. ISBN: 978-1-78112-532-8 £6.99 COLOUR
The Monster Grendel has awoken in this beautiful retelling of Beowulf. ISBN: 978-1-78112-548-9 £6.99 COLOUR
A young Ninja must prove himself as his clan face annihilation
Street urchin Toby revitalises Shakespeare’s love of the theatre and the two set to work on a new play. ISBN: 978-1-78112-503-8 £6.99 B&W
A Victorian girl born with no nose endures mocking but finds friendship in those that look beyond the surface. ISBN: 978-1-78112-569-4 £7.99 COLOUR
Bobby and the local kids have been roped into dealing with the seals menacing the shoreline. ISBN: 978-1-78112-431-4 £7.99 COLOUR
ISBN: 978-1-78112-470-3 £6.99 COLOUR
A friendship forms between an alien and her human ‘pet’. ISBN: 978-1-78112-430-7 £6.99 COLOUR
ISBN: 978-1-78112-192-4 £5.99 B&W
ISBN: 978-1-78112-286-0 £5.99 B&W
ISBN: 978-1-78112-245-7 £5.99 B&W
A small shape-shifter presents two babysitters with a challenge. ISBN: 978-1-78112-244-0 £5.99 B&W
ISBN: 978-1-78112-417-8 £6.99 COLOUR
Conkers Pirate school’s a rum place in our Treasure Island prequel. ISBN: 978-1-78112-408-6 £6.99 COLOUR
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8-year-old Alfie is called on to bring sense to the silly adults. ISBN: 978-1-78112-555-7 £6.99 COLOUR
Fiction for 7-12s
Engaging escapades of Tom Dashwood and his band of outlaws. ISBN: 978-1-78112-371-3 £5.99 B&W
ISBN: 978-1-78112-551-9 £5.99 B&W
BACKLIST BY IMPRINT 4U2READ Four girls realise they have one big thing in common, their embarrassing mums! And a blog is born. ISBN: 978-1-78112-543-4 £6.99 B&W
Shepherds outwit kings and outlaws outwit everyone in Ye Olde England. ISBN: 978-1-78112-493-2 £5.99 B&W
An Inuit boy and a lost Arctic fox find their way home.
When Angela is kidnapped she has to use all of her resources. ISBN: 978-1-78112-249-5 £5.99
Mark’s got a new baby sister and she won’t stop screaming! ISBN: 978-1-78112-560-1 £5.99
A mad horse, a dare and a determined girl.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-522-9 £10.99 COLOUR HARDCOVER
The true story of a WWI hero and of the Footballers’ Battalion. ISBN: 978-1-78112-586-1 £6.99 B&W
Shona hates bats until her new teacher shows her just how interesting they can be. ISBN: 978-1-78112-531-1 £5.99
The Green Men take on dastardly Sir Jack de Zack.
Refugee Nadine struggles to adjust to life without her dad.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-407-9 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-369-0 £5.99
In the future, footballing friends break a ‘no contact’ law. ISBN: 978-1-78112-460-4 £5.99
A brilliant tale of a determined footballer with a twist.
The Pitt Street ‘pirates’ race to beat the local rich kids to treasure. ISBN: 978-1-78112-468-0 £5.99
JP is sucked into his games console and faces terrible danger. ISBN: 978-1-84299-912-7 £5.99
Mia and Zak get sucked into a games console and Zak disappears. ISBN: 978-1-78112-472-7 £5.99
Refugee Muzzy is trapped in a Game Boy game on an alien planet. ISBN: 978-1-78112-473-4 £5.99
Prity struggles to learn the rules and fit in at her new school.
Two friends attempt to run away to sea.
Tom, Ellie and Whiskers the cat take on the Sticky Witch.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-368-3 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-462-8 £5.99
Two friends find Viking treasure, or is it an ... unexploded mine! ISBN: 978-1-78112-463-5 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-415-4 £5.99
Reading Age 7
Clare escapes her parents’ squabbling by exploring the surrounding countryside. ISBN: 978-1-78112-435-2 £10.99 COLOUR HARDCOVER
ISBN: 978-1-78112-599-1 £5.99
An escapee ostrich has holed up in Pudding Lane School! Mayhem ensues.ISBN: 978-1-78112-552-6 £5.99 B&W
Shona and her dad meet all of humanity on one day out. ISBN: 978-1-78112-370-6 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-367-6 £5.99
Things have gone all ‘Groundhog’ for Lenny – how can he fix it? ISBN: 978-1-84299-283-8 £5.99
A haunted wardrobe goes on the market but is it all a ruse?
Gnome-obsessive Sam has to make sacrifices to help his family. ISBN: 978-1-78112-204-4 £5.99
Ian takes on the world’s worst house guest Uncle Ron.
Tom needs to pass his exams, but he faces a huge challenge.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-285-3 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-243-3 £5.99
What’s more dangerous, Hitler’s bombs or Jimmy and Molly’s gran? ISBN: 978-1-78112-437-6 £5.99
Ben’s bitten off more than he can chew at the swimathon when his ‘mates’ don’t show up. ISBN: 978-1-78112-502-1 £5.99
Two friends set out to capture a wild beast that’s been heard in the woods. ISBN: 978-1-78112-541-0 £5.99
Clare rescues a fox cub, but her dad says that foxes are vermin. ISBN: 978-1-78112-194-8 £5.99
Dilly struggles to deal with a wart and an overbearing brother.
It’s bull versus bully in a countryside tale with a BIG twist.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-306-5 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-307-2 £5.99
Weird and wonderful creatures across the world.
Aidan is the Ultimate Teacher’s Pet but is an odd menagerie of animals trying to warn him of danger? ISBN: 978-1-78112-592-2 £5.99
A samurai faces many challenges in traditional story from Japan. ISBN: 978-1-78112-220-4 £5.99
When Angela is kidnapped she has to use all of her resources.
Michela’s people believe in peace but when their spaceship is attacked, aggression might be the answer. ISBN: 978-1-78112-561-8 £5.99
Orphan brothers are forcibly sent to Australia and Gallipoli. ISBN: 978-1-78112-434-5 £6.99
A Celtic boy takes on the Roman Army.
Robbie gets a team together to show Top Grove what he’s got.
ISBN: 978-1-84299-979-0 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-84299-356-9 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-518-2 £5.99
8-12 Fiction An escapee ostrich holes up in Pudding Lane School. ISBN: 978-1-84299-879-3 £5.99
Bella copes with boastful new girl Swan thanks to a special friend. ISBN: 978-1-84299-995-0 £5.99
Claire struggles with the fact her dad has created a monster.
A boy with special powers is recruited by a secret organisation.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-459-8 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-445-1 £5.99
Reading Age 8
ISBN: 978-1-84299-457-3 £5.99
The SPEAR team are up against it when a sniper starts assassinating City Council members. ISBN: 978-1-78112-446-8 £5.99
Taka must recover his clan scrolls from an enemy samurai.
Taka’s clan must face a samurai attack on their hideout.
Taka learns a terrible secret as he avenges his mother’s death.
ISBN: 978-1-84299-939-4 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-210-5 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-376-8 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-079-8 £5.99
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A harsh new coach takes the joy out of the game for some friends. ISBN: 978-1-78112-212-9 £5.99
The tale of one of the greatest Viking warriors who ever lived. ISBN: 978-1-78112-416-1 £5.99
Young Shakespeare discovers that behind the glamour of the theatre, danger lurks. ISBN: 978-1-78112-567-0 £6.99
A new teacher confuses two boys and changes their lives. ISBN: 978-1-78112-246-4 £5.99
Merlin discovers special powers and a great destiny awaits him. ISBN: 978-1-78112-072-9 £5.99
Merlin must find the Ring of Power to save the kingdom.
Can Mouse and Millie escape being an alien’s breakfast?
ISBN: 978-1-78112-073-6 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-84299-451-1 £5.99
Holly pitches in with cakes and advice for her sister’s wedding.
Annie’s dad vanishes and there are some sticky clues to follow.
Thor and Loki take on the frost giants in this Sandinavian legend.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-359-1 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-221-1 £5.99
Dick Turpin: hero or horror? A group of witnesses tell their tales. ISBN: 978-1-78112-351-5 £5.99
Can Emma and Symeon save their village from the Viking raiders? ISBN: 978-1-78112-350-8 £5.99
The reader decides the truth of a local legend.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-213-6 £5.99
Joe and Molly fight the bullies with the help of a mini explorer! ISBN: 978-1-84299-761-1 £5.99
Zombie Jake likes to party. Can his friend Nathan keep up?
The race is on to find a cure when a very strange dog bites Matt. ISBN: 978-1-78112-268-6 £6.99
Jimi dreams of playing for the Lions of Senegal. Can his family help him achieve his dream? ISBN: 978-1-78112-563-2 £5.99
Jimmy gets out of bad habits with the help of his heroes.
Emily struggles when she must let go of Mum.
Find out how con men take people in.
A maths whizz takes part in a TV quiz.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-133-7 £6.99
SBN: 978-1-78112-495-6 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-84299-696-6 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-136-8 £6.99
A new friend helps Karam with a bully but there’s a price to pay. ISBN: 978-1-78112-354-6 £5.99
Three siblings are caught in a WWI rail tragedy.
Omar and Sam clash often, but they’re friends underneath.
A placement at Candy magazine is not so sweet for Dixie.
Meg’s life’s not so sunny when Mum gets a new boyfriend.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-469-7 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-083-5 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-455-0 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-403-1 £5.99
Darren has to complete his dad’s music quiz to get an electric guitar.
A famous footballer moves into football fanatic George’s village.
Dilly struggles to deal with a wart and an overbearing brother.
It’s bull versus bully in a countryside tale with a BIG twist.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-600-4 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-679-0 £5.99
Clare rescues a fox cub, but her dad says that foxes are vermin. ISBN: 978-1-78112-086-6 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-087-3 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-132-0 £5.99
Woody and the team compete to be European Champs.
Woody and the team play in the World Finals.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-398-0 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-399-7 £5.99
Stephen is torn between two parents, two lives and two games. ISBN: 978-1-84299-944-8 £5.99
Jatinder wakes up in a seriously surprising situation – flying a WWI fighter plane into enemy airspace.ISBN: 978-1-78112-535-9 £5.99
Greg wakes up in a cockpit of a Spitfire being forced out of the sky by a German pilot. ISBN: 978-1-78112-536-6 £5.99
Maddie and Jess must work together when they wake up in a cockpit of a Eurofigher Typhoon. ISBN: 978-1-78112-537-3 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-84299-708-6 £5.99
Brin and Arlo are about to discover a whole lot of powers... ISBN: 978-1-78112-356-0 £5.99
Can Finn defeat the Goblin before it destroys the city of Tara? ISBN: 978-1-78112-222-8 £5.99
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Luke can read minds, Samira can write over them and a demon wants their powers for his own. ISBN: 978-1-78122-583-0 £5.99
An old bottle of aftershave makes ‘loser’ George more desirable. ISBN: 978-1-78112-424-6 £5.99
Sport helps a Jewish girl and an English evacuee endure the war. ISBN: 978-1-78112-205-1 £5.99
A second-hand uniform has odd effects on its new owner. ISBN: 978-1-78112-040-8 £5.99
Wilfrid’s not a wimpire! The inspiration behind the CBBC series. ISBN: 978-1-78112-355-3 £5.99
It’s Lon’s first day at the School for Young Monsters!
Kirsten turns to her friend Honey for help when things get tough. ISBN: 978-1-78112-475-8 £5.99
Rosie has a big secret she is trying to conceal at her new school. ISBN: 978-1-78112-456-7 £5.99
Tilly is torn between two of her friends.
Anna’s mother is sick and they must sell all they have. Will Anna’s beloved horse have to go? ISBN: 978-1-78112-508-3 £5.99
A damaged girl and a terrified pony help each other heal.
Footy nut and Forces son Woody ends up in a rugby-mad school.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-375-1 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-397-3 £5.99
The end of the world is close when an evil demon resurfaces.
A boy disrespects a shrine and faces an awesome lesson.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-409-3 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-206-8 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-458-1 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-357-7 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-457-4 £5.99
A talking canary helps Sterling talk to the girl of his dreams. ISBN: 978-1-78112-271-6 £6.99
BACKLIST BY IMPRINT Matthew’s life is ruined – if only he had a superpower to help... ISBN: 978-1-78112-414-7 £6.99
Prehistoric scavengers learn to hunt. ISBN: 978-1-78112-601-1 £5.99
An escapee monkey is befriended by two children. ISBN: 978-1-78112-215-0 £5.99
Curse? What curse? Funny and clever spin on Sleeping Beauty. ISBN: 978-1-78112-349-2 £5.99
Luke meets a very wet ghost from the Titanic. ISBN: 978-1-84299-997-4 £5.99
Vi the Giant is in for a rude surprise when naughty Jack climbs up the beanstalk. ISBN: 978-1-78112-558-8 £5.99
Kevin worries about his parents misbehaving on Parents’ Night. ISBN: 978-1-84299-998-1 £5.99
An escapee ostrich has holed up in Pudding Lane School!
Stuck-up prince crosses a witch in retelling of The Frog Prince. ISBN: 978-1-78112-443-7 £5.99
It’s poison apple time! Deliciously wicked retelling of Snow White. ISBN: 978-1-78112-202-0 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-047-7 £5.99
It’s Cup day and Mad Iris is missing! Can Pudding Lane find her? ISBN: 978-1-78112-048-4 £5.99
Mad Iris causes problems when the school inspectors visit. ISBN: 978-1-78112-506-9 £5.99
Frankie goes to a new school to learn to stand up for himself.
Lardine and Angula tell their side of the story. Cinderella? Pah! ISBN: 978-1-78112-039-2 £5.99
The witch from Hansel and Gretel has some babysitting woes. ISBN: 978-1-78112-201-3 £5.99
Pinchton Primm is fascinated by the new family next door.
Grandad – a retired pro – decides to train up Josh.
Seb’s upset that a girl ref has his card marked.
Mel must step in to help Glee Club win the big competition.
ISBN: 978-1-84299-489-4 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-433-8 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-449-9 £6.99
A German refugee stands up to the leader of the Bad Lads. ISBN: 978-1-78112-269-3 £6.99
Tom races to escape a deadly flood.
Jon is hospitalised, confused, abused what is happening to him? ISBN: 978-1-78112-195-5 £6.99
Jono struggles to cope after accidentally purchasing an alligator. ISBN: 978-1-78112-130-6 £6.99
Captain Joe and Dr Sari battle to save a young Afghan girl’s life. ISBN: 978-1-78112-211-2 £6.99
Jack and Hassan’s friendship is threatened by bullies. ISBN: 978-1-78112-432-1 £6.99
A bullied boy draws inspiration from his hero, Muhammad Ali.
New boy Ben is mistaken for a reclusive TV star and plays along. ISBN: 978-1-78112-187-0 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-405-5 £5.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-074-3 £5.99
Grettir is the strongest man in Iceland, but can he defeat a ghost? ISBN: 978-1-78112-423-9 £5.99
Lily wants a dog then she befriends Charlotte and her dog Fred. ISBN: 978-1-78112-496-3 £5.99
SOLO New-girl Hannah finds there’s competition for her friendship. ISBN: 978-1-78112-078-1 £5.99
Abi’s snow globe helps her make friends at a new school. ISBN: 978-1-78112-594-6 £5.99
Lucy lives in her sister’s shadow, but that’s about to change. ISBN: 978-1-78112-358-4 £5.99
The amazing achievements of Team GB 2012.
Reading Age 6.5
ISBN: 978-1-78112-231-0 £5.99
Teen Fiction One prom + one hot boy + two best friends = trouble! ISBN: 978-1-84299-874-8 £6.99
Alligator adapted as a play with six parts. Ideal for classroom use. ISBN: 978-1-78112-082-8 £6.99
When the town hall is taken over by terrorists Alex must rely on her wits to save them all. ISBN: 978-1-78112-515-1 £6.99
Zeb defies his parents to take part in a dogsled race.
A chilling tale of long ago seems set to repeat itself...
A senseless act of destruction brings a friendship to the brink. ISBN: 978-1-78112-451-2 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-198-6 £6.99
Reading Age 7
ISBN: 978-1-78112-379-9 £6.99
A mother will not give up on her daughter who is in a coma.
Biography of an inspirational sportsman.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-494-9 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-84299-752-9 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-454-3 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-364-5 £6.99
Teen Fiction To defend his sister, Luke must take on the school bad guy.
Joe is trained by his sister before a blind date.
A high-achieving boy and a troublesome girl take a time-out.
Two friends face tragedy on a school hiking trip.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-478-9 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-530-4 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-363-8 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-224-2 £6.99
A chilling ghost story. Hannah knows there is something, or someone, in the front room. ISBN: 978-1-78112-501-4 £6.99
The story of the first black pro footballer and WWI officer. ISBN: 978-1-78112-426-0 £6.99
Reading Age 8
A dream turns nightmarish for Scott in a virtual reality world. ISBN: 978-1-78112-477-2 £6.99
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On placement in a retirement home, Zeni grows in confidence. ISBN: 978-1-78112-400-0 £6.99
A boy with Aspergers deals with a tough day – a funeral, a new baby and a wedding announcement. ISBN: 978-1-78112-523-6 £6.99
Joe discovers an alarming talent – what he draws comes true. ISBN: 978-1-78112-214-3 £6.99
A girl with a bag of cash turns Finbar’s world upside down.
Mark gets in a car crash and Katie is hurt. Will he help her? ISBN: 978-1-78112-492-5 £6.99
George and Lennie lay low but trouble is never far. A modern retelling of Of Mice and Men. ISBN: 978-1-78112-511-3 £6.99
A promising runner comes to terms with a terrible accident.
Dory meets Eli in a time-bubble, but is Eli all he claims?
Four people struggle with different issues, all linked by one book. ISBN: 978-1-78112-229-7 £6.99
Three drug-seller friends find sparks fly when a new girl turns up. ISBN: 978-1-78112-089-7 £6.99
Mog takes action when loser Duffy threatens his social status. ISBN: 978-1-78112-517-5 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-466-6 £6.99
Four friends meet to open a memory box to read out letters from their teenage selves. ISBN: 978-1-78112-585-4 £6.99
Baljit works in his dad’s chippy and dreams of a football career. ISBN: 978-1-78112-422-2 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-404-8 £6.99
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Dangerous new student Dean has a magnetic appeal for Jack. ISBN: 978-1-78112-450-5 £6.99
Two brothers face a local gang to save a girl and a monkey
Johnny juggles a gang war on his estate with a personal mission.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-540-3 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-550-2 £6.99
Anna plans to set up her friend with another gay girl in school. ISBN: 978-1-78112-207-5 £6.99
Brothers Eddie and Charlie are sent into No Man’s Land in the first wave of the Somme. ISBN: 978-1-78112-562-5 £6.99
Kitty disguises herself as a stable lad and runs away to the circus. Retelling of Twelfth Night. ISBN: 978-1-78112-573-1 £6.99
Shape-shifter O is after a dark secret in the Bank of England.
A fake psychic hears real voices and gets into serious danger.
A circus exhibit has a strange power over two brothers.
A ghost says Toby killed him. How can that be?
ISBN: 978-1-78112-081-1 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-439-0 £6.99
Dan grassed up Johnny. Now Johnny’s back, and out for blood. ISBN: 978-1-78112-421-5 £6.99
Luca runs away from trouble right into the Battle of Lepanto. ISBN: 978-1-78112-402-4 £6.99
Gina disguises herself as a boy to make life easier on the streets of Victorian London. ISBN: 978-1-78112-516-8 £6.99
Nursemaid Abby struggles to save her charge from the Plague. ISBN: 978-1-78112-401-7 £6.99
Spencer’s not interested in girls he’s the (un)teenager!
Companion piece to the award-winning Brock.
Throwing a game is BAD, but Blake and his mum need cash...
Tilly’s brother Georgie is called up despite his special needs. ISBN: 978-1-78112-293-8 £6.99
A gun from a drive-by shooting has a deadly pull on three friends.
ISBN: 978-1-78112-464-2 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-549-6 £6.99
Can Baljit leave family and friends behind for Liverpool’s Academy? ISBN: 978-1-78112-448-2 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-491-8 £6.99
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Two fed-up teens meet at a music festival. ISBN: 978-1-78112-476-5 £6.99
Newly confident Lily takes on the bullies once and for all. ISBN: 978-1-84299-993-6 £6.99
Caz and Will struggle to stay alive in a frozen dystopian world. ISBN: 978-1-78112-471-0 £6.99
Caz discovers information about her father that throws a shadow over life at the Settlement. ISBN: 978-1-78112-542-7 £6.99
A second-hand phone makes its new owner’s life a living hell… ISBN: 978-1-78112-080-4 £6.99
Two brothers’ rivalry threatens to get out of hand.
Dillon feels something is very wrong on a trip with his dad. ISBN: 978-1-78112-309-6 £6.99
Spencer’s (un)teenager plan is derailed after he kisses Emily. ISBN: 978-1-78112-520-5 £6.99
Stunning retelling of an episode from the Aeneid.
An exiled warrior princess returns in this retelling of an episode of Virgil’s Aeneid. ISBN: 978-1-78112-526-7 £6.99
Nicky’s naive brother Kenny gets them into a terrible scrape.
Foster kid Clare is damaged and aloof – until she meets Maddie. ISBN: 978-1-78112-313-3 £6.99
Past horror awakens when three friends break into an old stadium. ISBN: 978-1-78112-227-3 £6.99
A troubled girl time-travels to Tudor England.
Rosie travels to WWI and meets Edith Cavell.
Rosie travels to the Civil War and must help unite two lovers. ISBN: 978-1-84299-908-0 £6.99
A Sikh boy and his racist neighbour form an unlikely friendship. ISBN: 978-1-78112-347-8 £6.99
Marie is fed up, but a call from a wrong number changes that... ISBN: 978-1-78112-045-3 £6.99
Working in a magic shop brings Tony into contact with a demon. ISBN: 978-1-78112-150-4 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-519-9 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-188-7 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-84299-838-0 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-366-9 £6.99
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ISBN: 978-1-78112-436-9 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-84299-487-0 £6.99
Nick and Jess have a moose. A sensitive look at teen parenthood. ISBN: 978-1-78112-197-9 £6.99
ISBN: 978-1-78112-208-2 £6.99
Dyslexia-friendly edition of John Steinbeck’s modern classic. ISBN: 978-1-78112-593-9 £7.99
BACKLIST BY IMPRINT
Josh feels like a loser; then he discovers a talent for starting fires. ISBN: 978-1-78112-346-1 £6.99
Jed wakes up a Pale killed then saved by the Lazarus Serum. ISBN: 978-1-84299-946-2 £6.99
Riots threaten the dreams of an Olympic swimming hopeful. ISBN: 978-1-78112-189-4 £6.99
Two children are possessed by something unnatural. ISBN: 978-1-78112-453-6 £6.99
School Resources
The Bucket List
Someone will stop at nothing to get Victor’s photos of a robbery. ISBN: 978-1-78112-345-4 £6.99
Luke’s parents shun doctors. But his sister is fighting for her life... ISBN: 978-1-78112-365-2 £6.99
Iris and the boy of her dreams are separated by a hundred years. ISBN: 978-1-78112-310-2 £6.99
Phonic attack dictionary offering common misspellings with correct versions. ISBN: 978-1-78112-151-1 £12.99
Pack of 8 low readingage titles for 8-12s.
Pack of 10 low reading-age titles for secondary. ISBN: 978-1-78112-304-1 £40.00
Hardcover edition. Graphic novel of a migrant’s journey from Africa to Europe.
Softcover edition. Graphic novel of a migrant’s journey from Africa to Europe.
ISBN: 978-1-911370-00-0 £16.99 HARDCOVER
ISBN: 978-1-911370-01-7 £12.99 SOFTCOVER
ISBN: 978-1-78112-308-9 £47.92
Nate has been snatched away and Iris asks his family for help. ISBN: 978-1-78112-361-4 £6.99
Iris’s need to check Nate’s family is OK threatens their lives. ISBN: 978-1-78112-362-1 £6.99
To get into Jaz’s gang, Kylie has to prove herself by hurting Adam. ISBN: 978-1-78112-209-9 £6.99
A powerful YA debut novel. Aleksandra falls under the spell of an older man that will come close to destroying her. ISBN: 978-1-911370-02-4 £7.99 PB
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