O'Brien Press Children's Catalogue 2016-2017

Children’s catalogue

2016–2017 w w w. o b r i e n . i e

CONTENTS A Guide to Reading Levels page C4 New books C5–12 O’Brien Press Online! C13 Picture Books C14–16 Information Books C16 Panda Cubs C16 Joke Books C16 Art & Craft Books C16 Panda Series C17–19 Panda Legends C19 Yellow Flag Books C20–21 Glenmore Valley Series C21 Flyers Series C22–23 Bridges C23 Red Flag Books C24–25 Graphic Novels C24 Blue Flag Fiction C26–37 Green Flag Fiction C38–41 Leabhair Ghaeilge C42–43 O’Brien for Schools C44–45 Trade Distribution List A42 Rights Agents A43 All ISBNs listed in this catalogue are ISBN-13 Where an eBook ISBN is listed, the title is available from www.obrien.ie and the world’s leading eBook stores. See page A40.

The O’Brien Press Ltd 12 Terenure Road East Dublin 6, D06 HD27, Ireland Tel: +353 1 4923333 Fax: +353 1 4922777 E-mail: books@obrien.ie Website: www.obrien.ie

AUTHOR INDEX Aggs, Patrice C18 Agnew, Sheila C28 Allison, James C24 Arrigan, Mary C28 Barrett, Philip C6, C14 Bermingham, Ann C22 Blackwood, Gary C32 Boland, Gerry C21 Bowie, Sarah C6 Brady Dawson, Brianóg C17-C19, C42 Broderick, Marian C22, C25 Bruzzone, Catherine C43 Burlington, Marie C19, C23 Byrne, Bob C23 Carey, Anna C8, C39 Carroll, Mary C16 Cashman, Seamus C15 Colfer, Eoin C22, C28 Colton, Nicola C14 Conlon-McKenna, Marita C29 Curtin, Judi C9, C26, C27 Dagg, Stephanie C17, C18, C22, C42 Deeley, Patrick C18, C19, C42 Donovan, Anna C17, C19, C42 Doody, Noreen C5 Doolan, Catherine C18, C42 Dunbar, Robert C37 Fitzgerald, Nita C15 Fitzpatrick, Tom C16 Flegg, Aubrey C32, C39 Gallagher, Brian C10, C30 Gogarty, Brian C14 Griffin, Matt C10, C31 Grogan, Jerry C16 Halligan, Jim C24 Hannigan, Dave C31 Hayes-McCoy, Felicity C19 Healy, Shay C16 Herron, Anne Marie C17, C18, C42 Hood, Kim C12, C38 Judge, Chris C14 Kiely, Kevin C33 Kiernan, Celine C41 Kissane, Dan C25 Kostick, Conor C40 Leavy, Una C5, C14, C17, C18, C42 Lennon, Tom C40 Llywelyn, Morgan C32 Long, Katie C16 Long, Ruth Frances C12, C38 Lyons, Fergus C17-C19 Mac a’Bháird, Natasha C7, C9, C15, C23, C38 Mac Liammóir, Micheál C37 Mac Uistin, Liam C36 Magee, Wes C23 Maguire, Gregory C34 Mansfield, Creina C18, C34 Massey, Eithne C7, C14, C23, C33, C35 May, Judy C37 McBratney, Sam C21, 40 McCaughren, Tom C11 McGann, Erika C30 McGann, Oisín C8, C19, C22-24, C33 McHale, Conor C15, C22

McQuinn, Anna C21 Meaney, Roisin C26, C37 Michael, Jan C34 Moller, Linda C25 Moore, Tomm C35 Moore-Mallinos, Jennifer C16 Murphy, Frank C22, C24, C34 Ní Dhonnchú, Dairíne C43 Ní Ghlinn, Áine C42, C43 Ní Mhurchú, Caitríona C42 Nolan, Alan C24, C35 Ó Siochfhrada, Pádraig C37 O’Brien, Brendan C16 O’Brien, Joe C10, C20, C31, C33 O’Connor, Finbar C24 O’Leary, Seán C C16 O’Neill, Karl C21 Parkinson, Siobhán C21, C25, C34 Perdue, Gillian C18, C19, C24, C42 Pierce, Nicola C11, C27 Potter, Maureen C25 Prendergast, P.R. C41 Prendergast, Peter C23 Ranson, Claire C15 Rosenstock, Gabriel C43 Roy, James C41 Shaw, Elizabeth C17, C42 Siggins, Gerard C10, C31 Sirr, Peter C35 Snell, Gordon C17, C19, C24 Somers, Ian C40 Stewart, Maddie C16 Swift, Jonathan C14 Tarrant, Margaret C15 Taylor, Marilyn C35 Trevor, William C25 Webb, Mary C14 Webb, Sarah C15, C19 Weir, Liz C21, C25 Wells, Grace C25 Whelan, Gerard C36 White, Maureen C38 Wickham, Mark C14 Wilde, Oscar C15 Wyley, Enda C16, C23, C35 Zag C15 Zig C15

The front cover image is from The Moon Spun Round: W.B. Yeats for Children, ed.

Noreen Doody, illus. Shona Shirley MacDonald See page C5

17 M Acros Adam Adve The Alfie Frog Alfie Gan Alfie Cos Alfie King Alfie Trap Alfie Gift Alfie Puz Alfie Que Alfie son Alice C26 Alice Alice Alice Alice Alice All Ab Amel Amy’ Ancie Boo And T C24 Anim C25 Anna Arriva Art a &2 Art a tion Baby Bad H Barry Beas Behin Benn Benn BestBeyo Big B boo Big B Big F Black Blood C33 Blue Blue Blue, Bonjo Boo a Boom Brian Brian Brian Bróg Broke Buac

TITLE INDEX 17 Martin Street C35 Across the Divide C30 Adam’s Starling C24 Adventures of Shamrock Sean, The C14 Alfie Green and a Sink Full of Frogs C20 Alfie Green and the Bee Bottle Gang C20 Alfie Green and the Chocolate Cosmos C20 Alfie Green and the Conker King C20 Alfie Green and the FlyTrapper C20 Alfie Green and the Magical Gift C20 Alfie Green and the Monkey Puzzler C20 Alfie Green and the Snowdrop Queen C20 Alfie Green and the Supersonic Subway C20 Alice & Megan’s Cookbook C26 Alice Again C26 Alice and Megan Forever C26 Alice in the Middle C26 Alice Next Door C26 Alice to the Rescue C26 All About Gaelic Football C16 Amelia C34 Amy’s Wonderful Nest C17 Ancient Ireland Colouring Book C15 And The Blood Flowed Green C24 Animals Don’t Have Ghosts C25 Anna’s Secret Granny C22 Arrivals C10 Art and Craft Adventures 1 & 2 C16 Art and Craft Explorer Collection 2 C16 Baby Giant, The C19 Bad Hair Day C18 Barry’s New Bed C18 Beastly Jokes C16 Behind the Walls C27 Benny and Babe C28 Benny and Omar C28 Best-Loved Irish Legends C14 Beyond the Cherry Tree C33 Big Break Detectives Casebook, The C24 Big Brother, The C18 Big Fight, The C22 Black Wreath C35 Blood Brother, Swan Sister C33 Blue Horse, The C29 Blue Lavender Girl C37 Blue, Where Are You? C23 Bonjour Alice C26 Boo and Bear C16 Boom Chicka Boom C25 Brian and the Giant C14 Brian and the Vikings C14 Brian Boru C32 Bróga Thomáis C42 Broken Spell, The C30 Buachaill Bó, An C42

Busy Fingers C16 Butterfly Shell, The C38 Cá Bhfuil Murchú? C42 Cage of Roots, A C31 Cáitín sa Chistin C42 Cave of Secrets C32 Celtic Tales of Enchantment C36 Central Park Showdown C28 Charlie Harte and his TwoWheeled Tiger C24 Chieftain’s Daughter, The C40 Cinnamon Tree, The C39 City of Fate C27 Cliffs of Moher and The Burren C15 Colm’s Lambs C21 Conor’s Canvas C19 Conor’s Caveman C35 Conor’s Concert C18 Conor’s Cowboy Suit C18 Copper Girl C37 Crack in Everything, A C38 Crowded Shadows, The C41 Daifní Dineasár C42 Dancing in the Dark C41 Danny and Baby Do It All C18 Danny’s Crazy Christmas C19 Danny’s Pesky Pet C18 Danny’s Sick Trick C18 Danny’s Smelly Toothbrush C17 Darkness at the End, A C12 Death by Chocolate C24 Deirdre agus an Fear Bréige C42 Demon from the Deep End C24 Demon Notebook, The C30 Destination: Homicide C24 Diabolic Downloads C24 Diamond Star Girl C37 Dochtúir Dan, An C43 Don’t Ask Alice C26 Don’t Even Think About It C37 Don’t Open That Box! C22 Dream Invader C36 Dreaming Tree, The C23 Drochlá Gruaige C42 Dublin Fairytale, A C14 Ducks in Trouble C18 Éasca Péasca C43 Ed’s Bed C22 Ed’s Funny Feet C22 Edda C40 Emma the Penguin C19 Enchanted Journeys C37 Epic C40 Eva and the Hidden Diary C27 Eva’s Holiday C27 Eva’s Journey C27 Evil Hairdo, The C24 Faery Nights/Oícheanta Sí C37 Faoin Sceach Gheal C29 Faraway Home C35 Féile Fever C31 Fiacla Mhamó C42 Fields of Home C29 Finding A Voice C38 Finn’s Thumb C19 Fintan’s Fifteen C35 Fireman Sinead! C17

Fishbum and Splat C22 Four Kids, Three Cats, Two Cows, One Witch (maybe) C34 Fridge in a Denim Jacket!, The C15 Friend or Foe? C30 Fugitives! C32 Garden for Tom, A C17 Girl Called Blue, A C29 Glac Sos! Uimhir a hAon C43 Gods and their Machines, The C33 Going Potty C22 Granny Makes a Mess! C18 Granny’s Secret C18 Granny’s Teeth C17 Great Pig Escape, The C25 Gulliver C14 Guns of Easter, The C36 Hal’s Sleepover C16 Hannah in the Spotlight C9 Harvest Tide Project, The C33 Hazel Wood Girl C37 Helpful Hannah C19 Here, There and Everywhere C21 Hidden Gift, The C40 Hide & Speak Irish C43 Hollow in the Hills, A C38 Horse Called El Dorado, A C33 Hunt for Diarmaid and Gráinne, The C36 I Won’t Go To China C23 Ice Dreams C25 In Deep Dark Wood C29 In The Claws of the Eagle C39 Into the Grey C41 Irish Legends C7 It Wasn’t Me C34 It’s Called Dyslexia C16 It’s Great Being Little C15 Jigsaw Stew C22 Jimeen C37 Jimmy’s Leprechaun Trap C25 Juliet’s Story C25 Kate C34 Katie’s Cake C17 Katie’s Caterpillars C17 Katie’s War C32 Kicking On C31 Kings of the Boyne C11 Lámhainní Glasa C42 Leave it to Eva C27 Legends’ Lair C10 Leprechaun Who Wished He Wasn’t, The C21 Let’s See Ireland! C6 Lighthouse Joey C19 Little Black Sheep, The C17 Little Croker C31 Little Witch Who Can’t Spell, The C23 Lockie and Dadge C34 Lost Fairy, The C22 Lough Neagh Monster, The C21 Mad Grandad and the Flying Saucer C8 Mad Grandad and the Kleptoes C22 Mad Grandad and the Mutant River C22

Mad Grandad and the Robot Garden C8 Mad Grandad’s Doppelganger C23 Mad Grandad’s Wicked Pictures C23 Magical Celtic Tales C5 Making of Mollie, The C8 Marco Master of Disguise C21 Marco Moonwalker C21 Marco Moves In C21 Marooned in Manhattan C28 Midnight Carnival, The C30 Million Dollar Gift C40 Milo and One Dead Angry Druid C28 Milo and the Pirate Sisters C28 Milo and The Raging Chieftains C28 Missing Ellen C38 Missing Sisters C34 Mo Mhadra Beoga C42 Moncaí Dána C42 Moon King, The C34 Moon Spun Round, The C5 More Beastly Jokes C16 Most Beautiful Letter in the World, The C21 Move C40 Muckeen and the Big Freeze C19 Muckeen and the UFO C18 Muckeen the Pig C17 My Book of Kells Colouring Book C15 My Dog Lively C18 My Ireland Counting Book C15 No Goodbye C29 No Peace for Amelia C34 No Shoes for Tom! C17 Nursery Rhymes C15 O’Brien Book of Irish Fairy Tales & Legends, The C14 Olanna’s Big Day C23 Only Eva C27 Oscar Wilde: Stories for Children C15 Out of Nowhere C36 Pageboy Danny C19 Páidí Péintéir C43 Pirate Queen C32 Plain Jane C12 Poison Factory, The C24 Poison Throne, The C41 Rainbow Bridge, The C39 Real Rebecca, The C39 Rebecca is Always Right C39 Rebecca Rocks C39 Rebecca’s Rules C39 Rebel Prince, The C41 Resonance C41 Ribbit Ribbit! C17 Riddle, The C19 Robots Don’t Cry C23 Rock Boy, The C34 Romanian Builder, The C23 Rosette For Maeve?, A C21 Rugby Flyer C10 Rugby Rebel C31 Rugby Spirit C31 Rugby Warrior C31 Run for the Hills C11 Rún Mór, An C42

Run with the Wind C11 Safe Harbour C29 Saga C40 Sailí na Spotaí C42 Sally Go Round the Stars C15 Scuab Fiacal Danny C42 Secret Gift, The C40 Secret of Kells, The C35 Secrets and Shadows C30 See If I Care C26 Shakespeare Stealer, The C32 Shakespeare’s Scribe C32 Shoestring Soup C19 Silver Notebook, The C35 Silver Stag of Bunratty, The C33 Sinéad ag Damhsa C42 Sinead the Dancer C17 Sisters ... no way! C34 Six Million Ways to Die C24 Skimming C37 Snip Snip! C18 Snobby Cat C19 Something Beginning with P C15 SOS Lusitania C33 Spirit of the Titanic C27 Spotty Sally C18 Star Dancer C32 Storm Weaver C10 Stormclouds C30 Story of Ireland, The C16 Strawberry Squirt C18 Strongbow C32 Supermarket Ghost, The C24 ‘S’ Word: A Boys’ Guide to Sex, Puberty and Growing Up, The C41 Taibhse C43 Táin, The C36 Taking Sides C30 Thar an Trasnán C43 Tiger Boots C31 Time After Time C9 Tina and the Tooth Fairy C19 Tommy The Theatre Cat C25 Trouble for Tuffy C22 tUan Beag Dubh, An C42 Under Fragile Stone C33 Under the Hawthorn Tree C29 Viva Alice! C26 War Children C36 Watching Wood, The C30 When Love Comes to Town C40 Where the Stones Sing C33 Where’s Larry This Time? C6 Where’s Larry? C14 Where’s Murphy? C19 Wild Atlantic Way, The C7 Wildflower Girl C29 Wings over Delft C39 Winter of Spies, A C36 Wish List, The C28 Witch Apprentice, The C25 Witch in the Woods, The C25 Wolfgran C24 Young Rebels, The C32 Zombaí C43

A Note from the Managing Director What an exciting year to be creating magical children’s books! We are thrilled to launch a new series from Judi Curtin with Time After Time, and to welcome Tom McCaughren and his foxes under our roof. So many of our great family of authors – Anna Carey, Natasha Mac a’Bháird, Joe O’Brien, Brian Gallagher, Nicola Pierce and Kim Hood – have brand new exciting novels, and Gerard Siggins, Matt Griffin and Ruth Frances Long have continued their popular series. The biggest breakout, though, has been in picture books. Our team have collaborated with Ireland’s best new illustration talent to produce books we will be proud of for many years to come: in particular Let’s See Ireland, and The Moon Spun Round. Happy reading!

RIGHTS AVAILABLE AND SOLD Indicated under each entry as follows: W = world rights, all languages, all territories AL = Albanian AR = Arabic Arm = Armenian AU/NZ = Australia, New Zealand B = Britain (exc. NI) BA = Bahasa B/C = Britain and Commonwealth BU = Bulgarian CAN = Canada CA = Catalan

CH = Chinese CR = Croatian CZ = Czech DA = Danish DU = Dutch EL = English language only ES = Estonian EU = European Union F = French F/C = French (Canada only) FI = Finnish G = German GR = Greek H = Hungarian HE = Hebrew

IL = Irish language I = Italian IN = India (EL) J = Japanese IC = Icelandic KO = Korean LA = Latvian LI = Lithuanian NO = Norwegian P = Portuguese PO = Polish RO = Romanian RU = Russian SA = South Africa (EL) SC = Scots Gaelic

SE = Serbian SL = Slovene Slo = Slovak SP = Spanish SW = Swedish T = Turkish TH = Thai U = Ukrainian US = United States WE = Welsh IR = rights for Ireland only, including Northern Ireland

A GUIDE TO READING LEVELS Using O’Brien flags to select books for your home or classroom Republic of Ireland

Northern Ireland and Scotland

England and Wales

Black flag Picture books

Usable throughout the school (but especially Junior Infants)

Usable throughout the school (but especially Year 1 [P1])

Usable throughout the school (but especially Reception)

Orange flag Reading level 4+

Senior Infants (also First Class)

Year 1 [P1]. Key Stage 1

Reception

Purple flag Reading level 5+

First Class (also Senior Infants, Second Class)

Year 2 [P2]. Key Stage 1

Year 1. Key Stage 1

Yellow flag Reading level 6+

Second Class (also First Class, Third Class)

Year 3 [P3]. Key Stage 1

Year 2. Key Stage 1

Red flag Reading level 8+

Third Class, Fourth Class

Year 4, Year 5 [P4, P5].

Key Stage 1 & Key Stage 2

Year 3, Year 4.

Key Stage 1 & Key Stage 2

Blue flag Reading level 10+

Fifth Class, Sixth Class

Year 6, Year 7 [P6, P7].

Key Stage 2

Year 5, Year 6. Key Stage 2

Green Flag Reading level 12+

First Year, Second Year (second-level schools)

Year 8, Year 9, Year 10 (secondary school). Key Stage 3

Year 7, Year 8, Year 9 (secondary school). Key Stage 3

Young Adult

Older and more confident readers

Older and more confident readers

Older and more confident readers

This is a general guide to reading levels. It will help you to choose suitable books for children and their abilities.

As children start school at different ages under the various educational systems listed here, and also begin formal reading at different stages, this suggested guide to suitability for various ages differs for each system.

NEW BOOKS FOR CHILDREN PICTURE BOOKS

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The Moon Spun Round W. B. Yeats for Children Ed. Noreen Doody, illus. Shona Shirley MacDonald Bringing the spirit and beauty of Yeats’s writing to a whole new young audience!

This sumptuously illustrated book compliments the carefully selected works of WB Yeats: poems, stories, a descriptive prose passage on Sligo, extracts from his letters, an adaptation of his memories of childhood, and an account of his daughter Anne’s memories of childhood.

Including unpublished work, this gorgeous book draws on Yeats’ preoccupation with magic, fairy lore, place, family and childhood. A mystical and magical tone that pervades the collection will enthrall younger readers!

The Stolen Child Where dips the rocky highland Of Sleuth Wood in the lake, There lies a leafy island Where flapping herons wake

64 pages €19.99 hb ISBN 978-1-84717-738-4 Rights available W

The drowsy water-rats; vats, There we’ve hid our faery Full of berries And of reddest stolen cherries.

Come away, O human child!

To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, than you can understand.

For the world’s more full of weeping

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Magical Celtic Tales Una Leavy Illus. Fergal O’Connor Storytelling has always been at the heart of Celtic societies. From firesides to books, these tales have been passed from generation to generation. Some are well known, such as the Irish legend of Diarmaid and Gráinne, while those less frequently told, including The Magic Pail from Cornwall, deserve their place in this unique collection. Tales from all celtic lands, including Brittany, The Isle of Man, Scotland and Wales, meet here. Skillfully retold by author and poet Una Leavy and brought to life by Fergal O’Connor’s lively illustrations. Read of giants and dragons, of fairies and princesses: all beautifully illustrated and told for a new generation of children.

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96 pages €14.99 hb ISBN 978-1-84717-546-5 Rights available W

The Seal Catcher’s Story A story from Scotland

Scotland, there was a young man Long ago and far away, in the north of in a cottage near the shore. There was named Hamish. He lived with his family a and Mother, three sisters, two brothers, Grandfather and Grandmother, Father bit and farmed a bit, the women knitted. cousin and a baby. The men fished a But they were still very poor.

Hamish one day. ‘But what can I do?

‘I’ll have to earn more money,’ thought or a blacksmith or a weaver.’

It takes years to become a stone-mason screeched and swooped, waves He wandered down to the beach. Seagulls on the smoothest stones lay three themselves Sunning rocks. the against slapped rolled off into the water. sleek seals. As Hamish approached, they ‘Such fine, shiny coats they have, ‘Aren’t they handsome!’ he said to himself. so glossy and dark.’ him. He punched the air with his fist.

He paused. Suddenly a thought struck Rich people buy seal skins for ‘That’s it!’ he shouted. ‘I’ll be a seal catcher! of seals; they’ll be easy to catch. I’ll sell waistcoats and jackets. There are plenty ’ rich! be them to a merchant and soon I’ll legend his grandmother often old the about thought he On his way home bring nothing but bad luck – not that told. It was said that killing seals would killing seals harm anyone? Only people he believed such rubbish. How could

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NEW BOOKS FOR CHILDREN Let’s See Ireland!

Sarah Bowie Follow Molly’s journey in this gorgeous picture book that is sure to delight adults and children alike!

Molly, her parents and her cat Mipsy tour Ireland and see all the main sights! Written and illustrated by Sarah Bowie. Locations include: Dublin Zoo, Christ Church Cathedral, Rock of Cashel, Hook Lighthouse, Wexford, Cork City, Cliffs of Moher, Giant’s Causeway, Belfast, Newgrange.

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Where’s Larry This Time?

Philip Barrett Follow Larry the Leprechaun around Ireland, and see if you can find him in Belfast, the Skelligs or Viking Dublin! But it won’t be easy: he is hiding in the middle of Irish dancers, traditional musicians, climbers, tourists, hurlers and many others.

Locations include: Cobh, The Titanic Quarter ­(Belfast), Ben Bulben, Donegal, Clonmacnoise, ­Westport House, Hook Head Lighthouse, Kilkenny Castle and many more! Great fun for all the family.

32 pages €9.99 pb/ISBN 978-1-84717-745-2 Rights available W

looks the big mountain that BEN BULBEN See it Ben Bulben – I’d say a bit like a table? That’s fella the ghost of that poet could be haunted by him it here. Well I remember W.B.Yeats. He loved while reciting bits of poetry walking up and down Fionn into bumped I also I was searching for gold. had their big here long, long ago. They Fianna his and Mac Cumhaill passed by. so I had to hide till they’d hunting dogs with them

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NEW BOOKS FOR CHILDREN Irish Legends Newgrange, Tara & the Boyne Valley Eithne Massey Illustrated by Lisa Jackson Stories inspired by the Boyne Valley from long, long ago, part of an ancient oral tradition, handed down from generation to generation and written down by the Christian monks of medieval Ireland.

Stories include: How the Boyne Was Born, Fionn’s First Adventures, The Battle of the Hags, How Aengus Tricked the Dagda, Art’s Quest Beyond the Seas,The Magic Branch

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64 pages €12.99 hb/ISBN 978-1-84717-683-7 Rights available W

s the hunt, to find Aengu Dagda returned from Early next morning the . of Brú na Bóinne, smiling sitting at the doorway over the take to back ‘I’m said the Dagda.

‘You can go away now,’ place again.’ to let me have the house Aengus. ‘You promised ‘I don’t think so,’ said I could stay for tonight isn’t it? And you said for today. It is today now, too, remember?’ and stronger than his have been older, bigger The Dagda may well bright. son, but he was not very ed, but that sounds he muttered. ‘I’m confus ‘Today, tonight, today,’ right.’

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The Wild Atlantic Way My Ireland Activity Book Natasha Mac a’Bháird Illustrated by Alan Nolan Puzzles, games, colouring and tons of interesting facts about Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s amazing coastal trail. Sasha Seal guides the reader through crosswords, matching games, mazes, wordsearches and stories, encouraging young readers to explore what Ireland’s spectacular Atlantic coast has to offer.

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24 pages €7.99 pb/ISBN 978-1-84717-834-3 Rights available W

Fun at the Beac ets Grab your buck and spades and head to one of hundreds of beautiful beaches along the Wild Atlantic Way.

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Mad Grandad and the Flying Saucer Oisín McGann Lenny and Mad Grandad take their new flying saucer for its first flight. Getting into space is easy: getting home alive might be harder!

Guard said, smiling.

ISBN 978-1-84717-870-1

panel. Suddenly, a big, yellow, metal

Grandad tried the controls.

The clamp was holding the spaceship in place.

‘Lenny, we can’t move!’ he cried.

‘They get clamped,’ the Parking He pushed a button on his control thing was fired from a hatch in his spaceship. It shot over to our flying saucer and stuck with a loud CLANG! 28

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Mad Grandad and the Robot Garden Oisín McGann The new robot gardener looks like a great way to cut down on boring work: but the robot has other plans!

ISBN 978-1-84717-869-5

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Both titles 64 pages €6.99 pb Rights available W; Rights sold SL

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Anna Carey

Also by Anna for readers age 12+ See page C39

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288 pages €8.99 pb ISBN 978-1-84717-847-3 eBook ISBN 978-1-84717-903-6 Rights available W

The Making of Mollie It’s spring 1912, and 14-year-old Mollie Carberry lives in Drumcondra with her loving but distracted parents, her older sister Phyllis, her spoiled older brother Harry and her saintly little sister Julia. Mollie is convinced that her life is boring – until she discovers that Phyllis is a secret suffragette. After attending a suffrage meeting, Mollie wants to do something for the movement too – and she soon convinces her best friend Nora to join her. At last, they have some excitement in their lives!

While some of their classmates approve of their new cause, others can’t see the point. Their timid schoolfriend Stella worries that Mollie and Nora are going to get into trouble. And their classmate Grace, who also happens to be Nora’s cousin, disapproves of anybody who steps out of line. As the weeks go by, Mollie and Nora become ever more determined to do something for the cause, even though nobody in the cause seems to particularly want their help.

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NEW BOOKS FOR CHILDREN Judi Curtin

FREE Teaching Guide online

Also by Judi Curtin: the hugely popular Alice & Megan and Eva series.

See pages C26, C27

288 pages €12.99 pb ISBN 978-1-84717-872-5 eBook ISBN 978-1-84717-905-0 Rights available W

Time After Time Molly and Beth are best friends and love spending time together. But when their two families move in together, maybe they are a little too close for comfort! Out shopping one day, they need to avoid the most embarrassing encounter ever with Molly’s mum, and hide in a shop they had never noticed before. When they leave by the side door, they realise immediately that something is not right!

Transported back to the past, where mobile phones don’t work and the world feels very different, they realise that they have a chance to see the world through their parents’ eyes. Before finding their way home, can they see what their own pasts looked like?

‘Ireland’s answer to Jacqueline Wilson. Perfectly written stories of friendship and growing up . . . these sweet stories are a joy.’ Irish Independent ‘Write On’ supplement ‘Curtin has a deliciously warm touch ... highly recommended’ Irish Independent I love Judi Curtin’s books ... they are like a hot chocolate on a cold winter’s morning’ Sunday Business Post

Natasha Mac a’Bháird

Also by Natasha for readers age 12+ See page C38

192 pages €8.99 pb ISBN 978-1-84717-845-9 eBook ISBN 978-1-84717-902-9 Rights available W

Hannah in the Spotlight Star Club Book 1 The summer holidays are here, and Hannah is wishing she could have gone to drama camp. Instead it looks like she’s going to end up being an unpaid babysitter to her younger brothers and sisters. Then she meets Meg, who has just moved in next door, and together with her friends Ruby and Laura they decide to form Star Club – a drama club of their own, where they’ll all get a chance to practise their acting skills.

The girls work hard to get their first show ready for Maisie’s birthday party. Then disaster strikes, and Hannah finds herself torn between Star Club and big sister duty.

Meanwhile, something very strange is going on with Meg, who seems to have a lot of secrets she’s not sharing. But whatever happens, the show must go on!

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Legends’ Lair Charlie Stubbs has one passion in life – football. He has been in top form all season and a scout from Manchester United has been keeping a close eye on him! But then tragedy strikes and Charlie’s life turns upside down.

Then he hears about the Legends’ Lair, where his grandfather used to play, and soon sets his sights on organising one more tournament on the legendary football ground. But what old rivalries and buried tensions will he open?

It’s all to play for in LEGENDS’ LAIR …

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Rugby Flyer Haunting history, thrilling tries Eoin Madden’s summer is shaping up nicely! Chosen for a special rugby camp, he makes new friends – and an enemy. But will he make the cut for the squad that’s headed to London? And what’s the connection between the haunted house in Eoin’s home town and the stadium in Twickenham? Could there be more ghostly goings on? A fast-paced adventure that links England, Ireland and Russia through the love of rugby!

The fourth book in the ‘Rugby Spirit’ series.

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Brian Gallagher

Storm Weaver ‘You can weave the wind and thunder …

You were the story that was meant to scare us into being good!’

Ayla, Finny, Sean and Benvy journey deep into an alien land as war looms between humans and the ancient and magical race of Danann. The four friends have to face the vengeful queen Maeve, who seeks to rule all around her. As Ayla discovers her own special abilities, her friends are tested to breaking point.

All their fates, and that of mankind itself, are hanging by a thread …

Arrivals Follow Ciara as she uncovers what really happened one summer, long ago in Ontario ... in 1928, her grandfather, twelveyear-old Mike Farrelly, made friends with Wilson, a lonely, rich boy whose family had emigrated from Ireland, and Lucy, a feisty Ojibwe girl from a local reservation. The three spent the bright, warm summer holidays together. But then a murder was committed, and the friends found themselves in danger. Suddenly, they had to trust each other, not only with their secrets, but with their lives …

256 pages €8.99 pb/ISBN 978-1-84717-783-4 eBook ISBN 978-1-84717-858-9 Rights available W

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The multi-award-winning ‘Run With the Wind’ series In the Land of Sinna, Black Tip, Vickey, Old Sage Brush, Fang, Hopalong and the rest of the foxes living around Beech Paw are in trouble.

They are being hunted, trapped and harried and have no choice but to set out in search of the secret of survival ...

‘Entertainment and suspense at its best, it is the Watership Down of the fox world.’ Irish Times on Run with the Wind

Run with the Wind ‘Don’t forget,’ said the old fox, ‘if danger threatens, run with the wind ...’

The fur companies are hunting the foxes of Sinna almost to extinction: they have no choice but to set out in search of the secret of survival.

Join them in their spectacular journey through city and countryside, as they rediscover what it means to be ‘as cunning as a fox’.

Tom McCaughren’s classic first novel – and winner of the Bisto Irish Children’s Book of the Year and Book of the Decade awards – is available again.

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Nicola Pierce

‘This is historical fiction at its best.’

The Guardian on City of Fate FREE Teaching Guide online

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Run for the Hills All the foxes who lived in Glensinna knew about Sionnach, the Great White Fox. But they had never seen him. Some thought that on one occasion they might have, but it was only a fleeting thought and one that had passed like the melting snow. When they were cubs, their mother had told them the story as she whiled away the time in the darkness of their earth ...

After almost a decade and a half, award-winning author Tom McCaughren returns with a new installment in his bestselling series!

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Kings of the Boyne 1690: The Battle Draws Ever Closer Two kings. Three young soldiers. One battle to end all battles.

Eager to prove his courage and defend his family honour, young Irish noble Gerald O’Connor rides his warhorse Troy north in King James’s cavalry.

Brothers Robert and Daniel Sherrard march south from the once-besieged city of Derry with King William’s army.

The chosen field of battle – the Boyne – lies waiting, where victory will decide who rules the lands of England, and of Ireland.

And the fighting will decide who ­survives the deadly game of war.

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Plain Jane When does being stuck become ... unstuck?

Jane has lived in the shadow of her sister Emma’s illness for over three years; her life is a never-ending monotony of skipping school and long bus rides to the hospital, and her love life is not exactly setting the world on fire.

She feels like she’s stuck in neutral, until she meets Farley, who sees the world – and Jane – differently. He may just be the person she can count on when things get tough.

A heart-breaking novel about dark times, family and – just maybe – love.

Kim Hood

‘One of Ireland’s most exciting YA talents’ Irish Independent

Also by Kim: the YA Book Prize nominated Finding a Voice.

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‘An exceptional novel’ Irish Independent ‘An involving, ambitious and rewarding read’ ­BooksForKeeps.co.uk FREE Teaching Guide online

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A Darkness at the End The shadows know your name ...

The final book in the contemporary fantasy trilogy set Dublin: and Dubh Linn, the fae world that exists in the cracks and corners of reality.

Angels, fae demons and humans are drawn into lethal conflict as the fate of the world hangs in the balance in the final installment of this urban fantasy. Holly, the fae matriarch, tries to sieze the power of heaven for herself, while Izzy has lost her memory and Jinx is dead ... or is he?

Confronted with ancient powers, sacrifice and treachery, war is looming within the ranks of the Sidhe. The angels and the demons begin to draw lines, daring each other to transgress and start another war ...

Ruth Frances Long

Also by Ruth: the first two books in the trilogy.

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Gulliver Jonathan Swift, retold by Mary Webb, illus. Lauren O’Neill A favourite classic retold for young readers and re-imagined with thrilling illustrations. Waking up on a beach, Gulliver finds he is a prisoner in a land of tiny people …

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Where’s Larry?

Philip Barrett Larry the Leprechaun is on his travels around Ireland. He visits all of his favourite places: Cliffs of Moher, Galway Bay, Croagh Patrick, Giant’s Causeway, Newgrange, Croke Park, St Patrick’s Day Parade on O’Connell Street, College Green, G ­ lendalough, Rock of Cashel, Puck Fair, Bunratty Castle.

The O’Brien Book of Irish Fairy Tales & Legends Una Leavy Illus. Susan Field A captivating and beautifully ­illustrated collection of the bestloved traditional Irish stories, including ‘The Children of Lir’, ‘How Cúchulainn Got His Name’ and ‘Oisín in Tír na nÓg’. A book to be treasured.

Brian and the Giant Chris Judge & Mark Wickham One night, the river beside the village mysteriously runs dry.

Brian and his gang go to discover what’s causing the stoppage ...

Brian and the Vikings Chris Judge & Mark Wickham Brian is the smallest boy in the village. But he’s also the smartest.

When the dangerous Vikings arrive it’s up to Brian to save the day. The first adventure of Brian Boru, the boy who would grow up to become High King of Ireland.

32 pages/colour €9.99 pb/ISBN 978-1-84717-276-1 Rights available W

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Best-Loved Irish Legends Eithne Massey Illus. Lisa Jackson Beautifully told versions of all the favourite legends, with splendid colour illustrations. Includes The Salmon of Knowledge, How Cú Chulainn Got His Name, The Children of Lir, The King with Donkey’s Ears and Fionn and the Giant. Children as young as 4 will enjoy these traditional stories, and age 6+ will be able to read them themselves.

64 pages/colour Large edition: €12.99 hb ISBN 978-1-84717-137-5 Mini-editions €4.99 hb English: ISBN 978-1-84717-237-2 French: ISBN 978-1-84717-357-7 German: ISBN 978-1-84717-358-4 Rights available W

The Adventures of Shamrock Sean Brian Gogarty Going fishing, helping a baby bird or looking in the wishing well might sound harmless, but not when Shamrock Sean the leprechaun is involved!

Three exciting stories, vividly illustrated.

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Oscar Wilde: Stories for Children Oscar Wilde Illus. Charles Robinson Three of Oscar Wilde’s bestloved fairy tales – ‘The Happy Prince’, ‘The Nightingale and the Rose’ and ‘The Selfish Giant’ – enhanced by the flowing lines of Charles Robinson’s illustrations from the original 1888 edition.

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Ancient Ireland Colouring Book Conor McHale Choose to colour from over sixty drawings of famous ancient Irish people and landmarks, historic battles and figures from m ­ ythology.

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Cliffs of Moher and The Burren My Ireland Activity Book Natasha Mac a’Bháird Illus. Alan Nolan Puzzles, games, colouring and tons of interesting facts about the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren: two of Ireland’s most spectacular destinations.

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See page C7 for The Wild Atlantic Way: My Ireland Activity Book My Book of Kells Colouring Book The Book of Kells is one of the world’s most famous illuminated manuscripts. Now you can colour it in yourself, with this selection of pictures big and small from this beautiful book.

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My Ireland Counting Book Illus. Eoin Ryan One Stone Castle ...Two Irish Wolfhounds ... Add some Hurleys, Thatched Cottages, Tin Whistles, Bodhráns, and Irish Dancers (and lots of lively leprechauns) ... a whole lot of counting fun!

It’s Great Being Little Nita Fitzgerald Illus. Francesca Carabelli Susie wants to be big. But Granny shows her all the reasons why it’s great being little. A charming story for all small people.

Nursery Rhymes Margaret Tarrant Beautifully illustrated collection of favourite nursery rhymes from one of Britain’s greatest illustrators. First published in 1941, this lovinglycrafted edition is a must have for children everywhere.

The Fridge in a Denim Jacket!

Zig & Zag Zig and Zag’s first ever book. Jokes, stories and general madness for the child in all of us!

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Sally Go Round the Stars Favourite Rhymes from an Irish Childhood Sarah Webb & Claire Ranson Illus. Steve McCarthy A major, beautifully illustrated collection of favourite nursery rhymes known and loved throughout Ireland. It includes popular international, British and Irish rhymes as well as special Irish favourites.

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The Story of Ireland Brendan O’Brien Illus. The Cartoon Saloon Filled with historical images, maps, ‘population trees’ and fun illustrations. A true family book.

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It’s Called Dyslexia Jennifer Moore-Mallinos Illus. Marta Fabrega

All About Gaelic Football Tom Fitzpatrick & Jerry Grogan

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Boo and Bear Enda Wyley Illus. Greg Massardier Boo is afraid.

Boo is afraid of the dog.

She is afraid of the dark.

Will she ever learn to be brave?

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Hal’s Sleepover Maddie Stewart Illus. Greg Massardier Poor Hal! His big brother is going to a sleepover party.

But he and Granny have a wonderful sleepover party of their own!

ISBN 978-0-86278-806-3

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Beastly Jokes More Beastly Jokes Shay Healy Cats, kangaroos, dogs, elephants, frogs, alligators – here’s a whole zoo full of great animal jokes that are guaranteed to quack you up! 200 jokes with zany cartoons.

Both 96 pages/black & white €4.99 pb Rights available W Beastly Jokes ISBN 978-0-86278-923-7 More Beastly Jokes ISBN 978-0-86278-924-4

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Art and Craft Explorer Collection 2 Mary Carroll & Katie Long 32 pages/colour €6.34 pb/ISBN 978-0-86278614-4 Rights available W

Busy Fingers Seán C O’Leary A book for each season – each one packed with exciting art and craft ideas.

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Muckeen the Pig Fergus Lyons

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No Shoes for Tom! Una Leavy Illus. Margaret Suggs

Ribbit Ribbit!

Anne Marie Herron Illus. Stephen Hall

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Fireman Sinead!

Anna Donovan Illus. Susan Cooper

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Amy’s Wonderful Nest Gordon Snell Illus. Fergus Lyons

The Little Black Sheep Elizabeth Shaw

A Garden for Tom Una Leavy Also available in Irish: see page C42 Illus. Margaret Suggs FREE teaching ideas online ISBN 978-0-86278-463-8 Rights sold CH • DA • G • GR • J • KO • LA • P • SP • SW • T

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Sinead the Dancer Anna Donovan Illus. Susan Cooper

Katie’s Caterpillars Stephanie Dagg Illus. Stephen Hall

Granny’s Teeth Brianóg Brady Dawson Illus. Michael Connor

Danny’s Smelly Toothbrush Brianóg Brady Dawson Illus. Michael Connor

Katie’s Cake Stephanie Dagg Illus. Stephen Hall

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Granny Makes a Mess!

Brianóg Brady Dawson Illus. Michael Connor

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Barry’s New Bed Una Leavy Illus. Moira McNamara

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Danny’s Sick Trick Brianóg Brady Dawson Illus. Michael Connor

Spotty Sally Anne Marie Herron Illus. Stephen Hall

FREE teaching ideas & activities online ISBN 978-0-86278-689-2

Also available in Irish: page C42 FREE teaching ideas online ISBN 978-0-86278-640-3

Danny and Baby Do It All Brianóg Brady Dawson Illus. Michael Connor

Snip Snip!

Creina Mansfield Illus. Maeve Kelly

Ducks in Trouble Patrice Aggs

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My Dog Lively Patrick Deeley Illus. Martin Fagan

Granny’s Secret Brianóg Brady Dawson Illus. Michael Connor

Bad Hair Day Catherine Doolan Illus. Maeve Kelly

Conor’s Cowboy Suit Gillian Perdue Illus. Michael Connor

The Big Brother Stephanie Dagg Illus. Alan Clarke

Danny’s Pesky Pet Brianóg Brady Dawson Illus. Michael Connor

Conor’s Concert Gillian Perdue Illus. Michael Connor

Strawberry Squirt Patrice Aggs

Muckeen and the UFO Fergus Lyons

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Pageboy Danny Brianóg Brady Dawson Illus. Michael Connor

Conor’s Canvas Gillian Perdue Illus. Michael Connor

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Where’s Murphy?

Anna Donovan Illus. Tatyana Feeney

Danny’s Crazy Christmas Brianóg Brady Dawson Illus. Michael Connor

Emma the Penguin Sarah Webb Illus. Anne O’Hara

Lighthouse Joey Marie Burlington

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Snobby Cat Patrick Deeley Illus. Tatyana Feeney

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The Baby Giant Oisín McGann

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Welcome to the wonderful world of Alfie Green Joe O’Brien lives in Dublin with his wife and children. He is the author of nine Alfie Green books, as well as three books in the Danny Wilde GAA series, a fantasy novel, Beyond the Cherry Tree, and Legends’ Lair, all for older children. His book Alfie Green and the Chocolate Cosmos was shortlisted for Children’s Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards in 2010.

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Alfie Green and the Magical Gift Grandad has left Alfie an old book with special powers. Alfie must cross Sleepy Meadows, past Snapping Dragons to a crooked tree guarded

by Giant Hogweeds in order to claim his own magic gift.

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Alfie Green and a Sink Full of Frogs The old sink in Alfie’s garden has been invaded by hundreds of frogs!

Alfie needs help – fast. Alfie’s magical book suggests a very unusual way to solve the problem ...

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Alfie Green and the Bee Bottle Gang Alfie stops Whacker Walsh and his gang from trapping bees in the park.

Now they are out to get him. Alfie needs protection from the Queen Bee’s warriors in Honeycomb Mountain. But how will he get past the blazing bushes of Firethorn Valley?

Alfie Green and the Fly-Trapper Alfie’s house is invaded by flies. His fly-trap plant is too small to eat them all, so the wise old plant uses magic to make it bigger. Then it gets BIGGER and BIGGER!

Alfie Green and the Monkey Puzzler A FREE circus comes to town, and all the performers are M ­ ONKEYS! What’s going on? Alfie and Fitzer must discover the truth behind Monty’s Marvellous Circus.

Alfie Green and the Conker King Alfie’s team is in the Budsville School Conker Championships final.

But how can they win when Whacker Walsh keeps cheating and they lose one of their conkers? Alfie needs a new one – fast. Can the Conker King of Skeleton Woods help?

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Alfie Green and the Supersonic Subway How can Alfie stop the evil Desert Elves on their Scorpion Chariots? A very special lawnmower hidden in a secret subway under Grandad’s shed might do the trick!

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Alfie Green and the Snowdrop Queen Alfie’s granny has wished for a white Christmas, but it’s Christmas Eve and there’s no sign of snow. If only Alfie could reach the Snowdrop Queen in Arcania! And who can help him get there? Santa, of course! €7.99 hb/ISBN 978-1-84717-120-7

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Alfie Green and the Chocolate Cosmos Budsville’s chocolate fair cancelled?

No way, Alfie decides. Chocolate seeds from Arcania are the answer, but only if he can survive the Roaring Rainforest, the vicious Spider Plant and the Forest Ogre. €7.99 hb/ISBN 978-1-84717-196-2

‘Alfie Green is a scampish new character … gorgeous books beautifully illustrated… Perfect for six-to-seven year olds’ Sunday Independent ‘An instant hit with children’ Sunday World ‘Highly recommended’ Irish Independent

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The Leprechaun Who Wished He Wasn’t Siobhán Parkinson Illus. Donald Teskey A tall tale about Laurence the leprechaun, who is tired of being small and uncool, and Phoebe, who is tired of being tall!

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The Most Beautiful Letter in the World Karl O’Neill Illus. Emma Byrne Poppy finds a mysterious red envelope in the park. It’s addressed ‘to you’ … It could be for me, she thinks!

She opens it and finds the most beautiful letter in the world.

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Here, There and Everywhere Liz Weir Illus. Tomm Moore Why do skunks have an awful smell? What would the sky taste like? Was the snow always white?

These stories from around the world are guaranteed to enchant any child.

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GLENMORE VALLEY Colm’s Lambs Anna McQuinn Colm’s dad is a sheep farmer and Colm helps out with the lambing.

But his friends Molly and Daisy have never seen baby lambs.

When they rescue an abandoned lamb they are thrilled.

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A Rosette For Maeve?

Anna McQuinn Lisa lives on a cattle farm, and for the first time she is to lead their calf, Maeve, at the local agricultural show. It’s a big challenge, and Maeve can be a bit unpredictable!

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The Lough Neagh Monster Sam McBratney Illus. Donald Teskey Everyone has heard of the Loch Ness Monster, but what about the Lough Neagh Monster? Noblett’s quiet life is thrown into chaos when Nessie pays a visit.

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All by Gerry Boland Illustrated by Áine McGuinness A grizzly bear escapes from the zoo and arrives at Patrick’s house, asking for a cup of tea! Now, if only Patrick can hide Marco from his nosey neighbours and throw the police off the scent, maybe he’ll stay?

Three magical adventures full of friendship and fun.

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Specifically designed for children who have graduated from picture books and first readers, Flyers are aimed at more advanced readers, age 6+. Flyers are longer – with ‘proper’ chapters – and are slightly more challenging than Pandas, but still great fun to read, with engaging storylines and vibrant, lively illustrations.

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Going Potty Eoin Colfer Illus. Woody

Trouble for Tuffy Ann Bermingham Illus. Marie Burlington

The Big Fight Frank Murphy Illus. Kieron Black

Ed’s Funny Feet Eoin Colfer Illus. Woody

Anna’s Secret Granny Stephanie Dagg Illus. Phillip Morrison

Jigsaw Stew Conor McHale

Ed’s Bed Eoin Colfer Illus. Woody

Don’t Open That Box! Conor McHale

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The Lost Fairy Marian Broderick Illus. Aileen Caffrey

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Fishbum and Splat Conor McHale

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Mad Grandad and the Kleptoes Oisín McGann FREE activities online ISBN 978-0-86278-938-1

Mad Grandad and the Mutant River Oisín McGann ISBN 978-0-86278-939-8

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Blue, Where Are You? Wes Magee Illus. Margaret Suggs ISBN 978-1-84717-009-5

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Mad Grandad’s Doppelganger Oisín McGann Grandad has lost his car and Lenny is helping him to look for it.

But Grandad is acting very strange ... even stranger than normal.

Lenny has to find out what’s wrong with Grandad. But that’s not all.

Something is following Lenny and Grandad – and it’s not friendly …

The Little Witch Who Can’t Spell Marie Burlington ISBN 978-1-84717-982-4

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Bridging Cultures, Building Reading Success A series of books for children celebrating ethnic and cultural diversity. Beautiful full-colour hardback books with high quality stories and engaging illustrations, Bridges can help children with their understanding of different cultures, and of the many different experiences of living in Ireland today, in a fun and enjoyable way.

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The Romanian Builder Peter Prendergast Illus. Ross Stewart Joe has lots to ask the builder: Which tool is most important? What if you are afraid of heights? Then he discovers that Radu doesn’t speak English. Now he will never find out about building – or will he?

A story of understanding without words.

Olanna’s Big Day Natasha Mac a’Bháird Illus. Ray Forkan The school band is going to play in the Saint Patrick’s Day parade.

Then disaster strikes. But Olanna – with her granny back in Nigeria – saves the day!

The Dreaming Tree Eithne Massey Illus. Marie Thorhauge Back home in Brazil, Roberto loved playing football. Now he lives in Ireland, and he’d really like to have a game with the boys in the park, but he’s too shy. When his granny reminds him of the Brazilian story of the dreaming tree, he doesn’t see how it can help … But maybe it can!

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I Won’t Go To China Enda Wyley Illus. Marie Thorhauge A charming story of Chang-ming, who does not want to visit his grandma in China because he has been chosen for the school team.

But, he discovers, China is full of wonderful surprises.

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The Supermarket Ghost Gordon Snell Illus. Bob Byrne

Demon from the Deep End James Allison, Illus. Dani Cruz

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Diabolic Downloads Jim Halligan Illus. Fabian Erlinghäuser

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Charlie Harte and his TwoWheeled Tiger Frank Murphy Illus. Celine Kiernan

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The Evil Hairdo Oisín McGann

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Adam’s Starling Gillian Perdue Illus. Barry Reynolds

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The Poison Factory Oisín McGann

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The Big Break Detectives Casebook Alan Nolan The Big Break Detectives – Danny, Kate and her brother, Tom – solve crimes, right wrongs, unravel mysteries and nab evil-doers – all on their lunch break! An exciting graphic novel for children of all ages!

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And The Blood Flowed Green Death by Chocolate ISBN 978-1-84717-257-0

Wolfgran Finbar O’Connor Illus. Martin Fagan

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The Witch in the Woods When Verbena kidnaps Anna’s best friend Mary, it’s up to Anna and her cat Charlie to rescue her ... Will Anna’s magic be strong enough to save Mary?

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Ice Dreams Grace Wells Illus. Lisa Jackson The villagers of Moutsouna need a plan to save their village before everyone is forced to leave the Greek island of Naxos. Twins Nina and Alex have a dream – an ice dream. They just have to make Papa, and all the others, believe in their dream.

The Great Pig Escape Linda Moller Illus. Kieron Black Runtling, a little pig, doesn’t want to be taken to the market – so he and his siblings escape to the mysterious world outside the farmyard.

Tommy The Theatre Cat Maureen Potter Tommy, the Gaiety Theatre cat, has many adventures. He makes friends with the actor who is playing Dick Whittington’s cat, falls foul of the cleaning lady and rushes to the rescue at the cry of ‘rats, rats’ in the Pied Piper.

Jimmy’s Leprechaun Trap Dan Kissane Illus. Angela Clarke When a leprechaun turns up on Jimmy’s farm, trouble follows. What can they do to get rid of him?

Juliet’s Story William Trevor Illus. Alan Clarke Where would you find talking snails, fighting queens, Welsh witches and winter sunflowers? In stories, of course, and that’s why Juliet loves them. Juliet’s grandmother tells her lots of stories, and now Juliet wants to be a storyteller too.

Animals Don’t Have Ghosts Siobhán Parkinson Illus. Catherine Henderson/Cartoon Saloon Dara and Sinéad are visiting their knowit-all cousin Michelle in the city. With a fun tour of skeletons, sliced-pan ducks, sticky buns and lots more, the city is never boring!

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The Witch Apprentice Marian Broderick Illus. Francesca Carabelli Anna has been adopted by witches who make her help them with their nasty spells! Will Anna find a way to escape?

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Boom Chicka Boom Liz Weir Illus. Josip Lizatovic Stories old and new, with participation rhymes and playful verses, from a noted storyteller. Full of magic and drama. Also available on CD, told by Liz Weir herself.

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Alice and Megan: Ireland’s favourite school age friends!

‘Perfectly written stories of friendship and growing up’ Irish Independent

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Alice Next Door Megan and Alice are best friends. But the two girls are devastated when Alice’s parents separate and Alice has to move away. Luckily, Alice has an idea, and the girls hatch a plot to get back together – but can it work?

Alice Again Megan is looking forward to visiting Alice in Dublin. She’s hoping for a nice, trouble-free holiday – cinemas, shopping and hanging out. No such luck!

Alice’s mum has a new boyfriend and Alice has a plot to get rid of him ...

Don’t Ask Alice Alice is determined to get her parents back together, so she decides to set her dad up on loads of romantic dates to make her mum jealous. Best friend Megan thinks this is a crazy idea – but will she end up helping anyway?

Alice in the Middle Megan can’t wait to go away to Summer Camp with Alice. It will be fantastic and, most importantly, they will be together. But when Alice meets Hazel, Megan feels left out – will she lose her best friend?

Bonjour Alice Megan’s really looking forward to the summer holidays. Her whole family is going to France – and, best of all, Alice is coming too! But Alice tries to make friends with a French boy and things begin to get very interesting …

Alice and Megan Forever Megan and Alice are in secondary school; new friends, new teachers, new subjects – it’s a different world.

The girls are still best friends, but is Megan’s new friend, class bad-boy Marcus, going to get her in trouble?

Alice to the Rescue An essay competition is causing problems for Alice and Megan. The prize is four months abroad – Alice really wants to win, but no way does Megan want to go away alone. And she thinks that Alice shouldn’t want to go either if it means they’ll be separated ...

Viva Alice!

Alice and Megan are heading to Lanzarote with their friend Grace.

They’re going to have so much fun!

But it’s never all relaxation when Alice is around, especially now that she’s determined to sort out Grace’s brother’s love life!

Alice & Megan’s Cookbook Get cooking with Alice & Megan!

This fun-filled cookbook is packed with 60 brilliant recipes. Snack on French toast and tropical smoothies, or go to school with raspberry muffins and yummy dip. Full colour throughout, clear instructions, and lots of fun with your favourite characters!

See If I Care Judi Curtin and Roisin Meaney Elma didn’t even want a pen friend. But why should they know how awful her life is? She fills her letters with exciting things that never really happen. So what will happen when they find out the truth about each other?

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Eva’s Journey Eva is the girl with everything – great parties, a luxury home, designer clothes and manicured nails. When her dad loses his job, she thinks life is over. But with the help of new friends she discovers there’s more to life than shopping.

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Eva’s Holiday Eva can’t believe she has to spend summer in the countryside with Kate, the girl who doesn’t care about being cool … it’s Eva’s worst nightmare! But Eva finds out that sometimes ‘weird’ girls can make the best friends.

Leave it to Eva Eva’s friend Kate might have a problem that’s too big to solve … unless there’s a way Eva’s exciting trip to London can help her sort things out for everyone … If you’ve got a problem, just leave it to Eva!

Eva and the Hidden Diary Eva and Kate find an old diary written long ago by a girl their own age – can they fix something that went wrong in the past?

Only Eva Eva Gordon doesn’t like mysteries – so when new girl Aretta hurries away after school every day Eva’s determined to find out why. Eva’s busy, as her friend’s granny has been parted from her beloved dog, so Eva decides to cheer her up. But can she?

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NICOLA PIERCE Spirit of the Titanic The ghost of fifteen-year-old Samuel Scott moves restlessly aboard the Titanic as she sails to her doom in 1912.

An eyewitness to the final days in the lives of rich and poor, crew and passengers, this is Samuel’s story …

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Behind the Walls Derry. 1689. The city’s inhabitants resist all attempts by King James’s men to storm their gates. Outside, the soldiers reckon the only effective weapon they have left is to starve them out ...

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City of Fate Sunday, 23 August 1942, is Yuri’s fourteenth birthday; it’s also the day that the Nazis begin their carpet-bombing campaign of Stalingrad, which continues every day for the next two weeks. Facing overwhelming odds, it will take all his determination and wits to survive.

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When Molly and Beth’s parents get together, things get complicated.

But that’s nothing to what happens when the best friends walk through a doorway in a spooky shop that leads to – Thursday 26 July 1984: where the hair is weird and the technology is basic.

But then Beth, whose mum died when she was little, decides to try to find her.

Can the girls navigate their way through the strange world of their parents’ youth – and back home again (without using Google maps)?!

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Milo and One Dead Angry Druid Mary Arrigan When Shane’s gran digs up a weird ancient stone, best buddies Milo and Shane find themselves face to face with one dead angry druid. In deep, deep trouble, Milo needs a rescue plan before midnight strikes.

EOIN COLFER Ireland’s ex-Laureate na nÓg and author of the acclaimed Artemis Fowl books, Eoin lives in Wexford with his wife, Jackie, and their sons. Since his first novel, Benny and Omar, his books have all been bestsellers and he has become one of the world’s best-loved children’s authors.

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Milo and The Raging Chieftains Mary Arrigan Two days before the Grand Opening of the local restored Castle, Milo is whooshed back through time to sort out an ancient battle and save nice Miss Lee, who has been abducted because she is descended from Macanbhaird, the Chieftain of the Castle.

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Milo and the Pirate Sisters Mary Arrigan When ghostly Mr Lewis has to leave his cosy home in the castle, Milo and Shane help set him up in a local ruined mill. Little do they know the danger this puts him in, and the trouble it will cause for themselves – and this time Mr Lewis can’t help them.

Benny and Babe Life can be very complicated for a young man, especially when you get shown up by a girl. Babe is a force to be reckoned with, and it seems Benny – who is holidaying in Duncade and is therefore an out-oftowner among culchies – has finally met his match!

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Marooned in Manhattan Sheila Agnew After Evie Brooks’ mother dies, she is forced to go to live with her uncle Scott, a vet in New York City.

Between the pets, their owners, Scott and his lawyer girlfriend, the summer quickly becomes a whirlwind of change and activity!

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Central Park Showdown Sheila Agnew With the arrival of her father from Australia, Evie’s life is thrown into turmoil. She has to face the prospect of a custody battle between her uncle and her father. Can Evie’s friends rally and convince her father to withdraw his application for custody?

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Benny and Omar Benny Shaw’s family moves to Tunisia and life is awful – until he meets Omar. A friendship between the two leads to crazy escapades and ... trouble!

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The Wish List Meg Finn is in trouble. Unearthly trouble. Her soul is up for grabs and the divine and the demonic are battling to get it. Her only hope of salvation is the Wish List – but can she fulfil the wishes in time and get enough credits to pass St Peter?

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MARITA CONLON-MCKENNA Marita Conlon-McKenna’s first novel, Under the Hawthorn Tree, became an immediate bestseller. A firm favourite with children, she has since won several awards, including the International Reading Association Award, the Reading Association of Ireland Award and the Bisto Book of the Year Award.

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A Girl Called Blue Larch Hill orphanage is the only home Blue knows. Is there any way she can find her father or mother? The file in stern Sister Regina’s office holds the secret of her identity. And that is forbidden territory ...

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Safe Harbour Two children are evacuated from the horrors of the London Blitz to live in County Wicklow with a grandfather they do not know. Will the family ever be together again?

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In Deep Dark Wood A strange new neighbour spirits Mia to a land of legend, and her brother, Rory, faces dragons and danger to rescue her.

A spellbinding fantasy adventure.

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No Goodbye When their mother suddenly leaves, the four children and their father must find a way to cope. Each of them misses her in their own way, but the big question for all of them is: will she ever come back?

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Faoin Sceach Gheal Irish Language edition of Under the Hawthorn Tree. Translated by Máire Nic Mhaoláin.

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Wildflower Girl The story of Peggy, who emigrates to America after the Famine, like so many others, in search of a better life.

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Fields of Home In Ireland, Eily and her family struggle to make a living on a small farm and Michael works with horses at the Big House. In America, Peggy hears the call of the wild west.

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Under the Hawthorn Tree A gripping story of love, loyalty and courage, set in the 1840s, the time of the Great Famine in Ireland. Under The Hawthorn Tree is a classic of Irish children’s literature.

‘A sublime story ... I don’t know any child who will not find this book enthralling.’

The Irish Times ‘Beautiful and moving ... historically true and fictionally vivid.’ Sunday Times ‘Marita Conlon-McKenna handles this appalling event in Irish history sensitively but never compromising the truth of hardship and human suffering.’ ­Writeaway.org.uk

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BRIAN GALLAGHER Brian Gallagher is the author of six historical novels for children, which are perennial favourites with teachers and young readers alike! They have been used in many One Community One Book schemes throughout the country.

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Friend or Foe? When Emer Daly saves Jack Madigan from drowning it seems that the two children will be friends for life. Eight months later, however, they are on opposite sides in a life and death struggle, when Dublin city is torn apart in the Easter Rising. With their young lives in turmoil, what will come first – friendship, family or loyalty to a cause?

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Across the Divide Liam and Nora become friends but their fathers are on opposite sides in the Dublin Lockout in 1913: one a striking worker, the other a wealthy employer. Can their friendship survive their differences?

Taking Sides Dublin, 1922. Working class Annie Reilly befrends Peter Scanlon, a student in Belvedere College. Peter carries messages for the rebels in the Civil War. When Annie’s life is threatened, he has to decide where his loyalties lie.

Stormclouds Belfast in the late 1960s. American twins Emma and Dylan become friends with Maeve Kennedy, from the Falls Road, and Sammy Taylor, from a staunchly loyalist background.

Somehow they all manage to get along. Until the long-threatened violence erupts.

Secrets and Shadows When her home is destroyed in the 1941 Luftwaffe bombing, Grace Ryan moves in with relatives. There she meets Barry Malone, a boy from Liverpool. They suspect their teacher Mr Pawlek of spying for the Nazis. But what starts as an adventure puts their very lives in danger.

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The Demon Notebook Grace and her four best friends are failed witches. They have a notebook full of useless spells to prove it. But one night, they stumble upon real magical powers and their notebook takes on a diabolical life of its own.

The Broken Spell When you don’t know who to trust …

A wicked enchantment, a test of loyalty, and a true friendship. Has witch apprentice, Grace, learned enough to smash an ancient spell and save her friends – and herself?

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The Watching Wood When Grace and her five best friends are forced to take part in the Witch Trials, they risk life and limb to compete against other trainee witches in magical, death-defying stunts. But when they are discovered to be mere humans, this supernatural world turns against them, and the real nightmare begins.

The Midnight Carnival Book four in the magical series. Under cover of darkness a carnival arrives on the green in the centre of Dunbridge.

It doesn’t take long for Grace and her friends to discover it is cursed ...

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Rugby Spirit A New School. A New Spirit. An Old Mystery.

Eoin’s just started a new school … and a new sport. They are all mad about rugby, but Eoin hasn’t even held a rugby ball before! And who is this guy, Brian, who looks so out-of-date, but gives great rugby advice?

Little Croker Captain Danny Wilde wants to get his GAA team to the top of the League.

With the help of his dad – their coach – he knows they can win. Danny has a brilliant plan but he’s going to need help to make it work …

Rugby Warrior Back in school. Back in sport. Back in time.

Now captain of the Under 14s team, Eoin has to deal with friction between players. Away from the pitch he starts a project about Irish-born All Black Dave Gallaher who died in World War One, who makes a ghostly appearance!

Féile Fever Danny Wilde’s team has lost one of its best forwards to injury; it looks like they’ll have no chance of winning the County Féile! Enter Todd, the new kid and Aussie Rules player. Can he become a real GAA player in time?

Rugby Rebel Discovering History, Uncovering Mystery Eoin’s rugby is put on hold when he gets a school project on the 1916 Rising! Suddenly, a new ghost enters his life, Kevin Barry, who brings 1916 to life for Eoin and gives him sporting advice when he most needs it.

Tiger Boots The Crokes are doing well at football this season. But other things aren’t going as well in Danny’s life. But between training, school and a fundraising football marathon, Danny and the Crokes make this a season to remember!

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A Cage of Roots Matt Griffin Growing up in a New York orphanage, Ayla has no idea who her family is. It is not until she comes to Ireland that she finds out just how deep her roots really are. Then her past rises up to haunt her and seeks to destroy her, as Ayla is abducted and buried alive in the bowels of the earth. Above ground, her three best friends set out to find and save her from a fate that has been lying in wait for centuries.

Guided by Ayla’s uncles, they must make a treacherous journey that takes them down among the very roots of time.

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Kicking On Dave Hannigan Dromtarry’s Gaelic footballers are training for the start of the season when a visitor arrives in town: Shaun Reedy, an American footballer.

Far from the money and pressure that turned him off his own sport, Shaun falls in love with the GAA. Full of sporting action and excitement.

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The Shakespeare Stealer Gary Blackwood Widge, a young orphan and gifted shorthand-writer, is sent to steal Shakespeare’s new play, Hamlet, but becomes involved with Shakespeare and his troupe of players. Will Widge betray his new friends to avoid the vengeance of his brutal master?

Shakespeare’s Scribe Gary Blackwood The Black Death rampages through England, and Widge and the troupe of players are forced to travel continuously in an effort to make money. To make matters worse, Shakespeare breaks his arm and cannot finish his new hit comedy. Widge is forced to step in and save the day!

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Aubrey Flegg It is 1603 and Hugh O’Neill, the Earl of Tyrone, is about to leave his homeland after defeat at the battle of Kinsale. He is on board a French ship, but where is Con, his youngest son and the future of the clan?

Adventure, danger, true history.

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Cave of Secrets Tom is lonely in the Big House, but he finds a new family from whom he learns all about the sea – and about smuggling. But can he abandon his own family when they are in trouble?

And what is the big secret his mother has hidden from him all his life?

The Young Rebels John Joe and Roger, pupils at Padraic Pearse’s famous school, are told they are too young to take part in the fight for freedom – but they become caught up in the dramatic events of the Easter Rising. A dramatic blend of history and fiction set in 1916.

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Katie’s War Aubrey Flegg Caught up in the Civil War, Katie has divided loyalties: her father fought in the First World War and wants peace, but others want to fight for a united Ireland. Which is right?

Brian Boru The story of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland. As a boy, Brian and his family suffered terribly at the hands of the invading Danes. Brian has sworn to have his revenge.

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Strongbow The tale of the famous Norman knight who captured Dublin and married an Irish princess – Aoife, the King of Leinster’s daughter.

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Pirate Queen The life of Grace O’Malley, pirate and trader (also known as Granuaile), one of Ireland’s most infamous figures. A thorn in the side of the English, she lived an extraordinary, adventure-filled life.

Star Dancer Suzanne and Ger come from different backgrounds, but they share a love of horses and a burning ambition to succeed in the tough world of dressage and showjumping. Can friendship be part of that world?

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A Horse Called El Dorado Kevin Kiely Pepe loves to gallop across the plains of Colombia on his horse El Dorado.

Then the guerrillas come, and he has to move to Ireland. Finally another horse called El Dorado makes Pepe’s heart soar.

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The Silver Stag of Bunratty In an Ireland full of war and danger, four children are determined to prevent Richard De Clare, Lord of Bunratty, from killing the magical Silver Stag to display his head on the castle walls. Adventure, conflict and danger awaits them.

EITHNE MASSEY Blood Brother, Swan Sister 1014 Clontarf: A Battle Begins A thrilling tale of magic and warfare in ancient Ireland.

Three children’s lives are drawn together amidst the intrigue and magic of an epic battle.

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Where the Stones Sing As the spectre of the Black Death hovers over medieval Dublin, Kai is plucked from the filthy streets to sing in the great Christ Church choir. But Kai has a secret that must be kept hidden.

He will need great strength, talent and unexpected help just to survive.

‘Gripping ... magic and warfare are unexpectedly but skilfully mingled in this atmospheric tale ... engrossing.’ parentsintouch.co.uk

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Under Fragile Stone Oisín McGann Taya and Lorkrin Archisan are on a desperate rescue mission to save their parents who are trapped beneath the sacred mountain, Absaleth. A rollercoaster adventure brimming with bizarre, weird and wonderful creatures.

The Harvest Tide Project Oisín McGann Taya and Lorkrin are Myunans – shapechangers who can sculpt their flesh like modelling clay. With the help of their friends they try to find a way to sabotage the Harvest Tide Project and avert the disaster it will unleash …

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The Gods and their Machines Oisín McGann Chamus and Riadni are on the run.

Thrown together by circumstances beyond their control the two teenagers, from opposite sides of a divided nation, soon find that they have more in common than the hate that separated them.

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Beyond the Cherry Tree Joe O’Brien When Josh’s class visit Cherry Tree Manor, what really interests them is the mystery of the Manor’s owner, General Pennington. Then Josh discovers something that sends him on an adventure of a lifetime – a quest full of danger and excitement and all things magical in the land beyond the Cherry Tree …

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SOS Lusitania Kevin Kiely In May 1915 the Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine off the Old Head of Kinsale. Thirteen-year-old stowaway, Finbar, is on board. This is a novel about the true story of spies and wartime disaster.

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Missing Sisters Gregory Maguire Living in an upstate New York orphanage in the 1950s, Alice sets out to solve the puzzle of her background – and to find the mysterious girl called Miami.

It Wasn’t Me Creina Mansfield Picked on by Ronan, the school bully, Jack invents an identical twin brother, Jasper, to take him on. But being two people at once is far from easy. How long can Jack keep up the pretence?

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Lockie and Dadge Frank Murphy Trouble follows Lockie from foster home to foster home. Then he meets Dadge and his strange friends and feels he belongs. But will it last?

The Rock Boy Jan Michael Is it true what everyone is saying: that Joshua’s father is a ‘Mountain Man’ – one of the people feared and mistrusted by the villagers? And what does that make Joshua?

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Sisters ... no way!

Cindy does NOT want her dad to remarry after her mother’s death – she certainly doesn’t want him to marry Ashling’s mum. No way!

Two diaries record events from the perspectives of two very different teenagers. A unique and insightful flipper book.

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Amelia Almost thirteen, Amelia Pim is the daughter of a wealthy Quaker family.

When her happy world is shattered, she must learn to live with poverty and disgrace. But she also learns the value of true friendship.

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No Peace for Amelia Amelia’s friend Frederick is fighting with the Allies in the First World War. Mary Ann’s brother is in hiding after his involvement in the 1916 Rising against the British. The girls learn at first-hand the dreadful effects of war.

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Kate Kate is captivated by Irish dancing.

It’s the best thing she’s ever done – but Kate worries whether her family can afford to pay for her classes. Set in the thirties in Dublin’s Liberties, the story follows Kate’s dreams of dance.

Four Kids, Three Cats, Two Cows, One Witch (maybe) Four kids visit the mysterious Lady Island, hoping for a little excitement. Then they meet the island’s strange inhabitant!

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The Moon King Ricky has withdrawn from the world into himself. Placed in a foster home that is full of children, he doesn’t know how to fit into family life. He slowly begins to find his way, but it is not a smooth path ...

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The Silver Notebook Enda Wyley The notebook that arrives out of the blue on Timothy Finn’s birthday changes his life forever. It is a gift from his father.

But who is his father and why has he suddenly entered Timothy’s life?

Faraway Home Marilyn Taylor Two Jewish children are sent from Nazi-occupied Austria to a refugee farm in Northern Ireland. Will they ever see their families again? Based on the true story of the refugee farm in Millisle, County Down.

17 Martin Street Marilyn Taylor Hetty, living in ‘little Jerusalem’ at the time of the Second World War, hears that a young refugee girl is hiding from the authorities in Dublin. Can Hetty, her cousin and her Catholic neighbour Ben help? Based on a true story.

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THE SECRET OF KELLS

Watch the spectacular, Oscarnominated animated feature film The Secret of Kells on DVD and be amazed by the beauty and detail of this breathtaking and original film.

€14.99 DVD/EAN 871-7-41820-318-4 Available in Ireland only

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The Secret of Kells Tomm Moore (picture book) Eithne Massey (novel) Two great books based on an amazing film. When Aidan and his cat, Pangur Ban, arrive in Kells, Brendan’s life becomes very exciting. A deadly wolfpack, marauding Vikings and Crom Cruach, the serpent god, all have to be faced and outwitted. And there is also the 192 pages/B&W challenge of the Book of Kells €8.99pb – can it be completed and kept ISBN 978-1-84717-121-4 eBook ISBN 978-1-84717-390-4 safe from the Vikings?

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Black Wreath The Stolen Life of James Lovett Peter Sirr Thrilling adventure set in 1730s Dublin and colonial America, as James Lovett tries to get back his rightful position as Lord Dunmain. Based on an unbelievable true life story.

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Fintan’s Fifteen Ireland’s Worst Hurling Team Wants You! Ray is tired of losing every match he plays with his team, the Ballybreen Terriers. He persuades Fintan Heffernan, ex-star player of the U10s, to leave his early retirement and computer games to lead the Ballybreen Terriers to the victory they deserve.

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Conor’s Caveman The Amazing Adventures of Ogg Life could be better for Conor Corcoran. Class bully Damian Deegan is always teasing him about being small and having no friends – when in fact Conor has the only friend he needs in Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Finch, the toughest girl in school. But when Conor and Charlie accidentally uncover a prehistoric man who was flash-frozen in a block of ice, life suddenly gets a bit too interesting!

How long can Conor keep his huge, hairy (and rather smelly) new ‘uncle’ a secret from his mum, his teachers and a gang of ruthless scientists?

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Gerard Whelan was born in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, and has lived and worked in several European countries.

His award-winning books have become hugely popular with young readers.

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The Guns of Easter Jimmy Conway’s father is in the British Army in the Great War; his uncle is with the rebels of the 1916 Rising in Dublin, fighting for Irish independence.

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Dream Invader Saskia’s uncle and aunt are worried about her little cousin Simon, who is having terrible dreams. Something strange is going on. What can Saskia do?

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War Children A compelling and powerful collection of stories set in Ireland during the War of Independence.

‘Examples of narrative at its most absorbing’ Robert Dunbar, The Irish Times Bisto Merit Award 192 pages ISBN 978-0-86278-776-9 eBook ISBN 978-1-84717-408-6

A Winter of Spies Sarah Conway cannot figure out who is telling the truth and who is lying. Dublin in 1920 is a dangerous world of spies and informants. The rebel leader Michael Collins seems to be in charge, but who exactly is on his side?

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Out of Nowhere Stephen wakes up in a place he has never seen before, being cared for by people he does not know.

All traces of the outside world have vanished. What has happened?

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CLASSIC CELTIC TALES The Táin Liam Mac Uistin Illus. Donald Teskey The most famous Irish legend of all – the tale of the great battle between the warrior Cúchulainn and his friend, Ferdia.

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Celtic Tales of Enchantment Liam Mac Uistin Illus. Shane Johnson/Russell Barnett Four stories from the magical world of Celtic lore about the legendary Fionn Mac Cumhaill and the Fianna.

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The Hunt for Diarmaid and Gráinne Liam Mac Uistin Illus. Laura Cronin A dramatic Celtic tale: the great warrior Fionn Mac Cumhaill loves Gráinne, but she elopes with the handsome Diarmaid, setting in motion a series of tragic events.

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First kisses, boyfriends, parents who don’t understand, school, homework, friend trouble – sometimes it’s all just too much for a girl ...

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Diamond Star Girl Judy May A movie is being filmed in town and when fifteen-year-old Lemony and her friends are hired as extras, life starts to get very exciting! As well as new experiences in front of the camera, there are also new friends to be made on and off set. Lights, camera, action!

Blue Lavender Girl Judy May Meet Tia, black-clad, cynical and completely allergic to school. She’s been sent away to the country for the summer and there’s nothing to do!

Then she meets Jenny and Jackson and things start looking up.

Copper Girl Judy May Tammy is not looking forward to summer. She’ll be stuck working in her parents’ shop – so boring!

But once she meets Marianne and Martin, a brother and sister who run a small riding school, the holidays end up being much more fun than she expects.

Hazel Wood Girl Judy May Meet Poppy – she’s fourteen, and she’s just moved from the big city to live on a farm. It’s hard to fit in somewhere new, but she secretly hopes that maybe rock-chick Em-J and drummer Beau will let her join their new band.This is Poppy’s summer diary.

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Don’t Even Think About It Roisin Meaney Liz is a latchkey kid since Mam left.

She loves Eminem and pepperoni and pineapple pizza. She hates the girlnext-door and her gross chin dimple.

This is a year in her life.

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Jimeen Pádraig Ó Siochfhrada Illus. Brian Bourke A witty translation of the early 1920s Irish comic classic. A long-time favourite in the Irish language, it gives interesting and amusing insights into a way of life now lost.

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SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGIES Skimming Ed. Robert Dunbar Contemporary stories from Ireland’s foremost children’s authors.

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Enchanted Journeys Fifty Years of Irish Writing for Children Ed. Robert Dunbar Illus. Aileen Johnston White Ravens Selection 1998 192 pages/B&W €11.41 hb/ISBN 978-0-86278-518-5 Rights available W

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Faery Nights/Oícheanta Sí Micheál Mac Liammóir Lively stories, written in both Irish and English, tell of supernatural goings-on during ancient Ireland’s festival nights.

This enchanting collection is in the very best tradition of fairy tales.

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Green Flag Fiction KIM HOOD

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Finding A Voice Jo’s got used to getting on with things. Between looking after her mother and avoiding the mean kids at school, she’s never had much time to think about what she wants – and it wouldn’t occur to her to ask for help.

When she meets Christopher she wants to help make his life better and will go to dramatic lengths to do so.

But she finds out that friendship is a two-way street …

‘AMAZING Story! Extremely well written, and totally unexpected with a beautiful ending’ familiesonline.co.uk

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MAUREEN WHITE The Butterfly Shell To be honest with you, Marie was hurting even before the accident. Between the mean girls tormenting her by day and a ghostly cry waking her at night, her first year at secondary school was far from what she had expected.

But Marie loves to write, so now she is writing her story, the story of a very strange year and a very special shell that was found in a most unexpected place.

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NATASHA MAC A’BHÁIRD Missing Ellen Ellen and Maggie have been best friends for as long as they can remember – sharing clothes, passions and secrets. But now Ellen’s gone and Maggie’s left alone.

Can she get used to missing Ellen?

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A Crack in Everything Welcome to the other side Izzy learns the truth about the secret world of the Sidhe coexisting alongside the human one, and the angels and demons who watch over the affairs of mortals, making their own plans. She becomes a pawn in this game, and it almost costs her everything.

Only by taking matters into her own hands can she save her friends and family.

400 pages Winner of the 2015 Spirit of Dedication Award – European Science Fiction Society ISBN 978-1-84717-635-6 eBook ISBN 978-1-84717-714-8

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A Hollow in the Hills Try to outrun the fear Something is stirring beneath Dubh Linn.

When an ancient and forbidden power is unleashed, Izzy, who is still coming to terms with her newfound powers, must prevent a war from engulfing Dublin and the fae realm of Dubh Linn. But by refusing to sacrifice Jinx – fae warrior and her ‘not-really-ex’ – Izzy sets in motion a chain of events which will see them hunted across the city and into the hills where she’ll face the greatest challenge of all.

336 pages ISBN 978-1-84717-636-3 ebook ISBN 978-1-84717-799-5

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Rebecca’s Rules Rebecca Rafferty is back and life is not quite working out …

Follow the trials and tribulations of Rebecca as she navigates her way through friendship, school, boyfriends and life in general. Can she get a handle on it all and take on a role in the school musical as well?

The Real Rebecca Rebecca’s mum writes books for adults, but when she writes a novel for teens, everyone thinks it’s based on her daughter! Rebecca is horrified and vows to prove that she is different. But how will she show the world the real Rebecca?

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Irish Book Awards 2011: Children’s Book of the Year 256 pages ISBN 978-1-84717-132-0 eBook ISBN 978-1-84717-293-8 Rights sold I • P • SE

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Rebecca is Always Right Rebecca isn’t looking forward to school after a summer full of music and excitement: her dad is trying to take over the amateur musical, her mum keeps reminding her that it’s a big exam year, and her English teacher has decided to become a novelist!

Rebecca Rocks Could this be the best summer ever for Rebecca? With no school for three months and Hey Dollface in a cool music camp! But the ‘mean’ boys in the Crack Parrots band look like trouble. And as for romance, well, it’s complicated ...

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‘So funny … gold star!’ Marian Keyes ‘I laughed and squirmed my way through The Real ­Rebecca, the sparkling and spookily accurate diary of a Dublin teenager. It’s stonkingly good’ Sarah Webb, author of the Ask Amy Green books

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Wings over Delft Book 1: The Louise Trilogy Louise Eeden is having her portrait painted and her marriage planned.

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The Rainbow Bridge Book 2: The Louise Trilogy 1792: Revolution sweeps through France, and the portrait of Louise becomes embroiled in a tale of political intrigue and Gothic horror.

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In The Claws of the Eagle Book 3: The Louise Trilogy Austria 1939. After the Anschluss, Louise’s portrait is taken from Izaac Abrahams’ family for Hitler’s art collection. Is this to be Louise’s fate?

And what is to become of Izaac?

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The Cinnamon Tree A Novel set in Africa When Yola Abonda steps on a landmine, her life is changed forever.

After treatment in Ireland she returns to Africa determined to fight for her people’s safety. But how can she make a difference?

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The Hidden Gift Ross Bentley is back! The search for a missing child, and the dangers it uncovers, take him to the darkest place he’s ever been.

He must face danger and grief and learn to harness his powers to face down his greatest nemesis yet …

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The Secret Gift Ross has turned his back on the Guild and his gifts, hiding out in the west of Ireland.

An unexpected visitor arrives, and Ross agrees to join Hunter for one day only.

What first appears to be a simple task becomes so much more, and he is dragged back into the world of the gifted, where a supernatural war is about to break loose.

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CONOR KOSTICK Epic #WELCOME TO EPIC: PRESS START TO PLAY#.

On New Earth, Erik is drawn into the sinister world of Epic. Epic is not just a computer game, it’s a matter of life and death. If you lose, you lose everything; if you win, the world is yours for the taking.

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Edda Edda is a ‘virtual’ world ruled by the electronic intelligence of Lord Scanthax. Penelope is a teenager ensnared in Edda. Can she uncover the truth about her human past and gain her freedom? And are there other humans still ‘out there’?

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Million Dollar Gift Ross Bentley has a gift – he can move things with his mind. When he enters a contest to win a million dollars if he can prove he has supernatural powers he finds himself drawn ever deeper into a world of corruption and peril.

The Chieftain’s Daughter Sam McBratney A novel of tribal conflict and first love.

A boy fostered with a remote Irish tribe 1,500 years ago becomes involved in a local feud and with the fate of his beloved Frann, the chieftain’s daughter.

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Saga In the virtual world of Saga, Ghost is a fifteen-year-old anarcho-punk airboarder, with no past and no memories – only a growing realisation of her own extraordinary abilities.

But who is she really? Why is she becoming embroiled in a battle with the sinister ruler of Saga – the Dark Queen?

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Move Pushed to his limits by a horrific accident, Liam discovers he has an amazing ability: he can ‘move’ to parallel universes where things always turn out just the way he wants. But every time he moves the fabric of the metaverse begins to tear. And something evil begins to find its way in ...

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When Love Comes to Town Tom Lennon This funny and stunningly original book deals honestly with the emotional crises faced by a gay teenager in present-day Dublin.

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Celine Kiernan is best known for The Moorehawke Trilogy. Her fourth book, Into the Grey, won both the CBI Book of the Year Award and the CBI Children’s Choice Award in 2012. It won the 2013 Reading Association of Ireland Award for best book.

Into the Grey “The scream was awful – a horrible desolate cry … the child led my unresisting brother up the path and further into the tangled garden. Out of my sight.” A gripping thriller, featuring possession, war and the creeping terror of The Grey for Patrick, a fifteen-year-old out of his depth.

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The Moorehawke Trilogy Since its release, The Moorehawke Trilogy has captured the imagination of readers everywhere, and has seen American, British, Australian, German, Russian and Spanish rights to the book sold amid resounding praise from international publishers.

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The Crowded Shadows – Book 2 New friends. Old enemies.

Who can you trust?

Wynter Moorehawke embarks on a perilous journey to find the missing Prince Alberon and restore peace to her troubled homeland.

480 pages €10.99 pb//ISBN 978-1-84717-111-5 eBook ISBN 978-1-84717-551-9

Resonance What does it mean to be alive? What is it worth to stay alive?

Ireland, 1890: two immortals prowl in search of food for their ‘Angel’ and they will stop at nothing to maintain their grip on life. A seamstress, the young man who loves her, and a magician soon find themselves imprisoned in the immortals’ country estate. Here, they are nothing but food and entertainment. Soon they will be nothing at all.

464 pages €9.99 pb/ISBN 978-1-84717-577-9 eBook ISBN 978-1-84717-759-9 Rights available W x AU/NZ

The Poison Throne – Book 1 A Friend. A Father. A Kingdom.

Which would you sacrifice?

A compelling tale of court intrigue, adventure and romance set in a fantasy medieval Europe. Wynter is faced with a terrible choice: stay with her dying father and accept the King’s ruinous plans or join in the search for the rightful heir to the throne. A stunning debut from an incredible writer.

480 pages €8.99 pb/ISBN 978-1-84717-170-2 eBook ISBN 978-1-84717-550-2

The Rebel Prince – Book 3 United Friends. A Divided Kingdom.

Who will prevail?

Alberon is found, but he plans to protect the Kingdom by the use of the ‘Bloody Machine’ and the recruitment of some dangerous allies, among them the Loup-Garous, the wolf-tribe who have blighted Christopher’s life. In the final battle, who will survive?

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The ‘S’ Word: A Boys’ Guide to Sex, Puberty and Growing Up James Roy Growing up can be difficult because so much is changing at once. A frank look at sex, puberty and relationships, with the help of Richard the Wise, that shows that becoming a man doesn’t have to scare the pants off you!

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Dancing in the Dark P.R. Prendergast Since Jessie’s brother James died, things have been difficult. But Jessie can still see James. Can his ghost give her the confidence to show her dance team what she’s got … and help her family on the road towards healing?

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An Dochtúir Dan Dairíne Ní Dhonnchú Léaráidí Brónagh O’Hanlon ‘Cá bhfuil an phian?’ arsa Dochtúir Dan. ‘Sa cheann?’

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Beirt chailíní agus beirt bhuachaillí, ceathrar a bhfuil misneach, fuinneamh agus samhlaíocht acu, sin iad na B ­ leachtairí duit. Gabriel Rosenstock Léaráidí Alan Nolan Níl aon rud is mó a thaitníonn leo ná cás deacair a réiteach!

Taibhse Tá torann aisteach aerach le cloisteáil i dteach duine de na bleachtairí. Cad atá ann in aon chor? An den saol seo nó den saol eile é? Pé rud é féin, ní ghlacfaidh na bleachtairí sos ar bith go dtí go réiteoidh siad an cás!

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Hide & Speak Irish Catherine Bruzzone Léaráidí Susan Martineau Hide and Speak goes further than most picture word books. It offers an effective and simple way to learn over 130 key Irish words following the tried-and-tested method of ‘look, cover and speak’.

The book is organised into fifteen popular themes including farm, school, family, colours and food. An enjoyable and practical way to learn the first essential words in Irish!

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Glac Sos! Uimhir a hAon Deirdre agus an Fear Bréige agus Sinéad ag Damhsa. Éist leis na scéalta – bainfidh gach dalta (agus gach múinteoir!) taitneamh as na fuaimeanna éagsúla, agus as an gceol, ar an gcaiséad seo.

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