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Fiction - Older Children - Age 8-12 years approx

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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 36 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book The Falling Boy by David Almond
    The Falling Boy - by David Almond

    £14.99   hardback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781444970586 | ISBN 10: 1444970585

    The Falling Boy. He could be anyone. He could be you.   From the bestselling, award-winning author of Skellig comes a heartfelt, unforgettable story perfect for readers of Michael Morpurgo and The Final Year.  Praise for The Falling Boy fro ... more

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  • Cover image of book Meesh the Bad Demon: The Secret of the Fang by Michelle Lam
    Meesh the Bad Demon: The Secret of the Fang - by Michelle Lam

    £9.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9780571384914 | ISBN 10: 0571384919

    Meesh the Bad Demon is no stranger to saving the world – but she never thought she’d have to do it twice! Can she defeat the darkness once and for all in this sequel of epic proportions?  When Meesh banded together with Fairy Princess ... more

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  • Cover image of book Terra Ultima: The Discovery of a New Continent by Raoul Deleo
    Terra Ultima: The Discovery of a New Continent - by Raoul Deleo

    £14.99   hardback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781800789210 | ISBN 10: 1800789211

    To most of us, the world in which we live seems well-traversed - explored in all directions and meticulously mapped. But something unbelievable has escaped us all... an entire continent named Terra Ultima. This extraordinary book documents this st ... more

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  • Cover image of book Beastlands: Race to Frostfall Mountain by Jess French
    Beastlands: Race to Frostfall Mountain - by Jess French

    £7.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781800784062 | ISBN 10: 1800784066

    BEFORE THERE WERE PEOPLE, THERE WERE BEASTS...  The island of Ramoa was once luscious and populated with mighty beasts. Now though, it is home to barren and tamed cities, where nature is locked out and trouble is brewing. When Kayla's beloved ... more

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  • Cover image of book Shadow by Michael Morpurgo
    Shadow - by Michael Morpurgo

    £7.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780008638566 | ISBN 10: 000863856x

    A powerful novel from Michael Morpurgo, the nation's favourite storyteller...   Never have Aman and his mother needed a friend more than when a Springer Spaniel appears - thin and war-ravaged - in the mouth of their Afghan cave. Nursed back to ... more

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  • Cover image of book The House With a Dragon In It by Nick Lake, illustrated by Emily Gravett
    The House With a Dragon In It - by Nick Lake, illustrated by Emily Gravett

    £12.99   hardback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781471194863 | ISBN 10: 1471194868

    An adventure to treasure from two multi award-winning creators, discover a classic story of family, friendship and believing in your own magic.   When Summer and her foster family are having lunch one day, a hole appears in the middle of the l ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) by Jaimal Yogis and Vivian Truong
    The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) - by Jaimal Yogis and Vivian Truong

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781338660425 | ISBN 10: 133866042x

    Grace and her friends must protect a newly hatched dragon from mysterious evildoers. When Grace moves to Hong Kong with her mum and new stepdad, her biggest concern is making friends at her fancy new boarding school. But when a mysterious old woman g ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Little Match Girl Strikes Back by Emma Carroll, illustrated by Lauren Child
    The Little Match Girl Strikes Back - by Emma Carroll, illustrated by Lauren Child

    £12.99   hardback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781398512818 | ISBN 10: 1398512818

    It only takes one strike: A powerful feminist reworking of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, from bestselling and award-winning creators Emma Carroll and Lauren Child.  'Superb. About community and voices and standing up for yourself’ Phil ... more

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  • Cover image of book Pax: Journey Home by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Jon Klassen
    Pax: Journey Home - by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Jon Klassen

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780008371722 | ISBN 10: 0008371725

    From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes the long-awaited sequel to Pax; this is a gorgeously crafted, utterly compelling novel about chosen families and the healing power of love.  It’s been a year since Peter and his p ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim
    The Last Fallen Star - by Graci Kim

    £6.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781368061278 | ISBN 10: 1368061273

    Riley Oh can’t wait to see her sister get initiated into the Gom clan, a powerful lineage of Korean healing witches their family has belonged to for generations. Her sister, Hattie, will earn her Gi bracelet and finally be able to cast spells witho ... more

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  • Cover image of book October, October by Katya Balen
    October, October - by Katya Balen

    £7.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781526601933 | ISBN 10: 1526601931

    A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD.   October and her dad live in the woods. They know the trees and the rocks and the lake and stars like best friends. They live in the woods and they are wild.   And that's the way ... more

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  • Cover image of book By Ash, Oak and Thorn by Melissa Harrison
    By Ash, Oak and Thorn - by Melissa Harrison

    £7.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781913322120 | ISBN 10: 1913322122

    A breathtaking tale of the rich, wild world and all its wonder from acclaimed nature writer and Costa Award-shortlisted novelist, Melissa Harrison - the perfect read for children for spring and summer!   Three tiny, ancient beings - Moss, Burnet ... more

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  • Cover image of book Doctor Who: Adventures in Lockdown by Various authors
    Doctor Who: Adventures in Lockdown - by Various authors

    £8.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781785947063 | ISBN 10: 1785947060

    Stories from Chris Chibnall, Paul Cornell, Russell T Davies, Neil Gaiman, Mark Gatiss, Pete McTighe, Steven Moffat, Vinay Patel and Joy Wilkinson.  Darkness Never Prevails.  While staying home was a vital safety measure in 2020, the freedom o ... more

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  • Cover image of book High-Rise Mystery by Sharna Jackson
    High-Rise Mystery - by Sharna Jackson

    £6.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781999642518 | ISBN 10: 1999642511

    The detective duo everyone is dying to meet!   Summer in London is hot, the hottest on record, and there's been a murder in THE TRI: the high-rise home to resident know-it-alls, Nik and Norva. Who better to solve the case? Armed with cur ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Colour of the Sun by David Almond
    The Colour of the Sun - by David Almond

    £7.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781444941135 | ISBN 10: 1444941135

    This is a moving, funny and inspirational novel from the bestselling author of Skellig. Shortlisted for the 2018 Costa Book Awards.  "The day is long, the world is wide, you're young and free."  One hot summer morning, Davie steps b ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Twisted Tree by Rachel Burge
    The Twisted Tree - by Rachel Burge

    £7.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781471407765 | ISBN 10: 1471407764

    Part ghost story, part Nordic mystery – a creepy and chilling tale steeped in Norse myth, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman and Michelle Paver's Dark Matter.  Martha can tell things about a person just by touching their clothes, as if their e ... more

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  • Cover image of book One Half from the East by Nadia Hashimi
    One Half from the East - by Nadia Hashimi

    £5.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9780062421913 | ISBN 10: 0062421913

    Perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia, Thanhha Lai, and Rebecca Stead, internationally bestselling author Nadia Hashimi’s first novel for young readers is a coming-of-age journey set in modern-day Afghanistan that explores life as a bacha posh â ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Light Jar by Lisa Thompson
    The Light Jar - by Lisa Thompson

    £6.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781407171289 | ISBN 10: 1407171283

    Why is Nate hiding in a forest – alone, frightened and friendless? Is there a light in this darkness? A magical, mysterious tale by the author of The Goldfish Boy. One to break your heart/dampen your tissues over and over again!   Nate and ... more

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  • Cover image of book Kick by Mitch Johnson
    Kick - by Mitch Johnson

    £6.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781474928151 | ISBN 10: 1474928153

    Budi's plan is simple. He's going to be a star.  Budi's going to play for the greatest team on earth, instead of sweating over each stitch he sews, each football boot he makes.   But one unlucky kick brings Budi's world crashing down. ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Kites Are Flying by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Laura Carlin
    The Kites Are Flying - by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Laura Carlin

    £6.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781406367317 | ISBN 10: 1406367311

    A television reporter's extraordinary experience in the West Bank reveals how children's hopes and dreams for peace and unity can fly higher than any wall built to divide communities and religions.  Travelling to the West Bank to witness how lif ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
    The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline

    £0.00   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781406360660 | ISBN 10: 140636066x

    The Incredible Journey meets The Mouse and His Child, an enchanting tale that begs to be read aloud.  The magical story of the adventures of a lost toy rabbit from a New York Times bestselling author, twice winner of the Newbery Medal. &nbs ... more

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  • Cover image of book The River and the Book by Alison Croggon
    The River and the Book - by Alison Croggon

    £6.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781406356021 | ISBN 10: 1406356026

    Combining magical realism and fable, this lyrical tale is the story of a landscape and community destroyed by Western greed.  From the internationally bestselling author of the high fantasy series The Books of Pellinor comes a powerful story about ... more

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  • Cover image of book Girl with a White Dog by Anne Booth
    Girl with a White Dog - by Anne Booth

    £6.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781846471810 | ISBN 10: 1846471818

    Jessie is fed up: her dad's business has gone bust; they've had to leave behind their family home; and her cousin Fran - who used to be her best friend - is ignoring her, in favour of the cool crowd at school. An unexpected bright spot comes in the s ... more

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  • Cover image of book Running on a Patchwork of Earth by Jonny Zucker, illustrated by Emmanuel Cerisier
    Running on a Patchwork of Earth - by Jonny Zucker, illustrated by Emmanuel Cerisier

    £4.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781472905345 | ISBN 10: 1472905342

    AJ is one of the best runners in his school - which is one of the best athletics training grounds in the world. He's devastated when his parents suddenly move him to cold, wet London, and he finds himself facing a very alien life, and hostility from ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
    The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas - by David Almond, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

    £6.99   paperback   (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781406337464 | ISBN 10: 1406337463

    Multi-award-winning author David Almond brings us a joyfully life-affirming and fabulously fishy tale about one boy's journey from anguish to joy.  Stanley Potts is just an ordinary boy, but when all the jobs in Fish Quay disappear his Uncle Er ... more

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  • Cover image of book One Hundred Illustrated Stories by Various authors
    One Hundred Illustrated Stories - by Various authors

    £16.99   hardback   (2012) - ISBN 13: 9781409550365 | ISBN 10: 1409550362

    An enchanting collection of one hundred of the best-loved stories ever told, from elegant retellings of Grimm and Andersen to lively folk tales from around the world.  Includes favourite stories such as The Twelve Dancing Princesses, Aladdin, Jack ... more

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  • Cover image of book My Name is Mina by David Almond
    My Name is Mina - by David Almond

    £7.99   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780340997260 | ISBN 10: 0340997265

    There’s an empty notebook lying on the table in the moonlight. It’s been there for an age. I keep on saying that I’ll write a journal. So I’ll start right here, right now. I open the book and write the very first words: My name is Mina and I love the ... more

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  • Cover image of book Alice
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by Chris Riddell

    £6.99   paperback   (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780141321073 | ISBN 10: 0141321075

    On an ordinary summer's afternoon, Alice tumbles down a hole and an extraordinary adventure begins. In a strange world with even stranger characters, she meets a rabbit with a pocket watch, joins a Mad Hatter's Tea Party, and plays croquet with the Q ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lee Raven, Boy Thief by Zizou Corder
    Lee Raven, Boy Thief - by Zizou Corder

    £7.99   paperback   (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780141322902 | ISBN 10: 014132290x

    Lee Raven, boy thief, has stolen something he really didn't mean to. Now he faces a perilous flight through London (and the murky sewers below) as he tries to escape capture - because Lee has stolen the Book of Nebo, a book that has existed for thous ... more

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  • Cover image of book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - by Roald Dahl

    £6.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9780141322711 | ISBN 10: 0141322713

    A new edition of the famous Dahl story of Charlie Bucket and his Golden Ticket, and Willy Wonka and his amazing chocolate factory. Great new Quentin Blake cover as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world. ... more

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  • Cover image of book Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams
    Tunnels - by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams

    £6.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9781905294428 | ISBN 10: 1905294425

    Fourteen-year-old Will Burrows lives with his family in London. He has little in common with them except for a passion for digging, which he shares with his father. When his father suddenly disappears down an unknown tunnel, Will decides to inve ... more

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  • Cover image of book Small Steps by Louis Sachar
    Small Steps - by Louis Sachar

    £7.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9780747583455 | ISBN 10: 0747583455

    Upon returning from Austin, Armpit set five goals for himself. Five small steps.   1. Graduate High School. 2. Get a job. 3. Save his money. 4. Avoid situations that might turn violent. And... 5. Lose the name Armpit.  In this wond ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Road of Bones by Anne Fine
    The Road of Bones - by Anne Fine

    £7.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9780552554930 | ISBN 10: 0552554936

    'Yuri, wake up! You know who's coming for you...'   In Yuri's country, people vanish. And no one ever comes back.  Now Yuri too is on a road to despair.  A road built on the bones of those who dared to oppose...   A ... more

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  • Cover image of book Checkmate (Noughts and Crosses, Book 3) by Malorie Blackman
    Checkmate (Noughts and Crosses, Book 3) - by Malorie Blackman

    £7.99   paperback   (2006) - ISBN 13: 9780552551946 | ISBN 10: 0552551945

    Can the future ever erase the past?   Rose has a Cross mother and a nought father in a society where the pale-skinned noughts are treated as inferiors and those with dual heritage face a life-long battle against deep-rooted prejudices. Sephy, ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lionboy: The Chase by Zizou Corder
    Lionboy: The Chase - by Zizou Corder

    £7.99   paperback   (2005) - ISBN 13: 9780141317564 | ISBN 10: 0141317566

    Charlie Ashanti is on the run from an amazing floating circus with six homesick beautiful Lions and an extraordinary sabre-toothed creature.  Charlie has promised to help the Lions find their way home to Morocco but he has his own problems: his ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lionboy by Zizou Corder
    Lionboy - by Zizou Corder

    £7.99   paperback   (2004) - ISBN 13: 9780141317267 | ISBN 10: 0141317264

    Charlie Ashanti can speak Cat.  He takes it for granted - but when his Mum and Dad go missing, the cats are the only friends he can turn to. Setting out to find his parents, Charlie stows away on an incredible circus ship bound for Paris. O ... more

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