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  • Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories

    by Garth Nix ...
    A spellbinding short story collection from bestselling fantasy author Garth Nix.Across the Wall brings together thirteen wide-ranging and gripping stories, each showcasing Garth's talent as a versatile writer and introduced by Garth himself.Whether your jaw drops as you read about Nicholas Sayre taking on a powerful blood-thirsty beast in the story set in the Old Kingdom, Nicholas Sayre and the ... Read more

    Was £4.99 Now £3.99

  • The Nazi Hunters

    How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi

    by Neal Bascomb ...
    A thrilling spy mission, a moving Holocaust story, and a first-class work of narrative nonfiction. In 1945, at the end of World War II, Adolf Eichmann, the head of operations for the Nazis' Final Solution, walked into the mountains of Germany and vanished from view. Sixteen years later, an elite team of spies captured him at a bus stop in Argentina and smuggled him to Israel, resulting in one of ... Read more

    £6.99

  • The Girl of Ink & Stars

    by Kiran Millwood Hargrave ...
    The magical bestseller: a classic story to read again and again.Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017Winner of the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year 2017Shortlisted for the Branford Boase AwardShortlisted for the Jhalak PrizeBeautiful, thrilling and magical, Sunday Times bestselling-author Kiran Millwood Hargrave's critically-acclaimed first novel is a modern classic.. ... Read more

    £5.99

  • Dark Rise

    by C. S. Pacat ...
    Series Book 1 - Dark Rise
    * Instant New York Times Bestseller * Indie Bestseller *In this stunning new fantasy novel from international bestselling author C. S. Pacat, heroes and villains of a long-forgotten war are reborn and begin to draw new battle lines. This epic fantasy with high-stakes romance will sit perfectly on shelves next to beloved fantasy novels like the Infernal Devices series, the Shadow and Bone trilogy, ... Read more

    £4.99

  • Football School Season 3: Where Football Explains the World

    by Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton ...
    Illustrated by Spike Gerrell ...
    Series Book 3 - Football School
    Football School Season 3 is part of the bestselling Football School series, which teaches you about the world through football, packed with superstar stories, fun facts and laugh-out-loud illustrations. Perfect for readers 7+ and recommended by the National Literacy Trust, BookTrust, the Premier League and parents and teachers.This book is packed with awesome true stories, real science and ... Read more

    £5.99

  • Россия. Большая энциклопедия

    by Елена Качур, Татьяна Попова ...
    Illustrated by А Балатёнышева, А. Дормидонтова ...
    Series series Чевостик
    Большая энциклопедия с Чевостиком поможет узнать все-все о нашей стране. Из окна суперсамолёта ребята увидят всю нашу страну: природные зоны, животных, моря, реки, озёра, города, достопримечательности и природные богатства. Познакомятся с народами, которые живут в России, их обычаями и традициями. Перемещаясь во времени с помощью волшебного времяскока, они не только узнают историю нашей страны, но ... Read more

    £8.49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cane Warriors

    by Alex Wheatle ...
    Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the UKLA Book AwardWinner of the Young Quills Historical Fiction AwardShortlisted for the YA Book Prize, Diverse Book Award and Iris AwardLonglisted for the YA Jhalak PrizeNobody free till everybody free.Moa is fourteen. The only life he has ever known is toiling on the Frontier sugar can... ... Read more

    Was £4.99 Now £3.99

  • The Trenches

    by Jim Eldridge ...
    Series series My Story
    It's 1917 and Billy Stevens is a telegraph operator stationed near Ypres. The Great War has been raging for three years when Billy finds himself taking part in the deadly Big Push forward. But he is shocked to discover that the bullets of his fellow soldiers aren't just aimed at the enemy... ... Read more

    Was £5.99 Now £4.99

  • The Skylarks' War

    Winner of the Costa Children’s Book Award

    by Hilary McKay ...
    Winner of the Costa Children’s Book Award.The Skylarks' War is a beautiful story following the loves and losses of a family growing up against the harsh backdrop of World War One, from the award-winning Hilary McKay.Clarry and her older brother Peter live for their summers in Cornwall, staying with their grandparents and running free with their charismatic cousin, Rupert. But normal life resumes ... Read more

    £4.99

  • A Brief History of the Samurai

    by Jonathan Clements ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    'Clements has a knack for writing suspenseful sure-footed conflict scenes: His recounting of the Korean invasion led by samurai and daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi reads like a thriller. If you're looking for a samurai primer, Clements' guide will keep you on the hook' Japan Times, reviewed as part of an Essential Reading for Japanophiles seriesFrom a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of ... Read more

    £3.99

  • Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales 3-Book Collection: Volume Four

    Blades of Freedom; Cold War Correspondent; and Above the Trenches

    by Nathan Hale ...
    Series series Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales
    Get three fan-favorite tales of American history from author-illustrator Nathan Hale’s New York Times bestselling graphic novel series in this must-have set!Hilarious, gruesome, and packed with facts, this series introduces readers to some of the strangest moments in history.In this set, readers will hide behind enemy lines with reporter Marguerite Higgins in Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War ... Read more

    £23.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lydia: The Wild Girl of Pride & Prejudice

    by Natasha Farrant ...
    A spirited, witty and fresh reimagining of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice from a Costa Book Award-winning author – perfect for fans of Bridgerton!'Delightfully sassy' BUZZFEED'These are the diaries you're glad Mrs Bennet never came across.' GRAZIA'Like being hugged by a book' HOLLY BOURNELydia is the youngest Bennet sister and she's sick of c... ... Read more

    £5.99

  • The Children of Willesden Lane

    by Mona Golabek, Lee Cohen ...
    Fourteen-year-old Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who hoped to become a concert pianist. But when Hitler's armies advanced on pre-war Vienna, Lisa's parents were forced to make a difficult decision. Able to secure passage for only one of their three daughters through the Kindertransport, they chose to send gifted Lisa to London for safety.As she yearned to be reunited with her family while she ... Read more

    £2.99

  • Evernight

    by Ross MacKenzie ...
    Series Book 1 - Evernight
    Winner of the Scottish Teenage Book PrizeNominated for the Carnegie MedalThousands of years ago, the Evernight came to the Silver Kingdom and turned everything to darkness and chaos. It was only defeated thanks to the skill and bravery of the Witches. But now the Evernight is about to return, released by the evil Mrs Hester, and the only spell that might stop it is lost, deep below the great city ... Read more

    £3.99

  • Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales 3-Book Collection: Volume Two

    Big Bad Ironclad!; Donner Dinner Party; and Alamo All-Stars

    by Nathan Hale ...
    Series series Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales
    Get three fan-favorite tales of American history from author-illustrator Nathan Hale’s New York Times bestselling graphic novel series in this must-have set!Hilarious, gruesome, and packed with facts, this series introduces readers to some of the strangest moments in history.In this set, readers will discover the race to build the best ironclad warships in Big Bad Ironclad!: A Civil War Tale, ... Read more

    £24.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Normal Women: Making history for 900 years

    by Philippa Gregory ...
    The bestselling, critically acclaimed new women’s history book from Philippa Gregory for 2025 – adapted for teen and YA readers!Today, when we think of women of the past, we often think of the 1800s and 1900s – crinolines and stage coaches, bonnets and balls – a time when women were told they were naturally inferior to men, and must stay at home while men went out to work and have fun.HUGE MISTAKE ... Read more

    £5.99

  • DK Life Stories Leonardo da Vinci

    by Stephen Krensky ...
    Series series DK Life Stories
    Discover the inspiring story of Leonardo da Vinci, the artist, inventor, and engineer of the Italian Renaissance, in this fascinating kids' biography. Leonardo was a creative genius who wanted to understand how things worked. This ebook traces his life, from his birth in a hilltop village near Florence, Italy, through to his work as a painter, sculptor, and engineer. Leonardo made hundreds of ... Read more

    £3.99

  • As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow

    The breathtaking story of love and loss in the Syrian revolution

    by Zoulfa Katouh ...
    An epic, emotional, breathtaking story of love and loss set amid the Syrian revolution. Burning with the fires of hope and possibility, AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW will sweep you up and never let you go._______________SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DISCOVER BOOK OF THE YEAR'This is an important book. Everyone should read it' - Elizabeth Laird, award-winning author of Welcome... ... Read more

    £5.99

  • The Ice Monster

    by David Walliams ...
    Illustrated by Tony Ross ...
    From No. 1 bestselling children’s author David Walliams comes his biggest and most epic adventure! Illustrated by the artistic genius Tony Ross.This is the story of a ten-year-old orphan and a 10,000-year-old mammoth…Read all about it! Read all about it!ICE MONSTER FOUND IN ARCTIC!When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the mysterious Ice Monster – a woolly mammoth ... Read more

    £3.99

  • Black and British: A short, essential history

    by David Olusoga ...
    Winner of the Book of the Year, Children's Illustrated and Non-Fiction at The British Book Awards, 2021Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2020A short, essential introduction to Black British history for readers of 12+ by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga.When did Africans first come to Britain?Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian ... ... Read more

    £4.99

  • People that Changed the Course of History: The Story of Frank Lloyd Wright 150 Years After His Birth

    by Hannah Sandoval ...
    Although you may not recognize the name of this famous American architect, you may be more familiar with some of his most popular buildings. From the Guggenheim Museum in New York City to Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic designs have given him the distinction of being the first architect to develop a distinctly American style. Learn more about this critically acclaimed ... Read more

    £11.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Anne Frank's Story

    by Carol Ann Lee ...
    The life story of Anne Frank, from her early happy childhood in Frankfurt, growing up in Amsterdam, her two years in hiding and the last few months of her life in the concentration camps. Narrated in six clearly written chapters, this biography for children answers the many detailed questions about Anne that readers of the Diary often have, and includes interesting anecdotes from friends who ... Read more

    £3.99

  • The Voices of Silence

    by Bel Mooney ...
    A gripping story about a young girl's turmoil during the revolution in Romania.Before she knows it, everything in thirteen-year-old Flora Popescu's life has changed. Her parents, her best friend Alys, and the restricted life she has always known in their Bucharest tower block are distanced from her – and Daniel, the mysterious new boy at school, seems to be the cause. Flora likes him, but why can ... Read more

    £4.99

  • Horrible Histories Special: Rowdy Revolutions

    by Terry Deary ...
    Series series Horrible Histories
    OK - we know that history is horrible. But it's never nastier than in a rowdy revolution, when the perilous people rise up against their rotten rulers! This book gives you the bone-chilling facts behind some of the bloodiest revolutions ever, from France and Russia to China and India. ... Read more

    £5.99