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  • Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

    The multi-award-winning international bestseller

    SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE PRODUCED BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDAAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is the beloved cult classic about family, friendship and first love, from award-winning author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. This lyrical novel will enrapture readers of John Green, Love, Simon and Call Me by Your Name.Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison.... ... Read more

    £5.99 £0.99

  • Special Forces Cadets 5: Hijack

    by Chris Ryan ...
    Series Book 5 - Special Forces Cadets
    From the bestselling author of STRIKE BACK, Chris Ryan returns with a new action-packed series.Tough enough? Smart enough? Max will require all his skills just to stay alive as a Special Forces Cadet...The Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean. Intelligence has been received that Argentina is plotting to invade, but is it reliable?The Special Forces Cadets are sent in to investigate, disguised as ... Read more

    £4.99

  • The World’s Worst Teachers

    Illustrated by Tony Ross ...
    Millions of young readers have loved the World’s Worst Children tales – now they will revel in this delightfully dreadful collection of the most gruesome grown-ups ever: The World’s Worst Teachers. From the phenomenally bestselling David Walliams and illustrated in glorious colour by the artistic genius, Tony Ross.Think your teachers are bad? Wait till you meet this lot. These ten tales of the ... Read more

    £4.99

  • 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

  • The Last Bear

    by Hannah Gold ...
    Illustrated by Levi Pinfold ...
    Imagine making friends with a polar bear… The Last Bear is perfect for readers of 8+, beautifully illustrated throughout by Levi Pinfold – winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and illustrator of Harry Potter 20th anniversary edition covers.WINNER OF THE 2022 BLUE PETER BOOK AWARDWINNER OF THE 2022 WATERSTONES CHILDREN’S BOOK PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR CHILDREN’S FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH ... Read more

    £2.99

  • These Are the Words

    Fearless Verse to Find Your Voice

    by Nikita Gill ...
    From international poetry sensation Nikita Gill comes her highly anticipated YA debut These Are the Words: an empowering, feminist and beautifully illustrated poetry collection exploring all the things Nikita wished someone had told her when she was younger.Reclaim your agency. Discover your power. Find the words.Taking you on a journey through the seasons of the soul, in this collection Nikita ... Read more

    £3.99

  • Viking Voyagers

    Illustrated by Jack Tite ...
    by Jack Tite ...
    Around 1,200 years ago the legendary voyaging Norsemen set sail to raid and trade - the Viking Age had begun. Step back in time to find out what Viking life was like, how they travelled, where they traded and their rich mythology. Come face to face with a fearsome berserker, explore inside a Viking longhouse and learn how these expert boat builders made their fleets.Bold graphic illustrations of ... Read more

    £4.99

  • Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel: Warfare through time, c1250–present

    Exam Board: Pearson EdexcelLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: June 2018Endorsed for EdexcelEnable students to achieve their full potential while ensuring pace, enjoyment and motivation with this popular series from the leading History publisher for secondary schools.Blends in-depth coverage of topics with activities and strategies to help students to acquire... ... Read more

    £8.99

  • Doctor Who: Icons (2)

    by Doctor Who ...
    Series series Doctor Who
    *The Tenth Doctor meets the constantly curious Charles Darwin in the second of three brand-new novellas starring inspiring characters from history.*Some discoveries should never be made…When Charles Darwin takes a break from a long sea voyage to look for shells on the Galapagos Islands, he finds two things that really shouldn’t be there. The first is a sunbathing Doctor. The second is a fresh ... Read more

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  • Doctor Who: Icons (1)

    by Doctor Who ...
    Series series Doctor Who
    The best stories should never be unwritten…When a strange signal echoes through time to the heart of the TARDIS, the Doctor follows it to the home of Shirley Jackson.But the strangeness deepens when they find a sinister figure sowing chaos and discord with the use of a glowing box – encouraging a crowd to murderous deeds.Catapulted back to Shirley Jackson’s own era by the TARDIS, the Doctor (with ... Read more

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  • Doctor Who: The Adventures Before

    by Doctor Who ...
    Series series Doctor Who
    Discover what happened before . . .What did Osgood do the morning of the Day of the Doctor?What happened to Tegan before Arc of Infinity, and why does it involve strange sentient lights in the Australia outback?What was the Tenth Doctor doing in a hall of mirrors, right before Planet of the Dead?Answers to all these questions lie in an incredible collection of new Doctor Who short stories that ... Read more

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  • Doctor Who: In Wonderland

    by Doctor Who ...
    Series series Doctor Who
    Embark on a strange and enchanting adventure with old friends and familiar foes in this glorious crossover of Doctor Who and Alice in Wonderland.The Doctor and his companions visit the dreaming spires of peaceful Oxford, hoping for a brief respite from their travels.But when Lewis Carroll appears at a garden party and their fellow guests transform into animals, they realise that everything is not ... Read more

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  • The Iron Warrior (The Iron Fey, Book 7)

    by Julie Kagawa ...
    Series Book 7 - The Iron Fey
    The Iron Warrior is Kagawa’s stellar conclusion to the internationally bestselling Iron Fey series. Are you ready…?The Iron Prince betrayed us all.He killed me.Then, I woke up.Waking after a month on the brink of death, Ethan Chase is stunned to learn that the Veil that conceals the fey from human sight was temporarily torn away. Although humankind's glimpse of the world of Faery lasted just a ... Read more

    £3.99

  • Survivors

    BLUE PETER AWARD WINNER

    by David Long ...
    Illustrated by Kerry Hyndman ...
    Winner of the Best Book With Facts Blue Peter Book Award 2017.Amazing real-life stories about extreme survival.Beautifully presented in a large, paperback format, and fully illustrated in colour throughout, this wonderful anthology is a treat for all the family. Be shocked and amazed by these incredible real-life stories of extreme survival, including . . .The Man Who Sucked Blood from a Shark... ... Read more

    £6.99

  • Symphony for the City of the Dead

    Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad

    A 2016 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults FinalistNational Book Award winner M. T. Anderson delivers a brilliant and riveting account of the Siege of Leningrad and the role played by Russian composer Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony.In September 1941, Adolf Hitler’s Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in ... Read more

    £10.99

  • At 30, I Realized I Had No Gender

    Life Lessons From a 50-Year-Old After Two Decades of Self-Discovery

    by Shou Arai ...
    At age 30, Shou Arai (he/him) came to a realization; he had no gender. Now he was faced with a question he'd never really considered: how to age in a society where everything is so strongly segregated between two genders? This autobiographical manga explores Japanese culture surrounding gender, transgender issues, and the day to day obstacles faced by gender minorities and members of the LGBTQIA+ ... Read more

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  • Strange Mr. Satie: Composer of the Absurd

    Illustrated by Petra Mathers ...
    In a brilliant performance worthy of the composer, M. T. Anderson and Petra Mathers present a picture-book biography of the singular Erik Satie.Throughout his life, Erik Satie wanted to make a new kind of music, a kind of music both very young and very old, very bold and very shy, that followed no rules but its own.At first glance, Erik Satie looked as normal as anyone else in Paris one hundred ... Read more

    £4.99

  • The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing Traitor to the Nation Volume I

    The Pox Party

    by M.T. Anderson ...
    Winner of the National Book Award! Young Octavian is being raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers -- but it is only after he opens a forbidden door that he learns the hideous nature of their experiments and his own chilling role in them. Set in Revolutionary Boston M. T. Andersons mesmerizing novel takes place at a time when Patriots battled to win liberty while African ... Read more

    £6.99

  • The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

    Read John Boyne’s powerful classic ahead of the sequel ALL THE BROKEN PLACES

    by John Boyne ...
    'Some things are just sitting there, minding their own business, waiting to be discovered. Like America. And other things are probably better off left alone'Nine-year-old Bruno has a lot of things on his mind. Who is the 'Fury'? Why did he make them leave their nice home in Berlin to go to 'Out-With' ? And who are all the sad people in striped pyjamas on the other side of the fence? The grown-ups ... Read more

    £5.99 £4.99

  • The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries:Portraits and Poison (The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries, Book 2)

    by J.T. Williams ...
    Illustrated by Simone Douglas ...
    Series Book 2 - The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries
    The second book in the thrilling middle grade mystery series, perfect for fans of Robin Steven’s Murder Most Unladylike. Set in eighteenth-century London, with all the fun and zest of Hamilton and inspired by real Black British historical figures.The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Drama and Danger has been shortlisted for the Waterstones 2023 Children’s Book Prize!Agents of history. Partners in ... Read more

    £4.99

  • Crash

    The Great Depression and the Fall and Rise of America

    by Marc Favreau ...
    The incredible true story of how real people weathered one of the most turbulent periods in American history—the Great Depression—and emerged triumphant.From the sweeping consequences of the stock market crash to the riveting stories of individuals and communities caught up in a real American dystopia, discover how the country we live in today was built in response to a time when people from all ... Read more

    £7.99 £3.99

  • The Dark Lady

    by Akala ...
    A natural storyteller with a vision of his own. THE DARK LADY, Akala's debut novel for teens, will enthuse and entertain teenagers and young adults, showing that reading is a true super-power.A PICKPOCKET WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL GIFTA PRISONER OF EXTRAORDINARY VALUEAN ORPHAN HAUNTED BY DREAMS OF THE MYSTERIOUS DARK LADYHenry is an orphan, an outsider, a thief. He is also a fifteen-year-old invested ... Read more

    £4.49 £2.99

  • The 100 Most Influential Military Leaders of All Time

    Series series The Britannica Guide to the World's Most Influential People II
    This comprehensive volume covers more than 2,500 years of world history, from when wars were fought with spears and axes to beyond the point in which nuclear weapons first threatened humankind with total annihilation. It features military leaders both good and evil who represent nations throughout the world and the most significant wars in history. Each entry includes information about childhood ... Read more

    £34.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Where Are You Really From?

    Our amazing evolution, what race really is and what makes us human

    Illustrated by Adam Ming ...
    'Laugh out loud funny - and you'll learn lots too!' - Adam Kay, author of Kay's Anatomy and Kay's Incredible Inventions.'If I had had such a book when I was 10 or 11, I might well have set my sights on becoming a geneticist or some kind of biologist...' - Stephen FryGo on an extraordinary adventure through millions of years of human history and learn the story of our species from evolution... ... Read more

    £5.49